ha ha
similar thing happened to me as well actually..
It was in pakistan..and we built this camp site and of course we had to built a mosque as well..
Of course, I asked where kibla was to the surveyors before the construction of the mosque..and they gave us the direction and we built it..
People started praying in it etc etc..
But when the RE came to the site the problem started..
The first thing he did was, he sent his own surveyors to check the position of the mosque..
And the result was..It was off 17 degrees!!
After a bit of arm bending, threatining(begging) etc, we settled that the carpets would be laid with 17 degrees to the layout of the mosque so that people could face macca..Phew!!

I dont know if it is still the case, but during pray times nobody is allowed to walk on the street..
The guys I saw with batons, were pretty young and wearing police uniforms.
I was trying to avoid going to the town because of that reason..
But, I got caught several times during shopping and the car was far away (when you are in the car and if the car is moving, you are fine-it is considered 'kaza' I think..I am not sure though-)and then, 'peacefully' I was invited to the most important mosque of islamic world for praying.

I said before and I will reapeat again:
He was a great leader. He was a hero for all Turks.
He does not need laws (like 301) or censorship to be defended.