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Turkish police use tear gas and water cannon to disperse protesters who were trying to march to Istanbul's Taksim square to celebrate May Day, in violation of a government ban. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Turkish police in Istanbul turn tear gas and water cannons on protesters after the government seizes the country's largest newspaper. Diane Hodges reports.
Kurdish protesters clash with police in southeast Turkey over the twin bomb attacks that killed 97 people. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Police and Kurdish protesters clash for the second night in a row in southeastern Turkey. Sean Carberry reports.
Thousands of protesters clash with police in Turkey's southeast province of Diyarbakir as they denounce round-the-clock curfews in historic Sur district. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Riot police clash with May Day protesters in Istanbul's Sarachane neighbourhood, with tens of thousands of officers deployed across the city to clamp down on similar gatherings. Istanbul's central Taksim Square was closed to rallies after 2013 demonstrations against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government, a move that was ruled a violation of rights by Turkey's top constitutional court in 2023. Protesters and a number of opposition politicians have called for the square to be reopened to labour rallies. IMAGES
Turkish riot police charge at protesters gathered in Ankara to denounce the detention of several pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party leaders. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).