ANKARA
Names of the members of "wise men" committee, shaped up to guide the solution process in the Kurdish issue, were announced on Wednesday.
The committee is comprised of 63 "wise men" from seven regions of Turkey.
Among the names, there are esteemed authors, artists, academicians and NGO representatives who have knowledge about the issue.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet with the committee at Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul on Thursday.
Names of the members of the committee are as follows;
Mediterranean Region:
President: Rifat Hisarciklioglu
Vice President: Lale Mansur
Secretary: Tarik Celenk
Members: Kadir Inanir, Nihal Bengisu Karaca, Sukru Karatepe, Muhsin Kizilkaya, Ozturk Turkdogan, Huseyin Yayman.
Eastern Anatolia Region:
President: Can Paker
Vice President: Sibel Eraslan
Secretary: Ayhan Ogan
Members: Mahmut Arslan (HAK-IS), Abdurrahman Dilipak, Izzettin Dogan, Abdurrahman Kurt, Zubeyde Teker, Mehmet Ucum.
Aegean Region:
President: Tarhan Erdem
Vice President: Avni Ozgurel
Secretary: Arzuhan Dogan Yalcindag
Members: Vedat Ahsen Cosar (TBB) Erol Ekici (DISK), Hilal Kaplan, Fuat Keyman, Fehmi Koru, Baskin Oran.
Southeastern Anatolia Region:
President: Yilmaz Ensaroglu
Vice President: Kezban Hatemi
Secretary: Mehmet Emin Ekmen
Members: Murat Belge, Fazil Husnu Erdem, Yilmaz Erdogan, Etyen Mahcupyan, Lami Ozgen (KESK), Ahmet Faruk Unsal (Mazlum-Der).
Central Anatolian Region:
President: Ahmet Tasgetiren
Vice President: Beril Dedeoglu
Secretary: Cemal Ussak
Members: Vahap Coskun, Dogu Ergil, Erol Göka, Mustafa Kumlu (Turk-Is), Fadime Ozkan, Celalettin Can
Marmara Region:
President: Deniz Ulke Aribogan
Vice President: Mithat Sancar
Secretary: Levent Korkut
Members: Mustafa Armagan, Ali Bayramoglu, Ahmet Gundogdu, Hayrettin Karaman, Hulya Kocyigit, Yucel Sayman.
Black Sea Region:
President: Yusuf Sevki Hakyemez
Vice President: Vedat Bilgin
Secretary: Fatma Benli
Members: Semsi Bayraktar (TZOB), Kursat Bumin, Oral Calislar, Orhan Gencebay, Yildiray Ogur, Bendevi Palandöken (TESK).
