Taksîm

CHP’s attempt to stage sit-in protest at Taksim Square on the anniversary of referendum has been prevented by police. The protest has been staged in front of French Embassy.

CHP has announced that it will stage sit-in protests against the State of Emergency in all city centers around Turkey on April 16, the anniversary of constitutional amendment referendum.

The United Public Labor Union has rallied in Taksim to mark the workers who lost their lives on May 1, 1977.

DİSK, KESK, TTB and TMMOB have announced that they will celebrate May in Bakırköy Public Bazaar in İstanbul.

İstanbul Preserving Cultural Properties Regional Council No. 2 has approved a mosque project in Taksim, which has been long since disputed.

“Republic and Democracy Meeting”, which was organized upon CHP’s call and hosted many institutions and parties took place in Taksim Square yesterday (July 24).