Turkish PM supporters turn out in force at rally
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Tens of thousands of supporters of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan are rallying in a suburb of Turkey's capital. It amounted to a powerful show of support as his government faces down protesters holed up in an Istanbul park for the last two weeks.
Earlier Saturday, protesters at Istanbul's Gezi Park vowed to press on with their two-week sit-in there, defying government appeals and a warning from Erdogan for an end to the standoff. The sit-in has become one of the most public challenges to his decade-long tenure. (AP)
