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Turkish Press Review, 98-04-13

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From: Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs <http://www.mfa.gov.tr>

13.04.98

Summary of the political and economic news in the Turkish press this morning


CONTENTS

  • [01] YILMAZ IN UZBEKISTAN
  • [02] INTENSIVE TURKISH DIPLOMATIC TRAFFIC
  • [03] WATER FROM TURKEY FOR TRNC
  • [04] NEW DRAFT LAWS TO BE DISCUSSED DURING PLENARY SESSIONS
  • [05] ROMANIAN NAVAL FORCES COMMANDER TO VISIT TURKEY
  • [06] STRANGE ALLIANCE IN BRUSSELS
  • [07] TURKISH-CHINESE JEC MEETINGS
  • [08] CLASHES BETWEEN PKK AND SECURITY FORCES
  • [09] 2.4 MILLION CARS PRODUCED IN 15 YEARS
  • [10] 10TH ANKARA FILM FESTIVAL TO BE STAGED
  • [11] TURKEY TO ADVANCE IN TOURISM
  • [12] 'TURKEY IS A HEAVEN'
  • [13] REPORT ON A BLACK SEA RAILWAY SYSTEM
  • [14] US CYPRUS COORDINATOR TRIES TO EASE CYPRUS TENSIONS

  • [01] YILMAZ IN UZBEKISTAN

    Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz embarked upon a four-day trip to Central Asia including Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan yesterday. Five ministers, six deputies, 58 businessmen and many bureaucrats are accompanying Yilmaz. Yilmaz will meet Uzbek President Islam Kerimov this morning and participate in the signing ceremonies of some agreements including cooperation in the areas of culture and customs. Yilmaz will proceed on to Kyrgyzstan tomorrow. /Hurriyet-Sabah/

    [02] INTENSIVE TURKISH DIPLOMATIC TRAFFIC

    Foreign Minister Ismail Cem will go to Bosnia-Herzegovina on 14 April to discuss the Kosovo issue with President Alia Izzetbegovic and other recent developments in the region. During his three day visit, Cem will also visit the Turkish military unit station in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

    On 16 April, the Bulgarian and Romanian Presidents will come to Antalya as the guests of their Turkish counterpart. It is expected that the Kosovo issue will be the top topic on the agenda of the "summit".

    Meanwhile, William Cohen, U.S. Secretary of Defense will come to Ankara on 17 April. Cohen will meet with his Turkish counterpart Ismet Sezgin and Foreign Minister Ismail Cem. Cohen will negotiate with Turkish officials on Turkish-American military cooperation, the Cyprus issue and developments in the Middle East.

    It has also been announced that Foreign Minister Ismail Cem will go to Paris on 27-28 April to attend up-coming OECD meetings there. /Milliyet/

    [03] WATER FROM TURKEY FOR TRNC

    Turkish President Suleyman Demirel and President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Rauf Denktas will attend a ceremony on 23 April marking the first water supplies from Turkey to the TRNC. During the first year of the project, three million tons of water are planned to be transported to the TRNC. Turkish State Minister Sukru Sina Gurel has noted that the project will cost nearly $300 million.

    Meanwhile, according to The Guradian newspaper, Turkey has the most important water resources in the region and due to the increasing water shortage in the East Mediterranean, Turkey plans to sell water to Italy, Greece, Jordan, Israel, Libya and Malta. /Sabah/

    [04] NEW DRAFT LAWS TO BE DISCUSSED DURING PLENARY SESSIONS

    This week will be a busy one for parliamentary deputies after a nine-day holiday. During plenary sessions, proposals for the removal of the parliamentary immunity of six deputies, tax reforms and a "package for the struggle against fundamentalism" will be taken up. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz and Chairman of the Republican People's Party (CHP) Deniz Baykal will meet and discuss the Assembly agenda on Thursday. Within the framework of a consensus to be reached between Yilmaz and Baykal, the package for the struggle against fundamentalism will be initially discussed by the Turkish Parliament's General Council. /Milliyet-Sabah/

    [05] ROMANIAN NAVAL FORCES COMMANDER TO VISIT TURKEY

    Admiral Traian Atanasiu, Romanian Naval Forces Commander, will visit Turkey on Monday as an official guest of Admiral Salim Dervisoglu, Turkish Naval Forces Commander, the Anatolia news agency reported yesterday. Admiral Atanasiu will leave Turkey on 17 April.

    [06] STRANGE ALLIANCE IN BRUSSELS

    The third anniversary of the so-called Kurdish Parliament-in-exile was celebrated in Brussels with the participation of PKK members, members of the out-lawed Democratic Party (DEP), and Belgian, Russian and Greek parliamentarians. Panayotis Sgouridis, first Deputy Speaker of the Greek Parliament, also gave a speech at the meeting calling on world public opinion to pay the same attention to the Kurdish issue in Turkey such as it does to the Kosovo issue. /Milliyet/

    [07] TURKISH-CHINESE JEC MEETINGS

    The 12th term meeting of the Turkish-Chinese Joint Economic Commission (JEC) will be held in Beijing between April 21-23, 1998, reports the Anatolian news agency. The Turkish side will be headed by State Minister Isin Celebi during the JEC meetings which will take up reciprocal development opportunities in the areas of commerce and investment.

    [08] CLASHES BETWEEN PKK AND SECURITY FORCES

    Security forces have initiated operations in Antalya to find and arrest a team of PKK terrorists planning attacks in southern tourism centers. Seven terrorists were killed in clashes with the security forces on Friday. The operations are being backed with Sikorsky helicopters. /Hurriyet/

    [09] 2.4 MILLION CARS PRODUCED IN 15 YEARS

    During the last 15 years the Turkish automotive sector has produced more than 2.4 million cars. According to State Planning Organization figures, the number of cars produced domestically increased from one in 1960 to 242 thousand in 1997. This year the target is to manufacture 250 thousand cars in Turkey. /Hurriyet/

    [10] 10TH ANKARA FILM FESTIVAL TO BE STAGED

    International Ankara Film Festival traditionally staged every year, will take place between May 1 and 10 this year, the Anatolia news agency reported. The 10th Ankara International Film Festival brings Turkish and foreign films to Ankara. Meanwhile, the fourth International Ankara Caricature Festival, staged by Caricature Foundation, will be realized between May 8 and 12.

    [11] TURKEY TO ADVANCE IN TOURISM

    The tourism sector, among the leading industries bringing in huge foreign exchange revenues, is expected to grow even more with "faith tourism" in the 2000s. Recalling the recent statement made by Pope John, "I would like 10 million Christians to go on pilgrimage to Turkey every year", tourism Minister Ibrahim Gurdal said that they attached great importance to the Faith Congress scheduled to take place in Kusadasi on 4-7 May. /Cumhuriyet/

    [12] 'TURKEY IS A HEAVEN'

    One of the leading US news channels, ABC, praised Turkey in one of its recent travel programme. A summary of the programme is on the ABC Internet site. The Internet address is: www.abcnews.com. /Sabah/

    [13] REPORT ON A BLACK SEA RAILWAY SYSTEM

    The Black Sea Transport and Environment Volunteers Group published a report recently stating that if expressways were built taking the simultaneous construction of railways into mind, the overall cost would drop incredibly low. And with this addition, Turkey could be connected to all the new Central Asian markets. /Cumhuriyet/

    [14] US CYPRUS COORDINATOR TRIES TO EASE CYPRUS TENSIONS

    In a statement to Greek weekly magazine "To Vima", US special Cyprus coordinator Thomas Miller suggested that Turkey had no intention of attacking the Southern Cyprus administration should Russian made S-300 missiles be deployed there, and added that Turkey had changed last year's hard-line policy. He also noted US concerns over the Greek Cypriot arms build-up in Cyprus. /Cumhuriyet/
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