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TRKNWS-L Turkish Press Review (September 14, 1995)From: hristu@arcadia.harvard.eduTurkish News DirectoryCONTENTS[01] EARLY OIL ROUTING TO BE REVIEWED[02] NEW CONSTRUCTION MARKET - SOUTH AFRICA[03] EUROPE SHOWS INTEREST IN TURKISH PRIVATIZATION[04] RECORD NUMBERS IN TOURISM[05] DEMIREL: "WE SHOULD BE MORE OPEN TO THE WORLD"[06] SUPPORT FROM GERMAN MINISTER ON CUSTOMS UNION[07] ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION MEDIATES FOR BOSNIA[08] DUBLIN MEETING BEGINS WITH DEMILITARIZATION TALKS[09] AZERIS CALL FOR BORDER CONTROLS[10] US STATE DEPT SUPPORTS TURKEY[11] FIRST STEPS TOWARDS HABITAT CONFERENCE[12] BIG ANKARA DEFENCE FAIR[13] ANKARA WELCOMES GREEK CALL FOR TALKS[14] CUSTOMS UNION ON THE AGENDA[15] MORE STRIKES AGAINST THE PKK[16] NEW POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS PROGRAMME[17] CAPPADOCIA WATER MEETINGTURKISH PRESS REVIEWTHURSDAY SEPTEMBER 14, 1995Summary of the political and economic news in the Turkish press this morning[01] EARLY OIL ROUTING TO BE REVIEWEDAt a meeting in Houston on September 18, the report of the Azerbaijani Oil Operations Committee (AIOC) on the routing of early oil will be discussed. Then the final decision will be taken in Istanbul on September 28.Prior to the final voting in Istanbul, the Foreign Oil Company (FOC) to exploit the early oil will examine the risk and price factors involved. The fact that Istanbul was chosen as the place for the final voting has given many the indication that the green light has been given for the Baku-Ceyhan pipeline. /Milliyet/
[02] NEW CONSTRUCTION MARKET - SOUTH AFRICAThe housing requirements of the black population in South Africa have given Turkish contractors the possibility of entering a new gigantic market. Uzeyir Garih, co-chairman of the Alarko Administrative Board, said that estimated demand for the first year will be 25 thousand dwellings, and added that next year this figure is expected to increase to 100 thousand. Within this framework, a commercial delegation from the Johannesburg Chamber of Industry and Trade arrived in Turkey on September 10, to examine cooperation oportunities. /Cumhuriyet/
[03] EUROPE SHOWS INTEREST IN TURKISH PRIVATIZATIONAfter discussions with Ufuk Soylemez, Chairman of the Privatization Administration, French companies have shown great interest in the privatization programme undertaken in Turkey. Companies like Aerospatiale, Ciments Francais, Dannone, ELF, France Telecom, Gaz de France, Sofregaz, UAP International and Usinor Sacilor took part in the discussions. /All papers/
[04] RECORD NUMBERS IN TOURISMTurkey surpassed the one million tourists mark in July 1995 for the first time, and in August a new record was made. Tourism Minister Irfan Gurpinar said. 1,070,163 tourists came to Turkey in August, which means a 20 percent increase in comparison to the same month of 1994, and the total number of tourists coming to Turkey during the first eight months of the current year has exceeded five million. /All papers/
[05] DEMIREL: "WE SHOULD BE MORE OPEN TO THE WORLD"Having completed his Central Asian tour, including visits to Tajikistan and Mongolia, President Demirel returned to Turkey. Commenting on his tour, Demirel said that his aim had been to find new friends, markets and raw material sources, and pointed out that the visits had been "constructive". Two new countries had been added to the "list of our friends", the president noted. Demirel tried to explain the importance of Turkey in the world and assured the host countries that they could only benefit from cooperation with Turkey. /Cumhurriyet/
[06] SUPPORT FROM GERMAN MINISTER ON CUSTOMS UNIONGerman Economic Minister Gunter Rexdort said that Germany was on the side of Turkey's moves for customs union with the European Union (EU). Rexdort, who made contacts with the Turkish Businessmens and Industrialists Association in Europe, stated that Turkey's access to the customs union would be beneficial for both Turkey and the EU. German Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel, in his speech at the Federal Assembly last week, said: "Turkey has proven its goodwill by amendments in the Constitution, therefore its entrance in the customs union must be realised." /Milliyet/
[07] ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION MEDIATES FOR BOSNIAThe Islamic Development Organization (IDO) has decided to organize a "Task Force" to regulate aid to Bosnia following the realisation of peace in that country. High officials have prepared a statement and a draft action plan prior to the IDO Defence and Foreign Ministers meeting to be held in the Malaysian Capital of Kualalumpur today. Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Onur Oymen said a 'task force' would be set up with the aim of regulating humanitarian, economic and defence aid to Bosnia. /Hurriyet/
[08] DUBLIN MEETING BEGINS WITH DEMILITARIZATION TALKSThe second round of the Dublin meeting has begun with discussions on the demilitarization of the northern Iraqi city of Irbil, the Anatolia news agency reported. The US-sponsored talks between the rival northern Iraqi Kurdish groups, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), is aimed at establishing peace in the region.The talks focused on the details of a peace accord and control mechanisms. If the meeting is succesful, it will be followed by the signing of a peace agreement in Washington. During the talks, Turkey is expected to stress to the leaders of KDP and PUK, Mesud Barzani and Celal Talabani, that they must accept responsibility for preventing the PKK terrorist organization from filling the power vacuum in northern Iraq. Turkey is also expected to underline the importance of preserving Iraq's territorial integrity and sovereignty. At the first peace talks in Ireland, a draft agreement was drawn up which calls for the demilitarization of the city of Irbil. This will be overseen by a neutral commission formed under the auspices of the Iraqi National Congress.
[09] AZERIS CALL FOR BORDER CONTROLSAzeri military leaders are calling for new border patrol agreements between themselves and Turkey and Iran. The Azeris want more stringent border controls throughout the region and especially around Azerbaijan.According to Azeri commander Abasali Nevruzov, the old agreements set up with the former Soviet Union are out of date and perform no useful function. Border patrols can no longer control the flow of drugs and weapons across borders. The Azeris also want more security in the region through more border controls. /All papers/
[10] US STATE DEPT SUPPORTS TURKEYReports say that the US State Department has taken the side of Turkey against claims put forward by representative for Indiana Lee Hamilton, who says that US supplied weapons are being used by Turkey against the Kurdistan Workers Party or PKK.Hamilton is an influential member of the House International Relations Committee and has often been critical of Turkey's human rights record. Despite Hamilton's pressures to get the US government to accept that Turkey is abusing human rights in its struggle against PKK terrorism, the State Department has refused to go along with Hamilton's claims. Assistant Secretary of State Wendy Sherman has written a very clear letter in reply to Hamilton's claims, stating that Turkey is in fact, cleaning up its human rights record. /All papers/
[11] FIRST STEPS TOWARDS HABITAT CONFERENCETurkey's ambassador to Washington, Nuzhet Kandemir, has already taken a first step towards the conference on human settlements (Habitat II) that will be held in Istanbul next year.The news from Washington is that Kandemir has already welcomed future participants in the conference at a pre-conference meeting in Washington that was followed by a reception at the Turkish Embassy. Habitat II will take place in Istanbul during June next year, and will be just about the biggest function that the city has ever hosted. The conference will deal with housing and population problems. /All papers/
[12] BIG ANKARA DEFENCE FAIRWednesday September 20, will see the opening of a major defence fair in Ankara. IDEF-95 is the second international fair showing the latest in defence industry and civil aviation products. The fair, seen as one of the world's top fairs in these sectors, will attract military experts, high level government representatives and civilian companies from all over the world, said the Anatolia news agency.
[13] ANKARA WELCOMES GREEK CALL FOR TALKSAnkara has welcomed new responses from Greece following initiatives from Turkey for new rounds of talks to ease tensions between the two countries. During his weekly press conference yesterday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Omer Akbel said that Turkey has long wanted to improve relations with Greece, but has been constantly rebuffed. Said Akbel "we support the dialogue process, and talks regarding other cultural aspects as well." /All papers/
[14] CUSTOMS UNION ON THE AGENDAMember of Spain's parliament and the European parliament's (EP) representative for customs union, Carlos Carnero, is in Turkey for a check on how developments are going in Turkey. He will make a report to the EP prior to the final decision making process that will lead to Turkey's inclusion in the customs union.While in Turkey, Carnero will have talks with President Demirel, Prime Minister Ciller, other leading officials, journalists and academics. /All papers/
[15] MORE STRIKES AGAINST THE PKKFourteen members of the PKK terrorist organization, including two women, have been caught in Adana. According to the Anatolia news agancy, the PKK members are responsible for at least five murders in the region.Over in the southeast of the country, security forces have been conducting operations to find PKK terrorists responsible for killing five villagers. During the operations twenty terrorists were captured or killed in areas around Siirt, Diyarbakir, Batman and Hakkari. During a series of raids in Istanbul, police and security forces nabbed a group of eleven bomb-makers. During the raid the police took away 146 bombs and PKK documents.
[16] NEW POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS PROGRAMMEThe Ankara Police Department has announced that it will be starting a new PR programme to strengthen ties with the public and bring more beef to the fight against increasing crime. Children will be a main target in the programme, said Ankara police chief, Orhan Tasanlar yesterday.According to the Anatolia press agency, the police force wants to inspire more confidence, provide more security and win children over to the side of the police. The police department also wants to set up a campaign to help needy children and improve communications with the public.
[17] CAPPADOCIA WATER MEETINGThe Ministry for the Environment is planning a meeting of water experts at the end of this month in the town of Nevsehir in Cappadocia. Experts from the Balkan countries, European and Mediterranean countries, Caucasia and other countries from around the world will discuss water and other serious environmental issues, reports the Anatolia news agency.END |
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