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'Clearing
Gezi Park is my duty’ says Erdogan amid fierce protests
Thousands
gathered in Istanbul to support the Turkish Prime Minister as he gave
his speech at a park not far from Taksim square. Meanwhile police
continued to use tear gas and water cannon against protesters across
Istanbul.
RT,
17
June, 2013
“Clearing
Gezi Park is my duty,” Turkish
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the cheering crowds of
supporters.
The
ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) leader addressed his
supporters at Kazlicesme Square as part of the party‘s official
launch of the local elections campaign, which is set to be held in
March next year.
#LIVE
Erdogan: "International media, CNN, Reuters, BBC, hide this
picture, too" pic.twitter.com/TxKRm0l9wu
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“Those
who wonder about what’s going on in Turkey should better look at
Kazlicesme, at Istanbul,”
said Erdogan.
He
also slammed the international media for showing a ‘false’
picture of Turkey and called on the Turkish citizens not to
believe ‘lies’ of the foreign media.
“We
will determine social media provocateurs one by one,”
the Prime minister also warned with reference to protesters as quoted
by local Anadolu news agency.
Outside
the square, police continued to use intense tear gas and water cannon
to disperse protesters trying to gather in neighborhoods close to
Taksim Square.
From
the window of an 5th floor apartment at Abdi Ipekci St.,Istanbul
(quite far away from Taksim) #occupyistanbul
pic.twitter.com/djWGYLk6hE
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Fierce
clashes in Nişantaşı and Teşvikiye neighborhoods in central
İstanbul.
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The
protests started almost three weeks ago initially against the
refurbishment of Gezi park. Since then, in the wake of the harsh
police response, the demonstrations grew into anti-government
rallies with protesters accusing Erdogan of becoming authoritarian
during his 10 years in power.
It's
extraordinary,everywhere I see people on their balconies with
whistles, pots, pans, tambourines anything banging them against
#erdogan
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Dozens
of protesters were detained on Sunday, Hurriyet Daily said. The city
line ferries between the Anatolian and Asian sides of Istanbul have
been reportedly partially canceled in compliance with a direction
from the Istanbul Governorate.
Also
on Sunday, riot police, having received reinforcements earlier, were
joined by a helicopter in firing tear gas and chasing down young
protesters who threw rocks on the streets around Taksim Square in an
attempt to return. The police tried to prevent them from regrouping.
Other
parts of the city saw similar incidents, including violence at the
Galata Bridge, in the Sultanahmet district, and the trendy Nisantasi
neighborhood.
“You
cannot hold a rally wherever you wish,”
said Erdogan explaining the extensive use of force by the riot
police, adding that the demonstrations must be held “where
it is allowed.”
As the protests reach almost three weeks of violence, the prime minister acknowledges that the popular Gezi Park has been “cleared and handed back to its people” adding “real environmentalists are now at work in Gezi, planting flowers”.
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