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Turkish Press Review, 97-06-18Turkish Press Review Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs <http://www.mfa.gov.tr>CONTENTS
TURKISH PRESS REVIEWWEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1997Summary of the political and economic news in the Turkish press this morning. [01] ERBAKAN SET TO STEP DOWN TODAYPrime Minister Necmettin Erbakan will visit today President Demirel and submit his resignation in line with the coalition protocol foreseeing a transfer of the premiership to Tansu Ciller, leader of the junior partner of the coalition government. Ciller expects to be assigned with the task of setting up a new government. However, President Demirel will have the final say in the issue. /All papers/[02] COURT ISSUES INJUNCTION AGAINST KOMBASSANA commercial court in Ankara issued yesterday an injunction against Kombassan Holding, following an application by the Capital Market Board (SPK). The court has blocked bank accounts and assets of the company amounting to TL 15 trillion.Kombassan is accused of collecting money from the public both inside and outside Turkey by offering its shares for sale without having obtained prior permission from related state organs. The injunction aims to secure the return of funds to whose who subscribed and to block further similar transactions. /All papers/ [03] GAMBIAN PRESIDENT IN TURKEYGambian President Yahya Jammeh is paying an official visit to Turkey on the invitation of President Demirel. In a meeting yesterday, the two presidents discussed prospects for improving bilateral relations and possible areas of cooperation. Jammeh invited Turkish entrepreneurs to invest in Gambia. /Hurriyet/[04] TURKEY SENDS WARSHIPS TO EGYPTTurkey has sent five warships that participated in the Sea Wolf'97 military exercises in the Aegean to the Egyprian port of Alexandria. The ships will stay there until June 20, with the commanding personnel of the visiting Turkish fleet scheduled to visit Egyptian military officials. Specialists note that the visit of Turkish warships to Egypt showed the importance Turkey accords Egypt.The move is made in the aftermath of a recent visit by five Turkish navy vessels to the Israeli port of Haifa. Diplomatic sources in Turkey and Israel have denied claims that Turkey and Israel will stage joint military maneuvres during the visit of Turkish vessels to Israel. Officials noted that the date of future exercises planned within the framework of Turco-Israeli agreements for military training cooperation has still not been fixed. /Milliyet/ [05] TURKISH VESSELS IN CYPRUSFollowing maneuvres in the Aegean, another two Turkish frigates have arrived in the Turkish Cypriot harbors of Kyrenia and Famagusta. The Greek Cypriot administration voiced protests against the arrival of the military ships, claiming that Turkey was staging a show of force. The Turkish ships will remain in the Cypriot harbors until June 20. /Hurriyet/[06] US TO PRIMAKOV: "WE ARE AGAINST MISSILES IN CYPRUS"US State Department Spokesman Nicholas Burns voiced US concern over prospects for shipment of Russian SA-100 missiles to the Greek Cypriot sector. Burns described such efforts as a setback to diplomatic peace efforts. He recalled that Greek Cypriot leader Klerides had promised that no components of the missile system would reach Cyprus before March 1998. "This gives time for negotiations which we hope will make sufficient progress among the parties so that it won't be necessary to deploy these missiles on the island," Burns said.The Clinton administration has initiated a number of moves in an effort to settle the Cyprus issue. In addition to a series of new appointments to vital posts in involved countries, now the appointment of present US State Department Spokesman Nicholas Burns to Athens as US Ambassador is being discussed. /Sabah/ [07] TURKEY AND UKRAIN SIGN PIPELINE DEALTurkey and Ukraine will sign today an agreement for the construction of the Samsun-Ceyhan pipeline. The agreement will be signed by Energy Minister Recai Kutan and his Ukrainian counterpart in Ankara. According to observers, the pipeline will facilitate the transportation of 25 million tons of oil to Western markets. /All papers/[08] WILLIAM COHEN: "TURKEY ATTACKED TERRORISTS IN NORTHERN IRAQ"US Secretary of Defense William Cohen voiced support for the Turkish Armed Forces cross-border operation in Northern Iraq. In reply to a question accusing Turkey of invading Northern Iraq, Cohen said that simply was not the case and pointed out that the operation was initiated in a move to sweep away PKK terrorists from the region. /All papers/[09] ANKARA REACTS TO GREEK REMARKS ON AEGEAN ISLETSIn response to a statement by Greek President Costis Stephanopoulus claiming that "all islands, islets and rocks in the Aegean belong to Greece", Turkish Foreign Ministry Spokesman Omer Akbel said that such remarks were "unacceptable". He added that Ankara's stance was widely known and that another statement would be issued if necessary. /All papers/[10] GREECE-TURKEY FRIENDSHIPMembers of five political parties with seats in parliament have set up a new group to promote deeper ties of friendship between Turkey and Greece. Head of the group, Hakan Tartan from the DSP said yesterday that "our most important aim is to develop dialogue and bring in peace and love." /Cumhuriyet/[11] NATO SHOULD STAY IN BOSNIAPresident Suleyman Demirel is quoted in Bosnia newspapers as saying that NATO peace units currently deployed in the region should stay on longer. Although the US has declared that the SFOR units should leave in 1998, Demirel said in his newspaper interviews that for the sake of stability, the units have to stay longer. /Milliyet/[12] PKK ARRESTS IN GERMANYDuring police raids in Bavaria, German security forces have arrested seventeen members of the PKK terrorist organization, and seized large amounts of propaganda materials. The seventeen arrested suspects face charges of being involved in violence, extortion and terrorism. _Sabah[13] TOURISM LOOKING GOODThe number of foreign tourists coming to Turkey in May has, for the first time, passed the one million threshold. Figures for May show a 16.68 percent increase over the same month last year. /All papers/END Turkish Press Review Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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