Mr. Halim GİRGİN (GİMDES Board of Directors)
We are boycotting companies that fund the israeli terrorist organization, together with our Muslim brothers and sisters from all over Türkiye.
It has been 120 days since the protests began in Üsküdar. A McDonald’s branch that was planned to open opposite the Ömer Öztürk Mosque in Üsküdar cannot open due to protests from the mosque congregation. Protests to close the Burger King branch open in front of the Başakşehir Millet Bahçesi have been ongoing for 100 days, for 16 weeks in Arnavutköy, and for 5 weeks in Bağcılar. Protests are also taking place in 19 locations, including Kahramanmaraş, Konya, Istanbul Eyüp, Bursa, and Diyarbakır, and we will continue until these companies withdraw from Türkiye.
These zionist companies provide free food and drinks to zionist soldiers in Israel and Palestine, supporting these massacres. Their hands are stained with blood. That is why we are carrying out these protests. No disturbances have occurred in the actions taken so far. Our actions are legal. We don’t break anything, we don’t vandalize anything, we don’t insult anyone. We are Muslims, we neither insult nor offend… The security forces only come and ensure our safety.
These actions are carried out in Europe in a larger and more organized manner. Muslim countries are not showing enough sensitivity.
We were boycotting these companies even before October 7th. Because there is a suspicion that the products they use are not halal. Therefore, as Muslims, we have been boycotting these companies for a long time. If we prefer halal and tayyib products, if we follow GIMDES, we will already be boycotting them, insha’Allah. The solution to the boycott is halal and tayyib food!
Our actions are legal. We don’t break anything, we don’t vandalize anything, we don’t insult anyone. We are Muslims, we don’t insult or break anything…
We cannot stand idly by while there is oppression in Gaza. These collaborating companies are supporting zionism. Therefore, we will continue the boycott until the end of time, insha’Allah.
