Turkish riot police savagely attacked peaceful demonstrators in Istanbul

May 1, 2009 - 16:31 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - On May 1, Turkish riot police savagely attacked peaceful demonstrators, including representatives of Revolutionary Movement and PKK Parties, with clubs and fired pepper spray and water cannon to prevent them taking part in a May Day rally heading to Taksim Square, the central meeting place in Istanbul. 5 were injured, and 10 detained, according to preliminary data.



Last week Istanbul Governor Muammer Güler expressed his determination to enforce the ban on May Day demonstrations at Taksim Square, which was enacted after the military coup in 1980 by the then-ruling junta and has been continued by consecutive governments ever since. This has a particularly symbolic meaning because on May Day 1977 right-wing provocateurs, presumably helped by state forces, opened fire on a left-wing protest in Taksim, resulting in the deaths of 40 people.
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