Updated: June 02, 2013, 12:00 AM
In pictures: Turkey rocked by protests
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
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
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
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