İstanbul Taksim Square has been placed under heavy police lockdown following a ban on demonstrations for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
Despite the governor's ban, women’s organizations called for a gathering at 7 pm in Taksim’s Tünel Square.
Police have sealed off all side streets leading to İstiklal Avenue with barricades since midday, blocking access to the central pedestrian thoroughfare and evacuating the area.
Several women apprehended
Groups of women who attempted to march towards Tünel Square were pushed back and dispersed into side alleys. In Şahkulu Street, several women were apprehended.
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