People try to help an injured man who was hit by the jet of a police water cannon on Friday, May 16, during a protest against the government after a mine explosion in Soma, Turkey. Hundreds have taken to the streets across the country since nearly 300 miners died in a mine fire near Soma on May 13, protesting the government and a lack of safety regulations. Unions called for strikes May 15.
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People try to help an injured man who was hit by the jet of a police water cannon on Friday, May 16, during a protest against the government after a mine explosion in Soma, Turkey. Hundreds have taken to the streets across the country since nearly 300 miners died in a mine fire near Soma on May 13, protesting the government and a lack of safety regulations. Unions called for strikes May 15.
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Police use water cannons and tear gas to disperse people gathered to commemorate victims and protest the government's labor policy in Izmir, Turkey, on May 16.
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Police use water cannons and tear gas to disperse people gathered to commemorate victims and protest the government's labor policy in Izmir, Turkey, on May 16.
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Yusuf Yerkel, an aide to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, kicks a person who is being wrestled to the ground by two police officers during protests in Soma, Turkey, on Wednesday, May 14.
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Yusuf Yerkel, an aide to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, kicks a person who is being wrestled to the ground by two police officers during protests in Soma, Turkey, on Wednesday, May 14.
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Riot police try to stop protesters attacking the offices of Erdogan's Justice and Development Party in Soma on May 14.
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Riot police try to stop protesters attacking the offices of Erdogan's Justice and Development Party in Soma on May 14.
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Protesters riot outside the Justice and Development Party office in Soma.
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Protesters riot outside the Justice and Development Party office in Soma.
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People march to the Soma offices of the Justice and Development Party.
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People march to the Soma offices of the Justice and Development Party.
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A protester is detained in front of the General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration headquarters in Istanbul on May 14.
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A protester is detained in front of the General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration headquarters in Istanbul on May 14.
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Riot police use a water cannon to disperse protesters in Istanbul.
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Riot police use a water cannon to disperse protesters in Istanbul.
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Protesters clash with riot police in Ankara on May 14.
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Protesters clash with riot police in Ankara on May 14.
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Police arrest a protester in Ankara on May 14.
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Police arrest a protester in Ankara on May 14.
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