Turkish labour unions and allied professional and left-wing organisations held a protest in Istanbul, Turkey on Friday (May 1) to mark May Day, which is a public holiday in the country.

Reuters video shows hundreds of protesters chanting "resistance is everywhere", before groups clashed with police who tried to contain them from congregating in Taksim Square.

Officials also sprayed tear gas towards protesters, before attempting to disperse them with water canons on a rainy day in the Turkish capital.

Traditional May Day protests and marches are also being held in Paris and Washington, D.C, where hundreds of demonstrators are expected to march through the U.S. capital.

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SHOWS: ISTANBUL, TURKEY (MAY 1, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. POLICE RUNNING TO SURROUND GROUP OF PROTESTERS WHO ARE CHANTING (Turkish) "Taksim is everywhere; resistance is everywhere"

2. PROTESTERS SURROUNDED BY POLICE, CHANTING (Turkish) "Long live May Day"

3. VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS SURROUNDED BY POLICE, CHANTING

4. POLICE SURROUNDING GROUP UNDER FLYOVER

5. GROUP OF PROTESTERS UNDER FLYOVER/ POLICE STANDING GUARD

6. PROTESTERS MOVING DOWN STREET AND CHANTING (Turkish) "Long live May Day"/ PROTESTERS CLASHING WITH POLICE

7. PROTESTERS MOVING DOWN STREET AND CHANTING

8. PROTESTERS AND POLICE CLASHING/ PROTESTERS TRYING TO BREAK THROUGH POLICE LINE/ POLICE TRYING TO CONTAIN GROUP NEAR WATER CANON TRUCKS/ OFFICIAL SPRAYING TEAR GAS CANISTER TOWARDS CROWD

9. INJURED MAN CROUCHING DOWN, HELPED BY ANOTHER WHO IS POURING WATER INTO HIS EYES/ CROWD CARRYING BANNERS AND FLAGS, CHANTING (Turkish) "Taksim is everywhere; resistance is everywhere"/ WATER FROM CANON BEING SPRAYED AT CROWD/ WATER CANON FROM OTHER TRUCK BEING USED