Police in Istanbul fired tear gas and water cannons on Monday (20 July) when a demonstration by protesters blaming the government for a suspected Islamic State (Isis) suicide bombing turned violent, a witness said.
Hundreds gathered near Istanbuls central Taksim Square after the bombing in the mostly Kurdish border town of Suruc which killed at least 30 people.
Some chanted slogans against President Tayyip Erdogan and the ruling AK Party, including: Murderer Islamic State, collaborator Erdogan and AKP.
Turkeys Kurds have been enraged by what they see as Ankaras failure to do more to stop IS. The PKK Kurdish militant group earlier said it held the government responsible for Mondays attack, saying Ankara had supported and cultivated IS against the Kurds in Syria.
The demonstration in Istanbul had largely been peaceful, but some protesters threw bottles at police, the witness said. Similar protests were also staged in Ankara and Diyarbakir.
