Baku-APA. Police have clashed with protesters in Turkey's capital, where tens of thousands of people turned out for the funeral of a teenager who died from injuries suffered during violent anti-government demonstrations last year, APA reports quoting skynews.
Riot police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators in Ankara, a day after the death of 15-year-old Berkin Elvan.
Tear gas was also fired at anti-government protesters in the Aegean port city of Izmir.
Meanwhile, tens of thousands of people gathered for the boy's funeral procession in central Istanbul.
Mourners marched from the house of worship, where Berkin's body lay, to the site where he was injured and then on to the cemetery.
Many chanted "Berkin Elvan is immortal", while others shouted "government resign" and "murderer Tayyip", referring to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Berkin died in a hospital in Istanbul on Tuesday after spending almost nine months in a coma.
He was struck in the head by a police gas canister while on his way to buy bread for his family during an anti-government rally on June 16, 2012.
Clashes between protesters and police also broke out in several cities on Tuesday after news of his death broke.
Berkin's case has caused widespread anger in Turkey, with many seeing it as a symbol of the heavy-handed tactics used by police.
His death brings the number of people killed during last summer's protests to at least eight.
The demonstrations, which began as a small environmental protest against plans to demolish an Istanbul park, grew to mass rallies against Mr Erdogan's increasingly authoritarian rule.
His government has since been hit by widespread corruption allegations, which have prompted the removal of police and prosecutors from key positions.
The latest unrest comes ahead of key local elections, considered a referendum on his 11 years in power.
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