Gul receives DTP's Turk

President Abdullah Gul yesterday received Democratic Society Party (DTP) leader Ahmet Turk at the Cankaya Presidential Palace as part of his meetings with opposition leaders. "We have to focus on all problems, including the Kurdish issue," he said during the meeting, which lasted about an hour. Stating that terrorism complicates democratization efforts, he added, "That's why we have to eliminate terrorism." He also stressed to Turk that he represents not merely his own constituencies, but the nation as a whole.