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 # ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

ISTANBUL -- Workers and activists around the world marked May Day with largely peaceful protests Wednesday over ... a barricade and reach the main Taksim square in defiance of a ban on May Day ...

We do not want conflict." In 2023, Turkey's top constitutional court ruled that the closure of Taksim Square for protests was a violation of rights.

Taksim Square, and then a humble patch of trees and grass, called Gezi Park. It is not a particularly special or beloved park, but it is in the middle of everything. Protests began when ...