Nergis Demirkaya

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DEM Party's Öcalan visit, minimum wage, and the AKP congress Sources note that no immediate results are expected from a single meeting with PKK's imprisoned leader Abdullah Öcalan and at least a few meetings will be necessary. As in the previous peace process, a clear and definitive statement may be made on March 21 during the Nevruz celebrations.
Is a new peace process possible? DEM Party politicians are distant from the interpretation of President Erdoğan's call as the “new peace process.” Although they find a dialog process in the democratic political arena positive, they say that there was absolutely no meeting with the government. Why did CHP stand up for President Erdoğan? According to CHP executives, the decision to stand up for President Erdoğan at the opening of the new legislative term was taken to influence the undecided voters. They said that they had received votes from the AKP and MHP voters in the local elections and that these steps were taken today to appeal to the undecided voters. “There are some of our party members who are angry about these steps. However, we are getting a positive reaction from the undecided voters, most of whom are AKP voters.”
Erdoğan’s meetings with Özel and Ateş, Bahçeli’s ring Commenting on the meeting between President Erdoğan and CHP leader Özel, a CHP executive said they will follow the AKP’s stance on the issues they raise, noting that the last 40 days have not been a good test for the AKP in this regard.