Turkish Protests Escalate
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Riot police use tear gas to disperse the crowd during an anti-government protests at Taksim Square in central Istanbul May 31, 2013. (Photo by Murad Sezer/Reuters)
Turkish protesters confront riot police near the former Ottoman palace, Dolmabahce, where Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan maintains an office in Istanbul, Turkey, late Saturday, June 1, 2013. Turkish police retreated from a main Istanbul square Saturday, removing barricades and allowing in thousands of protesters in a move to calm tensions after furious anti-government protests turned the city center into a battlefield. A second day of national protests over a violent police raid of an anti-development sit-in in Taksim square has revealed the depths of anger against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who many Turks view as increasingly authoritarian and dismissive of opposing views. (Photo by AP Photo)
Protesters clash with police at Istanbul's Taksim Square, on June 1, 2013. (Photo by Associated Press)
In this photo taken late Saturday, June 1, 2013, a demonstrator waves a national flag as Turkish protesters clash with riot police near the former Ottoman palace, Dolmabahce, where Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan maintains an office in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by AP Photo)
In this photo taken late Saturday, June 1, 2013, riot police fire, as they clash with protestors, near the former Ottoman palace, Dolmabahce, where Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan maintains an office in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by AP Photo)
A demonstrator wears a gas mask made out of a plastic water bottle during a protest against Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling AK Party in central Ankara June 2, 2013. (Photo by Umit Bektas/Reuters)
Damaged buses are seen in Taksim where police and anti-government protesters clashed in central Istanbul June 2, 2013. (Photo by Murad Sezer/Reuters)
A man walks past a damaged road in Taksim Square where police and anti-government protesters clashed in central Istanbul June 2, 2013. (Photo by Murad Sezer/Reuters)
Demonstrators take cover as Turkish riot police use tear gas to disperse them during a protest against Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling AK Party in central Ankara June 2, 2013. (Photo by Umit Bektas/Reuters)
Protesters demonstrate in front of the office of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan during a protest against him in central Istanbul June 2, 2013. (Photo by Murad Sezer/Reuters)
Riot police fire tear gas during a protest against Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling AK Party in central Ankara June 2, 2013. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)
Demonstrators take cover as Turkish riot police use tear gas to disperse them during a protest against Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling AK Party in central Ankara June 2, 2013. (Photo by Umit Bektas/Reuters)
Turkish riot police protect themselves with their shields during clashes with protesters as they protest against Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling AK Party in central Ankara June 2, 2013. (Photo by Umit Bektas/Reuters)
Demonstrators stand in front of a make shift shield during clashes with Turkish riot police in central Ankara June 2, 2013. Erdogan accused Turkey's main secular opposition party on Sunday of stirring a wave of anti-government protests, as tens of thousands regrouped in Istanbul and Ankara after a lull and trouble flared again in the capital. Police used tear gas on protesters in Ankara but the clashes were relatively minor compared with major violence in Turkey's biggest cities on the previous two days. (Photo by Umit Bektas/Reuters)
A demonstrator waves Turkey's national flag as he sits on a monument during a protest against Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling AK Party in central Ankara June 2, 2013. Erdogan accused Turkey's main secular opposition party on Sunday of stirring a wave of anti-government protests, as tens of thousands regrouped in Istanbul and Ankara after a lull and trouble flared again in the capital. Police used tear gas on protesters in Ankara but the clashes were relatively minor compared with major violence in Turkey's biggest cities on the previous two days. (Photo by Umit Bektas/Reuters)
A man sleeps inside a destroyed car after clashes at Taskim Square in Istanbul, on June 2, 2013. Protests in Istanbul and several other Turkish cities appear to have subsided after days of clashes. (Photo by Thanassis Stavrakis/Associated Press)
A demonstrator waves a Turkish flag with a portrait of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk during an anti-government protest at Taksim Square in central Istanbul June 2, 2013. Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan accused Turkey's main secular opposition party on Sunday of stirring a wave of anti-government protests, as tens of thousands regrouped in Istanbul and Ankara after a lull and trouble flared again in the capital. (Photo by Murad Sezer/Reuters)
A demonstrator holds a police shield during an anti-government protest at Taksim Square in central Istanbul June 2, 2013. (Photo by Murad Sezer/Reuters)
Riot police detain a protester during demonstrations against Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling AK Party in central Ankara June 2, 2013. Erdogan accused Turkey's main secular opposition party on Sunday of stirring a wave of anti-government protests, as tens of thousands regrouped in Istanbul and Ankara after a lull and trouble flared again in the capital. Police used tear gas on protesters in Ankara but the clashes were relatively minor compared with major violence in Turkey's biggest cities on the previous two days. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)
A young protester recovers from the effects of being exposed to tear gas fired by Istanbul police in the middle class district of Sisli. About a mile away from the Gezi Park area. The white substance is Ayran (A turkish specialitly of milk, water and yogurt) Protesters against the government of Tayip Erdogan and his plans for a shopping mall and pedestrianised area in the centre of Istanbul. (Photo by Guy Martin/Panos)
A young protester recovers from the effects of being exposed to tear gas fired by Istanbul police in the middle class district of Sisli. About a mile away from the Gezi Park area. (Photo by Guy Martin/Panos)
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