A crowd control vehicle fires a water cannon against protesters during a protest at Taksim Square in Istanbul June 11, 2013. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish riot police moved on Tuesday into the central Istanbul square at the heart of 10 days of anti-government protests, firing tear gas and water cannon at hundreds of protesters armed with rocks and fireworks.
Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan declared he would not yield to the protesters. In a further sign of the effect the crisis has had on financial markets, the central bank said it would intervene if needed to support the lira.
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