Parliament's Resolution Commission Takes Office

A parliamentary commission - in charge of researching the means of societal peace and determine on the ongoing resolution process in Turkey - has held its first meeting last night, pledging to inform the public more on the process and launch investigations in Turkey and abroad.

The commission will also launch a website, its members said.

According to the official parliamentarian television, member candidates from governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) and pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) were confirmed as commission's members.

10 members from AKP, 1 member from BDP

The commission members from AKP were listed as follows: Adana deputy Fatoş Gürkan, Adıyaman deputy Mehmet Metiner, Afyonkarahisar deputy Halil Ürün, Amasya deputy Naci Bostancı, Ankara deputy Yalçın Akdoğan, Batman deputy Ziver Özdemir, Çankırı deputy İdris Şahin, Diyarbakır deputy Süleyman Hamzaoğulları, Urfa deputy Abdulkerim Gök and Van deputy Fatih Çiftçi.

Bitlis deputy Hüsamettin Zenderlioğlu was listed as the only member from BDP.

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and Republican People's Party (CHP) previously stated they will not provide any candidates for the commission. 

Bostancı: Public support is 60-70 percent

Amasya deputy Naci Bostancı, commission's elected chairperson, held a press conference following the first meeting.

"As the commission will research on what has happened in the past, it will find out what kind of a perspective it can offer regarding both our past and future together," he said.

"It is a loss that CHP and MHP did not participate in the commission, but this is also a part of the policies during the peace process."

Reminding that the process is supported by a majority of Turkey's peoples, Bostancı said some polls noted the popular support to the peace process is around 60-70 percent in Turkey. (AS/BM)