Protests in Istanbul's Taksim Square lead to clashes as police detain demonstrators opposing President Erdogan and Mayor ...

Massive clashes erupted in Turkey’s Istanbul on the May Day as police charged the people protesting against the detention of ...

Istanbul authorities on Wednesday closed metro trains, buses and Bosphorous ferries, paralysing Turkey's biggest city in a ...

The detainees included 10 minors and 11 lawyers. Almost all of the detentions were made to prevent groups from reaching the ...

More than 400 people were arrested today in Istanbul during May Day protests. Part of the city was cordoned off by police to ...

The demonstrations, which marked the first major opposition rally since mass protests roiled the country last month over the ...

REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya A protester gestures as she is detained, on the day people attempt to defy a ban and march on Taksim Square to celebrate May Day, in Istanbul, Turkey May 1, 2025.

On Thursday, protesters attempted to march towards central Istanbul's Taksim Square, where all protests ... Gatherings in Turkey for International Labour Day are held annually, but police have ...

Police arrested more than 400 people in Istanbul on Thursday ... rights group Amnesty International urged Turkey to lift the ...

Taksim Square was fenced off last month following the arrest and jailing of Imamoglu. The move sparked the biggest anti-government protests in Turkey since 2013. Istanbul governor Davut Gul has ...

Police-state repression is part of the government's drive to crush social and political opposition by establishing a ...