• An injured man lies on the ground 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, 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.(AP Photo)
    An injured man lies on the ground 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, 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.(AP Photo)
  • Riot police behind shields fire tear gas as they clash with anti-government protesters at Taksim square in central Istanbul. Reuters/Murad Sezer
    Riot police behind shields fire tear gas as they clash with anti-government protesters at Taksim square in central Istanbul. Reuters/Murad Sezer
  • Police use a water cannon to disperse protestors near the Taksim Gezi park in Istanbul after clashes with riot police. AFP Photo / Gurcan Ozturk
    Police use a water cannon to disperse protestors near the Taksim Gezi park in Istanbul after clashes with riot police. AFP Photo / Gurcan Ozturk
  • Turkish protesters confront riot police near the former Ottoman palace, Dolmabahce. AP Photo
    Turkish protesters confront riot police near the former Ottoman palace, Dolmabahce. AP Photo
  • A Turkish protester, right, throws a stone at police vehicle as the protesters clash with security forces in Ankara, Turkey. AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici
    A Turkish protester, right, throws a stone at police vehicle as the protesters clash with security forces in Ankara, Turkey. AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici
  • 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 centre into a battlefield. AP Photo
    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 centre into a battlefield. AP Photo
  • Riot police use water cannons to disperse anti-government protesters in front of Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's Istanbul office. Reuters/Murad Sezer
    Riot police use water cannons to disperse anti-government protesters in front of Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's Istanbul office. Reuters/Murad Sezer
  • Demonstrators set up barricades as they clash with riot police during an anti-government protest at Taksim square in central Istanbul. Reuters/Murad Sezer
    Demonstrators set up barricades as they clash with riot police during an anti-government protest at Taksim square in central Istanbul. Reuters/Murad Sezer

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In pictures: Turkey rocked by protests

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