Turkish riot police have fired rubber bullets to block demonstrators from entering an Istanbul park, the birthplace of deadly unrest in June.

Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has delivered a fiery speech, calling for an immediate end to the protests that have swept the country.

Officials say a 22-year-old man has been shot during a demonstration in Antakya city, near the border with Syria, and later died in hospital.

Turkey’s prime minister has rejected claims that he is a "dictator" as thousands have returned to Taksim Square to protest against the government.

Turkish forces have begun to withdraw from a main Istanbul square in an apparent move to end tensions from two days of anti-government protests.