‘350 people attempting to gather in Taksim on May Day detained’
The Contemporary Lawyers’ Association (ÇHD) has announced that approximately 350 people attempting to gather in Taksim Square on May Day have been detained.
May Day rally in Amed: We are ready to work for peace
Speakers at a May Day rally in Amed (Diyarbakır) said they are aware of their responsibilities regarding the process initiated by Abdullah Öcalan, declaring: “We are ready to work for peace.”
Statement under police blockade: Everywhere is Taksim, everywhere is resistance
A crowd attempting to march from Mecidiyeköy to Taksim Square issued a statement while under police blockade, saying the government is committing a crime by closing public squares and declaring: “Everywhere is Taksim, everywhere is resistance.”
At least 79 people attempting to march to Taksim detained
At least 79 people were detained while attempting to march to Taksim Square from Mecidiyeköy and Beşiktaş.
Taksim under lockdown
Taksim has been sealed off by police and numerous roads have been closed due to May Day.
Workers commemorated in Taksim and Şişhane squares
Trade unions and professional organizations held commemorations in Taksim and Şişhane squares for those killed on May Day in 1977 and 1989, calling for joint struggle.
Tülay Hatimoğulları visits the miners on hunger strike: We will continue our joint struggle
Visiting Doruk Mining workers on hunger strike in Ankara, DEM Party Co-Chair Tülay Hatimoğulları said, “We will continue our solidarity with you and our joint struggle until the end so that this resistance results in victory.”
At least 852 children lost their lives while working over 13 years
At least 852 children lost their lives while working over a 13-year period, according to a report by the Health and Safety Labour Watch (İSİG) Assembly.
110 miners detained during protest outside ministry
Miners and trade union officials protesting outside the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources have been detained. The Independent Miners’ Union announced that 110 miners had been detained.
Call for humanitarian aid during the Right to Life Vigil
The Amed Health Platform made an appeal for humanitarian aid during its Right to Life Vigil against the siege and attacks in Rojava.
Workers say they forced to resign to avoid receiving compensation
AHKEM Tekstil workers stated that their employer subjected them to mobbing to force them to resign in order to avoid paying their compensation.
Workers' protests continue for 9 days
Workers at İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, affiliated with Genel-İş, are continuing their ninth day of protests against unpaid wages and the pool system.
Aydın citizens: The budget should be allocated to the public
Aydın citizens, stating that living conditions have become difficult and they are struggling to make ends meet, said that the budget should be allocated to women, young people and workers, not to war.
2026 war budget to reach 2.1 trillion: Greater social problems ahead
Pointing out that 2.1 per cent of next year's budget will be allocated to war Economist Ozgur Muftuoglu stated, "The 2026 budget will cause greater social problems."