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Turkish Press Review, 03-10-13
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Summary of the political and economic
news in the Turkish press this morning
13.10.2003
FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS
“BUSH IN BABYLON”
BY DERYA SAZAK (MILLIYET)
CONTENTS
[01] ERDOGAN REELECTED AS RULING PARTY LEADER
[02] GUL TO ATTEND OIC SUMMIT IN MALAYSIA
[03] BAHCELI REELECTED TO MHP HELM
[04] BARZANI ASKS ARAB LEAGUE HEAD TO OPPOSE TURKISH TROOPS IN IRAQ
[05] ANKARA CELEBRATES 80TH ANNIVERSARY AS TURKEY’S CAPITAL
[06] INDEPENDENT DEPUTY JOINS AKP
[07] FISCHER: “THE EU SHOULD ADMIT TURKEY AFTER IT FULFILLS THE COPENHAGEN CRITERIA”
[08] IMF GIVES HIGH MARKS TO ANKARA’S WAR AGAINST INFLATION
[09] ISTANBUL TO HOST PROCESSING ZONES ASSOCIATION MEETING
[10] FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS
[11] “BUSH IN BABYLON”
BY DERYA SAZAK (MILLIYET)
[01] ERDOGAN REELECTED AS RULING PARTY LEADER
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday was unanimously reelected as
leader of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) at the AKP’s first
regular congress in Ankara. Over 1,400 delegates attended the congress. In
elections for the AKP’s Central Executive Board (MKYK), the number of women
holding seats rose to 10. Beside these new members, State Minister Besir
Atalay and Justice Minister Cemil Cicek also joined the board. Party
Assembly members and Disciplinary Council members were also elected.
Addressing the congress, Erdogan said Turkey’s aims in sending troops to
Iraq were peace and the improvement of the country’s humanitarian
situation. Among many foreign guests attending the congress were Turkish
Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Prime Minister Dervis Eroglu, Greek
Development Minister Akis Cohacopulos, European Liberal Democrats Group
leader Graham Watson, and Greek Ambassador to Ankara Petros Molidiatis.
/All Papers/
[02] GUL TO ATTEND OIC SUMMIT IN MALAYSIA
Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul yesterday flew to Malaysia to attend an
Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) foreign ministers’ summit set
to begin there today. The main topic of the meeting will be the Iraq issue,
with Gul expected to brief his counterparts about Turkey’s decision to send
troops to Iraq. He is also to hold bilateral meetings with the top
diplomats from various Islamic countries. Meanwhile, Iraq will be
represented by Muhsin Abdulhami and Mahmoud Othman (Osman), two members of
its Governing Council. Following this meeting, on Thursday, the OIC member
countries’ heads of state will convene for three days. President Ahmet
Necdet Sezer is set to travel to Malaysia on Wednesday to attend this
meeting. /Turkiye/
[03] BAHCELI REELECTED TO MHP HELM
Devlet Bahceli yesterday was overwhelmingly reelected leader of the
Nationalist Action Party (MHP) at the party’s national congress in Ankara.
Bahceli won 688 votes, while all his competitors combined received fewer
than 450. Speaking to the congress, Bahceli charged that the Justice and
Development Party (AKP) government was using Turkey’s European Union
membership bid to advance its own political ends. A former government
coalition partner, the MHP has held no seats in Parliament since last
fall’s elections. /Milliyet/
[04] BARZANI ASKS ARAB LEAGUE HEAD TO OPPOSE TURKISH TROOPS IN IRAQ
After meeting yesterday in Cairo with Arab League head Amr Musa, Massoud
Barzani, leader of the Iraqi Kurdish Democratic Party (IKDP) and member of
Iraq’s Governing Council, urged that the league join him in opposing
Turkish troop deployment in Iraq. “We are against troop deployment by
Turkey or other countries in the region,” said Barzani. “We want support
from the Arab League.” Responding to Barzani’s request, Musa said the
league would support “any stance of the Governing Council on troop
deployment from Turkey or any other country in the region.” Though Barzani
and other individual Kurdish members of the council have publicly opposed
troop deployment, the council itself has yet to release any official
statement on the issue. /Star/
[05] ANKARA CELEBRATES 80TH ANNIVERSARY AS TURKEY’S CAPITAL
On Oct. 13, 1923, the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TGNA) issued a
unanimous declaration making Ankara Turkey’s capital, and today the city is
set to celebrate its 80th anniversary with a host of activities. State
museums will be open to the public free of charge. President Ahmet Necdet
Sezer is also scheduled this afternoon to receive a delegation headed by
Ankara Provincial Governor Yahya Gur to mark the occasion. /Sabah/
[06] INDEPENDENT DEPUTY JOINS AKP
Cemal Kaya, an independent deputy from the eastern province of Agrý, joined
the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) yesterday after its first
regular congress. Kaya’s action boosts the AKP’s majority in Parliament to
368, one vote more than the 367 needed to pass constitutional amendments
without opposition help. /Hurriyet/
[07] FISCHER: “THE EU SHOULD ADMIT TURKEY AFTER IT FULFILLS THE COPENHAGEN
CRITERIA”
Turkey joining the ranks of the European Union is a must for the EU’s
future, said German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer yesterday. “Turkey is
a part of Europe and when it fulfills the Copenhagen criteria, it should
join the Union,” said Fischer. “It’s an obligation for the Union to take in
Turkey, and those who shrink from this will pay the price later.” He added
that the failure of Ankara’s bid would hurt the EU more than it would
Turkey. “Those who oppose Turkey’s EU bid should ask themselves what the EU
stands to lose,” he warned. “We will do our best to bring around those who
are opposed.” /Aksam/
[08] IMF GIVES HIGH MARKS TO ANKARA’S WAR AGAINST INFLATION
A new International Monetary Fund report gives high marks to Ankara’s
victories in the war against inflation, ranking its success since 2000 as
number six worldwide. Turkey’s cumulative inflation over the period was
44.8%, though this year’s annual rate is expected to be just over half of
that. In 1990-99, Turkey’s anti-inflationary policies were ranked number
30. /Cumhuriyet/
[09] ISTANBUL TO HOST PROCESSING ZONES ASSOCIATION MEETING
The world Economic Processing Zones Association (WEPZA) is set to hold its
25th anniversary conference in Istanbul on Oct. 19-21. At the meeting, the
role of processing zones in the enhancement of trade capacity will be taken
up. /Turkiye/
[10] FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS
[11] “BUSH IN BABYLON”
BY DERYA SAZAK (MILLIYET)
Columnist Derya Sazak comments on Tariq Ali’s new book ‘Bush in Babylon.’ A
summary of his column is as follows:
“Following its publication in the US and Britain, antiwar crusader Tariq
Ali’s new book ‘Bush in Babylon’: The Recolonisation of Iraq’ has just come
out in Turkey. Pakistani-born Ali is one of the leading activists of the
1968 generation. He has worked for peace in Vietnam and Palestine, and he
currently works in London as an editor for the journal New Left Review. I
once interviewed him just after Sept. 11. After speaking with Iraqi exiles,
he wrote on the US war in Iraq in his new book. ‘If you want to know how
Iraqi children really see the invasion, look them straight in the eye!’ he
writes.
Turkey is preparing to send soldiers to Iraq. According to Ali, the
occupation is still crawling along. He thinks a broader national resistance
might rise in the future. If the Iraqi Communist Party, some Kurdish
organizations and Shiites join up the resistance, wouldn’t this frustrate
the US’ plans to stay in Iraq indefinitely? In his book, Ali also writes
about Iraq’s being divided up ‘de facto.’ He thinks the rising resistance
to the occupation will cause Iraq’s Balkanization. He also emphasizes the
future of 2 million Kurds living in Baghdad. As we consider sending troops
to our troubled neighbor, this book is an indispensable guide.”
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