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 # ...

On the 12th anniversary of the Gezi Protests, hundreds gathered in İstanbul’s Taksim area despite intense police blockades, ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...