ISTANBUL, May 2 — Turkish police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters and arrested more than 200 people, as skirmishes broke out in France amid May 1 rallies that drew...
Protesters scuffle with riot police as they attempt to defy a ban and march on Taksim Square during a May Day rally, marking International Workers' Day, at the Sarachane Park aqueduct in Istanbul, on May 1, 2024. — AFP picISTANBUL, May 2 — Turkish police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters and arrested more than 200 people, as skirmishes broke out in France amid May 1 rallies that drew tens of thousands of demonstrators around the world on Wednesday.
“226 people were arrested, including 217 in Istanbul, for having demonstrated in unauthorised areas and failed to heed police warnings,” the interior ministry said. In 2023, Turkiye’s top constitutional court ruled that the closure of Taksim Square for protests was a violation of rights.Taksim was a rallying ground for May Day celebrations until 1977, when at least 34 people were killed during protests. Authorities opened it up again in 2010, but it was then shut after the 2013 protests.Main roads across Istanbul were closed to traffic while public transport including ferries and underground trains were halted because of the security clampdown.
Other protests were held in Marseille, Toulouse, Lyon and the western city of Nantes, where an AFP photographer saw skirmishes between police and demonstrators.
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