Anadolu Agency: News in English, 98-10-25

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25 OCT 1998

CONTENTS

[01] TURKEY-PRESS SCAN

[02] GENERAL KIVRIKOGLU, THE CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF RETURNS TO TURKEY FROM ITALY

[03] THE MARCH FOR THE 75TH FOUNDATION ANNIVERSARY OF THE TURKISH REPUBLIC STARTS

[04] THE MARCH FOR THE 75TH FOUNDATION ANNIVERSARY OF THE TURKISH REPUBLIC ENDS IN ISTANBUL

[05] RICHARD CLAYDERMAN, THE FAMOUS FRENCH PIANIST IN TURKEY

[06] ''REPUBLIC RACE'' IN ANKARA

[07] PUBLIC OFFERING FROM TREASURY

[08] TEKEL TO REALIZE JOINT PRODUCTION OF CIGARS WITH CUBA

[01] TURKEY-PRESS SCAN

HURRIYET (LIBERAL) TURKEY IS WALKING
The celebrations for the 75th anniversary of the founding of our Republic will start today with walkings throughout the country with the participation of millions of people.

Millions of people, who will drape into the streets with Turkish flags in 80 provinces, will shout that they are the guards of the Republic of Turkey founded by the great leader Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.

Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz and other ministers are expected to participate in the walking in Ankara which will last at Mausoleum of Ataturk.

CONFESSION OF A PKK TERRORIST: ''WE ARE GIVING STRUGGLE FOR OUR LIVES''
''Ebubekir'' code-named Halil Atac, the separatist terrorist PKK's one of the so-called administrators in Northern Iraq, said that there were very serious developments and they were struggling for their lives.

Speaking to the terrorist PKK's TV channel Med TV by phone, Atac said that a large-scale operation by the Turkish Armed Forces and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) peshmargas came into the agenda and they were facing a big destruction movement and they were struggling for their lives.

MILLIYET (LIBERAL)

WALK TO BE HELD FOR THE 75TH FOUNDATION
ANNIVERSARY OF THE REPUBLIC
At 10.00 today, hundreds of people will walk for the 75th foundation anniversary of the Turkish Republic. Only in Istanbul,

100,000 people are expected to walk.

SABAH (LIBERAL)

ECEVIT:''LET'S HOLD ELECTIONS IN APRIL''
Bulent Ecevit, the leader of the Democratic Leftist Party (DSP) said that the elections can be held on April 18 and the government can stay in power till that date.

CUMHURIYET (LEFT)

DIFFICULT TEST OF ISRAEL AND PALESTINE
A new period has started in the Middle East by the signing of a temporary peace agreement between Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister and Yaser Arafat, the Palestinian leader. The final meetings of the peace process will start within ten days. Netanyahu said that ''I believe that we'll overcome bigger obstacles that wait for us.'' Describing Netanyahu as ''his peace partner,'' Arafat stated that ''we'll never give up peace process and not return to violence and clash.''

RADIKAL (LEFT)

Everyone, who wants help from the mafia, can knock at their door but on the condition of down payment.

ECEVIT: ''UNFORTUNATELY, 18 APRIL''
Bulent Ecevit, the leader of the Democratic Left Party (DSP), who had opened to debate the issue of ''early elections in December 1998'' but later agreed to ''February 1999'', has now chosen ''18 April 1999'' which was determined by the Parliament.

''Unfortunately, the opportunity for having early general elections in December 1998 was missed as an ''hesitation period'' was experienced except the DSP,'' he said.

YENİ YÜZYIL (LIBERAL)

OPPOSITION IS READY FOR FEBRUARY
The Virtue Party (FP) and the True Path Party (DYP), which are opposition parties support the idea of Prime Minister Mesut Yılmaz who said that the elections can be held in February. As it is known, Deniz Baykal, the leader of the Republican Peoples Party (CHP) did not accept the proposal of Yılmaz. Bulent Ecevit, the leader of the Democratic Leftist Party (DSP) also supports the proposal.

TÜRKİYE (RIGHT)

PKK IS IN PANIC
The dissolution in the separatist terrorist organization has speeded up by the withdrawal of Syrian support to this terrorist organization and the escape of Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the terrorist PKK to Russia. Many PKK terrorists who don't know what to do, try to enter to the Iranian border region which is controlled by Talabani, the leader of the Patriotic Union for Kurdistan (PUK).

ZAMAN (CONSERVATIVE)

[02] GENERAL KIVRIKOGLU, THE CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF RETURNS TO TURKEY FROM ITALY

General Secretariat of the General Staff said in a written statement that Turkey is represented at the highest level and in an effective way in the WEU military structure.

The statement noted that efforts were launched to strengthen the operational ability of the WEU and views were exchanged about formations concerning the new security architecture of Europe at the meeting held in Italy.

The issues of strengthening of NATO-WEU relations, strengthening of WEU Exercises and Albanian Police organization and broadening of its activity field were taken up at the meeting.

General Kıvrıkoglu held bilateral contacts with chiefs of general staff of other countries noted the statement, adding that ''principles concerning WEU exercises supported by NATO were discussed at the meeting. The existing methods will be tried at NATO-WEU Crisis Administration Seminar on February 3, 1999 and a framework agreement will be prepared which will include methods concerning the cooperation between NATO and WEU due to the results reached. Turkey will attend this seminar.''

Noting that Turkey will equally participate in the Crisis Administration Exercises which will be planned and carried out by WEU Headquarter, the statement added that ''within this framework,

Turkey will participate in the WEU Crisis Administration Exercise which will be carried out between 20-26, November, 1998. Turkey is also represented at the WEU Multilateral Police Consultation unit which was established to strengthen the Albanian Police Organization.''

[03] THE MARCH FOR THE 75TH FOUNDATION ANNIVERSARY OF THE TURKISH REPUBLIC STARTS

Salih Yıldırım and Yucel Seckiner, the State Ministers, General Rasim Betir, the Commander of Gendarmerie, General Hilmi Ozkok, the Deputy Chief of the General Staff, deputies, Erdogan Sahinoglu, the Governor of Ankara, rectors of some universities, Melih Gokcek, the Mayor of Ankara, officers, students and many citizens participate in the march in Ankara which started at Hipodrom at 10.00 and which will end at Ataturk's Masoleum.

A scout group which is walking in front of the cortege carry banners, posters including photos of Ataturk, the founder of the modern and secular republic and a big Turkish flag. Citizens have Turkish flags in their hands.

Responding to questions of journalists, Yucel Seckiner, the State Minister said that ''if there is democracy in Turkey today, we owe it to the Republic. We do our best to protect the Republic.''

[04] THE MARCH FOR THE 75TH FOUNDATION ANNIVERSARY OF THE TURKISH REPUBLIC ENDS IN ISTANBUL

The march started at 10.00 in front of the Ali Sami Yen Stadium and ended at the Republic Monument at Taksim Square in Istanbul.

Hikmet Cetin, the Parliament Speaker, Cavit Kavak and Hasan Gemici, the State Ministers, Erol Cakır, the Istanbul Governor, Hasan Ozdemir, the General Director of Security in Istanbul, students from military and civilian schools, sportsmen and citizens marched for approximately for 3,5 hours.

The cortege which was carrying Turkish flags and posters of Ataturk, the founder of modern and secular Republic shouted slogans like ''Turkey is secular and she will remain so,'' and sang various marches.

Erol Cakır, the Governor of Istanbul said that hundreds of people living in Istanbul marched the same day to show their loyalty to the Republic and principles and reforms of Ataturk on the 75th foundation anniversary of the Republic.

[05] RICHARD CLAYDERMAN, THE FAMOUS FRENCH PIANIST IN TURKEY

Richard Clayderman, whose album named ''Turquie...Mon Amour'' will be presented to the music market nowadays, will give three concerts in Istanbul and one concert in Ankara.

Clayderman will present his album as a gift to the 75th foundation anniversary of the Turkish Republic and he plays Turkish classical, folk and pop songs in his album in order to promote Turkish music abroad.

The famous pianist will give concerts in Istanbul between 25-27 October and his last concert will be in Ankara on October 28.

[06] ''REPUBLIC RACE'' IN ANKARA

Hundreds of people living in Ankara and Melih Gokcek, the Mayor of Ankara, and his wife Nevin Gokcek participated in the race which lasted at the Mausoleum of Ataturk.

Meanwhile, Turkey's first zeppelin, which was brought to Turkey by the Koc Holding from the US and mounted at a shipyard in Tuzla, Istanbul, flied over Ankara within the framework of the Republic celebrations.

[07] PUBLIC OFFERING FROM TREASURY

The one-year term state bonds will have a coupon rate payment in every quarter. The repayment of the bonds will be realized on 26 October 1999.

The bonds' period interest will be three percent and annual simple interest will be 12 percent. For every one thousand US dollar bond, 30 US dollars will be paid separately on 26 January 1999, 27 April 1999, 27 July 1999 and on 26 October. The corpus payment will be made on 26 October 1999.

The yield of these bonds will be ''net'' as the withholding deduction on the state domestic borrowing title deeds was lifted by 1 October 1998.

The names of the banks and intermediary institutions to mediate in the sales of these bonds are as follows:

''Central Bank branch offices, Akbank, Alternatifbank, Bank Kapital, Bayindirbank, Demirbank, Disbank, Egebank, EGS Bank, Esbank, Etibank, Kentbank, Kocbank, Midland Bank, Osmanli Bank, Oyakbank, Pamukbank, Sekerbank, Is Bank, Garanti Bank, Ticaret Bank, Vakiflar Bank, Tarisbank, Tekstilbank, Toprakbank, TSKB, Yapi

Kredi Bank, Ziraat Bank.

Alfa Securities, Oyak Menkul Securities, Yapi Kredi Investment, Yatirim Finansman Corp.''

[08] TEKEL TO REALIZE JOINT PRODUCTION OF CIGARS WITH CUBA

Mehmet Akbay, the General Director of the TEKEL, told the A.A correspondent that a protocol for the joint production of cigars was signed in the Turkish-Cuban Joint Economic Commission's meeting in 1997.

Pointing out that Cuba gave a licence to Turkey for the production of cigars within the framework of the protocol, Akbay said, ''two Cuban experts came to Turkey to produce cigars from the Turkish and Cuban tobacco with Fon-Secia license. These experts carried out researches in Pazar county of Rize, Akcaabat county of Trabzon, Adana and Ceyhan county of Adana where the tobacco for cigars will be raised. The experts foresaw that these regions were appropriate for the raising of tobacco for cigars.''

Mehmet Akbay stated that they will establish a company named 'TEKA' having three million US dollars capital with Cuba.

Noting that the TEKEL will share in the company with one million 350 thousand US dollars, Akbay said, ''in the first and second year of the partnership, the cigars will be produced by only the Cuban tobacco. The cigars, which will be produced by the Turkish-Cubar tobacco, will be put on the market by the third year of the partnership.''

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