ISTANBUL - A large group of protestors burned the Israeli flag in Taksim Square of Istanbul on Monday after Israel attacked ships carrying aid materials to Gaza earlier on Monday.
Members of the Human Rights and Freedoms (IHH) Humanitarian Aid Foundation and other prominent non-governmental organizations chanted slogans including "Killer Israel: Take Your Hands Off the Ships!".
After reading verses from the Holy Qur'an, the protestors made a call on all to boycott Israeli products and services.
Speaking at the Taksim Square, a member of the IHH Executive Board Omer Faruk Korkmaz said that the Foundation fulfilled its duty and lost lives while trying to provide humanitarian assistance.
It is now high time for governments of the world to interfere in the issue, Korkmaz also said.