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The opposition isn't organized. it's not clear what exactly expression of unhappiness. that's some comparison to the wall street thing here. there never wasç a coherent agenda on their part, but if i were advising erdogan, i would try to figure out -- why not back off urban renewal project in the square? he might see it as a sign of weakness and is throat do -- is loathe to do it but thatsao618qy be previousable to pressing the attacks. >> rich hawses. thanks so much. police are continuing to fire tear gas and water cannons are on stand by in the square in the center of istanbul, turkey has ...

My feeling is that it's probably going to be the first course of action. >> ambassador james jeffrey on the line with us. stay with us. we're approaching the bottom of the hour. going to update viewer who are just joining us it's 3:30 on the east cost, half past noon on the west coast, and half past 10:00 in the evening inç istanbul, where the most serious and widespread demonstrations of the past 12 days are before us, it was somewhat of a spontaneous event today as the prime minister vowed this protest is over and the people vowed, no, it's not. on the left, well, on the top right of your ...

The toe many, weekenning or dilution of the checks and balances in turkish society. so what you're seeing in the be, again, this heavyo what concentration of power, and there's even talk that erdogan, the prime minister, wants to essentially take over the process of rewriting the constitution, strengthen the office of the presidency, and then when he is no longer prime minister, to enter the office of president with far more power than he now has. >> shepard: and this is something that the people are very much aware of. one of the fires that's burping here is that of a telecommunications truck...

They did so all day long. and as nightfall approached it appeared to get away from police so they would clear the square and the protesters would come right back in, they would clear it again as the protesters lit off fireworks and celebratory in fashion, and then the police would come in again. it's happened repeatedly and we don't know hough it's going to end. the like. he was the u.s. ambassador in turkey until 2010 and is in touch with our interests there. turkey is the sixth largest tourist destination in the world, and that happened by no accident. this prime minister has made it so. and...

It would have to be more serious. but this is also a man who seems to not be willing to back off any positions. a certain amount of hubris that has gotten in the way. the decision to make this little tiny park, where there were protests, and it was a scene for public expression to be held spokane a barracks, into something else, and the unwillingness to back away from that to show the protesting elements there is some accommodation for other voices in the country and, yes, did do well at the polls but that doesn't mean your voice won't be heard. there has to be some expression of that to begin...