Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu on Tuesday has appointed nine new key advisors, official sources have said.

According to Prime Ministerial sources, upon the order of PM Davutoğlu, political scientist Süleyman Seyfi Öğün, academic and best-selling author İskender Pala, Muhsin Kızılkaya, Yılmaz Ensaroğlu, academic Mustafa Şen, academic Ömer Faruk Korkmaz, Necdet Subaşı, Ahmet Doğan and bureaucrat Feridun Bilgin have been appointed as key advisors to the Prime Minister.

Ahmet Doğan, who is an academic is also the father of Furkan Doğan, who was a 19 year-old Turkish-American man killed on Mavi Marmara aid flotilla, which was raided by Israeli forces in international waters in 2010.

Three of the newly appointed key advisors previously served in Alevi opening and wise men committee.

Kızılkaya and Ensaroğlu were members of the wise men committee and Subaşı participated in the Alevi opening.

The wise men committee was an initiative by the Turkish government, whichaimed to guide the reconciliation process in the Kurdish issue.

The committee consisted of 63 "wise men" from seven regions of Turkey.

Among the names, there were esteemed authors, artists, academics and NGO representatives who had knowledge and experience about the issue and could serve as a bridge between the people and the government.

Alevi opening is another initiative by the government to embrace the country's Alevi citizens, by recognizing their houses of worship and responding to their needs.