Turkey demonstrations – your stories

Gezi Park, Friday morning 31.5.13: taken a moment after the unprovoked teargas attack by the police on a quite small group of protesters who were on the edge of the part of Gezi Park across the road (not blocking it in any way) from the part which had been barricaded off after Thursday's police attack on the Occupy camp; note how the protesters look - this was before the protest had become anything resembling a mass protest, but was the trigger for the call - mostly via Twitter - to mass protest Photograph: Nick Hobbs

When there's no police, there's peace: June 1st, afternoon, in Taksim square, an estimated number of 1 million of people singing Bella Ciao with peace signs Photograph: Idil Akdöş

Saturday early evening June 1st: teargas bombs falling from the sky and panicking demonstrators Photograph: Nick Hobbs

The child is under huge Turkish flag: The child is under huge Turkish flag , on Gezi protest in Izmir, Turkey Photograph: Serhatcan Yurdam

Protestors are staying on the road: Protestors from Izmir, are staying on the road Photograph: Serhatcan Yurdam

DirenGezi Photograph: Burcu Doğu

Message from Media Workers to Protestors: The message on the bus, from media workers to Protestors: "Please do not damage; we are serving for uninterrupted communication" Photograph: Serhatcan Yurdam

A small Aegean town shows solidarity with the protests: I attended this rally in Ayvalik this evening to express support of the protests. Similar rallies have been held here each evening since Friday. Ayvalik is a small town of only about 40,000 people and a few hundred attended. The passing bus, dolmus and taxi drivers showed their encouragement by hooting. We are all concerned about the violence shown by police elsewhere in Turkey. Our protest passed without any problems Photograph: Frances Thesiger

Slogan examples from Turkish demonstrators based in London: Turkish people are protesting the Turkish PM, Erdogan Photograph: from London with love

Turkish demonstration in Warsaw: Turks and Poles express solidarity with protesters in Turkey. The photo was taken after celebrations of 24th anniversary of first free elections in Poland after the fall of communism Photograph: Maciek Krawczyk

When we didn't have the police! This picture, sent in by Seda Ilter, is of Ziya Azazi, an acclaimed dancer and choreographer, in Istanbul who is dancing with his mask on. The protests would have been entirely peaceful, if it had not been the police violence. What a shame it is not to have democracy! Photograph: Muge Demirkir

Old man drawing Ataturk portrait at Gezi Park: He was going from wall to wall to find a good plain surface just to draw Ataturk portrait. Later on lots of his works noticed on some of the walls all around Taksim and Istiklal street Photograph: Olcay Ozturk

Beşiktaş: June 6th, 2013: Academics from all the universities in Istanbul march in unison to Gezi Park in Taksim Square, Istanbul Photograph: AdaminTurkey

Turkish Lady in Red Dress: The street art in Kıbrıs Sehitleri Street, Alsancak, Izmir photo taken by Ali Balikci Photograph: Ali Balikci

: A girl in V for Vendetta mask helps people whose eyes hurt by the pepper gas Photograph: ojkk92

Atatürk with a gas mask: Protestors clothe a statue of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Turkish Republic, in a crash helmet and gas mask Photograph: BozukTurkce

Izmir: June 8th, 2013: Atatürk and Turkish flag, Gundogdu Square, Alsancak Photograph: denizsalterego

Izmir: June 8th, 2013: Kıbrıs Sehitleri Street, Alsancak Photograph: denizsalterego

Protestors resting in Gezi Park, June 9, 2013 Photograph: Laura Curtze

Photos of previous encounters between people in the park and police: Horrible pictures of people manhandled and sprayed by the police Photograph: MarkkuAnttonen

Occupy Taksim with tear gas: clashes between riot police and protesters in Taksim square, June 11 Photograph: Ioana Moldovan

Teargas! Run! Photograph: Jade DePalacios

Police washes and old man's face who is affected by tear gas Photograph: Eser Karadag

Protestor stand within tear gas clouds Photograph: Eser Karadag

Throw back Photograph: Burak Su

#direngeziparki: türkay yılmaz (street photographer) Photograph: turkayyy

Protestor on Istiklal Street, near Taksim Square, Tuesday June 11th Photograph: resim77

A protestor is bathed in antiacid solution after being tear gassed: This was at Akaretler Besiktas, on the night of a major clash. They were trying to restrict us from going down to the main arterial road by the Bosphorus. This was taken at around 4 am Photograph: Deniz Pasha