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Cyprus PIO: Turkish Press and Other Media, 03-01-08
From: The Republic of Cyprus Press and Information Office Server at <http://www.pio.gov.cy/>
TURKISH PRESS
AND OTHER MEDIA
No.4/03
08.01.03
[A] NEWS ITEMS
[01] Prosecution blocks Erdogan from running in Siirt election. Reaction by
the JDP.
[02] Four Battalions of Turkish troops are already in Northern Iraq. Turkey
wants no British troops there
[03] The Technical Committee met in the buffer zone. Turkish Foreign Ministry
Delegation in the occupied areas
[04] Denktas is said to be preparing to submit two new maps
[05] Reference to Cyprus by Erdogan during an interview with "Star" television
[06] The Turkish Foreign Affairs Parliamentary Committee was briefed on Cyprus
and Iraq. Aircraft from the U.K. Bases in Cyprus to use the Turkish
airspace.
[07] Yakis: The UN plan has not been accepted as a basis for negotiations
[08] The Turkish government is accused of contributing to the campaign for
having the Annan plan accepted
[09] Erel: "The sovereignty in the Annan plan is exactly as Mr Denktas has
dictated it".
[10] The Democratic Party stated that the UN Plan must be discussed
[11] Sener Levent is brought in front of a "martial court" today for the
Dikomo case
[12] According to a public opinion poll only the 27.1% of the Turkish
Cypriots support the Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktas
[13] Pro-Denktas VOLKAN newspaper continues the publication of a public
opinion poll
[14]The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly invited the Turkish Prime
Minister to its meeting
[15] The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs declares that the Turkish policy
on the Cyprus issue will change
[01] Prosecution blocks Erdogan from running in Siirt election. Reaction by
the JDP.
NTV television (07/01/03) reports that according to Sabih Kanadoglu, the
Chief Prosecutor of the Court of Appeals, as the Siirt election,
provisionally to be held in February, is not a by-election but a part of the
November polling process, any person who was ineligible to stand as a
candidate in November is still banned from contesting the re-run of the
ballot. Erdogan was unable to stand in the November 3 election as he was
still serving out a court imposed ban from politics due to a conviction for
religious sedition. A vote by the parliament has amended the legislation
under which he was banned, clearing the way for the Justice and Development
Party (JDP) chairman to be elected to parliament.
However, while not mentioning Erdogan by name in his written statement,
Kanadoglu said those who were not entitled to stand in the November 3
elections could not stand in the Siirt elections, despite legislative
changes.
The prosecutor said as this was not a by-election, but repeat of the same
election, the candidate lists could not be updated. He said that changes in
the list were only possible in cases of those deputies who had died or
resigned and that previously nominated second candidates would fill any gap.
Turkey's Supreme Election Board (SEB) cancelled the results of the November
3 election in Siirt due to allegations of tampering with ballot boxes and
because some communities were not provided with ballot boxes.
Reacting to Kanadoglu's statement, Hayati Yaz?c?, the deputy chairman of the
JDP, said on Tuesday afternoon that it was not up to Sabih Kanadoglu, the
Chief Prosecutor of the Court of Appeals, to decide who could stand for
election. That authority lay with the Supreme Board of Elections, Yaz?c?
said.
However, he denied that the JDP saw Kanadoglu as an opponent.
"Our political rival is not Kanadoglu but political parties," he said.
The JDP's group chairman, Salih Kapusuz, said that changes to the
constitution had cleared the way for Erdogan to stand as a candidate, adding
that the relevant authority was the SEB.
Meanwhile, another to query the statement of Kanadoglu was the head of the
SEB, Tufan Algan, who said that the prosecutor's comments were his personal
views, rather than a statement of law. Algan said that the situation would
be clearer once they had the list of candidates and any petitions opposing
the candidature of nominated persons for the Siirt election.
[02] Four Battalions of Turkish troops are already in Northern Iraq. Turkey
wants no British troops there
NTV television (07/01/03) broadcast that Turkey has given permission for up
to 35 members of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to operate in
Northern Iraq, in the company of Turkish intelligence operatives, it was
revealed late Monday.
The information came out of a briefing to the Turkish Parliamentary Foreign
Relations Committee, given by officials of the Foreign Ministry and the
General Staff, on a possible US-led military operation against Iraq.
According to information released at the briefing, Turkey gave permission to
35 CIA agents to enter Northern Iraq and, as a result 150 persons suspected
of being spies loyal to Iraqi President Saddam Hussein were detained and
taken to a third country.
Turkish Foreign Minister Yasar Yak?s also told the committee that Ankara has
granted a 150 strong US delegation permission to examine ports and airbases
in Turkey, under the supervision of Turkish officers.
In the briefing it was also reported that the Bush administration wanted to
increase its CIA delegation to 90 people, a request that Ankara has not yet
responded to. Another pending request by Washington is that Ankara allows 60
civilian vehicles to cross into Northern Iraq.
The bureaucrats stated that Washington had demanded that 90,000 American
troops cross into Northern Iraq from Turkey but did not ask for Turkish
forces to take part in any such invasion.
The military officials said that there were currently four battalions of
Turkish troops in Northern Iraq but that this number should be increased to
22,000 men. Officials of the Foreign Ministry stressed that under no
circumstances should British troops be allowed into Northern Iraq.
Turkey has also demanded that the US submit in advance the list of weapons
to be provided to the Kurdish groups in Northern Iraq.
[03] The Technical Committee met in the buffer zone. Turkish Foreign Ministry
Delegation in the occupied areas
Illegal Bayrak Radio (07/01/03) reported from occupied Nicosia that the
Turkish and Greek Cypriot members of technical committees, which were
established in line with a decision reached during the Cyprus talks,
convened in the buffer zone.
The``International Agreements`` and ``Joint State Laws`` committees
participated in the meeting. Laws which will be implemented by the joint
state, in case of a possible agreement between the sides, are being
discussed.
Denktas' advisers Ergun Olgun and Prof. Mumtaz Soysal act as the
coordinators of the Turkish committee.
The Turkish and Greek Cypriot technical committees had convened on
December 20 for the first time.
Meanwhile, a delegation chaired by Turkish Foreign Ministry Deputy Under
Secretary Baki Ilkin arrived in the occupied areas on Tuesday.
Ilkin, Cyprus Department Director General Ertugrul Apakan and Deputy
Director General Necip Erguz will hold consultations with Rauf Denktas and
officials.
So-called Foreign and Defense Minister Tahsin Ertugruloglu said that
consultations are constantly held between Turkey and the puppet regime in
defending and implementing a national struggle and added that this visit was
a part of this process.
Stating that the delegation had an intensive programme, Ertugruloglu said:
``We will evaluate the situation related to the Cyprus issue with the
delegation. We will determine steps which will be taken in defending and
continuing our common struggle.``
On his part, Mr Ilkin said that a critical point was reached in the
negotiations on the
Cyprus issue, stating that negotiations which were suspended due to Denktas`
illness would restart after Denktas recovered.
Stating that the two-month period was very important and it should be well
evaluated, Ilkin said that they would evaluate the issue with Denktas and
other officials.
The Foreign Ministry delegation will depart from the occupied areas on
Wednesday.
[04] Denktas is said to be preparing to submit two new maps
Turkish mailand "Aksam" newspaper (Internet Version 07/01/03) carries the
following report by Mutlu Colgecen under the title: "Two maps from Denktas":
It was learned that the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mr Rauf Denktas, prepared
two maps within the framework of the Cyprus Plan. There are two separate
formulas in the maps prepared within the framework of the UN
Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Cyprus Peace Plan. In the talks between the
sides, which should start again today under the observation of the UN Cyprus
Representative Alvero de Soto, discussions will be held on the Annan Plan.
According to the two maps that Denktas will present, land would be left to
the "TRNC" on Cyprus at the rates of 29 plus percent and 30 plus percent.
According to the information reaching the "Aksam" Newspaper, one of the maps
envisages giving the Karpass Region to the Greek Cypriot Section in a manner
complying with the Annan Plan. This map, which proposes leaving to the Greek
Cypriots a "narrowed down and disarmed" Karpass Canton with a number of
autonomies, is being evaluated as the Denktas Surprise. In this map, Denktas
envisages leaving the Varosha Region to the Turkish Cypriots in return for
Karpass.
On the second map, the Varosha Region would be opened for settlement with a
special status. On the second map, in return for the Karpass Region
remaining on the Turkish Cypriot side, it is envisaged to open the Varosha
Region for joint settlement. According to these maps, the part of Varosha on
the sea side is left to the "TRNC" and the part on the side of the plain is
left to the Greek Cypriot Section.
The security of the region is left to the UN within the framework of
Denktas' plan for opening the Varosha Region to joint settlement. The
balance between the Karpass and Varosha regions is established on the maps
by Denktas. On both maps prepared by the UN, Varosha and a large part of
Morphou and more than 20 large villages and subdistricts are left to the
Greek Cypriots.
Meanwhile, KIBRIS (08.01.03) reports that Ahmet Okan, a press representative
of the Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktas, issued yesterday a statement
declaring that the information, published yesterday by Turkish mainland
AKSAM newspaper under the title "Two alternative maps from Denktas"
regarding two maps prepared by the Turkish Cypriot leader for settling the
territorial aspect of the Cyprus issue, is not true.
In his statement and in a letter he has sent to AKSAM's editor-in-chief, Mr
Okan supports that this information "has no relation with the realities".
[05] Reference to Cyprus by Erdogan during an interview with "Star" television
Ankara Anatolia news agency (07/01/03) reported that the Justice and
Development Party (JDP) leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday responded to
questions on private STAR television.
In reply to a question on Cyprus, Erdogan said: ``If Cyprus is to be a
peace island, this should be solved through mutual agreement. As Turkey,
with an objective point of view, and being at a distance from sentiments,,
we should provide the plan to be negotiated, and reach a positive result. We
should search for ways to reach a solution based on concession.``
Erdogan said that Rauf Denktas said he favored negotiations: ``They will
sit at the negotiation table. I hope a solution will be reached at that
negotiation table``, he added.
Stating that they were not a party having ``give and relieve``understanding,
Erdogan concluded: ``A just and lasting solution should be aimed at based on
a partnership state, and through discussing the property and refugee
problems.``
[06] The Turkish Foreign Affairs Parliamentary Committee was briefed on Cyprus
and Iraq. Aircraft from the U.K. Bases in Cyprus to use the Turkish
airspace.
Ankara Anatolia news agency (06/01/03) reports from Ankara that Foreign
Minister Yasar Yakis, Foreign Ministry and General Staff officials briefed
the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee on Iraq and Cyprus on Monday.
Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Mehmet Dulger said that Turkey would wait
for the final report which would be presented by the United Nations (U.N.)
on Iraq and added that not February 28, but the Thessaloniki Summit at which
new members of the European Union (EU) would sign their accession documents
was very important with respect to the Cyprus issue.
Yakis, who attended the meeting following the briefing that was given by
Foreign Ministry and General Staff officials, also gave a briefing which
lasted for one hour and fifteen minutes to the committee.
After the meeting, Yakis replied to questions by committee members.
Yakis said: ``Some columnists write in their articles that Turkey has
accounts to settle with Mosul and Kirkuk. I asked for bureaucrats to
`examine this issue`. All I have said is this.``
On Cyprus Dulger said that it was understood that nine separate maps were
prepared about Cyprus in the U.N. in the beginning and that those were
later reduced to two maps.
``Negotiations on U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan`s plan are being held by
accepting it as a framework. They have not finished yet. It is not clear
yet whether there would be a change in policy or not,`` he stated.
When recalled that there was not much time left to February 28, Dulger said:
``Reaching a result on the issue till February 28 is not obligatory. April
is very important.``
Reporting on the same issue Milliyet newspaper (07/01/03) publishes the
following report by Ayhan Demir:
Foreign Minister Yasar Yakis and his bureaucrats together with officials
from the General Staff have briefed the National Assembly Foreign Affairs
Committee on both Cyprus and Iraq. The General Staff officials said that
Saddam might hit Turkey during any US operation against Iraq. From the
General Staff Brig. Kadir Sagdic gave a briefing on Cyprus while Maj. Gen.
Bekir Kalyoncu gave a briefing on Iraq.
Kalyoncu said that the US administration had gotten it into its head to
intervene in order to change the administration in Iraq. Recalling that
the United States was reshaping the Middle East and that the region had
enough oil reserves to meet the United States' energy needs for another 100
years, Kalyoncu maintained that order in the region was necessary.
Noting that [Saddam's] WMD had a range that encompassed Erzurum, Erzincan
and Adana, the top brass said that the United States had taken a decision,
it was going to intervene and it was going to stay in the region for a long
time.
Stating that Saddam might strike Turkey during the operation, the commanders
said they had spoken at length with US authorities and that the United
States wanted full cooperation from Turkey.
According to the commanders' briefing the United States' demands were
presented on a written list delivered on 19 November 2002. The Americans
made an alteration on 16 December and then presented their list of demands.
The Turkish government gave permission on 16 December for ports to be
inspected. A 150-strong team of experts is due to come to Turkey on 16
January to inspect our ports, airfields and bases. If the inspection
reveals that further construction is required this task will be given to
Turkish contractors.
The top brass noted that absolutely no political pledges had been made but
that things were now critical and that it was time now for political
decision making and military planning failing which Turkey could find itself
facing a few fait accompli.
The officers said that Iraq would be reshaped and that the question of
whether or not Turkey would have a say in this reshaping needed to be
clarified. "If places like Kirkuk and Mosul are within the National Pact
then it is important who controls them," they said. "During our talks with
the US authorities we drew our red lines. We told them of our indisputable
conditions. We do not want a Kurdish state in the region.
We want Kirkuk and Mosul to be accepted not as minorities but as major
elements of the state of Iraq." When asked by the deputies, the commanders
stated that the region would be entered in order to stop migration during
the fighting and that there were currently four Turkish battalions in the
area. Stating this number would be bolstered, the commanders said this
would require a parliamentary decision and that this decision needed to be
taken within a few days.
Noting that a 32-strong team of experts had arrived over the period
September-October and that Turkey was also contributing to this group,
comprised of Special Forces, and that it was carrying out intelligence work,
the top brass said the US Special Forces had captured several Iraqis in the
region and taken them to the United States. The commanders stated they had
reckoned on 250,000 people being displaced during the fighting and that 18
camps would be built between the 36th and 37th parallels for this.
The officers revealed the United States demands of Turkey:
1. Immediate use of intelligence gathering aircraft.
2. Permission for aircraft taking off from the UK bases on Cyprus to
use Turkish airspace.
3. The use of intelligence gathering aircraft for the intelligence
center set up at Incirlik.
4. There are 60 civilian vehicles waiting at Incirlik. Permission is
wanted for these vehicles to carry small arms. These weapons will be
distributed to the Kurdish groups in northern Iraq. Transfer is asked for
this.
5. Firstly an air operation then a land operation is planned to seize
Baghdad. For this the United States wants to base 80,000 land force
personnel and 5-6,000 Special Forces personnel in Turkey. They also want
permission for British Special Forces to be included among them.
6. They want to use the Incirlik, Batman, Diyarbakir, Afyon, Corlu and
Sabiha Gokcen airfields plus the ports at Tasucu, Mersin and Iskenderun.
The issue of State Minister for the Treasury and Foreign Trade Kursat Tuzmen
going to take a 150-strong delegation to Iraq has been taken up at the
Foreign Affairs Committee. One Justice and Development Party deputy, Emin
Sirin, asked: "This trip could turn into Erbakan's Libya trip. Seeing that
there is going to be an intervention in Iraq in a month's time why go there?
Saddam is going to be replaced. Just how are you going to look at the new
administration?"
While Sirin was speaking the officers were nodding their approval. Foreign
Minister Yakis said: "I am going to look into this matter. It is a serious
warning."
[07] Yakis: The UN plan has not been accepted as a basis for negotiations
KIBRIS (08.01.03) reports that Yasar Yakis, Turkey's Foreign Minister, has
said that the Turkish side has not accepted the Annan plan as a basis for
negotiations and added that his government is satisfied by the behaviour of
the Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktas on the Cyprus issue.
Talking to Mehmet Ali Birand of CNN TURK television, Mr Yakis said that
Denktas' policy on Cyprus is formed by the Turkish authorities and the
Turkish Cypriots together. "Cyprus is not only his (Denktas') problem, it is
a problem of all of us", he continued.
Asked whether Turkey's presidency, the Turkish Amred Forces, the ministry of
Foreign Affairs and the government have the same opinion on the Cyprus
issue, Mr Yakis said: "The Annan plan has created a new situation. Very
naturally, this new situation has not been assimilated in the same manner by
all the authorities. Therefore, when a difference comes up, all these
authorities meet and compare their views".
Furthermore, Mr Yakis noted that he believed that Turkey would make its
decisions on Cyprus within this week and this would be at the same time the
result of the cooperation with the so-called authorities of the puppet
regime in occupied Cyprus.
Answering a question Mr Yakis said that the Annan plan could be accepted if
some adjustments are made and added: "We have not accepted it as a basis for
negotiations. If you accept it as a basis for negotiations then the other
side will interfere when you get out of this basis. We do not want to get
into such situation. .".
The Turkish Foreign Minister noted however that the letters sent by Mr
Denktas to the UN Secretary - General and the changes made to the plan by Mr
Annan, show that the plan is in fact being negotiated.
Asked whether they are satisfied by Mr Denktas' behaviour on the Cyprus
issue, Mr Yakis noted: "We have no complaints. We are working in
cooperation and this cooperation will continue".
Mr Yakis supported that the Turkish government does not want Mr Denktas to
resign, but in case the Turkish Cypriot leader decides to do so a new
negotiator will be appointed according to the so-called "laws" of the
pseudostate.
[08] The Turkish government is accused of contributing to the campaign for
having the Annan plan accepted
KIBRIS (08.01.03) reports that Deniz Baykal, leader of the main opposition
Republican People's Party (RPP), has accused Justice and Development Party's
(JDP) leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the JDP government of "contributing
to the campaign of having the Annan plan for Cyprus accepted".
Addressing yesterday his party's parliamentary group, Mr Baykal strongly
criticized JDP and its government because of their approach on the Cyprus
problem. He especially criticized Mr Erdogan's statements for the Turkish
Cypriot leader, Rauf Denktas, arguing that these words would cause "great
results", which would be seen within the next few days.
Mr Baykal expressed the opinion that in case the Annan plan is implemented
the Turkish Cypriots will be turned into a minority and 60 thousands Greek
Cypriots will be settled in the north, as he described the occupied areas of
Cyprus. This approach will not bring peace, he claimed arguing that: "in the
light of the realities taking place in the Balkans and in the Middle East,
this is wrong".
[09] Erel: "The sovereignty in the Annan plan is exactly as Mr Denktas has
dictated it".
KIBRIS (08.01.03) reports that Ali Erel, chairman of the Turkish Cypriot
Chamber of Commerce, has said that "the sovereignty in the Annan plan is
exactly as Mr Rauf Denktas has dictated it".
Talking last night at a press conference in occupied Famagusta aiming at
explaining the Annan plan, Mr Erel said that for the first time in 40 years
the solution is so close and added that Mr Denktas is rejecting the solution
despite the will of the Turkish Cypriots and Turkey.
Mr Erel expressed also the opinion that the content of the plan has now
become a detail and added that this could be discussed a little bit more,
but an agreement must definitely be signed until 28 February.
Mr Erel said, inter alia, the following:
".We have lost the 13th of December. What shall we do in order not to loose
the 28th of February as well? We are informing our people. We have proposed
the creation of a parliamentary council. We are talking with the MP's. We
were expecting from the MP's to show a will on this, but we were not able to
make the majority of the assembly to get into action. Either they do not
care or they are afraid. Therefore, I do not think that this initiative will
be successful.".
[10] The Democratic Party stated that the UN Plan must be discussed
HALKIN SESI (08/01/03) reports that the Democratic Party (DP), which
recently elected a new leadership, decided to take every democratic
initiative to discuss the content of the UN Plan and to reach a solution. At
the same time the DP stated that it continues to support the Turkish Cypriot
leader, Rauf Denktas as the Turkish Cypriots/ representative in the Cyprus
talks.
According to the paper, the DP Council issued a statement according to which
it is necessary for the Cyprus talks to be held in order to improved the
issues pertaining to the two "states", like the issue of the sovereignty,
the issue of the political equality and de-facto guarantees of Turkey and
the Turkish-Greek balance over the island, which appears in the Annan
document. The DP also noted that the version of the document that will be
achieved should be submitted to the Turkish Cypriots/ referendum before it
is signed. In addition the DP stated that the party will extend its support
to the Turkish Cypriot leader, Rauf Denktas, in this process. It also called
on the Turkish Cypriot parties to put aside their differences in order to
cooperate and to be prepared for the post-agreement period.
Moreover, BIRLIK (07/01/03) reports that Serdar Denktas, the newly elected
chairman of the DP stated that he will take over the post of the so-called
"deputy prime minister" of the pseudogovernment, a position held recently by
the ex chairman of the Party, Salih Cosar. According to Mr Denktas, some
"legal" problems may occur regarding this replacement, but said that he will
discuss the issue with the "Attorney General" of the pseudostate.
[11] Sener Levent is brought in front of a "martial court" today for the
Dikomo case
AFRIKA (08/01/03) reports that its editor Sener Levent is going to be
brought in front of a "martial court" today. Mr Levent, as well as AFRIKA
and many other journalists of the paper, were charged because of the paper's
reportages and comments about the events that took place on the 29th of July
1999 at the Dikomo Village.
AFRIKA had reported then that the Cemal Ugursan family was forced by the
occupation army to live its house in the village so that a commander may
live in it. Sener Levent, who in his articles had strongly criticized the
event and the army's behavior, was accused for "orchestrated the insulting
of the moral personality of the army". The journalists and writers of AFRIKA
Ali Osman, Kazim Denizci, Suzan Karaman, Ozker Ozgur and izzet Izcan were
also charged for the same case, but as the paper reports, the charges were
withdrawn. Sener Levent will also be brought in front of the judge Omer
Guran today along with Memduh Ener because of a poem written by the latter.
[12] According to a public opinion poll only the 27.1% of the Turkish
Cypriots support the Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktas
KIBRIS (08/01/03), in its front page, under the banner headline "Only 27,1%
support Denktas", publishes the third part of the opinion poll carried by
the Turkish Cypriot Market and Research Company KADEM.
Almost half of the Turkish Cypriots, who wish solution of the Cyprus problem
until 28 February and to join immediately the EU, do not approve the policy
that the Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktas follows at the negotiations on
behalf of the Turkish Cypriots. The 44.1% of the participants in the poll
found wrong the policy that Denktas follows.
TABLE 1
Evaluation of Rauf Denktas/ policy by educational level
Illiterate Literate Elementary school Secondary school Lyceum University
General
It's correct 41,9 28,9 42,2 29,8 20,4 22,1 27,1
It's partly correct 29 18,4 21,1 30,3 23,8 34 26,8
It's wrong 25,8 50 34,5 37,6 53,9 42,2 44,1
No answer 3,3 2,7 2,2 2,3 1,9 1,7 2
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
TABLE 2
Evaluation of Rauf Denktas/ policy by age
18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55+ General
It's correct 29,4 22,4 21 30,9 36,7 27,1
It's partly correct 23,5 33,3 25,3 24,6 24,6 26,8
It's wrong 42,2 43,2 53 42 36,7 44,1
No answer 4,9 1,1 0,7 2,5 2 2
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100
TABLE 3
Evaluation of Rauf Denktas/ policy by District
Nicosia Famagusta Kyrenia Morphou Trikomo
It's correct 24,9 28,6 31,4 21,6 38,2
It's partly correct 26,3 30,6 23,1 25,1 28,2
It's wrong 46,7 39,1 42,6 51,9 30,9
No answer 2,1 1,7 3 1,4 2,7
Total 100 100 100,1 100 100
TABLE 4
Evaluation of Denktas/ policy by occupation
It's correct It's not correct It's wrong No answer Total
Civil Servant 25 31,9 40,6 2,5 100
Worker 23,6 28,2 46,4 1,8 100
Farmer 30 30 40 - 100
Housewife 31,6 28,2 37,4 2,8 100
Artisan 34,3 24,8 40 0,9 100
Industrialists 27,3 9,1 63,2 0,4 100
Retired 37,4 21,1 39,5 2 100
Student 25,5 18,2 51,8 4,5 100
Policeman/Soldier 20 13,3 66,7 - 100
Teacher 13,6 35,6 50,8 - 100
Self-employed 12,2 30,4 55,7 1,7 100
General 27,1 26,8 44,1 2 100
TABLE 5
The percentage of those who support the establishment of a parliamentary
council by educational level
Illiterate Literate Elementary school Secondary school Lyceum University General
I support 51,6 71,1 78,9 82 74,6 79,5 77,1
I do not support 41,9 15,8 16,6 12,9 20,4 17,8 18,3
No answer 6,5 13,1 4,5 5,1 5 2,7 4,6
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
[13] Pro-Denktas VOLKAN newspaper continues the publication of a public
opinion poll
Pro-Denktas VOLKAN newspaper (07/01/03) continues to publish a public
opinion poll carried out by Akdeniz News Agency on 25 December in five
occupied villages of Cyprus.
VOLKAN reports that the 66,9% of the participants in the poll do not approve
to live together with the Greek Cypriots.
VOLKAN (08/01/03), in its front page, reports that the 87,5% of the
participants in the occupied area of Morphou do not approve the UN plan,
adding that the 67,5% of the participants support Denktas/ policy on the
Cyprus problem and the 66,5% of the participants do not want a new
negotiator to be appointed.
[14] The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly invited the Turkish Prime
Minister to its meeting
According to ORTAM (08/01/03) the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly
(PACE) invited the Turkish Prime Minister, Mr Abdullah Gul, to attend its
general assembly meetings that will be held at the end of January.
It was announced that the Turkish Prime Minister replied positively to the
invitation and he will deliver a speech at the parliamentary assembly
session in Strasburg on 27 January. Gul will also reply to MP's questions.
It is expected that Gul will be asked on the cases of Titina Loizidou and
Leyla Zana. Turkey, which was convicted by the European Court of Human
Rights (ECHR) to pay a compensation of 600,000 dollars to Titina Loizidou,
is preparing to give an answer to the Council of Europe (CoE) in the
question, "why they have not pay the compensation", ORTAM reports.
The PACE has approved a report that criticizes Turkey for not implementing
the decision of the ECHR to pay the compensation to the Greek Cypriot Titina
Loizidou and to retry the Kurdish Leyla Zana and her friends.
[15] The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs declares that the Turkish policy
on the Cyprus issue will change
NTV (08.01.03, 12:30 pm) broadcast that Yusuf Bulunc, spokesman of the
Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said during a press conference today
that the Turkish policy on the Cyprus problem would change.
According to NTV's correspondent in Ankara, Mr Bulunc said: "Turkey needs to
adjust its policy on Cyprus, taking into consideration the requirements of
the Annan plan. New characteristics are needed to be brought to the
behaviour of Turkey. The government will make such an adjustment".
Mr Bulunc did not give any information regarding the content of the new
policy. He only said that it was important to take realistic decisions in
the direction of the interest of the Turkish Cypriots and added that
assuring permanent stability is also important.
Furthermore, Mr Bulunc noted that there are no different views between
Turkey and the pseudostate and added that the points of the Annan plan which
the Turkish Cypriot leader, Rauf Denktas thinks that should be changed are
the same as the ones Turkey considers that should be changed.
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