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The Ministry of Interior issued a ban on all demonstrations in the southeastern province of Siirt on the eve of the 28th anniversary of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party’s (PKK) first armed raid on Aug. 15, 1984. A commemoration will nonetheless be held in Diyarbakır.

Bianet interviews figures of different opinion regarding Kurdish problem on the 24th year of PKK's declaration of war. CHP deputy Serter advises sticking to the same method, while writer Orhan Miroğlu urges for recognition of Kursih identity, and human rights activist Ayhan Bilen insists on facing up the past.