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Erdogan in 'final' protest warning Erdogan in 'final' protest warning
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has issued a "final warning" to protesters to leave Gezi Park in Istanbul.Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has issued a "final warning" to protesters to leave Gezi Park in Istanbul.
"Our patience is at an end. I am making my warning for the last time," he said."Our patience is at an end. I am making my warning for the last time," he said.
Clashes between police and protesters in the park and adjoining Taksim Square have continued for nearly two weeks.Clashes between police and protesters in the park and adjoining Taksim Square have continued for nearly two weeks.
Activists have said they will not leave Gezi Park until the government abandons plans to redevelop it. Mr Erdogan has promised a local vote on its future.Activists have said they will not leave Gezi Park until the government abandons plans to redevelop it. Mr Erdogan has promised a local vote on its future.
Such a plebiscite would not be legally binding but Mr Erdogan implied he would honour its outcome.Such a plebiscite would not be legally binding but Mr Erdogan implied he would honour its outcome.
"I say to the mothers and fathers please take your children in hand and bring them out," Mr Erdogan declared."I say to the mothers and fathers please take your children in hand and bring them out," Mr Erdogan declared.
"We cannot wait any more because Gezi Park does not belong to occupying forces but to the people.""We cannot wait any more because Gezi Park does not belong to occupying forces but to the people."
His speech at a meeting of his ruling AK Party in the capital, Ankara, received a standing ovation.His speech at a meeting of his ruling AK Party in the capital, Ankara, received a standing ovation.
'Extremists'
Gezi Park is a rare patch of green in Turkey's biggest city, and has been the focus of public anger.Gezi Park is a rare patch of green in Turkey's biggest city, and has been the focus of public anger.
Plans to redevelop it into a shopping centre were the initial spark for the protests.Plans to redevelop it into a shopping centre were the initial spark for the protests.
The prime minister has previously branded the protesters there "extremists" and "looters".The prime minister has previously branded the protesters there "extremists" and "looters".
The suggestion of a public vote on the park's future is unlikely to appease many of the protesters still encamped there.
"There is already a court decision which orders the suspension of work in Gezi Park," said Tayfun Kahraman from Taksim Solidarity, one of the environmentalist groups fighting to save the area.
It was not even legal to consider a referendum on such an issue, since such votes could only be held on constitutional matters, he added.
"Are they going to ask us whether we approve of chopping down trees? What would the result change anyway?" 22-year-old student Arzu told AFP news agency.