(CBS News) ISTANBUL – Turkey’s prime minister said Sunday his country’s financial markets are under attack. Tayyip Erdogan blamed speculators reacting to a tenth day of fierce nationwide protests against his government.
In the Turkish capital, Ankara, protestors again clashed with the police on Sunday. The authorities have used tactics that many here criticize as heavy handed.
But at other times the demonstrations have looked like a carnival.
They began in Istanbul over the planned destruction of a city park to build a shopping mall. The crowds have occupied the park — and are in a victorious mood.
Many here now say they’ve taken to the streets to safeguard Turkey’s democracy.
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