Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan has held talks with members of a key protest group, hours after issuing a "final warning" to demonstrators.
Tayfun Kahraman from the umbrella group Taksim Solidarity described the outcome as "positive". A meeting would be called in Istanbul's Taksim Square on Friday "to allow citizens to make up their own mind". Taksim Solidarity is opposed to the redevelopment of Gezi Park, the issue that sparked the unrest. Clashes between police and protesters in the park and nearby Taksim Square have continued for nearly two weeks. Activists have said they will not leave until the government abandons plans to redevelop the park. 'No place to live'The meeting in the capital, Ankara, was the first time Mr Erdogan had met protest organisers directly.
It was earlier described as a "last-ditch" attempt to find a solution after two weeks of anti-government protests.
Speaking after Thursday night's meeting, government spokesman Huseyin Celik said a public vote would be held on the future of Gezi Park.
"The park should not be a place where people live for 24 hours," he said.
"The environmentalists should leave. We will ask everyone in Istanbul what they think. Anyone who does not want a vote cannot speak of democracy."
The spokesman added that allegations of "excessive use of force" by the police would be investigated.
Meanwhile Mr Kahraman said no action would be taken by the government regarding Gezi Park "until all lines of justice are exhausted".
"This is positive and should be received positively," he said.
His Taksim Solidarity group is seen as the most representative body of the demonstrators, many of whom are still encamped in Gezi Park.
"We will stay in Gezi Park with all our demands and sleeping bags," the group said in an earlier statement.
"We did not suffer through the attacks... so that a referendum could take place."
Source BBC.