Istanbul enters fifth day of protests Nationwide protests in Turkey enter their fifth day on Tuesday -- the sharpest outburst of anger against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Islamic-leaning ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) since coming to power in 2002. Turkey's deputy prime minister on Tuesday urged anti-government protesters to end their demonstrations immediately, moving to calm days of protests that have left two people dead. Today's images of a container on fire in Gezi Park