' Ali died from injuries amid anti - government protests in Hatay province Tuesday . Tear gas wafted through downtown Hatay late Tuesday night , after angry residents emerged from Atakan 's funeral to again clash with Turkish riot police on Gunduz Street . Turkey 's interior minister : ` ` There was no police presence '' and he ` ` orders from a high place '' Turkish authorities in Hatay have not responded to requests for an official autopsy report .
' Ali died from injuries amid anti - government protests in Hatay province Tuesday . Turkey 's interior minister : ` ` There was no police presence '' and he ` ` orders from a high place '' Turkish authorities in Hatay have not responded to requests for an official autopsy report .