#hasret

Why is this trending?

Social media users express longing for past freedoms amid 1 May labor day protests restricted in Istanbul's Mecidiyeköy and other areas. Many evoke nostalgia for Hasret Gültekin, the saz musician killed in the 1993 Sivas Madımak massacre, on his birth anniversary coinciding with the holiday. Complaints highlight economic hardships, lost justice, and uncelebrated workers' rights.