The ruling Justice and Democracy Party's (AKP) deputies from Turkey’s eastern regions affirmed their support today for the ongoing peace process on the Kurdish issue during a meeting with the country's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara, Hurriyet Daily News reports.
“We see that our party branches in the eastern and southeastern provinces of Turkey have a positive stance on the peace process,” Deputy Prime Minister Beşir Atalay told reporters. “Our party branches have relayed messages of support from the region.”
Erdoğan also gave the MPs tactical advice about how to approach next year’s local elections, Atalay said.
“Erdoğan told deputies to listen to the problems of the people in the region once a week.”
