Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) -- Turkish police broke up a crowd of angry Kurdish protesters Sunday and chased some into back alleys, in the latest signs of rising tensions in the country.
About 300 demonstrators gathered for a media statement at the offices of the Democratic Society Party, the main Kurdish political party, in the Istanbul neighborhood Dolapdere, police said.
The crowd began shouting slogans and throwing stones, triggering police action, officials said.
Anatolian, Turkey's official news agency, said police used water cannons and tear gas.
By Sunday night, tear gas had drifted into residences, causing people to choke and gasp, said a resident in Tarlebasi, next to Dolapdere.
Tensions have risen in recent days between Turkey and the party -- known by its initials in Turkish, DTP -- as a court ruled to ban the movement and the party threatened to boycott parliamentary sessions.
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