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ISTANBUL, Turkey – Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan admitted that police action in the Istanbul protests may have been “extreme.”
“It is true that there have been some mistakes, extremism in police response,” Erdogan said after a second day of violent protests left dozens injured.
Turkish President Abdullah Gul also said the violent protests in Istanbul have reached a “worrisome level.”
The interior ministry said in a statement that legal action would be taken against police officers acting “disproportionately.”
Al Jazeera reported that police fired tear gas and water cannon against the protesters in Istanbul’s Taksim Square.
Following the statements, Turkish state-run news agency said police are withdrawing from Taksim square, allowing citizens to protest.
Protesters and riot police clashed for a second day in Istanbul on Saturday, June 1, amid raging anti-government demonstrations, one of the biggest challenges Turkey’s Islamist-rooted leadership has faced in its decade in power.
The unrest erupted into anti-government demonstrations after police on Friday moved into Taksim to break up a protest against the razing of a nearby park, the last patch of greenery in the highly commercialized area, with plans to build a shopping mall. – Rappler.com
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