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Turkey overwhelmed by rioting. Dissatisfaction with the rapid Islamization of the Turkish people of the country, finally found an outlet on May 31, when a protest against the destruction of a public park in Istanbul turned into anti-government demonstrations, quickly covering the whole Turkey. Demonstrators took to the streets of their cities to protest against the policies of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who, in their opinion, is becoming increasingly authoritarian.
1. A protester waves a Turkish flag with a portrait of the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk during a protest against the policies of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, June 1, 2013. (Adem Altan / AFP / Getty Images)
2. People carry a wounded protester during clashes with police in a protest against the felling of Taksim Gezi Park in Taksim Square in Istanbul, May 31, 2013.(Bulent Kilic / AFP / Getty Images)
3. Demonstrators take part in clashes with police during a protest against the felling of Taksim Gezi Park in Taksim Square in Istanbul, May 31, 2013. (Gurcan Ozturk / AFP / Getty Images)
4. Demonstrators take part in clashes with police during a protest against the felling of Taksim Gezi Park in Taksim Square in Istanbul, May 31, 2013. (Gurcan Ozturk / AFP / Getty Images)
5. Doctors volunteers provide medical assistance to victims demonstrators during clashes with police in the Besiktas district of Istanbul, June 3, 2013. (Ahmet Sik / EPA)
6. Demonstrators take part in clashes with police outside the office of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul, June 3, 2012. (Gurcan Ozturk / AFP / Getty Images)
7. Thousands of people are marching in the street Istiklal during a protest against the conservative policies of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul, June 2, 2013. (Tolga Bozoglu / EPA)
8. Demonstrators protest against the conservative policies of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul, June 2, 2013. (Tolga Bozoglu / EPA)
9. Police use water cannons during the dispersal of protesters against the felling of Taksim Gezi Park in Taksim Square in Istanbul, May 31, 2013. (Stringer / AFP / Getty Images)
10. Police use water cannons during the dispersal of protesters against the policies of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, June 1, 2013. (Umit Bektas / Reuters)
11. Police use water cannons to disperse demonstrators outside the office of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Besiktas district of Istanbul, June 2, 2013.(Ozan Kose / AFP / Getty Images)
12. Doctors volunteer to help wounded protesters at a mosque in Beşiktaş, Istanbul, June 3, 2013. (Ahmet Sik / EPA)
13. Demonstrators set fire to barricades during an anti-government protest in Taksim Square in central Istanbul, May 31, 2013. (Murad Sezer / Reuters)
14. Police used tear gas to disperse the demonstrators in Taksim Square in central Istanbul, May 31, 2013. (Murad Sezer / Reuters)
15. A protester waves a national flag with the monument during a protest in central Ankara, June 2, 2013. (Umit Bektas / Reuters)
16. Anti-government protester holds a Turkish flag with a portrait of the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk during a protest in Ankara, June 2, 2013. (Umit Bektas / Reuters)
17. Demonstrators carry a national flag during a protest in Taksim Gezi Park in Taksim Square in central Istanbul, June 3, 2013. (Stoyan Nenov / Reuters)
18. Demonstrantki chanting anti-government slogans during a protest in Ankara, June 3, 2013. (Umit Bektas / Reuters)
19. Demonstrators take part in clashes with police during a protest against the felling Gezi Park Taksim in Istanbul, May 31, 2013. (Bulent Kilic / AFP / Getty Images)
20. Demonstrators protest against the destruction of the Park Taksim Gezi Istanbul, May 31, 2013. (Bulent Kilic / AFP / Getty Images)
21. The police are on the street Istiklal during a protest against the felling of Taksim Gezi Park in Taksim Square in Istanbul, June 1, 2013. (Bulent Kilic / AFP / Getty Images)
22. People assist wounded demonstrator in Ankara, June 1, 2013. (Adem Altan / AFP / Getty Images)
23. A police officer uses tear gas during a protest against the policies of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, June 1, 2013. (Adem Altan / AFP / Getty Images)
24. People help a wounded demonstrator during clashes with police in Ankara, June 1, 2013. (Adem Altan / AFP / Getty Images)
25. Demonstrators take part in clashes with police during a protest against the policies of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, June 1, 2013. (Adem Altan / AFP / Getty Images)
26. Painted storefront on Taksim Square in Istanbul, after several days of protests, June 3, 2013. (Bulent Kilic / AFP / Getty Images)
27. People distribute free food among the protesters in Taksim Gezi Park in Istanbul, June 3, 2013. (Bulent Kilic / AFP / Getty Images)
28. Demonstrators take part in clashes with police outside the office of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul, June 3, 2013. (Gurcan Ozturk / AFP / Getty Images)