Turkish protesters clash with police in Istanbul – in pictures

A protester is hit by a water cannon in Taksim Square Photograph: Kerim Okten/EPA

Protesters clash with Turkish riot police in Taksim Square Photograph: Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images

Protesters run as riot police fire teargas during a Taksim Square protest Photograph: Murad Sezer/Reuters

A protester uses a slingshot against Turkish riot police in Taksim Square Photograph: Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images

A petrol bomb explodes in front of riot police, sending them sprawling Photograph: Kostas Tsironis/AP

A protester whose clothes are on fire runs away from riot police during clashes in Taksim Square in Istanbul Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images

Riot police are engulfed in smoke Photograph: Kostas Tsironis/AP

Protesters hurl fireworks from behind makeshift barricades. Photograph: Yannis Behrakis/Reuters

Police take aim as the rioting continues Photograph: Jodi Hilton/NurPhoto / Rex Featu

A protester tries to remain standing under the pressure of a police water cannon Photograph: Kostas Tsironis/AP

A protester walks in front of burning excavations during the clashes with police Photograph: Sedat Suna/EPA

Turkish riot police rest during the demonstration Photograph: Gurcan Ozturk/AFP/Getty Images

Turkey's prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, addresses parliament in Ankara. In his speech, Erdoğan made it clear that he has reached the end of his tolerance with the protesters Photograph: AP

Riot police prepare to fire teargas during the protest Photograph: Murad Sezer/Reuters

Taksim Square is flooded by teargas as clashes between protesters and riot police continue into the night in Istanbul Photograph: Vadim Ghirda/AP

People try to escape teargas Photograph: Tolga Bozoglu/EPA

Protesters try to resist to the riot police's water cannon Photograph: Usame Ari/Rex Features

Riot police fire teargas canisters at protesters Photograph: Yannis Behrakis/Reuters

Riot police fires teargas and direct water cannon at protesters Photograph: Yannis Behrakis/Reuters

Protestors clash with Turkish riot police Photograph: Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images

Ambulances stand by to evacuate injured protesters after riot police flooded Gezi Park with teargas during clashes in Taksim Square
Photograph: Vadim Ghirda/AP

A man throws back a teargas canister Photograph: Scott Peterson/Getty Images

Protesters clash with riot police Photograph: Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP/Getty Images

Protesters try to resist the riot police in Taksim square Photograph: Mehmet Ali Poyraz/Rex Features

A boy wearing a Guy Fawkes mask displays a wooden sword behind a barricade at Gezi Park Photograph: Osman Orsal/Reuters

An activist cleans at Gezi Park following a night of continued clashes Photograph: Sedat Suna/EPA

Riot police rest at Taksim square after overnight protests Photograph: Murad Sezer/Reuters

Two activists stay warm at Gezi Park following a night of continued clashes Photograph: Sedat Suna/EPA

Officials hang a giant Turkish flag and a portrait of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (founder of modern Turkey) on Atatürk Cultural Centre at Taksim Square Photograph: Kerim Okten/EPA