33 minutes agoTurkey bans New Year's festivities at Istanbul Taksim Square
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)New Year's festivities at Istanbul's Taksim Square have been banned, Turkish authorities said. Security measures have doubled this year, writes Alrabby broadcasting Periscope. Ismail Kilic, chief of local police in Istanbul's Beyoglu neighbourhood, said these measures were taken after a murder occurred during the New Year's holiday. [...]
New Year's festivities at Istanbul's Taksim Square have been banned, Turkish authorities said.
Security measures have doubled this year, writes Alrabby broadcasting Periscope.
Ismail Kilic, the chief of local police in Istanbul's Beyoglu neighbourhood, said these measures were taken after a murder occurred during the New Year's holiday at a nightclub last year. The “Masses for the New Year will be at the highest level,” quoted Kilic as quoting.
Turkey has suffered a series of terrorist attacks by Kurdish militants and the Islamic State group, including the Reina massacre in which 39 people were killed. /Periscope.
