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two companies did not immediately respond to a request for
comment.
"It was decided that the products of companies that support
Israel will not be sold in restaurants, cafeterias and tea
houses in the parliament campus," said the statement, which said
the decision had been taken by parliament speaker Numan
Kurtulmus and did not identify the companies.
A parliamentary source said Coca-Cola beverages and Nestle
instant coffee were the only brands removed from the menu.
The source said the decision was taken in response to public
demand.
"The parliament speaker's office did not remain indifferent to
the public outcry and decided to remove products of these
companies from the menu of cafes and restaurants in parliament,"
the source said.
Both companies have been named in social media posts in recent
days by Turkish activists calling for a boycott of Israeli goods
and Western companies they view as endorsing Israel.
Turkey's government has sharply criticised Israel's bombardment
of Gaza and Western support for Jerusalem.
Israel has bombarded Gaza since a Hamas raid on southern Israel
a month ago, when its fighters killed 1,400 people and seized
240 hostages.
Gaza health officials say Israel's assault has killed more than
10,000 Palestinians, including some 4,100 children.
Hundreds of thousands of Turks have taken to the streets to
protest against Israeli operations into Gaza over the past
month, as well as protests on social media.
(Reporting by Huseyin Hayatsever; Writing by Ece Toksabay;
Editing by Daren Butler and Alex Richardson)
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