friday when a sit-down protest was water canoned by the police. the approach is not leaving them the space they want to live their lives in the way they want them. >> and so this has gone from this small protest regarding this tiny park in central istanbul to a larger issue of the concern that people have, regarding the prime minister and his rising power? >> reporter: that's absolutely right. i mean, he is someone who has been in charge for ten years. i have to emphasize, he has won three electrics with an increasing -- no doubt if there was an election tomorrow, he would win it again. a large number of people in turkey, but not all, feel that the way he has been ruling, particularly the last two years, has infringed on their lives a little bit, been a little too