Defying gov't, Turkish protesters to stay in park
Source: AP-Excite
By ELENA BECATOROS
ISTANBUL (AP) - Protesters have agreed to press on with their 2-week-long sit-in at an Istanbul park, despite government appeals and warnings for the standoff with authorities to end, an activist said Saturday.
Tayfun Kahraman made the comment to The Associated Press after a series of discussions among the protesters in Gezi Park to decide on their next move.
He was one of two activists in Taksim Solidarity, an umbrella group of protest movements, who had met with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday.
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People light candles for the victims of the protests at Taksim square, in Istanbul, early Saturday, June 15, 2013. Protesters were holding debates in several locations in Gezi Park to discuss the results of a meeting their representatives had with the prime minister and whether his proposal was enough for them to end their occupation of the park. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)