Interior minister receives DTP deputies

On the heels of meetings earlier this week with both the president and Parliament speaker, Democratic Society Party (DTP) deputies yesterday met with Interior Minister Besir Atalay. DTP group leader Ahmet Turk and deputy group leader Selahattin Demirtas attended the meeting, at which the upcoming Nevruz celebrations were discussed. Turk said that they would organize events at 87 locations and asked Atalay to provide facilities for those, and Atalay urged them to avoid any actions that could cause tension.