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Crime & Law

Illustration of police dispersing a gathering in Istanbul.

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Public costs and population trends

The country coverage below includes only costs and disruptions documented in its sources. A verified nationwide total for policing Gaza-related demonstrations or repairing associated damage is unavailable in the records assembled here.

Documented effects beyond campus

Cost figures retain their original geography and reporting period. An evidence gap here is not a reported zero.

Evidence review · November 15, 2026. The local-language follow-up added evidence in the rows below.

AreaWhat the sources establish
Policing and dispersalPolice deployed water cannon and tear gas near Incirlik Air Base in November 2023. The incident reporting documents deployment and dispersal without a budget figure. Reuters footage
Property damage and repairsNo verified repair bill attributable to these protests appears in the sources reviewed for this profile.
Businesses and economic activityResearch on coffeehouse boycotts records storefront vandalism, including broken windows. The case evidence documents physical damage to shops. It gives no chain-wide monetary estimate or national retail loss. Published coffeehouse boycott study
Transport and accessTRT reported that Istanbul closed Galata Bridge and nearby roads for a January 1, 2025 Palestine solidarity rally. Several approaches closed from 05:00. The report identified alternative routes and service arrangements on two tram lines. It did not give a final reopening time, measured passenger delays or operator losses. TRT traffic and tram report

Migration and religion

7,083,501 international migrants at midyear 2024. UN DESA destination table, reproduced by Nations Inquiry.

Share of residents identifying as Muslim
201098.6%
202097.1%

Both bars use a 0–100% scale. Estimates describe the whole population. Pew Research Center dataset

These population measures have different denominators and dates. Neither identifies participants in a demonstration, and aggregating their counts cannot establish which people caused a disruption.

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