“It is unacceptable for Western governments to put pressure on demonstrations in support of Palestine and create approaches that criminalize support for the Palestinian people,” said a spokesman for Erdogan’s (Justice and Development) party. Omer Celik in his post on twitter/x and added:

“The actions of the Israeli security forces against the people of Gaza are against all humanitarian values, human rights and international law. It’s only right that people around the world react to it.”