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Turkish Press Review, 98-03-11Turkish Press Review Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs <http://www.mfa.gov.tr>11.03.98Summary of the political and economic news in the Turkish press this morningCONTENTS
[01] NEW BOMB ATTACK ON POLICE STATIONA bomb exploded in the garden of an empty house next to the Kucukyali Police Station in Maltepe Tuesday morning about 7:45 a.m. No one was injured although some of the police station's windows were broken. As yet no one has been identified with the bomb attack. After the bombers escaped from the scene, two suspicious packages were discovered near the police station. Bomb squad experts were called in to investigate; one package was blown up and the other did not contain explosives. /Cumhuriyet/[02] CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND ECEVIT DISCUSS TURKISH ECONOMYDeputy Prime Minister and State Minister Bulent Ecevit came together with the representatives of the Ankara Chambers of Commerce (ATO) yesterday noon at the headquarters of the Prime Ministry. Ecevit said that he believed that the Turkish people would overcome social and economic burdens.ATO Chairman Sinan Aygun and ATO Board Chairman Yuksel Tavsan said that they apprecaited Ecevit for his balancing role in Turkey's current political spectrum, as events around Turkey such as in the Balkans, the Caucasus and Iraq prove the country's importance. In addition to its political role, they said the city of Ankara is significant in maintaining an economic balance in central Anatolia and demanded an increase of investments in Ankara, which would affect the economy of all of central Anatolia. They also asked for an increase in the authority of local administrations, an issue which is on the Parliamentary agenda. /Hurriyet/ [03] ARMENIAN PATRIARCH KAREKIN II DIESArmenian Church Patriarch Karekin II passed away yesterday afternoon after a lengthy illness, the Patriarchate said. The 71-year-old patriarch was being treated at the Yedikule Surp Pirgic Armenian Hospital. The Patriarchate said that funeral services for Patriarch Karekin will take place at the Patriarchate Church of the Virgin Mary on Sunday at 10 a.m. and that he will be buried in the patriarch's section of Sisli Armenian Cemetery. The Patriarchate announced a period of mourning until April 11. It said elections to replace the patriarch would begin on April 14, following Easter. /All papers/[04] SEZGIN VISITS EUROPEAN COUNTRIESDeputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Ismet Sezgin will go to Brussels on March 12 in order to join a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) headquarters meeting on March 13 and watch the "Strong Resolve-98" maneuvers to be held in Norway and Portugal with the participation of 15 NATO countries and 10 countries from the Partnership For Peace (PFP).[05] CYPRUS DEADLOCKPresident of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Rauf Denktas told a US envoy yesterday that the TRNC must receive official recognition before talks to reunify the island can restart. "You cannot get anywhere when you treat only one side as the legal government of the whole of Cyprus" Denktas told reporters after a two-hour meeting with Thomas Miller, the US State Department's special coordinator for Cyprus. Miller is also scheduled to hold talks in Athens and Ankara.After meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kostas Simitis in Athens, Greek Cypriot Leader Glafkos Klerides said that they wanted Turkish Cypriots to participate in the Greek Cypriot delegation that one-sidely will hold accession talks under the name of the "Cypriot government". Klerides will leave Athens for London to attend Thursday's European Conference forming a discussion platform for the EU's enlargement process. Turkey, although invited, has refused to attend. /All papers/ [06] ROTH: "YILMAZ WAS PARTIALLY RIGHT ABOUT GERMANY"European Parliament Greens leader Claudia Roth said that Turkish Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz was partially right in his remarks comparing Bonn's approach to EU expansion with Adolf Hitler's "Lebensraum" plans for the German settlement of eastern Europe. The German deputy said that Yilmaz had entertained high expectations from German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, with whom he shared similar ideals, but was deeply disappointed when these expectations were not fulfilled by Kohl. /Milliyet/[07] TUSIAD DELEGATION TO VISIT BRUSSELSMembers of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Turkish Businessmen's and Industrialists' Association (TUSIAD) will go to Brussels today. Commission members will meet with officials of the European Investment Bank and Mr.Linden, Head of the North Mediterranean Department of the European Union (EU) Commission and will discuss matters of financial cooperation with the EU and the Customs Union. /Sabah/[08] ALATON WANTS TO MEET MANDELAIshak Alaton, recently appointed as South Africa's honorary consulate to Istanbul, is planning to meet President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela next month.Speaking about his upcoming visit to that country, Alaton said that he was chosen for honorary consulate by the South African Foreign Ministry out of 40 candidates. He also noted that he has refused two other countries hoping to appoint him as their honorary consulate because they demand visa from Turkish citizens. Alaton is waiting for President Demirel's approval prior to taking up his honorary post. /Milliyet/ [09] TURCO-GERMAN VISIT CRISISFollowing Labour Minister Nami Cagan's decision to postpone his visit to Bonn, Germany hs made a statement saying that Minister Cagan was scheduled to have a lunch with German Labour Minister Norbers Bluem and then both officials were to have participated in bilateral talks. German officials said that the programme was drafted in line with the demands of both ministers and added that Turkish reactions to the programme were "difficult to understand". Minister Bluem stressed that he will be pleased to welcome his Turkish counterpart in Bonn next week and to discuss with him steps for improving bilateral cooperation. /Sabah/[10] 104 IRAQI REFUGEES CAUGHT94 Iraqi refugees who entered Turkey illegally and were to be smuggled to Italy were apprehended by the security forces yesterday. Another 10Iraqi asylum-seekers have been caught in the eastern province of Van. The refugees will be sent back to Iraq. /Sabah/[11] EU WAITS LIKE "AN ABANDONED BRIDE"The Independent, a leading British daily newspaper, said that Turkey's decision not to attend the European Conference beginning tomorrow in London has destroyed the meaning of the meeting that will bring together 26 European leaders. The paper compared British Queen Elizabeth and Prime Minister Tony Blair as waiting in vain for Turkish representatives to participate in a meeting of "abandoned brides waiting for their grooms." /Cumhuriyet/[12] SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN BURSAThe "Sixth General Assembly of the Turkish-Speaking Republics and Communities" organized for the improvement of friendship, brotherhood and cooperation among the Turkish-Speaking Republics and Communities, will take place this year in Bursa on March 20-22, the Anatolia news agency reported.[13] TURKISH-TUNISIAN EIGHTH JEC MEETINGHusamettin Ozkan, Minister of State, said that the private sector and businessmen were also responsible for increasing trade volume between Turkey and Tunisia, the Anatolia news agency reported. Addressing the Turkish-Tunisian Eighth Joint Economic Commission (JEC) Meeting at the Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade, Ozkan said that the meeting would open a new era for the further improvement of existing relations.Said Ben Mustafa, Tunisian Foreign Minister, said that they wanted to be in accord and were trying to set up more productive cooperation with Turkey. Mustafa and an accompanying delegation are expected to be received by President Suleyman Demirel. The JEC meetings started on Monday between the Turkish and Tunisian delegations ended yesterday with a protocol. [14] TURKEY-ALBANIA RELATIONSMusa Ulgini, Chairman of the Albanian Parliament's Media Commission, and Wili Minarolli, Deputy Chairman of the Media Commission, will come to Ankara on March 11 to hold several official contacts, the Anatolia news agency reported. Musa Ulgini and Wili Minarolli will meet with Parliamentary deputies who have worked as journalists, and Mikail Korkmaz, Chairman of the Turkish-Albanian Interparliamentary Friendship Group and the members of the Group.Ulgini and Minarolli will be received by Deputy Parliament Speaker Uluc Gurkan and will be briefed on the activities of Parliament TV. [15] COOPERATION AGAINST CUSTOMS CRIMESThe customs administrations of Turkey and Turkmenistan will cooperate for the prevention of customs crimes. An agreement regarding mutual assistance between the customs administrations of Turkey and Turkmenistan was published in the Official Gazette yesterday. The two countries will help each other prevent customs crimes. /Hurriyet/[16] AMERICAN INTEREST IN TURKISH TELECOMIt is reported that American companies are interested in Turkish Telecommunications A.S., which is likely to be privatized within this year. According to information received from Turkish Telecommunications' representatives, who came together with US Telecommunications' representatives at the end of February and the beginning of March, many American companies are interested in Turkish Telecom developments. /Hurriyet/[17] TURKISH TEXTILES IN MOSCOW35 Turkish member companies of the Istanbul Textile Ready-to-Wear Exporters' Union (ITKIB) will participate in a Russian Fashion Fair to be held in Moscow on 16-19 March. /Hurriyet/Turkish Press Review Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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