ISTANBUL, Turkey – May Day protests in Istanbul turned ugly when Turkish riot police used water cannons and tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters who defied a ban on demonstrations.

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -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 ...

Protesters fire back as riot police use water cannons and teargas to disperse thousands of people trying to reach the city's main Taksim Square to celebrate May Day in Istanbul, May 1, 2014.Emrah ...

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkish police detained 217 people on Wednesday, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said, after tear gas and rubber bullets were used to stop the protesters reaching Taksim Square ...

From Maypoles to May baskets, this year’s May Day inspired a different type of excitement in Istanbul, where more than 140 people have been detained after clashing with police over anti ...

Millions took part in May Day protests around the globe, including in Istanbul, Turkey, where police arrested hundreds of people. Fifty thousand officers were deployed ahead of the demonstrations ...

ISTANBUL, May 1 (Reuters) - Turkish police detained 580 people in Istanbul on Tuesday as they tried to protest on the May Day anniversary of a mass shooting 30 years ago, NTV tele ...

Water cannons and tear gas were turned on Turkish May Day protesters, most of whom were peaceful, in Istanbul on Friday after demonstrators disobeyed a ban on the city's central place of protest ...

A video of pro-Palestinian protesters in Istanbul in October 2023 has been shared on social media since May 27 as new footage following Israeli attacks in Gaza in May 2024.

Protests and police violence continued in Istanbul and other cities on Sunday evening. Here's what the Foreign Office now recommends to travelers.