Police arrested more than 400 people in Istanbul on Thursday, officials said, amidst a massive show of force to prevent May Day demonstrations in Turkey's biggest city. More than 50,000 police were ...

Mehmet Altun Mehmet Altun was born in Kars, Turkey in 1977. Altun, who is a journalist, editor and academic, is a Doctor of ...

Istanbul authorities on Wednesday closed metro trains, buses and Bosphorous ferries, paralysing Turkey's biggest city in a bid to prevent May Day demonstrations. Ahead of the holiday, police arrested ...

Across Turkey, this year’s May Day was once again marked by heavy police presence and barricades as well as detentions as tens of thousands of workers and activists attempted to mark International ...

More than 200 protesters have been arrested in Turkey as people gathered in Istanbul for May Day. People across the world have marked the annual event, also known as International Workers' Day or ...

Istanbul mayor’s arrest is focus of protests in Turkey In Turkey, May Day served as a platform not only for labor rights but for broader calls to uphold democratic values. Tens of thousands ...

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

More than 150 members of left parties, trade unions and youth organisations were detained in house raids on Tuesday and Wednesday in major cities including Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir, ahead of the ...

May Day protests were also in the capital and the Aegean port city of Izmir as well as other parts of the country, largely without police intervention. Police also detained one person in Turkey's ...

A union member is detained by Turkish police officers as he marches with others during Labor Day celebrations in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) Istanbul mayor’s ...

The first peace talks in three years were supposed to begin on Thursday but amid posturing and accusations, they were pushed ...

Zelenskiy's suggestion of a meeting with Putin capped a dramatic 48 hours in which European leaders joined Zelenskiy in ...