Tourists ride a tram at Taksim Square in Istanbul, Türkiye, July 30, 2024. Taksim Square is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Istanbul. (Photo: Xinhua) A child plays at Taksim Square in ...

Clashes between demonstrators and Turkish police blocking the way to Taksim Square, Istanbul, during the 2024 May Day parade. EMRAH GUREL / AP Rarely has there been such a deployment of force on May ...

There is not a ban on the march and it will start at 6.30 p.m. "despite obstacles," feminist lawyer Eyüboğlu has said. The İstanbul Governor's Office has announced that roads to Taksim Square and ...

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has highlighted the need for a beautiful square in Istanbul. In remarks made to artists and media gathered at Ankara Palas on Thursday, Davutoglu was speaking ...

ISTANBUL — The skeleton of a large new mosque has risen up on the west side of Istanbul’s Taksim Square in the last year, dwarfing the monument to the secular Turkish republic’s founder Mustafa Kemal ...