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ANADOLU AGENCY

NEWS

19 AUGUST 2000 Saturday

CONTENTS

[01] TURKEY-PRESS SCAN

[02] LAWYERS OF FEHRIYE ERDAL REJECT THE PROPOSAL OF INTERIOR MINISTRY TO HOSPITALIZE ERDAL

[03] PLEASING DEVELOPMENT IN EXPORTATION

[04] GUMUSHANE ARTABEL LAKES WAIT FOR PROMOTION

[05] INCREASE IN NUMBER OF TOURISTS VISITING TRABZON

[06] FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEVASTATING MARMARA QUAKE -FOREIGN MINISTRY: ''COOPERATION EXHIBITED BY TURKEY AND GREECE FOLLOWING THE QUAKE DISASTERS, HAVE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO DIALOGUE PROCESS''

[07] FOREST FIRE IN EGIRDIR

[08] TOBB CHAIRMAN MIRAS AND TOSYOV CHAIRMAN CELEBI TO STAGE NEWS CONFERENCE ON AUGUST 21

[09] AYTEKIN, ENVIRONMENT MINISTER: ''TURKEY SHOULD IMPROVE ITS OWNS TECHNOLOGY REGARDING REFINING SYSTEM''

[10] YILMAZ, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER, ATTENDS EXPO-2000 FAIR

[11] 20 FAMILIES RETURN TO THEIR VILLAGE

[12] ATLAS CARPET FACTORY EXPORTS MACHINE MADE CARPETS WORTH OF 10.9 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS

[13] YILMAZ, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER, IN EXPO-2000 FAIR

[14] MHP ANKARA PROVINCAL CONGRESS

[15] OIL PRODUCTION IN SOUTHEASTERN ADIYAMAN PROVINCE

[01] TURKEY-PRESS SCAN

HURRIYET (LIBERAL)

GREEN LIGHT TO BAKU-CEYHAN
The works within the scope of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan crude oil pipeline will start soon. Sources said the selection of companies and the relevant process were underway while the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, BP Amoco and Socar had reached an agreement to start works. Within framework of the agreement reached in the meetings which were held to start the project earlier, the Pipeline Transportation Corp (BOTAS) will start field researches in Turkish territories by next Wednesday as it would be difficult to carry out such researches in winter.

MILLIYET (LIBERAL)

Noting that the budget expenditures excluding interest had been 12 quadrillion 982 trillion TL, Oral said that the budget revenues had been 18 quadrillion 176 trillion TL including 14 quadrillion 373 trillion TL of tax income.

NO COUNTRY COULD BE FOUND TO SEND FEHRIYE ERDAL
Belgium can not find a country to send Fehriye Erdal, one of the suspects of assasination on businessmen Ozdemir Sabanci. Belgium earlier released Erdal from prison and placed her under house arrest.

Officials said Belgian Foreign Ministry continue their efforts to find a country, and defended that their initiatives resulted in negative outcomes.

Meanwhile Jan Fermon, one of the lawyers of Erdal, accused Interior Ministry being ''insincere,'' and that they did not keep their promises.

SABAH (LIBERAL)

INDIAN GESTURE TO PREMIER ECEVIT
Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit always says he was affected by the phisophy of Tagore, the Famous Indian poet. Ecevit, last April paid a visit to India, which he defined as his ''biggest dream.'' Bhadra Kumar, the Indian Ambassador to Ankara, said they attributed great importance to history of relations between Turkey and India. Indian government made a gesture to Prime Minister Ecevit. Bhadra Kumar, who paid a visit to Ecevit's house saw that there was not a book about Mahatma Ghandi, India's national leader, and later gave him books as present.

CUMHURIYET (LEFT)

CAY, STATE MINISTER, ''WE WILL PUT OUR SIGNATURE TO THE BALKANS''
Abdulhaluk Cay, the State Minister, said Turkish Cooperation and Development Agency (TIKA) focused on the projects toward the Balkan countries within the framework of Balkan Stability Pact. Cay staged a news conference in TIKA, and briefed about the projects regarding the Balkan countries. Cay pointed out that Turkey will give priority to the project to improve small and medium scale enterprises system in Albania, Bosnia- Herzegovina, and Macedonia.

RADIKAL (LEFT)

Villagers complained that the officials were not interested in the ruins.

ERDAL GOES ON HUNGER STRIKE AGAIN
Lievan Van Mele, the Spokesman of Belgian Interior Ministry, said on Friday that Fehriye Erdal, one of the assailants of businessman Ozdemir Sabanci assassination and a member of illegal extreme leftist DHKP-C organization, went on hunger strike again upon the instruction of her illegal organization. Van Mele noted that the terrorist DHKP-C organization accused the Belgian government of announcing the secret place where Erdal is staying.

Meanwhile, reliable sources said that the place where Erdal is staying was revealed as one of members of terrorist organization leaked out information to Turkish press.

YENİ BİNYIL (LIBERAL)

Members of Iraqi Kurdish Democratic Party (KDP), which struggle against the terrorist PKK organization with Turkey, told international news agencies that, Turkish planes bombed the region in Turkey-Iraq-Iran border, and noted that unfortunately civilians points were hit.

10.64 HECTARES OF FOREST BURNT
A total of 10.64 hectares of forest were destroyed in forest fires which broke out in various regions of the country on Friday. According the to Forest Ministry's Fire Action Center report, 10.64 hectares of forest were destroyed in 15 fires which broke out in Konya, Mugla, Istanbul, Adana, Denizli, Balikesir, Amasya, Izmir, Isparta, Kutahya, Kahramanmaras, and Antalya.

TURKIYE (RIGHT)

DROUGHT THREAT
Husnu Yusuf Gokalp, the Agriculture Minister, pointed out the danger throughout the country, and noted, ''the only solution is to use our water sources. The only solution to prevent Turkey from being a desert is not to withdraw the population from Anatolia. He said, ''Anatolia should be cultivated, so that rain would drop on it.''

Gokalp said, ''there is a possibility of drought in the coming four years, we should not waste our waters.''

ZAMAN (CONSERVATIVE)

The statement stressed, ''the Turkish people will never forget such a great solidarity of international organizations and non-governmental organizations.''

[02] LAWYERS OF FEHRIYE ERDAL REJECT THE PROPOSAL OF INTERIOR MINISTRY TO HOSPITALIZE ERDAL

Jan Fermon, one of the lawyers of Erdal, said Erdal would not be send to hospital unless her health condition deteriorates.

Erdal went on hunger strike again after the secret address she was staying was revealed on Friday.

Lieven Van Mele, Belgian Interior Ministry Press Spokesman, pointed out that officials of Interior Ministry will convene again and submit a proposal as the lawyers rejected their proposal.

[03] PLEASING DEVELOPMENT IN EXPORTATION

In the same period of last year, exportation, worth of 3.504 million U.S. dollars were made to CIS countries, and exportation worth of 16.738 million U.S. dollars were made to Eastern European countries.

According to the date of Southeastern Anatolia Exporters Union, grains, and its products, dried fruits, and textile products were exported in January- July 2000 period.

[04] GUMUSHANE ARTABEL LAKES WAIT FOR PROMOTION

Salih Isik, Gumushane Acting Governor, told A.A correspondent that there were around 18 lakes on 5, 850 hectares of field in the region, adding that, ''the region is 60 km away from Gumushane provincial center. There is problem about the roads, yet no works can be made not to spoil the natural balance of this field.''

Isik said they were exerting efforts to open the region, which is a natural beauty, to tourism.

[05] INCREASE IN NUMBER OF TOURISTS VISITING TRABZON

Tourism Provincial Directorate officials said a total of 398, 531 people visited Trabzon in seven months. They said 312, 565 local tourists, 73, 602 western, and 12,363 people from the Commonwealth of Independent States visited the region in this period.

[06] FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEVASTATING MARMARA QUAKE -FOREIGN MINISTRY: ''COOPERATION EXHIBITED BY TURKEY AND GREECE FOLLOWING THE QUAKE DISASTERS, HAVE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO DIALOGUE PROCESS''

Foreign Ministry released a statement in the first anniversary of the devastating Marmara earthquake and recalled that Greek government and non- governmental organizations rushed to the help of Turkey following August 17 quake, adding that, ''may be the only positive thing we experienced following this tragic disaster was that many countries rushed to our help and showed solidarity.''

Pointing out that Greece had experienced a quake disaster on September 7, 1999, the statement said Turkish government and people also rushed to their help similarly.

The statement said Turkish and Greek people rushed to the help of each other in the quake disasters, and this showed that friendship feelings prevail between the peoples of the two countries.

The statement also pointed out that Turkey would continue to exert every kind of effort for the maintenance of this rapproachment and cooperation process.

[07] FOREST FIRE IN EGIRDIR

Fire brigades intervened the fire and took it under control in a short time. The fire could be put out totally early on Saturday.

It was reported that three hectares of forest land was burnt in the fire.

[08] TOBB CHAIRMAN MIRAS AND TOSYOV CHAIRMAN CELEBI TO STAGE NEWS CONFERENCE ON AUGUST 21

A written statement issued by TOBB said Miras and Celebi will brief about the series of conferences titled ''Initiative Soul and KOBI's in the New Century,'' which TOBB and TOSYOV will stage throughout Izmir International Fair.

Problems regarding the implementation of economic program, risk capital, improvement of exportation, and measures to be taken in solution of similar issues will be discussed in conferences that will end on September 10.

[09] AYTEKIN, ENVIRONMENT MINISTER: ''TURKEY SHOULD IMPROVE ITS OWNS TECHNOLOGY REGARDING REFINING SYSTEM''

Aytekin visited Pamukkale Karahayit Akkoy Sewerage construction and construction of refining installation, which started at the begining of 1998, and which was planned to be concluded next year.

''Turkey, which is about to enter the European Union (EU), should improve its own technology regarding the refining system,'' said Aytekin, and called on the industrialists to invest in this issue.

Aytekin also called on number of installations to be increased and the services to be bettered to increase tourism incomes in the region.

[10] YILMAZ, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER, ATTENDS EXPO-2000 FAIR

Yilmaz attended Turkey National Day celebration activities, which was staged within the framework of Expo-2000 World Fair in Hannover city of Germany.

Yilmaz said, ''Turkey has historical and cultural riches,'' and mentioned the efforts in international platform for peace and the efforts exerted by Turkey in this respect. Yilmaz said people of Turkey want their country to integrate with the west and enter to the EU.

Werner Muller, German Economy and Technology Minister, addressing at the ceremony said they have friendly relations with Turkey.

Muller said Turkey, which is a tourism country, should provide the ecological balance, as well as economical development.

[11] 20 FAMILIES RETURN TO THEIR VILLAGE

Those who live in the village left the region after terrorist PKK organization killed two villagers in an attack in 1994. Now, six years passed, and 20 families returned to their village in April with the confidence atmosphere that has been provided.

The families wait for help from the state for the repair of their village before winter comes.

[12] ATLAS CARPET FACTORY EXPORTS MACHINE MADE CARPETS WORTH OF 10.9 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS

Mehmet Aykut, Atlas Carpet Manufacturing Company, told A.A correspondent that they export 60 percent of their products, adding that there was a 43 percent increase when last year's exportation and exportation of this year's first seven months are compared.

Aykut said while producing the machine made carpets, they considered the traditions of the countries they exported their products.

Aykut said they exported machine made carpets worth of 10.884 million U.S. dollars, to the European Union (EU) member countries, the U.S., United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Russia, Australia, Malaysia, Jordan and Palestine.

Mehmet Aykut said they were looking for other foreign markets to increase their exportation, and noted that they continue contacts with Israel, Mexico, Brazil, and Argentine.

[13] YILMAZ, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER, IN EXPO-2000 FAIR

Addressing the official ceremony of Turkey National Day activities, staged within the framework of Expo-2000 World Fair in Hannover city in Germany, Yilmaz said Expo was a place where peaceful competition takes place in the fields of development and civilization.

Pointing out that he was pleased that Turkey in its history took place among the developed countries, Yilmaz said, ''I want to stress that I am proud that Turkey played an important role in Expo's history.''

''I think we should consider Expo-2000 as an important opportunity,'' Yilmaz said adding that, ''Expo forms an opportunity to become aware of our problems and responsibilities at the begining of a new millenium. We should allow new visions and improve new concepts.''

''Humanbeing, nature, and technology is the slogan of Expo,'' Yilmaz pointed out and noted that, ''culture and civilization is the outcome of relations between humanbeing, nature and technology.''

Stressing that Turkey was rich of history and cultural experiences, Yilmaz said, ''evenmore we have privileges. Is there any other country like Anatolia where synthesis, variety and difference are in all harmony.''

Yilmaz said, ''those who think they could draw a Europe where Turkey does not exist, don't know about Europe's history and culture, and don't have knowledge about Europe's geography.''

He said people in Turkey share the same idea: They want their country to integrate with the west, and become a member of the European Union (EU). Turkey means a cultural richness, a dialogue between the cultures and improvement of universal values for Europe.

Pointing out that globalization have dangers as well as its benefits, Yilmaz said, ''we should develop cultural exchange forms that will enrich us

mutually.''

[14] MHP ANKARA PROVINCAL CONGRESS

MHP Ankara Provincial Chairmanship 6th Regular Congress convened. Speaking at the Congress, Kucuk said although Turkey has every kind of facilities, solutions could not be found to the problems because of daily policies. Kucuk said they believed that solutions could be found to the problems with the understanding of long term policies.

Pointing out that many laws were issued in the Parliament in this period, Kucuk said compromising attitude of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), played an important role in this respect. Kucuk stressed that they would not allow those who want to spoil the unity of the country, and the game of those who created the impression that, ''there is a gap in the government, '' would be in vain.

Meanwhile, Devlet Bahceli, the State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, sent a message to the congress and said Turkey should soon get rid of vicious conflicts, and the distorted mentalities who want to make politics by basing on religious and ethnical differences. In his message Bahceli said understanding of a consistent and clean policy should be settled.

''Such a political basis would absolutely be one of the pre-conditions of our country to improve in every field. MHP, being a party which adopted these goals and methods, will continue to develop by overcoming every kind of problems. Unity and future of great Turkish nation are the only right and meaningful things for us.''

[15] OIL PRODUCTION IN SOUTHEASTERN ADIYAMAN PROVINCE

produced 20,000 barrels of crude oil in 170 wells in 16 fields in southeastern Adiyaman province.

The report which TPAO submitted to Provincial Coordination Committee, said the oil produced in Adiyaman, was pumped to Saril sation with pipeline, and later transfered to Batman-Dortyol main oil line.

The report said the 20,000 barrels of oil, that was produced in Adiyaman per day, formed 50 percent of TPAO's production in Turkey.

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