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Gunduz, swiftly dubbed "standing man" on social media in Turkey, inspired similar protests elsewhere inIstanbul as well as in the capital Ankara and the city of Izmir on the Aegean coast.

Turkish PM Erdogan will meet with his Palestinian counterpart Haniyeh and Hamas leader Mashal.

Speaking after talks with Obama, Putin said Moscow and Washington had differing views over Syria but agreed the bloodshed must stop .