Police square off with protesters in Ankara yet again as fresh clashes erupt Monday following a third night of demonstrations throughout Turkey.<br /> <br />The violence is the some of the worst the country has seen in decades, exploding into a show of defiance against the what protesters say is the creeping authoritarianism of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan.<br /> <br />Calling for calm, Erdogan addressed the nation on Monday, claiming the mass demonstrations had been organized by extremist factions.<br /> <br />The clashes began over the destruction of a historic park in Istanbul to make room for a shopping centre, but rapidly tuned into fierce widespread anti-government protests.<br /> <br />Over a thousand people have reportedly been hurt in the protests.<br /> <br />The prime minister and his Islamist-rooted AK Party have been in power for three decades, ushering in a period of unprecedented political stability and economic growth.<br /> <br />Now some are accusing Erdogan of using his last term to muzzle the media,
