Thousands in Istanbul call for peace and blast Turkey’s war on Kurds

‘Thousands of people have taken to the streets in the Turkish city of Istanbul to call for peace and protest at Turkey’s airstrikes against Kurdish people in northern Iraq.

The large demonstration, organized by Peace Bloc, was staged in the Bakırköy district on the European side of the city on Sunday, Turkish newspaper Hurriyet reported, adding that police deployed armored water cannons to the scene.

Speaking to the demonstrators, Selahattin Demirtas, the co-chair of the People’s Democratic Party (HDP) said the demonstration was held because people do not want to see their children killed by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).’

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