Mahsum Korkmaz

Statue row aims to ‘hit Kurdish bid’: Interior minister

Interior Minister Efkan Ala has refuted speculation surrounding the removal of a statue of a founding member of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in southeastern Turkey, maintaining that the rumors aimed at incriminating the state were actually the brainchild of those who want to torpedo the resolution process.

One killed in clashes during operation to remove controversial statue of PKK founder

One person was killed and two were wounded in clashes that erupted between protesters and security forces during an operation to remove a statue of Mahsum Korkmaz, one of the founders of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır on Aug. 19.