ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan called for calm on Monday, after a weekend of fierce anti-government protests, urging people not to be provoked by demonstrations he said had been organised by "extremist elements".
The main Turkish share index fell by 6.67 percent when markets reopened. The lira was also lower and bond yields rose.
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