Police in Istanbul have withdrawn from Taksim Square, allowing the mass protest to continue unabated, Turkish media report.Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) -- Residents of Turkey's largest city awoke Sunday to scenes of rain-soaked municipal workers and volunteer activists cleaning up the garbage left after days of violent clashes and angry demonstrations against the government.Antakya, Turkey. To understand the national significance of the protests that have spread through Turkey this weekend, it's critical to look beyond Istanbul. Skip to next paragraph. Recent posts. 06.02.13. Protest emerges even in a far-flung corner ofThe protests triggered in Turkey by plans to redevelop a park into a shopping mall at first seem an unlikely cause for public anger. In reality, the demonstrations over Taksim Square's Gezi Park go to the very heart of Turkey's modern discontents. WhyTurkey has entered a second day of violent protests, with fresh clashes between police and demonstrators in Istanbul and the capital, Ankara. The unrest began as a sit-in over plans to redevelop Gezi Park in Istanbul's Taksim Square, but escalated
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