The two al-Mukhabarat members killed in the operation in Cudi, went by the codenames 'Refik' and 'Sadık'. 'Refik' supposedly joined the organization many years ago and was the Cudi Mountain regional leader. The terrorist who was known by the code name 'Sadık' was stated to be the head of the organization's regional chief in Botan. Both terrorists, who joined the terrorist organization on behalf of al-Mukhabarat, took direct orders from the PKK's Special Forces Commander Bahoz.
According to the information revealed in PKK archives, all of the HPG's administrators are Syrian nationals. The police report on the organization has deciphered all of these terrorists' true identities, their activities in Turkey and details on attacks they have ordered and also contains photographs of every administrative member. According to the report, there are currently 222 active Syrian PKK members. However, it is also known that there are over 1,000 Syrian-native PKK members who have not yet been included in the archives. There were a startling number of women members listed in the report. Slated to be the most effective PKK wing, the HPG's Syrian terrorists have ordered a series of attacks and have also provided PKK members with bombing and military training.
The HPG's top echelon goes by the name Sofi Nurettin. According to the report, Nurettin joined the organization in 1990 and up until 2000 was involved in armed activities in Hakkâri, Yüksekova and Şemdinli. During the years 2003-2007, he was supposedly in charge of state coordination in Diyarbakır's rural region and was directly involved with organizing and ordering a series of attacks in the region. In 2008, he took the place of Dr. Bahoz as commander of the main headquarters. The report also states that Sofi Nurettin speaks seven languages and is in regular contact with Syria's secret service. According to the report, Bahoz Erdal served for many years as Commander of HPG's Main Headquarters. Bahoz is stated to have joined the organization while he was still in medical school. In 1992, he was supposedly based in Şırnak and was running the Cudi region command. In 2003, he was brought on as the HPG's Main Headquarters Commander. Up until 2009, he was involved at the highest level in all of the organization's militant activities. He was also one of the highest level members responsible for ordering the gendarmerie post attacks in 2007 in Dağlıca and in 2008 in Aktütün.
Responding to the European Parliament resolution condemning the police crackdown on protests sparked by redevelopment plans for Gezi Park, Prime Minister Erdoğan stated “They are confused. They have no fidelity,” and added that European politicians and institutions instantly laid down their masks in order to provoke events.
One man’s passive defiance by way of standing in place in Taksim Square and looking straight at the Atatürk Culture Center, quickly turned into a social media phenomenon last night.
Infuriating Germans, Green Party Co-Chair Roth was subjected to pepper spray in Istanbul. Commenting on the incident, German nationals say, “It turns out Erdoğan was right in saying that there are foreign forces triggering Taksim, and Roth’s presence is now proof.” Other comments include, “If Abdullah Gül showed up at Occupy Frankfurt of if Erdoğan was involved in the Stuttgart 21 demonstrations, the ground would shake!”
The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality has been working continuously since last night on clearing and landscaping Taksim Square and Gezi Park.
Explaining that the Gezi Park protests were planned six months ago, EU Minister Bağış states, “These protests are an attempt to trigger a move which will end in regime change in Turkey.” Bağış also discussed Prime Minister Erdoğan’s style with the Wall Street Journal.
They came by land, they came by sea, and they came to hear their Prime Minister speak. Yesterday’s Kazlıçeşme rally in support of Prime Minister Erdoğan saw over a million supporters come out to the square with AK Party and Turkish flags in hand, giving true sentiment to the figures of Erdoğan’s support rate.
Istanbul Governor Mutlu is calling on protesters to refrain from responding to calls on social media to gather in Taksim because he says; peace has been established once again in Istanbul.
Nearly a million Istanbul residents flocked out to see Prime Minister Erdoğan speak at an AK Party rally in Kazlıçeşme on Sunday. Istanbul residents want the vandalism of protesters destroying and setting the city on fire to come to an end as soon as possible. Meanwhile, they also support Erdoğan’s referendum proposal.
On the first presidential visit to Ardahan in 18 years, President Gül had the chance to comment on the European Parliament’s resolution vote on Thursday by stating, “When reacting they need to have enough information to realize what is what.”
The number one suspect accused of planning and staging the twin bombings in the Hatay town of Reyhanlı, which killed 52 people, Nasır Eskiocak as well as three other perpetrators were arrested on Friday.
Istanbul Governor Mutlu held discussions with protesters which started late Thursday night and went on into the early morning hours of Friday. There was no lapse in respect during the talks that were both peaceful and spirited. The main questioned asked was who ordered the use of disproportionate force.
After deliberations between Prime Minister Erdoğan and other government officials with a delegation representing the Gezi Park protesters which went on into the morning hours of Friday, a decision was reached to respect judicial rulings and citizens’ opinions. Bringing the Gezi Park protests to a close with a series of artistic events is also now on the agenda.
Foreign Minister Davutoğlu says the European Parliament resolution adopted on Thursday is unacceptable and should they notify Turkey of the resolution, then Turkey will instantly return the gesture.
At 2 pm on Thursday afternoon, a Turkish youth activist group ‘Bizim Çocuklar’ (Our Youth) orchestrated a protest of what they view as the double standard exhibited by western media outside the BBC’s Turkey Office in Istanbul’s prestigious Nisantaş neighbourhood.