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More than 400 people were arrested, a day after 100 people were detained for allegedly planning to protest in the central Taksim Square, where demonstrations have been banned since 2013. "The number ...
Some of my most vivid memories from my first visit to Istanbul in the 1970s are of the colorful locals. Scruffy kids sold ...
Turkish police charged May Day protesters in Istanbul on Thursday, detaining hundreds of people and dragging some away in ...
The mysterious and sublime seal that unites Europe to Asia,” was how the French writer Gérard de Nerval wrote of Istanbul in ...
Istanbul authorities on Wednesday closed metro trains, buses and Bosphorous ferries, paralysing Turkey's biggest city in a bid to prevent May Day demonstrations.
Ekrem Imamoglu's arrest in March triggered mass protests on the streets of Istanbul as hundreds of thousands of pro-democracy ...
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 # ...
Some found the area around the hotel to be lacklust, but others were happy with the close proximity to the bustling Taksim Square. Guests say if you don't feel comfortable walking, the hotel ...
The crowd that gathered in Mecidiyeköy and began marching towards Taksim at 10:30 was met with a harsh police intervention.
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 ...
More than 400 people were arrested, a day after 100 people were detained for allegedly planning to protest in the central Taksim Square, where demonstrations have been banned since 2013.
Public transport was shut down to stop people reaching Taksim Square, where demonstrations have been banned since 2013. Footage showed clashes between riot police and protesters with demonstrators ...