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Protesters clash with police at Istanbul's Gezi Park 6 July 2013 Last updated at 17:41 Turkish riot police have been using tear gas and water cannon to disperse protesters
trying to enter a park cordoned off by police in Istanbul. Thousands have converged on Gezi Park, near the city's Taksim Square - which was a
focus of unrest last month. Protests against plans to redevelop the park grew into nationwide rallies against PM
Recep Tayyip Erdogan. On 15 June police expelled protesters occupying the park. A recent court ruling annulled
the redevelopment plan. The administrative court said the government's plan to replace Gezi Park with a replica
of an Ottoman-era military barracks would not serve the public. It is not clear yet whether the government will appeal against the ruling. Activists had called for a march on Saturday to enter the park, which is sealed off. The
governor of Istanbul had warned that they would be confronted by police. Five people died and thousands were injured in last month's wave of protests across
Turkey - the worst unrest the country had seen in 10 years of rule by Mr Erdogan. Protesters have accused him of becoming increasingly authoritarian and trying to
impose conservative Islamic values on a secular state.
http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23214046
trying to enter a park cordoned off by police in Istanbul. Thousands have converged on Gezi Park, near the city's Taksim Square - which was a
focus of unrest last month. Protests against plans to redevelop the park grew into nationwide rallies against PM
Recep Tayyip Erdogan. On 15 June police expelled protesters occupying the park. A recent court ruling annulled
the redevelopment plan. The administrative court said the government's plan to replace Gezi Park with a replica
of an Ottoman-era military barracks would not serve the public. It is not clear yet whether the government will appeal against the ruling. Activists had called for a march on Saturday to enter the park, which is sealed off. The
governor of Istanbul had warned that they would be confronted by police. Five people died and thousands were injured in last month's wave of protests across
Turkey - the worst unrest the country had seen in 10 years of rule by Mr Erdogan. Protesters have accused him of becoming increasingly authoritarian and trying to
impose conservative Islamic values on a secular state.
http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23214046
