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Turkey Protesters Reject Erdogan's 'Last Warning'
[An Nahar] Turkish protesters said Thursday they would remain in Istanbul's Gezi Park despite a "last warning" by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to evacuate the green patch at the center of deadly anti-government unrest."We will stay in Gezi Park with all our demands and sleeping bags," Taksim Solidarity, the core group behind the campaign to save the park, said in a statement, rejecting the government's proposal to hold a referendum on the site's controversial redevelopment. Earlier on Thursday, Erdogan issued a "last warning" for thousands of protesters to evacuate the park. "I'm making my last warning: mothers, fathers please withdraw your kids from there," Erdogan said in a live television broadcast. "We cannot wait any longer because Gezi Park does not belong to occupying forces. It belongs to everybody." The premier urged environmental protesters to withdraw so that police could clear the site of "illegal organizations." "Don't sadden us anymore, let us clean Gezi park and return it to its rightful owners... the people of Istanbul." Posted by: Fred 2013-06-14 |
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