Turkish government spokesman condemns the killings as `` utterly wrong '' The slain women are Sakine Cansiz , Leyla Sonmez and Fidan Dogan , pro-Kurdish party says . Roj Welat , a spokesman for the PKK leadership in the Qandil Mountains of northern Iraq , said the PKK had not seen any claims of responsibility and was waiting for the results of the French investigation into the murders , as well as its own probe . Turkey has been under a state of emergency since July after more than 100 people were killed in two suicide bombings blamed on Islamic State militants that also wounded over 200 others. Analyst says the killings can be seen in the context of talks in Turkey with Kurdish leaders .
Turkish government spokesman condemns the killings as `` utterly wrong '' The slain women are Sakine Cansiz , Leyla Sonmez and Fidan Dogan , pro-Kurdish party says . Turkey has been under a state of emergency since July after more than 100 people were killed in two suicide bombings blamed on Islamic State militants that also wounded over 200 others. Analyst says the killings can be seen in the context of talks in Turkey with Kurdish leaders .