Clashes between protesters and police continue in Turkey
An anti-government protester waves Turkey’s national flag bearing a portrait of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of modern Turkey, during a demonstration, on June 2, 2013, in Ankara. The unrest began as a local outcry against plans to redevelop Gezi Park, a rare green spot near Taksim, but after a heavy-handed police response the protests spread to other districts – and then to dozens of cities across Turkey. Accused by critics of pushing an increasingly conservative and authoritarian agenda, Erdogan’s government is facing the biggest protests since it took power in 2002.
Clashes between protesters and riot police continued in Turkey as anti-government demonstrations entered their fourth day.
Some protesters threw fire bombs at the offices of the AK Party in the port city of Izmir, while barricades littered the streets of the capital, Istanbul.
Reuters reported that roads around Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's office were sealed off as police pushed protesters back on Monday.
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