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Turkish Press Review, 05-09-12
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Summary of the political and economic
news in the Turkish press this morning
12.09.2005
ERDOGAN TRAVELING TO NEW
YORK FOR UN SUMMIT
ERTUGRUL GAZI COMMEMORATED
GUL: “THE VATICAN IS NOT AN
EU MEMBER”
NEW EDUCATION YEAR BEGINS
TODAY
EUROPEAN REFORM CENTER:
“TURKEY WILL STRENGTHEN THE EU”
PARLIAMENT SPEAKER ARINC
RETURNS TO TURKEY
TURKISH RED CRESCENT SENDS
AID TO TAL AFAR
PKK KILLS FIVE SOLDIERS
US’ MCELDOWNEY: “THE US
CONDEMNS ALL TERRORISM”
FROM THE COLUMNS... FROM
THE COLUMNS... FROM THE COLUMNS...
US WRIGGLES OUT OF DEALING
WITH THE PKK
BY TUFAN TURENC (HURRIYET)
CONTENTS
[01] ERDOGAN TRAVELING TO NEW YORK
FOR UN SUMMIT
[02] ERTUGRUL GAZI COMMEMORATED
[03] FM GUL VISITS US
[04] GUL: “THE VATICAN IS NOT AN EU
MEMBER”
[05] NEW EDUCATION YEAR BEGINS TODAY
[06] EUROPEAN REFORM CENTER: “TURKEY
WILL STRENGTHEN THE EU”
[07] PARLIAMENT SPEAKER ARINC
RETURNS TO TURKEY
[08] TURKISH RED CRESCENT SENDS AID
TO TAL AFAR
[09] PKK KILLS FIVE SOLDIERS
[10] US’ MCELDOWNEY: “THE US
CONDEMNS ALL TERRORISM”
[11] FROM THE COLUMNS... FROM THE
COLUMNS... FROM THE COLUMNS...
[12] US WRIGGLES OUT OF DEALING
WITH THE PKK
BY TUFAN TURENC (HURRIYET)
[01] ERDOGAN TRAVELING TO NEW YORK
FOR UN SUMMIT
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to
travel to the US today to attend a United
Nations World Summit. The meeting of the heads
of state and government is scheduled to begin
tomorrow and last for four days. Erdogan is also
expected to deliver a speech on Thursday before
the UN General Assembly and to hold bilateral
meetings during his stay. /Aksam/
[02] ERTUGRUL GAZI COMMEMORATED
A festival marking the 724th anniversary of
the death of Ertugrul Gazi, father of the first
Ottoman sultan, Osman I, was held yesterday in
Sogut, Bilecik. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdogan, Nationalist Action Party (MHP) leader
Devlet Bahceli and Great Unity Party (BBP)
leader Muhsin Yazicioglu attended the festival.
/Sabah/
[03] FM GUL VISITS US
Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul yesterday went to New York in
order to attend the 60th Session of the General
Assembly. Gul said that he would meet with
foreign ministers of 40 countries and UN
Secretary-General Kofi Annan during the summit.
Gul said that he would express Ankara’s views on
recent developments in Iraq, the Middle East and
the Cyprus issue. Gul also stated that he would
meet with UN Development Program head and former
Economy Minister Kemal Dervis. Gul added that as
part of his bilateral contacts, he would meet
with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
/Star/
[04] GUL: “THE VATICAN IS NOT AN EU
MEMBER”
Asked in a question motion from a deputy how Pope Benedict XVI could
influence Turkey’s EU bid and a Muslim country
could become an EU member, Foreign Minister
Abdullah Gul said, “Pope Benedict’s views
expressed before he rose to the papacy do not
bind the Vatican. The Vatican is not an EU
member. He has taken a more balanced attitude
since becoming pope. The pontiff also said that
he would contribute to a dialogue between
religions.” Recent press reports have said the
Benedict wants to visit Turkey. Before becoming
pope, then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger expressed
negative views on Turkey’s EU bid. /Star/
[05] NEW EDUCATION YEAR BEGINS TODAY
Some 13.5 million students and 575,000 teachers are taking their places
in elementary and high school classrooms today
throughout the country after the three-month
summer holiday. The first term is scheduled to
end on Jan. 9, 2006, and the second on June 12.
In related news, in a message issued to mark the
beginning of the new education year, President
Ahmet Necdet Sezer pointed to the importance of
a good education for a healthy society.
/Hurriyet/
[06] EUROPEAN REFORM CENTER: “TURKEY
WILL STRENGTHEN THE EU”
Turkey has good relations with the countries in the Balkans, Caucasus,
the Middle East and the Central Asia, and will
serve not only the military but also the
economic interests of the Union, says the
European Reform Center, one of the European
Union’s leading think-tanks, in a new report on
Turkey’s EU membership bid. The report
underlines the falsity of claims that membership
would harm the EU’s common foreign policy and
security. In addition, the report states that
Turkey’s growing consumption demand would also
contribute to reviving the Union’s economy.
/Turkiye/
[07] PARLIAMENT SPEAKER ARINC
RETURNS TO TURKEY
Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc, fresh from attending the Second World
Conference of Speakers of Parliaments in New
York, returned to Turkey yesterday. At
Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport, Arinc spoke about
his meetings in New York, and added, “Recent
street demonstrations in various cities in
Turkey have disturbed our citizens, but the
government is taking care of these incidents.
Revisions to the Anti-Terror Law will not lead
to any retreat in terms of freedom.” He added,
“The demonstrations which took place in front of
the Fatih and Hacibayram mosques are not
supported by the people.” /Star/
[08] TURKISH RED CRESCENT SENDS AID
TO TAL AFAR
The Turkish Red Crescent (Kizilay) yesterday sent five trucks of
humanitarian aid and communications equipment
with 16 personnel to the Iraqi city of Tal Afar.
During a ceremony in Ankara before the
departure, Red Crescent head Omer Tasli called
on all international institutions to aid the
people living in the region. Meanwhile, the US
operation in Tal Afar aimed at clearing the city
of terrorist groups is expected to end before
this Thursday. /Turkiye/
[09] PKK KILLS FIVE SOLDIERS
Five soldiers were killed yesterday during an attack by the militants
of the terrorist organization PKK in the
southeastern Anatolian cities of Sirnak and
Bingol. A large-scale military operation has
begun to apprehend the terrorists. The PKK had
previously announced a one-month cease-fire on
Aug. 20. /Aksam/
[10] US’ MCELDOWNEY: “THE US
CONDEMNS ALL TERRORISM”
In the Kecioren district of Ankara yesterday, a ceremony was held to
remember victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist
attacks in the US. Speaking at the gathering US
Charge d’Affaires Nancy McEldowney, currently
the top diplomat at the US Embassy, pointed to
the importance of cooperation against terrorism.
“Whether it’s bin Laden or Ocalan, we are here
today to send a message to terrorists that Turks
and Americans are united against terror,” said
McEldowney. /Sabah/
[11] FROM THE COLUMNS... FROM THE
COLUMNS... FROM THE COLUMNS...
[12] US WRIGGLES OUT OF DEALING
WITH THE PKK
BY TUFAN TURENC (HURRIYET)
Columnist Tufan Turenc comments on the US’ stance on the terrorist PKK.
A summary of his column is as follows:
“Obviously, the US wants to hold the
terrorist PKK card in its hands. Therefore, it
isn’t willing to be involved in an operation
against the PKK, in spite of all the efforts of
Turkey. It doesn’t want Turkey to organize an
operation either. The US is in a tight spot in
Iraq. Whatever you call them, insurgents or
terrorists, Washington is in trouble. That’s why
it doesn’t want to run the risk of getting
involved in the PKK problem. Kurds are opposed
to Turkish soldiers’ entering northern Iraq and
conducting an operation there. Meanwhile, the US
won’t give Turkey a green light in order not to
lose its strongest ally in Iraq. Finally,
Washington’s negative stance concerning Turkey
comes from our Parliament rejecting a
US-supported motion before the invasion of Iraq
in March 2003. In other words, Washington is
taking revenge for this incident.
The Bush administration can’t understand the
trauma felt by Turkey due to this situation.
Therefore, Washington doesn’t understand how
criticisms coming from the nation’s anger became
enmity towards the US. How long will the anti-US
stance last and what will its consequences be?
It’s hard to say. However, there is a drift in
Turkey towards unwelcome developments. The
nation is deeply concerned. Reasonable people
living in the southeast who believe that Kurdish
nationalism supporting terrorism is terribly
misguided are concerned with the developments as
well. However, unfortunately, the voice of
fanatics is drowning out the voice of the
reasonable people, who actually outnumber them.
US European Forces Commander Gen. James Jones
visited Turkey last week. Listening to his
remarks after meetings at the General Staff, one
can see that his sole aim is to distract Turkey.
Gen. Jones says that the Iraqi government is who
Turkey should talk to about a PKK operation.
However, that is pure fiction, as Baghdad can’t
act outside the US’ directives. The entire world
knows that Iraq lacks such power. So, why did
the commander visit Turkey? Did he come in order
to throw Ankara a bone? However, Turkey already
knows terrorism and how to end it. Ankara knows
that such distractions are pointless. The US
somehow thinks that it can end terrorism by
letting terrorist groups in the Middle East
survive. This is not a way out, but a grave
mistake.”
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