Demonstrators across Turkey took to the streets again this morning, continuing a week of unprecedented protest against what they see as Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's authoritarian rule, police brutality, and the destruction of Istanbul's Taksim Park for the sake of a development project. More than 4,300 people have been wounded so far in a dozen cities, and at least two have died. Members of the Turkish government offered apologies for excessive use of police force, but Erdogan remained dismissive and defiant, insisting he will continue with the planned development of Taksim Park. Collected here are scenes from Turkey over the past few days, as tens of thousands remain in the streets, and the government shows no sign of making concessions.
A Week of Furious Protest in Turkey
- Alan Taylor
- June 6, 2013
- 42 Photos
- In Focus
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A couple wearing gas masks walk in a street between Taksim and Besiktas in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 4, 2013 during an anti-government demonstration. What started as an outcry against a local development project has snowballed into widespread anger against what critics say is the government's increasingly conservative and authoritarian agenda. #
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A protester waves the Turkish flag from a roof top at Taksim square on June 3, 2013 in Istanbul. #
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Demonstrators clash with riot police between Taksim and Besiktas in Istanbul, on June 4, 2013. #
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Riot police walk past a burning barricade during clashes with anti-government protesters in Ankara, early on June 5, 2013. #
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Riot police fire tear gas toward demonstrators in Istanbul, on June 4, 2013. #
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A protester runs away from tear gas during clashes with Turkish riot policemen between Taksim and Besiktas in Istanbul, on June 3, 2013. #
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Protestors carry another who sustained a head injury from a gas canister. #
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A protester escapes from the action in a treed area, moving slowly due to difficulty breathing in a mask. #
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Hundreds of police advance to Dolmabahce from Darphane, forcing demonstrators to take refuge in apartment buildings. #
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A man standing on the roof of Ataturk Cultural center looks at protesters gathered at Taksim square in Istanbul, on June 4, 2013. #
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Protesters sleep near tents in Gezi Park near Taksim Square in Istanbul, on June 6, 2013. #
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A man walks past damaged buses near Istanbul's Taksim Square, on June 6, 2013. #
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Anti-government protesters march during a demonstration in Ankara, on June 5, 2013. #
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Protesters raise their hands as they shout slogans during a protest at Taksim Square in Istanbul, on June 3, 2013. #
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Protesters shout anti-government slogans during a demonstration in Taksim Square, on June 3, 2013. #
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Riot police move into position around the Prime Minister's office in Ankara, on June 3, 2013. #
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Protesters spend their afternoon in Gezi Park in Taksim Square, on June 4, 2013. #
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Protesters practice yoga in Gezi park, on Thursday, June 6, 2013. #
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A whirling dervish holding a gas mask performs in Taksim square, on June 5, 2013. #
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Anti-government protesters demonstrate in Taksim Square, on June 5, 2013. #
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A newly married couple pose for their wedding picture at Istiklal street near Taksim square in Istanbul, on June 2, 2013. #
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Riot police use a water cannon to disperse protesters in Ankara, on June 5, 2013. #
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A police officer helps a woman during an anti-government protest in Istanbul, on June 3, 2013. #
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An anti-government protester has his face covered by cling wrap, which they use as a makeshift tear gas mask, during clashes in Ankara, on June 3, 2013. #
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A riot police officer fires tear gas at protesters during a demonstration in Ankara, on June 3, 2013. #
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Police use a water cannon against protesters during a demonstration in Ankara, on June 3, 2013. #
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Anti-government protesters ask for help for their wounded fellow after riot police attacked them during a protest in Ankara, on June 5, 2013. #
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Anti-government protesters try to protect themselves from a water cannon as riot police disperse them during a protest in Ankara, on June 5, 2013. #
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A man looks on as anti-government protesters demonstrate in Gezi park in Taksim Square, on June 5, 2013. #
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Protesters stand on the roof of a building at sunset in Taksim square, on June 4, 2013. #
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Protestors cover their faces with plastic during clashes with Turkish police near Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's office, on June 4, 2013. #
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A protestor uses a mobile device to report the latest news about the clashes near Taksim in Istanbul, on June 3, 2013. #
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Protesters pass along stones for building a barricade during clashes with riot police in Istanbul, on June 3, 2013. #
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Turkish riot policemen unload tear gas canisters during clashes with protesters in Istanbul, on June 3, 2013. #
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Anti-government protesters demonstrate in central Ankara June 3, 2013. #
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A protester gestures towards riot police after they fired tear gas in front of a barricade in Istanbul, on June 4, 2013. #
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A Turkish riot police officer fires tear gas during clashes with protestors in Istanbul, on June 3, 2013. #
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Protestors clash with Turkish riot policemen in Istanbul, on June 3, 2013. #
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A detained demonstrator in Istanbul, on June 4, 2013. #
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A protester watches another throw a stone at police during clashes near Taksim square, on June 5, 2013. #
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A medical team treats a protestor overcome by tear gas during clashes with Turkish police near Prime Minister Erdogan's offices, on June 4, 2013. #
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A protester gestures during clashes with Turkish police in Istanbul, on June 4, 2013. #
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