Pro-Palestinian crowds try to storm air base housing U.S. troops in Turkey

Turkish protesters try to storm airbase housing US troops

Turkish police dispersed a crowd of protesters who tried to storm an airbase housing US forces.

Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators Try to Storm US Air Base in Turkiye

Turkish police used tear gas and water cannons on Sunday to disperse a large pro-Palestinian rally near the Incirlik Air Base in Adana, which is also home to US Air Force personnel, hours before US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was due in Ankara for talks on Gaza.

Pro-Palestinian crowds try to storm air base housing U.S. troops in Turkey

Hundreds of people at a pro-Palestinian rally tried to storm an air base in Turkey that houses U.S. troops, hours before U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was due in Ankara for talks on Gaza

Pro-Palestinian protesters attempt to storm U.S. air base in Turkey

Turkish police intervened on Sunday after pro-Palestinian protesters attempted to storm an air base housing U.S. Air Force troops in southern Turkey, according to Turkish state news agency Anadolu.

Clashes Outside Base Housing U.S. Troops During Palestine Protest

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian supporters protesting outside Incirlik air base in Turkey were met with water cannons and tear gas on Sunday. The base houses the U.S. Air Force’s 39th Air Base Wing. Photo: Mehmet Sancakzade/AP

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters try to storm air base housing US troops in Turkey

Visuals from the protests showed police firing tear gas and using water cannons to disperse crowds waving Turkish and Palestinian flags and chanting slogans.