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Saturday, June 1, 2013

Turkey protests rage for second day

Police widened its security perimeter and moves its barricades to Harbiye district, which is 2km from Taksim Square  

Turkey's PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to press ahead with plans to redevelopment a park in Istanbul which have sparked violent clashes.


Mr Erdogan said he would not yield to "wild extremists" but that police may have used "excessive" force.


Police have now withdrawn from Istanbul's Taksim Square, which has become the focus of the protests.

 

Correspondents say the local issue has spiralled into widespread anger over perceived "Islamisation" of Turkey.

Mr Erdogan has been in power since 2002 and some in Turkey have complained that his government is becoming increasingly authoritarian.


His ruling AK Party has its roots in political Islam, but he says he is committed to Turkey's state secularism.

 

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