Unbowed by days of violent clashes and protests, Tayyip Erdogan says plans to turn an Istanbul park into a shopping center are going forward.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, Saying (Turkish)<br/> <br />"Before the elections in 2011, I promised to achieve these projects. I stated then that 7 great projects will see the light in Istanbul."<br/> <br />The Turkish Prime Minister's announcement, which was made during a trip to Tunisia, is already rankling Turkish citizens.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: Istanbul Resident Feza, saying:<br/> <br />"It has to be, it has to stay as a park."<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: Protester Elif saying:<br/> <br />"I think he is kidding just because he can't get what he wants anymore."<br/> <br />Plans to develop the park --- which is a popular venue for political rallies triggered protests throughout the country --- and point to mounting anger over Erdogan's leadership --- which some have described as authoritarian.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: PROTESTER ELIF SAYING:<br/> <br />"This is not a
