PHOTOS: Death of Berkin Elvan reignites protests in Istanbul, Turkey
March 11, 2014
A young girl is pictured after she was wounded during clashes between riot-police and protestors after the funeral of Berkin Elvan, the 15-year-old boy who died from injuries suffered during last year's anti-government protests, in Istanbul on March 12, 2014. Riot police fired tear gas and water cannon at protestors in the capital Ankara, while in Istanbul, crowds shouting anti-government slogans lit a huge fire as they made their way to a cemetery for the burial of Berkin Elvan. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527999675 )
Riot police use water cannons and teargas to disperse thousands of people marching for Berkin Elvan, a Turkish teenager who died after being in a coma since being hit in the head by a tear gas canister fired by police during the summer's anti-government protests, during his funeral in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 12, 2014. On Wednesday, thousands converged in front of a house of worship calling for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to resign.(AP Photo/Emrah Gurel) ( APTOPIX Turkey Teenager's Funeral )
Thousands of people attend the funeral of Berkin Elvan, the 15-year-old boy who died from injuries suffered during last year's anti-government protests, in Istanbul on March 12, 2014. Riot police fired tear gas and water cannon at protestors in the capital Ankara, while in Istbanbul, crowds shouting anti-government slogans lit a huge fire as they made their way to a cemetery for the burial of Berkin Elvan. (MIRA/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527990159 )
A riot policeman beats a protestor during clashes between riot-police and protestors after the funeral of Berkin Elvan, the 15-year-old boy who died from injuries suffered during last year's anti-government protests, in Istanbul on March 12, 2014. Riot police fired tear gas and water cannon at protestors in the capital Ankara, while in Istanbul, crowds shouting anti-government slogans lit a huge fire as they made their way to a cemetery for the burial of Berkin Elvan. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 528000235 )
Riot police officers wait in a damaged bus as thousands of people march for Berkin Elvan, a Turkish teenager who was in a coma since being hit on the head by a tear gas canister fired by police during anti-government protests in the summer of 2013, during his funeral in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 12, 2014. On Wednesday, thousands converged in front of a house of worship calling for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to resign. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel) ( Turkey Teenager's Funeral )
A woman tries to protect her baby from tear gas during clashes between riot-police and protestors after the funeral of Berkin Elvan, the 15-year-old boy who died from injuries suffered during last year's anti-government protests, in Istanbul on March 12, 2014. Riot police fired tear gas and water cannon at protestors in the capital Ankara, while in Istanbul, crowds shouting anti-government slogans lit a huge fire as they made their way to a cemetery for the burial of Berkin Elvan. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 528000086 )
A protester carries a chair out of a bank during clashes between police and demonstrators after the funeral of Berkin Elvan, the 15-year-old boy who died from injuries suffered during last year's anti-government protests, in Istanbul on March 12, 2014. Riot police fired tear gas and water cannon at protesters in Ankara and Istanbulas tens of thousands took to the streets to mourn a teenage boy who died from injuries suffered in last year's anti-government protests. Elvan's story became a symbol for many Turks of the heavy-handed police tactics against mass anti-government demonstrators in June, a major challenge to Erdogan's 11-year-rule. (GURCAN OZTURK/AFP/Getty Images) ( 528001847 )
A protester is affected by tear gas during clashes with police after the funeral of Berkin Elvan on March 12, 2014 in Istanbul. Riot police fired tear gas and water cannon at protesters in Ankara and Istanbul on Wednesday as tens of thousands took to the streets to mourn a teenage boy who died from injuries suffered in last year's anti-government protests. In the Turkish capital, police clashed with demonstrators as they tried to stop traffic, making a number of arrests and leaving several injured. (OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527994607 )
Police use tear gas after the funeral of Berkin Elvan, the 15-year-old boy who died from injuries suffered during last year's anti-government protests, in Istanbul on March 12, 2014. Riot police fired tear gas and water cannon at protestors in the capital Ankara, while in Istanbul, crowds shouting anti-government slogans lit a huge fire as they made their way to a cemetery for the burial of Berkin Elvan. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527994341 )
A protestor wearing a gas mask throws a stone onto police during clashes with riot police after the funeral of Berkin Elvan on March 12, 2014 in Istanbul. Riot police fired tear gas and water cannon at protesters in Ankara and Istanbul on Wednesday as tens of thousands took to the streets to mourn a teenage boy who died from injuries suffered in last year's anti-government protests. In the Turkish capital, police clashed with demonstrators as they tried to stop traffic, making a number of arrests and leaving several injured. (MIRA/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527995711 )
An anti-government protester is detained by riot policemen during a protest rally to mark the funeral of Berkin Elvan in Ankara on March 12, 2014. Protestors clashed with police in Turkey on Wednesday as tens of thousands of people took to the streets to mourn a teenage boy who died from injuries suffered during last year's anti-government protests. Riot police fired tear gas and water cannon at protestors in the capital Ankara, while in Istanbul, crowds shouting anti-government slogans lit a huge fire as they made their way to a cemetery for the burial of 15-year-old Berkin Elvan. (ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527992176 )
A police officer tries to extinguish fires after the funeral of Berkin Elvan, the 15-year-old boy who died from injuries suffered during last year's anti-government protests, in Istanbul on March 12, 2014. Riot police fired tear gas and water cannon at protestors in the capital Ankara, while in Istanbul, crowds shouting anti-government slogans lit a huge fire as they made their way to a cemetery for the burial of Berkin Elvan. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527994337 )
Family members cry as people carry the coffin of Berkin Elvan, a Turkish teenager who was in a coma since being hit in the head by a tear gas canister fired by police during the summer's anti-government protests, in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, March 11, 2014. The 15-year old Berkin Elvan’s death in an Istanbul hospital nine months after he fell into a coma looked likely to spark new protests in Turkey. Elvan, who turned 15 in January was caught up in the protests on his way to a shop to buy bread.(AP Photo/Emrah Gurel) ( APTOPIX Turkey Protests )
Protesters are hit by water cannon during clashes with riot police in Kadikoy, on the Anatolian side of Istanbul, on March 11, 2014. Turkish riot police fired tear gas Tuesday at protesters massed outside a hospital after the death of a teenage boy wounded during anti-government protests last year and left comatose. About 1,000 people staged a rally outside an Istanbul hospital in solidarity with 15-year-old Berkin Elvan, who was walking to buy bread when he was struck in the head by a tear gas canister during the unrest in the city in June. (GURCAN OZTURK/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527966916 )
The coffin of Berkin Elvan is carried on March 11, 2014, in Istanbul. Berkin Elvan, who has been in a coma since June 2013 after being struck in the head by a gas canister during a police crackdown on protesters, died March 11, his family announced via Twitter. The young teenager, the eighth person to be killed in the Gezi Park protests, went into a coma after sustaining a head injury from a gas canister as he went to buy bread during a police crackdown in Istanbul's Okmeydanõ neighborhood last June. Elvan has since become one of the prime symbols violence faced by protesters throughout the nationwide Gezi demonstrations. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527956929 )
The mother (C) of 15-year-old Berkin Elvan cries after her son died at Okmeydani Hospital in Istanbul on March 11, 2014. Violent protests erupted between Turkish police and hundreds of protesters outside the hospital where the teenager, who had fallen into a coma after being hit by a tear gas canister during mass anti-government protests last year, died. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527946779 )
A Turkish protester escorts a fellow demonstrator after he was wounded in clashes with riot policemen outside Okmeydani Hospital in Istanbul on March 11, 2014. Violent protests erupted between police and hundreds of protesters outside the hospital where a teenager, who had fallen into a coma after being hit by a tear gas canister during mass anti-government protests last year, died. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527951683 )
A protester throws a gas canister back to riot police during clashes in Kadikoy, Anatolian side of Istanbul, on March 11, 2014. Turkish riot police fired tear gas on March 11 at protesters massed outside a hospital after the death of a teenage boy wounded during anti-government protests last year and left comatose. Berkin Elvan, 15, who has been in a coma since June 2013 after being struck in the head by a gas canister during a police crackdown on protesters, died on March 11, his family announced via Twitter. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527963725 )
A protester reacts during clashes with police in Kadikoy, Anatolian side of Istanbul, on March 11, 2014. Turkish riot police fired tear gas on March 11 at protesters massed outside a hospital after the death of a teenage boy wounded during anti-government protests last year and left comatose. Berkin Elvan, 15, who has been in a coma since June 2013 after being struck in the head by a gas canister during a police crackdown on protesters, died on March 11, his family announced via Twitter. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527963626 )
People carry the coffin of Berkin Elvan, a Turkish teenager who was in a coma since being hit on the head by a tear gas canister fired by police during last summer's anti-government protests, in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, March 11, 2014. The 15-year old Berkin Elvan’s death in an Istanbul hospital nine months after he fell into a coma looked likely to spark new protests in Turkey. Elvan, who turned 15 in January was caught up in the protests on his way to a shop to buy bread. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel) ( Turkey Protests )
As his poster lies on the ground, riot police use water cannons to disperse people who protest the death of Berkin Elvan, a Turkish teenager who was in a coma since being hit in the head by a tear gas canister fired by police during the summer's anti-government protests, in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, March 11, 2014. The 15-year old Berkin Elvan’s death in an Istanbul hospital nine months after he fell into a coma looked likely to spark new protests in Turkey. Riot police fired tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullets to disperse anti-government protesters trying to converge in central Ankara and Istanbul hours after Berkin Elvan’s family announced his death. (AP Photo / Burhan Ozbilici) ( Turkey Protests )
People follow the coffin of Berkin Elvan, a Turkish teenager who was in a coma since being hit on the head by a tear gas canister fired by police during last summer's anti-government protests, in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, March 11, 2014. The 15-year old Berkin Elvan’s death in an Istanbul hospital nine months after he fell into a coma looked likely to spark new protests in Turkey. Elvan, who turned 15 in January was caught up in the protests on his way to a shop to buy bread.(AP Photo/Emrah Gurel) ( Turkey Protests )
A Turkish protester holds a police shield during clashes between riot police and demonstrators outside Okmeydani Hospital in Istanbul on March 11, 2014. Violent protests erupted between police and hundreds of protesters outside the hospital where 15-year-old Berkin Elvan, who had fallen into a coma after being hit by a tear gas canister during mass anti-government protests last year, died. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527946898 )
A riot police tries to kick a protestor during clashes at Istiklal avenue on March 11, 2014 in istanbul. Turkish riot police fired tear gas Tuesday at protesters massed outside a hospital after the death of a teenage boy wounded during anti-government protests last year and left comatose. About 1,000 people staged a rally outside an Istanbul hospital in solidarity with 15-year-old Berkin Elvan, who was walking to buy bread when he was struck in the head by a tear gas canister during the unrest in the city in June. (OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527967371 )
Riot police uses water cannons on March 11, 2014 in Ankara, to disperse people protesting against the death of Berkin Elvan, a Turkish teenager who was in a coma since being hit in the head by a tear gas canister fired by police during the 2013 summer's anti-government protests. (ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527962676 )
A protester waves a black flag during clashes with riot police in Kadikoy, on the Anatolian side of Istanbul, on March 11, 2014. Turkish riot police fired tear gas on March 11 at protesters massed outside a hospital after the death of a teenage boy wounded during anti-government protests last year and left comatose. Berkin Elvan, 15, who has been in a coma since June 2013 after being struck in the head by a gas canister during a police crackdown on protesters, died on March 11, his family announced via Twitter. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527963853 )
Protesters chant slogans behind a barricade during clashes with riot police in Kadikoy, on the Anatolian side of Istanbul, on March 11, 2014. Turkish riot police fired tear gas Tuesday at protesters massed outside a hospital after the death of a teenage boy wounded during anti-government protests last year and left comatose. About 1,000 people staged a rally outside an Istanbul hospital in solidarity with 15-year-old Berkin Elvan, who was walking to buy bread when he was struck in the head by a tear gas canister during the unrest in the city in June. (GURCAN OZTURK/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527966997 )
People run away from tear gas during clashes with riot police in Kadikoy, on the Anatolian side of Istanbul, on March 11, 2014. Turkish riot police fired tear gas on March 11 at protesters massed outside a hospital after the death of a teenage boy wounded during anti-government protests last year and left comatose. Berkin Elvan, 15, who has been in a coma since June 2013 after being struck in the head by a gas canister during a police crackdown on protesters, died on March 11, his family announced via Twitter. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527964391 )
People protest the death of Berkin Elvan, a Turkish teenager who was in a coma since being hit in the head by a tear gas canister fired by police during the summer's anti-government protests, in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, March 11, 2014. The 15-year old Berkin Elvan’s death in an Istanbul hospital nine months after he fell into a coma looked likely to spark new protests in Turkey. Riot police fired tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullets to disperse anti-government protesters trying to converge in central Ankara and Istanbul hours after Berkin Elvan’s family announced his death. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel) ( Turkey Protests )
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