Zaman: A front-page article in the daily reported yesterday that six people were killed and seven others injured during a dispute at a wedding in the eastern province of Van’s Başkale district. The fact that weapons belonging to the state-sponsored village guards were used in the incident brought the village guards into the spotlight again, said the daily. Akşam: “TL 5,000 for those leaving mountains,” read the headline of the daily’s main story yesterday, reporting that the state will give TL 5,000 to the families of each outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) member who lays down weapons and surrenders. The move, which will be in line with the government’s Kurdish initiative, which aims to resolve Turkey’s long-standing Kurdish problem, is named the “Project for Reducing Social Risk.” The government will also consider giving financial support to families who have fled their villages due to the terror problem so that they can return, said the daily yesterday.
Taraf: “I am in trouble, Başbuğ. Do what is necessary,” the daily said in the headline of its lead story yesterday, quoting remarks from Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Speaking to a TV program on Sunday, Erdoğan talked about requests for him to dismiss Chief of General Staff Gen. İlker Başbuğ from his post over the emergence of an army plot to destroy the government. “These requests [to remove Başbuğ] put me in a difficult position. He may challenge such a move in the military court. We need to act sensitively and carefully. We should look at the pros and cons,” said Erdoğan.
