#Taksim developments until 14h (local)

The police entered Gezi park at 14h (local)

Here's the latest developments in Istanbul and the Taksim battlefield, according to @wearerabble 's tweets. An interesting side of the story is that it appears that mainstream media started showing footage from the protests (and yet not exactly fresh at all times); on the other hand, there are protesters confirming the presence of plain-cloth policemen at the protests.

Here's the storify:

Erdogan's speech upon his arrival to Turkey, yesterday night

via fb user Ozgur Demir

Below you can read the speech Reyep Tayyip Erdogan delivered at the airport, upon his arrival to Turkey, after his trip to the Maghreb countries. A big crowd welcomed him at the airport. Ozgur Demir translated it into English, as well as the crowd's interactions.

RT:
Dear brothers, people of Istanbul, friends, citizens attaching us from their TVs. I salute you with all my heart. I thank you for giving us this Istanbul night filled with amazing joy and excitement. Tonight I don't only salute you but I also salute every one of my brothers in every village, every city of Turkey.

Crowd: Ya Allah, Bismillah, Allah-u Ekber…

RT:
I salute my grandmothers, my sisters. I salute my worker brothers, farmers, laborers, villagers who work hard is to put bread on the table. I salute my young brothers who are as grand, as dignified and as poised as Turkey is.

Crowd: Istanbul is right here, where are the chapulcus?