Police have clashed with hundreds of protesters in Istanbul during another anti-government demonstration.
The protest took place on Monday over the case of 14-year-old boy, Berkin Elvan, who was seriously injured during an anti-government demonstration in June.

The boy has been in a coma since being hit by a tear gas canister during the protest.

Police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters marching on Istanbul’s main court. The crowd shouted, "We want justice for Berkin Elvan".

The protesters also threw rocks and Molotov cocktails.

On September 7, Turkish police clashed with students protesting against reconstruction plans in their university campus in the capital, Ankara.

The students of the Middle East Technical University (METU) protested against the municipality's plan to build a road by uprooting a large number of trees on the campus. Reports say around 3,000 trees would be affected inside the campus due to the controversial project.

A day earlier, at least 14 people were arrested during a similar demonstration in the campus, one of the largest green spaces in Ankara.

In June, a peaceful sit-in to save Istanbul's central Gezi Park from being razed prompted a violent police response.

Several people were killed and thousands injured after the protests spiraled into nationwide demos against the government.

By Press TV

 

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