Turkish riot police on Wednesday fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse hundreds of anti-government protesters at Istanbul’s Taksim square, the epicentre of violent demonstrations which rocked the country in June, AFP reported.

At least four people were injured, eye witnesses said, after police stepped in to break up a crowd of around 500 protesters clustered at the square.

“We’ll resist until we win!” the protesters shouted. “This is only a beginning, we’ll continue to fight!”

Cat-and-mouse games between police forces and protesters ensued in the streets around the square.

Turkey’s Islamic-rooted government was shaken in June by a wave of protests that presented it with the biggest public challenge since coming to power more than a decade ago.