Early on Thursday, student demonstrators gathered near a university to read out a statement, reported the oppositional TV company Halk TV and local media.
There, they were met by security forces who used pepper spray, plastic bullets, and water cannons.
Melih Meric, a lawmaker from the opposition party CHP, was one of those subjected to police violence.
"My student friends just wanted to make a press statement, but the police absolutely did not want to allow it – this is the result", says Meric on social media.
Many detained
Nearly 1,900 people have been detained during the eight days of nationwide protests, stated the interior minister on Tuesday.
According to the minister, some of those arrested will be brought to trial for drug offenses and assault, and he adds that 150 police officers have been injured in the protests.
Several journalists have also been arrested while reporting on the protests. On Thursday, eight journalists who had been detained after covering the protests were released, according to a group working for media freedom.
BBC correspondent expelled
Turkey's radio and TV authority also announced on Thursday that it is imposing a 10-day broadcasting ban on the oppositional TV channel Sozcu due to allegations of incitement in connection with the coverage of the mass protests.
At the same time, BBC reports that their correspondent Mark Lowen has been expelled from Turkey after being arrested in Istanbul on Wednesday. He had been in Turkey for several days to report on the ongoing protests. On Thursday, he was told that he would be expelled for posing a "threat to public order".
The protests concern Istanbul's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who was arrested on March 19 accused of corruption and has been banned from his office. Imamoglu is seen as the main challenger to Erdogan, who has been in power for 22 years.
