Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has blamed opposition parties for provoking a "movement of violence" as protests in the country continued for a sixth night.
Unrest began in Istanbul last Wednesday when the city's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu - Erdogan's main political rival - was detained on corruption charges.
Imamoglu said the allegations against him were politically motivated, a claim Erdogan has denied.
Turkey's main opposition party, the Republican People's Party's (CHP), which announced Imamoglu as its presidential candidate on Sunday, said the demonstrations will end on Tuesday, without saying what the next steps would be.
Erdogan has labelled the demonstrations "evil" and blamed the opposition for "disturbing the peace of our citizens with provocations".
Speaking from Ankara, Turkey's capital, Erdogan called for the protests to end and said that "instead of responding to allegations", opposition parties had "made the most vile and unlawful statements in our political history for [the past] five days".
On Monday, vehicles carrying water cannons were seen close to the city hall, though protests appeared to be largely peaceful with no repeat of the fierce clashes seen on Sunday.
Lydia, one of the demonstrators, told AFP that the Turkish authorities were "hunting us like pests", adding: "They sprayed pepper spray on us like insecticides."
Young people - many of whom may not know any other government than this one under Erdogan - have played an important role in the protests.
They have differing political views and do not appear to be affiliated with a particular political movement at the protests. They are rallying against the government, but they do not hesitate to criticise the opposition as well.
Asked if she is afraid of the potential repercussions of demonstrating, one woman told the BBC: "There is nothing left to lose."
Another, a 25-year-old woman who attended Sunday's protest, said she was afraid before - "but now I'm just angry".
In figures released before Monday evening's gatherings, the Turkish government said 1,133 people had been arrested since the protests began.
With the CHP apparently ending its rallies in Istanbul, it is unclear if other spontaneous protests will continue.
CHP leader Ozgur Ozel spoke to the thousands gathered on Monday night, telling the crowd that the demonstration was "an act of defiance against fascism".
Ozel said he would visit Imamoglu in jail in Silivri on Tuesday. He added that the CHP would appeal for him to be released pending trial, and for his trial to be shown live on state broadcaster TRT.
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