Wise men committee members announced in Turkey

Names of the members of "wise men" committee, shaped up to guide the solution process in the Kurdish issue, were announced on Wednesday. The committee is comprised of 63 "wise men" from seven regions of Turkey. Among the names, there are esteemed authors, artists, academicians and NGO representatives who have knowledge about the issue. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet with the committee at Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul on Thursday. Names of the members of the committee are as follows; Mediterranean Region: President: Rifat Hisarciklioglu Vice President: Lale Mansur Secretary: Tarik Celenk Members: Kadir Inanir, Nihal Bengisu Karaca, Sukru Karatepe, Muhsin Kizilkaya, Ozturk Turkdogan, Huseyin Yayman. Eastern Anatolia Region: President: Can Paker Vice President: Sibel Eraslan Secretary: Ayhan Ogan Members: Mahmut Arslan (HAK-IS), Abdurrahman Dilipak, Izzettin Dogan, Abdurrahman Kurt, Zubeyde Teker, Mehmet Ucum. Aegean Region: President: Tarhan Erdem Vice President: Avni Ozgurel Secretary: Arzuhan Dogan Yalcindag Members: Vedat Ahsen Cosar (TBB) Erol Ekici (DISK), Hilal Kaplan, Fuat Keyman, Fehmi Koru, Baskin Oran. Southeastern Anatolia Region: President: Yilmaz Ensaroglu Vice President: Kezban Hatemi Secretary: Mehmet Emin Ekmen Members: Murat Belge, Fazil Husnu Erdem, Yilmaz Erdogan, Etyen Mahcupyan, Lami Ozgen (KESK), Ahmet Faruk Unsal (Mazlum-Der). Central Anatolian Region: President: Ahmet Tasgetiren Vice President: Beril Dedeoglu Secretary: Cemal Ussak Members: Vahap Coskun, Dogu Ergil, Erol Göka, Mustafa Kumlu (Turk-Is), Fadime Ozkan, Celalettin Can Marmara Region: President: Deniz Ulke Aribogan Vice President: Mithat Sancar Secretary: Levent Korkut Members: Mustafa Armagan, Ali Bayramoglu, Ahmet Gundogdu, Hayrettin Karaman, Hulya Kocyigit, Yucel Sayman. Black Sea Region: President: Yusuf Sevki Hakyemez Vice President: Vedat Bilgin Secretary: Fatma Benli Members: Semsi Bayraktar (TZOB), Kursat Bumin, Oral Calislar, Orhan Gencebay, Yildiray Ogur, Bendevi Palandöken (TESK).