Kurdish rebels warn Iraq over haven deal with Turkey
DT-The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) on Monday warned Iraq and Turkey against launching any crackdown on the separatist movement after both countries agreed to end its safe haven on the frontier.
Iraqi Kurdish parliament member blasts Iraqi PM Maliki for Ankara talks
Hurriyet-Following the signing of an anti-PKK accord in Ankara by Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki, Iraqi Parliament member Mahmut Osman, who is also a member of the Kurdistan Alliance Bloc, noted that the accord did not "reflect the views of the Kurdistan Regional Authority."
TDN-The Democratic Society Party (DTP) yesterday said it will continue to conduct a peaceful policy in Parliament, offering a hand-shake to Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP).
Sabah-The AKP members have visited the DSP, the CHP and the DTP; they are now going to meet with the MHP. It has been said that the AKP members does not offer any person namely, but only seek grounds for cooperation about the Presidency of the Assembly.
Eight Leyla Zana's in Parliament, DTP's Tuncel says
TDN-Elected as an independent deputy while in prison, the Democratic Society Party's (DTP) Istanbul deputy Sabahat Tuncel said, 16 years ago there were just one Leyla Zana in Parliament but now there are eight. Eight out of 20 DTP deputies are women.
Bianet-The oath-taking ceremony of the new Turkish General Assembly showed the Turkish public that the pro-Kurdish DTP and the nationalist MHP are not necessarily programmed to clash as predicted.