Police crackdown in Turkey
Turkish police have launched a crackdown on anti-government protesters in Istanbul after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned the demonstrators to evacuate in a speech at a rally in the capital Ankara.
Istanbul violence continues over park demolition
Turkish police have arrested dozens of demonstrators after violent clashes today in the country's capital, Istanbul.
The authorities used tear gas and water cannons against angry protesters, who were occupying a park that had been subject to redevelopment.
An Istanbul court has temporarily suspended the project to uproot trees in the park and build a shopping mall.
Political protests have also been reported in other Turkish cities.
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Istanbul's governor vows to fight on day and night
Anti-government protesters and police have been fighting a running battle for control of Istanbul's Taksim Square on an 11th day of clashes.
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Eyewitnesses reveal horror and hope in Turkey
"We'll never forget what we have seen in the past few days. People bleeding on the street from rubber bullets and nurses beaten by police."