Blog Details

Istanbul, A Forbidden City; Tens Of Thousands Of Police In Taksim Square

Istanbul woke up to a tense May 1 morning today. Taksim Square where labor unions wanted to celebrate Labor Day is under siege by the police and military units. Busses carrying workers from other cities are stopped on highways leading to Istanbul. No workers are allowed into the city.

Source: All Turkish dailies, May 1, 2008

Share:
  • Print version
About The MEMRI Blog

The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) Blog features brief news items from Arabic-, Farsi-, Urdu-, Pashtu- and Turkish-language news media sources.

Read on