• Supporters of Turkey’s prime minister Tayyip Erdogan hold a giant Turkish flag during an election rally in Istanbul. Erdogan rallied hundreds of thousands of supporters on Sunday, dismissing accusations of intolerance by Western and domestic critics. Bulent Kilic / AFP
    Supporters of Turkey’s prime minister Tayyip Erdogan hold a giant Turkish flag during an election rally in Istanbul. Erdogan rallied hundreds of thousands of supporters on Sunday, dismissing accusations of intolerance by Western and domestic critics. Bulent Kilic / AFP
  • Supporters of Turkey’s prime minister Tayyip Erdogan wave Turkish and AKP flags during an election rally in Istanbul. / Reuters
    Supporters of Turkey’s prime minister Tayyip Erdogan wave Turkish and AKP flags during an election rally in Istanbul. / Reuters
  • A handout picture released by Quentin Jones shows coffee with a portrait of Madonna by renowned American coffee artist Michael Breach is being poured in Sydney, Australia. EPA
    A handout picture released by Quentin Jones shows coffee with a portrait of Madonna by renowned American coffee artist Michael Breach is being poured in Sydney, Australia. EPA
  • Afghan horsemen and spectators gather on an arid patch of land near snow-capped mountains to play the traditional sport of Buzkashi near Bamiyan city in the central Afghan province of Bamiyan Kamran Shefayee / AFP
    Afghan horsemen and spectators gather on an arid patch of land near snow-capped mountains to play the traditional sport of Buzkashi near Bamiyan city in the central Afghan province of Bamiyan Kamran Shefayee / AFP
  • Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) sits on a bench with his wife and singer Carla Bruni-Sarkozy after voting at a polling station in the first round in the French mayoral elections in Paris. Benoit Tessier / Reuters
    Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) sits on a bench with his wife and singer Carla Bruni-Sarkozy after voting at a polling station in the first round in the French mayoral elections in Paris. Benoit Tessier / Reuters
  • A Bhutanese resident speaks on his mobile phone as he stands on a street in Thimphu. Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP
    A Bhutanese resident speaks on his mobile phone as he stands on a street in Thimphu. Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP
  • A man wears a mask showing the Turkish prime minister during a rally in Istanbul. prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan rallied hundreds of thousands of supporters on Sunday, dismissing accusations of intolerance by Western and domestic critics. Ozan Kose / AFP
    A man wears a mask showing the Turkish prime minister during a rally in Istanbul. prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan rallied hundreds of thousands of supporters on Sunday, dismissing accusations of intolerance by Western and domestic critics. Ozan Kose / AFP
  • Police use a water cannon to disperse a demonstrator during a protest against a trade pact with mainland China. Edward Lau / Reuters
    Police use a water cannon to disperse a demonstrator during a protest against a trade pact with mainland China. Edward Lau / Reuters
  • Riot police use water cannons during a clash with student protesters outside the Executive Yuan, a branch of government in charge of administrative affairs for all of Taiwan. Lam Yik Fei / Getty
    Riot police use water cannons during a clash with student protesters outside the Executive Yuan, a branch of government in charge of administrative affairs for all of Taiwan. Lam Yik Fei / Getty

Best photography from around the world, March 24


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The National View’s photo editors pick the best images of the day from around the world.