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Hulusi Akar, the new general chief of staff, is coming to transform the Turkish Armed Forces, says a former member of the army.

Thousands gathered for a demonstration in Istanbul's Bak?rköy district on Aug. 9, to call for peace in an event organized by the Peace Bloc, which consists of around 80 civil society organizations and is supported by the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) and some deputies from the Republican People's Party (CHP).  

Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has called on all political parties to take a common stance for the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to lay down arms only one day before a key meeting with the leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP) to conclude weeks of coalition talks. 
 

European Union Minister Volkan Bozk?r will travel to a number of European countries this week in order to provide updated information about Turkey's recent struggle against acts of terrorism and the Kurdish peace process. 

Three police officers, Ahmet Ümit Sercan, Muhammet Onur Demir and Salih Hüseyin Parça, died in multiple armed offensives by outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants in Turkey's southeast over the weekend, the latest in a series of violent attacks against security forces across the country which have claimed 26 lives over the past month.

Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has called on Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirta? to return to the country and ?give account of putting pressure on people, instead of complaining about Turkey in Brussels.?

The Prime Minister's Office has announced that it launched a probe after a video was shared on social media on Aug. 8, allegedly showing a policeman insulting handcuffed workers lying on the ground, reportedly at a construction site in the southeastern province of Hakkari.

Turkey demands an increased volume of information from Bulgarian security services to stem the flow of suspected terrorists, Ankara's Ambassador to NATO has said.

Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirta? has called on the Turkish government and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to resume ceasefire before visiting the family of a slain soldier.

A Turkish police officer was killed in an attack on an armored police vehicle in southeastern ??rnak province late Aug. 7, increasing the death toll in attacks launched by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to 24 for the past month.