In Turkey, May Day served as a platform ... March sparked the country’s largest protests in more than a decade. Authorities blocked access to central Istanbul and shut down transit lines.

As the world marked International Workers’ Day on May 1, two contrasting scenes played out on opposite sides of the globe.

In Turkey, May Day served as a platform not only for labor rights but for broader calls to uphold democratic values. Tens of thousands gathered on Istanbul’s Asian shore where some protested the ...

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has relied on social media to stay in touch with supporters from jail. More than 50,000 police officers are deployed to the Turkish capital and public transport is shut ...

May Day came with the government embroiled ... Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on X that 407 protesters were arrested in Istanbul, while a statement by Istanbul authorities said 52,656 ...

Access to the X account of jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival, has been ...

In a post on X, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said 53 people had so far been arrested in the protests, which began in Istanbul but have since spread to at least 29 of Turkey's 81 provinces ...

Trump arrived in Qatar for the second leg of his Middle East trip after meeting Syria’s leader in Saudi Arabia earlier ...