It seems there is no limit to the copycats of Ellen DeGeneres' Oscars selfie, with protesters in Istanbul getting in on the act during clashes in the Turkish city.

The group even managed to top the chat show host in terms of numbers, cramming 14 people into the shot compared to Ellen's 12, which was taken in an environment much less glamorous than Los Angeles' Dolby Theater: the back of a police van.

The image was posted on Twitter by Ali Emre Mazlumoğlu on 10 March, attracting thousands of retweets.

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Another pair of citizens caught in the middle of the riots also stopped for a smartphone pic (below), taken in front of a line of officers.

Police and people clashed on the streets of Istanbul this week, tensions bubbling over following the funeral of a 15-year-old boy who died when he was struck on the head by a tear gas canister fired by police in June 2013.

Berkin Elvan died on Tuesday after 269 days in a coma caused by a tear-gas canister fired by police during anti-government protests last year.

His death has sparked renewed anger at the government at a time when the Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is already facing pressure over allegations of corruption.

Mr Erdogan has taken a series of controversial steps – including removing police and prosecutors from key positions – which critics say are aimed at stalling investigations into him and his allies.

The corruption allegations surfaced in December with the news that several high-profile businessmen and the family members of three members of parliament had been arrested in a wide-reaching police investigation.

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In pictures: Protests spread in Turkey after family confirms the death of teenager Berkin Elvan 1/20 Turkey Riot policemen shield themselves as fireworks thrown by protesters explode next to the statue of a bull, during an anti-government protest in the Kadikoy district of Istanbul Reuters/Stringer 2/20 Turkey Fireworks thrown by protesters against Turkish riot police explodes and illuminates the scene during a demonstration in Istanbul 3/20 Turkey People protect themselves behind a trash can as anti-riot olice fires water cannon to disperse thousands of people demonstrating following the death of Berkin Elvan 4/20 Turkey Turkish riot police use tear gas to disperse protesters during an anti government demonstration in Istanbul 5/20 Turkey Middle East Technical University (ODTU) students march along a main highway to protest the death of Berkin Elvan in Ankara. Police and protesters clashed in Turkey's two biggest cities following the death of the 15-year-old boy who suffered a head injury during anti-government demonstrations in 2013 6/20 Turkey A Turkish protester stands in front of a riot police's water cannon vehicle during a demonstration in Istanbul 7/20 Turkey Turkish riot police fires tear gas to disperse protesters during a demonstration in Istanbul 8/20 Turkey A demonstrator opens his umbrella as police uses a water cannon during clashes between protesters and riot police at Istiklal avenue in Istanbul 9/20 Turkey Protesters are hit by water cannon during clashes with riot police in Kadikoy, on the Anatolian side of Istanbul 10/20 Turkey A riot police stands near a burning barricade during clashes with riot police in Kadikoy, on the Anatolian side of Istanbul 11/20 Turkey A protester wearing a gas mask stands in front of an empty bus during clashes with riot police in Istanbul 12/20 Turkey A protester throws gas canister back to policemen during clashes with riot police in Istanbul 13/20 Turkey A protester holds a picture of Berkin Elvan during clashes with riot police in Istanbul 14/20 Turkey A protestor throws a stone at riot police lined up to hide behind shields during clashes with police in Istanbul 15/20 Turkey A protester wearing a gas mask stands during clashes with police in Istanbul 16/20 Turkey Anti-government protesters run as riot police fires a water cannon in Ankara during a demonstration following the death of a teenage boy wounded in mass anti-government demonstrations last year. About 1,000 people also staged a rally outside an Istanbul hospital in solidarity with 15-year-old Berkin Elvan, who was walking to buy bread when he was struck in the head by a tear gas canister during the unrest in the city in June 2013 17/20 Turkey The young teenager was the eighth person to be killed in the Gezi Park protests 18/20 Turkey The coffin of Berkin Elvan is carried in Istanbul 19/20 Turkey The sister of Berkin Elvan (C) cries as his coffin of is carried in Istanbul. Berkin Elvan, who has been in a coma since June 2013 after being struck in the head by a gas canister during a police crackdown on protesters, died on 11 March, his family announced via Twitter 20/20 Turkey The mother of Berkin Elvan (C) cries as his coffin of is carried in Istanbul 1/20 Turkey Riot policemen shield themselves as fireworks thrown by protesters explode next to the statue of a bull, during an anti-government protest in the Kadikoy district of Istanbul Reuters/Stringer 2/20 Turkey Fireworks thrown by protesters against Turkish riot police explodes and illuminates the scene during a demonstration in Istanbul 3/20 Turkey People protect themselves behind a trash can as anti-riot olice fires water cannon to disperse thousands of people demonstrating following the death of Berkin Elvan 4/20 Turkey Turkish riot police use tear gas to disperse protesters during an anti government demonstration in Istanbul 5/20 Turkey Middle East Technical University (ODTU) students march along a main highway to protest the death of Berkin Elvan in Ankara. Police and protesters clashed in Turkey's two biggest cities following the death of the 15-year-old boy who suffered a head injury during anti-government demonstrations in 2013 6/20 Turkey A Turkish protester stands in front of a riot police's water cannon vehicle during a demonstration in Istanbul 7/20 Turkey Turkish riot police fires tear gas to disperse protesters during a demonstration in Istanbul 8/20 Turkey A demonstrator opens his umbrella as police uses a water cannon during clashes between protesters and riot police at Istiklal avenue in Istanbul 9/20 Turkey Protesters are hit by water cannon during clashes with riot police in Kadikoy, on the Anatolian side of Istanbul 10/20 Turkey A riot police stands near a burning barricade during clashes with riot police in Kadikoy, on the Anatolian side of Istanbul 11/20 Turkey A protester wearing a gas mask stands in front of an empty bus during clashes with riot police in Istanbul 12/20 Turkey A protester throws gas canister back to policemen during clashes with riot police in Istanbul 13/20 Turkey A protester holds a picture of Berkin Elvan during clashes with riot police in Istanbul 14/20 Turkey A protestor throws a stone at riot police lined up to hide behind shields during clashes with police in Istanbul 15/20 Turkey A protester wearing a gas mask stands during clashes with police in Istanbul 16/20 Turkey Anti-government protesters run as riot police fires a water cannon in Ankara during a demonstration following the death of a teenage boy wounded in mass anti-government demonstrations last year. About 1,000 people also staged a rally outside an Istanbul hospital in solidarity with 15-year-old Berkin Elvan, who was walking to buy bread when he was struck in the head by a tear gas canister during the unrest in the city in June 2013 17/20 Turkey The young teenager was the eighth person to be killed in the Gezi Park protests 18/20 Turkey The coffin of Berkin Elvan is carried in Istanbul 19/20 Turkey The sister of Berkin Elvan (C) cries as his coffin of is carried in Istanbul. Berkin Elvan, who has been in a coma since June 2013 after being struck in the head by a gas canister during a police crackdown on protesters, died on 11 March, his family announced via Twitter 20/20 Turkey The mother of Berkin Elvan (C) cries as his coffin of is carried in Istanbul

Protests have been raging since Berkin's death, starting in Gezi Park, Istanbul before spreading across Turkey.