[ti:Erdogan Rejects Criticism of Turkey Protests]
[ar:Katherine Cole]
[al:In The News]
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[00:04.05]From VOA Learning English,
[00:06.42]this is In the News.
[00:08.72]Turkey's Prime Minister has rejected
[00:11.75]criticism of police violence against protesters.
[00:15.99]Recep Tayyip Erdogan was reacting to comments
[00:20.53]from a European Union official.
[00:23.22]The EU Enlargement Commissioner, Stefan Fuele,
[00:27.66]had earlier urged Turkey to investigate the violence
[00:31.35]and punish those responsible.
[00:33.44]The Turkish leader said on Friday that police in Europe
[00:38.40]would use even greater force against protesters.
[00:41.98]The two men spoke at a conference in Istanbul.
[00:46.16]Turkey is seeking membership in the EU.
[00:49.90]On Thursday, Prime Minister Erdogan
[00:53.49]had demanded an immediate end to nationwide protests
[00:57.73]against his government.
[00:59.38]He spoke at Istanbul's airport to thousands of supporters.
[01:03.76]The crowd shouted "We will crush them"
[01:07.09]and "God is Great" as they waited for him to return
[01:10.14]from a week-long visit to North African nations.
[01:14.29]Speaking to the crowd, the prime minister said
[01:17.97]the anti-government protests border on illegality.
[01:22.21]His comments were far different from an apology
[01:31.34]earlier in the week from Turkey's
[01:33.77]Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc.
[01:36.92]He said it was wrong to use "excessive force"
[01:40.70]against people seeking to protect the environment.
[01:44.34]The demonstrations began at the end of May
[01:47.88]after the government announced plans
[01:50.42]to redevelop Gezi park in Istanbul.
[01:54.35]Protesters say the park is one of the few open
[01:58.24]and natural spaces in a city of almost 14 million people.
[02:04.01]The early protests were called to protect trees
[02:08.30]from being destroyed.
[02:10.19]The demonstrations spread across the country
[02:13.43]as people reacted to the police violence.
[02:16.76]One incident repeatedly shown on television news
[02:21.80]and social media shows a policeman firing tear gas
[02:26.59]at a woman in a red dress.
[02:28.73]Some demonstrators now carry pictures of the incident that say,
[02:33.81]"The more you tear gas us, the bigger we get."
[02:37.75]Protesters also condemned actions aimed at enforcing Islamic rules.
[02:44.47]One recent law, for example, added restrictions on alcohol use.
[02:51.10]Protesters see the restrictions as evidence of
[02:55.08]the government enforcing Islamic values
[02:57.83]in a democratic and non-religious state.
[03:01.71]As many as 1,700 protesters were arrested
[03:06.74]in about 60 cities during the past week.
[03:10.48]In Izmir, police raided the homes of Twitter and Facebook users.
[03:16.01]The charges against those arrested said they had incited crime.
[03:21.59]A young demonstrator expressed fears
[03:24.97]that fighting between government supporters
[03:27.52]and protesters would divide the Turkish people.
[03:31.30]"I think unfortunately we will start fighting with our people,
[03:39.82]the other side. The other side, their side.
[03:43.85]But I don't think there's something like the other side.
[03:47.94]But he's supporting the other side."
[03:51.97]The proposed development of Gezi park is part of
[03:56.16]a larger building project in Istanbul.
[03:58.95]It includes plans to build a new mosque,
[04:03.28]a shopping center and a performing arts center.
[04:06.81]The proposal calls for destroying the historic Ataturk Cultural Center.
[04:12.60]The center is named for Mustafa Kemal Ataturk,
[04:18.34]who established the modern Republic of Turkey.
[04:22.17]Last week, a local court ordered a temporary stop to work on the project.
[04:29.15]Turkish media has criticized itself for failing
[04:34.77]to report on the events of the past week.
[04:37.82]One television network, NTV,
[04:41.70]apologized after some reporters resigned in protest
[04:46.99]at the lack of reporting on the early protests.
[04:50.52]That's In The News.
[04:52.26]I'm Katherine Cole.
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