23.04.2026 18:02
The Istanbul Governorate categorically denied allegations circulating on social media about "mistreatment" of Esraa Aljamal in front of the U.S. Consulate General in Istanbul. In a statement, the Governorate said that reports of unlawful intervention against Jordanian citizen Aljamal and her family are baseless, that the public is being manipulated, and emphasized that Turkey's stance on Gaza is clear.
An official statement has been released regarding the news of "mistreatment" that spread on social media about an incident allegedly occurring in front of the U.S. Consulate General in Istanbul. In a statement from the Istanbul Governorate, it was emphasized that the allegations made about Jordanian citizen Esraa Mohammad Awad Aljamal do not reflect the truth and that the public is being manipulated.
In the statement, it was stressed that posts on some social media platforms claiming that "Esraa and her family, who wanted to protest the attacks on Gaza, were subjected to unlawful intervention" are false. It was noted that Turkey's stance on the Palestine-Gaza issue is clear and evident both in society and in state institutions, and it was underlined that such actions should not put the country in a difficult position internationally.
ARRESTED AND SENT TO PRISON
The statement used the following expression: "These posts and news are intended to manipulate and do not reflect the truth. The clear stance and attitude of our entire society on the Palestine/Gaza issue is known worldwide. This stance and attitude also determine the perspective and behavior of public institutions on the matter. However, it is of vital importance that reactions to the vile genocide and massacres carried out by the terrorist state Israel in Palestine/Gaza do not put our country in a difficult position on the international stage. It must not be forgotten that the security of all foreign mission representations in our country is under the responsibility/guarantee of our state."
In the statement, it was reported that Jordanian citizen Aljamal was caught by Istanbul Provincial Police Department teams on September 18, 2025, as a suspect in the Molotov cocktail attack on the U.S. Consulate General in Istanbul on September 16, 2025, and was arrested and sent to prison by the judicial authorities she was referred to.
RELEASED BY THE PROVINCIAL MIGRATION ADMINISTRATION
In the statement, it was noted that Aljamal was sentenced by the Istanbul 19th Criminal Court of First Instance on April 21 to 4 years and 2 months in prison for the crime of "unauthorized possession or exchange of dangerous materials" and 1 year and 8 months for the crime of "damaging property," and that after the court's decision to postpone the announcement of the verdict, Aljamal was released from the Marmara Women's Closed Penitentiary Institution Directorate.
JUDICIAL PROCESS FOLLOWED
In the statement, it was stated that after Aljamal's release, she was taken over at around 23:45 by the Dudullu Şehit İsmail Akkoyun Police Center Station, affiliated with the Ümraniye District Police Department, for deportation procedures in accordance with the relevant circular of the Ministry of Interior. The statement said, "Following inspections, it was determined that Esraa Mohammad Awad Aljamal had a travel ban abroad imposed by the court, and she was released by the Ümraniye Dudullu Şehit İsmail Akkoyun Police Center Station after informing the Provincial Migration Administration Directorate, and the judicial process regarding the individual is being followed."