Police intervenes in Taksim Gezi Park protesters in Ankara

Ankara (AA) - Protesters against the demolition of Taksim Gezi Park have been interfered by police in various districts of Turkish capital Ankara.

A group of protesters convened at Tunali Hilmi Street to meet other groups at Kizilay Square.

Following police intervention, the group scattered to Sihhiye, Ziya Gokalp Street and GMK Boulevard.

Another group under Mithatpasa Bridge was also intervened by police using water cannon and tear gas.

Some demonstrators damaged public buses while many others threw stones at the police.

Another group attacked the buildings of Channel 24 and Star newspaper breaking the windows.

Police also interfered in a group who wanted to march from Middle East Technical University to Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Headquarters.

During the protests on Monday, 30 people were detained in Ankara.

Ankara Governor's Office said in a written statement that videos and findings on the attacks against public properties and public officials during the protests in Ankara were being examined.

Legal actions will be maintained and the results will be shared with public, the statement said.

In the protests in Turkey's Istanbul city, 49 buses, 1 truck, 30 bus stops, and 5 construction equipments were damaged, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality said on Monday.

The financial loss is around 6 million Turkish Liras according to the preliminary examination.

Meanwhile, 70 protestors who were earlier detained in northwestern Bursa province were released.

368 Taksim Gezi Park protestors detained in Izmir

Governor Mustafa Toprak of the western Izmir province said a total of 368 people had been detained during protests against demolition of Taksim Gezi Park in the past three days.

Also, 32 police officers were wounded, 31 banks, 42 business offices, 12 automobiles, 11 public buses and a state institution were damaged during the protests, he said.

Toprak added that one of the wounded police officers was in critical condition, and four of the damaged vehicles were ambulances.

Toprak said that on the first day of protests 10,000 people gathered at Gundogdu and Cumhuriyet Squares, while 35,000 people gathered on the second day, and 5,000 on the third day.