Turkish police arrest hundreds of people at Istanbul May Day protests

Video. Demonstrators in Istanbul clashed with law enforcement on Wednesday as they sought to access the iconic Taksim Square, defying a government prohibition on commemorating Labour Day at this historic site.

Authorities deployed more than 40,000 police officers across the city after banning protests in Taksim Square.

A rainbow flag was unfurled at the top of the historic Galata tower overlooking the Bosphorus