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               Protesters March in Turkey Ahead of Planned Strike

   Protesters continued to demonstrate in the Turkish capital, Ankara,
   ahead of a nationwide strike Monday to express disapproval of the
   forced evictions of demonstrators from an Istanbul Park.
   Ankara riot police used tear gas and water cannons to try to disperse
   thousands of protesters marching late Sunday. Some protesters pointed
   lasers at the police operating water cannons to get them to stop.
   Labor unions have planned a one-day strike Monday to support the
   protesters, though it is not clear how much the strike will affect
   daily life in Turkey.
   On Sunday, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told hundreds of
   thousands of supporters it was his "duty" to evict the activists from
   an Istanbul park. He said the two weeks of street protests were
   manipulated by "terrorists" and he dismissed opposition allegations
   that he was behaving like a dictator.
   As he spoke, riot police in central Istanbul fired tear gas to stop
   protesters from regrouping in Istanbul`s main Taksim Square, which that
   has been the center of protests against Mr. Erdogan`s government.
   Security forces used tear gas and water cannons to clear the park on
   Saturday evening.
   Protests that started two weeks ago against government plans to tear
   down the park for new construction quickly built into nationwide
   protests against Mr. Erdogan. The demonstrators accuse him of imposing
   his conservative Islamic views on the country.
   The prime minister told protesters last week that he would put
   redevelopment plans for the park on hold until a court rules on them.
   He also said he would hold a referendum on the issue if the court rules
   in the government`s favor.
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