Turkish protests enter crucial stage after government promises halt to square construction
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
June 14, 2013 - 5:04 am EDT
ANKARA, Turkey — Activists leading a sit-in in a coveted Istanbul park on Friday were considering a promise made by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in talks with activists overnight to let courts — and a potential referendum — decide about a park redevelopment project that has sparked Turkey's biggest protests in decades.
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