Turkish Press Review

ISTANBUL

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Turkish dailies mainly covered a 10-hour weekend meeting between Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and the board of 'wise men,' a group of prominent figures who are consulting on the Kurdish issue.

A four-decade conflict between the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, and the Turkish army has left some 40,000 people dead. PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey as well as by the U.S. and the EU. 

Davutoglu prioritized restoring public order according to MILLIYET. Recent deadly protests in mainly Kurdish-populated cities were sparked by allegations over Turkish inaction in defending the Kurdish Syrian town of Kobani which is still fighting against an onslaught by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

Addressing the group of academics, journalists and artists, Davutoglu said no action would be taken if PKK-affiliated groups in southeastern Turkish cities halted their "illegal and disruptive affairs."

Davutoglu accused pro-Kurdish social-media users of inciting the violence. He added that the government had records of such tweets.

HABERTURK quotes Davutoglu as saying the solution process will go on regardless as it is Turkey's "strategic and historic" project.

The 'wise men' group presented a list of demands including a third party to watch over developments in the process, improving jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan's prison conditions and visiting rights as well as "a change of tone" by both sides.

HURRIYET ran the headline "Imrali Formula Again," a reference to the Turkish island where Ocalan is serving his jail sentence. According to the daily, the PKK leader could be moved to another site on the island with improved conditions.

However, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ruled out any improved conditions for Ocalan, saying, "We would not allocate a villa since he has two rooms and one television."

Turkish dailies also highlighted a phone call between U.S. president Barack Obama and Erdogan regarding recent developments over Kobani.

In other news, the former mayor of Suruc -- the neighboring Turkish town to Kobani -- was shot dead Sunday alongside his 35-year-old son.

An investigation has been launched, the STAR daily reports. Salih Tekinalp and his son Sinan were driving on the highway to Suruc, when attackers armed with AK-47 rifles struck.

Tekinalp survived another murder attempt four months ago, sustaining injuries.

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