Istanbul's governor called for calm in Turkey's largest city on Sunday (June 16) after days of anti-government protests.<br/> <br />Riot police fired occasional bursts of teargas in the city after a night of unrest to try to prevent demonstrators from regrouping ahead of a rally by Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party.<br/> <br />Governor Huseyin Avni Mutlu said people should not respond to calls to gather again later in the afternoon.<br/> <br />He also said some police had been hurt in the confrontations.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) ISTANBUL GOVERNOR HUSEYIN AVNI MUTLU SAYING:<br/> <br />"Two security personnel - one commander and an officer - were wounded by a pistol during the clashes with protesters."<br/> <br />The unrest, in which police have fired teargas and water cannon at stone-throwing protesters night after night in cities including Istanbul and Ankara, has left four people dead and about 5,000 injured, according to the Turkish Medical Association.
