Photo: Water Cannon Hits Istanbul Protester

Wednesday, 12 June 2013 | by Pat's Picks

Don’t mess with a water cannon. There’s a dramatic photo of a Turkish protester on the front page of the Washington Post this morning. Police used water cannons and tear gas on those gathered in Istanbul’s Taksim Square yesterday to clear the area. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has faced major opposition since his decision to break up a peaceful riot with force two weeks ago snowballed into a larger protest against what many see as his administration’s “creeping authoritarianism.”

SOURCE: Washington Post