Turkey PM wants Istanbul park protest 'over by tonight'

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.