Click photo to enlarge People shout anti-government slogans
during a rally by the labor unions in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday,
June 17, 2013. A day earlier, riot police cordoned off streets,
set up roadblocks and fired tear gas and water cannons to
prevent anti-government protesters from an effort to return to
Taksim Square in Istanbul. Labor unions and political foes of
Prime Minister Recep Erdogan rallied Monday by the thousands
across Turkey, hoping to capitalize on weeks of protest that
began as small-scale activism and parlay it into a chance to
register broader discontent. ANKARA, Turkey—Turkey's prime
minister on Tuesday brushed aside international criticism over
his government's crackdown on widespread demonstrations and
vowed to increase the police's powers to deal with the unrest.
Meanwhile, more than 90 people were detained in police raids
linked to the protests.  Recep Tayyip Erdogan's defiant stance
appeared aimed at shoring up his conservative base in Turkey,
where the rallies have exposed fissures