People gesture and chant slogans as they protest to defy a ban and march on the way to Taksim Square during the May Day rally, in Istanbul, on May 1, 2017. (Photo: AFP)
People walk under campaign banners of candidates for Istanbul of AKP, Murat Kurum, center, and Istanbul Mayor and CHP, Ekrem Imamoglu in Istanbul, March 29, 2024. (Photo: AP/Francisco Seco)
Medical staff wait in an ambulance as Turkish police officers block a street near Santa Maria church after a attack, in Istanbul, on January 28, 2024 (Photo: OZAN KOSE / AFP)
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks as he announces Murat Kurum as his ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) candidate in Istanbul's upcoming mayoral election in March, in Istanbul on January 7, 2024. (Photo: AFP)
Local residents watch the Turkish President's speech next to a banner with his portrait during a rally in the Beyoglu district on the eve of the presidential and parliamentary elections (Photo: OZAN KOSE / AFP)
A Turkish flag waving over rubbles of destroyed buildings in Antakya, Hatay, a week after a deadly earthquake struck parts of Turkey and Syria, Feb. 14, 2023. (Photo: Hassan Ayadi/AFP)
Police officers stand at the entrance the street after an explosion on Istanbul's popular pedestrian Istiklal Avenue, late Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022 (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
