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Turkish Press Review, 04-11-22
From: Turkish Directorate General of Press and Information <http://www.byegm.gov.tr>
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Summary of the political and economic
news in the Turkish press this morning
22.11.2004
FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS
CONTENTS
[01] ERDOGAN ATTENDS GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY IN EDIRNE
[02] DENKTAS: “THE ANNAN PLAN IS DEAD”
[03] YASAR OKUYAN ELECTED DTP LEADER
[04] TWO TURKISH TRUCK DRIVERS KILLED IN IRAQ
[05] TUZMEN VISITS AFGHANISTAN
[06] GONUL TRAVELS TO BELGIUM
[07] BABACAN: “TURKEY HAS CARRIED OUT CRUCIAL REFORMS”
[08] IN GERMANY, 25,000 MARCH IN MUSLIM-ORGANIZED DEMONSTRATION AGAINST TERRORISM
[09] ISTANBUL TO HOST CONFERENCE OF EUROPEAN SMEs
[10] MUMCU WELCOMES 2 PLANNED ISTANBUL HOTELS
[11] FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS
[12] NEW INITIATIVE ON CYPRUS BY FERAI TINC (HURRIYET)
[01] ERDOGAN ATTENDS GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY IN EDIRNE
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday attended the ground-breaking
ceremony for a new Ipekyol-Edirne Production Logistics Center in Edirne.
Also present at the ceremony were Finance Minister Kemal Unakitan, Health
Minister Recep Akdag, and Energy and Natural Resources Minister Hilmi
Gulen. Addressing the gathering, Erdogan said that he was bullish about
Turkey’s European Union membership bid, adding that even if Ankara fails to
get a date at next month’s EU summit to begin its accession talks, it would
confidently continue its way. Erdogan also praised Turkish entrepreneurs,
saying that their good reputation had spread the world over. /Aksam/
[02] DENKTAS: “THE ANNAN PLAN IS DEAD”
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) President Rauf Denktas over the
weekend argued that efforts to revive talks on the Annan plan were futile
as long as the Greek Cypriot administration is the only legally recognized
government on the island. Warning that the idea of federation set out by
the UN plan would never work, Denktas added that a confederation which
would eventually be transformed into a federation was an idea that might
hold promise. /Star/
[03] YASAR OKUYAN ELECTED DTP LEADER
Yasar Okuyan, a former deputy of the Motherland Party (ANAP), was elected
leader of the Democratic Turkey Party (DTP) yesterday at the DTP’s fourth
extraordinary congress. /Milliyet/
[04] TWO TURKISH TRUCK DRIVERS KILLED IN IRAQ
Two Turkish drivers were killed in Beyci, northern Iraq yesterday. Police
spokesman Hamid Alvan said that their trucks had been burned. /Milliyet/
[05] TUZMEN VISITS AFGHANISTAN
State Minister Kursad Tuzmen, who is currently paying a visit to Kabul,
yesterday met with Afghan Trade Minister Seyit Kazimi. After their meeting,
Tuzmen said that the two sides had agreed to boost bilateral trade
relations as well as joint ventures. Tuzmen also met with the Afghan
finance and public works ministers. In addition, he visited Turkish
peacekeeping troops deployed in the country and NATO’s representative
Hikmet Cetin. /Turkiye/
[06] GONUL TRAVELS TO BELGIUM
Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul is to attend a European Union defense
ministers meeting starting today in Brussels and tomorrow’s European
Defense Congress to be held in Berlin. In addition, Gonul is expected to
represent Turkey at today’s Western Europe Armament Group/Western Europe
Armament Organization Defense Ministers meeting in Brussels. /Star_
[07] BABACAN: “TURKEY HAS CARRIED OUT CRUCIAL REFORMS”
At a meeting yesterday of G-20 Finance Ministers and national bank
governors in Berlin, State Minister for the Economy Ali Babacan told
reporters that in recent years Turkey had carried out a host of crucial
reforms which had also been appreciated by other countries. The reforms, he
said had enhanced Turkey’s reputation. “The value of a good reputation
cannot be calculated,” said Babacan. Stressing that the finance leaders had
discussed international economic developments, Babacan said that next year
oil prices were expected to fluctuate or move higher while inflation would
fall. The economy minister also held a number of bilateral contacts
including ones with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and Finance
Minister Hans Eichel, as well as a meeting with Rodrigo Rato, managing
director of the International Monetary Fund. /Turkiye/
[08] IN GERMANY, 25,000 MARCH IN MUSLIM-ORGANIZED DEMONSTRATION AGAINST
TERRORISM
Some 25,000 Turkish immigrants and Germans marched through Germany's fourth-
largest city, Cologne, over the weekend to condemn terrorism and violence
by and against Muslims. The demonstration was organized by a group called
the Turkish-Islamic Union. The marchers had two starting points – a mosque
and a cathedral – and converged in the middle of the city for the event,
whose slogan was, "Hand in Hand for Peace and Against Terror." The interior
minister of Bavaria, Guenther Beckstein, and Greens Co-Chair Claudia Roth
as well as Marieluise Beck, a government expert on migration, refugees and
integration, participated in the rally. Worries about how well Muslims are
integrated in German society have resurfaced since the Nov. 2 killing of
filmmaker Theo van Gogh in the Netherlands, allegedly by an Islamic
radical. A wave of anti-Muslim attacks broke out following the incident,
prompting fears that violence could spread over other European countries.
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder over the weekend said that Europe must
take care to avoid being “dragged into a clash of cultures” by such events.
Germany has roughly 3.5 million Muslims, mostly of Turkish origin.
/Hurriyet/
[09] ISTANBUL TO HOST CONFERENCE OF EUROPEAN SMEs
The Independent Industrialists and Businessmen’s Association (MUSIAD) is
set to next month to host a meeting in Istanbul of the CEA-PME, the
European Confederation of Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs). New
models for SMEs will be discussed at the Dec. 2-4 meeting, which will be
chaired by Small and Medium Industry Development Organization (KOSGEB) head
Erkan Gurkan. As the government is taking determined steps on the issue,
said MUSIAD Chairman Omer Polat, opportunities are rising for European
businessmen to get to Turkey’s economy. /Star/
[10] MUMCU WELCOMES 2 PLANNED ISTANBUL HOTELS
Culture and Tourism Minister Erkan Mumcu yesterday attended a reception
announcing plans for two new hotels to be built in Zeytinburnu, Istanbul by
France’s Accord Hotel Group. Also present at the reception was Paul Poudade,
France’s ambassador to Ankara. Addressing the gathering, Mumcu said that he
welcomed the trend of rising foreign investments in Turkey. /Hurriyet/
[11] FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS
[12] NEW INITIATIVE ON CYPRUS BY FERAI TINC (HURRIYET)
Columnist Ferai Tinc comments on the Cyprus issue. A summary of her column
is as follows:
“I had thought there was no longer any need to write on the Cyprus issue. I
thought Turkey had fulfilled its responsibilities, the Turkish Cypriots had
accepted certain conditions (after long talks) for a united Cyprus, and now
everything depended on the Greek Cypriots. Meanwhile, I also saw Greek
Cypriot leader Tassos Papadopoulos’ efforts to make Ankara recognize Greek
Cyprus. If the Turkish and Greek Cypriot women who came to Istanbul for a
WINPEACE meeting hadn’t drawn my attention to this issue, I wouldn’t have
written about it. In addition, Turkish and Greek women issued a call urging
that Turkey be given a date for its European Union membership talks, and
this was echoed by both Turkish and Greek Cypriot women. This call will be
delivered to the media, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), universities
and the European Parliament. Turkish and Greek Cypriot NGOs met recently to
plan for a second referendum so UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s plan can
be accepted by the Greek Cypriots. Turkish Cypriots are concerned that
Ankara might recognize the Greek Cypriot administration if it gets its date
for EU membership talks next month. We should also work to prevent this.
NGO representatives from both sides have started initiatives to end the
current situation and issued a declaration. At this point, the points of
agreement of the NGOs were determined. One article of the declaration reads,
‘We accept the principle of political equality. We agree that the two-state
solution is unacceptable. In addition, a unitary state formula can’t work
for Cyprus. Plans to make Turkish Cypriots into a minority also will not
work.’ This initiative wants to lay the groundwork for a second referendum.
Papadopoulos met with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in Rome last
week. Of course the main issue was recognizing Cyprus. Will Turkey ignore
Cyprus during its membership talks? Of course not. We have to recognize
Cyprus not as it currently is, but rather once a solution is reached.”
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