epa03739569 Protesters clash with Turkish riot police amid tear gas at Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, 11 June 2013. Turkey’s crackdown on opposition protesters reportedly left at least two dead and more than 1,000 injured. Demonstrations against the Islamic-conservative government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan began on 31 May when a police crackdown against a peaceful sit-in staged by environmentalists angered over a development project in Istanbul escalated into larger battles between law enforcement and demonstrators. EPA/SEDAT SUNA