Istanbul Antigovernment Protests (June 4-5)

People walk past a poster depicting Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan that has been pasted by demonstrators on Taksim Square in Istanbul on June 5.

An antigovernment protester wearing a Guy Fawkes mask walks past a burnt public bus used as a barricade on Taksim Square in Istanbul on June 5.

People sit near a poster portraying Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan as Nazi leader Adolf Hitler in Istanbul on June 5.

A riot police water cannon sprays demonstrators during clashes in Istanbul on June 4.

A protester gestures towards riot police after they fired tear gas in front of a barricade in Istanbul on June 4.

Antigovernment protesters stand on a barricade during a demonstration in Istanbul on June 4.

An antigovernment protester runs away from a burning container on Istanbul's Taksim Square on June 4.

A Besiktas soccer fan uses his team's scarf as a mask while sitting in a damaged bus on Taksim Square in central Istanbul on June 4.

An antigovernment protester shouts in front of a burning container on Istanbul's Taksim Square on June 4.