(21 Aug 2010) SHOTLIST
1. Tram passing in street, protesters from Workers' Party in background
2. Large Turkish flag being held by protesters
3. Protester holding poster
4. Protesters chant (in Turkish) "Patriots will appear and hold the guilty accountable"
5. Low angle shot of protester chanting (in Turkish) "No no no!"
6. Protesters holding up posters of detained suspects
7. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Cem Perincek, Protester:
"Throughout this whole process they have been preaching a message of democracy but in fact you see patriots and our army are being held in the Silivri prison and their rights of freedom are being taken away. We as the Union of Youth are voicing our protest and we are going on a long path to Silivri."
8. Various of protesters
9. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Ahmet Kurtulus, Protester:
"Since 2007 and 2008 Turkey has been set up by the US. The government is trying to pressure the patriots and the military as well as the Workers Party and the New Party. And we are here to show the will of the people."
10. Protesters with pickets
11. Wide of Worker's Party Istanbul Vice Chairman, Mehmet Bedri Gultekin, addressing protest
12. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Mehmet Bedri Gultekin, Workers Party Istanbul Vice Chairman:
"This is a revolt. This is a walk to say 'enough'. This walk is to say enough to the knife being held against our nation."
13. Protesters chanting (in Turkish) "The AK Party will be held accountable"
14. Various shots of protesters marching
STORYLINE
Hundreds of members of a pro-secular party protested in Istanbul Saturday against the continuing arrest of suspects accused of plotting to bring down the Islamic-oriented government.
The Workers' Party members were also campaigning on Saturday for a "no" vote in a September 12 referendum on a package of government backed constitutional reforms.
Critics contend the reforms are aimed increasing the government's sway over courts.
Workers' Party members from across Turkey plan to meet on Monday and march to a prison west of Istanbul where more than 400 people, including soldiers, academics, journalists and politicians, are being held.
Among them, The Workers' Party leader Dogu Perincek.
One protester, Cem Perincek, said: "Throughout this whole process they have been preaching a message of democracy but in fact you see patriots and our army are being held in the Silivri prison and their rights of freedom are being taken away. We as the Union of Youth are voicing our protest and we are going on a long path to Silivri."
Another, Ahmet Kurtulus, challenged both the government and US influence for the spate of recent arrests.
Prosecutors claim the accused were plotting to cause civil chaos in order to compel Turkey's military to take power from the government.
Turkey's secular military has ousted four governments since 1960, demonstrating its influence and place of power since Mustafa Kemal Ataturk created the republic from the ashes of the Ottoman Empire.
Secularists believe the arrests are a government effort to intimidate them through the court.
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