Turkish Parliament, Ministries, and Turkish people boycott Israeli products
Turkish Parliament, the Ministries, and the citizens boycott Israeli goods. The Parliament removes Coca-Cola and Nestle products from its menus to boycott Israel. In addition, many ministries and institutions in Turkiye have removed Israeli products to boycott Israel
Turkish Parliament, Ministries, and the Turkish citizens boycott Israeli goods. Turkish Parliament removes Coca-Cola and Nestle productsfrom its menus toboycott Israel. In addition, many ministries and institutions in Turkiye have removed Israeli products to boycott Israel. Citizens have also been holding rallies nationwide calling for a stop to Israel’s brutal campaign. At the same time, public agencies, municipalities, and universities in dozens of provinces have announced a boycott of goods of Israeli origin.
In a statement released by the Turkish Parliament, it was stated that the Turkish Parliament decided to support the social sensitivity to boycott the products and goods of companies that openly declare their support for the war crimes of Israel, which massacres innocent people in Gaza.
The statement noted that upon the instruction of SpeakerNuman Kurtulmus, the products of companies that support Israel's genocide crimes in Gaza will not be sold in restaurants, cafeterias, and tea shops on the Parliament campus and facilities.
In a speech he delivered at Ordu University, Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus called on everyone to follow the boycott.
"In the Turkish Parliament, we will not use any products of companies that support Israel's aggression, we will not buy them from now on, and we will throw away the ones we buy. My fellow citizens of Ordu, let one of the results of today be this, we ask you, for the sake of Allah, it is not enough to just curse, it is not enough to just say 'Let this happen, let that happen'. We will not buy the products of the companies that support this massacre from now on," Kurtulmus emphasized.
In a gathering on the first day of November, Turkiye’s Presidency of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) also called for a mass boycott against Israel.
"It is important to boycott products of companies that support Zionism and fight against oppression and oppressors in every possible way,” Diyanet said.
"Boycotting the Zionist enemy and those who help it is an obligation according to Islamic law," Regarding the importance of boycotting Israel and its supporters, the Diyanet statement noted.
TURKISH PEOPLE'S BOYCOTTS SPREADS
Several nongovernmental organizations have been calling for a boycott since Gaza under attack of Israel. Social media users advocate boycotts with lists of products, including everything from Coca-Cola to products of multinational conglomerate Unilever.
At the 'Palestine Consultation Meeting', Bilal Erdogan, chairperson of the board of trustees of Ilim Yayma Vakfı (the Foundation for the Expansion of Knowledge), called on fellow organizations to join the boycott.
“We represent an important market (for Israeli products). Türkiye has sufficient local brands and does not solely rely on brands supporting Israel. We have to exert efforts to make the boycott widespread,” he emphasized.
The ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), and municipalities announced boycotts in their public facilities successively over the past week.
TURKISH AIRLINES BOYCOTT ISRAEL PRODUCTS
Turkish Airlines stopped the distribution of products such as Coca Cola, Fanta, etc. to boycott Israel's attacks on Palestine. Turkish Airlines has started to ban Israeli products in its lounges and on all domestic flights. They were replaced with different drinks produced in Turkiye. It is not yet clear whether the boycott will be extended to international flights.
WHAT HAPPENED
Hamas’ military wing, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, announced that they launched a comprehensive attack against Israel called “Al-Aqsa Flood” on the morning of Oct. 7.
While thousands of rockets were fired from Gaza towards Israel, armed groups entered the settlements in the region. The Israeli army also launched an attack on the Gaza Strip with dozens of warplanes. The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that Israel killed 11, 078 people, including 4,506 children, 2,823 women, and 397 elderly people. It injured at least 32,000 people in its attacks on Gaza.
It was reported that 1,400 Israelis, including 324 soldiers, were killed and 5,132 Israelis were wounded in the attacks from Gaza.
The Israeli army hit Damascus and Aleppo airports. As the Middle East is once again turning into a bloodbath, a deadline has been set for nearly 2.5 million Palestinians to leave the blockaded Gaza.
In the occupied West Bank, 106 Palestinians were killed in attacks by Israeli forces and Jewish settlers. In Israel’s attacks on Gaza, 48 journalists were killed.
In the clashes between the Israeli army and Hezbollah on the Israel-Lebanon border since Oct. 8, 55 Hezbollah members and 4 civilians, one of whom was a journalist, were killed. Three Israeli soldiers and one Israeli civilian were killed in the attacks organized by Lebanon.
Most recently, Israel attacked the Jabalia Refugee Camp in Gaza, killing civilians.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he was breaking off all contact with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu because of Israeli attacks on civilians in the Gaza Strip.
Source: Newsroom
