Police barriers stopped demonstrators from gathering at Taksim Square, adjacent to Gezi Park, a green space that was the ...

despite a ban on Public gatherings.Hundreds of protesters were dragged away and taken into custody as chaos ensued at Istanbul’s Taksim square. #TurkeyProtests #MayDay2025 #IstanbulClashes # ...

with 50,000 police officers deployed to the city as authorities attempt to crack down on May Day protests. Public transport was shut down to stop people reaching Taksim Square, where ...

Turkey’s top constitutional court ruled that the closure of Taksim Square for protests was a violation of citizens’ rights. The square was a rallying ground for May Day celebrations until 1977 ...

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 gatherings and march towards ...

With protesters calling to march on Istanbul's Taksim Square, coffins symbolizing the death of justice, and calls for resistance, the recent protests roiling Turkiye have reawakened the Turkish ...

The detentions came amid a heavy police presence and widespread security measures that effectively shut down access to Taksim Square, a traditional gathering point for labor protests. The ÇHD stated ...

Some also chanted "Taksim is everywhere" in an apparent reference to the 2013 demonstrations centred on Istanbul's Taksim Square ... since the beginning of the protests, which have drawn in ...

Hundreds of people have been arrested in Istanbul, with 50,000 police officers deployed to the city as authorities attempt to ...

On Thursday, protesters attempted to march towards central Istanbul's Taksim Square, where all protests have been banned for years, under overcast and rainy weather. Police blocked them in ...