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class=”text”> Turkish police launched lacimógeno gas to disperse protesters in Taksim Square in Istanbul. (AP)

Four television

considered close to the opposition have been fined by the Supreme Board of Radio and Television of Turkey relay protests in the park Gezi of Istanbul, said the newspaper “Hurriyet” in its electronic version.

RTÜK ensures that fines imposed on broadcasters by “impair the physical, moral and mental health of children and young people” for broadcasting protests around the park Gezi Istanbul.

is not the first example control The stations affected are Halk TV, Ulusal TV, Cem TV and ME TV . The first one has gained fame and popularity unusual in Turkey, as it is the only 24-hour reporting on the wave of protests sweeping the country for almost two weeks.

The class=”imp”> fined for “impair the physical, moral and mental development of children” This channel received a warning last RTÜK by issuing a video considered by authorities as “humiliating” to the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

channel has a clear ideological line Kemalist and is considered close to the Republican People’s Party, the main opposition, but has become popular in recent days to offer coverage continuous , almost always live.

major 24-hour news channels, however, have become targets of derision, especially after CNNTürk issued, the first Saturday of the riots a penguin documentary while dense battles happening with police in central Istanbul.

spirit of parody, the small TV channel Ulusal days later cut live broadcast of a speech by Erdogan and gave way to images of penguins.

CNNTürk class=”imp”> penguins emitted a documentary while pitched battles happened The Antarctic bird friendly and has become the symbol what Turkish protesters considered a flagrant self-censorship among the most powerful media in the country.

In recent days, however, coverage has been continuous and digital edition of the newspaper “Radikal” owned media group Dogan Media, aligned with the opposition, offers even a live webcam image 24 hours from Taksim Square, the epicenter of the protests.

The main opposition party in Turkey, the CHP has called to hold a “summit of leaders” politicians to calm the escalating police violence around the heavy protests that are shaking the country for twelve days. “The protesters are now legitimate,” said the head of the Republican People’s Party.

class=”imp”> The opposition party believes that the protesters are entitled Tension heightened yesterday when police stormed the Taksim Square, which had not come into the 10 days before and shocks occurred far harder. The police returned this morning to “clean up” the square barricades and surrounding streets.

“We should put an immediate end to the mentality of the administration confronts police to population,” said Kemal Kilicdaroglu, CHP leader. According to the opposition leader, “should be declared required to legally pursue security forces use excessive force “.

is expected that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan , receive some representatives of the mass protests of the last days, a movement born of rejection modest urban redevelopment plan Gezi Park , adjacent to the central Taksim Square in Istanbul.

Some of the individuals and groups invited to the event have stated that not attend because the instance legitimately representing the protesters is the Taksim Solidarity Platform , stressed, should participate in any meeting.

In a statement released today, said Taksim platform has called for solidarity to the Turkish people and the whole world. “All the birds and animals around Taksim die because of excessive gas. Younger are here determined to defend their honor, resist and even risk their lives,” reads the note.

Several important

solidarity support from abroad, such as Amnesty International have called for “urgent action” to Turkey, while the European Parliament has called a special meeting today to discuss the situation.

Since late May these protests have caused at least four deaths and more than 5,000 injured .

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