Auteur Topic: Big protests and riots in Turkye (gelezen 1521 keer)

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Istanbul (CNN) -- A district court said it has agreed to hear a case against the rebuilding of historic barracks -- a project that has been one of the catalysts for days of protests in the city, Turkey's semi-official Anadolu news agency reported Friday.

The court has ordered a temporary stop on any construction at Taksim Gezi Park, where the government plans to rebuild Ottoman Empire barracks and create a shopping arcade, Anadolu said.

The announcement came on the fourth day of protests in and around the park, which is in Istanbul's main commercial district. Demonstrators oppose the plans to rebuild the barracks because they say the government cares less about historical conservation and more about money.

Police fired tear gas and water cannons at protesters on Friday. Twelve people were injured -- including one critically -- in clashes, Istanbul's mayor and governor said at a joint news conference. Sixty-three people were detained, Istanbul Gov. Huseyin Avni Mutlu said.

Mayor Kadir Topbas emphasized the demolition in Taksim Gezi Park was not related to a project to construct a shopping mall there, but was a part a wider renovation project of Taksim Square.

Interior Minister Muammer Guler said that an investigation would be launched into claims of "disproportionate use of force" on protesters.

Protests continued Friday evening on a number of side streets, with police again dispersing a crowd that had gathered in nearby Taksim Square.

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Early Friday, protesters trying to block the bulldozers chanted slogans before police uprooted them from the park.

Demonstrators and police clashed as they moved to the main commercial street, with protesters throwing bottles, setting up barricades and burning trash in the middle of the street. Small groups of protesters also clashed with police in side streets.

Police also deployed tear gas in an attempt to disperse protesters on Thursday. Officers cleared out their tents and sleeping bags but failed to end to the sit-in.