During a meeting with representatives of non-governmental organizations and a crowd of young people in Kahramanmaraş province in the south of the country, Erdoğan said: "On the morning of January 1, 2026, we will meet again on the Galata Bridge for Palestine, for Jerusalem. We will meet again for our martyrs."
He added: “We must pay special attention and emphasize the need to ensure that this sympathy does not diminish in society, because Palestine is an honor for the Islamic nation, and an honor for the conscience of humanity, but unfortunately, there is no longer a conscience for humanity.”
Erdogan called on representatives of Turkish civil society organizations to "make every effort to keep this awareness of Palestine alive in their schools, communities, institutions and associations."
He added: "We should not ignore the issue of the boycott, nor should we downplay it, especially if we can target at least three or five specific brands and succeed, then we can discuss other brands."
He added: "But at least we saw that results could be achieved, and I think it is very important to focus on this and not back down from it."
It is worth noting that tens of thousands of Turkish citizens participated at the beginning of this year in a solidarity march with the Gaza Strip in the center of Istanbul, organized by the “National Will Platform” under the auspices of the “Turkey Youth Foundation”.
Following the dawn prayer, the march, which was named “Mercy for our martyrs, support for Palestine, and damnation for Israel,” set off from the mosques of Hagia Sophia, Eminönü, Sultan Ahmed, and Suleymaniye, towards the Galata Bridge.
The genocide, which began on October 8, 2023, and was supported by Washington and lasted for two years, left more than 70,000 martyrs and 171,000 wounded Palestinians, most of them children and women, and massive destruction with reconstruction costs estimated by the United Nations at about $70 billion.
