Top Turkish officials discuss reconciliation process
Top government officials held an important meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, on Wednesday in Ankara to discuss Turkey's ongoing reconciliation process.Deputy PMs Bülent Arınç, Ali Babacan, Yalçın Akdoğan, Numan Kurtulmuş, Minister of Justice Bekir Bozdağ, Minister of Interior Efkan Ala, Defense Minister İsmet Yılmaz and National Intelligence Organization(MIT) chief Hakan Fidan, and other bureaucrats attended the meeting.The AK Party government has initiated the reconciliation process to bring a permanent solution to the country's 30-year old conflict between the outlawed PKK –recognized as a terrorist organization by Turkey, European Union and the United States- and the Turkish Armed Forces and has put an end to violence through a series of democratic reforms and economic investments to boost stability in the region.
Last Update: October 16, 2014 10:57