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Turkish Press Review, 97-07-02Turkish Press Review Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs <http://www.mfa.gov.tr>CONTENTS
TURKISH PRESS REVIEWWEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 1997Summary of the political and economic news in the Turkish press this morning.[01] TIMETABLE FOR VOTE OF CONFIDENCEThe Parliamentary Consultative Commission has agreed that the programme of Yilmaz's government be read out in Parliament on July 7. Debates over the programme will be held on July 10, and the vote of confidence will be held on July 12. President Demirel's letter stating that he had approved the Yilmaz government was read out in Parliament on Tuesday and the vote of confidence process has started.Major issues targeted in the programme of the coalition government include restoring the economic balance in the country, adopting a firm stand with respect to traditional Turkish foreign policy priorities, dealing with fundamentalism and reactionism, democratization and preparations for elections. /Sabah/ [02] DENKTAS MAY NOT ATTEND NEW YORK TALKS ON CYPRUSThe direct talks on Cyprus which are scheduled to start in New york on July 9 may not be held, reports from the island indicate. The prospects of holding the meeting have been jeopardized by a statement of Greek Cypriot government spokesman Monolis Christofides that UN Secretary General Kofi Annan was expected to table a new proposal for resolving the Cyprus issue during the talks. Turkish Cypriot President Rauf Denktas said he may not attend the summit if it becomes clear that he will be presented a settlement plan not previously discussed by the two sides.Newly appointed Turkish Foreign Minister Ismail Cem stressed the importance of the Cyprus issue for Turkey and added that Turkish and Turkish Cypriot security were closely related issues. /Milliyet/ [03] DEMIREL WILL ATTEND NATO SUMMITOn July 8-9, President Demirel will attend a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain. President Demirel will be accompanied by Defence Minister Ismet Sezgin and Foreign Minister Ismail Cem. /Hurriyet/[04] TENSIONS EASING IN THE AEGEANThe Turkish General Staff announced on Tuesday that Turkey would unilaterally cancel military maneuvres in the Aegean scheduled for July 1-August 15. The move is designed to support NATO Secretary General Javier Solana's efforts to ease tensions in the region and to implement a number of confidence-building measures.US Defence Department Spokesman Kenneth Bacon welcomed this Turkish move in a statement yesterday. /Milliyet/ [05] POSITIVE VIEW ON MOTHERLEFT-DThe European press has given wide and positive coverage to the new Turkish government headed by Mesut Yilmaz and forecasts that it should receive a vote of confidence. Suddeutsche Zeitung (Germany) said that Yilmaz wanted to bring Turkey into harmony with the modern world. Italian Corriere Della Sera stated that a nightmare, which had lasted for one year, was over. Liberation (France) pointed out that a coalition government was being set up to block fundamentalists. /Milliyet/[06] TURKISH COMPANIES AMONG THE GIANTSThe latest issue of American Business Week magazine published a list of the biggest 1,000 companies in the world. The magazine noted that 50 % of these companies were American and also that five Turkish companies were among a list consisting of 200 leading firms including Akbank (74) with a $4.5 billion market value, Is Bank (101) with $3.3 billion, Turkish Airlines (160) with $2.4 billion, Koc Holding (181) with $2.13 billion and Tupras (183) with $2.11 billion. /Sabah/[07] SIX MILITANTS CAPTUREDDuring operations against PKK militants planning to carry out terrorist activities, five terrorists have been captured in the Amanos and Toros mountains. Ammunition and documents have also been seized. One PKK militant was killed during the operation. /Sabah/[08] GREECE HANDS A NOTE TO TURKEYGreece, accused of supporting the PKK terrorist organization by Turkey, has sent a note to Turkey. Greek Ambassador in Turkey Dimitrios Nezeritis, noted that Greece did not support terrorism and said that Greece protested against this statement made by Turkey. Nezeritis went to the Turkish Foreign Ministry yesterday and handed the note to Deputy Undersecretary Ambassador Inal Batu. On the other hand, Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Omer Akbel said: "We have concrete evidence. There is a letter written by a group of Greek parliamentarians inviting PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan with the signatures of these parliamentarians". /Sabah/[09] TURKEY LOOKING TO ISRAEL FOR WEAPONSAs an alternative to buying weapons from the US, Turkey is looking at Israeli military hardware and equipment systems. In the wake of the poor showing of US made Cobra helicopters during the continuing Turkish military operations in northern Iraq, The Turkish armed forces are looking more closely at the alternatives to US military products. Israeli developed helicopter attack and defence systems particularly interest Turkish military leaders. /Cumhuriyet/[10] GREECE-PKK COOPERATIONAccording to a new Turkish Foreign Ministry report, the Greek government is accepting false papers prepared by ERNK, the military wing of the PKK terrorist organization, and is sheltering PKK terrorists in camps in Greece. The report also claims that Greek government departments are actively involved in supporting the PKK. The foreign ministry report also stresses that Greek socialist PASOK party members visit PKK camps in Lebanon. /Milliyet/[11] HUMAN RIGHTS COURT REJECTS COLONEL'S COMPLAINTThe European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that Turkey had not violated the human rights of a colonel who had been forced into early retirement for being a member of a religious sect. Colonel Faruk Kalac had applied to the European Human Rights Court after being forced to retire prematurely in 1990. Although he had kept his retirement rights, his right to carry a gun and his military indentity card were revoked. /Sabah/[12] NAVIGATION AND CABOTAGE DAY CELEBRATEDNavigation and Cabotage Day was celebrated with ceremonies on Tuesday. In a message, President Demirel said that Turkey, as a country surrounded by water on three sides, should take advantage of its geographical situation to improve public welfare. /Cumhuriyet/[13] EMLAKBANK IN EUROBOND MARKETThe Emlak Bank has made an agreement with German Commerzbank and the Swiss UBS Bank regarding bond issues worth DM 150 million in the European market. The signing ceremony of the agreement will be held in Istanbul on 4 July. /Hurriyet/[14] CREDITS WITHOUT INTEREST FROM ZIRAAT BANKThe Ziraat Bank is getting ready to extend credits in foreign exchange to the agriculture sector for the first time. Within the framework of a project prepared to irrigate the plains around the Ataturk dam in the southeast of Turkey, credits in foreign exchange without interest will be extended to farmers in the region. Resources for the project will be provided from Germany. /Cumhuriyet/[15] US TOURISTS FLOW TO TURKEYNewsweek magazine notes that US tourists have begun to flow to "exotic" Turkey. The magazine says that the Turkish nation with its traditions of hospitality was very friendly. It also reports that there has been a 412 % increase in the number of US tourists visiting Turkey since 1991 to date. /Sabah/END Turkish Press Review Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |