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Energy and Natural Resources Minister Taner Yıldız said Turkey will search for oil around Iraq’s Qandil Mountains - the headquarters of PKK.

Reminding that talks between Turkish and PKK stakeholders located in Qandil Mountain have long been anticipated, Prof. Dr. Erol Katırcıoğlu told bianet that it would be significant to support returning PKK guerrillas.

Firat News Agency has released a series of interviews with 8 state workers - including Turkish army officers, prospective governor and policeman - who are being held as captives by PKK since 2011.

Union of Communities in Kurdistan (KCK), a Kurdish organization founded by Abdullah Öcalan, denied allegations on Turkish media regarding the withdrawal of PKK's militia to Northern Iraq, saying that the related news coverage was a part of psychological war operation.

The case against human rights defender Tahmaz and Birgün newspaper official Çeşmecioğlu has reached its final stage. The defendants stand trial for an interview with PKK executives. The final verdict of the Istanbul 10th High Criminal Court is expected for 2 December.