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Turkish Press Review, 06-07-05
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Summary of the political and economic
news in the Turkish press this morning
05.07.2006
ERDOGAN SENDS ENVOY TO SYRIAN
LEADER IN BID TO EASE MIDEAST TENSION
FM GUL VISITS WASHINGTON
PAKISTANI PM TO VISIT ANKARA
TODAY
BAYKAL: “IF ERDOGAN IS ELECTED
PRESIDENT, THEN HE COULD FACE TRIAL OVER CLAIMS
FROM HIS PRIME MINISTRY”
IN LETTER TO GUL, ANNAN SUPPORT
TURKEY’S PROPOSALS
ELBARADEI TO VISIT TURKEY
VATICAN OFFICIAL: “TURKEY
SHOULDN’T BE AN EU MEMBER”
US AMBASSADOR: “TURKEY AND THE
US HAVE DEEP-ROOTED TIES”
TURKEY INVESTMENT, SUPPORT AND
PROMOTION AGENCY TO BE ESTABLISHED
PAKISTAN’S TOP MILITARY
OFFICIAL MEETS WITH OZKOK
CB REPORT PREDICTS SLOWDOWN IN
FOREX RISES THIS MONTH
FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE
COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS
PROTECTING OUR SOVEREIGN
RIGHTS
BY ISMAIL KUCUKKAYA (AKSAM)
CONTENTS
[01] ERDOGAN SENDS ENVOY TO SYRIAN
LEADER IN BID TO EASE MIDEAST TENSION
[02] FM GUL VISITS WASHINGTON
[03] PAKISTANI PM TO VISIT ANKARA TODAY
[04] BAYKAL: “IF ERDOGAN IS ELECTED
PRESIDENT, THEN HE COULD FACE TRIAL OVER CLAIMS
FROM HIS PRIME MINISTRY”
[05] IN LETTER TO GUL, ANNAN SUPPORT
TURKEY’S PROPOSALS
[06] ELBARADEI TO VISIT TURKEY
[07] VATICAN OFFICIAL: “TURKEY SHOULDN’T
BE AN EU MEMBER”
[08] US AMBASSADOR: “TURKEY AND THE US
HAVE DEEP-ROOTED TIES”
[09] TURKEY INVESTMENT, SUPPORT AND
PROMOTION AGENCY TO BE ESTABLISHED
[10] PAKISTAN’S TOP MILITARY OFFICIAL
MEETS WITH OZKOK
[11] CB REPORT PREDICTS SLOWDOWN IN
FOREX RISES THIS MONTH
[12] FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE
COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS
[13] PROTECTING OUR SOVEREIGN RIGHTS
BY
ISMAIL KUCUKKAYA (AKSAM)
[01] ERDOGAN SENDS ENVOY TO SYRIAN
LEADER IN BID TO EASE MIDEAST TENSION
As part of his efforts to ease
the recent tension between Israel and Palestine
regarding the kidnapping of an Israeli soldier,
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday
sent his Chief Foreign Affairs Advisor Ahmet
Davutoglu to Syria to convey his messages to
Syrian President Bashar Assad. Expressing
Ankara’s concern over the issue, Erdogan
remarked that in addition to the US and the
United Nations, Turkey and Syria should play a
lead role for a settlement in the region.
Pointing to Assad’s influence on Palestine,
Erdogan asked the Syrian leader to take a more
active part in efforts to stop further
escalation of the tension and ensure peace in
the region. /Aksam/
[02] FM GUL VISITS WASHINGTON
Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul
yesterday went to the US with a busy agenda. The
Turkish-US “common vision document” will be
announced during Gul’s visit. Before his
departure Gul told a press conference that he
would meet with National Security Advisor
Stephen Hadley, Turkish Friendship Caucus
Co-Chair Congressman Robert Wexler and US Senate
Foreign Relations Commission head Senator
Richard Lugar as well as US Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice. He added that he would also
meet with members of the Turkish-American
Council, representatives of Turkish groups in
Washington, representatives from various
think-tanks and the US media. /Cumhuriyet/
[03] PAKISTANI PM TO VISIT ANKARA TODAY
Pakistani Prime Minister
Shaukat Aziz will pay a short visit to Turkey
today to meet with his Turkish counterpart Recep
Tayyip Erdogan. Aziz had planned Sunday to stop
over in Ankara while flying to Geneva, but was
unable to due to technical problems with his
flight. But Erdogan and State Minister Ali
Babacan waited for a few hours at Ankara’s
Esenboga Airport. Sources said yesterday that
the two sides regretted being unable to realize
that meeting on Sunday, but they added that Aziz
will be in Ankara today for a few hours and will
meet with Erdogan to discuss bilateral relations
and exchange ideas on regional issues. /The New
Anatolian/
[04] BAYKAL: “IF ERDOGAN IS ELECTED
PRESIDENT, THEN HE COULD FACE TRIAL OVER CLAIMS
FROM HIS PRIME MINISTRY”
Speaking to a group of
reporters at his party’s headquarters yesterday,
main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP)
leader Deniz Baykal said that if Prime Minister
Recep Tayyip Erdogan is elected president next
year, then he could face trial for claims
stemming from his time as premier. Saying that
Erdogan’s party is resisting holding early
elections so he can be elected president, Baykal
stressed that the immunity of the president only
included his time as president. “But what will
happen if Erdogan is sent to the Supreme Court
by Parliament due to his actions during his
tenure as prime minister?” asked Baykal. “I
think that he could face trial. There is a clear
definition in the Constitution of parliamentary
immunity, but there is no such definition about
the president. Before today there have not been
corruption claims about a president.” Baykal
also commented on the "strategic vision
document" to be signed by Foreign Minister
Abdullah Gul in Washington this week, saying
that he was concerned about the document. "It
hasn’t been released," he said. "If there were
positive things in the document, the government
would have shared them with the public already.
I’m concerned that this is a submission document
of the government." /Sabah/
[05] IN LETTER TO GUL, ANNAN SUPPORT
TURKEY’S PROPOSALS
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan
has sent a letter to Foreign Minister Abdullah
Gul responding to Turkey’s January proposal to
end trade and similar restrictions on both sides
of Cyprus. In his letter, Annan said that he
welcomed Ankara’s proposal. Speaking to
reporters about the letter, Gul said that Annan
would prepare a comprehensive report for his
successor before he leaves his post. Gul added
that the Cyprus issue could only be solved by
taking into account the facts on the island.
/Milliyet/
[06] ELBARADEI TO VISIT TURKEY
International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) head Mohamed ElBaradei will visit
Ankara starting tomorrow in order to hold
contacts on Turkey’s nuclear energy plant plans.
During his four-day stay, ElBaradei will meet
with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and
Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul and learn about
Turkey's plans to build three nuclear power
plants. /Cumhuriyet/
[07] VATICAN OFFICIAL: “TURKEY SHOULDN’T
BE AN EU MEMBER”
Cardinal Walter Kasper, head of
the Vatican’s department for Christian Unity,
said yesterday, "Turkey shouldn’t be a European
Union member, as it obstructs religious
freedom." Responding to news of the attack on a
French priest in Samsun, Kasper said, "We think
that Turkey isn’t ready to integrate with the
EU," adding, "If it were in the position of a
truly secular state, it could guarantee
religious freedom. Now minorities face a hostile
situation." /Hurriyet/
[08] US AMBASSADOR: “TURKEY AND THE US
HAVE DEEP-ROOTED TIES”
The 230th anniversary of the
independence of the US was celebrated yesterday
at a reception at US Embassy in Ankara.
Addressing the guests, US Ambassador Ross
Wilson, host of the gathering, said that Turkey
and the US had deep-rooted ties. Stressing that
Turkey is a republic with a track record of
ongoing democratic reforms, Wilson stated that
its accomplishments were inspiring millions of
people throughout the world. Attending the
reception on behalf of the government, Justice
Minister Cemil Cicek pointed to reciprocal
visits of increasing frequency between the two
countries, calling them a sign of improving
relations. /Turkiye/
[09] TURKEY INVESTMENT, SUPPORT AND
PROMOTION AGENCY TO BE ESTABLISHED
A law proposing the
establishment of an agency on the nation's
investment, support and promotion went into
effect yesterday with its publication in the
Official Gazette. The agency will be affiliated
to the Prime Ministry and cooperate with other
institutions to formulate strategies to attract
foreign investment in the country. /Turkiye/
[10] PAKISTAN’S TOP MILITARY OFFICIAL
MEETS WITH OZKOK
Pakistani Chief of General
Staff Gen. Ehsan Ul Had visited Ankara yesterday
and met with his Turkish counterpart. During
their meeting, the two top commanders discussed
bilateral military relations and possibilities
for further developing cooperation over their
respective defense industries. Pakistan is
interested in Turkey’s tank and training plane
production projects. The Pakistani commander was
also received by President Ahmet Necdet Sezer.
/Turkiye/
[11] CB REPORT PREDICTS SLOWDOWN IN
FOREX RISES THIS MONTH
The Central Bank yesterday
published a report entitled “Price Developments
in June.” The report stated that the rise in the
foreign exchange rate would slow down this month
and stressed that there were price reductions in
the clothing and shoe sectors and a 5% rise in
drug prices. The report also stated that there
were price increases in refined petroleum
products. It further stated that the effect of
developments in the exchange rate on inflation
was estimated at 0.87 points. /Aksam/
[12] FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE
COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS
[13] PROTECTING OUR SOVEREIGN RIGHTS
BY
ISMAIL KUCUKKAYA (AKSAM)
Columnist Ismail Kucukkaya
comments on Turkey’s sovereign rights. A summary
of his column is as follows:
“We
are faced with a new world imposed by modern
life. While globalization is weakening
nation-states, we are in a wave created by
multinational companies and international
institutions. Now the sovereignty of such
institutions as global financial actors and the
International Monetary Fund, World Bank, United
Nations and even the European Union is rising
and countries are forsaking some of their
sovereign rights. However, each country is also
taking certain measures to protect itself in the
best way. If you’re talking about a country like
Turkey, you have to create a new understanding
of sovereignty and develop certain policies
appropriate to it. Otherwise you will be
swallowed up by this region of fire. Turkey has
been discussing next year’s presidential
elections. However, some citizens might get
angry and say that the state is exerting energy
only about who will become the next president.
However, the truth is different. The state is of
course exerting energy on this, but it’s also
working on the threats and opportunities that
we’re facing now and looking for measures to
protect our sovereign rights. It’s working on
such issues as the Aegean, the continental shelf
and airspace.
These
issues were on the agenda of the June 22 meeting
of the National Security Council. The reports
and briefing notes jointly prepared by the
civilian-military bureaucracy were discussed in
the NSC in detail. In sum, the EU is trying to
implement a project called the ‘Single European
Sky.’ Brussels wants Turkey to participate in
this project, which aims to gather European
airspace under one roof and conduct all air
traffic, air systems and air services in this
region from a single center. So Turkey’s
military officials say that they can become a
member of the Single European Sky on the
condition that they are included in the
decision-making mechanism; otherwise they want
to participate in this after Turkey becomes an
EU member. Military officials are also
evaluating the risk of problems in certain
military flights. Reportedly, the government
agrees with the military officials. In sum, the
new situation which emerged with Prime Minister
Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s remarks concerning the EU
started to be felt in our other national
policies. There are many signs that the harmony
between the state and government was at least
ensured on this sensitive issue. This is what
suits a rooted and serious state.”
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