Do prošle godine, skupovi za Prvi maj na najprometnijem istambulskom trgu bili su zabranjeni, nakon što su neidentificirani naoružani napadači pucali i ubili 34 lica tokom demonstracija za taj datum 1977.
Up until last year, May Day gatherings were prohibited in Istanbul's busiest square after unidentified gunmen shot and killed 34 people during a demonstration on that date in 1977.