Cyprus PIO: Turkish Cypriot and Turkish Media Review, 18-08-09

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[A] Turkish Cypriot Press

[01] Turkey will start drillings in Eastern Mediterranean within 1-2 months, says Turkish Minister

[02] Turkey cuts the aid for education in order to materialize its Islamic plans in the occupied area of Cyprus

[03] Denktas and Ozyigit quarrel because the lesson of religion became elective

[04] Dagli: "Deryneia barricade will not open this year" – Occupation army builds two emplacements with reinforced concrete in the area

[05] Figures provided by the so-called Turkish embassy in the occupation regime show the occupation regime unable to use funds by Turkey

[06] Turkish Cypriot former "judge" Reynar received "life threats"

[07] Sahali held contacts in Ankara

[B] Turkish Press

[A] TURKISH CYPRIOT / TURKISH PRESS

[01] Turkish and US talks end at State Department

[02] Turkey's Energy Minister states that Turkey and Iran gas trade to continue for supply security

[03] Turkish Travel Association seeks to extend Booking.com ban to Airbnb, Expedia, and Skyscanner

[A] Turkish Cypriot Press

[01] Turkey will start drillings in Eastern Mediterranean within 1-2 months, says Turkish Minister

"We have obtained a drilling platform. Within the forthcoming 1-2 months it will start drillings. We called it Fatih [Translator's note: it means conqueror]. Frankly speaking we expect to conquer our hydrocarbons reserves in Eastern Mediterranean with this vessel. We are optimistic. Many neighboring countries in Eastern Mediterranean have found natural gas. Our data is also very good and positive. The colleagues have made their assessments. We will hold our first drilling in Antalya's open sea within the Turkish economic zone. The other will be in the open sea of Mersin. This will be realized in the form of a research in a more shallow sea. Turkey is unfortunately depended on foreign sources in [the fields] of oil and natural gas. […]"

Noting that if they find oil and natural gas, this will be a "game changer" move, Donmez said: "We want to search for and find this natural gas or oil wherever it is, in the mainland or in the sea".

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[02] Turkey cuts the aid for education in order to materialize its Islamic plans in the occupied area of Cyprus

During this school year, Turkey would provide 2,3 million Turkish liras (TL) for the printing of books and 20 million TL for the construction of new schools and renovation in existing ones. With this money, two new schools in occupied Keryneia area and one primary school in Neapolis, Gonyeli, would be built and the lyceums in occupied Koma tou Gialou and Mia Milia area would be repaired.

Turkish Cypriot primary school teachers' trade union (KTOS) reacted to the cut of this aid describing it as "an embargo imposed on the Turkish Cypriots by Turkey". "Not only Turkish Cypriots but hundreds of thousands of children citizens of Turkey living in the in the northern part of Cyprus will be influenced by this embargo implemented by Turkey", said KTOS in a written statement, adding that the target of this mentality, which uses money as a weapon, is to force the Turkish Cypriot community to kneel. Noting that the great majority of the inhabitants in the occupied area of the Republic of Cyprus are citizens of Turkey, KTOS expresses the view that an administration which does not respect even its own citizens "is useful to no one".

In statements to the paper, KTOS' general secretary, Sener Elcil said that this year there is a need for 124 teachers in the secondary education and 56 teachers in the primary schools, but the numbers given [by the "ministry"] say that they need 88 teachers in the secondary and 36 in the primary education. Elcil noted that this school year will begin without schools, without teachers and without books.

Finally, Basaran Duzgun, Havadis' editor-in-chief, comments on the issue in his column under the title "Like a nest of tariqats [Translator's note: Religious orders]…" According to Duzgun, all bad things happening now in the field of education are because of Hala Sultan theological college, which some insist to use as "nest of tariqats". Duzgun also notes that 57% of the children studying in the schools in the occupied area of Cyprus are citizens of Turkey.

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[03] Denktas and Ozyigit quarrel because the lesson of religion became elective

Citing information obtained from "reliable sources", Altiner says that he knows that Ankara as well has many times "warned" Ozyigit to "show the necessary sensitivity" on the issue of the lesson of religion. He argues that a crisis was caused "behind closed doors" due to the fact that Ozyigit's "partners" in the "coalition government" also warned him on this issue.

"In spite of all these, yesterday the lesson of religion in schools has been turned from compulsory into elective", writes the columnist arguing that a "serious crisis" will soon come up within the "four party coalition government". Altiner wonders how will "prime minister" Erhurman, who will soon visit Turkey for holding meetings with Turkish officials, explain this situation.

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[04] Dagli: "Deryneia barricade will not open this year" – Occupation army builds two emplacements with reinforced concrete in the area

He argued that both on the issue of Deryneia barricade and the Cyprus problem Turkish Cypriot leader Akinci and one part of the "coalition government" remained inactive and silent and the matter is administered having as axis self-styled foreign minister Kudret Ozersay.

According to Dagli, Ozersay is the one who spoiled the agreement regarding the opening of the barricades and it is not necessary for the Republican Turkish Party (CTP) and the Social Democracy Party (TDP) to support this agreement. He added:

"One of the tenders […] was the tender for a car parking place. I saw this morning that a tender was invited for this. Nothing was done yet regarding the other parts of the gate. The statements made by the prime minister have no relation with the reality, because nothing is being done in our side. As for the Greek Cypriot side, it prepared the gates six months ago. There is a lack of will for these gates and we do not have a will. […] Someone must show leadership, but this is also absent.

The army has sovereignty, an authority in the border area and does not want to make concessions from this. Now a new formation of the army exists there. According to information we have obtained, the army builds two emplacements with reinforced concrete there. Behold, if you are not able to somehow downgrade the army's will at a point from which civilians will pass, more problems will come up. […] If this mentality does not change neither Deryneia nor Apliki gate will open. […]"

Meanwhile, Turkish Cypriot daily Yeni Duzen newspaper (09.08.18) publishes statements by the four CTP "deputies" who visited the Deryneia barricade the day before yesterday to inspect the works in the area.

Asim Akansoy said that the works in the government-controlled area of the island have been completed and that the deficiencies regarding the opening of the barricade are in the occupied part of the crossing point, arguing, however, that the remaining work will not require a long time to be completed.

Fikri Toros said that they support the opening of barricades in order for the deadlock in the Cyprus negotiations to be overcome.

Dogus Derya said that the asphalting works ended but the tender procedure has not been completed yet. She argued that the works must be speeded up.

Sila Usar Incirli noted that they attach great importance to the new crossing points, which will bring the two communities closer from social and economic points of view. She said that a part of the works at Deryneia crossing point has not been completed yet and wished for the works in both sides to end soon and the contacts between the communities to increase and contribute to the solution process.

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[05] Figures provided by the so-called Turkish embassy in the occupation regime show the occupation regime unable to use funds by Turkey

According to the paper, only 20% of the financial resources allocated by the Republic of Turkey to the "development and economic cooperation office" of the so-called Turkish embassy in the occupied area of Cyprus were used for infrastructure projects, while, at the same time, only 36% out of the resources were used for the real sector.

According to a statement issued by the "development and economic cooperation office", the allowance for infrastructure projects and investments by Turkey in 9 different "sectors" in the occupation regime for this year has reached 464 million 319 thousand 566 TL and the so-called government was able to use only 96 million, 890 thousand, 532 TL out of them (20.87%).

Also, according to the figures provided by the ""development and economic cooperation office", 45 million, 150 thousand TL were spend for infrastructure investment and 23 million, 218 thousand TL were spend for the "sectors of defense, security and justice".

The same figures say that although Turkey has allocated funds (approximately 11 million 800 thousand TL for the environmental sector), the so-called government has not spent not even a cent for this sector.

Regarding the real sector, from the fund of 212 million TL, only 76 million 885 thousand TL were used by the so-called government. Also, according to the figures, the occupation regime used 30 million 309 thousand TL for the "higher education sector".

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(AK)

[06] Turkish Cypriot former "judge" Reynar received "life threats"

According to the paper, a person called Gagatay Hufezye Ozdem, who a columnist in NPNHABER.COM website, has shared a post in his personal account in social media writing the following: Tacan Reynar: 2018 Kutlu Adali model".

Speaking to the paper about the above mentioned post, Reynar described as a personal attack against him the above post which makes a reference to Kutlu Adali (assassinated in the 6th of July 1996 in front of his house) and called on the so-called police to investigate the case. "This post constitutes a personal attack and a threat against me. It was made with a reference made to Kutltu Adali, who was assassinated by fascist and dark segments of the society because he was an intellectual and progressive person and a journalist acting his duty in this land with patriotism", Reynar stated, adding that taking into consideration what happened back then and the "realities in the country", he is worried at the current stage, not for himself but for his "country".

"Undoubetly, the police should carry out an investigation towards the context and the purpose of this post", said Reynar.

(AK)

[07] Sahali held contacts in Ankara