The Israeli occupation of Gaza was protested in different cities. In Izmir, more than 1000 people marched from Basmane Square to Konak and showed their range on the streets. The mass, among them also TMMOB and KESK Branches' Platform, blockaded the traffic on the street and shouted the slogan "Palestine is everywhere, we are all Palestinians". On the evening of January 4, Izmir ESP held speeches at cafes in different labourers' boroughs and called on the people to show solidarity with Palestine. {divide} In Adana, many organisations such as the ESP, DTP and SDP and different unions gathered at January 5 and realised a march on Cakmak Street. In Hopa, The Platform for Solidarity with the Palestinian People, of whom the ESP is a member, too, realised a march on January 5 from Hopa Council Park to Hopa Square. In the statement held in the name of the mass blockading the traffic it was demanded that all agreements between Turkey and Israel would be cancelled and all US bases closed. The mass shouted the slogans "Murderer USA, get out of the Middle East" and "The Palestinian people is not alone". In Antalya, the mass gathering in front of Musa Pasa Mosque, among them the ESP, TKP and Halkevleri protested the visit of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan to the city, who is considered as responsible for the relations continuing with Israel. The mass marched until Kislahan Hotel and made a statement there. The statement demanded the cancellation of all bilateral military-diplomatic-commercial agreements of Turkey with Israel. When the police banned the march to continue until the place where the rally of Erdogan was organised, the mass marched back to Murat Pasa Mosque.
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