(GEN) ISTANBUL GOVERNOR ON MAY 1 CELEBRATIONS.ISTANBUL, Apr 10, 2009 (TUR tur: see ibex. ) -- Taksim Square Taksim Square (Turkish: Taksim Meydanı) situated in the European part of Istanbul, Turkey, is a major shopping, tourist and leisure district famed for its restaurants, shops and hotels. in Istanbul was open to symbolic celebrations on May 1, Labor Day Labor Day, holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on the first Monday in September to honor the laborer. It was inaugurated by the Knights of Labor in 1882 and made a national holiday by the U.S. Congress in 1894. , the governor said on Friday. Replying to a question on May Day celebrations, Istanbul Governor Muammer Guler said that labor unions could celebrate May Day in Kadikoy, Caglayan and Kazlicesme squares, but Taksim Square was not suitable for a big rally. Turkey banned Labor Day celebrations in Taksim Square after 36 people were killed on May 1, 1977; a date since referred to as the "Bloody May 1." (THROUGH ASIA Asia (ā`zhə), the world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km), with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population. PULSE) |
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