The march set off from Beyazit Square on the European side of the city, aiming to draw international public attention to what organizers described as a "genocidal war" against the Palestinians.
Thousands of participants chanted slogans including "Murderer Israel, leave Palestine" and "The children of Gaza are waiting for us." They also raised Turkish and Palestinian flags and banners bearing slogans such as "Zionist murderers will be held accountable" and "Israel is starving Gaza."
The demonstrators later headed to the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque on foot, where the event concluded with the recitation of a statement, prayers, and speeches by representatives of the march organizers.
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With American support, Israel has been committing genocide in Gaza since October 7, 2023, including killing, starvation, destruction, and forced displacement, ignoring all international calls and orders from the International Court of Justice to halt it.
The genocide left 61,369 Palestinians dead and 152,862 injured, most of them children and women. More than 9,000 Palestinians were missing, hundreds of thousands were displaced, and famine claimed the lives of many.
