Turkey: Police fire rubber bullets, tear gas at protesters
Turkish riot police have fired rubber bullets to block demonstrators from entering an Istanbul park, the birthplace of deadly unrest in June.
Turkish riot police have fired rubber bullets to block demonstrators from entering an Istanbul park, the birthplace of deadly unrest in June.
Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has delivered a fiery speech, calling for an immediate end to the protests that have swept the country.
Officials say a 22-year-old man has been shot during a demonstration in Antakya city, near the border with Syria, and later died in hospital.
Turkey’s prime minister has rejected claims that he is a "dictator" as thousands have returned to Taksim Square to protest against the government.
Turkish forces have begun to withdraw from a main Istanbul square in an apparent move to end tensions from two days of anti-government protests.