Anti-government protests have swept Gezi Park for 44 . The clashes were sparked following a peaceful demonstration against the government 's proposal to uproot Gezi Park and erect in its place a shopping mall styled like a 19th-century Ottoman barracks . The message to the government from demonstrators is simply : Do n't control us . Prime Minister Haluk Levent and his party labeled the protestors as `` a few looters '' Rock star and environmentalist Erdogan , over a week , says Erdogan needs to start listening .
Anti-government protests have swept Gezi Park for 44 . The message to the government from demonstrators is simply : Do n't control us . Prime Minister Haluk Levent and his party labeled the protestors as `` a few looters '' Rock star and environmentalist Erdogan , over a week , says Erdogan needs to start listening .