By Akin Nazli in Belgrade Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Ozgur Ozel was on May 4 physically ...

Protests in Istanbul's Taksim Square lead to clashes as police detain demonstrators opposing President Erdogan and Mayor ...

Turkish police charged May Day protesters in Istanbul on Thursday, detaining hundreds of people and dragging some away in ...

Hundreds of people have been arrested in Istanbul, with 50,000 police officers deployed to the city as authorities attempt to ...

Police-state repression is part of the government's drive to crush social and political opposition by establishing a ...

The detainees included 10 minors and 11 lawyers. Almost all of the detentions were made to prevent groups from reaching the ...

Police arrested more than 400 people in Istanbul on Thursday, officials said, amidst a massive show of force to prevent May ...

More than 100 people were detained in the past two days police raids in İstanbul and İzmir targeting groups calling for May ...

Public transport was shut down to stop people reaching Taksim Square, where demonstrations have been banned since 2013. Footage showed clashes between riot police and protesters with demonstrators ...

On Thursday, protesters attempted to march towards the city centre's Taksim Square, where all protests have been banned for years, in overcast and rainy weather. Police blocked them in the central ...

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 gatherings and march towards ...