A protestor waves the Turkish flag from a roof top at Taksim square on June 3, 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. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
A Protestor wears a gas mask after a car was burned at Taksim square on June 3, 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. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
Riot police positioned near the office of the Prime Minister in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, June 3, 2013. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday again dismissed street protests against his rule as actions organized by extremists, qualified them as a temporary bleep, and angrily rejected comparisons with the Arab Spring uprisings. Appearing defensive and angry, and cutting a disconnected figure, he lashed out at reporters who asked whether the government had understood "the message" by protesters airing grievances or whether he would soften his tone.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
Demponstrators clash with riot police between Taksim and Besiktas in Istanbul on June 4, 2013 during a demonstration against the demolition of the park. Turkish police on June 1 began pulling out of Istanbul's iconic Taksim Square, after a second day of violent clashes between protesters and police over a controversial development project. Thousands of demonstrators flooded the site as police lifted the barricades around the park and began withdrawing from the square. What started as an outcry against a local development project has snowballed into widespread anger against what critics say is the government's increasingly conservative and authoritarian agenda. (ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images)
Turkish protestors clash with Turkish riot policemen between Taksim and Besiktas in Istanbul on June 3, 2013 during a demonstration against the demolition of the park. (GURCAN OZTURK/AFP/Getty Images)
Turkish demonstrators hold their national flag on June 4, 2013 during a protest in front of the prime minister's office in Ankara. (MARCO LONGARI/AFP/Getty Images)
A protestor during clashes with Turkish police near Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan office, between Taksim and Besiktas, early morning on June 4, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)Ê
Demonstrators clash with riot police between Taksim and Besiktas in Istanbul on June 4, 2013 during a demonstration against the demolition of the park. (ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images)
Protestors surrounded by a cloud of tear gas during clashes with Turkish police near Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan office, between Taksim and Besiktas, early morning on June 4, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
A protestor looks on during clashes with Turkish police near Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan office, between Taksim and Besiktas, early morning on June 4, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
Protestors during clashes with Turkish police near Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan office, between Taksim and Besiktas, early morning on June 4, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
Demonstrators stand at a wall with graffiti between Taksim and Besiktas in Istanbul on June 4, 2013 during a demonstration against the demolition of the park. (ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images)
A couple wearing gas masks walk at a street between Taksim and Besiktas in Istanbul on June 4, 2013 during a demonstration against the demolition of the park. (ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images)
A demonstrator takes cover at a road block between Taksim and Besiktas in Istanbul on June 4, 2013 during a demonstration against the demolition of the park. (ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images)
Demonstrators hold a Turkish flag with a portrait of Kemal Ataturk at a road block between Taksim and Besiktas in Istanbul on June 4, 2013 during a demonstration against the demolition of the park. (ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images)
Protesters shout anti-government slogans during a demonstration in Ankara on June 4, 2013. (ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)
A Turkish demonstrator raises his hands during a protest held in front of the Prime Minister's office in central Ankara on June 4, 2013. (MARCO LONGARI/AFP/Getty Images)
Two Turkish woman, one accusing the police and other defending them, argue in front of riot police positioned at the main Kizilay Square near the office of Turkish Prime Minister Recep, Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, June 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
Turkish women affected by tear gas walk in the main city center Kizilay Square near the office of Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, June 4, 2013. Protests, the biggest Turkey has seen in recent years, were sparked by a police crackdown of a peaceful sit-in to prevent the demolition of a park in Istanbul. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
A pedestrian walks in front of a banner featuring an owl with a gas mask at Taksim square in Istanbul, Tuesday, June 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis)
A protester holds a Turkish flag decorated with the image of Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, during clashes near Taksim Square in Istanbul, late Monday, June 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis)
Protestors clash with riot police between Taksim and Besiktas in Istanbul, on June 1, 2013, during a demonstration against the demolition of the park. (GURCAN OZTURK/AFP/Getty Images)
Turkish protesters shout anti-government slogans on the main city square, Kizilay, in the Turkish capital Ankara on June 3, 2013 during a demonstration. (ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Riot police clear burning debris on the main city square, Kizilay, in the Turkish capital Ankara on June 3, 2013 during an anti-government demonstration . Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday rejected talk of a 'Turkish Spring', shrugging off mass protests against his government as medics reported the first death in days of violence. Rallies started there last week initially in protest at plans to redevelop the adjacent Gezi Park, a rare green spot in central Istanbul, and quickly spread, inflamed by anger at the police crackdown. (ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Turkish protesters holding a Turkish flag demonstrate on the main city square, Kizilay, in the Turkish capital Ankara on June 3, 2013. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday rejected talk of a 'Turkish Spring', shrugging off mass protests against his government as medics reported the first death in days of violence. Rallies started there last week initially in protest at plans to redevelop the adjacent Gezi Park, a rare green spot in central Istanbul, and quickly spread, inflamed by anger at the police crackdown. (ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)
A Turkish protester is apprehended by police in the main city square, Kizilay, in the Turkish capital Ankara on June 3, 2013. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday rejected talk of a 'Turkish Spring', shrugging off mass protests against his government as medics reported the first death in days of violence. Rallies started there last week initially in protest at plans to redevelop the adjacent Gezi Park, a rare green spot in central Istanbul, and quickly spread, inflamed by anger at the police crackdown. (ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Turkish protesters shelter from tear gas behind a Turkish flag during clashes with police at a demonstration on the main city square, Kizilay, in the Turkish capital Ankara on June 3, 2013. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday rejected talk of a 'Turkish Spring', shrugging off mass protests against his government as medics reported the first death in days of violence. Rallies started there last week initially in protest at plans to redevelop the adjacent Gezi Park, a rare green spot in central Istanbul, and quickly spread, inflamed by anger at the police crackdown. (ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Turkish protesters run away from tear gas smoke during clashes with police at a demonstration on the main city square, Kizilay, in the Turkish capital Ankara on June 3, 2013. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday rejected talk of a 'Turkish Spring', shrugging off mass protests against his government as medics reported the first death in days of violence. Rallies started there last week initially in protest at plans to redevelop the adjacent Gezi Park, a rare green spot in central Istanbul, and quickly spread, inflamed by anger at the police crackdown. (ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Turkish protesters erect a makeshift barricade during clashes at a demonstration at the main city square, Kizilay, in the Turkish capital Ankara on June 3, 2013. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday rejected talk of a 'Turkish Spring', shrugging off mass protests against his government as medics reported the first death in days of violence. Rallies started there last week initially in protest at plans to redevelop the adjacent Gezi Park, a rare green spot in central Istanbul, and quickly spread, inflamed by anger at the police crackdown. (ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Riot police fire tear gas against protesters during a demonstration in Ankara on June 3, 2013 after days of protests against the Islamic-rooted government. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday rejected talk of a 'Turkish Spring', shrugging off mass protests against his government as medics reported the first death in days of violence. Rallies started there last week initially in protest at plans to redevelop the adjacent Gezi Park, a rare green spot in central Istanbul, and quickly spread, inflamed by anger at the police crackdown. (ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Protesters shout anti-government slogans during a demonstration in Ankara on June 3, 2013 after days of protests against the Islamic-rooted government. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday rejected talk of a 'Turkish Spring', shrugging off mass protests against his government as medics reported the first death in days of violence. Rallies started there last week initially in protest at plans to redevelop the adjacent Gezi Park, a rare green spot in central Istanbul, and quickly spread, inflamed by anger at the police crackdown. (ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)
A protestor gestures during a demonstration in Ankara, on June 3, 2013, in a nationwide wave of protests.Turkey's Islamist-rooted government faced growing pressure on June 3 after angry demonstrators clashed for a third night with police. The unrest began as a local outcry against plans to redevelop Gezi Park, a rare green spot near Taksim, but after a heavy-handed police response the protests spread to other districts -- and then to dozens of cities across Turkey. Accused by critics of pushing an increasingly conservative and authoritarian agenda, Erdogan's government is facing the biggest protests since it took power in 2002. (ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Protestors stand in front of items set on fire in Ankara, on June 3, 2013, in a nationwide wave of protests.Turkey's Islamist-rooted government faced growing pressure on June 3 after angry demonstrators clashed for a third night with police. The unrest began as a local outcry against plans to redevelop Gezi Park, a rare green spot near Taksim, but after a heavy-handed police response the protests spread to other districts -- and then to dozens of cities across Turkey. Accused by critics of pushing an increasingly conservative and authoritarian agenda, Erdogan's government is facing the biggest protests since it took power in 2002. (ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Protestors walk during a demonstration in Ankara, on June 3, 2013, in a nationwide wave of protests.Turkey's Islamist-rooted government faced growing pressure on June 3 after angry demonstrators clashed for a third night with police. The unrest began as a local outcry against plans to redevelop Gezi Park, a rare green spot near Taksim, but after a heavy-handed police response the protests spread to other districts -- and then to dozens of cities across Turkey. Accused by critics of pushing an increasingly conservative and authoritarian agenda, Erdogan's government is facing the biggest protests since it took power in 2002. (ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Protestors clash with riot police near the Taksim Gezi park in Istanbul, on June 1, 2013, during a demonstration against the demolition of the park. Turkish police on June 1 began pulling out of Istanbul's iconic Taksim Square, after a second day of violent clashes between protesters and police over a controversial development project. Thousands of demonstrators flooded the site as police lifted the barricades around the park and began withdrawing from the square. What started as an outcry against a local development project has snowballed into widespread anger against what critics say is the government's increasingly conservative and authoritarian agenda. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images)
A woman opens her arms as police use a water cannon to disperse protestors on June 1, 2013 during a protest against the demolition of Taksim Gezi Park in Istanbul. Turkey police on June 1 began pulling out of Istanbul's iconic Taksim Square, the scene of a second day of violent clashes between protesters and police over a controversial development project. Thousands of demonstrators flooded the site as police lifted the barricades around the park and began withdrawing from the square. (FATIH KECE/AFP/Getty Images)
Protestors arrive in Taksim Square on June 1, 2013 after clashing with riot police during a protest against the demolition of Taksim Gezi Park in Istanbul. Turkey police on June 1 began pulling out of Istanbul's iconic Taksim Square, the scene of a second day of violent clashes between protesters and police over a controversial development project. Thousands of demonstrators flooded the site as police lifted the barricades around the park and began withdrawing from the square. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images)
Some stores on Istiklal street are damaged on June 1, 2013, during a protest against the demolition of Taksim Gezi Park, in Taksim Square in Istanbul. (OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images)
Tourists gasp for breath as Turkish protestors and riot policemen clash on June 1, 2013, during a protest against the demolition of Taksim Gezi Park, in Taksim Square in Istanbul. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images)
Turkish protestors and riot policemen clash on June 1, 2013, during a protest against the demolition of Taksim Gezi Park, in Taksim Square in Istanbul. Police reportedly used tear gas to disperse a group, who were standing guard in Gezi Parki to prevent the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality from demolishing the last remaining green public space in the centre of Istanbul as a part of a major Taksim renewal project. At least a dozen people were injured. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images)
Protestors buy gas masks from shops on June 1, 2013, during a protest against the demolition of Taksim Gezi Park, in karakoy in Istanbul. (GURCAN OZTURK/AFP/Getty Images)
The slogan 'Fuck police' is seen on June 1, 2013 on a shop window which has been broken, on Istiklal street, during a protest on the eve against the demolition of Taksim Gezi Park, in Taksim Square in Istanbul. (OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images)
Riot police use tear gas against protestors in Istiklal street on June 1, 2013, during a protest against the demolition of Taksim Gezi Park, in Taksim Square in Istanbul. (OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images)
Istiklal street seen in early morning during the clashes on June 1, 2013, during a protest against the demolition of Taksim Gezi Park, in Taksim Square in Istanbul. (OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images)
Some stores on Istiklal street are damaged on June 1, 2013, during a protest against the demolition of Taksim Gezi Park, in Taksim Square in Istanbul. (OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images)
A riot policeman holds a tear gas bomb on June 1, 2013, during a protest against the demolition of Taksim Gezi Park, in Taksim Square in Istanbul. (OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images)
Fenerbahce and Galatasaray football teams supporters chant slogangs against the goverment on June 1, 2013, during a protest against the demolition of Taksim Gezi Park, in istiklal in Istanbul. (OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images)
A women asks police to stop as Turkish protestors and riot policemen clash on June 1, 2013, during a protest against the demolition of Taksim Gezi Park, in Taksim Square in Istanbul. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images)
Turkish protestors and riot policemen clash on June 1, 2013, during a protest against the demolition of Taksim Gezi Park, in Taksim Square in Istanbul. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images)
Protestors clash with Turkish riot policemen on May 31, 2013 during a protest against the demolition of the Taksim Gezi Park in Taksim Square in Istanbul. (GURCAN OZTURK/AFP/Getty Images)
Protestors clash with Turkish riot policemen on May 31, 2013 during a protest against the demolition of the Taksim Gezi Park in Taksim Square in Istanbul. (GURCAN OZTURK/AFP/Getty Images)