On je nedavno odbacio zahtjev članova te stranke da se s njim susretnu i rekao da to neće učiniti sve dok oni PKK ne budu odredili kao terorističku grupu i jasno ne budu osudili nasilje.
He recently dismissed a request by party members to meet with him, and said he would not do so until they define the PKK as a terrorist group and clearly renounce violence.