People took to the streets in Turkey today to celebrate International Workers’ Day, also known as May Day. The day, promoted by the international labor movement, is a celebration of the working class and occurs every year on May 1. It is considered a public holiday in many countries in the Middle East, such as Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Pakistan, the Palestinian Territories and Syria.
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