In Istanbul there was struggle between Stalinist groups and the police. About 250 people were arrested during the events. Anarchists (in Istanbul) were in fact not so happy to walk with leftists in 1 MAYs and after a short time they decided to go away (before the events began); this time Istanbul anarchists were much more "organized" and there were also comrades coming from other cities for this (demo) organization. The ones who were arrested were often the members of Stalinist groups (DHKP-C, MLKP etc.) and none of our comrades were arrested.
In Ankara there was not much event; (some people said) 39 demonstrators were arrested after the demo; it may not be quite true. Anarchists were more then 50 in number but they were not "cheerful" and better then last years; the main reason was that some of our more "activist" comrades were in Istanbul.
Also in Diyarbakir, police did not let people walk, and they were forced to end the demo...
LIBERTY WILL WIN!!!
MUTLU (Ankara/TURKEY)