Hurriyet published an article by Mehmet Ali Birand headlined "Recent attacks marginalize the PKK". "A general opinion is now settling in the Turkish public. According to it, the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) does not want peace in any way. Whenever there is talk of peace, whenever hopes are rising, the PKK or its affiliated groups somehow undermine this process," the article reads.
"It is now very difficult to change this perception. If we view the recent situation, we can immediately see the strangeness. For some time, there have been contacts at a deep level," the author says.
"I’m not blaming anybody but the public is asking deep questions," the article ends.