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Turkish police fired tear gas and rubber bullets into crowds and arrested more than 200 people participating in May Day protests in Istanbul.
According to AFP news agency, Turkish police fired tear gas and rubber bullets and arrested more than 200 people participating in the protest on May 1. As an "annual event", every May 1, International Workers' Day, many Turkish people take to the streets to protest in Taksim Square, central Istanbul.
However, despite the Turkish government's ban on people gathering to protest on May 1 at Taksim Square, people still flock to the square every year to "celebrate" International Workers' Day.
“210 people were detained in Istanbul for ignoring our warnings, trying to walk to Taksim Square (where the protest took place) and attacking police officers on May 1 International Workers’ and Solidarity Day,” Turkish Interior Minister Sarachane announced on social network X.
This year, Turkish authorities have deployed more than 40,000 police across Istanbul to prevent protesters from gathering.
Even the police were on duty and set up metal barriers on small roads.
AFP reported that Istanbul police clashed with protesters near the city hall in the Sarachane district of Istanbul.
Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to prevent protesters from breaking through barricades in front of city hall.
Arzu Cerkezoglu, Secretary General of the Progressive Trade Union Confederation of Türkiye (DISK), one of Türkiye's two largest labor federations, said they had a "legal basis" for organizing the protest.
“We are protesting to express our desire to celebrate International Workers' Day on May 1 at Taksim Square and we do this with legal grounds,” said Ms. Cerkezoglu.
“We chose Taksim Square because it is an important symbol for us. Taksim means May Day, Taksim means ‘work’,” added Ms. Cerkezoglu.
Taksim Square is where people gather to celebrate International Workers' Day on May 1. However, at least 34 people died during the May 1, 1977 protests, forcing authorities to ban demonstrations in the square.
By 2010, Turkish authorities reopened Taksim Square.
Shortly after its opening, in 2013, the Turkish government banned gatherings and protests in Taksim Square because protests against the government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had previously been held in this very square. And the ban remains in place to this day.
Also on May 1, International Workers' Day, German police recorded about 30 injuries, including 10 serious injuries, after a motorized float capsized during a parade.
According to witnesses, the buoy capsized as the tractor was turning. The accident happened at around 1:05 p.m. local time near the town of Kandern in the southwestern German state of Baden-Württemberg.
Due to the incident's proximity to Switzerland, several helicopters from Switzerland arrived at the scene to assist the injured.
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