Turkey discusses Kurdish issue

PanARMENIAN.Net - This past weekend, the Police Academy in Ankara opened its doors to host a workshop where those interested in finding a solution to the Kurdish problem could brainstorm and voice their ideas. Journalists from Turkey's major dailies were invited to offer an opinion on which direction the government should take in finding a peaceful solution to the issue. Academicians and intellectuals were also invited to the meeting.



The Interior Minister, Besir Atalay, along with Police Academy President Zuhtu Arslan and Police Academy Research Centers President Ihsan Bal were among those present at the discussion.



The workshop was attended by 15 participants and titled, "The Solution to the Kurdish Question: Toward the Turkish Model." Broken into two sessions, the first, "The Necessities in the Scope of Process: Method and Managing" was a discussion on the role of Parliament, political parties, the importance of public opinion, foreign relations and possible risks. The second session, "What Should the Democratization Package Be" was an open forum for participants to converse on different ideas to solve the Kurdish issue.



In a press conference held on July 29, Atalay had said that the government was working on a solution to resolve the Kurdish issue in Turkey and they intended to include all sections of society to finalize a package plan on how to address the latter issue. The conference that was held on Saturday was one of the initiatives in line with solution efforts of the government with civil society and intellectuals of Turkey.



The President of the Police Academy has stated that similar workshops will be held in the future, Turkish Weekly reported.