The protests centered on Istanbul's Taksim Square looked set to continue Thursday despite a referendum offer over a contested development plan presented a day earlier by Erdogan's party.
Family lawyer Sema Aksoy said 26-year-old Ether Sarisuluk -- who had been on a life support for days -- was pronounced dead Thursday. He was believed to have been hit in the head by a tear gas canister during protests in Ankara on June 1.
A human rights group says thousands of people were treated for injuries in protests that began May 31.
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