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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 99-10-24
[01] AA Daily
24 October 1999 Sunday
[02] TURKEY-PRESS SCAN
[03] These are some of the major headlines and their brief stories in
Turkey's press on Oct 24, 1999. The Anadolu Ajansi does not verify these
stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
[04] HURRIYET (LIBERAL) - ------------------ MESSAGE IN UNIFORMS Meaningful
messages were given against dark powers during the funeral of professor
Ahmet Taner Kıslalı who was killed in bomb attack. General Staff ordered
for the first time its personnel to participate in the funeral of a
civilian person to give the message that the army is behind the secular
republic. Ten thousands of people attended the funeral of Kıslalı
yesterday. When Chief of General Staff General Huseyin Kıvrıkoglu came to
Kocatepe Mosque, everybody welcomed him by shouting the slogans of ''Turkey
is proud of you.''
[05] 8000 POLICE OFFICERS AND 3000 SOLDIERS PROVIDE SECURITY A total of
8000 police officers and 3000 soldiers provided the security during the
funeral of Kıslalı. As all the state officials were in Kocatepe Mosque, the
flight over the region was also prohibited.
[06] MILLIYET (LIBERAL) - ----------------- THIS IS NOT ONLY FUNERAL Turkey
became one fist in protecting the principles of Ataturk, the founder of
modern and secular Turkish Republic. Ten thousands loathed terrorism and
promised to protect the republic. Ahmet Taner Kıslalı, a professor and
journalist-writer who was killed in a bomb attack, was burried after a
ceremony that lasted for 10 hours. For the first time the deputies shouted
slogan in the parliament saying ''Turkey is secularist and remain
secularist.'' President Suleyman Demirel, Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit, the
leader of the Virtue Party (FP) Recai Kutan, the leader of the Motherland
Party (ANAP) Mesut Yılmaz, the leader of the True Path Party (DYP) Tansu
Ciller, the leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP) Altan Oymen and
the Chief of General Staff General Huseyin Kıvrıkoglu all participated in
Kıslalı's funeral. Devlet Bahceli, the leader of the Nationalist Movement
Party (MHP) and Deputy Prime Minister who was in Bitlis didn't attend the
ceremony.
[07] SABAH (LIBERAL) - -------------- SEARCH FOR ASSAILANT Saadettin Tantan,
the Minister of Interior started to search for the assailants who staged
the bomb attack against Ahmet Taner Kıslalı, a professor and journalist-
writer. Tantan set up a special team. Police produced likeness of the five
assailants including one woman. The police also investigate the mysterious
Turk who was captured in Chios island of Greece.
[08] ECEVIT AND HIS WIFE VERY SORRY Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit and his
wife Rahsan Ecevit seemed very sorry during the funeral of Ahmet Taner
Kıslalı. Ecevit didn't react to protests of certain groups against
politicians.
[09] CUMHURIYET (LEFT) - ---------------- TIME TO UNITE We said farewell to
our columnist and former Minister of Culture Prof. Ahmet Taner Kislali at a
funeral attended by ten thousands of people. ''Turkey is secular and it
will stay secular,'' slogan echoed in Ankara's roads. ''If we unite,
writers will not be murdered,''Ilhan Selcuk, the Editor-in-Chief of
Cumhuriyet said when he spoke at the funeral. Selcuk also noted that
''Cumhuriyet Newspaper has become a target board left on its own''.
''Cumhuriyet Newspaper and Republic are inseperable,'' Selcuk said.
[10] HIS STUDENTS ARE DETERMINED TO ASK FOR EXPLANATION The students of
Prof. Ahmet Taner Kislali said farewell to their teachers who taught
political sciences for 20 years at Ankara University's Faculty of Sciences.
''They left our lesson incomplete. But we will ask for an explanation from
those who killed you,'' they said. For the last time Kislali came together
with his students whom he taught democracy culture and discussed Turkey's
current problems. All university personnel, rectors of 72 universities, his
colleagues, friends and students attended Kislali's funeral on Saturday.
[11] RADIKAL (LEFT) - --------------- IRAN SCENERIO According to military
sources, Tehran who held Turkey responsible for student incidents in Iran,
is behind Kislali's assasination. The sources said Kislali was followed for
a long time. Packages that looked like garbage was left on his car several
times and he was tested. The assasination is expected to cause chaos in
Iran as much as it did in Turkey. Military sources insist on the links
between the assasination and Iran supported terrorist organization.
[12] TÜRKİYE (RIGHT) - ---------------- MAY THIS BE THE LAST TIME Ten
thousands of people came together at the funeral of Prof. Ahmet Taner
Kislali on Saturday. They shouted slogans and asked the government to find
the murderers. Five seperate ceremonies were held for Kislali at the
Parliament, the Great Theatre, Ankara University's Faculty of Communication,
Cumhuriyet Newspaper and Kocatepe Mosque. President Demirel, Prime Minister
Bulent Ecevit, leaders of political parties and Chief of General Staff
Kivrikoglu also attended the funeral. The French Newspaper Le Monde wrote
that the attack targeted political and social instability.
[13] IMF WANTS STAND-BY AGREEMENT The International Monetary Fund (IMF)
delegation headed by Carlo Cottarelli which will come to Turkey on November
2 will discuss technical and political aspects of the stand-by agreement.
The IMF authorities said that they were willing to sign the agreement once
Turkey's ''letter of intention'' is approved at the IMF Executive Directors
Board. The IMF delegation is expected to spend 15 days in Turkey.
[14] ZAMAN (CONSERVATIVE) - -------------------- SELCUK ''WE KNOW WHO
STAGED BOMB ATTACK'' Ilhan Selcuk, the chief columnist of Cumhuriyet
newspaper said that ''we know who committed this murder and we say enough.
We loathe those who committed this murder.''
[15] PRESIDENT DEMIREL AND PREMIER ECEVIT IN DIYARBAKIR
[16] DIYARBAKIR, Oct 24 (A.A) - President Suleyman Demirel and Prime
Minister Bulent Ecevit arrived in southeastern province of Diyarbakır on
Sunday. Yıldırım Akbulut, the Parliament Speaker came to Diyarbakır
together with President Demirel. Demirel, Akbulut and Ecevit will
participate in the opening of ''South East 99 Second International Trade
and Industry Fair'' and Diyar Galeria Shopping Center in Diyarbakir. They
will later proceed to Lice county of Diyarbakır and attend the foundation
laying ceremony of Lice Facilities of Toprak Holding Co.
[17] PRIME MINISTER ECEVIT TO OPEN ISRAELI PREFABRICATED VILLAGE IN SAKARYA
WITH ISRAELI PM BARAK
[18] ANKARA, Oct 24 (A.A) - Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit will leave for
Sakarya province on Monday to open the Israeli prefabricated village
together with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak. After the ceremony in
Sakarya, Ecevit and Barak will come together in Prime Ministry office in
Ankara and hold a joint press briefing. Ecevit will host a dinner in the
honour of Israeli Premier Barak the same evening.
[19] DEMIREL, AKBULUT AND ECEVIT IN DIYARBAKIR
[20] DIYARBAKIR, Oct 24 (A.A) - President Suleyman Demirel, Parliament
Speaker Yıldırım Akbulut and Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit participated in
the opening of ''Diyar Galeria Shopping Center'' in Diyarbakır province.
President Demirel said that ''persons living in Diyarbakır deserve
everything.'' Premier Ecevit hoped that this big shopping center to be
beneficial for people living in Diyarbakır and the region. Demirel, Ecevit
and Akbulut later left for Lice to participate in the foundation laying
ceremony of Lice Facilities of Toprak Holding Co.
[21] TURKISH AND TRNC AGRICULTURE MINISTRIES AGREE TO DEVELOP COOPERATION
IN AGRICULTURE
[22] LEFKOSA, Oct 24 (A.A) - After completing his contacts in Turkey, Rauf
Denktas, the President of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC)
returned to Cyprus on Sunday. Upon his return, Denktas told reporters that
the cooperation between TRNC and Turkey was the assurance of a good future
for Turkish Cypriots. Denktas said he visited South East Anatolia and
praised the South East Anatolia Project (GAP). Turkish people's excitement
about the Cyprus issue give him morale, Denktas said and stressed that
Turkey would never make any concessions about the Cyprus issue. In the
meantime, Husnu Yusuf Gokalp, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
said he had the chance to see the agricultural activities in TRNC during
his visit to the island. The Agriculture Ministries of Turkey and TRNC
agreed to further develop the cooperation between the agriculture sectors
within the framework of the ''Agricultural Cooperation Protocol'' signed on
January 24, 1997. Gokalp said a delegation from TRNC Agriculture Ministry
will come to Turkey soon to have contacts with Turkish Agriculture
Ministry. TRNC has a need for two silo facilities each with a capacity of
5000 tons or four of them with a capacity of 2500 tons, Gokalp explained.
The two countries will also cooperate in fishing. Turkish fishermen will be
allowed to enter and get fuel from TRNC ports. Turkey will provide the
farmers in TRNC with the cattle vaccination they need. The TRNC farmers
will be offered the same conditions with the Turkish farmers while buying
vaccination from Turkey.
[23] 54TH FOUNDATION ANNIVERSARY OF U.N.
[24] ANKARA, Oct 24 (A.A) - Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said on Sunday
that Turkey which extends support to all efforts of the U.N. in the fields
of global peace, security and development, will continue to contribute to
such kind of efforts. Ecevit issued a message upon the 54th foundation
anniversary of the United Nations (U.N). ''This year the number of the
U.N.'s members increased to 188 from 185. U.N. has contributed a lot to
decolonization process, strengthening the international law, protecting
human rights and providing humanitarian aid to countries which are in need
of that,'' said Ecevit. The success of the U.N is also the success of the
whole humanity, stressed Ecevit. He underlined the fact that the respect
and persuasiveness of the UN. should be protected. ''Millennium General
Assembly which will convene in the beginning of 55th General Assembly
meeting next year will be a very valuable opportunity to determine how U.N.
will welcome the 21st century,'' he added.
[25] 54TH FOUNDATION ANNIVERSARY OF U.N
[26] ANKARA, Oct 24 (A.A) - President Suleyman Demirel said on Sunday that
the United Nations (U.N) has many important targets such as peace keeping,
preventing conflicts and poverty, installing social justice, encouraging
economic development and protecting environment. Demirel issued a message
upon the 54th foundation anniversary of the U.N. ''We've seen once again
the concrete example of Turkey-U.N. solidarity by the material and
spiritual support the U.N. showed to Turkey following the major earthquake
in Marmara region of Turkey on August 17, 1999. We wish continuation of
lofty targets of the U.N. to bring together the humanity,'' he said.
[27] 54TH FOUNDATION UNIVERSARY OF UN - FOREIGN MINISTER CEM POINTS OUT THE
IMPORTANCE OF REFORMS WITHIN UNITED NATIONS
[28] ANKARA, Oct 24 (A.A) - Foreign Minister Ismail Cem, in a message he
released on the 54th foundation anniversary of the UN, said he believed
that the UN's reforms would help to end conflicts and poverty and increase
the economic and social welfare in the world. Next year, the 55th General
Assembly of the UN will hold a millenium meeting where it will evaluate the
UN's activities since its foundation and also decide over the role it will
play in the 21st century, Cem said in his message. Since its beginning, the
UN protected the humanity from another world war disaster and took
important steps about human rights and the superiority of justice. ''The UN
opened the way to end colonialism. It helped to transport humanitarian aid
to whereever it is needed. It worked to increase the welfare level in
world's nations, recover health and education conditions and protect the
environment,'' Cem continued. The difficulties the UN sometimes faced while
fulfilling its responsibilities in constantly changing international
conditions highlight the need for reforms which was introduced by UN
Secretary General Kofi Annan in 1997, Cem said. Countries also have big
responsibility to work for the UN's success, Cem said and called on
countries to give the UN their political support. As a founder member,
Turkey is ready to offer all kinds of support to the UN on the brink of the
21st century to help the UN reach its targets, Cem stressed.
[29] ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BARAK TO COME TO TURKEY ON MONDAY
[30] TEL AVIV, Oct 24 (A.A) - Ehud Barak, the Israeli Prime Minister will
come to Turkey for a one-day visit on Monday. Barak will be the first
Israeli Prime Minister who will officially visit Turkey. The visit of the
then Prime Minister Ben Gurion in 1958 was kept secret. Israel also had not
responded to Tansu Ciller and Mesut Yilmaz's visits because of political
developments in Turkey and Israel. Barak, due to his busy schedule, will
not be able to stay longer in Turkey. The Israeli Prime Minister, during
his one-day visit, will attend the opening of the prefabricated huts in
Adapazari whose construction was financed by Israel. The prefabricated huts
cost Israel 19 million U.S. dollars and will house 3,000 people. Prime
Minister Bulent Ecevit will also be present at the opening. Barak will be
accompanied by 15 Israeli youths who come from the developing regions of
Israel. It was reported that Barak wanted to show the young generation how
important it was for Israel to help its allies and to people who were hit
by a disaster. Israel gave great support to Turkey starting from the first
days of the disaster. It sent a rescue team of 400 people and a mobile
hospital with 100 beds. It also had a cash contribution of millions of U.S.
dollars which was collected by Israeli people for quake survivors in
Turkey. Barak and Ecevit will later go to Ankara where Barak will come
together with President Suleyman Demirel, Minister of Defense Sabahattin
Cakmakoglu and Chief of General Staff Huseyin Kivrikoglu.
[31] ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BARAK TO COME TO TURKEY ON MONDAY
[32] TEL AVIV, Oct 24 (A.A) - Ehud Bark, the Israeli Prime Minister who is
coming to Turkey on Monday will have a busy schedule during his one-day
visit. The Israeli Prime Ministry said Barak will discuss purchase of water
and defense issues with Turkish authorities. The Israeli Haaretz Newspaper
wrote ''Barak to speak water and arms with Turks'' about his visit.
Development of economic relations, the Middle East peace process and Turkey-
EU relations are also expected to be discussed during his contacts. Israel
which is experiencing a severe drought is interested in purchasing
Manavgat's water. The water is planned to be transported to Israel by
fleets. Turkey and Israel could sign an agreement about the water purchase
during Barak's visit. Another long term project suggests the transportation
of Turkish water to Israel through a pipeline which will be built on the
sea ground. Barak will also discuss the sales of remote control air and sea
vehicles to Turkey. The co-production of Popeye-2 is another subject that
might come up during his visit. Israel's proposals over the modernization
of Turkish Armed Forces will also be reviewed. The U.S. does not encourage
Turkey to coopeate in the production of Arrow defense systems which is an
Israel-U.S. joint projects. Israel has been trying to convince the U.S.
administration over the subject. Barak will also hold talks about the
further improvement of cooperation in military training between Turkey and
Israel. On Monday, he and Turkish authorities could agree on a date for
''search and rescue operation'' which will take place in the Mediterranean.
Turkey, Israel and the U.S. will join the operation. Struggle against
terrorism and the mass destruction weapons possessed by Iran and Syria will
be another point of focus during Barak's visit. Turkey expects more
participation from Israeli firms in the South Eastern Anatolia Development
Project (GAP). Agreement has already been reached with some Israeli firms
which will undertake a portion of irrigation projects in the GAP. Barak
will evaluate the progress made in 35 projects which Turkey and Israel
agreed to cooperate during President Demirel's visit in Israel in July.
Barak will brief Israel's efforts to help Turkey enter the EU and
activities of the Greek Defense Minister Cohocopulos in Israel. Ankara has
worries about agreements reached between Greek and Israeli governments in
defense field. Israel, on the other hand, states that it could sustain good
relations with both countries. This will be the first discussions between
the Barak administration and Turkish authorities. Barak, when Demirel
visited Israel after Barak won the elections, had assured him that Turkish-
Israeli relations would not change. Barak and his delegation will return to
Israel on Monday night after having dinner with Prime Minister Bulent
Ecevit.
[33] FOREIGN MINISTER CEM RETURNS TO TURKEY
[34] ISTANBUL, Oct 24 (A.A) - Foreign Minister Ismail Cem returned on
Sunday to Turkey after wrapping up his contacts in Venezuella and Cuba. Cem
was welcomed by Gultekin Undey, the Deputy Governor of Istanbul at Ataturk
Airport. Later Cem left for Ankara.
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