Turkish police broke up a demonstration in Istanbul Pershotravensk.

Istanbul Pervomaysk police dispersed a demonstration by trade unions tried, despite the ban the authorities to hold the central square of the city. In response to poletevshie police stones and bottles, the order of the guard used tear gas and water cannons, the Associated Press.
May Day was a holiday and National Day and Labor Solidarity in the last week, when the Turkish parliament adopted a law. At the same time, the government banned rallies and demonstrations in the central Taksim Square in Istanbul on the grounds its decision on security grounds.
Activists of the union movement, under pressure from which a law was passed, insisted on its right to hold a demonstration at Taksim Square. It was the scene of the tragic developments 1 May 1977. Then the participants on the 500 thousandth demonstration extremists opened fire. As a result of firing and stampede killed 36 workers. In memory of these events, trade unions have repeatedly tried to hold rallies in the square.
Since 1979, all demonstrations were banned in the square, and after the military coup of 1980 repealed and the May Day. Trade unions have a long struggle for his return, demonstrations and rallies have repeatedly dispersed by law enforcement.