Turkey PM Erdogan demands ‘immediate end’ to protests

Jun 7, 2013 7:37 AM PHT

Agence France-Presse

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Pro-Erdogan supporters greet Turkey's prime minister as he arrives from an overseas trip

WELCOME BACK. Supporters of the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan hold a poster with his picture (R) and that of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern day Turkey, at Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul on June 6, 2013. AFP/Ozan Kose

ISTANBUL, Turkey – Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday, June 7, demanded an “immediate end” to a week of protests against his rule that have sparked deadly unrest, speaking after landing back in the country from a trip abroad.

“I call for an immediate end to the demonstrations, which have lost their democratic credentials and turned into vandalism,” he told a yelling crowd of supporters at an Istanbul airport.

Greeted with a sea of Turkish flags, Erdogan smiled and waved at the crowds gathered at the Istanbul airport where he arrived.

It is the largest public boost yet for his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in 7 days of nationwide unrest. – Rappler.com