President Abdullah Gül's meeting with Block MPs Ahmet Türk and Þerafettin Elçi has ended. Following the meeting, Türk said; "Our attitude will not change unless we hear a convincing statement about a solution."

Following the meeting with Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kýlýçdaroðlu at the Çankaya presidential palace yesterday, President Gül met Labor, Democracy and Freedom Block's Diyarbakýr MP Þerafettin Elçi and Mardin MP Ahmet Türk to discuss possible solutions to the latest crisis. Answering journalists' questions after the meeting, Türk remarked that Gül gave the impression of intentness to take all kinds of initiative to solve the crisis.

Türk said the followings; "As you know, from past to present, our parties were closed and our deputies were stripped off. Despite all the constraints, we participated in the elections as we saw the parliament as the place of a solution. However, as seen, we have always faced with a mentality of threats. We now have a significant opportunity for a democratic constitution and for a democratic solution but this attitude blocks the process. However, I want to express once again that our being in the parliament will not to have a meaning if we will not have a function there against the mentalities that exclude us. We are giving an effort to overcome the problem but mutual steps need to be taken as unilateral efforts will not be sufficient. If legal steps are needed to solve the problem, the first step should be taken by the parliament and the ruling party. I hope everyone will labor over the problem."

Türk answered a question about Hatip Dicle as follows; "Hatip Dicle has been subjected to injustice and the government has some authorities to regulate these negations. The parliament and the ruling party have the authority to amend the constitution. We need to support each other in overcoming the crisis. The messages to be given to the public are important in terms of a solution to the problem."

Translation: Berna Ozgencil