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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.

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Crackdown on Turkish protesters after PM's warning

Riot police walk in front of Divan hotel in Istanbul amid a cloud of tear gas. Credit: REUTERS/Serkan Senturk

Police in the Turkish city of Istanbul pushed protesters out of Taksim Square this morning, removing the roadblocks put up in the last two weeks.

A police officer fires tear gas towards protesters in Istanbul. Credit: REUTERS/Serkan Senturk

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