Protests erupted across Turkey on October 2 after Israeli forces intercepted boats in the Global Sumud Flotilla delivering aid to Gaza.
SHOTLIST: ISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE (OCT. 2, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL) 1. CROWD OF PEOPLE PRAYING FOR GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA'S SAFE ARRIVAL IN GAZA AMID ISRAELI ATTACKS IZMIR, TÜRKİYE (OCT. 2, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL) 2. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE CHANTING SLOGANS, WAVING FLAGS ANKARA, TÜRKİYE (OCT. 2, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL) 3. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE CHANTING SLOGANS, WAVING FLAGS ANTALYA, TÜRKİYE (OCT. 2, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL) 4. PEOPLE CHANTING SLOGANS, WAVING FLAGS ON BOAT BURSA, TÜRKİYE (OCT. 2, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL) 5. PEOPLE CHANTING SLOGANS, WAVING FLAGS, HOLDING THEIR PHONE LIGHTS ADANA, TÜRKİYE (OCT. 2, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL) 6. PEOPLE CHANTING SLOGANS, WAVING FLAGS (TWO SHOTS) KONYA, TÜRKİYE (OCT. 2, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL) 7. PEOPLE CHANTING SLOGANS, WAVING FLAGS ESKISEHIR, TÜRKİYE (OCT. 2, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL) 8. PEOPLE CHANTING SLOGANS, WAVING FLAGS ORDU, TÜRKİYE (OCT. 2, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL) 9. PEOPLE MARCHING AS THEY CHANT SLOGANS, WAVING FLAGS CORUM, TÜRKİYE (OCT. 2, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL) 10. PEOPLE SINGING SONG, WAVING FLAGS, HOLDING THEIR PHONE LIGHTS AYDIN, TÜRKİYE (OCT. 2, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL) 11. PEOPLE WAVING PALESTINIAN AND TURKISH FLAGS AS THEY LISTEN TO SONG CALLED "LEVE PALESTINA" 12. PEOPLE ON BOATS NEAR SHORE AS SYMBOL OF GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA BATMAN, TÜRKİYE (OCT. 2, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL) 13. PEOPLE WAVING PALESTINIAN FLAGS (TWO SHOTS) AGRI, TÜRKİYE (OCT. 2, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL) 14. PEOPLE MARCHING, HOLDING BANNERS AND PALESTINIAN FLAGS (TWO SHOTS) ERZURUM, TÜRKİYE (OCT. 2, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL) 15. PEOPLE MARCHING AS THEY CHANT SLOGANS, WAVING FLAGSTÜRKİYE - OCT. 2, 2025: Protesters across Türkiye on Thursday, Oct. 2, denounced Israeli attacks on the Global Sumud Flotilla, which set sail for Gaza with the aim of breaking the blockade and delivering humanitarian aid. Demonstrators gathered in several cities, marching with banners and chanting slogans to voice solidarity with the flotilla participants and condemn Israel’s intervention. The International Committee for Breaking the Siege on Gaza accused Israel of using violence against the activists, saying naval forces rammed one ship, deployed water cannons, and forcibly boarded vessels while “brutally mistreating peaceful detainees from 50 countries around the world.” Organizers said around 70 activists have been detained so far. The flotilla, loaded mainly with humanitarian aid and medical supplies, set sail at the end of August. It was the first time in years that more than 50 ships have sailed together toward Gaza, carrying 532 civilian supporters from over 45 countries. Israel has maintained a blockade on Gaza, home to nearly 2.4 million population, for nearly 18 years, and further tightened the siege in March when it closed border crossings and blocked food and medicine deliveries, pushing the enclave into famine. Since October 2023, Israeli bombardment has killed more than 66,100 Palestinians, most of them women and children. The UN and rights groups have repeatedly warned that the enclave is being rendered uninhabitable, with starvation and disease spreading rapidly. Writing by Mustafa Tuncer
