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Turkish Press Review, 00-08-15
From: Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs <http://www.mfa.gov.tr>
15.08.00
Summary of the political and economic news in the Turkish press this morning
CONTENTS
[01] YILMAZ'S STATEMENT ON THE KHK
[02] WALKER IN TURKEY
[03] TURKEY SIGNS THE UN ACCORDS TODAY
[04] MIRZAOGLU IN LONDON
[05] TURKEY OFFERS COOPERATION TO CENTRAL ASIAN REPUBLICS ON TERRORISM
[06] BAKU-CEYHAN'S CAPACITY TO BE INCREASED
[07] POLICE SEIZE 229 KGS OF MORPHINE IN HAKKARI
[08] INTERNET USAGE SNOWBALLING
[09] HAGIA SOFIA CANDIDATE FOR "NEW SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD"
[10] TURKISH FASHION FAIR IN MOSCOW
[11] CHESS OLYMPICS TO BE HELD IN ISTANBUL
[01] YILMAZ'S STATEMENT ON THE KHK
During his visit to Marshall Campus in the earthquake-hit region
in Izmit, Deputy Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz commented on the
decree in the force of law (KHK) about dismissal of civil
servants which has been re-sent to the Presidential Palace
yesterday. He said: "We expect President Sezer to sign the KHK
and as a government, we suggest him to do so". Besides, Yilmaz
said the services and efforts that the government rendered in the
earthquake area region would be made public and that they would
publish a book concerning the issue. /Sabah/
[02] WALKER IN TURKEY
The US Deputy Secretary of State responsible for the Middle East
Edward Walker came to Turkey yesterday to discuss the Middle East
peace process with the Turkish officials. Walker met with
yesterday Foreign Ministry Deputy Undersecretary in charge of the
Middle East desk Ugur Ziyal and other high-level ministry
officials, and briefed them on the outcome of the Camp David
meetings. During the talks, Palestinian leader Arafat's and
Israeli Public Order Minister Ben-Ami's views on the results of
the Camp David meetings were evaluated. In addition, United
States's mediation role in the peace process was emphasized and
the ways towards strenghtening Turkey's role in the Middle East
were discussed. Walker will meet with Foreign Minister Ismail Cem
today. /Cumhuriyet/
[03] TURKEY SIGNS THE UN ACCORDS TODAY
Turkey will sign the United Nations (UN) Individual and Political
Rights Accord and UN Social and Cultural Rights Accord today.
Turkey's permanent representative to the UN, Ambassador Volkan
Vural will sign the accords without reservation. By signing these
accords, Turkey will recognize the political and cultural rights
of the minorities and also accept the right of
self-determination. Turkey's signature is interpreted as an
important step toward the full European Union membership.
/Cumhuriyet/
[04] MIRZAOGLU IN LONDON
State Minister Ramazan Mirzaoglu travelled to London to hold
talks on the maritime issues with the British officials.
Mirzaoglu said that he would will meet with British Minister of
Maritime Affairs in London and that they would negotiate on
improving the mutual current maritime activities. /Cumhuriyet/
[05] TURKEY OFFERS COOPERATION TO CENTRAL ASIAN REPUBLICS ON TERRORISM
In reaction to the spreading violence in the region, defence,
interior, and national security ministers from Kyrgyzstan,
Uzbekistan and Tajikistan held an emergency meeting in Batken on
Saturday. They agreed to cooperate against the threat of
terrorism. Meanwhile, diplomatic sources close to the Turkish
Foreign Ministry said Turkey shares the same concerns of the
Central Asian Republics who have been pressed heavily under the
threat of extreme religious terrorism. Diplomatic sources
reminded that Turkish Foreign Minister Ysmail Cem offered to
increase cooperation with these countries regarding security
issues. /Turkish Daily News/
[06] BAKU-CEYHAN'S CAPACITY TO BE INCREASED
Baku-Ceyhan oil pipeline's capacity, which has been planned as 50
million tons annually, will be increased two folds thanks to the
new petroleum found in Kazakhstan. Director of Baku-Ceyhan
Project Gokhan Bildaci said there are rich and vast reserves in
Kazakhstan and added: "The Kazakhstan government is willing to
transport its oil through Baku-Ceyhan pipeline.Our intention is
to hold talks with Kazakh officials to increase the capacity of
the pipeline from 50 million tons to 100 million tons." /Aksam/
[07] POLICE SEIZE 229 KGS OF MORPHINE IN HAKKARI
A police operation launched against drug smugglers in the eastern
province of Hakkari resulted in the detention of five people and
seizure of 229 kilograms of base morphine. Officials stated that
market value of the seized base morphine was TL 2 trillion.
Moreover, Hakkari Governor Orhan Isin stated that since the
beginning of the year, police forces had seized approximately 870
kgs of heroin, 1615 metric tons of narcotics,442 kgs of base
morphine and 303 kgs of hashish. /Turkish Daily News/
[08] INTERNET USAGE SNOWBALLING
Results of a survey by an American strategic research company on
30 countries show that Internet usage in Turkey has increased
faster than any other country in the last two years. The United
States ranks a close second to Turkey. On the subject of using
the Web to make money, Turkey ranks second behind Japan and is
followed by Saudi Arabia, Germany and Taiwan. /Turkish Daily
News/
[09] HAGIA SOFIA CANDIDATE FOR "NEW SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD"
The World Cultural Heritage Center, affiliated with the UNESCO,
organized a poll in the internet to elect the new seven wonders
of the world. Hagia Sofia in Istanbul is one of the candidates
for the wonders. Others include Great Wall of China, Taj Mahal in
India, Potala Place in Tibet, the town of Timbuktu in Mali, the
Collesseum in Rome, the Kremlin and Red Square in Moscow, the
Mayan Pyramids in Mexico, Eiffel Tower in Paris and Pisa Tower in
Italy. /Hurriyet/
[10] TURKISH FASHION FAIR IN MOSCOW
Turkish textile and leather firms have speeded up their
activities to strenghten their position in Russian market again.
50 textile and 50 leather firms participated in the Turkish
Fashion Fair which was organized by the Turkish businessmen in
Moscow on Aug. 10-12. /Turkiye/
[11] CHESS OLYMPICS TO BE HELD IN ISTANBUL
Istanbul will host the 34th World Chess Olympics between October
28 and November 12, 2000, at Lutfi Kirdar Congress and Exhibition
Centre. 200 chess masters from 120 countries will participate in
the Chess Olympics. The organization was introduced at the
Olympics House in Atakoy yesterday, which was attended by the
State Minister Responsible for Sports Fikret Unlu, Chairman of
the Turkish Committee of Olympics Sinan Erdem, Chairman of the
International Chess Federation Emrehan Halici and a chess player
from the national team, Betul Ceren Yildiz. /Aksam/
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