Istanbul Gezi ParkBulent Kilic/AFP  Hundreds of people were on
Sunday occupying Istanbul's Taksim Square, the epicentre of the
biggest demonstrations in a decade against Turkey's Islamist-
rooted government which have seen almost 1,000 people detained
and scores wounded nationwide.  Some protesters camped around
the square's monument to Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of
modern secular Turkey, occasionally chanting "Government,
Resign!" and victory cheers after the police withdrew on
Saturday.  Taksim has been at the heart of a wave of more than
90 demonstrations in 48 cities nationwide, the biggest public
outcry against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government
since it assumed power in 2002.  But after two days of violent
protests and appeals by Turkey's Western allies for restraint,
the situation appeared to have calmed on Sunday after police
pulled out of Taksim and officials took on a more conciliatory
tone.  Officials said 53 civilians and 26 police officers were
hurt during the violence, while