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.
Turkish police attempt to clear Istanbul protesters
Police are using water cannon and tear gas against protesters in Istanbul's Taksim Square and adjoining Gezi Park.
The move comes just hours after Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told a rally in Ankara: "Taksim Square must be evacuated, otherwise this country's security forces know how to evacuate it".
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