Turkey PM wants Istanbul park protest 'over by tonight'

ANKARA: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday urged protesters to end their occupation of an Istanbul park "by tonight", after promising to suspend the redevelopment of the site in a conflict that has sparked mass anti-government unrest.

"I hope it will be over by tonight," Erdogan told members of his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in a speech broadcast live on television.