Synpunkter från den välkända turkiska journalisten Mehmet Ali Birand

"Every week, we report without interruption about how we've “dispersed the PKK” and “the panic” we've caused: Leaders forced into escaping, leaders killed during fighting and exaggerated casualty figures. If you happen to add them up, it looks as if we've nearly killed all PKK followers. However, they somehow still manage to move around and kill our soldiers. No matter how big we make our headlines. No matter how we report that the PKK is about to dissolve and that they're running away in panic, it won't help. We'll only be fooling ourselves. Our people are dying in vain. We have to finally realize that we won't get anywhere with superfluous tales of heroism."