Kurdish Language Day celebrated in İstanbul with calls for official recognition
Children danced in the rain and sang in Kurdish at a colourful public celebration in İstanbul’s Kadıköy district on Saturday, ...
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Imprisoned İstanbul mayor sends May Day message calling for change
İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, currently imprisoned, sent a message of solidarity to workers marking International Workers’ Day ...
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Thousands gather in İstanbul to mark May Day with calls for workers’ rights, democracy
Tens of thousands of workers, students and civil society members gathered in İstanbul’s Kadıköy district on May Day to commemorate ...
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Police detain hundreds during banned May Day march to İstanbul’s Taksim Square
Hundreds of people were detained by Turkish police on 1 May as they attempted to march to Taksim Square in ...
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Socialist groups call for May Day rally in İstanbul’s iconic Taksim Square
Dozens of trade unions, youth groups, and resistance movements in Turkey have declared they will march on İstanbul’s iconic Taksim ...
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Workers’ unions to mark May Day in İstanbul’s Kadıköy square
Four of Turkey’s largest labour and professional organisations announced on Friday that they will mark International Workers’ Day in İstanbul’s ...
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Students rally in İstanbul: ‘Freedom for our friends’
Thousands of university students from İstanbul’s top institutions marched from Kadıköy Rıhtım to Festivalpark on Tuesday, calling for the immediate ...
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DEM’s ‘Bread and Justice’ campaign fights inequality in Turkey
The Bread and Justice Campaign, launched by the Peoples' Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party in July, is gaining momentum as ...
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