STORY: Thousands of people took to the streets of Ankara, Turkey, on Sunday (October 5) to protest Israel's interception of a flotilla carrying aid to Gaza and to voice their support for Palestine.

Demonstrators carried Turkish and Palestinian flags and chanted, "Turkish soldiers to Gaza."

Some 137 activists detained by Israel for taking part in a flotilla seeking to deliver aid to Gaza arrived in Turkey on Saturday(October 4) after being deported, with two alleging that Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg was mistreated during her detention.

Israel has faced international condemnation after its military intercepted all of about 40 boats in a flotilla carrying aid to Gaza and detained more than 450 activists.

Its foreign ministry wrote on X that all detained activists were "safe and in good health", adding it was keen to complete the remaining deportations "as quickly as possible"

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SHOWS: ANKARA, TURKEY (OCTOBER 5, 2025)(REUTERS - Access All)

1. VARIOUS OF LARGE CROWDS OF PROTESTERS MARCHING

2. PROTESTERS MARCHING WITH PALESTINIAN FLAGS AND BANNERS, CHANTING

3. PROTESTERS CHANTING (Turkish): “Turkish soldiers to GAZA”

4. VARIOUS OF CROWDS OF PROTESTERS CARRYING TURKEY AND GAZA FLAGS

5. PROTESTERS MARCHING WITH FLAGS AND BANNERS