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Turkish Press Review, 06-08-07
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Summary of the political and economic
news in the Turkish press this morning
07.08.2006
CONTENTS
[01]
SAUDI KING TO ARRIVE IN TURKEY TODAY
[02]
BAYKAL: “NEXT ELECTIONS WILL USHER A NEW ERA”
[03]
GONUL VISITS AFGHANISTAN
[04]
MHP LEADER BAHCELI: “60TH GOVERNMENT WILL BE NATIONALIST MOVEMENT”
[05]
PM YILMAZ: “I AM RETURNING TO POLITICS EVEN THOUGH I DON’T LIKE IT”
[06]
BABACAN: “WE SECURED $5.3 BILLION CREDIT FROM THE IMF AND MADE REPAYMENTS WORTH $17.7 BILLION”
[07]
FROM THE COLUMNS... FROM THE COLUMNS... FROM THE COLUMNS...
[08]
WHY CAN’T JEWISH PATRIOTS BECOME CHIEFS OF GENERAL STAFF?BY SEMIH IDIZ (MILLIYET)
[01]
SAUDI KING TO ARRIVE IN TURKEY TODAY
Saudi Arabian King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz is due to arrive in Turkey today
for an official visit. During his stay in Turkey, King Abdullah will be
accompanied by 400 businessmen. King Abdullah will meet separately with
President Ahmet Necdet Sezer and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan today
to discuss a number of issues, including bilateral relations and recent
developments in the Mideast. Seven cooperation agreements are expected to
be signed between the two countries and privatizations and investments in
the Southeastern Anatolian Project (GAP) are expected to be discussed. King
Abdullah will proceed to Istanbul on Thursday and attend Turkish-Saudi
Arabian trade meeting. /Aksam/
[02]
BAYKAL: “NEXT ELECTIONS WILL USHER A NEW ERA”
Speaking at the opening ceremony of a park in Cesme named after Council of
State Judge Mustafa Yucel Bilgin, who was gunned down on May 17 by a
suspected religious fanatic who opposed his ruling in a case on the
headscarf ban, Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal said
that Turkey had finally recognized the danger. He said that Prime Minister
Recep Tayyip Erdogan viewed the attack at the Council of State, which
resulted in the death of Bilgin and the wounding of five others, as a
conspiracy against the government. Baykal added that it had become apparent
that the next elections would usher a new era and introduce serious changes
in the political landscape. /Turkish Daily News/
[03]
GONUL VISITS AFGHANISTAN
Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul yesterday travelled to Afghanistan for an
official visit at the invitation of his Afghan counterpart Abdul Rahim
Wardak. Gonul met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai to discuss a number of
issues, including bilateral relations. Later, Gonul met with Hikmet Cetin,
NATO senior civilian representative in Afghanistan. He is expected to
attend a groundbreaking ceremony of the Regional Development Team
Headquarters Building in Wardak province. /Turkiye/
AGAR SAYS TURKEY’S PROBLEMS COULD BE SOLVED BY CENTER RIGHT PARTIES
Opposition True Path Party (DYP) leader Mehmet Agar said yesterday that
Turkey’s problems could be solved by center right parties. In a written
statement, Agar said that center right parties contributed to Turkey’s
development in the fields such as industry and agriculture. He added that
DYP aimed to enable Turkey to compete with the most developed countries of
Europe. /Turkiye/
[04]
MHP LEADER BAHCELI: “60TH GOVERNMENT WILL BE NATIONALIST MOVEMENT”
Speaking in Kayseri, opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader
Devlet Bahceli over the weekend claimed that the ruling Justice and
Development Party (AKP) couldn’t solve Turkey’s problems and added, “Hunger,
injustice and immortality; those are the things that our people have been
facing under the AKP’s rule. Turkey’s problems will be solved by
nationalist staffs. The 60th government will be ‘Nationalist Movement’”.
/Star/
[05]
PM YILMAZ: “I AM RETURNING TO POLITICS EVEN THOUGH I DON’T LIKE IT”
Speaking in Rize, former Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz said that he would
return to politics although he doesn’t like it. Yilmaz said, “I don’t like
politics but I love you. Because of this, I will use my political
experience of 20 years. And I will try to set up a political formation
which you can give over country’s rule with contentment just like the
Motherland Party (ANAVATAN) in the 1980’s. Meanwhile, opposition ANAVATAN
leader Erkan Mumcu stated that the allegations over his party’s former
leader Mesut Yilmaz’ returning to politics were misunderstood and said,
“Mesut Yýlmaz clearly declared that his existence in politics hereafter
won’t be dependent on any position or post. Both his asking a task or being
assigned are out of the question” /Hurriyet-Cumhuriyet/
[06]
BABACAN: “WE SECURED $5.3 BILLION CREDIT FROM THE IMF AND MADE REPAYMENTS
WORTH $17.7 BILLION”
Responding to a motion of a deputy from the opposition True Path Party
(DYP) yesterday, State Minister for the Economy Ali Babacan said that
Turkey secured $5.3 billion credit from the International Monetary Fund
during the Justice and Development Party (AKP) power, and made repayments
worth $17.7 billion. The IMF will provide $5.4 billion credit to Turkey
until 2008. /Sabah/
[07]
FROM THE COLUMNS... FROM THE COLUMNS... FROM THE COLUMNS...
[08]
WHY CAN’T JEWISH PATRIOTS BECOME CHIEFS OF GENERAL STAFF?BY SEMIH IDIZ
(MILLIYET)
Columnist Semih Idiz comments on European Commissioner for Enlargement Olli
Rehn’s remarks. A summary of his column is as follows:
“European Commissioner for Enlargement Olli Rehn’s remarks which were
published on Milliyet daily yesterday reflected an important truth.
Turkey’s strategic importance is really rising. While the number of those
understanding this is increasing in the world, I hope the people in Turkey
will start to understand this truth as well and stop thinking that foreign
forces can separate us. At this stage, only a Turkey which couldn’t find
the balance between the realties of the country and those of the world can
separate Turkey. At this stage, Spain is the pattern. This country was full
of suspicions like us but then it reared up during the era of Gen. Franco
because the forces governing the country could comprehend the importance of
the above-mentioned balance. No matter what the people say, Spain which
seems to be separating today is actually a successful country and its level
of collective welfare is increasing continuously. As for the current
realties of our country, we have the following:
rapid and imbalanced urbanization,move from the agricultural society to the
industrial society without the infrastructure,tensions in terms of class,
religion and ethnic due to growing regional imbalances,terrible lack of
information, a political structure which is always ready to manipulate this
and an order which has no intention to remove this ignorance,huge social
problems deriving from having one of the largest populations, etc.
Even this short list is sufficient to show the ‘elements’ which really
separate Turkey. Meanwhile, if you want, you can call this ‘nationalism’,
but the people have hugged this political concept as a savior in the past.
It was also seen many times that this concept had brought the real
separation. On the other hand, success of the search for a ‘patriotism’
which isn’t based on the root, religion, race, sex, etc. is obvious and it
can be proven with examples. From this point of view, a Jewish citizen can
become the chief of General Staff in a fair society and this wouldn’t be a
problem. This is the main concept which will enable Turkey to enjoy its
largeness and importance in the world. Preliminary conditions for this
understanding to turn green are such factors as a democratic and economic
order which makes no discrimination, mutual tolerance, unconditional
respect for human rights and a legal system based on the superiority of the
law. As Rehn stated, we have to understand these truths and establish a new
Turkey in order to implement our strategic importance in every way. However,
if we fail to do this, we will accelerate our separation and our greatness
will be just a compliment.”
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