1/11A police water cannon is used against anti-government protesters in Soma, where the coal mine accident took place, May 16, 2014.
Turkish police fired water cannon and tear gas Friday, May 16, 2014 to disperse several thousand protesters in the town of Soma, where close to 300 people died in the country's worst ever mining disaster this week.
2/11Hundreds of protesters took part in a march against the government. Some protesters chanted slogans near a monument for the town's miners, Soma, May 16, 2014.
Turkish police fired water cannon and tear gas Friday, May 16, 2014 to disperse several thousand protesters in the town of Soma, where close to 300 people died in the country's worst ever mining disaster this week.
3/11A police water canon is used against anti-government protesters in Soma, Turkey where the coal mine accident took place, May 16, 2014.
Turkish police fired water cannon and tear gas Friday, May 16, 2014 to disperse several thousand protesters in the town of Soma, where close to 300 people died in the country's worst ever mining disaster this week.
4/11Muslim townspeople offer their prayers for the victims and relatives of the coal mine disaster, in Soma, May 16, 2014.
Turkish police fired water cannon and tear gas Friday, May 16, 2014 to disperse several thousand protesters in the town of Soma, where close to 300 people died in the country's worst ever mining disaster this week.
5/11People mourn at the grave of a miner after the burial service, in Soma, western province of Manisa, Turkey, May 15, 2014.
Turkish police fired water cannon and tear gas Friday, May 16, 2014 to disperse several thousand protesters in the town of Soma, where close to 300 people died in the country's worst ever mining disaster this week.
6/11Miners and members of rescue services wait outside a coal mine in Soma, western Turkey, May 15, 2014.
Turkish police fired water cannon and tear gas Friday, May 16, 2014 to disperse several thousand protesters in the town of Soma, where close to 300 people died in the country's worst ever mining disaster this week.
7/11People prepare graves for the coal mine disaster victims in Soma, Turkey, May 15, 2014.
Turkish police fired water cannon and tear gas Friday, May 16, 2014 to disperse several thousand protesters in the town of Soma, where close to 300 people died in the country's worst ever mining disaster this week.
8/11Members of the rescue team sit outside the coal mine, in Soma, western Turkey, May 15, 2014.
Turkish police fired water cannon and tear gas Friday, May 16, 2014 to disperse several thousand protesters in the town of Soma, where close to 300 people died in the country's worst ever mining disaster this week.
9/11Relatives of the miners wait near the coal mine where disaster struck, in Soma, western Turkey, Thursday, May 15, 2014.
Turkish police fired water cannon and tear gas Friday, May 16, 2014 to disperse several thousand protesters in the town of Soma, where close to 300 people died in the country's worst ever mining disaster this week.
10/11A young man waits outside the coal mine in Soma, western Turkey, May 15, 2014.
Turkish police fired water cannon and tear gas Friday, May 16, 2014 to disperse several thousand protesters in the town of Soma, where close to 300 people died in the country's worst ever mining disaster this week.
11/11A protester is kicked by Yusuf Yerkel (left), advisor to Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, as Special Forces police officers detain him during a protest against Erdogan's visit to Soma, where the mining disaster occurred, western province of Manisa, Turkey, May 14, 2014.
Turkish police fired water cannon and tear gas Friday, May 16, 2014 to disperse several thousand protesters in the town of Soma, where close to 300 people died in the country's worst ever mining disaster this week.
