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Turkish Press Review, 05-11-14
From: Turkish Directorate General of Press and Information <http://www.byegm.gov.tr>
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Summary of the political and economic
news in the Turkish press this morning
14.11.2005
FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS
CONTENTS
[01] ERDOGAN CALLS ON QATARI BUSINESSMEN TO INVEST IN TURKEY
[02] ARINC: “ECHR DECISION NO BARRIER TO LIFTING HEADSCARF BAN”
[03] PARLIAMENT TO DEBATE SEMDINLI INCIDENT
[04] GUL TO MEET WITH GERMANY’S MERKEL
[05] VORKINK: “EU PROGRESS REPORT WILL BOOST TURKEY’S RATING”
[06] JAILED ARPALI COMMITS SUICIDE
[07] SHIPS ANCHORED FOR TRNC ANNIVERSARY
[08] ANTALYA TO HOST UNCTAD
[09] FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS
[10] ELECTION SYSTEM BY YILMAZ OZTUNA (TURKIYE)
[01] ERDOGAN CALLS ON QATARI BUSINESSMEN TO INVEST IN TURKEY
As part of his contacts in Qatar, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
yesterday addressed Turkish and Qatari businessmen in Doha. Pointing to the
Turkish government’s strong will to further develop relations with Gulf
coast countries, Erdogan stated that trade relations between Turkey and
Qatar could improve. Stressing that Turkey was a country of trust and
stability, Erdogan called on Qatari businessmen to invest in Turkey,
especially in the areas of energy, food, civil aviation and telecommunications.
After completing his contacts in the country, the Turkish premier proceeded
to Bahrain to have talks with officials there. /Turkiye/
[02] ARINC: “ECHR DECISION NO BARRIER TO LIFTING HEADSCARF BAN”
Speaking to reporters in Parliament yesterday, Parliament Speaker Bulent
Arinc said that last week’s European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) decision
to reject Leyla Sahin’s case against the headscarf ban was not binding on
Turkey. Stressing that the court was not 100 percent correct, Arinc said
that some of its decisions were political. Commenting on President Ahmet
Necdet Sezer’s remarks on the court’s decision saying that the decision had
legally put an end to the headscarf issue, Arinc said he could not
criticize the president, adding that their views on the matter were already
well known. /Turkiye/
[03] PARLIAMENT TO DEBATE SEMDINLI INCIDENT
A ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) delegation led by Sukru Ayalan
held talks in Semdinli, a town in the southeastern Anatolian Hakkari
province, over the weekend to investigate last week’s blast and subsequent
incidents. Stressing that administrative and criminal investigations would
solve the case, Ayalan said the government would closely pursue the
developments until it was resolved. Tomorrow AKP delegations are expected
to present a motion to the Parliament Speaker’s Office to establish a
commission to investigate the case. Furthermore, an opposition Republican
People’s Party (CHP) delegation led by Secretary-General Cevdet Selvi
completed its contacts in the region. Selvi told reporters that they had
prepared a comprehensive, detailed report. There were allegations that
Turkey’s security forces were behind Wednesday’s bombing targeting a
bookstore in Semdinli owned by a convicted PKK member. /Sabah/
[04] GUL TO MEET WITH GERMANY’S MERKEL
Turkish officials will hold their first meeting with German leaders
following the establishment of the new coalition government in Germany this
week. Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul is scheduled to have talks with new
Chancellor Angela Merkel, former Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer and his
successor Frank Walter Steinmeier. The Christian Democratic-Social
Democratic coalition government led by Merkel reached agreement on Turkey
last week. A protocol between them said nothing about Turkey’s full
European Union membership, but emphasized a “privileged relationship.”
Speaking to reporters, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said that Ankara would
not accept any such offer, adding that the sole goal was full membership.
/Sabah/
[05] VORKINK: “EU PROGRESS REPORT WILL BOOST TURKEY’S RATING”
Concerning the European Union’s statement in last week’s progress report
that Turkey has an operating market economy, World Bank Turkey Director
Andrew Vorkink said yesterday that Turkey had moved to a higher class not
only in politics, but also in the economy. Vorkink said that the effects of
this unprecedented evaluation by the EU would be felt particularly in the
international economy, Turkey’s foreign borrowing costs will fall, foreign
investment will rise and interest rates will drop thanks to increasing
liquidity and confidence, he predicted. Vorkink added that the EU said
Turkey’s economy was on the same level with the Union in terms of the
structure of competition and that Turkey’s rating would rise with the
confirmation that it has an operating market economy. /Milliyet/
[06] JAILED ARPALI COMMITS SUICIDE
Van Yuzuncu Yil University Deputy Secretary General Enver Arpali yesterday
committed suicide in prison. Arpali and university Rector Yucel Askin were
both in jail as part of an ongoing investigation concerning corruption
allegations in an official tender. /Star/
[07] SHIPS ANCHORED FOR TRNC ANNIVERSARY
Turkish Naval Forces ships are anchored at Gazimagosa Harbor to participate
in tomorrow’s 22nd anniversary of the foundation of the Turkish Republic of
Northern Cyprus (TRNC) to be celebrated in Turkey and its missions abroad.
Representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from Turkey,
dozens of journalists and scholars from 16 countries will participate in
the celebrations. A delegation chaired by Presidential Secretary General
Kemal Nehrozoglu will represent Turkey, and Deputy Prime Minister
Abdullatif Sener will represent the Turkish government. /Turkiye/
[08] ANTALYA TO HOST UNCTAD
The five-day United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on
Reviewing Competition with all Aspects starts today. “This meeting has been
held since 1980,” said Competition Board Chairman Mustafa Parlak. “The
meeting had always been held in Geneva. This is the first time it will be
held outside there.” Parlak will chair the meeting to which 130 countries
are invited. /Milliyet/
[09] FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS
[10] ELECTION SYSTEM BY YILMAZ OZTUNA (TURKIYE)
Columnist Yilmaz Oztuna comments on Turkey’s election system and the law. A
summary of his column is as follows:
“Last week’s European Union progress report said that our election law
didn’t reflect the national will. The election law has been terrible, and
now we have a report showing our progress. Election law should be simple,
it should be easily understood and it shouldn’t lead citizens to hesitate.
Complicated election law isn’t optimum. Results should be revealed in 24
hours. It’s a shame that we didn’t spend $10 million to upgrade to an
electronic system.
Certain politicians have done very well but they got stuck on legislation,
because creating obstacles in the legislature was considered a special
skill, and thus it was became clear that the real and supreme power was in
the exclusive possession of an oligarchy. For this reason, as the leaders
of the center right were limited, they yearned for a semi-presidential
system. But full presidential systems have failed to establish democracy in
all countries except the US. The Turkish Parliament’s authority has been
limited. Nobody should mess about with democracy. We should rework the
election law now with necessary constitutional amendments.”
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