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Turkish Press Review, 01-06-19Turkish Press Review Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: Turkish Directorate General of Press and Information <http://www.byegm.gov.tr>Summary of the political and economic news in the Turkish press this morning19.06.2001CONTENTS
[01] SEZER VETOES RTUKPresident Ahmet Necdet Sezer sent back the Supreme Radio and Television Board (RTUK) Bill to the Parliament for re-debating. The President pointed out the risky possibility of "monopoly" as a reason for his veto of the bill regarding the amendment on the RTUK Law. /Turkiye/[02] COUNCIL OF MINISTERS MEETINGCouncil of Ministers which convened yesterday under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit discussed the constitutional amendment package which was prepared by the Parliamentary Reconciliation Commission. Upon Ecevit's proposal, the Cabinet decided to send the bills for constitutional amendments to the parties, where they will be re-discussed. The bills then will be debated in the summit of the coalition leaders. Meanwhile, the Minister of National Defense, Sabahattin Cakmakoglu, informed the Cabinet about Konya maneuvers held jointly with the US and Israel. Additionally, the State Minister Mehmet Kececiler also gave information about the Bill on Prevention and Pursuit of Smuggling during the meeting. /Cumhuriyet/[03] YILMAZ: "MILITARY IS SENSITIVE TO SECULARISM"State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz, on a visit to Austria, addressed the "Turkey-Austria-Europe" conference. Replying to a question regarding the often intervention of the military to politics, Yilmaz said, "Our military is very sensitive to preserve the unity and secularism of the country. In my 20 year political-life, I never felt any pressure from the military." Yilmaz also met with Austrian Premier Wolfgang Schussel. Schussel is expected to pay a visit to Turkey on June 22 to make observations in Southeastern Region. /Turkiye/[04] IRAQ'S WARNINGThe Iraqi Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Muhammed El-Duri, warned that in case of the insistence on the "smart sanctions" against Iraq, they would cut off all the relations with their neighbours, including Turkey. In an interview with NBC television, El-Duri said if the US and Britian supported the UN plan which restricts the sale of military materials but lifts the embargo imposed on Iraq on other goods is adopted, it will cause serious consequences. He said, "If Turkey and Jordan also implement the plan, our oil sale to both countries will be cut off.. If necessary, we are prepared to draw Iraqi petroleum from the international markets." /Turkiye/[05] US AMBASSADOR IN DIYARBAKIRThe US Ambassador to Turkey, Robert Pearson and Council General to Adana, Greta C. Holtz, traveled to Diyarbakir yesterday. During their visit, they met with the Governor of the Emergency State Region, Gokhan Aydiner, and the Governor of Diyarbakir province, Cemil Serhatli, as well as the Mayor of Diyarbakir, Feridun Celik. /Turkiye/[06] GEN. POPESCU IN TURKEYRomanian Chief of the General Staff, Gen. Mihail Popescu, on an official visit to Turkey met with the Chief of the General Staff Gen. Huseyin Kivrikoglu and the Land Forces Commander Gen. Hilmi Ozkok. /Turkiye/[07] CAKAN-LEBEDEV MEETINGThe Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Zeki Cakan and Russian Ambassador to Ankara, Alexander Lebedev, met yesterday to evaluate recent development about the Blue Stream Project. Gazprom's authority responsible for the Blue Stream, "Yuri Komorov", also attended the meeting. /Cumhuriyet/[08] DECISION ON FEHRIYE ERDAL TO BE GIVEN IN SEPTEMBERA decision on the trial of Fehriye Erdal, one of the accused for killing businessman Ozdemir Sabanci, will be given in September. The decision which will give a new dimension to the Erdal case encompassing both judicial and political elements will be announced on September 13. The Brussels Court has previously said that the decision could be given at the end of June but later it stated that it would be given in September since it was hard to reach a decision. /Milliyet/[09] TRNC GOVERNMENT RECEIVES A VOTE OF CONFIDENCEThe coalition government of the National Unity Party (UBP) and the Democrat Party (DP) headed by Prime Minister Dervis Eroglu, set up in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) received, a vote of confidence from the Republican Assembly yesterday. Prime Minister Eroglu said that they would exert every effort to overcome the problems in the country together with the opposition. /Milliyet/[10] GREENS: "TRNC SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED"Union 90/Greens Party Berlin Province Organization's European Working Group asked for the recognition of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). A report prepared by the Group said, "The recognition of the TRNC will gain a dynamism for a peaceful settlement on the Island." A representative from the Province Assembly, Ozcan Mutlu, said they made this decision after a two year long discussion and they would like to further to discuss the issue with representatives from both sides. /Turkiye/[11] SCHUSSEL TO VISIT GAP REGIONThe Austrian Prime Minister Wolfgang Schussel will visit the Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP) region to see historical sites and tourist spots in Sanliurfa, and the Birecik dam on June 22. Schussel will also pay a visit to Governor Muzaffer Dilek, to discuss the GAP and other recent developments. /Turkish Daily News/[12] HAZARDOUS MATERIALS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PASS BOSHPORUSThe Third International Black Sea Cooperation Meeting will be held between June 21-24, in Istanbul. As part of the meeting, the hazardous material transportation from the Black Sea through the Bosphorus will be protested with many small boats. In a written statement, by the Nature and Peace Association on the first day of the meeting, dangerous material transportation, dangerous waste stock and transporter subjects will be discussed in order to draw attention to the environmental problems that hazardous materials may cause to the Black Sea and Bosphorus. On the same day, with the help of the small boats, dangerous waste material transportation, will be protested on the Bosphorus by the Turkish Environmental Acorn. /Turkish Daily News/[13] CORANTIS: CYPRUS EU MEMBERSHIP IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONEYannis Corantis, the Greek Ambassador in Turkey, commented that the European Union created a special opportunity not only for the Greek Cypriots, but also for the Turkish Cypriots. Corantis described the Greek Cypriot position regarding EU membership in the second edition of the "Greece Newspaper" published by the Greek Embassy in Ankara. "After the completion of talks, Cyprus, which is at the top of the list, will become a member of the EU. Everybody should be aware of the fact that the membership of Cyprus to the EU will create big opportunities for everyone," Corantis said. /Turkish Daily News/[14] HOH IS READY TO BE A PARTNER IN BULGARIAN ADMINISTRATIONThe Chairman of the Rights and Freedoms Movement (HOH) in Bulgaria, which consists of Turkish members mostly, Ahmet Dogan, said that they were ready to be a partner in the Bulgarian Administration. Thanking the Bulgarian citizens living in Turkey for their votes, Dogan said, "About 36,000b votes came from Turkey. For the first time, voters in Turkey showed the greatness of democracy by participating in the elections." Dogan evaluated the results of the elections as follows: "It was clearly seen that HOH was an indispensable part of the Bulgarian parliament. Without us, Bulgaria's integration with NATO and EU is impossible." /Cumhuriyet/[15] YILMAZ'S FIRST RIVAL: KAYALARMotherland Party (ANAP) Yozgat Deputy Lutfullah Kayalar announced that he would be a rival for ANAP's current Chairman, Mesut Yilmaz, at the seventh Regular Great Congress to be held between August 4-5. Announcing that he would stand as a candidate yesterday in a press conference, Kayalar criticized Yilmaz's policies and added they would make a series of radical changes both in ANAP and in the entire structure of Turkish political life. /Cumhuriyet/[16] THE WASHINGTON POST'S STATEMENT ON AMERICAN AID TO TURKEYThe Washington Post, said that the US Secretary of Treasury, Paul O'Neill, who was previously against the IMF's aiding the countries suffering from economic crisis, realized the truth when taking part in the administration. The paper added O'Neill was right in helping Turkey and Argentine, and in his efforts to carry out certain reforms within the structure of the IMF. /Cumhuriyet/[17] "TURKEY'S RECORD IS BRILLIANT CONCERNING REFUGEES"Bilgi University held a panel due to the World Refugee Day which was declared by the UN as June 20. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Mirza Hussein Khan said that this year's theme for the World Refugee Day is "respect." Prof. Ilter Turan said Turkey is among the countries which welcomes people which come from other countries, the most. It was emphasized that Turkey, which is located in a region where the wars, migrations and deportations are frequently experienced, had a brilliant record concerning refugees." /Cumhuriyet/[18] ONE MORE OKKAN SUSPECT APPREHENDEDThe Police in Diyarbakir have detained three members of the fundamentalist Hizbullah terrorist organization. One of the detained men admitted under interrogation that he was one of the men who fired shots upon Diyarbakir Police Chief Gaffar Okkan's car in the ambush that killed the popular police officer in January this year. Terrorist Bedram Salamboga admitted opening fire on Okkan's car with a Kalashnikov assault rifle in the assassination that killed both Okkan and five escorting police officers. /Turkish Daily News/DEMIRBANK BIDDING EXTENDED UNTIL JUNE 25 Turkey's banking watchdog said on Monday that it would soon announce a week's extension to the deadline for bids to buy Demirbank from state receivership. The banking supervisory board has not officially confirmed the second extension to bidding, but watchdog officials told Reuters offers can now be placed for the bank -Turkey's ninth largest, by assets in September 2000 -until June 25./Turkish Daily News/ [19] KOC RECEIVES AN ORDER OF MERITItaliam Embassy presented prominent businessman Rahmi Koc a "Italian Republican Order of Merit" for his great contributions to the improvement of the commercial, economic and social relations between Turkey and Italy. The ceremony was held in the Venice Palace. /Cumhuriyet/[20] TUZMEN: "EXIMBANK CREDITS ARE ESSENTIAL"Foreign Trade Undersecretary Kursad Tuzmen said that Tukey was reviewing its trade policy especially with its neighbours and added: "The percentage of Turkey's exports to Iran and Iraq have increased by 50 %. Exports to the US, France and Italy have also increased by 20 %. Total exports last year were 27 billion US dollars. We expect that this figure will be 30 billion US dollars this year. We are confident in exporting despite the economic crisis". Tuzmen stated that Eximbank credits were essential for an increase in exports. /Sabah/[21] NEW MARKET FOR CONSTRUCTIONIreland, which is expected to spend 40.5 billion Euro on infrastructural projects, within the framework of the National Development Plan for the next five years, is waiting for the firms to participate in the tenders. Ireland has put out tenders for construction projects in various areas, especially in the construction of highways. Economist Danny McCoy who has prepared an 'Economic View' report, published four times a year in Ireland, said that they were aware of the international experience the Turkish construction firms had and added that they wanted to see them in Ireland. /Milliyet/[22] LONG-TERM DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS TO BE ENCOURAGEDThe Head of the Banking Regulation and Supervision Board, Engin Akcakoca, in a statement to CNN Turk TV channel yesterday said that long-term deposit accounts would be encouraged, and initiatives would be carried out jointly by the Finance Ministry and Central Bank to that end. /Milliyet/[23] ETI HOLDING NOT TO BE PRIVATIZEDThe Council of Ministers, chaired by Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit, decided to exclude the ETI Holding from privatization. In this way, the most strategic metal of the 21st century, "boron", would be kept out of privatization. Turkey holds %70 of the world's boron reserves. For many years, the metal has been operated by foreign companies. With a law enacted in 1978, the operation of boron was left to Etibank. However, the metal was later included in the privatization program for a while ago. /Turkiye/SILK ROAD 2001 GENERAL- ADMIRAL SEMINAR The Silk Road 2001 General-Admiral seminar began yesterday in Ankara. During his opening speech, Second Chief of the General Staff, Gen. Yasar Buyukanit, said, "Turkey is a country which is not consuming, but producing security. We support all peaceful initiatives." 35 General-Admirals from NATO and the Partnership for Peace Countries are attending the seminar. The Seminar will end on June 22. /Turkiye/ TAI SHOW Turkey is joining the International Aviation Fair, organized in France, with the Turkish Aviation Institution (TAI) for the second time. During the exhibition in Le Bourget, TAI is displaying the modernization of the air platforms and their sub-systems. /Turkiye/ "TURKEY IS THE VICTOR OF THE 2001 TOURISM" Giving wide coverage to Turkish tourism, the Austrian magazine 'News' announced that Turkey is the victor of the 2001 tourism in the Austrian market. According to the research News carried out, Turkey placed second after Italy, surpassing Greece. The magazine emphasized that Turkey had beautiful beaches as well as many different and interesting cultures. /Cumhuriyet/ [24] TERIM AT MILANFatih Terim will be the new coach of the AC Milan. Fatih Terim, who took Galatasaray to a record of four consecutive Turkish championships and also to the UEFA Cup, had also coached Fiorentina. /All papers/[25] "THE STORY OF THREE SEAS" CONFERENCE TO START"The Story of Three Seas: Integrating World Energy" Conference organized to introduce developments and the great potential of the Black Sea, Caspian Sea and east Mediterranean Sea regions, in the field of energy, will start today. The conference is organized by the Foreign Economic Affairs Council , the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Business Council, and the Cambridge Energy Research Associates under the auspices of President Ahmet Necdet Sezer. /Turkish Daily News/[26] DENTISTS MEET IN ISTANBULIstanbul will host the first Dental Convention of the millennium in the next few days. The eighth Dental Convention, where recent developments and occupational problems will be discussed, will take place on June 21-23 at Lutfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Hall. Sectoral companies will exhibit their new products for mouth and dental health at the Expodental 2001 Fair. /Turkish Daily News/[27] FROM THE COLUMNS...FROM THE COLUMNS...FROM THE COLUMNS...[28] DOUBLE STANDARDS IN EUROPE BY ORHAN BIRGIT (CUMHURIYET)Columnist Orhan Birgit comments on the double standards of Europe. A summary of his column is as follows:" In Italy, the 'Democrats for the Left' (Democratici di Sinistra), the 'Communist Refoundation Party' (Rifondazione Communista) and the 'Italian Communist Party' demand the brand new center-right Government of Berlusconi to resign. The Government was formed following the recent elections. The reason given for this demand by the communist parties is to eliminate the danger of the division of Italy! Both the Chairman of the Italian Communist Party, Cosutta and the leader of the Communist Refoundation Party, Berniotti state that Italy is faced with the danger of division due to a speech delivered by Secessionist Northern Union party leader Umberto Bossi at the party Congress. Bossi, who is the Minister responsible for reforms in the Berlusconi Cabinet, during his speech at the conference held in Pontia, said that he took an oath in line with the Constitution not for Italy and Italians but instead for the Republic of Padania and the freedom of her people. He added that one day a federation would be formed and they would secede from Italy. The communists were all up in arms on these words. However, as in all parts of the world, it was believed that Italian communists blamed those sensitive to nationalistic statements to have taken their place in the right. In fact, when Abdullah Ocalan who had formed a terrorist organization in Turkey, with secessionist purposes was in question, they raced with each other to protect him. It is also known that those same people supported Leyla Zana and her friends when they were engaged in similar actions. Zana and her friends had entered the Parliament in the 1991 Election." [29] HOW IT FEELS WHEN IT'S YOUR TURN BY OKTAY EKSI (HURRIYET)Columnist Oktay Eksi comments on recent reaction shown by the Communists to THE Northern Union Party (Lega Norda) leader's speech. A summary of his column is as follows:"We fail to understand why Italians are so angered by these words... All hell broke loose when the leader of the Northern union Party Umberto Bossi, in a speech he delivered at a party congress held in Pontia said, 'I took an oath before President Carlo Azeglia Ciampi for the Padania Republic'. So much so that 'Democrats for the Left', 'Communist Refoundation Party' and the Italian Communist Party ' harshly reacted to this statement. Saying that the territorial integrity of the country was in danger, they demanded the resignation of the Berlusconi Government. You may recall that some time ago extreme liberals in Turkey vehemently defended Umberto Bossi. They said that political parties could be based on ethnic roots, regions or they may even be secessionist. ... They brought the argument that no one was saying anything to the political party led by Umberto Bossi. Even though Bossi was saying that one day they would secede from Italy and form their own Republic, no one raised his voice. They maintained that we should be able to allow such behavior. In that case, both Turkish democracy would develop and our credibility would rise. We are talking about the same Umberto Bossi. You may recall that when we were discussing these issues, Abdullah Ocalan had taken shelter in Italy. Today, those who are furious with Bossi and therefore calling the Berlusconi Government to resign, all defended both Ocalan and the PKK supporters he had managed to get into the Parliament at the time. When division concerned Turkey, there was no problem. At the time, Italian President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, in a statement on Ocalan's request for political asylum said that this was a good opportunity to give the rights all peoples deserved... If Umberto Bossi's words only expressed his desire and was not meant to influence anyone, no one would say anything. However, when he got stronger and talked about the Padania Republic after taking part in the coalition Government they were awakened. Nevertheless, there is no need to worry, everyone gets wiser sooner or later. " Turkish Press Review Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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