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Turkish protesters confront police forces during riots in a restaurant district of Ankara June 5, 2013. Thousands of striking workers took to the streets of Turkey's cities today, loudly joining calls for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to step down as mass protests against his rule intensified. Bellowing to the din of drums and wailing Turkish pipes, teachers, doctors, bank staff and others marched in a sea of red and yellow labour union flags in the capital Ankara and in Istanbul, where they converged on Taksim Square, the cradle of nearly a week of violent clashes. MARCO LONGARI/AFP/Getty Images ( 520340241 )

Anti-government protesters gather in Istanbul's Taksim square June 6, 2013. Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan denounced those behind a week of violent demonstrations on Thursday, causing a sell-off on the Turkish stock exchange from investors worried that his defiant rhetoric will further enflame public wrath. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis ( TURKEY-PROTESTS/ERDOGAN )

Protestors chant slogans at Taksim Square in Istanbul on June 5, 2013 as part of ongoing protests against the ruling party, police brutality, and the destruction of Taksim park for a development project. Turkey's Islamic-rooted government apologised today to wounded protestors and said it had "learnt its lesson" after days of mass street demonstrations that have posed the biggest challenge to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's decade in office. Turkish police had on June 1 begun pulling out of Istanbul's iconic Taksim Square, after a second day of violent clashes between protesters and police over a controversial development project. What started as an outcry against a local development project has snowballed into widespread anger against what critics say is the government's increasingly conservative and authoritarian agenda. GURCAN OZTURK/AFP/Getty Images ( 520340197 )

Protesters gather at Taksim square , Istanbul during a protest, Thursday, June 6, 2013. The banners on the background covering the Republic monument read "Popular Front" . Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday appeared to have slightly moderated his rhetoric regarding the anti-government protests in his country but didnít back away from redevelopment plans for Istanbul that sparked the nearly week-long unrest and claimed ìterrorist groupsî were involved in the unrest. (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis) ( Turkey Protest )

Protestors use their phones at the Gezi park in Taksim Square on June 6, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. The protests began initially over the fate of Taksim Gezi Park, one of the last significant green spaces in the center of the city. The heavy-handed viewed response of the police, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his government's increasingly authoritarian agenda has broadened the rage of the clashes. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images) ( 170053629 )

Protesters gather around a fire early on June 6, 2013 in Taksim, Istanbul. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was due back in Turkey Thursday after a trip abroad, with thousands of angry demonstrators calling for his resignation as protests entered a seventh day. BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 520338301 )

A protester covered with a red blanket sleeps in front of a cafe as customers chat to each other at the Taksim square in Istanbul on Thursday, June 6, 2013. Turkish officials, scrambling to contain tensions, have delivered more conciliatory messages to thousands of protesters denouncing what they say is the government's increasingly authoritarian rule and its meddling in lifestyles. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) ( APTOPIX Turkey Protest )

People take photographs and others read anti-government graffiti painted on the ground in front of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk's statue, founder of Turkey, at the Taksim square in Istanbul, Thursday, June 6, 2013. The reasons behind Turkeyís eight day of protests are serious enough. But demonstrators have also reacted with humor, particularly on social media sites, often lampooning the prime minister and poking fun at his comments. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) ( Turkey Scenes from a Protest )

A university instructor holds a placard in English during a protest by university instructors at Taksim square ,Istanbul, Thursday, June 6, 2013. In the first days of the protests, Erdogan dismissed the demonstrators as "capulcu" , a Turkish word that translates as marauder, looter or plunderer. Protesters quickly turned the word to their advantage. They made it their own, creating a brand new verb ó "capulling" ó which means protesting, resisting the tear gas and shouting anti-Erdogan slogans. (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis) ( Turkey Protest )

A pedestrian makes his way through a barricaded street near Istanbul's Taksim square June 6, 2013. Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan returns on Thursday to a nation racked by protests against his leadership, in what could prove a pivotal moment in Turkey's worst political unrest for decades. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis ( TURKEY-PROTESTS/ )

People place notes bearing their messages on a tree at Taksim Square in Istanbul June 6, 2013. Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan denounced those behind a week of violent demonstrations on Thursday, causing a sell-off on the Turkish stock exchange from investors worried that his defiant rhetoric will further enflame public wrath. REUTERS/Osman Orsal ( TURKEY-PROTESTS/ )

ISTANBUL, TURKEY - JUNE 06: A woman juggles as protestors spend their day at Gezi Park in Taksim Square on June 6, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. The protests began initially over the fate of Taksim Gezi Park, one of the last significant green spaces in the center of the city. The heavy-handed response of the police, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his government's increasingly authoritarian agenda has broadened the rage of the clashes. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images) ( 170028812 )

A demonstrator stands on the top of a bus in Taksim Square on June 6, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. The protests began initially over the fate of Taksim Gezi Park, one of the last significant green spaces in the center of the city. The heavy-handed viewed response of the police, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his government's increasingly authoritarian agenda has broadened the rage of the clashes. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images) ( 170053622 )

A street vendor sells masks at Taksim square, Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, June 6, 2013. Turkish officials, scrambling to contain tensions, have delivered more conciliatory messages to thousands of protesters denouncing what they say is the government's increasingly authoritarian rule and its meddling in lifestyles. (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis) ( APTOPIX Turkey Protest )

Protestors in Taksim Square on June 6, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. The protests began initially over the fate of Taksim Gezi Park, one of the last significant green spaces in the center of the city. The heavy-handed viewed response of the police, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his government's increasingly authoritarian agenda has broadened the rage of the clashes. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images) ( 170053623 )

Protestors at the Gezi park in Taksim Square on June 6, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. The protests began initially over the fate of Taksim Gezi Park, one of the last significant green spaces in the center of the city. The heavy-handed viewed response of the police, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his government's increasingly authoritarian agenda has broadened the rage of the clashes. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images) ( 170053624 )

Protestors dance Tango at the Gezi park in Taksim Square on June 6, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. The protests began initially over the fate of Taksim Gezi Park, one of the last significant green spaces in the center of the city. The heavy-handed viewed response of the police, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his government's increasingly authoritarian agenda has broadened the rage of the clashes. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images) ( 170053628 )

A mother and her daughter read notes placed by protestors on a destroyed car on Taksim square in Istanbul on June 6, 2013. What started as an outcry against a local development project has snowballed into widespread anger against what critics say is the government's increasingly conservative and authoritarian agenda. Thousands of striking union members joined the anti-government protests on June 5, marching in Istanbul and Ankara in a sea of red and white union flags, drumming and yelling for Erdogan to resign. ISARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images ( 520343175 )

A graffiti of Turkish Prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is picture on the ground early on June 6, 2013 in Taksim, Istanbul. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was due back in Turkey today after a trip abroad, with thousands of angry demonstrators calling for his resignation as protests entered a seventh day. BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 520338361 )

Supporters of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan light flares upon his arrival at the Ataturk Airport of Istanbul early Friday, June 7, 2013. Erdogan took a combative stance on his closely watched return to the country early Friday, telling supporters who thronged to greet him that the protests that have swept the country must come to an end. In the first extensive public show of support since anti-government protests erupted last week, more than 10,000 supporters cheered Erdogan with rapturous applause outside Istanbul's international airport. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) ( Turkey Protests )

ISTANBUL, TURKEY - JUNE 07: Supporters of Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan wave their national flag on June 7, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. Thousands of supporters greeted the prime minister at Istanbul airport on his return from a North African tour, while thousands more protestors rallied again in Istanbul's Taksim Square. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images) ( 170064046 )

Protesters practice yoga at the Gezi park of Taksim square in Istanbul, Thursday, June 6, 2013. The reasons behind Turkeyís eight day of protests are serious enough. But demonstrators have also reacted with humor, particularly on social media sites, often lampooning the prime minister and poking fun at his comments. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) ( Turkey Scenes from a Protest )

Supporters of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan chants slogans upon his arrival at the Ataturk Airport of Istanbul early Friday, June 7, 2013. Erdogan took a combative stance on his closely watched return to the country early Friday, telling supporters who thronged to greet him that the protests that have swept the country must come to an end. In the first extensive public show of support since anti-government protests erupted last week, more than 10,000 supporters cheered Erdogan with rapturous applause outside Istanbul's international airport. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) ( Turkey Protests )

Supporters of the AKP, Justice and Development party hold the portraits of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of Turkey and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Ataturk Airport of Istanbul early Friday, June 7, 2013. Erdogan took a combative stance on his closely watched return to the country early Friday, telling supporters who thronged to greet him that the protests that have swept the country must come to an end. In the first extensive public show of support since anti-government protests erupted last week, more than 10,000 supporters cheered Erdogan with rapturous applause outside Istanbul's international airport. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) ( Turkey Protests )

Protesters demonstrate, on June 6, 2013, at Kizilay square, in Ankara, the theatre of violence between demonstrators and Turkish police forces in recent days. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on June 6 that members of a "terrorist organisation" were taking part in deadly anti-government protests sweeping Turkey and refused to cancel a controversial Istanbul development plan that sparked them. Protesters accuse Erdogan of imposing conservative Islamic reforms on Turkey, a mostly Muslim but constitutionally secular country. MARCO LONGARI/AFP/Getty Images ( 520350593 )

A demonstrator writes slogans on a building painted with graffiti at Taksim square in Istanbul on June 6, 2013. Protests are taking place against the ruling party, police brutality, and the destruction of Taksim park for the sake of a development project. Turkey's Islamic-rooted government apologised today to wounded protestors and said it had "learnt its lesson" after days of mass street demonstrations that have posed the biggest challenge to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's decade in office. Turkish police had on June 1 begun pulling out of Istanbul's iconic Taksim Square, after a second day of violent clashes between protesters and police over a controversial development project. What started as an outcry against a local development project has snowballed into widespread anger against what critics say is the government's increasingly conservative and authoritarian agenda. ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images ( 520352558 )

The crowd cheers for Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's arrival at the Ataturk Airport of Istanbul early Friday, June 7, 2013. Erdogan took a combative stance on his closely watched return to the country early Friday, telling supporters who thronged to greet him that the protests that have swept the country must come to an end. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) ( Turkey Protests )

ISTANBUL, TURKEY - JUNE 07: Supporters of Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan wave their national flag on June 7, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. Thousands of supporters greeted the prime minister at Istanbul airport on his return from a North African tour, while thousands more protestors rallied again in Istanbul's Taksim Square. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images) ( 170064045 )

A policeman stands guard Turkish Prime Pinister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's bus after his arrival at Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul on June 7, 2013. Turkey's Islamic-rooted government apologised to wounded protestors and said it had "learnt its lesson" after days of mass street demonstrations that have posed the biggest challenge to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's decade in office. Turkish police had on June 1 begun pulling out of Istanbul's iconic Taksim Square, after a second day of violent clashes between protesters and police over a controversial development project. What started as an outcry against a local development project has snowballed into widespread anger against what critics say is the government's increasingly conservative and authoritarian agenda. OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images ( 520360178 )

ISTANBUL, TURKEY - JUNE 07: Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to his supporters on June 7, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. Thousands of supporters greeted the prime minister at Istanbul airport on his return from a North African tour, while thousands more protestors rallied again in Istanbul's Taksim Square. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images) ( 170061430 )

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) is greeted by supporters upon arrival at Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul on June 7, 2013.Turkey's Islamic-rooted government apologised to wounded protestors and said it had "learnt its lesson" after days of mass street demonstrations that have posed the biggest challenge to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's decade in office. Turkish police had on June 1 begun pulling out of Istanbul's iconic Taksim Square, after a second day of violent clashes between protesters and police over a controversial development project. What started as an outcry against a local development project has snowballed into widespread anger against what critics say is the government's increasingly conservative and authoritarian agenda. OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images ( 520360511 )

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L), wife Emne Erdogan (C) and daugther Sumeye Erdogan (R) are greeted by supporters upon arrival at Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul on June 7, 2013.Turkey's Islamic-rooted government apologised to wounded protestors and said it had "learnt its lesson" after days of mass street demonstrations that have posed the biggest challenge to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's decade in office. Turkish police had on June 1 begun pulling out of Istanbul's iconic Taksim Square, after a second day of violent clashes between protesters and police over a controversial development project. What started as an outcry against a local development project has snowballed into widespread anger against what critics say is the government's increasingly conservative and authoritarian agenda. OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images ( 520360518 )

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, waves to the crowd upon his arrival at the Ataturk Airport of Istanbul early Friday, June 7, 2013. Erdogan took a combative stance on his closely watched return to the country early Friday, telling supporters who thronged to greet him that the protests that have swept the country must come to an end. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) ( Turkey Protests )

A supporter of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan peers from behind a police barrier upon Erdogan's arrival at Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul on June 7, 2013. Turkey's Islamic-rooted government apologised to wounded protestors and said it had "learnt its lesson" after days of mass street demonstrations that have posed the biggest challenge to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's decade in office. Turkish police had on June 1 begun pulling out of Istanbul's iconic Taksim Square, after a second day of violent clashes between protesters and police over a controversial development project. What started as an outcry against a local development project has snowballed into widespread anger against what critics say is the government's increasingly conservative and authoritarian agenda. OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images ( 520360565 )

Turkish passengers travel by ferry on the Bosphorus from the European side to Asian side of Istanbul on June 6, 2013. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was due back in Turkey today after a trip abroad, with thousands of angry demonstrators calling for his resignation as protests entered a seventh day. BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 520338353 )