US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken arrived in Turkey around midnight on Sunday, Monday, in what appears to be an attempt to calm Ankara's anger over the US-backed Israeli war in Gaza.

The subdued reception given to US Secretary of State Blinken in Ankara has become one of the hottest topics on the Turkish social media sector.

At the airport, Blinken, who had previously been criticized by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his “biased” stance towards the Palestinian-Israeli escalation, was received by none other than Washington’s ambassador to Ankara, Jeffrey Flack, and the Director of Bilateral Policy Affairs with America at the Turkish Foreign Ministry, Libra Balkan and Deputy Governor of Ankara Namik Kemal Nazli.

One of the famous Turkish journalists described it as “a very elegant reception,” while some social media users commented in their comments that “this is what Blinken deserves.”

Pro-Palestine activists gathered in front of the US Embassy in Ankara to protest Blinken’s arrival in Turkey.

A picture of the spokesman for the Palestinian Al-Qassam Brigades, Abu Ubaida, was hung on the road of US Secretary of State Blinken in Ankara.

And a visit comes Blinken as the anger of Turkey and its president against Israel and the West escalates.

The Turkish police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse hundreds of protesters who gathered yesterday, Sunday, outside the Incirlik Air Base, which houses American forces, in southeastern Turkey.

Erdogan, for his part, chose to visit a remote area in the northeast of the country on Monday, in a decision that appeared to be a disdain for Blinken.

Blinken is scheduled to meet his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan to discuss the war between Israel and Hamas.

Blinken's visit comes as part of his quick tour in the Middle East that included Israel, Jordan, Iraq, and the occupied West Bank, where he held talks on Sunday with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

On Sunday, Erdogan indicated that his country is “working behind the scenes” with its regional allies to try to ensure a continuous flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza. But he cut off all contact with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and summoned Ankara's ambassador to Israel in protest against what is happening in Gaza.

The Turkish President also accused the West of following double standards in the region and of losing its moral authority. "Those who were shedding crocodile tears over the civilians killed in the war between Ukraine and Russia are today silently bearing witness to the killing of thousands of innocent children," he said last month.