Selahattin Demirtas, leader of the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy (BDP) party, accused the government of deliberately massacring innocent civilians to intimidate his people.

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Yet amid all the violence AK officials met Selahattin Demirtas, the BDP's leader, to discuss the new constitution Mr Erdogan has pledged to deliver.

ECONOMIST: Turkey and the Kurds

Peace and Democracy Party leader Selahattin Demirtas reported Ocalan's remarks in Istanbul, after returning from a visit to his prison on the island of Imrali.

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