A series of events were staged during Premier League matches at Turkish stadiums to protest Trump’s recent recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
Banners reading “Jerusalem…a redline” were lifted by soccer players prior to the kick-off whistle on Friday and Saturday.
Masses of supporters also raised the Palestinian flag and chanted slogans condemning Trump’s move.
A round of rallies and marches have swept Turkish cities over recent days after the U.S. President Donald Trump declared Jerusalem as the capital of the self-proclaimed Israeli state and pledged to transfer the U.S. embassy to the city—home to Muslims’ third holiest site al-Aqsa Mosque.
