Hundreds of people,
including activists from the Occupy Wall Street movement, have staged a
demonstration in New York City to voice their support for
anti-government rallies in the Turkish city of Istanbul.
The protesters gathered in Zuccotti Park - the birthplace of the
Occupy Wall Street movement in Lower Manhattan - on Saturday, and
marched nearly 5 kilometers (3 miles) to the Turkish consulate.
Some of the demonstrators carried signs reading “Istanbul is not alone,” while others waved the Turkish national flag.
The Occupy Wall Street movement announced in a statement that the
event was held with the goal to direct public attention to Istanbul’s
Gezi Park protests, and the subsequent violent crackdown on the protests
by Turkey's ruling AK Party, led by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdogan.
Similar demonstrations are scheduled to be held in several major US cities, including Austin, Boston and Chicago.
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