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Two ministers from the Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP), EU Minister Ali Haydar Konca and Development Minister Müslüm Do?an, resigned Sept. 22 from their posts in an interim cabinet in a sign of growing tension over the ongoing conflict between Turkey?s security forces and militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK). 

Two ministers from the Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP), EU Minister Ali Haydar Konca and Development Minister Müslüm Do?an, resigned Sept. 22 from their posts in an interim cabinet in a sign of growing tension over the ongoing conflict between Turkey?s security forces and militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK). 

When Donald Tusk, the president of the European Union Commission, met with Turkish President Tayyip Erdo?an on Sept. 9 in Ankara, Turkey?s EU Affairs Minister Ali Haydar Konca was not present.

A delegation headed by the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirta? sought to enter the Cizre district of the southeastern ??rnak province on Sept. 9, on the sixth day of the curfew in the area. 

The delegation was stopped on their way to Cizre as soon as they left the Midyat district of southeastern province of Mardin.

Handover ceremonies were held on Aug. 29 for the members of the interim government that will be in charge until after the early elections on Nov. 1.

Having begun working to form an interim government that will act until snap elections scheduled for Nov. 1, Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has eventually sent letters of proposals to deputies of opposition parties, asking them to take part in the government.