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June 13th, 2013 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda 
Turkey’s PM has issued a “final warning” for protesters, saying they will be removed from Istanbul’s Taksim Square. The Interior Ministry has ordered a probe into excessive use of force by police, while protesters prepare for further clashes.
“Our patience is at an end. I am making my warning for the
last time,” said Prime Minister Tayyip Recep Erdogan the day
after he promised to end protests “in 24 hours”.
“We cannot allow troublemakers to hang around freely in this
square. We will clean the square,” he told local party
leaders.
On Wednesday night protesters were defiant to Erdogan’s deadline.
In Ankara, overnight riots ended up with police firing tear gas
and water cannons to disperse some 2,500 protesters, as they
tried to erect barricades on a road leading to government
offices.
On Thursday morning police arrested 42 people Istanbul who were
wearing masks and helmets while peacefully walking around the
park. Meanwhile, by the 14th day of bloody protests five people
have died and above 5,000 injured.
Despite the deadline, crowds of people remain in Taksim Square
and Gezi Park.
Police actions towards protesters in the past two weeks of
violence have prompted the Interior Ministry to order a probe
into what the EU Parliament has called “the disproportionate and
excessive use of force” by police.
“Our inspectors in Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir and other cities
have launched an investigation so no one should worry about
that,” Interior Minister Muammer Guler said Thursday.
The members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have expressed
their concern over the situation in Turkey with EU’s foreign
affairs chief Catherine Ashton saying police actions should be
swiftly investigated and those found guilty held accountable.
As MEPs are expected to vote on a resolution setting out their
position, Erdogan slammed the EU Parliament saying he will not
“recognize the decision.”
“I won’t recognize the decision that the European Union
Parliament is going to take about us … Who do you think you are
by taking such a decision?”
The European Union’s two most influential states, Germany and
France, have already warned that unrest and violence in Taksim
may undermine Turkey’s bid to become a member of both the EU and
the eurozone.
“We expect Prime Minister Erdogan to de-escalate the
situation, in the spirit of European values, and to seek a
constructive exchange and peaceful dialogue,” German Foreign
Minister Guido Westerwelle said, calling the images from the
square disturbing. He added that Turkish government’s reaction to
the crisis “sending the wrong signal at home and abroad.”
At the same time, French EU Affairs Minister Thierry Repentin
threatened to jeopardize plans to restart talks on Turkey’s bid
to join the single currency union.
“No democracy can be built on the repression of people who try to
express themselves in the street,” Repentin said. “The
right to protest, to oppose the government, must be
respected.”
Both states have long been skeptical about Turkey’s admission to
the EU.
In a move to end protests Justice and Development party spokesman
Huseyin Celik suggested a referendum over a development plan in
Gezi Park. But this remains unclear if such measure is possible
at all given that on May 31, on the day when violence started,
administrative court, according to Anatolia news agency, ruled
for the suspension of the replicas of Ottoman-era barracks
planned to be built on the site of Istanbul’s park.
an important detail: #Turkey Council of
State called plans for referendum on #Gezi park unlawful
#protests
#occupygezi— Irina Galushko (@IrinaGalushkoRT) June
13, 2013
Source Article from http://rt.com/news/erdogan-final-warning-taksim-652/
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