Sosh Turkey News Today

Park is where it all began. it was all about conserving the small little green space, the last green space many people will tell you exists in istanbul. were hearing volleys of tear gas still going on. but it escalated into these widespread demonstrations against what those who oppose the government are saying. people demonstrating against the fact that they feel as if this conservative islamist government is trying to impose its own morals on what until knew has been a psych lar society. turkey...

Earlier. hes been in power for a while and its likely to continue to fragment as time goes by. if these do shake peoples confidence in the economy, thats likely to drive more protests. in libya and tunisia, the arab spring had its birth in job and economic crises. in sosh turkey the spillover from the syria conflict is pushi pushing refugees into the region and right now you look at syria and say this crisis could go on for years and years. if it goes on for years and confidence in the south gro...

Protesters from illegitimate protesters and will that make a difference? >> weve seen president obama and the white house not say much about prime minister erdogan. theyve pleaded for restraint, as is their want, but they havent really talked about concerns they have of what the police are doing. as you know, the united states considers turkey a very important ally when it comes to syria, when it comes to iraq, when it comes to iran. talk about the difficult position president obama finds himsel...

Control of the area. they will continue operations until there are small groups of protesters i can see down some of these side streets. but predominantly theyre dissipated here, there are masks behind those barricades. there is this uncertainty about whether gezi park is safe. suggestions it is but weve also seen police at an earlier point today move straight in there. we saw distinctive white helmets behind the tree line. were pretty clear tear gas either intentionally or unintentionally ended...

Frequent going forward. >> were going to take a quick break and keep you both here to explain what were watching in istanbul when we come back from our breaking news coverage of violent protests and clashes with police in istanbul, turkey. t with express deals, you can save big and find a hotel with free breakfast without bidding. dont you just love those little cereal boxes? priceline savings without the bidding. made a retirement plan, they considered all her assets, even those held elsewhere,...

Night in istanbul, turkey right after this. of store management started as hourly associates. theres opportunity here. i can use walmarts education benefits to get a degree, maybe work in it, or be an engineer, helping walmart conserve energy. even today, when our store does well, i earn quarterly bonuses. when people look at me, i hope they see someone working their way up. vo: opportunity, thats the real walmart.

Thats considered a good thing in terms of democracy. hes done a lot of reforms even in the police arena. hes also done a lot of judicial reforms and spurred turkeys economy. but with that has come the sense that hes been around a long time and hes not listening to his people anymore and he has unfettered ability to, lets say, build a new worlds biggest airport, put up some kind of structure in gezi park, taksim square, build a massive mosque. all these things that many leaders do, a lot of infra...

Plus, you could save hundreds when you switch, up to $423. call... today. liberty mutual insurance -- responsibility. whats your policy? welcome back to "the lead." youre looking at live pictures at taksim square in istanbul, turkey. people on the ground say they fear its going to get worse before it gets better. i want to get to our nick paton walsh, who has been reporting in and out of a gas mask for us, as police continue to fire tear gas. nick, i know that the light is low where you are be...

House. one is president obama hosted prime minister erdogan exactly four weeks ago. he had a meeting with him in the morning and a private dinner with him. in between they have a joint press conference. having been that close to prime minister erdogan, its difficult for president obama to decide exactly houw hes going to deal with the situation. secondly, turkey is being portrayed as a model for the arab countries. at this point you cannot argue turkey is a model for everybody. no doubt presiden...