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Turkish Press Review, 05-12-13
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Summary of the political and economic
news in the Turkish press this morning
13.12.2005
CICEK: “CIA HEAD’S VISIT IS A
NATURAL OUTCOME OF DEVELOPMENTS”
CIA’S GOSS REPORTEDLY WARNED
ANKARA OF IRANIAN THREAT
GEN. BUYUKANIT PROCEEDS TO
WASHINGTON
CHP: “THE FBI AND CIA VISITS
WERE MEANT TO SOFTEN UP TURKEY AND MAKE IT
ACCEPT THEIR DEMANDS”
RECTOR ASKIN’S TRIAL TO START
TOMORROW
NATO SECRETARY-GENERAL TO VISIT
ANKARA
EU’S MIREL: “TURKISH-EU
NEGOTIATIONS WILL BEGIN IN MARCH, AT THE LATEST”
KRETSCHMER: “THE ROLE OF THE
ARMED FORCES IN TURKEY IS DIFFERENT FROM IN EU
MEMBER STATES”
COMMISSION MEETS TO SET MINIMUM
WAGE
TURKISH AIR FORCES TO TRAIN
ITALIAN PILOTS ON F-16s
MORGAN STANLEY: “IN THE THIRD
QUARTER, THE TURKISH ECONOMY GREW ABOVE
EXPECTATIONS”
FROM THE COLUMNS...FROM THE
COLUMNS... FROM THE COLUMNS...
WHY DID HE COME HERE?
BY MAHIR KAYNAK (STAR)
CONTENTS
[01] CICEK: “CIA HEAD’S VISIT IS A
NATURAL OUTCOME OF DEVELOPMENTS”
[02] CIA’S GOSS REPORTEDLY WARNED ANKARA
OF IRANIAN THREAT
[03] GEN. BUYUKANIT PROCEEDS TO
WASHINGTON
[04] CHP: “THE FBI AND CIA VISITS WERE
MEANT TO SOFTEN UP TURKEY AND MAKE IT ACCEPT
THEIR DEMANDS”
[05] RECTOR ASKIN’S TRIAL TO START
TOMORROW
[06] NATO SECRETARY-GENERAL TO VISIT
ANKARA
[07] EU’S MIREL: “TURKISH-EU
NEGOTIATIONS WILL BEGIN IN MARCH, AT THE LATEST”
[08] KRETSCHMER: “THE ROLE OF THE ARMED
FORCES IN TURKEY IS DIFFERENT FROM IN EU MEMBER
STATES”
[09] COMMISSION MEETS TO SET MINIMUM
WAGE
[10] TURKISH AIR FORCES TO TRAIN ITALIAN
PILOTS ON F-16s
[11] MORGAN STANLEY: “IN THE THIRD
QUARTER, THE TURKISH ECONOMY GREW ABOVE
EXPECTATIONS”
[12] FROM THE COLUMNS...FROM THE
COLUMNS... FROM THE COLUMNS...
[13] WHY DID HE COME HERE?
BY MAHIR KAYNAK (STAR)
[01] CICEK: “CIA HEAD’S VISIT IS A
NATURAL OUTCOME OF DEVELOPMENTS”
There are important
developments and movements in the region, so
Turkey’s exchange of information with the CIA
comes from this and is normal, said government
spokesman Cemil Cicek on Monday about CIA
Director Porter Goss’ recent visit to Turkey,
adding that Turkey has expectations from US
about the terrorist PKK. Speaking after a
Cabinet meeting, Cicek said that Goss’ visit had
not been discussed by the government ministers.
Cicek indicated that intelligence organizations
from other countries meet from time to time,
adding, “This wasn’t the first time a CIA
director has visited Turkey.” Cicek stated, “At
many meetings that I took part in, especially on
the fight against terrorism, the issue that many
countries emphasize is that sharing intelligence
on terrorist groups is the first step. This
issue has priority. Therefore, Turkey shares
information on intelligence with the US as well
as other countries. This is natural.”
/Cumhuriyet/
[02] CIA’S GOSS REPORTEDLY WARNED ANKARA
OF IRANIAN THREAT
During his recent visit to Ankara, CIA Director
Porter Goss reportedly brought three dossiers on
Iran to Ankara. Goss is said to have asked for
Turkey’s support for Washington’s policy against
Iran’s nuclear activities, charging that Tehran
had supported terrorism and taken part in
activities against Turkey. Goss also asked
Ankara to be ready for a possible US air
operation against Iran and Syria. Goss, who came
to Ankara just after FBI Director Robert
Mueller’s visit, brought up Iran’s alleged
attempts to develop nuclear weapons. It was said
that Goss first told Ankara that Iran has
nuclear weapons and this situation was creating
a huge threat for both Turkey and other states
in the region. Diplomatic sources say that
Washington wants Turkey to coordinate with its
Iran policies. The second dossier is about
Iran’s stance on terrorism. The CIA argued that
Iran was supporting terrorism, the PKK and
al-Qaeda. The third had to do with Iran’s
alleged stance against Ankara. Goss said that
Tehran sees Turkey as an enemy and would try to
“export its regime.” /Cumhuriyet/
[03] GEN. BUYUKANIT PROCEEDS TO
WASHINGTON
Chief of General Staff Gen.
Yasar Buyukanit, who arrived in New York on
Saturday to pay an official visit at the
invitation of US Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter
Schoomaker, yesterday visited the West Point
Military Academy, and then proceeded to
Washington. Buyukanit is scheduled to meet with
Schoomaker and Deputy Defense Secretary Eric
Edelman and to visit military facilities. On
Saturday, Buyukanit is expected to leave for
Turkey. /Turkiye/
[04] CHP: “THE FBI AND CIA VISITS WERE
MEANT TO SOFTEN UP TURKEY AND MAKE IT ACCEPT
THEIR DEMANDS”
Opposition Republican People’s
Party (CHP) deputy group leader Ali Topuz
yesterday charged that recent visits of CIA
Director Porter Goss and FBI head Robert S.
Mueller aimed to “soften up” Turkey and so make
it accept Washington’s demands. “If they want to
end terrorism, they should catch the terrorists
in Kandil,” northern Iraq, added Topuz,
referring to the PKK. /Milliyet/
[05] RECTOR ASKIN’S TRIAL TO START
TOMORROW
The trial of Yuzuncu Yil
University Rector Yucel Askin is due to begin
tomorrow in Van. Delegations from the Board of
Higher Education (YOK) and main opposition
Republican People’s Party (CHP) will attend the
hearing. Askin and other nine suspects,
including four professors, are charged with
corruption in a 1998 medical equipment purchase.
Askin was jailed in mid October. /Sabah/
[06] NATO SECRETARY-GENERAL TO VISIT
ANKARA
NATO Secretary-General Jaap de
Hoop Scheffer is due to arrive in Ankara on
Sunday for a two-day official visit. During his
stay, Scheffer is expected to talk with Turkish
officials about a number of issues, including
the International Security Assistance Force
(ISAF) in Afghanistan, NATO-European Union
defense cooperation, and Iraq. /Hurriyet/
[07] EU’S MIREL: “TURKISH-EU
NEGOTIATIONS WILL BEGIN IN MARCH, AT THE LATEST”
Pierre Mirel, a senior official
of the European Commission’s Enlargement Office,
said yesterday that Turkey would be able to
begin the talks phase of its accession
negotiations with the bloc in March at the
latest. Speaking at a seminar in Ankara, Mirel
said that the commission foresees starting
negotiations in earnest with Turkey in February
or March. Turkish and EU experts have so far
concluded the preliminary screening phase on
four chapters of the 35: science and research,
education and culture, public tenders and
competition policy. The screening process is
meant to prepare for accession negotiations
between the EU and a candidate country. /Star/
[08] KRETSCHMER: “THE ROLE OF THE ARMED
FORCES IN TURKEY IS DIFFERENT FROM IN EU MEMBER
STATES”
Speaking to reporters in Konya yesterday,
European Commission Turkey Representative
Hansjoerg Kretschmer said that the role of the
armed forces in Turkey was different from the
role the military plays in European Union member
states, adding that Ankara needed to do much in
this area. “Recently we’ve seen progress in this
area,” he said. “I’m sure Turkey will reach EU
standards in the coming years.” /Hurriyet/
[09] COMMISSION MEETS TO SET MINIMUM
WAGE
The state commission charged
with setting a minimum wage to take effect at
the beginning of next year held its second round
of meetings in Ankara yesterday. During the
one-and-half-hour gathering, economic figures
were evaluated. The next meeting will be held on
Friday. /Turkiye/
[10] TURKISH AIR FORCES TO TRAIN ITALIAN
PILOTS ON F-16s
The
Turkish Air Forces is due to train Italian
pilots on F-16 fighter jets under an agreement
signed between the General Staff and the Italy’s
Defense Ministry which was approved by the
Cabinet last month. The agreement will be in
effect for a year. Last year, the Turkish Air
Forces trained United Arab Emirates pilots on
F-16s under a protocol signed between the two
countries in 2000. /Milliyet/
[11] MORGAN STANLEY: “IN THE THIRD
QUARTER, THE TURKISH ECONOMY GREW ABOVE
EXPECTATIONS”
International investment bank
Morgan Stanley yesterday announced that in the
third quarter of this year, the 7.3% growth of
the Turkish economy surpassed the bank’s
expectations of 6.8%. The bank predicted that if
this growth trend continues, then growth for the
end of this year would be 6.2% and the Turkish
economy would grow 6.5% next year. /Aksam/
[12] FROM THE COLUMNS...FROM THE
COLUMNS... FROM THE COLUMNS...
[13] WHY DID HE COME HERE?
BY MAHIR KAYNAK (STAR)
Columnist Mahir Kaynak comments on CIA Director
Porter Gross’ visit to Turkey this week. A
summary of his column is as follows:
“CIA
Director Porter Gross arrived in Turkey with a
large delegation. Initial interpretations
weren’t surprising. He was here to speak on the
terrorist PKK issue. If the CIA didn’t want the
issue to be interpreted this way, it would have
used different language. It would also consider
it an insult if people said that the CIA was
suffering great problems. However, they must be
enjoying how they made al-Qaeda the world’s
biggest problem and the PKK Turkey’s. A great
many scenarios focusing on the PKK will make
headlines. Thus, they won’t have to talk about
what they talked about and what they will be
doing. If something outside this important issue
is brought up, what might it be? Maybe some
details might come up during coffee breaks and
they might speak about projects for the region’s
future. Intelligence agencies don’t produce
policy, at least theoretically. The powers which
produce policy, seemingly the governments,
determine a project and then the armed forces,
intelligence agencies and other institutions
implement this. The CIA director is here to
reach a consensus about the implementation of
such a project and his mission is beyond
people’s guesses. The first result is that
Turkey isn’t the target, but the partner of an
operation to be carried out.
People think that the armed forces play the
leading role in the operations in the region,
and this is the general picture. For example,
military units are in the foreground in the
operation in Iraq. However, the military power,
intelligence and politics represent the mind. An
important part of intelligence operations is
preparing the nation. A comprehensive operation
of directing is being carried out towards this
end. Negative propaganda is spread about those
who’ve been made targets, and those who are
supported get praised. However, we can evaluate
what is being talked behind the closed doors
only through results. For this reason, the
headlines of the coming days will make clear the
decisions ahead. However, meetings won’t be
limited to CIA planes or the PKK, as they aren’t
even important. Although the new position of
Iraq and Turkey’s role is the main item on the
agenda, consensus will be sought on a broader
framework. The policy of pressure on Syria
doesn’t derive from Syrian President Bashar
Assad, but the fact that he put a new shape to
the government. Harsh remarks made by Iran on
Israel are threats against groups cooperating
with Israel, particularly Kurdish leader Massoud
Barzani. This is also the evidence that if the
US withdraws from Iraq, Iran might take certain
actions the country. In this case,
Turkish-Iranian relations would be important.
Considering the issue as a whole, the unusual
dimension of the issue is more important than
the political dimension of this visit. However,
Turkey isn’t the main subject here, but a party
in developments. If Turkey determines its policy
as a whole, there will be no problem. However,
if there are disagreements, this might be
reflected in domestic policy.”
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