In Istanbul, 76 persons were detained for calls for banned May Day protests on Taksim Square, the authorities are looking for another 84 suspects.
Dozens of people detained in Istanbul for alleged calls for prohibited May Day protests on iconic Square Taksim. Among other things, they are accused of membership in extremist left -wing organizations, the Turkish news agency Anadolu reported on Tuesday. According to her report, 76 people were detained, while the authorities are looking for 84 suspects, TASR writes.
The DPA recalls that in previous years there were many struggles of the police demonstrators with the police and arrests in connection with the May Day protests.
Symbol Taksimu
Taksim Square in the center of Istanbul is symbolically important for trade unionists and opposition. On May 1, 1977, 34 people lost their lives during the trade union assembly on the occasion of the work holiday, when about 500,000 manifestants were dropped into the crowd of the nearby fire from a nearby fire.
The tragedy has resulted in a ban on organizing trade union demonstrations. They abolished the ban in 2010. However, after the mass anti -government protests of students and opposition, it was already renewed in 2013. The protests in 2013 were initially aimed against the cancellation of the nearby Gezi Park. Gradually, however, they grew to nationwide demonstrations against the then Prime Minister and current President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
