Tens of thousands of demonstrators are rallying in central Istanbul for a protest aimed at denouncing violence by Kurdish rebels.
AFP puts the number of participants as high as 100,000.
Almost all are waving Turkish flags under an anti-terrorism banner as speakers condemn terrorism and the violence which has rocked eastern Turkey since the resumption of fighting between the military and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK.
The protest is held under the banner: “Millions of breaths. One voice against terror.”
The PKK is considered a terror organization by the Turkey, the US and the EU.
The rally, which was widely promoted across the city, takes place under heavy police protection. It features a video montage of, among other things, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan set to stirring music.
— AP with AFP
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