Turkish police used tear gas in Ankara

People were protesting against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He is accused of attempting to impose Islamic values onto a secular state, BBC reports.

The ruling Justice and Development Party claimed that it was ready to consider the possibility of a referendum concerning the reconstruction of Gezi Park in Istanbul. The reconstruction aroused anti-governmental protests all over the country.

The ruling party suggested it after PM Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and a group of activists had conducted negotiations.

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