Photos: Teachers protest in Turkey
November 23, 2013
Turkish riot police use tear gas to disperse protesting teachers during an anti government rally in Ankara, Turkey 23 November 2013. EPA/MURAT KULA ANADOLU AGENCY ( TURKEY TEACHERS PROTEST )
Turkish riot police use tear gas to disperse protesting teachers during an anti government rally in Ankara, Turkey 23 November 2013. EPA/CEM OKSUZ ANADOLU AGENCY ( TURKEY TEACHERS PROTEST )
Riot police use pepper gas to disperse thousands of Turkish teachers who were gathered to protest against the government's education and economic policies in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013.(AP Photo) ( Turkey Protest )
Riot police use water cannons and pepper gas to disperse thousands of Turkish teachers who were gathered to protest against the government's education and economic policies in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013.(AP Photo) ( Turkey Protest )
Turkish riot police use a water jet to disperse protesting teachers during an anti government rally in Ankara, Turkey 23 November 2013. EPA/CEM OKSUZ ANADOLU AGENCY ( TURKEY TEACHERS PROTEST )
Turkish police fire tear gas and water cannon during a demonstration called by teachers unions against the government's education policies on November 23, 2013 in Ankara. Political tensions are mounting in Turkey ahead of an election-charged year, with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan embroiled in a bitter row with an influential Muslim leader over education. AFP PHOTO/ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 524925362 )
Turkish riot police use a water jet to disperse protesting teachers during an anti government rally in Ankara, Turkey 23 November 2013. EPA/CEM OKSUZ ANADOLU AGENCY ( TURKEY TEACHERS PROTEST )
A man tries to stop police officers as riot police prepares to use pepper gas to disperse thousands of Turkish teachers who were gathered to protest against the government's education and economic policies in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013.(AP Photo) ( Turkey Protest )
Turkish riot police use a water cannon to disperse protesting teachers during an anti government rally in Ankara, Turkey 23 November 2013. EPA/CEM OKSUZ ANADOLU AGENCY ( TURKEY TEACHERS PROTEST )
Egyptian policemen guard the Turkish embassy in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013. Egypt downgraded diplomatic relations Saturday with Turkey and expelled its ambassador from Cairo, a sharp escalation in tensions between the two countries that mounted after a military coup ousted the country's Islamist president this summer. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) ( Mideast Egypt )
Riot police use water cannons and pepper gas to disperse thousands of Turkish teachers who were gathered to protest against the government's education and economic policies in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013.(AP Photo) ( Turkey Protest )
Riot police use pepper gas to disperse thousands of Turkish teachers who were gathered to protest against the government's education and economic policies in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013.(AP Photo) ( Turkey Protest )
Riot police use water cannons and pepper gas to disperse thousands of Turkish teachers who were gathered to protest against the government's education and economic policies in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013.(AP Photo) ( APTOPIX Turkey Protest )
Riot police use water cannons and pepper gas to disperse thousands of Turkish teachers who were gathered to protest against the government's education and economic policies in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013.(AP Photo) ( Turkey Protest )
Riot police prepare before they use water cannons and pepper gas to disperse thousands of Turkish teachers who were gathered to protest against the government's education and economic policies in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici) ( APTOPIX Turkey Protest )
People run as riot police use water cannons and pepper gas to disperse thousands of Turkish teachers who were gathered to protest against the government's education and economic policies in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013.(AP Photo) ( Turkey Protest )
Riot police use pepper gas to disperse thousands of Turkish teachers who were gathered to protest against the government's education and economic policies in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013.(AP Photo) ( Turkey Protest )
Turkish police fire tear gas and water cannon during a demonstration called by teachers unions against the government's education policies on November 23, 2013 in Ankara. Political tensions are mounting in Turkey ahead of an election-charged year, with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan embroiled in a bitter row with an influential Muslim leader over education. AFP PHOTO/ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 524925304 )
Riot police rest after they used water cannons and pepper gas to disperse thousands of Turkish teachers who were gathered to protest against the government's education and economic policies in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici) ( Turkey Protest )
Riot police use water cannons and pepper gas to disperse thousands of Turkish teachers who were gathered to protest against the government's education and economic policies in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici) ( Turkey Protest )
A man flashes V-sign before riot police use water cannons and pepper gas to disperse thousands of Turkish teachers who were gathered to protest against the government's education and economic policies in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013.(AP Photo) ( Turkey Protest )
Riot police use water cannons and pepper gas to disperse thousands of Turkish teachers who were gathered to protest against the government's education and economic policies in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici) ( Turkey Protest )
Riot police detain a man as they use water cannons and pepper gas to disperse thousands of Turkish teachers who were gathered to protest against the government's education and economic policies in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013.(AP Photo) ( Turkey Protest )
Turkish police fire tear gas and water cannon during a demonstration called by teachers unions against the government's education policies on November 23, 2013 in Ankara. Political tensions are mounting in Turkey ahead of an election-charged year, with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan embroiled in a bitter row with an influential Muslim leader over education. AFP PHOTO/ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 524925336 )
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