Turkish Prime Minister
Tayyip Erdoğan stepped up his rhetoric against
Syrian President
Bashar al-Assad on Friday, saying those in Syria who inflict repression on the people will not survive.
Erdoğan, who is visiting Libya, told a cheering crowd in Tripoli that by ousting
Muammar Gaddafi the Libyan people had set an example to others seeking to throw off oppression.
"You are the ones who showed the whole world that no administration can stand in the way of the might and will of the people," Erdoğan said, as many chanted "Turkey, Turkey."
"Do not forget this: those in Syria who inflict repression on the people will not be able to stand on their feet because oppression and prosperity cannot exist together."
Erdoğan was ending a North African tour in Libya, where he hopes to reap political and economic dividends from its new rulers for Turkey's help in their struggle against Gaddafi.
His visit came a day after French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister David Cameron were received as heroes in the Libyan capital. French and British air power had helped rebels overrun Tripoli and put Gaddafi to flight.
Erdoğan said the age of autocracies and totalitarian regimes was over, adding: "Now, the power of the people is coming and I congratulate you on your struggle."
Erdoğan, who has repeatedly urged Assad to end a crackdown on protesters, has become increasingly critical of the Syrian leader, while stopping short of calling for his departure.
On Tuesday, Erdoğan said in Cairo that neither the Syrian people nor he believed in Assad any more.
Under Turkey's policy of "zero problems" with its neighbors, Ankara boosted its political and commercial ties with Syria, with whom it nearly went to war in the 1990s over terrorists harbored by Damascus.
Erdoğan, who is also expected to visit the eastern city of Benghazi, appealed directly to people in Sirte, a Gaddafi stronghold under attack by forces loyal to Libya's new leaders.
"From here I call out to Sirte ... come, right now, some 10,000 brothers and sisters are hungry and thirsty, embrace your brothers in Tripoli. Spilling blood does not suit us, let us come together," the Turkish leader said.
“The messages have been received,” stated President Gül, who also called for an end to the street demonstrations. The president also delivered a message to Alevi citizens who are objecting to the name given to the Third Bosporus Bridge by stating, “We could name another big project after Pir Sultan Abdal.”
Finance Minister Şimşek commented on allegations reported in The Guardian that he was monitored by U.K. intelligence, by stating that Foreign Ministry officials are taking the necessary measures. 
While England is rattled by the censorship scandal in the national press, AK Party Spokesman and Deputy Chairman Hüseyin Çelik has announced that there will be no censorship on social media or classic media as Turkey, which now has a mature democracy, has left such issues long in the past.
AK Party Istanbul Deputy Bülent Turan has filed a criminal complaint with the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor against CHP Tunceli Deputy Hüseyin Aygün for “insults in the virtual realm and for inspiring public hatred, enmity and degradation.”
The ‘innocent’ protest which began at the start of the month in Brazil, as it did as well in Turkey, has since transitioned into a point of interest for its dark demonstrations. Both nations, as they suffer from simultaneous protests, stand out for having bright and promising economies.
Prime Minister Erdoğan stated on Tuesday that the Gezi protests are part of a professionally organized operation and vowed to hold those behind the events accountable by law. The Prime Minister also said that the police in Turkey have passed the test of democracy.
Responding to the European Parliament resolution condemning the police crackdown on protests sparked by redevelopment plans for Gezi Park, Prime Minister Erdoğan stated “They are confused. They have no fidelity,” and added that European politicians and institutions instantly laid down their masks in order to provoke events. 
One man’s passive defiance by way of standing in place in Taksim Square and looking straight at the Atatürk Culture Center, quickly turned into a social media phenomenon last night. 
Infuriating Germans, Green Party Co-Chair Roth was subjected to pepper spray in Istanbul. Commenting on the incident, German nationals say, “It turns out Erdoğan was right in saying that there are foreign forces triggering Taksim, and Roth’s presence is now proof.” Other comments include, “If Abdullah Gül showed up at Occupy Frankfurt of if Erdoğan was involved in the Stuttgart 21 demonstrations, the ground would shake!”
The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality has been working continuously since last night on clearing and landscaping Taksim Square and Gezi Park. 
Explaining that the Gezi Park protests were planned six months ago, EU Minister Bağış states, “These protests are an attempt to trigger a move which will end in regime change in Turkey.” Bağış also discussed Prime Minister Erdoğan’s style with the Wall Street Journal. 
They came by land, they came by sea, and they came to hear their Prime Minister speak. Yesterday’s Kazlıçeşme rally in support of Prime Minister Erdoğan saw over a million supporters come out to the square with AK Party and Turkish flags in hand, giving true sentiment to the figures of Erdoğan’s support rate. 
Istanbul Governor Mutlu is calling on protesters to refrain from responding to calls on social media to gather in Taksim because he says; peace has been established once again in Istanbul. 
Nearly a million Istanbul residents flocked out to see Prime Minister Erdoğan speak at an AK Party rally in Kazlıçeşme on Sunday. Istanbul residents want the vandalism of protesters destroying and setting the city on fire to come to an end as soon as possible. Meanwhile, they also support Erdoğan’s referendum proposal.
