Turkey demands information on Paris killings from France

Turkey is seeking information from France on the killing of three Kurdish women in Paris, Turkish Foreign Ministry Spokesman Selçuk Ünal said today, Hurriyet Daily News reports.

“We’ve asked French authorities since the beginning to provide us with detailed information on this matter,” Ünal said.

Sakine Cansız, a prominent figure of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party’s (PKK) European wing, Leyla Söylemez and Fidan Doğan were murdered in an execution-style attack last week as a new round of talks between the Turkish government and Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the PKK, got started.

“We see will for improving relations on both sides,” Ünal said regarding tensions that have flared up recently due to questions of how the women’s deaths might impact bilateral relations with France. He also noted that efforts were still underway for Hollande’s upcoming visit to Turkey.