ISTANBUL — Hundreds of riot police overran improvised barricades at Istanbul’s Taksim Square on Tuesday, firing tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons in running battles with protesters who have ...

ISTANBUL — Riot police firing tear gas, water cannons and rubber bullets clashed into the early hours of Wednesday with defiant demonstrators occupying Istanbul's central Taksim Square and its ...

On the orders of the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Istanbul Governor’s Office declared a de facto state of emergency Tuesday morning, closing Taksim Square to May Day celebrations.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Protesters scuffle with riot police as they attempt to defy a ban and march on Taksim Square to celebrate May Day in Istanbul ...

Taksim Mosque, which has been Erdoğan's "favorite project" since he was the Mayor of İstanbul, was built on a much larger area than it was originally planned during his prime ministry. Taksim Mosque ...

In their joint statement, the organizations indicated that they had applied to the Governorship of İstanbul, expressing their wish to celebrate the May Day at Taksim Square; however, they decided on ...

ISTANBUL — In a scene reminiscent of the Arab Spring, thousands of people on Saturday flooded Istanbul's main square after a crackdown on an anti-government protest turned city streets into a ...