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Turkish Press Review, 96-06-28Turkish Press Review Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs <http://www.mfa.gov.tr>CONTENTS
TURKISH PRESS REVIEWFRIDAY JUNE 28, 1996Summary of the political and economic news in the Turkish press this morning[01] COALITION NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE IN TURKEYTrue Path Party (DYP) leader Tansu Ciller on Thursday drew nearer to finalizing a coalition with the Islamists. In a closed party meeting, Ciller for the first time defended the proposed partnership with the Welfare Party (RP) openly to DYP deputies, party sources said. Ciller assures the deputies that the DYP would never compromise its declared principles.Speaking at a press conference in Parliament, RP Deputy Chairman Ahmet Tekdal said both the DYP and RP had reached an agreement in principle on the formation of a coalition. Tekdal said that coalition talks were still in progress dealing with the distribution of ministerial seats and the shape of the coalition protocol. /All Papers/ [02] TURKISH MISSION PARTICIPATES IN MONEY LAUNDERING CONFERENCETurkey is participating in an international conference on money laundering with a delegation of six experts drawn from the Interior, Finance and Justice ministries.The three-day conference organised by the OECD's Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is closed to the press due to the sensitive nature of the issues discussed, such as the links of various terror organizations to money laundering schemes, according to a FATF official. According to the same sources the issue of terrorism and its links to money laundering will definitely be on the agenda of the conference. /All Papers/ [03] ISTANBUL EXCHANGE INVITES FIRMS TO JOIN INTERNATIONAL MARKETThe Istanbul Stock Exchange (IMKB) said it could from July 1, onwards accept applications from companies join to an international market it plans to launch.Companies from foreign countries can apply to have their shares listed on the market through 26 brokers granted permission by the Exchange to operate in the international market, the Exchange said in written statement. The Exchange will allow the shares of companies that match its criteria to trade on the international market which has the status of a free trade zone. /All Papers/ [04] TURKEY-JORDAN TIES IMPROVETurkish Foreign Minister Emre Gonensay will go to Amman today for a one-day working visit, in the wake of the Arab summit meeting in Cairo last week at which Jordan supported Turkey.The Middle East peace process and the struggle against terrorism are expected to be the main subjects of the talks. The Jordanian Air Force Commander, in a statement three days ago, said that they wanted hold joint military exercises with Turkey and also with Israel. According to a written statement from the Turkish Foreign Ministry Turkey considers Jordan to be a partner in cooperation and said that the friendship between the two countries would be beneficial for a much-needed peace in the region. /All Papers/ [05] CULTURE MINISTER KICKS OFF MOSTAR CAMPAIGNCulture Minister Agah Oktay Guner opened the campaign "A stone from me too for Mostar" yesterday. The Mostar Bridge was destroyed during the war in Bosnia. Guner pointed out that the bridge was the place where East and West and Islamic Turkish and European civilizations met.It is estimated that it will take between $7.5 and $10 million to restore the bridge to the condition it was in before the war broke out. The bridge should be fully restored by the year 2004 and several projects have already been prepared. The bridge was built by the 16th century by the famous architect Mimar Sinan. /All Papers/ [06] TWO TURKISH KURDS CHARGED OVER ATTACKS IN GERMANYGerman authorities said on Thursday they had charged two alleged regional leaders of the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) with ordering dozens of attacks on Turkish property. The Federal Prosecutor's Office said it believed the two Turkish Kurds were part of what it considered to be a "terrorist association" within the PKK leadership dedicated to carrying out attacks to back a campaign for Kurdish autonomy from Turkey. /All Papers/[07] ANKARA: "GHALI'S REPORT ON CYPRUS HAS SERIOUS SHORTCOMINGS"Ankara on Thursday characterized U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali's report on Cyprus, issued earlier this week, as an attempt at being "impartial" but "insufficient" in content.Foreign Ministry spokesman Omer Akbel said a study of the report indicated that the secretary-general had tried to approach the subject from an impartial perspective. But he said that the absence of full facts in the report indicated that there was the possibility that those who were not aware of the intricacies of this problem could be misled. "For example it is a grave oversight that the report does not mention that the Greek Cypriot side has refused to come to the negotiation table for a year-and-a-half, that it was the side that refused even to acknowledge the (U.N. secretary-general's) 'set of ideas' for a settlement to the Cyprus problem, and that it is the side that considers the proposed confidence-building measures as nonexistent," Akbel said. /All Papers/ [08] ARMY KILLS 45 REBELS IN N.IRAQ PUSHUnits of the Turkish Armed Forces wrapped up a sweep into northern Iraq in pursuit of separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants on Thursday, killing 45 rebels, military sources said. Sources said seven Turkish soldiers were wounded in the clashes after the operation was launched with 3,500 troops Tuesday evening. /All Papers/[09] ISRAELI PM: "JORDAN AND TURKEY COMPLAIN THAT SYRIA IS BACKING GUERILLA ACTION AGAINST THEM"Israel's new Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Syria of being a main base for Middle East terrorism. "We have to recognise that there is an increasing use of terrorism as a tactic of political warfare in the Middle East. What we have to do is to unite those forces that are being attacked to answer in a coordinated fashion on the international scene", said Netanyahu. He added that both Jordan and Turkey had complained that Syria was backing guerilla action against them. /All Papers/[10] TROOPS MASSING ON SYRIAN BORDERReports of troops massing along the Syrian border are increasing along with reports that Syrian troops are making things difficult for Turkish travellers with business across the border. Travellers using the Nusaybin border crossing say that they are harassed by Syrian soldiers that are increasing in number daily.Border trade and all commercial traffic has dragged to a standstill -with those involved in the trade noting that the problem does not lie with the Turkish side. Turkish officials in the region say that they are doing all they can to preserve at least a modicum of contact with the Syrians who appear determined to create border problems by imposing strict controls. Turkey too has responded to Syrian pressures by starting border flights from Malatya. /Milliyet/ [11] NAVAL EXERCISES WINDING UP TODAYThe Sea Wolf-2 '96 naval exerc ses tak ng place in the Aegean Sea reg on around Izmir will come to an end today, say naval representatives attached to the operations.The naval exercises have been based on using new electronic technology and re-fueling at sea. After exercises off Izmir, in the Canakkale straits and around the islands of Bozcaada and Gokceada, the naval vessels involved in the exercises will return to their home bases. /Sabah/ [12] PLANS FOR MORE FOREIGN INVESTMENTThe Treasury has been readying new programmes to boost foreign investment in Turkey. New provisions for foreign investment were published ysterday in the Official Gazette, containing details on build-operate-transfer (BOT) operations in Turkey and confirming that certain technical restrictions have been lifted. /Hurriyet/[13] GO-AHEAD FOR MILITARY TRAINING IN TURKEYThe last hurdles in the way of full military training for Bosnian forces in Turkey have been taken out of the way. As foreign forces leave the war-battered region, so the way has been left open for Turkey to meet its cooperation agreements with Bosnia.In line with the provisions of the Dayton Agreement, Turkey can increase its military cooperation with Bosnia with US support. /Cumhuriyet/ [14] OZDEN VISITS RUSSIAPresident of the Constitutional Court Yekta Gungor Ozden, accompanied by member Hasim Kilic, will go to Moscow on Sunday. Ozden and Kilic, who will go to Moscow as the guests of President of the Russian Constitutional Court, Vladimir A.Toumanov, will participate in various activities there. Noting that this was his first visit to Russia, Ozden said that he would deliver a speech there about the duties and functioning of the Turkish Constitutional Court, and the legal system. /Cumhuriyet/[15] EKEUS IN ANKARAHead of the UN Special Commission Rolf Ekeus will start his contacts in Ankara today. Ekeus noted that during his contacts he would not discuss the "oil-for-food" agreement which the UN Security Council has signed with Iraq, but will take up the "import-export problems" that emerged following the agreement. Stating that he would listen to the Turkish government's views regarding this issue, Ekeus said that there were other important issues for Turkey and the UN to take up.Ekeus, whom the UN Security Council has assigned to locate and destroy Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, arrived in Ankara yesterday. Responding to reporters' questions at Ankara Esenboga Airport, Ekeus stated that he would also brief the Turkish government on the implementation of the ceasefire following the Gulf War. /Cumhuriyet/ [16] JOINT BANK ESTABLISHED IN MACEDONIAMacedonian President Kiro Gligorov, who is paying an official visit to Turkey, is expected to sign a protocol for the establishment of a joint bank in Macedonia with the cooperation of Turkey's government-run Ziraat Bank and the Macedonian Commercial Bank. A related decision of the Council of Ministers was published in May in the Official Gazette. The bank will be set up in Skopje with an initial capital of DM 22 million, half of which will be paid by Ziraat Bank. /Milliyet/[17] ATTACK AGAINST TURKISH CONSULATE IN IRANAbout one thousand people attacked the Turkish Consulate in Urumiye, Iran. Urumiye Consular official Ufuk Ozsancak, noted that nobody was killed or injured, but material damage was extensive and two Turkish flags were burned.The Turkish Embassy in Tehran protested the attack and asked for security measures to be increased. Demonstrators claim that the attack was organized to protest the bombing of a Kurdish village at the Turco-Iraqi border by the Turkish army. /Millyet/ Turkish Press Review Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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