TRKNWS-L Turkish Press Review (May 1, 1995)
Subject: TRKNWS-L Turkish Press Review (May 1, 1995)
CONTENTS
[01] PKK OPENING OFFICE IN HELSINKI
[02] CILLER TO WELCOME RETURNING TROOPS
[03] DEMIREL COLD SHOULDERS MOSCOW
[04] FOREIGN MINISTER INONU VISITS BAKU
[05] CULTURE MINISTRY TO FOCUS ON TURKS IN GERMANY
[06] SAHIN TO REPRESENT TURKEY AT MOSCOW COMMEMORATION OF V-E DAY
[07] TURKEY, KUWAIT SIGN COOPERATION PROTOCOL
[08] AKCALI RETURNS HOME
[09] AKTUNA TO VISIT WESTERN THRACE
[10] OSCE DELEGATION COMES TO TURKEY
[11] RECORD EXPORTS FROM ETIBANK
[12] TURKISH RESTAURANT BOMBED IN GERMANY
[13] FOREIGN MINISTER INONU RETURNS HOME
[14] IRANIAN OIL MINISTER IN TURKEY
[15] THY AVIATION SCHOOL CELEBRATES 60TH ANNIVERSARY
[16] YEAR 2010 TOURISM TARGETS
MONDAY MAY 1, 1995
Summary of the political and economic news in the Turkish
press this morning
[01] PKK OPENING OFFICE IN HELSINKI
In moves to create division between Turkey and European
countries, the PKK terrorist organization is planning to
open yet another representative office in Helsinki. The
move is seen as part of the "Kurdish parliament-in-exile"
scheme begun in Holland to bring Turkey into disrepute in
European countries.
The PKK is seeking to establish itself in countries with a
more tolerant view of fringe or even extremist groups. The
PKK will slowly build up credibility at the cost of Turkey.
No real reaction to the PKK Helsinki project has been
reported. /All papers/
[02] CILLER TO WELCOME RETURNING TROOPS
Prime Minister Ciller will go to Silopi today to welcome
back the units withdrawing from the military operation in
northern Iraq.
After flying to Silopi, Ciller will welcome the last units
of the 20 thousand or so soldiers who have been withdrawn
from the northern Iraq region where they have been fighting
against PKK terrorists. Turkey is now working establish a
long term solution that will stabilize the area.
At least ten thousand troops will remain in the region
holding key points, and officials said over the weekend that
they will continue to seek out and destroy PKK strongholds.
In the mean- time, talks are going on with regional Kurdish
leaders with whom it is hoped that agreement can be reached
for united action against the PKK. /All papers/
[03] DEMIREL COLD SHOULDERS MOSCOW
President Suleyman Demirel has assumed a cold attitude
towards Moscow. Responding cooly to Russian Federation
President Boris Yeltsin, who has refused an invitation to
visit Turkey, President Demirel has rejected an invitation
to participate in "End of the Second World War" ceremony
that will be held in Moscow on May 9. Further, the
postponement of Russian Federation Deputy Foreign Minister
Albert Chernishev's Ankara visit, the Chechenya issue and
Russia's military action in Caucasia, has created a tense
atmosphere in Turco-Russian relations. It has been noted
that Foreign Ministry circles are reacting to Russia's stand
against the Conventional Forces in Europe agreement, and
this reaction is shared by President Demirel. Foreign
Ministry officials said that "There are some things that
Turkey cannot accept. President Demirel takes the Foreign
Ministry approach in international relations". /Milliyet/
[04] FOREIGN MINISTER INONU VISITS BAKU
Foreign Minister Erdal Inonu will visit Azerbaijan as the
guest of Azeri Foreign Minister Hasan Hasanov during 3-4
May. This second visit by a top level official to
Azerbaijan follows closely on the heels of the one-day visit
of Prime Minister Tansu Ciller on 12 April. Stating that
the two-day official visit will take place within the
framework of the usual consultation period between the two
countries, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ferhat Ataman said
that the visit would contribute to the comprehensive
cooperation which was being developed in every field and add
momentum to measures already being taken. According to
diplomatic sources, Inonu will meet with his Azeri
counterpart Hasanov and Azeri President Haydar Aliyev.
By-passing the blockage in the negotiation process of the
Minsk peace talks, putting Azerbaijan- Turkey economic
relations on a sound footing and democratization in
Azerbaijan will be among the issues to be discussed.
According to a high-level diplomatic source, the two sides
are about to reach agreement regarding the Karabakh problem,
but the Lacin corridor remains as an obstacle in this
process. The same source also noted that Armenia had alway
laid claim to the region and that acted as if they had the
right to possession. /Cumhuriyet/
[05] CULTURE MINISTRY TO FOCUS ON TURKS IN GERMANY
Culture Minister Ercan Karakas has confirmed that the
government will be making serious plans to lighten the
problems concerning Turks in Germany, the Anatolia news
agency reported yesterday. Karakas, who spoke to reporters
in Gelsenkirchen where a symposium on the "Social, Cultural
and Economic Transformation of Turks" was held recently. He
said that they were cooperating intensively with the
opposition parties to make a constitutional change
concerning the rights of Turkish citizens to have their vote
in domestic elections from the European countries where they
live, and to assume dual citizenship.
[06] SAHIN TO REPRESENT TURKEY AT MOSCOW COMMEMORATION OF
V-E DAY
Minister of Housing and Public Works, Erman Sahin, will
represent Turkey at the celebrations to be held in Moscow on
the 50th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in
Europe. After attending the ceremonies scheduled for May
8-9, the minister will hand a message of goodwill from
President Demirel to Russian leader Yeltsin. Sahin will
also meet with Turkish contractors working in Russia and the
republics of Central Asia before returning home. /All
papers/
[07] TURKEY, KUWAIT SIGN COOPERATION PROTOCOL
A delegation from the Turkish Chambers of Commerce and
Commodity Exchange (TOBB) has signed a cooperation protocol
with its Kuwaiti counterpart, the Anatolia news agency
reported yesterday. The TOBB delegation, headed by chairman
Yalim Erez, is in Kuwait on an official visit. The chambers
of both countries will organize fairs, symposiums,
conferences and issue publications and catalogues to promote
cooperation between the two countries.
[08] AKCALI RETURNS HOME
Environment Minister Riza Akcali returned to Turkey on
Sunday after attending the "Third Conference of the
Commission on Sustainable Development" organized by the UN
in New York. At a press conference at Istanbul Ataturk
Airport, Akcali stated that an agreement had been reached
with the US concerning the establishment of a centre in
Turkey to gather information on the environment and to aid
the Balkan and Central Asian countries. He also said that
the UN Environment Director had agreed that Environment Day
in 1996 should take place in Turkey.
[09] AKTUNA TO VISIT WESTERN THRACE
State Minister and Government Spokesman Yildirim Aktuna will
be in Western Thrace on May 2-4 as a guest of the Solidarity
Council for Turks in Western Thrace to "give regards from
Turkey" to ethnic Turks before the religious Bayram
celebrations. Aktuna announced that he will be joined by a
Turkish parliamentary committee, members of the press as
well as musicians from the Turkish Radio and Television
Corporation (TRT). /All papers/
[10] OSCE DELEGATION COMES TO TURKEY
Upon the invitation of Parliament Speaker Husamettin
Cindoruk, a 14-person delegation from the Organization of
Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) will come to
Turkey today. The members of the OSCE delegation, who will
meet with top level officials, will go to the Southeast
Anatolia region and make on-the-spot inspections there.
They will go to Diyarbakir and visit the Governorship of
State of Emergency. In Silopi, they will be given a
briefing about the northern Iraq military operation. A
report to be prepared by the OSCE delegation is expected to
be discussed at the meeting of the Parliamentarians Assembly
which is expected to meet in Ottowa in July. /Milliyet/
[11] RECORD EXPORTS FROM ETIBANK
Etibank realized the highest exports ever in the first four
months this year when compared with the same period for the
last five years. Etibank Chairman Ismail Hakki Arslan said:
"In the first four months, Etibank reached a record with
381,823 tons of exports worth $102 million". Although,
$79.2 million in exports was targeted for the end of April
1995, Arslan stated that $102.9 million in exports had been
achieved by Etibank. /Cumhuriyet/
[12] TURKISH RESTAURANT BOMBED IN GERMANY
A restaurant managed by Turks in Babenhausen, Germany was
fire-bombed early yesterday morning. Police said
unidentified men smashed the restaurant windows and threw
firebombs in. There were no casualties but substantial
property damage was reported. /Sabah/
[13] FOREIGN MINISTER INONU RETURNS HOME
Foreign Minister Erdal Inonu arrived home on Friday
following his one-day official visit to Slovakia. Inonu, in
the press conference he held at Ankara Esenboga Airport,
said he had signed a cultural cooperation development
agreement with Slovakia, and that three agreements
regulating economic cooperation between the two countries
were expected to be signed in the very near future. /All
papers/
[14] IRANIAN OIL MINISTER IN TURKEY
Iranian Oil Minister Gulamriza Agazade is expected to arrive
in Turkey on May 2. Ahmet Gokcen, the Energy and Natural
Resources Undersecretary, said the issue of 2 million cubic
metres of excess Iranian gas, which was discussed at
previous meetings, will be brought up again to see whether
it could be made available to Turkey. The Iranian minister
is expected to depart from Turkey on May 4. /All papers/
[15] THY AVIATION SCHOOL CELEBRATES 60TH ANNIVERSARY
The "Turkkusu" Turkish Airlines (THY) aviation school
celebrated its 60th anniversary yesterday. Pilots flew
various types of planes during the celebrations where there
were also "parachute shows". /All papers/
[16] YEAR 2010 TOURISM TARGETS
It is reported that the target for the year 2010 in tourism
in Turkey is 15 million tourists and $10 billion. Tourism
Ministry Promotion General Director Fermani Uygun said that
Turkey was leading many countries in promotion abroad.
Pointing out that Turkey had a very positive image abroad
from the standpoint of tourism, Uygun added: "In the last
two years, we have opened up to Asian and Pacificrim
countries. Israel and the Commonwealth of Independent
States (CIS) are our new markets". /Sabah/
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