The ones massacred in Taksim, İstanbul during May Day celebrations in 1977 have been commemorated. While fewer people have gathered on Kazancı Slope due to pandemic, their message is as strong as ...

ISTANBUL, May 1 (Reuters) - Turkish police detained 217 people on Wednesday, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said, after tear gas and rubber bullets were used to stop the protesters reaching Taksim ...

ISTANBUL, May 1 (Reuters) - Turkish police charged May Day protesters in Istanbul on Thursday, detaining hundreds of people and dragging some away in buses after they tried to defy a ban on public ...

The police have blockaded the DİSK Confederation Central Office in İstanbul in early morning hours today. Attempting to take to Taksim Square to celebrate the May Day, DİSK Chair Çerkezoğlu and 25 ...

Turkish authorities detained over 500 May Day demonstrators on Friday for attempting to march in areas declared off-limits.

- Istanbul’s iconic Taksim Square and surrounding districts are on lockdown by more than 20 thousand police officers and iron crush barriers to prevent celebrations of May Day. Authorities in Istanbul ...

Clashes between demonstrators and Turkish police blocking the way to Taksim Square, Istanbul, during the 2024 May Day parade. EMRAH GUREL / AP Rarely has there been such a deployment of force on May ...

Erdogan rejected the Turkish trade unions' demand of celebrating the Worker's day in Istanbul's Taksim square at his speech at AKP's group meeting on Tuesday. Erdogan said, this kind of attempts are ...