Şemdin Sakık
Court arrests Van Mayor Bekir Kaya
A court in the eastern province of Van has arrested Van Mayor Bekir Kaya on terror charges.
Kaya, who was removed from his post by the Interior Ministry and detained on Nov. 17, was arrested for intentionally assisting the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
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Intel service could meet jailed PKK leader: Erdo?an
The country's intelligence service could begin meetings with Abdullah Öcalan of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), but the government should not accept the jailed leader as a counterpart in steps to revive the stalled "resolution" process aiming to end Turkey's three-decade long PKK conflict, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has said.