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Turkish Press Review, 05-10-21
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Summary of the political and economic
news in the Turkish press this morning
21.10.2005
FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS
CONTENTS
[01] ERDOGAN VISITS EARTHQUAKE-STRICKEN PAKISTAN
[02] TURKEY OFFICIALLY BEGINS EU SCREENING PROCESS
[03] GREEK CYPRUS CONVEYS PROTEST TO WASHINGTON
[04] GROUP PRESSES TURKEY TO OPEN HEYBELIADA SEMINARY
[05] FORMER IRAQI PRIME MINISTER ALLAWI VISITS ANKARA
[06] KYRGYZ DELEGATION VISITS TRNC
[07] ROMANIAN CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF PAYS VISIT TO GEN. OZKOK
[08] CHP LOSES ANOTHER DEPUTY
[09] EARTHQUAKE AFTERSHOCKS HIT IZMIR
[10] IMF’S KRUEGER PRAISES TURKEY
[11] FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS
[12] THE CONSERVATIVE MEDIA MEETS WITH CICEK BY ISMAIL KUCUKKAYA (AKSAM)
[01] ERDOGAN VISITS EARTHQUAKE-STRICKEN PAKISTAN
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, currently on a visit to Pakistan in
the wake of the deadly South Asian earthquake, yesterday met with his
Pakistani counterpart Shaukat Aziz to discuss the nation’s situation
following the quake. Speaking at a joint press conference afterwards,
Erdogan stated that the Turkish nation, which also suffered from a serious
earthquake in 1999, was deeply saddened by Pakistan’s disaster. He stated
that Turkey had sent 12 airplanes to Pakistan, adding that this was only
its short-term assistance. “We’ll also extend medium- and long-term
assistance,” he said, adding that since winter was drawing near, Turkey was
making preparations to provide the Pakistani nation with supplies of
blankets and tents. “First we’ll send 1 million blankets,” he said. “We
also sent teams to the country for infrastructure and housing
reconstruction.” For his part, Aziz said that about 50,000 people lost
their lives and many people were left homeless by the quake and thanked
Erdogan for Turkey’s assistance and solidarity. Erdogan will continue his
contacts today. /Milliyet/
[02] TURKEY OFFICIALLY BEGINS EU SCREENING PROCESS
Turkey’s screening process, the first step in its European Union full
membership talks, began yesterday in Brussels. Officials from the EU
Commission and a Turkish delegation led by Turkey’s EU Permanent
Representative Ambassador Oguz Demiralp started to compare EU and national
legislation in 35 chapters, beginning with science and research. A second
and more detailed session of screening on the same chapter is scheduled to
be held on Nov. 14. /Turkiye/
[03] GREEK CYPRUS CONVEYS PROTEST TO WASHINGTON
The Greek Cypriot administration yesterday sent a letter of protest to the
US for extending an official invitation to Turkish Republic of Northern
Cyprus (TRNC) President Mehmet Ali Talat to visit Washington. Greek Cypriot
Foreign Minister George Iacovou said that US officials had stated that they
would consider the sensitivities of the Greek Cypriots. /Sabah/
[04] GROUP PRESSES TURKEY TO OPEN HEYBELIADA SEMINARY
During the ninth conference of “Foundations for European Solidarity and
Cooperation Making Enlargement Possible,” co-sponsored by the Fener Greek
Patriarchate, the EP Christian Democrats, and the European Democrats Group
in Istanbul, Turkey’s stances on the Greek Orthodox seminary on the Turkish
island of Heybeliada and the ecumenical issue were criticized. European
People’s Party leader Hans-Gert Poettering said, “Turkey doesn’t have the
political will to open the Orthodox seminary, though it would be an honor.”
Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy leader Saban Disli
countered that opening the seminary would violate the Treaty of Lausanne,
the Constitution and Turkey’s laws, and said that they were trying to
resolve the issue. /Cumhuriyet/
[05] FORMER IRAQI PRIME MINISTER ALLAWI VISITS ANKARA
Former Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi yesterday came to Ankara for a one-
day visit. Allawi first met with Turkish Parliament Foreign Affairs
Commission head Mehmet Dulger. Later, speaking at a meeting with Foreign
Minister Abdullah Gul, he gave messages of friendship and peace. During his
visit, regional problems, the terrorist PKK’s activity in northern Iraq and
cooperation between the two countries were discussed. /Star/
[06] KYRGYZ DELEGATION VISITS TRNC
A Kyrgyz state delegation visiting the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
(TRNC) was received yesterday by President Mehmet Ali Talat. Telling the
group about efforts to end the TRNC’s international isolation, Talat
expressed the Turkish Cypriots’ gratitude to Kyrgyzstan, as it is one of
the rare countries lending support to the United Nations secretary-
general’s call on the matter. The delegation then met with TRNC Parliament
Speaker Fatma Ekenoglu and Premier Ferdi Sabit Soyer. During their talks,
the top Turkish Cypriot leaders urged Muslim countries to take bolder and
braver steps than even the US, which recently launched initiatives to ease
the nation’s isolation. /Turkiye/
[07] ROMANIAN CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF PAYS VISIT TO GEN. OZKOK
Romanian Chief of General Staff Gen. Eugen Badalan yesterday visited Chief
of General Staff Gen. Hilmi Ozkok. Badalan was welcomed with a military
ceremony by Gen. Ozkok at General Staff Headquarters. After the visiting
officer signed the General Staff’s guest book, the two top generals had a
face-to-face meeting. /Cumhuriyet/
[08] CHP LOSES ANOTHER DEPUTY
The opposition Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) hemorrhaging continued
yesterday with the resignation of Agri Deputy Naci Aslan. At a press
conference in Parliament, Aslan claimed that the CHP was not welcoming
positive developments in Turkey either in the economic or social area. He
also signaled that he would likely join the ruling Justice and Development
Party (AKP) ranks. After his move, the CHP has 154 deputies while the AKP
has 355. /Turkiye/
[09] EARTHQUAKE AFTERSHOCKS HIT IZMIR
The western province of Izmir was hit yesterday by an aftershock with a
magnitude of 5.9 on the Richter scale. The aftershock, which was also felt
in Canakkale, Manisa, Akhisar, Bergama, Soma and Istanbul, was centered at
Seferihisar. Some houses collapsed in Urla due to the aftershock, which
follows a series of tremors on Monday. /All papers/
[10] IMF’S KRUEGER PRAISES TURKEY
International Monetary Fund First Deputy Managing Director Anne Krueger, in
Chile to attend a meeting of the Chilean Central Bank, yesterday praised
recent economic developments in Turkey. “The success of Turkey’s economic
reforms has been beyond even the most optimistic expectations,” she said.
“Turkey achieved single-digit inflation and high growth.” Krueger stated
that the economic reforms which began in 2000 aimed at macroeconomic
stability and high growth, adding that the success of these reforms have
been phenomenal. /Milliyet/
[11] FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS
[12] THE CONSERVATIVE MEDIA MEETS WITH CICEK BY ISMAIL KUCUKKAYA (AKSAM)
Columnist Ismail Kucukkaya comments on preparations for a revised Anti-
Terror Law and Justice Minister Cemil Cicek. A summary of his column is as
follows:
“During preparations for a revised Anti-Terror Law, Turkish dailies Zaman
and Yeni Safak and TV stations Kanal 7 and Samanyolu have been criticizing
Justice Minister Cemil Cicek. After I wrote on this issue in this column
last week, officials from these media groups telephoned me. After the
interview with Cicek was published in our newspaper, they wanted to learn
more about this issue. Zaman’s Ankara correspondent Mustafa Unal called me
and said, ‘We like Cemil Cicek, recently but he’s been playing a role in
all the controversial issues. He was involved in [oposing] the Armenian
conference, in the Anti-Terror Law and certain other issues. This isn’t
just our view. The Justice and Development Party (AKP) also sees things
this way.’ Two days later, I came across Unal during the evening meal for
Ramadan organized by certain AKP members for reporters from newspapers and
TV stations. Then I asked Unal how the meal had gone. He told me that they
had thawed the ice to a great extent. I think Cicek is right on this issue,
that certain circles want to make him a scapegoat for things planned by
certain levels of the AKP. Anyway, after the evening meal, they went to see
the new movie ‘Imam.’
In addition, this Tuesday Cicek spoke during a portion of the AKP group
meeting which was closed to the press and responded to his critics. ‘You’re
blaming me for no reason,’ he said. ‘Is this law my law? I’m just a member
of the party. As the justice minister, I perform my duty as the
representative of the prime minister.’ There have been fierce debates on
proposed amendments to the Anti-Terror Law. It seems that we’ll continue to
debate it for a while longer. This issue will be an important indicator in
terms of the balance within the party and other processes.”
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