US State Secretary Tillerson arrived in Ankara on Thursday for talks with the Turkish side, which are believed to be difficult as the tensions between the two NATO allies have been running high recently over a number of issues, particularly Washington’s support for the Syrian Kurdish YPG units.
The police tried to disperse protesters with tear gas during the anti-US demonstration held amid Tillerson’s visit to Ankara, the organizers say.
According to the Sputnik Turkey, the police urged participants of the demonstration not to block the road and then cut them out from the building where the negotiations took place. The protest action is already over.
Photos on the social media show protesters, who gathered in front of the Ankara Palace hotel, where Tillerson was conducting talks with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu.
Source: Sputnik
