ISTANBUL
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Turkish newspapers on Thursday dedicated their front pages to Prime Minister and the leader of Justice and Development (AK) Party, Ahmet Davutoglu’s latest coalition meetings.
Davutoglu met pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) co-leaders, Selahattin Demirtas and Figen Yuksekdag, as part of efforts to form a new Turkish government.
The Turkish premier had already met with leaders of the Republican People's Party (CHP) and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) earlier in the week.
"Force for AK Party-CHP [coalition]," was MILLIYET’s headline, quoting HDP co-chair Demirtas.
According to the daily, Demirtas told Davutoglu: "If you cannot form a coalition government, let’s meet again before having a decision on a [snap] election."
HURRIYET wrote that the ongoing ‘solution process’ and the situation of imprisoned Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) -- listed as a terrorist organization in Turkey, the U.S., and the EU -- were among the topics which AK Party and HDP executives discussed.
The government launched what is commonly known in Turkey as the ‘solution process’ in 2012 in an effort to end the decades-long armed conflict with the PKK.
VATAN reported that Davutoglu’s meeting at HDP headquarters took almost two hours and was the longest talk compared to the CHP and MHP meetings.
“Where we were,” was CUMHURIYET’s front page featuring two pictures, one from Wednesday’s meeting and another from a joint press conference in February this year with almost similar members from the both parties.
Last February, HDP members announced Ocalan’s historic call for a “reinforced cease-fire,” in the meeting where key AK Party members also participated.
"Joint declaration call," was YENI SAFAK’s headline, quoting Davutoglu who called on all four parties involved in coalition talks to submit a joint declaration denouncing terror and violence in the country.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan asked Davutoglu to form a new government on July 9.
Davutoglu now has less than a month left to form a government around his AK Party, which gained the largest share of parliamentary seats (258) in the June 7 general election.
If no coalition appears within this period, the country will have to hold an early election, most likely in the second half of November.
In other news, Turkish dailies covered the aftermath of a historic nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1 world powers group, which was signed in the Austrian capital of Vienna on Tuesday.
The deal struck with Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the U.S., includes an Iranian agreement to provide access to the UN for the inspection of Iranian military sites.
“Nuclear celebration,” was HURRIYET’s headline, featuring an Iranian woman’s picture, making a peace sign with both hands.
The daily said that Iranians started to celebrate just after iftar -- the breaking fast meal held during the holy month of Ramadan.
"Balance of power has changed," wrote YENI SAFAK, claiming that a new page had been opened in Middle East politics after the signing of Tuesday’s agreement.
Featuring a picture of cheerful Iranian young women and a man, the daily reported that although people in Iran were marking the agreement, some Arab countries which see Iran as a threat are focused on possible negative results of the accord.
"Commercial extraction to Iran," wrote HABERTURK, reporting that a possible lifting of sanctions on the Islamic republic had prompted Turkish businessmen from 30 companies to visit Iran on September 1.
Due to the sanctions, many international oil companies were forced to leave Iran in the last decade.
In economics news, DUNYA wrote that Turkey’s unemployment rate dropped to 9.6 percent in April from 10.6 percent in March.
