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TRKNWS-L Turkish Press Review (September 8, 1995)From: Dimitrios Hristu <hristu@kenai.harvard.edu>Turkish News DirectoryCONTENTS[01] TEHRAN MEETING ENDS WITH MUTUAL SATISFACTION[02] INONU SUPPORTS BOSNIAN INTEGRITY IN PARIS[03] GERMAN-TURKISH TIES STRAINED BY ARSON ATTACKS AGAINST TURKS[04] PRESIDENT DEMIREL RECEIVES PRO-TURKISH EP DEPUTIES[05] NEW "THINK TANK' KICKS OFF WITH OSCE SEMINAR[06] TURKEY'S LANDMARK CONSUMER PROTECTION LAW GOES INTO EFFECT[07] DEFENCE MINISTER TO VISIT PAKISTAN AND MALAYSIA[08] COOPERATION WITH SARAJEVO UNIVERSITY[09] TURCO-POLISH COMMERCE GROWING[10] SIGNS OF TURKEY-GREECE DIALOGUE[11] "TERROR" WARNING TO SYRIA[12] NEW PKK CENTRE IN NORTHERN IRAQ[13] TURKEY ADVANCING TOWARDS CUSTOMS UNIONTURKISH PRESS REVIEWFRIDAY SEPTEMBER 8, 1995Summary of the political and economic news in the Turkish press this morning[01] TEHRAN MEETING ENDS WITH MUTUAL SATISFACTIONIran and Syria were satisfied with the information given by Turkey on its Iraqi policy in a tripartite experts meeting held in Tehran, said a Turkish official who attended the talks. "We explained the logic of our policy to our Iranian and Syrian counterparts. They understood that Turkey's policy is not against their national interests in the region. This meeting of Turkey, Iran and Syria once more displayed that such consultations among regional countries have great importance in avoiding misunderstandings," the Turkish official said. Foreign Minister Erdal Inonu is due to arrive in Tehran today to take part in ministerial level tripartite meeting. Inonu said on Thursday that Turkey gave the utmost importance to tripartite meeting with his counterparts from Syria and Iran. "The meeting in Tehran will take up the developments in Iraq in general and the instability in northern Iraq in particular. We will take up what we can do, what sort of diplomatic initiative we can take, as neighbouring countries, within the principle of maintaining the territorial integrity of Iraq," said Inonu./All Papers/
[02] INONU SUPPORTS BOSNIAN INTEGRITY IN PARISTurkey has extended support for the Bosnian desire for fine-tuning in a US peace plan in the first conference between foreign ministers from Western and Islamic nations in Paris. The forum brings together ministers or their delegates from the West, made up of Britain, France, Germany, Russia and the United States, and the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), comprises Turkey, Pakistan, Saudia Arabia, Senegal, Morocco, Egypt, and Iran. "I will defend in Paris the just cause of the Bosnians, "Inonu said before his departure for Paris. "As we had decided during the meeting with Alia Izzetbegovic in Ankara, we will defend the sovereignity, territorial integrity and independence of Bosnia-Herzegovina, as well as its right to live in security and peace. We will support Izzetbegovic's 12-point plan in Paris."
[03] GERMAN-TURKISH TIES STRAINED BY ARSON ATTACKS AGAINST TURKSGerman Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel urged police on Thursday to step up their protection of Turks from a spate of firebomb attacks that he said had strained ties between Bonn and Ankara. Spurred on by Tuesday's fatal attack on a house inhabited primarily by Turks and a telephone call from his Turkish counterpart, Kinkel vowed that Germany would do its utmost to safeguard the two-million-strong Turkish community in Germany. German-Turkish relations are important," Kinkel said in a statement, adding that he had asked authorities to beef up protective measures. "We cannot allow Turkish members of the community to be treated as free game in Germany because of crime against foreigners or violent acts by militant Kurds who abuse their right to live here. Attacks on Turkish properties are not attacks on strangers in our eyes. They effect us directly," he added.
[04] PRESIDENT DEMIREL RECEIVES PRO-TURKISH EP DEPUTIESA group of European Parliament deputies visited President Suleyman Demirel on Thursday to obtain information which they can use to answer other deputies who oppose customs union with Turkey."We wanted to obtain information before the vote on the customs union. Because those who are against a customs union with Turkey come to us armed with arguments, we need information as well if we are to keep up our pro-Turkish stances." Demirel reminded the deputies that their support would not only help Turkey's inclusion in the customs union but also the promotion of European ideas and values. "Turkey embraced both European values and its own national ones in its support of globalization in the world. Turkey, which is, de facto, a European country, wishes to become one officially as well, the President said. /All Papers/
[05] NEW "THINK TANK' KICKS OFF WITH OSCE SEMINARThe Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in an attempt to respond to the growing need for "brain storming" in view of Turkey's broadening foreign policy perspectives, launched the activities of its newly established "Strategic Studies Center" on Thursday with a seminar entitled, "The Security Model of the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)." Foreign Ministry sources say that the Center will also benefit from the expertise of domestic and foreign academics and academic institutions and will hold frequent seminars and conferences on various subjects relevant to its charter. Heading the Center is a senior Turkish diplomat, Ambassador Erhan Yigitbasioglu. Its members will include active and retired diplomats, academics, and ranking military officials. /All Papers/
[06] TURKEY'S LANDMARK CONSUMER PROTECTION LAW GOES INTO EFFECTThe consumer protection law which was passed by Parliament in March will go into effect today after 23 years of effort. It is anticipated that the "consumer courts" will work even more quickly than State Security Courts, it said. The law gives the consumer new rights for everything from guarantee documents to door-to-door sales and from consumer credits to change defective goods. Misleading advertising can result in fines of up to TL 2 billion. /All Papers/
[07] DEFENCE MINISTER TO VISIT PAKISTAN AND MALAYSIADefence Minister Mehmet Golhan is to pay an official visit to Pakistan and Malaysia next week. Officials from the Ministry said that Golhan will leave for Pakistan on Saturday. He will travel from Pakistan to Malaysia and will return to Turkey on September 16, the Anatolian news agency reported.
[08] COOPERATION WITH SARAJEVO UNIVERSITYA cooperation agreement will be signed between Ankara University and Sarajevo University, the Anatolian news agency reported on Thursday. Officials from Ankara University said that the two rectors, Faruk Seleskovic of Sarajevo University, and Gunal Akbay of Ankara, will sign the agreement today at Ankara University.
[09] TURCO-POLISH COMMERCE GROWINGUnlike imports from Poland, Turkey's exports to Poland increased steadily between 1990-1994, rising from $103.4 million to $261.9 million in 1994, according to Maria Nowakowska, manager of the Foreign Promotion Bureau of the Polish Chamber of Commerce. Textiles make up "74.6 percent of the total Polish import volume," he said. Turkey, in turn, is one of the biggest importers of Polish electrical energy equipment. /All Papers/
[10] SIGNS OF TURKEY-GREECE DIALOGUEOnce again there are moves being made by Washington to speed up efforts to improve ties between Turkey and Greece. With new initiatives being made, the word is that there are signs that dialogue between the two countries could revive.Major issues still have to be settled: Turkey is most suspicious about Athens support for the PKK terrorist organization, Cyprus problems still fill the horizon, and the deep gap between Turkey and Greece themselves will be hard to bridge. Nevertheless, new high level initiatives are seen as being a major step forward. The US is keen to have the problems between Turkey and Greece resolved. With new impetus from the US, all the indications are that ties will be put on a new footing. /Cumhuriyet/
[11] "TERROR" WARNING TO SYRIAConfirming that Turkey sought good relations with Syria, President Suleyman Demirel also warned yesterday that Syrian support for terrorism was not received well in Turkey.Demirel said that Syria was one of the lead- ing countries that supported international terror, and that this was totally unacceptable as far as Turkey was concerned. Noting that no form of terrorism should be supported, Demirel added that it should never be forgotten that thousands of innocent victims had been killed because of terrorism. Talking with a director of the Washington Institute for Near Eastern Studies, Rob Satloff, Demirel also said that Turkey was a secular country where religious funda- mentalism would never take root. /Cumhuriyet/
[12] NEW PKK CENTRE IN NORTHERN IRAQRadio broadcasts from northern Iraq have claimed that the PKK terrorist organization has set up new centres of operation in the region.The radio station operated by the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) said yesterday that the PKK was setting up a new military base in order to intensify its activities in the region. Although the PKK is still attacking targets throughout the area, KDP representatives said yesterday that PKK leader "Apo" Ocalan would be "digging his own grave" if he moved in against the KDP. /Milliyet/
[13] TURKEY ADVANCING TOWARDS CUSTOMS UNIONDuring his one day visit to Turkey, British Foreign Minister Malcolm Rifkind said that developments towards an eventual acceptance of Turkey as a participant in EU customs union had been initiated by the UK. "We believe that Turkey has much to offer. Turkey's acceptance in the customs union will be to the benefit, not only of Turkish people, but also to the UK and the whole of Europe," Rifkind noted.Commenting on the PKK separatist organization and on terrorism, Rifkind pointed out that in the past Britain also had had to deal with the problem of terrorism, and for this reason shared the feelings of the Turkish people who wanted to solve the problem of terrorism democratically as soon as possible. /Sabah/ END |
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