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Turkish Press Review, 06-04-19Turkish Press Review Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: Turkish Directorate General of Press and Information <http://www.byegm.gov.tr><LINK href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr_yayinlarimiz_chr_pics_css/tpr.css" rel=STYLESHEET type=text/css> <style type="text_css"> <!-- .baslik { margin-right:0cm; margin-left:0cm; margin-top:1cm; font-size:12.0pt; color:#000099; text-align: justify; } --> <_style> e-mail : newspot@byegm.gov.tr <caption> <_caption> Summary of the political and economic news in the Turkish press this morning19.04.2006FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNSCONTENTS
[01] CZECH PRESIDENT MEETS WITH SEZERCzech Republic President Vaclav Klaus yesterday met with President Ahmet Necdet Sezer. During their talks, the two leaders reportedly discussed ways to strengthen bilateral ties. The visiting president also expressed his support for Turkey’s European Union membership bid. Furthermore, Klaus met with Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc and State Economy Minister Ali Babacan. /Sabah/[02] BAD BACK MEANS HOME REST FOR ERDOGANPrime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday went to the hospital for a back spasm, and doctors asked him to stay and rest at home for a few days. For that reason, his program yesterday including a meeting with the visiting Czech president was canceled, along with a visit to the Netherlands scheduled to begin today. On Thursday, Erdogan was supposed to receive the World Leadership Award bestowed by the Economic Faculty Association of Rotterdam’s Erasmus University. /Sabah/[03] GUL: “NO ONE WILL SUCCEED IN DIVIDING TURKEY”Addressing his party’s group meeting yesterday, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul sharply criticized circles supporting terrorist attacks which aim to divide Turkey. “No one will succeed in dividing our country,” he said. Gul stated that the government was working hard to overcome the problem of terrorism with new laws addressing the issue. Stressing that with new Anti- Terror Law, the government aimed to guarantee freedoms and ensure confidence and stability in the country, he said, “The law won’t lead to uneasiness in the nation.” Criticizing the main opposition Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) opposition to talks on social security reform, Gul said that the government placed more importance on social policy than the CHP. “Our social policies are sounder than the CHP’s,” added Gul. /Star/[04] DURMUS YILMAZ APPOINTED CB GOVERNORDurmus Yilmaz, who was re-elected to the Turkish Central Bank Assembly last week, yesterday became the CB’s new governor. In his first statement to the press, the governor signalled that the floating exchange rate would continue. President Ahmet Necdet Sezer yesterday approved the decree regarding the appointment of Yilmaz. Yilmaz, whose name had not been previously mentioned as a candidate for the post, has been a member of the CB Assembly since 2003. /All Papers/[05] PARLIAMENT PASSES OVER HALF OF ARTICLES OF SOCIAL SECURITY BILLParliament yesterday passed 78 articles of the social security bill as part of the government’s reform package. The bill, which has 122 articles in total, is being considered in Parliament in six parts. Under the articles passed yesterday, paying premiums for 9,000 days would be required for retirement. In related news, the social security reforms aiming to cover a large deficit have been criticized by some because the reforms are required under Turkey’s new International Monetary Fund standby deal. Debate on the bill is expected to finish by late tonight or tomorrow. /Turkiye/[06] ARINC RECEIVES SEMDINLI COMMISSION HEAD, REPORTThe Parliament Commission investigating last November’s Semdinli incidents yesterday submitted its report to Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc. Arinc received commission head Musa Sivacioglu and members at his office and gave interesting response to criticisms of the commission. “Since the legal system is established by independent judges, in my view, it’s not right to try to find grounds for accusing this or that person over an indictment,” he said. “This case is very important for Turkey. I want to expose those who turned 180 degrees by using a prosecutor’s indictment as an excuse after having said, ‘Everyone will be investigated until the end, the culprits will be punished’.” /Aksam/[07] BAYKAL: “ERDOGAN IS ALWAYS FIGHTING SOMEONE”Speaking at his party’s group meeting yesterday, main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal compared Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the “amok runner” from a book by 20th century German writer Stefan Zweig. “The prime minister is always yelling and shouting; he looks like someone who’s boxing in front of a mirror,” Baykal told deputies at his party group meeting in Parliament. “He’s constantly fighting with the president, media, universities, and the judiciary. He’s just like an amok runner who attacks everyone with their spear.” Baykal reiterated his support for President Ahmet Necdet Sezer, who recently warned about rising reactionary activities, claming that Erdogan is greatly disturbed by Sezer’s remarks. /The New Anatolian/[08] WILSON, ZAPSU DISCUSS TURKISH-US RELATIONSUS Ambassador to Ankara Ross Wilson yesterday visited Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s advisor Cuneyt Zapsu. Wilson and Zapsu reportedly discussed Turkish-US relations. Afterwards, neither spoke to the press. /Milliyet/[09] PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT TO VISIT TURKEY NEXT WEEKPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will pay a visit to Turkey next week to discuss the situation in the region after of the formation of a new Palestinian government led by radical group Hamas. Abbas will meet with President Ahmet Necdet Sezer, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul during his two-day stay starting Monday. /Turkish Daily News/[10] ISTANBUL TO HOST WORLD BUSINESSWOMEN’S FORUMThe Turkish Businesswomen’s Association is planning to welcome international world businesswomen in Istanbul for a meeting. During the gathering at the Ciragan Palace, leading women figures from various countries will discuss women’s situation in their societies and seek ways to enhance their public roles. /Sabah/[11] FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS[12] A PORTRAIT OF ANKARA BY ISMAIL KUCUKKAYA (AKSAM)Columnist Ismail Kucukkaya offers his view of Ankara and its politics. A summary of his column is as follows:“While the government is in its fourth year, we see that a balance has settled in the Cabinet. I met with Health Minister Recep Akday yesterday and spoke with him about the changes in the healthcare system. He brought up many interesting and important facts. He told me that the number of physicians in Turkey now, 100,000, is insufficient and so this figure should be at least doubled. We spoke about the problems and aims of the health system. It’s not easy for people to understand that radical changes were made to the health and social security system. However, everybody who visits a hospital realizes this. I was scared when I saw Industry and Commerce Minister Ali Coskun’s schedule for this week. It’s like he geared up. He’s been attending many conferences and meetings. Particularly his visits to Anatolian provinces are getting attention. I saw the same thing in other ministers as well. It seems they recently started to place more importance on visits. I suggested that Coskun should speak about this to the public. If this happened, it would be very interesting. When we were at the Opera House two days ago, Culture and Tourism Minister Atilla Koc gave an award to architect Turgut Cansever. When Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan felt ill, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul attended the ceremony. It seems that Ankara is making peace with culture and tourism again. I visited Education Minister Huseyin Celik to see what he has been doing. There have been radical changes in our educational system and certain modern applications were brought in. Instead of criticizing, it would be more useful to see what were done. I advise everybody to see the new schools. Meanwhile, the public was never informed about the change of curriculum. Now let’s have a look at the economy. I met with Deputy Prime Minister Abdullatif Sener a few days ago. He was in high spirits and he rattled off figures in detail. As the economic balance is settled, Finance Minister Kemal Unakitan, State Minister for the Economy Ali Babacan and Sener feel happy as well. As they’re responsible for the economy, they are the ones who are glad the most that macroeconomic balances are settled. I wanted to show you a picture of Ankara. Politics are growing warm, and the Cabinet is harmonizing with this.” ARCHIVE <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript" src="http:/_www.byegm.gov.tr_statistic/countcode.js"> </script> Turkish Press Review Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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