Clashes exploded view in Turkey this weekend between security forces and hundreds of Kurdish demonstrators demanding the release of their leader Abdullah Ocalan, on the occasion of the 16th anniversary of his capture.
Through negotiations, which remain secret, the prisoner may call at the end of hostilities in Turkey, by next spring. But the government puts pressure.
"A peace process requires the veracity, it requires courage, but above all, a peace process requires good will, says the Turkish prime minister. It is not enough to talk about the everyday process. Concrete steps must first be taken. "
In parallel, the government is preparing new legislation to strengthen the powers of the police to facilitate Notament custody, or wiretapping.
In parliament, 5 deputies were injured in a brawl. The opposition denounced the birth of a police state.
"If the government wants to adopt her security law, while advancing the cease-fire negotiations, while they are not on the same page as us. They make a huge mistake "Selahattin Demirtas ad Der Lea, head of the HDP, the party of pro-Kurdish opposition.
PKK militants, who are fighting for over 30 years now demanding autonomous status for their region. The negotiations could be completed before the next Turkish elections next June.
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