ISTANBUL: Police arrested more than ... rights group Amnesty International urged Türkiye to lift the ban on demonstrations in Taksim. "The restrictions on May Day celebrations in Taksim Square ...

Ahead of the holiday, police arrested 100 people allegedly planning to protest on Istanbul's central Taksim Square, where demonstrations have been banned since 2013. The government is also ...

More than 50,000 police were deployed and key metro, bus and ferry services were shut down as part of the operation. May Day came with the government embroiled in a battle with the main opposition ...