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.
Police use water cannons and tear gas on protesters
Workers have moved into Istanbul's Taksim Square to clear sections of the adjoining "tent city" that had been created by anti-government protesters.
With police in riot gear standing by, parts of temporary shelters were bulldozed down and loaded into trucks to be taken away.
After telling protesters to leave Gezi Park, riot police swarmed into Taksim Square firing water cannons and tear gas at them.
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