(VOVworld) - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday accused his opponents of trying to spark chaos ahead of key local elections scheduled for March 30^th, a day after clashes between police and protestors killed two people.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Photo: internet

Speaking at an election campaign in Mersin in the south of Turkey, Erdogan criticized the opposition’s ugly attempts to manipulate the upcoming elections by provoking and terrorizing the streets. Erdogan said demonstrators had destroyed the offices of his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Istanbul during mass protests a day earlier, accusing them of attempting to demolish Turkey’s democracy.