New interior ministry unit set to fight PKK terrorism

A new civilian-oriented unit to help fight terrorism will be established under the Interior Ministry, in the wake of a meeting of the country's top security board. It will handle all aspects of terrorism – security, economic, social, and psychological – as well as do research and analysis into dissuading people from joining the terrorist PKK, and facilitate inter-departmental coordination. Speaking to reporters before leaving for a meeting in Jordan of countries neighboring Iraq, Interior Minister Besir Atalay said that he would give more details of the new unit after returning to Turkey.