Istanbul:Turkey which has been rocked by days of anti-government protests enters its 5th day today.Almost 1,000 people were detained in more than 90 protests held across the country.

As Turkey experiences the most widespread protests for years,disaffected Turks vow to remain on streets of Istanbul.One of the countries main trades union confederations meanwhile called a two-day strike from today in protest at the government crackdown on demonstrators which it denounced as “state terror”.

In Istanbul, riot police fired tear gas at protestors who burned cars, hurled stones and bellowed angry slogans into the early hours of Tuesday.

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had already left on a trip to Morocco, however insisted that the situation was calming down. He rejected talk of a “Turkish Spring” uprising by Turks who accuse him of trying to impose Islamic reforms on the secular state.

Many demonstrators being carried away by medics. As white fumes hung in the air in surrounding streets, thousands of other protestors gathered on Taksim Square, the symbolic heart of the protests.”Tayyip, resign!” they yelled, waving red flags and banners and whistling.

In Ankara, police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse hundreds of protestors early Tuesday.