"Clashes continue as Turkish labor unions call off Taksim May 1 march
Turkey's leading labor unions on Thursday called off their planned May Day march to Istanbul's Taksim Square. Labor Unions Confederation (DISK) Chairman Suleyman Celebi said the unions would end the march in the Sisli district of Istanbul as they did not want to be seen as the government’s provocation mechanism. Turkey's major labor unions were planning to celebrate May 1 Workers' Day at Istanbul's Taksim Square but the government cited security reasons as the justification for refusing to grant permission. Police used pepper spray and water cannons to control a group of demonstrators who made their way to Taksim’s Istiklal Street."
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