Turkish police used teargas and plastic bullets Tuesday to prevent up to 3,000 protesters from entering Istanbul's Taksim Square as they rallied to protest against the death of a 22-year-old demonstrator in southern Turkey a day earlier.
Between 2,000 and 3,000 people rallied on the outskirts of Taksim Square, scene of unprecedented mass anti-government protests in June, and shouted slogans including "Taksim will be the graveyard of fascism", an AFP journalist witnessed.
Police prevented the protesters from entering the square, before pushing them back using tear gas and plastic bullets.
The tear gas disrupted a football match between the national under-21s and their Swedish counterparts taking place near the square, the Dogan news agency reported.
Ahmet Atakan died in hospital Monday night after being hit in the head by a tear gas canister during clashes between police and around 150 protesters in the southeastern city of Antakya in Hatay province near the Syrian border, Dogan said.Read more: Thousands rally in Istanbul against death of protester
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Between 2,000 and 3,000 people rallied on the outskirts of Taksim Square, scene of unprecedented mass anti-government protests in June, and shouted slogans including "Taksim will be the graveyard of fascism", an AFP journalist witnessed.
Police prevented the protesters from entering the square, before pushing them back using tear gas and plastic bullets.
The tear gas disrupted a football match between the national under-21s and their Swedish counterparts taking place near the square, the Dogan news agency reported.
Ahmet Atakan died in hospital Monday night after being hit in the head by a tear gas canister during clashes between police and around 150 protesters in the southeastern city of Antakya in Hatay province near the Syrian border, Dogan said.Read more: Thousands rally in Istanbul against death of protester
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