People gather at Taksim Square as they shout anti-government slogans during a demonstration in Istanbul June 5, 2013. REUTERS/Osman Orsal
ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) - Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan returns on Thursday to a nation racked by protests against his leadership, in what could prove a pivotal moment in Turkey's worst political unrest for decades.
Erdogan returns from a visit to North Africa to face demands that he apologise over a fierce police crackdown and sack those who ordered it, following a week of protests that have left two dead and more than 4,000 injured in a dozen cities.
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