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Turkish Press Review, 96-08-07
From: Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs <http://www.mfa.gov.tr>
CONTENTS
[01] EQUAL POWERS FOR ERBAKAN AND CILLER
[02] NEW PACKAGE FOR EAST
[03] NINE PKK MILITANTS KILLED
[04] EXPORTS UP 11 % IN JULY
[05] TURKEY TO DISCUSS ENERGY WITH IRAN
[06] MANAS UNIVERSITY
[07] TURKEY ASKS FOR ADDITIONAL OIL FROM UN
[08] ITALIAN MARKET AWAITS TURKISH KOBIs
[09] PROMOTION FOR TURKISH CUISINE
[10] OLYMPIC MEMORIES
TURKISH PRESS REVIEW
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 7, 1996
Summary of the political and economic news in the Turkish press this morning
[01] EQUAL POWERS FOR ERBAKAN AND CILLER
A bill to give equal powers to both Prime Minister Necmettin
Erbakan and his deputy, Tansu Ciller, has been put into effect.
Following publication in the Official Gazette, Ciller will now
have to sign ministerial promotions and changes in duties in the
government. /Sabah/
[02] NEW PACKAGE FOR EAST
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Tansu Ciller said that
Turkey would speed up the crawling pace of its privatization
programme. She said that preparations have been accelerated to
privatize Turkey's mining concern Etibank and its
telecommunications company Turk Telekom as soon as possible in
cooperation with the High Board of Privatization (OIB) and the
Turkish Treasury.
Ciller said that within the framework of the foreign exchange
indexed bonds issue, foreign exchange risk was increased from 15
% to 100 % and it was doubled from 50 % for the capital base.
Ciller said that a board would be established to coordinate
actions of the Finance Ministry and the Treasury for the sale of
state-owned real estate. Pointing out that an economic programme
for the southeastern provinces had been prepared, Ciller said:
"The draft decree on resources worth TL 4 trillion for 136
projects in the Southeast has been sent to the Board of
Ministers". She noted that preparations to draft a decree to
grant incentives to small and medium-sized enterprises were
continuing. "All the revenue-raising measures will be carried out
within the market economy" she said. /Sabah/
[03] NINE PKK MILITANTS KILLED
Turkish security forces killed nine militants of the PKK
terrorist organization on Monday night. The militants were
preparing to attack the gendarmerie in Van's Baskale province
when the clash occurred. /Sabah/
[04] EXPORTS UP 11 % IN JULY
Turkey's exports increased by 11 % in July compared to the same
month last year, the Turkish Exporters' Association (TIM) said on
Tuesday. It said exports, which stood at $1.743 billion in June
last year, rose to $1.939 billion this year. It also said that
exports in the January-July period increased 5.5 % compared to
the corresponding period last year. /All papers/
[05] TURKEY TO DISCUSS ENERGY WITH IRAN
Energy Minister Recai Kutan will visit Iran this week for talks
on boosting energy trade. "We will have talks on iron and steel,
oil, and a natural gas pipeline to import gas from Iran" said
Ugur Dogan, energy ministry undersecretary, who is also a member
of the delegation made up of gas, power and oil officials. /All
papers/
[06] MANAS UNIVERSITY
The Kyrgyzstan-Turkey Manas University is being set up in
Bishkek. The language for education in the university will be
Turkey-Turkish and Kyrgyz. Other modern languages will also be
taught. There will be departments of literature, economic and
administrative sciences, technical education, and schools of
theology and social and scientific institutes in the university
where students from Turkey, Kyrgyzstan and the Turkish-Speaking
Republics will be educated. /Cumhuriyet/
[07] TURKEY ASKS FOR ADDITIONAL OIL FROM UN
It is reported that in its application to the UN Sanctions
Committee, Turkey has demanded additional oil for its domestic
consumption apart from the limited amount of oil which Baghdad
will be allowed to sell. UN Spokeswoman Sylvana Foa said that
Turkey's application to the UN would be taken up next week.
/Cumhuriyet/
[08] ITALIAN MARKET AWAITS TURKISH KOBIs
There will be new marketing and cooperation opportunities for
Turkish Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises (KOBI) in Italy in the
Autumn. The second programme carried out for cooperation in KOBIs
by the European Union Commission will be realized in Genoa on
27-29 November. These programmes organized to create
opportunities for cooperation in the commercial, technical,
financial and research fields among firms operating in various
sectors in 60 countries are called "Europartenariat". Since 1992,
Turkey has been included in these programmes of which the Turkish
Economic Development Foundation (IKV) is the official and
permanent representative. /Milliyet/
[09] PROMOTION FOR TURKISH CUISINE
The noted French magazine "World Cuisine" has devoted its July
issue to the Turkish kitchen. The magazine, which is sold in many
countries around the world, looks into the richness of Turkish
cooking, and details at least fifty examples of famous Turkish
dishes.
The magazine notes that Turkish cuisine is one of the world
leaders when it comes to variety and flavour. "The Turkish
kitchen is one of the most developed in the world" says writer
Mait Foulkes. /Cumhuriyet/
[10] OLYMPIC MEMORIES
There is no doubt that for many people-and not just Turks- the
performance of "pocket Hercules" Naim Suleymanoglu during the
Olympic weightlifting matches was one of the high-spots of the
games. Suleymanoglu set new standards that look unbeatable for
years to come. He is the only man to win golds for three Olympics
running in his area of competition. /Cumhuriyet/
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