Police try to clear protesters in capital as activists await decision on Taksim

(15 Jun 2013) SHOTLIST AP TELEVISION Ankara 1. Pan from police to anti-government protesters in Kugulu Park UPSOUND (Turkish) Protesters: "No stones, no bats, we want freedom." 2. Mid of protesting woman trying to block a police car 3. Pan of police confiscating tents, protesters resisting 4. Close of police putting confiscated items into van 5. Wide of street Istanbul 6. Various of street scenes in Istiklal Avenue, not far from Taksim square 7. Mid of newspapers outside a shop 8. Close up of Hurryiet's headline reading (Turkish) "Imagined square" 9. Close up of Sozcu's headline reading (English) "Shut up Tayyip!" 10. Wide of Taksim Square 11. Mid of police buses 12. Mid of policeman 13. SOUNDBITE (English) Ezgi Kucuksanturk, 16, student: "We are now waiting for the decision of the Taksim Cooperation, they will make a decision today at 10 o'clock and we are waiting for that. This thing is not just about against the government, it is public resistance." 14. Wide of Gezi Park with tents and protestors 15. Mid of protestors talking on the grass 16. Mid of tent 17. Wide of Kurdish dancing near Ataturk Cultural Centre in Taksim STORYLINE Police on Saturday confiscated tents and blankets from protesters who had spent the night in Ankara's Kugulu park in solidarity with activists staging a sit-in in Istanbul's Gezi Park. The much-despised Gezi Park redevelopment project has sparked Turkey's biggest protests in decades. The police force moved early on Saturday in an attempt to push out dozens of protesters that have joined in a wide expression of anger against the ruling authorities. Overnight, police chased away protesters with tear gas and water cannons after they put up barricades on a street close to the US embassy. In Istanbul, protesters in Gezi Park struck a defiant note early on Saturday, hours after talks between a small delegation of protesters and hundreds of others occupying the park ended. Participants refused to give any details about the meeting. Instead an official declaration is expected to be read out at Saturday afternoon in Gezi Park. The meeting had been requested by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a last attempt to persuade protesters to end their two week sit-in. Heavy rainfall forced people out of the square and by early morning hours the roundabout by The Republic Monument was left empty. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...