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Turkish Press Review, 96-08-05Turkish Press Review Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs <http://www.mfa.gov.tr>CONTENTS
TURKISH PRESS REVIEWMONDAY AUGUST 5, 1996Summary of the political and economic news in the Turkish press this morning[01] MILITARY ANNOUNCES HIGH-LEVEL PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTSThe decisions concerning high ranking appointments, promotions and retirements made at last week's four-day meeting of the Supreme Military Council (SMC) were announced on Sunday. According to the decisions made at this meeting of the SMC, the commander of the Land Forces, Gen.Hikmet Bayar, and the commander of the Aegean Army, Gen.Necati Ikizoglu, will be retiring.The SMC met between August 1-4 and was chaired by Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan. The SMC, which decides on matters of crucial importance to the military, comprises four generals and admirals of the Turkish Armed Forces. According to the decision arrived at by the SMC, Gen.Hikmet Bayar will be replaced by the commander of the First Army, Gen.Hikmet Koksal, who in turn will be replaced by Gen.Huseyin Kivrikoglu. The commander of the Second Army, Gen.Fikret Boztepe has been appointed as the commander of the Aegean Army. The commander of Military Academies, Gen.Attila Ates, has been appointed as the commander of the Third Army while the post vacated by him will be filled by Gen.Necati Ozgen. The announcement was made after President Suleyman Demirel endorsed the list prepared by the SMC and presented to him earlier in the day at the presidential palace by Chief of the General Staff Ismail Hakki Karadayi and Defence Minister Turhan Tayan. The decisions of the SMC for promotions and appointments, will become valid as of August 30. /Hurriyet/ [02] ANKARA EXPECTS POSITIVE UN ANSWER ON TRADE WITH IRAQTurkey has announced its determination to seek means for trading with Iraq, despite a continuing international embargo on that country. Following Washington's declaration that Ankara should first consult with other states before approaching the UN on this subject. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Tansu Ciller issued a written statement over the weekend indicating that Turkey was one of the countries that had suffered the most from the UN's embargo on Iraq. "Turkey will apply to the UN Security Council Sanctions Committee to buy a limited amount of oil from Iraq and to sell food and medicine to Iraq. Turkey is aiming to reduce its losses without violating the embrago decisions" Ciller explained in her statement issued on Saturday. She said that Turkey's demand had a legitimate basis and Ankara expected a positive approach from the members of the UN Security Council. /All papers/[03] ENVER PASHA BURIED IN ISTANBULA state funeral was held in Istanbul yesterday for Enver Pasha (1881-1922), the mercurial and tempestuous leader of the Young Turks revolution and a member of the triumvirate that ruled the Ottoman Empire during World War I. In military ceremonies, attended by President Suleyman Demirel, ministers, deputies and Turkey's top generals, authorities buried the remains of the Ottoman general and former war minister, returned to Turkey on Saturday from Tajikistan, at the Hurriyet-i Ebediye Tepesi, a memorial hill in the Caglayan district. /All papers/[04] NETANYAHU: "TURKEY IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR US"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US officials that Turkey was an important country for Israel during his visit to the US last month. Netanyahu emphasized Israel's willingness to improve relations with Turkey to Democrat and Republican congressional leaders. He also indicated that Israel was pleased with good US-Turco relations. During his talks with US Secretary of Defence William Perry, Netanyahu pointed out the importance of developing Turco-Israeli military cooperation. He also said the Turco-Israeli military training accord was an indicator of improving relations. /Sabah-Hurriyet/[05] TURKEY TO PRODUCE ITS OWN HELICOPTERSIn a significant step toward its policy of meeting the country's defence industry needs through local production, Turkey has decided to set up its own helicopter industry. A working group was formed on July 25 during a meeting at the Chief of Staff's Office to take the preliminary steps. The group is comprised of representatives of the Turkish Aircraft Company (TUSAS) and the Foundation for the Strengthening of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSGV), and will be under the coordination of the Defence Industry Undersecretariat (SSM).The helicopter chosen for production will be from among those on Turkey's "national production" list; namely, the A-129 International (Mangusta) built by the Italian company Augusta, the French-German Tiger built by the joint venture Eurocopter, Russia's M1-28, as well as American products such as Bell's King Cobra, which is an advanced version of the Super Cobra, McDonnell Douglas' Apache, the Sikorsky, or Boeing's Commanche. Turkey will produce the helicopters with one of these companies with 95 % local input or will jointly produce a brand-new, third generation helicopter with the selected company. Once the model and the production method are determined, the project, in which the Turkish Aviation Industry (TAI), Aselsan and Havelsan will take part along with a number of private sector establishments, will be ready for production by the year 2000. Initially. 100 helicopters are expected to be produced. /Sabah-Hurriyet/ [06] CHAIRMAN OF KIA: "WE PREFER TURKEY"Chairman of the KIA Group, an industrial giant in South Korea, Young Kiwi Kim arrived in Turkey to monitor studies of the KIA Automobile Industry which has decided to set up a new plant in Turkey. Kim noted that Turkey was ideal for investments and said: "We started investments in Turkey in 1990. We have preferred Turkey since it is a very important country for us". /Hurriyet/[07] OPERATIONS IN SOUTHEAST: 20 MILITANTS DEAD, 2 CAPTUREDTwenty militants of the PKK terrorist organization were killed in operations carried out by security forces in Van, Siirt, Diyarbakir and Bingol. A statement issued by the Office of the Emergency Rule Governor said that 11 terrorists in Van, four in Siirt, four in Diyarbakir and one in Bingol were killed in clashes between security forces and PKK separatists. In Batman, a terrorist was captured during police searches and a female terrorist surrendered to security forces in the Hozat district of Tunceli. /Milliyet/[08] RESERVES UP TO $15.299 BILLIONThe Central Bank's foreign exchange reserves increased to $15.299 billion from July 19-26, the Anatolia news agency reported. The bank said that Turkish reserves rose from $15.084 billion to $15.299 billion, increasing by $215 million.According to Central Bank figures, on July 12, gold reserves were at $1.383 billion, the Central Bank's foreign exchange reserves were at $15.443 billion and commercial banks' foreign exchange reserves were at $9.646 billion. [09] ILO CONGRATULATES MINISTER CELIKGeneral Director of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Michel Hansenne and Azeri Labour Minister Ilgar Rahimov congratulated Necati Celik on his appointment as new Labour and Social Security Minister. In his congratulatory message, Hansenne wished him every success and pointed out that he would exert efforts for closer cooperation between the ILO and the Turkish government. /Cumhuriyet/END Turkish Press Review Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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