More than 5,000 people gathered in Taksim Square for 1 May. The celebration ended at 1.30 pm. After tensions before Labour Day and disagreements between trade union confederations and the local ...

Massive clashes erupted in Turkey’s Istanbul on the May Day as police charged the people protesting against the detention of the city’s Mayor and President Erdogan’s main political opponent Ekrem ...

The Federal Foreign Office has updated its travel advisories in light of the ongoing protests in Istanbul. "In Istanbul, there are currently road closures and subway station blockades, as well as ...

The Constitutional Court ruled that the decisions preventing May Day celebrations in Taksim Square in 2014 and 2015 violated the right to organize meetings and demonstrations. A symbolic compensation ...

After a night spent under clouds of police tear gas, protesters in Istanbul’s Gezi Park on Wednesday cleaned up the debris, fortified their encampment, dressed their wounds and said they would stay on ...