Tensions Grow As Demonstrations Against The Government Continue In Istanbul

ISTANBUL, TURKEY – JUNE 04: A protestors looks on during clashes with Turkish police near Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan office, between Taksim and Besiktason June 4, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. The protests began initially over the fate of Taksim Gezi Park, one of the last significant green spaces in the center of the city. The heavy-handed viewed response of the police, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his government’s increasingly authoritarian agenda has broadened the rage of the clashes.æ (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Ima