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Riot police pour into Istanbul before Erdogan rally Turkey unrest: Fresh violence as PM Erdogan holds rally
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Riot police from the Turkish provinces have been flown into protest-torn Istanbul as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan prepares to rally supporters. Police have fired tear gas and water cannon in Turkey's capital, Ankara, amid continuing anti-government unrest.
Some 1,000 riot police officers arrived at Ataturk Airport from regions as far away as Diyarbakir and Sirnak in the south-east, Turkish media report. The unrest flared as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's supporters gathered for a show of strength on the edge of Istanbul.
Istanbul has been tense since riot police broke up a protest camp on Taksim Square on Saturday evening. Some 1,000 riot police from Turkish provinces have been flown in to Istanbul to try to curb the protests.
They moved in after weeks of protests against Mr Erdogan's policies. Police broke up a protest camp in the city's Taksim Square, the focal point of the unrest, on Saturday evening.
The protests began on 28 May against a plan to redevelop Gezi Park, but snowballed into nationwide anti-government protests after the perceived high-handed response of the authorities under their three-term prime minister. The protests began on 28 May against a plan to redevelop nearby Gezi Park, but snowballed into nationwide anti-government protests after the perceived high-handed response of the authorities under their three-term prime minister.
Medical officials estimate that 5,000 people have been injured and at least four killed since protests began.Medical officials estimate that 5,000 people have been injured and at least four killed since protests began.
Planting flowers Running battles
On Sunday morning, bulldozers cleared away barricades erected by the demonstrators around the square and its main green space, Gezi Park. Police fired tear gas and water cannon to clear demonstrators in the capital's Kizilay Square on Sunday afternoon.
Municipal workers could be seen planting flowers as police maintained security cordons. At least four people were injured.
During the night, riot police fought running battles with protesters, driving them back with tear gas and water cannon. Police earlier dispersed a memorial service in Ankara for a protester who died of injuries during a demonstration.
Activists have also been calling on protesters to return to Istanbul's city centre.
However, there is a tight police cordon at Taksim Square and there are bag searches and identity checks.
Witnesses say Saturday was one of the worst nights of unrest since Gezi Park was occupied 18 days ago.
Riot police fought running battles with protesters, driving them back with tear gas and water cannon.
The appearance of troopers from the country's gendarmerie, a military force under the control of the interior ministry in peacetime, jolted some demonstrators at the city's strategic Bosphorous Bridge.The appearance of troopers from the country's gendarmerie, a military force under the control of the interior ministry in peacetime, jolted some demonstrators at the city's strategic Bosphorous Bridge.
The protesters have lost their heartland around Gezi Park and may have to rethink their strategy now, the BBC's James Reynolds reports from the city. Clashes continued into Sunday morning in the streets around the square, eyewitnesses said.
Erdogan rally Some 1,000 riot police have now arrived from regions as far away as Diyarbakir and Sirnak, media report, to try to curb the Istanbul unrest.
Riot police could be seen leaving the airport and getting on to coaches bound for the city. Riot police could be seen leaving the city's airport and getting on to coaches bound for the city.
At least 350 police on duty at the airport were also deployed to the city centre in case of possible clashes, Turkey's Dogan news agency reports.At least 350 police on duty at the airport were also deployed to the city centre in case of possible clashes, Turkey's Dogan news agency reports.
The rally in support of Mr Erdogan and his Islamist-rooted ruling party, the Justice and Development Party (AKP), is planned for the early evening, in the Kazlicesme district on the edge of the city. Erdogan rally
Mr Erdogan, a hate figure for the protesters, has agreed to postpone the redevelopment of the park while the courts consider the project's legality. The rally in support of Mr Erdogan and his Islamist-rooted ruling party, the Justice and Development Party (AKP), is taking place in the Kazlicesme district on the edge of the city.
Mr Erdogan has agreed to postpone the redevelopment of Gezi Park while the courts consider the project's legality.
But he insisted the park had to be "evacuated" by the security forces.But he insisted the park had to be "evacuated" by the security forces.
Activists have been calling on protesters to return to the city centre. He has also strongly denied opposition accusations that he is becoming increasingly authoritarian, pointing to the 50% of the vote he won in 2011 for his third term of office.
However, there is a tight police cordon at Taksim Square and there are bag searches and identity checks. Istanbul's governor, Huseyin Avni Mutlu, said on Sunday the public would not be allowed in Taksim Square, adding that it would be "unhealthy" for protesters to try to gather.
Witnesses say Saturday was one of the worst nights of unrest since Gezi Park was occupied 18 days ago.
Clashes continued into Sunday morning in the streets around the square, eyewitnesses say.
Thousands of people also took to the streets of the capital, Ankara, to express support for the protests and unrest continued there on Sunday.
Police fired tear gas and water cannon to clear demonstrators in the capital's Kizilay Square on Sunday afternoon.
The Confederation of Public Workers' Unions (KESK) said it would call a nationwide strike on Monday, while another union grouping is deciding whether to join the action.
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