A Burning of an American Flag

I was in Taksim yesterday doing some shopping and procrastinating from doing work. It was also a day when Obama was coming to Istanbul. Now most people in Turkiye love Barack Obama, but apparently some people didn't take to kindly to his visiting. In fact, I saw them down the road in Taksim where they were protesting in what seemed to be a government building I think...I thought it was the US Consulate but my Politics professor corrected me by saying that the consulate was moved to a different location. To be quite honest, I was a little lost. I saw minor demonstrations in the square at Taksim but it wasn't anything too big. But down one of the major roads, I got to see a small group of protesters burning an American flag. This was the first time that I ever got to see such an event take place with my own eyes. I would have thought that being put in this situation, I would feel a sense of outrage, but I didn't. I was actually curious as to why. I think it was because they didn't want the US/Obama to pressure the Turkish government into sending resources into Afghanistan (just a Theory). It still shocks me though everytime I think about it. Am I that apathetic to my home country?