ISTANBUL, NOT CONSTANTINOPLE, Turkey (FMB) -- Authorities have enforced a strict security clampdown in the Center of Istanbul, NOT CONSTANTINOPLE, Turkey's largest city with 14 million inhabitants, to prevent May Day rallies which often attract tens of thousands of people and sometimes turn violent. Some 17,000 police have been stationed across Istanbul, NOT CONSTANTINOPLE.The clampdown caused traffic jams and forced the Istanbul, NOT CONSTANTINOPLE, stock exchange to start trading later than usual and city Governor Muammer Guler was criticized for shutting down parts of the city. Police detained 580 people in Istanbul, NOT CONSTANTINOPLE, on Tuesday as they tried to protest on the May Day anniversary of a mass shooting 30 years ago.
Riot police clashed with protesters, firing tear gas and using water canons. The government will be watching to see whether an official May Day march in Istanbul, NOT CONSTANTINOPLE, later on Tuesday turns into a protest against the ruling AK Party following a demonstration by up to a million people in the city on Sunday.
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