Protesters occupy Istanbul public square
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Hundreds">Hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="occupying">occupying</span> <span word="Istanbul">Istanbul</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Taksim">Taksim</span> <span word="Square">Square</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="epicenter">epicenter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="demonstrations">demonstrations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Islamist">Islamist</span>-<span word="rooted">rooted</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 1,700 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="detained">detained</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="scores">scores</span> <span word="wounded">wounded</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="camped">camped</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="square">square</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="monument">monument</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mustafa">Mustafa</span> <span word="Kemal">Kemal</span> <span word="Ataturk">Ataturk</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="secular">secular</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>, <span word="occasionally">occasionally</span> <span word="chanting">chanting</span> "<span word="Government">Government</span>, <span word="resign">resign</span>!" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="cheers">cheers</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="riot">riot</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="withdrew">withdrew</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="Shopkeepers">Shopkeepers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="municipal">municipal</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="cleaning">cleaning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Istanbul">Istanbul</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ankara">Ankara</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="demonstrations">demonstrations</span>.</p><p><span word="Pockets">Pockets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="die">die</span>-<span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="demonstrators">demonstrators</span> <span word="lit">lit</span> <span word="bonfires">bonfires</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="scuffled">scuffled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="overnight">overnight</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="quieter">quieter</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="unrest">unrest</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="triggered">triggered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="replica">replica</span> <span word="Ottoman">Ottoman</span>-<span word="era">era</span> <span word="barracks">barracks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="apartments">apartments</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Taksim">Taksim</span>, <span word="long">long</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="venue">venue</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="demonstrations">demonstrations</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="widened">widened</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="broader">broader</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="defiance">defiance</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Recep">Recep</span> <span word="Tayyip">Tayyip</span> <span word="Erdogan">Erdogan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Justice">Justice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="Party">Party</span>.</p><p><span word="Taksim">Taksim</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wave">wave</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 90 <span word="demonstrations">demonstrations</span> <span word="in">in</span> 48 <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="wide">wide</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="outcry">outcry</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Erdogan">Erdogan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="assumed">assumed</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2002.</p><p><span word="Officials">Officials</span> <span word="said">said</span> 53 <span word="civilians">civilians</span> <span word="and">and</span> 26 <span word="police">police</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="observers">observers</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wounded">wounded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span>.</p>
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