Turkish PM says to go ahead with Istanbul plans despite protest


  • World
  • Thursday, 06 Jun 2013

TUNIS (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday his government would go ahead with controversial plans to overhaul a small park in central Istanbul, despite mass protests against the redevelopment of the square.

Speaking to reporters in Tunis after a meeting with his Tunisian counterpart, Erdogan said groups accused of responsibility for previous violent attacks were manipulating what had started as an environmental protest and that a number of foreigners had been arrested.

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