After nearly two weeks of peaceful anti-government protests in Turkey, riot police have stormed the focal point of the demonstrations – Istanbul’s Taksim Square.
Thousands of supporters greeted prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan outside an Istanbul airport chanting “let us go, let’s crush Taksim”, as fear spreads that violent clashes are soon to follow.
Protests have reached a sixth day in Turkey, as people rush to the streets in the hope of pushing for reforms to the country’s democracy to rpotect secularism, freedom of the press, and freedom of dissent.
The death of a second protester has been confirmed in the ongoing anti-government continue and gather pace around the country.
Istanbul saw violence erupt overnight, as the anti-government protests enter their fourth day.