Police in Turkey blasted water cannons and fired rubber bullets at a pride march on Sunday as people celebrated in the city streets under rainbow banners, according to eye-witnesses in Istanbul.

The marchers were out to celebrate as part of the city's annual pride march when police reportedly tried to disperse the marchers near Taksim Square.

You can watch as police use a water cannon and rubber bullets against marchers, below.

Mis Sokak'a polis saldırısı pic.twitter.com/oPqcyCRRl9 — Funda Eryiğit (@fundaeryigit) June 28, 2015

A man dodges a police water cannon on June 28 in Istanbul, Turkey. Image: Depo Photos / Tuncer Omer Kuscu

Several Twitter users tweeted photos of the police attacks, saying that the government in Istanbul had banned the pride parade because it falls during Ramadan.

People saying #Pride march banned because it's Ramadan, but last year also took place during Ramadan. #Istanbul — William Armstrong (@WJ_Armstrong) June 28, 2015

Below are several more photos from the police attack in Turkey.

Reports Istanbul #Pride2015 march is being attacked by police with tear gas, water cannon - via @lgbtinewsturkey. pic.twitter.com/LneVSy0OaW — Rori Donaghy (@roridonaghy86) June 28, 2015

Police also detained several marchers.

Police detain a woman at an LGBT pride march in Istanbul, Turkey. Image: Depo Photos / Tuncer Omer Kuscu

Police block off all paths to main street Istiklal, preventing #Pride2015 march. Tear gas used elsewhere. #Istanbul pic.twitter.com/lJydF3BzuX — William Armstrong (@WJ_Armstrong) June 28, 2015

So some marchers took a different route.

#IstanbulPride. Part of the crowd turns the other way out of Taksim and continues the march. pic.twitter.com/m1wi7jD5aO — Benjamin Harvey (@BenjaminHarvey) June 28, 2015

The banned #Pride in Istanbul continues in Cihangir where it was pushed to from Taksim, after being cancelled pic.twitter.com/P3qu5fHSpP — Bradley Secker (@bradleysecker) June 28, 2015

And news of police attacking LGBT pride marchers has quickly spread around the globe.