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Turkish Press Review, 96-09-27
From: Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs <http://www.mfa.gov.tr>
CONTENTS
[01] CILLER CONFIRMS TRUST IN ISRAEL
[02] PRODI PROPOSES TO MEDIATE BETWEEN GREECE AND TURKEY
[03] BRITISH MINING COMPANIES GET INVESTMENT GO-AHEAD
[04] ISO RANKS TURKISH JUNIOR INDUSTRY FIRMS
[05] TURKEY RELIES LESS ON FOREIGN CREDIT
[06] TURKISH EMBASSY IN AFGHANISTAN EVACUATED
[07] STATE MINISTER YILMAZ IN CHINA
[08] IN PRAISE OF THE TURKISH LANGUAGE
TURKISH PRESS REVIEW
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 27, 1996
Summary of the political and economic news in the Turkish press this morning
[01] CILLER CONFIRMS TRUST IN ISRAEL
Foreign Minister Ciller yesterday extended assurances of Turkey's
trust in Israel to Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy, by saying
that relations between Turkey and Israel would continue to grow
stronger. Ciller stressed that there was no change in Turkey's
attitudes towards Israel and added that it had always been
Turkey's hope and intention to develop ties with Israel. She draw
attention to the new agreements between Turkey and Israel, saying
that these were positive steps forward. /Hurriyet/
[02] PRODI PROPOSES TO MEDIATE BETWEEN GREECE AND TURKEY
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi has proposed to act as a
mediator between Turkey and Greece to solve the problems between
the two countries. While evaluating Sunday's election in Greece,
Prodi said to new Prime Minister Costas Simitis that he wished
that Simitis would put into practice an active policy in his
relations with Cyprus and Turkey in order to maintain peace in
the Mediterranean. He said he himself was ready to act as a
mediator to improve relations between Greece and Turkey.
Prodi stated that what Greece and Italy had in common was both
couuntries were in Europe and had significant responsibilities
for the Mediterranean region. He noted that Europe needed a
Mediterranean policy and that Italy and Greece had no choice but
to take the lead in this regard. He also said that it would be
dangerous for the "axis" of Europe to move towards the north.
/All papers/
[03] BRITISH MINING COMPANIES GET INVESTMENT GO-AHEAD
State Minister Teoman Riza Guneri, who is responsible for mining
activities, has announced that his ministry has given approval
for a project to produce soda-water. The project, named Trona,
had languished in the planning stages for 13 years. Guneri met
yesterday with Sir Kieran Prendergast, British Amabssador in
Turkey, and said that investment in the project could start
within three months.
The minister said that negotiations with all the British
companies which have entered their bids for the Trona project
would be accelarated. He pointed out that the completed project
could generate $175 million in revenue each year. /All papers/
[04] ISO RANKS TURKISH JUNIOR INDUSTRY FIRMS
The Istanbul Chamber of Industry issued the results of its
research on the 250 industry organizations that follow the
largest 500. The 250 firms were ranked according to their sales
figures and the total profits of the 250 were TL 210.511
trillion.
Two-hundred-and-twenty-eight of the firms (91 %) were operating
in the private sector while only 22 firms (9 %) were state-run.
The Private firms' profits were TL 16.212 trillion while the
public firms posted and TL 8 trillion loss in 1995. Private firms
gained 41.8 % of their profits from nonproductive sources. /All
papers/
[05] TURKEY RELIES LESS ON FOREIGN CREDIT
The country has been less dependent on foreign credit in the
first half of this year compared to the first six months of 1995.
According to figures from the Turkish Central Bank, medium and
long term credits in the January-June term of 1996 have decreased
by 4.4 % to $1.9 billion. Last year's sum was $1.987 billion.
Short term credit usage declined to $1.9 billion in the first
half of 1996 as well, representing a decrease of 23.5 % compared
to the figure of $2.482 billion for the same period last year.
/All papers/
[06] TURKISH EMBASSY IN AFGHANISTAN EVACUATED
Because clashes between the fundamentalist Taliban organization
and forces of the Afghan government have intensified in Kabil,
the capital of Afghanistan, Turkish diplomats and their families
are trying to leave the city. Head of the Turkish Foreign
Ministry Information Department, Sermet Atacanli, stated that
nobody was left except one local civil servant at the Turkish
Embassy in Kabil and said that the evacuation from the city was
continuing. /Milliyet/
[07] STATE MINISTER YILMAZ IN CHINA
State Minister Ayfer Yilmaz and her accompanying delegation
continue with their contacts in China. During a banquet given
following an official meeting they held with the Chinese Textile
Committee in Beijing, it was discovered that Turkish hazelnuts
were included in the banquet dinner. Learning that Turkish
hazelnuts arrived in China through US companies, Yilmaz called
upon Turkish bureaucrats in the delegation to initiate a
feasibility study into direct nut sale to China. /Hurriyet/
[08] IN PRAISE OF THE TURKISH LANGUAGE
For 64 years the Turkish Language Society has promoted the
Turkish language, refining and stressing the richness of the
language. On the 64th anniversary of the Society, both the
President, Suleyman Demirel and political leaders including Prime
Minister Necmettin Erbakan have joined in with language experts
in praise of the Turkish language.
Noting the contribution made by Turkish to the development of
Turkey and the Turkish speaking countries of the region, Prime
Minister Erbakan stressed the vital role of the Turkish language
today. /Cumhuriyet/
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