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Turkish Press Review, 97-09-08
From: Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs <http://www.mfa.gov.tr>
CONTENTS
[01] KALEMLI FLIES TO US
[02] GEN. KARADAYI OFF TO BRUSSELS
[03] TURKEY, ROMANIA JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE
[04] PIPELINES, ARMENIA TOP FOREIGN MINISTER'S BAKU TRIP AGENDA
[05] CEM: 'EU SHOULD NOT DEMAND PRECONDITIONS'
[06] DEMIREL VOICES SUPPORT FOR CODE OF ETHICS FOR POLITICIANS
[07] SEGIN URGES DEVELOPMENT WITH ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS
[08] COHEN PRAISES TURKISH ROLE IN NATO
[09] ISRAELI DIPLOMATS VISIT GAP PROJECT AREA
[10] SEZGIN EXTENDS OLIVE BRANCH TO GREECE OVER S-300 MISSILES
[11] JUSTICE MINISTRY WILL AMEND BROADCASTING LAWS
[12] HIGH BOARD OF HUMAN RIGHTS MEETS IN DIYARBAKIR
[13] TURKEY-ROMANIA TOURISM PROTOCOL SIGNED
[14] ONUR OYMEN BECOMES ENVOY TO NATO
[15] SECURITY FORCES KILL 52 SEPARATISTS
[16] HYUNDAI-ASSAN ANNOUNCE OPENING OF NEW PLANT IN IZMIT
[17] S-300 MISSILE TENSIONS ESCALATE
[18] GLIDING CHAMPIONHIP IN ESKISEHIR
[19] PKK TERRORISTS TRY TO SET UP IN BLACK SEA REGION
[20] AZERBAIJANI DEPUTY PM ABBASOV IN ANKARA
[21] IMF: INFLATION WILL DECREASE
[22] TANER VISITS GERMANY
[23] WORLD EXPORTERS IN SILKROAD SUMMIT
TURKISH PRESS REVIEW
DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF PRESS AND INFORMATION,OFFICE OF PRIME MINISTER
08.09.97
Summary of the political and economic news in the Turkish press this morning
[01] KALEMLI FLIES TO US
Parliament Speaker Mustafa Kalemli flew to the United States on
Sunday at the invitation of the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Newt Gingrich. Kalemli is the first Turkish
parliament speaker to officially visit the United States.
Speaking at the airport in Istanbul before his departure, Kalemli
said he would meet with the members and the speaker of the House of
Representatives and the Senate during his three-day visit to the
United States. Kalemli said that bilateral relations had, at times,
been strained, pointing out that the developing of interparliamentary
relations would help resolve issues between the two countries. He
said that Washington however, backed Turkey in many areas, including
the PKK problem in the Southeast and the oil pipelines from Caucasia.
/Cumhuriyet/ Sabah_
[02] GEN. KARADAYI OFF TO BRUSSELS
The Chief of General Staff Gen. Ismail Hakki Karadayi flew to
Brussels on Sunday to join the sessions of the 127th Military
Committee Meeting. Karadayi will go to Canada and the United States
following his trip to Belgium to participate in the next of the series
of meetings. /Cumhuriyet/ Sabah_
[03] TURKEY, ROMANIA JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE
Turkey and Romania are to take part in the Hazerfan-97 military
exercise which will begin today in Erkilet, near the central Anatolia
city of Kayseri. The maneuvers will be carried out under the umbrella
of the Partnership for Peace concept and seven cargo military planes
and a helicopter will join the exercise together with observers from
Austria, France, Bulgaria, the Netherlands and Macedonia. The
exercise, which will take place at the Turkish Air Force cargo base in
Erkilet, is set to run until September 12. /Cumhuriyet/
[04] PIPELINES, ARMENIA TOP FOREIGN MINISTER'S BAKU TRIP AGENDA
Foreign Minister Ismail Cem and State Minister Ahat Andican left
for Baku on Sunday to discuss Turkish Projects for Caspian oil
reserves, as well as bilateral and regional political issues.
Talking to reporters at Esenboga Airport before their departure,
Andican said their initial goal for the talks would be to strengthen
ties between the two countries. Adding that the Baku-Ceyhan pipeline
issue would have priority, Andican pointed out that other items on the
agenda included the thorny issues of relations between Turkey and
Armenia, and Armenia and Azerbaijan. /Hurriyet/
[05] CEM: 'EU SHOULD NOT DEMAND PRECONDITIONS'
Angered by European Union pressure to take its bilateral problems
with Greece to the International Court of Justice, Turkey reiterated
Sunday that it will not accept EU preconditions.
"The EU should not make conditions based on an unjust Greek
argument for its uncommitted promises," Foreign Minister Ismail Cem
said at a news conference hours before his departure for the
Azerbaijani capital. Cem said that Greece follows a double-standard
as Athens has proposed to take the Kardak_Imia issue to court while
earlier rejecting that possibility for another issue, the
militarization of the Aegean islands in contravention of both
bilateral and international agreements. Cem also declared that it was
'meaningless' for the EU to suggest a way of problem solving to Turkey
which has earlier been rejected by Greece itself. The 'uncommitted
promises' that he referred to concerned the promise of funds from the
EU which have long been blocked by a Greek veto. /Cumhuriyet/
[06] DEMIREL VOICES SUPPORT FOR CODE OF ETHICS FOR POLITICIANS
President Suleyman Demirel said he was favor of the
implementation of a 'state ethics law' regulating the moral behavior
of politicians. Demirel said ethics had become an important matter to
politicians to regulate their behaviour. President Suleyman Demirel
spent Sunday in the western Anatolian city of Bursa to attend the
openings of various new facilities. He first attended the opening of
a hospital for spastic children. The president also opened a new
center for textile retail outlets and a housing complex for 15,000
families in Bursa. /Cumhuriyet/ Sabah_
[07] SEGIN URGES DEVELOPMENT WITH ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS
Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Ismet Sezgin urged the
integration of environmental, social and industrial policies.
Speaking at a seminar on "Industrialization in the Aegean Region and
Sustainable Development," Sezgin stressed that Turkey should continue
its development but with environmental awareness. He said that with
the utilization of advanced technology, increased productivity,
investment in personnel, and allocation of more funds to research and
development, Turkey could achieve sustainable development and prevent
possible damaging impacts of industrialization on the environment.
/Sabah/
[08] COHEN PRAISES TURKISH ROLE IN NATO
U.S. Secretary of Defense William Cohen said in Florida that
with Turkey's participation in NATO since 1952, the democratic wall in
Europe had been strengthened. Speaking at a meeting in Florida, Cohen
said that he did not agree with some circles which think that the
enlargement of NATO will weaken the body's structure, saying that on
the contrary, enlargement will strengthen NATO. /All papers/
[09] ISRAELI DIPLOMATS VISIT GAP PROJECT AREA
A group of Israeli diplomats currently visiting Turkey, left
Ankara on Friday evening for the southeastern cities in order to gain
detailed information about the Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP).
"There are Israeli private companies participating in some of the
construction projects within the framework of the GAP project. We are
interested in the project,"said the Israeli diplomats. Diplomats from
various departments of the Israeli Foreign Ministry, invited by the
Turkish Foreign Ministry's training center, also visited the plant of
the Turkish Aerospace Industry (TAI) where F-16 fighter jets are being
produced. /All papers/
[10] SEZGIN EXTENDS OLIVE BRANCH TO GREECE OVER S-300 MISSILES
Following heightened tensions between Greece and Turkey over
Russian-made S-300 missiles which are expected to be deployed in Greek
Cyprus, Defense Minister Ismet Sezgin on Friday extended an olive
branch to Greece saying that disputes between Turkey and Greece should
not be solved by arms, but rather should be solved by diplomatic
initiatives and people. During his visit to Aydin, a town in the
Aegean part of Turkey, Sezgin said that he also hoped that other
countries, including the United States and the European nations, would
support Turkey's stand against the Greek and Greek Cypriots'
aggressive attitudes. /All papers/
[11] JUSTICE MINISTRY WILL AMEND BROADCASTING LAWS
The Ministry of Justice has called the representatives of
national radio and television stations to a meeting on September 18 in
order to discuss the law regulating radio and television broadcasts,
the Anatolia news agency reported.
[12] HIGH BOARD OF HUMAN RIGHTS MEETS IN DIYARBAKIR
Hikmet Sami Turk, State Minister responsible for human rights,
has pointed out that the southeastern region of Turkey has not
developed as much as other parts of the country, the Anatolia news
agency reported. Organizing a press conference after the eighth
gathering of the High Board of Human Rights in Diyarbakir, Turk stated
that such gatherings in the southeastern region confirmed the
importance that the government gave to that region.
[13] TURKEY-ROMANIA TOURISM PROTOCOL SIGNED
A tourism protocol between Turkey and Romania was signed at the
end of the 13th meeting of the two countries' joint tourism commission
meeting. Under the protocol on cooperation in that sector,
investments, education, exchanges in experts and promotional
materials, health tourism and exchanges of media representatives were
among the subjects discussed. In 1996, 191,506 Romanian tourists
visited Turkey and spent a total of $ 84.5 million. This was 1.50
percent of Turkey's total tourism income. /All papers/
[14] ONUR OYMEN BECOMES ENVOY TO NATO
Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Onur Oymen has become Turkey's
new envoy to NATO headquarters in Brussels. According to a Council of
Ministers decree published in Saturday's edition of the Official
Gazette, Oymen is replacing Ambassador Tugay Ozceri, also a former
ministry undersecretary. Ambassador Ozecri is returning to the
ministry. Oymen, on the other hand, was replaced a while ago by
Ambassador Korkmaz Haktanir. /All papers/
[15] SECURITY FORCES KILL 52 SEPARATISTS
Security forces has killed 52 members of the PKK separatist
organization in clashes over the last three days in southeastern
Turkey, the emergency rule governor's office said on Saturday. In a
written statement, the governor's office said 32 of the separatist
terrorists were killed in fighting in Sirnak province, eight in Siirt,
seven in Van province and five elsewhere in the region. /All papers/
[16] HYUNDAI-ASSAN ANNOUNCE OPENING OF NEW PLANT IN IZMIT
Hyundai-Assan cars presented their new models at a cocktail given
at its stand in the Fair. The executive coordinator of Hyundai said,
"We began our activities in Turkey six years ago as exporters and
distributors. In order to be successful and permanent in this market
we had to make investments. Because of this we decided to build a
factory in Izmit which will begin operations in September." Erhan
Gunsoy, the general manager of Hyundai-Assan said the opening ceremony
will be on September 20th with the participation of President Suleyman
Demirel. Gunsoy added that as a first step the vehicles that would be
produced in Turkey would also be exported to the Middle East and the
Turkish-speaking Republics. /All papers/
[17] S-300 MISSILE TENSIONS ESCALATE
Today's daily papers give extensive first-page coverage to the
Cyprus S-300 missile issue that has led to fresh tensions in
Turco-Greek relations. Milliyet daily newspaper reports that Greek
Prime Minister Kostas Simitis, who a while ago tended to give a
positive response to Ankara's attempts for improving bilateral
relations, has made a sharp about turn.
In a speech ưn Thessaloniki, the Greek prime minister delivered
harsh threats against Turkey virtually clamouring for war. "Greece
supports the deployment of the missiles on Cyprus", Simitis said,
adding that every Turkish move to change the status-quo on the island
would be perceived by Athens as a justification for war. With this
statement, Greece is now calling for confrontation on the
prime-minister level. Simitis claimed that the missiles were being
deployed in Cyprus within the framework of the "Greek-Greek Cypriot
joint defence doctrine" and claimed that the Greek Cypriots had the
right to resort to any measures to ensure their security. /Milliyet/
[18] GLIDING CHAMPIONHIP IN ESKISEHIR
The First World Air Games Gliding Championship was opened on
Saturday in Eskisehir with a ceremony. Glider pilots from 24
countries will participate in the contests. The championship will end
on September 19. Turkey will host nearly 3,000 fliers from 60
countries within the framework of the air games sponsored by the
Turkish Aviation Institution. /Sabah/
[19] PKK TERRORISTS TRY TO SET UP IN BLACK SEA REGION
The PKK terrorist organization that has suffered heavy losses in
the cross-border operations recently staged by the Turkish Armed
Forces, is now exerting efforts to infiltrate the Black Sea region.
The PKK organization is cooperating with the outlawed DHKP-C and TIKKO
leftist terrorist organizations. The PKK is planning to bring in
illegal arms by sea, and spend the winter in the Black Sea region.
According to a report prepared by Turkish intelligence officials, the
PKK will try to use the Black Sea provinces of Turkey as a base for
expanding its terrorist activities to the internal Anatolian provinces
of Turkey. Security forces have begun a number of measures to ensure
that order is not disrupted in the Black Sea region and that PKK
terrorism will not gain a foothold. /Sabah/
[20] AZERBAIJANI DEPUTY PM ABBASOV IN ANKARA
Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister Abbas Abbasov arrived yesterday
in Ankara for a surprise visit. In a meeting with Turkish Prime
Minister Mesut Yilmaz, Abbasov voiced Azeri anxiety over prospects
that the Turco-Armenian border gate may be opened. During the
meeting, Yilmaz stressed that Turco-Azeri relations had gained new
momentum and added that further improvement of bilateral friendship
was a top priority on the Turkish agenda. /Sabah/
[21] IMF: INFLATION WILL DECREASE
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that inflation
is showing a downward trend in developing countries including Turkey,
and that this trend will continue in the future. According to data
from "A Look at the World Economy" and "IMF International Statistics"
prepared by the IMF, even though the inflation increases monthly in
Turkey and other developing countries, it will continue to decrease on
average in 1998. /Cumhuriyet-Hurriyet/
[22] TANER VISITS GERMANY
State Minister responsible for the economy, Gunes Taner, went to
Frankfurt yesterday to meet with officials from banks and financial
institutions. Noting that his aim was to explain the progress Turkey
has achieved and the programme which Turkey wants to follow to
officials of foreign banks and financial institutions, Taner said that
Turkey had no problems in getting foreign credits.
/Hurriyet-Milliyet/
[23] WORLD EXPORTERS IN SILKROAD SUMMIT
Turkish exporters will host an annual meeting of the
Confederation of International Foreign Trade Associations (CITHA).
The "Silkroad Conference" organized by the Turkish Foreign Trade
Association (Turktrade) will be opened with the participation of
President Suleyman Demirel and Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz on 15
September. The conference, in which 80 representatives of export
companies from 26 countries will participate, will last for two days.
/Hurriyet/
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