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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. we're 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 for decades has been priding itself on really separating itself from politics and religion. people...

Earlier. he's been in power for a while and it's likely to continue to fragment as time goes by. if these do shake people's confidence in the economy, that's 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 grows lower, if erdogan continues to get pressured for his support of the rebels in syria, you coul...

Protesters from illegitimate protesters and will that make a difference? >> we've seen president obama and the white house not say much about prime minister erdogan. they've pleaded for restraint, as is their want, but they haven't 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 himself in. >> well, it does clearly present a dilemma for president obama and the other western europe...

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 they're dissipated here, there are masks behind those barricades. there is this uncertainty about whether gezi park is safe. suggestions it is but we've also seen police at an earlier point today move straight in there. we saw distinctive white helmets behind the tree line. we're pretty clear tear gas either intentionally or unintentionally ended up in gezi park, too. so fears for those who want to persist in the protests. the concern is wha...

Frequent going forward. >> we're going to take a quick break and keep you both here to explain what we're 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. don't 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, giving her the confidence to pursue all her goals. when you want a financial advisor who sees th...