International Women's Day protesters have clashed with police in Turkey.
Police fired rubber bullets to disperse crowds of women demonstrating in the streets of Istanbul.
It comes after Turkish police used tear gas to disperse protesters outside the offices of a popular newspaper seized by the government on the weekend.
Hundreds of women gathered in Istanbul on Sunday for a peaceful protest on women's rights two days ahead of International Women's Day.
But the peace did not last long.
People ran in panic when police started firing rubber bullets into the crowd.
Groups of women were seen running through the streets, away from advancing police armed with riot shields.
The women were protesting in defiance of a ban imposed by the governor of Istanbul, who scrapped this year's Women's Day rally, citing security concerns.
This demonstrator says, ban or no ban, she will not be deterred.
(Translated) "We'ave always said that we would never leave the streets for the March 8 demonstrations, and we never will. Neither the police nor the government can stop us. You see the power of women. We are here despite every obstacle, and we will continue to fight for our cause."
Police reportedly detained at least one woman temporarily.
Turkey has been criticised for its handling of gender issues.
A 2011 United Nations report found non-sexual, physical violence committed by intimate partners was 10 times more likely in Turkey than in some European countries.
Turkey is seeking entry to the European Union.
Another protester says the police crackdown is evidence the government is desperate.
(Translated) "This is the picture of the government's desperateness. They tried to ban us from demonstrating. We know they won't allow us to demonstrate today, but we also know that women will not leave the streets and return home."
The incident was the second instance of police using force against protesters on the weekend.
On Saturday, police used tear gas on crowds protesting outside a newspaper the government had seized.
The Zaman is the country's top-selling newspaper and has often criticised the government.
On Friday, police stormed the paper's offices by force, using water cannons and tear gas to clear protesters in the way.
Mustafa Calisan is a reader of the paper who protested on the weekend.
(Translated) "Nobody can impose such a cruel measure in any part of the world. Where in the world have you seen this tyranny before? This didn't happen even when Hitler was in power, let alone Turkey. Even the incidents going on in Syria are not this bitter and this real."
A Turkish court ruled the government should confiscate the newspaper as part of an investigation into the United States-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen.
Turkey's president accuses him of conspiring to overthrow the government.
The paper has now released its first issue under government control, featuring a complimentary story about President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and a photo of him smiling on the front page.
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