In Istanbul, despite ban, thousands march for Women's Day

Although the authorities shut several nearby metro stations and issued a ban on demonstrations, the Feminist Night March was allowed to go ahead. Huge crowds of women, many dressed in purple, chanted slogans and blew whistles. The demonstrators packed the streets of Cihangir district, some carrying parasols garlanded in fairy lights, others waving a sea of colourful banners with slogans such as: "Kurdish for Women, life, freedom", "Femicides are political!" or even "My favourite season is the fall of the patriarchy".