The government held a hastily convened meeting Wednesday to draw a roadmap in the face of recent incidents across the country, including the closure of Turkey's pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party, or DTP.
The written statement that was released after the four-hour meeting said: "The recent incidents, which threaten public security, were discussed in the meeting. Interior Minister Beşir Atalay will inform the public of the meeting in detail at a press conference to be held on Thursday, Dec. 17."
There will be a press conference held Thursday at 11 a.m. regarding the meeting.
Led by the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the meeting was also attended by ministers involved in the National Security Council, or MGK. Erdoğan met Emre Taner, Undersecretary of the National Intelligence Organization, or MİT, before the meeting took place. Deputy Prime Ministers Bülent Arınç, Cemil Çiçek and Ali Babacan as well as Justice Minister Sadullah Ergin, Defense Minister Vecdi Gönül, Interior Minister Beşir Atalay and Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu were also present at the meeting.
The meeting came a day after clashes in the southeastern province of Muş, which resulted in the deaths of two people and several injuries, amid mounting tension across the country in the aftermath of the closure of the DTP.
Sources from the Prime Ministry said the meeting was previously scheduled and did not signify an out-of-the-ordinary security meeting.
Meanwhile, DTP deputies decided to submit their resignations to Parliament on Friday.
Commenting on the incidents in Muş, Agriculture Minister Mehdi Eker said Wednesday that some provocateurs in the country wanted to sabotage the ongoing democratization process and unity in Turkey.
Meanwhile, German Ambassador to Turkey Eckart Cuntz said all democratic parties should refrain from terrorism and violence, speaking to the Anatolia news agency.
He said, "DTP members have a responsibility in this sense," adding that a new party had been set up and the DTP's banned members, who are likely to be in charge of the new party, should consider supporting the democratic initiative with a feeling of responsibility.