(ANSAmed) - ANKARA - Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to await a court ruling on the planned development of Gezi Park, Justice and Development Party (AKP) spokesman Huseyin Celik said Friday.



An Istanbul court two weeks ago placed a moratorium on the development pending a ruling on the issue.



The decision follows on the premier's meeting with a delegation of protesters last night, which appears to have created a detente between government and the grassroots opposition over the disputed Istanbul park and its 600 trees.



The meeting was followed by apparently positive comments from both sides, and an expected dawn police raid on the occupied park did not take place. Erdogan on Thursday had given occupiers 24 hours to leave the park.



Protest delegates also called for an investigation into police brutality. Erdogan replied that anyone found guilty of excessive force would be lawfully prosecuted.



Also on Friday, Celik used moderate tones to invite protesters to leave the park. Demonstrators said this was up to individual protesters. A commemoration of demonstrators killed during the protests will be held in Gezi Park on Friday afternoon. (ANSAmed).