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Turkish Press Review, 97-08-05
From: Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs <http://www.mfa.gov.tr>
CONTENTS
[01] TRNC LEADER DENKTAS SAYS 'YES' TO MONTREUX TALKS
[02] GERMAN AWARD FOR YASAR KEMAL
[03] PAKISTANI FOREIGN MINISTER TO VISIT TURKEY
[04] GUZEL IN CUSTODY
[05] DEMIREL: "MAJORITY IN FAVOR OF EIGHT-YEAR SYSTEM"
[06] EREZ: CALLS FOR ECO COOPERATION
[07] 'CEM IS A MODEL FOREIGN MINISTER'
[08] SOUTHEASTERN SUMMIT AT CANKAYA PALACE
[09] 40 FORESTRY MINISTERS IN TURKEY
[10] NEWSWEEK: YILMAZ AND SIMITIS SINCERELY WANT PEACE
[11] BUSINESS WEEK: TANER HAS MADE FINANCIAL IMPROVEMENTS
[12] KIRKUK-YUMURTALIK PIPELINE TO BE OPENED
[13] FIVE MILITANTS CAPTURED
[14] MEASURES TO ENHANCE BOSPHORUS SECURITY
[15] POSITIVE STOCK EXCHANGE MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
[16] AMOCO WILLING TO COOPERATE WITH TURKEY
TURKISH PRESS REVIEW
AUGUST 5, 1997
Summary of the political and economic news in the Turkish press this
morning
[01] TRNC LEADER DENKTAS SAYS 'YES' TO MONTREUX TALKS
Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktas announced on Monday that he will
attend the second round of UN-sponsored direct talks with Greek
Cypriot leader Glafkos Clerides in Geneva, scheduled for next Monday,
to resolve disputes dividing the island.
The decision was announced Monday morning by TRNC Prime Minister
Dervis Eroglu, after the matter was taken up in a meeting of the
Cabinet headed by Denktas. "The Cabinet has reached the decision to
attend the talks to be held in Switzerland on August 11," said Eroglu,
adding however, that if the European Union starts negotiations with
Greek Cypriots, a decision to withdraw from direct talks still stands.
/All papers/
[02] GERMAN AWARD FOR YASAR KEMAL
Germany's Booksellers' Union will give this year's Peace Award to
acclaimed Turkish author Yasar Kemal, the Anatolia news agency
reported. The Booksellers Union Peace Award jury decided to give the
honorary award to the Turkish novelist during the celebrated Frankfurt
Book Fare in October, with a special ceremony to be held in a church
in Frankfurt. The jury stated its reason for the decision: "Yasar
Kemal's stories and novels are written from an honest point of view,
reflecting his country's realities. In all his works, including many
exclusive interviews and fiction, he has managed to combine various
traditional structures including legend, fairy tale and documentary."
[03] PAKISTANI FOREIGN MINISTER TO VISIT TURKEY
Pakistani Foreign Minister Gohar Ayup Khan will pay a three-day
official visit to Turkey, the Foreign Ministry has announced. The
visiting foreign minister will arrive in Ankara on Thursday and meet
his Turkish counterpart Ismail Cem to discuss bilateral relations and
have consultations on international and regional issues. Ayup Khan
will have other consultations in Istanbul during the last days of his
visit. /All papers/
[04] GUZEL IN CUSTODY
At the behest of the office of the Ankara State Security Court Chief
Prosecutor, the police assigned to the anti-terrorism branch have
taken into Custody Hasan Celal Guzel, the Chairman of the Rebirth
Party (YDP). Following questioning at the Security Directorate, Guzel
will reportedly be arraigned in the State Security Court today.
Ankara State Security Court prosecutor, Nuh Mete Yuksel had earlier
launched an investigation against Guzel for "disclosing state
documents to the public."/Milliyet/
[05] DEMIREL: "MAJORITY IN FAVOR OF EIGHT-YEAR SYSTEM"
President Suleyman Demirel said the majority of people in the country
were in favor of an eight-year compulsory continuous education system,
reported the Anatolia news agency.
"The eight-year system is not only important in terms of education, it
can also be considered as a step forward in terms of Turkey's
development," said the president. Demirel said he was relying on
Parliament to make the right decisions on education reform.
[06] EREZ: CALLS FOR ECO COOPERATION
The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is set to become an
important regional institution according to Commerce and Industry
Minister Yalim Erez. Speaking at ECO's sixth executive committee and
the third joint transit trade committee meeting in Ankara on Monday,
Erez called for deeper cooperation between members so they could adapt
to changing world conditions. "The organization aims to get rid of
commercial obstacles in the ECO region and spread the free market
economy. To achieve these targets, we will support the activities of
the private sector.," said Erez. /Sabah/
[07] 'CEM IS A MODEL FOREIGN MINISTER'
An article in the leading US Washington Times newspaper said that
Turkish Foreign Minister Ismail Cem was a 'model minister'. The
newspaper, which closely follows diplomatic developments in
Washington, praised Cem's stance towards the press. The newspaper
said: "Ismail Cem is a model contemporary foreign minister". The
Washington Times noted that Cem sent an e-mail address to foreign
press members saying that he wanted to share both his and their views,
thereby presenting a direct communications channel. /Milliyet/
[08] SOUTHEASTERN SUMMIT AT CANKAYA PALACE
President Suleyman Demirel has carried out research in southeastern
Anatolia in new moves to overcome unemployment and revitalize
investments in this region. 122 businessmen, who are living in
western cities but are of southeastern city Diyarbakir-origin, have
been selected and invited to the Presidential Palace for a development
summit. /Milliyet/
[09] 40 FORESTRY MINISTERS IN TURKEY
Antalya will host the 11th World Forestry Congress between 13-22
October. Forestry ministers of 40 countries will come to Turkey.
Deputy General Director Harcharik of the United Nations FAO
Organization responsible for Forestry, will visit Turkish Forestry
Minister Ersin Taranoglu today to make contacts within the framework
of preparations for the congress. According to a statement made by
the Press and Public Relations Undersecretariat of the Forestry
Ministry, during the meeting between Taranoglu and Harcharik,
cooperation between the FAO Organization and the Forestry Ministry
will also be taken up. /Milliyet/
[10] NEWSWEEK: YILMAZ AND SIMITIS SINCERELY WANT PEACE
It is reported that the prime ministers of Turkey and Greece are
looking for an agreed solution for peace in the Aegean. A leading US
magazine, Newsweek, held interviews with both Turkish Prime Minister
Mesut Yilmaz and Greek Prime Minister Kostas Simitis and noted that
both sides sincerely wanted peace. Yilmaz said that Turkey and Greece
were exerting great efforts to become closer and pointed out that the
Madrid Agreement was the result of these efforts. Stating that he did
not refuse any methods for the solution of problems between the two
countries, Yilmaz said: "We did not even refuse the mediation of a
third country". He added that Turkey would not accept the deployment
of S-300 missiles in Cyprus. Simitis, for his part, said he viewed
the Madrid Agreement, which he co-signed with President Suleyman
Demirel, as a very important step. /Hurriyet/
[11] BUSINESS WEEK: TANER HAS MADE FINANCIAL IMPROVEMENTS
Business Week magazine said that State Minister Gunes Taner
responsible for the economy had eased pressures in business and
financial circles. The magazine said: "The World Bank noted that it
will extend $1.5 billion in credits to Turkey, and it could extend a
further $5 billion if Turkey continues to improve current situations".
/Sabah/
[12] KIRKUK-YUMURTALIK PIPELINE TO BE OPENED
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has stated that he approves a purchase
and distribution plan for foodstuffs as put forward by the Iraqi
government. As a result, the Kirkuk-Yumurtalik pipeline will operate
again. It is expected that Iraq will buy food from Turkey with the
money it will receive from oil sales. /Sabah/
[13] FIVE MILITANTS CAPTURED
Five DHKP-C militants, including one female militant, who attacked a
building belonging to the Istanbul Security Directorate in the Vatan
Street, and the Harbiye Officer's Club, were captured yesterday.
Weapons were also seized. Security officials are still looking for
more weapons. /Hurriyet/
[14] MEASURES TO ENHANCE BOSPHORUS SECURITY
State Minister Burhan Kara announced yesterday that a sophisticated
radar system will be installed to control the gradually intensifying
Bosphorus traffic. "More oil tankers coming from Russia will add to
the already busy traffic in the Bosphorus Straits. The radar system
will help to prevent a new disaster in the straits," Kara said. The
new equipment will cost $200 million, and the ministry is planning to
finance the project by increasing fees for crossing the Bosphorus.
/Cumhuriyet/
[15] POSITIVE STOCK EXCHANGE MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
Yesterday the Instanbul Stock Exchange index increased by 63 points
and once more surpassed the 2,000 mark. Stock shareholders made
yesterday an average profit of 3.19 percent. The appointement of
Yalcin Adli as head of the Privatization Administration is said by
observers to be the factor that had a positive impact on the stock
exchange. Following his appointment, Adli announced that he will
accelerate the privatization process. /Hurriyet/
[16] AMOCO WILLING TO COOPERATE WITH TURKEY
Officials of the US oil giant Amoco have offered to cooperate with
Turkey in the construction of the Baku-Ceyhan pipeline to carry Azeri
oil to the world markets. During a recent visit of Azerbaijani
President Haydar Aliyev to Wahington, US officials said they would
back the construction of more than one pipeline to carry Azeri oil and
as a result the Baku-Ceyhan pipeline has emerged as a high-chance
project. /Sabah/
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