content tagged with may 1 2019

Progressive Lawyers Association: 119 People Taken into Custody in İstanbul

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Progressive Lawyers Association: 119 People Taken into Custody in İstanbul

İstanbul Office of the Progressive Lawyers Association (ÇHD) has announced that 119 people who attempted to celebrate the May Day in Taksim were detained, 16 of them have been released. The DHA News Agency has announced the number as 127.

May Day Celebrations Across Turkey

May Day Celebrations Across Turkey

May Day has been celebrated across Turkey with songs and folk dances.

Workers' Day Celebrated in Bakırköy

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Workers' Day Celebrated in Bakırköy

People have gathered in Bakırköy for the May 1 Workers' Day Celebrations, while Taksim Square was under police blockade.

1 May 2019 Evrim Kepenek,Hikmet Adal

Group of Demonstrators Detained on Taksim Square

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Group of Demonstrators Detained on Taksim Square

A group of people who managed to enter the banned Taksim Square have been detained by the police.

1 May 2019 Pınar Tarcan

Taksim Square Closed to Workers

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Taksim Square Closed to Workers

The police have blocked all the roads to Taksim Square and closed İstiklal Avenue to pedestrian access because of the May 1 Workers' day.

1 May 2019 Pınar Tarcan

Workers on Their Way to May Day Celebrations in Urfa Have Traffic Accident

Workers on Their Way to May Day Celebrations in Urfa Have Traffic Accident

Workers who were on their way to May Day celebrations in Urfa had a traffic accident. While five people have lost their lives in the accident, 15 workers have been wounded. Four of the wounded are in serious condition.

Detentions in Şişli and Beşiktaş

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Detentions in Şişli and Beşiktaş

Police have intervened against the groups and members of political organizations who want to celebrate the May Day in Taksim Square. Several people have been taken into custody in the districts of Şişli and Beşiktaş.

1 May 2019 Tansu Pişkin

Van Governor Bans All Events for 10 Days, Permits Only May Day Rally

Van Governor Bans All Events for 10 Days, Permits Only May Day Rally

The Governorate has banned all demonstrations on the ground that the "leftist, marginal and provocative groups" are making calls for taking action in the provinces where the AKP lost in the March 31 elections.

30 April 2019 Hikmet Adal

Professional Organizations Make a Call to Bakırköy for May Day Celebrations in İstanbul

Professional Organizations Make a Call to Bakırköy for May Day Celebrations in İstanbul

The May 1 Organization Committee, which applied to the Governorship of İstanbul to organize this year’s May Day celebrations in Taksim, has announced that they will celebrate it in Bakırköy as the governorship has rejected Taksim request again.