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.
Protesters clash with police in Turkish capital
Clashes have broken out in the Turkish capital of Ankara, with police throwing tear gas canisters at several thousand people protesting against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government.
Some protesters formed a barricade and hurled fire bombs or threw the canisters back at police.
In Istanbul, thousands returned to resume their anti-government protest in the central Taksim Square.
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