TRKNWS-L Turkish Press Review (June 5, 1995)
Subject: TRKNWS-L Turkish Press Review (June 5, 1995)
CONTENTS
[01] DYP COMES OUT AHEAD IN LOCAL BY-ELECTIONS
[02] DEMIREL TO HOST THREE HEADS OF STATE IN JUNE
[03] IRAQI DEPUTIES IN TURKEY
[04] MOGULTAY TO ATTEND ILO MEETINGS
[05] 27 MILITANTS KILLED, THREE SURRENDERED
[06] OSCE: "WE ATTRIBUTE IMPORTANCE TO TURKEY'S TERRITORIAL UNITY"
[07] THREE WOMEN KILLED, TEN INJURED IN THE SOUTHEAST
[08] TURKISH INDUSTRY RECOVERS, REACHES POSITIVE GROWTH
[09] "WORLD'S CHILDREN FIRST ENVIRONMENT CONVENTION" IN ANKARA
[10] GOLHAN: "TURKEY DESIRES TO SEND TROOPS TO THE MULTINATIONAL RAPID REACTION FORCE"
[11] LEADING SPECIALIST TO COME TO TURKEY
[12] US REPORT: A NEW TRUMP CARD FOR TURKEY
[13] BSEC PARLIAMENTARIANS ASSEMBLY TO CONVENE TOMORROW
[14] TURKEY'S UTILIZATION OF FOREIGN CREDIT DECREASES
[15] CREDIT FROM IMF
[16] CEYHAN TO BE THE OIL CENTER OF TURKEY IN THE FUTURE
[17] ANTIQUE STATUE DISCOVERED IN PATARA
[18] JICA TO OPEN OFFICE IN ANKARA
[19] PKK SUPPORTERS DEMONSTRATE IN GERMANY
[20] PRODUCTION OF STEEL RODS AND SHEETS INCREASE
[21] COMMENTS ON PKK TERRORISM AND NORHERN IRAQ
WITH THE COMPLIMENT OF
DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF PRESS AND INFORMATION
TURKISH PRESS REVIEW
JUNE 5, 1995
Summary of the political and economic news in the Turkish
press this morning.
[01] DYP COMES OUT AHEAD IN LOCAL BY-ELECTIONS
Local by-elections were held in two administrative districts
and 34 towns yesterday by the participation of 88,448
voters. The main partner of the coalition the True Path
Party (DYP) was first and the junior partner the Republican
People's Party (CHP) was second. DYP won the elections in
the Inebolu district of Kastamonu, the Kilis district of
Gaziantep, and in 20 towns. The Motherland Party (ANAP) won
the elections in five towns, the Republican People's Party
four, the Welfare Party (RP) three and the National Movement
Party (MHP) two towns. /Cumhuriyet/
[02] DEMIREL TO HOST THREE HEADS OF STATE IN JUNE
President Suleyman Demirel will host three heads of state
and pay two foreign visits himself during the month of June,
according to a statement from the President's office over
the weekend. The heads of state that Demirel will pay host
to will be the President of Slovenia Milan Kucan, who will
be in Turkey during June 6-8, PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat,
who will visit on June 19 and the President of Portugal
Mario Soares who will come to Turkey for an unofficial visit
on June 21. President Demirel himself will visit Kazakhstan
on June 12-14 to attend the foundation laying ceremony for
the International Turkish-Kazakhsant Ahmet Yesevin
University. He will also travel to Romania on June 29- July
1 for a Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization (BSEC)
summit. President Demirel will attend the Naval
Exercises-95 in Bodrum-Antalya on June 15-16. /All papers/
[03] IRAQI DEPUTIES IN TURKEY
"An Iraqi parliamentary delegation left here Saturday for
Ankara on a mission to boost ties with their Turkish
counterparts. The visit is part of moves to promote and
strengthen friendship and cooperation at a parliamentary
level between neighbouring countries" said Safaa Saleh
al-Omar, chairman of the parliamentary committee for Arab
and international affairs. The visit was at the invitation
of the Turkish parliament, the official agency INA said.
The delegation would meet with Turkish leaders to discuss
the "unfair" UN oil and trade embargo imposed when Iraq
invaded Kuwait in August 1990, INA added. Arriving in
Ankara yesterday, the delegation will meet with head of the
Turkish parliamentary foreign affairs committee, Mumtaz
Soysal and committee members today. Welcoming the
delegation, Soysal stated that they desired the relations
between the two brother and neighbouring countries to
develop and said: "This month is important for our assembly
as it is a month to make a decision on northern Iraq.
Therefore, we are pleased with this visit". /Milliyet/
[04] MOGULTAY TO ATTEND ILO MEETINGS
Justice Minister Mehmet Mogultay will attend International
Labour Organization (ILO) meetings to be held in Geneva in
place of Aydin Guven Gurkan, the minister for Labour and
Social Security who resigned late on Saturday, the Anatolia
news agency reported yesterday. Mogultay will visit
Bucharest to attend a meeting of justice ministers and later
attend the ILO meetings in Geneva, the agency reported.
[05] 27 MILITANTS KILLED, THREE SURRENDERED
Twenty seven militants of the PKK terrorist organization
were killed and three surrendered during military operations
in the Southeast, the Anatolia news agency reported
yesterday. Officials from the governorship of the state of
emergency said that 27 were killed in Bitlis' Tatvan
district while three others surrendered in Siirt's Pervari
district and Adiyaman. Officials said that 21 automatic
guns, 14 hand grenades, 15 mines, two bazookas, ammunition
and many documents were confiscated during military
operations in Adiyaman, Mardin, Siirt, Van, Sirnak and
Hakkari, Anatolia reported.
[06] OSCE: "WE ATTRIBUTE IMPORTANCE TO TURKEY'S TERRITORIAL
UNITY"
The deputy chairman of the Organization for Security and
Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) parliamentary assembly, Willy
Wimmer, said on Friday the organization attributed major
importance to Turkey's territorial unity, the Anatolia news
agency reported. Wimmer, who visited Turkey on May 1-6,
said a report would be prepared on Turkey soon. He also
condemned the terrorist attacks on Turkey and those giving
support to terrorism.
[07] THREE WOMEN KILLED, TEN INJURED IN THE SOUTHEAST
Three women were killed and ten women injured by
unidentified assailants while visiting the Shrine of Veysel
Karani in Batman's Besiri District, the Anatolia news agency
reported on Friday. The ten injured were taken to Dicle
University Hospital in Diyarbakir. Salih Sarman, Governor
of Batman, blamed the attack on militants from the PKK
terrorist organization. Officials said that a total of
eight people had been killed and 24 injured in the city
during the past month, Anatolia reported.
[08] TURKISH INDUSTRY RECOVERS, REACHES POSITIVE GROWTH
Turkish industrial output recovered in April, reaching
positive growth after a yearlong plunge and recession,
officials figures revealed on Friday. The State of
Institute of Statistics (DIE) disclosed that industrial
sector output grew by a rapid 14.2 % in April compared with
the same month of last year. The statistics agency said
manufacturing industry output in April this year grew by
13.1 % and energy sector output by 24 %. /All papers/
[09] "WORLD'S CHILDREN FIRST ENVIRONMENT CONVENTION" IN ANKARA
A meeting of children from all over the world will take
place in Ankara from June 6 to June 8 on the occasion of
World Environment Week. Over 100 children from 21 countries
as well as 70 Turkish children will attend the meetings to
discuss environmental issues. President Suleyman Demirel,
Prime Minister Tansu Ciller and Environment Minister Riza
Akcali will attend the opening of the convention.
/Cumhuriyet/
[10] GOLHAN: "TURKEY DESIRES TO SEND TROOPS TO THE
MULTINATIONAL
RAPID REACTION FORCE"
Returning to Turkey following the meeting in Paris yesterday
in which ministers and General Staff officials of 15 NATO
and UN countries were present, Turkish Defence Minister
Mehmet Golhan said that Turkey was desired to send troops to
the Multinational Rapid Reaction Force which is being
considered to be established. Golhan said that Turkey's
acceptance to the union and the scope of the union would be
determined after the negotiations to be held this month and
that the Turkish F-16 fleet deployed at the Ghedi base of
Italy could be sent to reinforce this force. Stating that
Turkey wanted to participate in the Multinational Rapid
Reaction Force with aircraft defence and ground support
units, Golhan said that this issue would be considered in
the Council of Ministers. Noting that this force would
defend the UN Peace Force, provide logistic support, and
would undertake speedy military operations, Golhan stated
that this would be a deterrent force against the Serbs.
Golhan said: "It is evident that the Serbs have not been
made to see reason. Taking the Peace Force troops
prisoners, fastening them to columns comprise the last
straws. The stand taken by the Serbs has been condemned in
the meeting. Decisions have been made in regard to more
effective measures. New deployments will be made in
critical regions.The Sarajevo airport will be kept open."
Commenting on the presence of the Greek representative at
the meeting in Paris, even though he was not invited, Golhan
said: "It is good that they have participated as now they
can see what is going on". /Hurriyet-Cumhuriyet/
[11] LEADING SPECIALIST TO COME TO TURKEY
Dr.Noel Brown, a leading specialist in the world for the
environment and former Chairman of the UN Environment
Programme is coming to Turkey on June 14-18 as the guest of
the Amyway Turkiye concern. During the 1992 Global
Environment Summit held in Rio, Dr.Brown's work "Agenda 21"
had been published and had won wide acclamation. It is
believed that this subject will also be touched upon during
his visit. Dr.Brown will participate in a luncheon where
Minister of the Environment Riza Akcali and other government
officials and representatives of the private sector and
academicians will be present. /Hurriyet/
[12] US REPORT: A NEW TRUMP CARD FOR TURKEY
The statement in the report of the US State Department to
the effect that some European countries extend support to
the PKK terrorist organization will serve as a guideline for
Turkey's foreign relations policy with Europe. An official
has stated that this accusation has time and again been
directed by Turkey to Europe but it had all been
ineffective. "Now a third party, the US has officially
confirmed this, by stating clearly and openly that European
countries extend support to the PKK. This official document
will be a great contribution to solve the PKK stalemate with
Europe" he added. /Hurriyet/
[13] BSEC PARLIAMENTARIANS ASSEMBLY TO CONVENE TOMORROW
The Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) Parliamentarians
Assembly meeting is to be held in Moscow tomorrow. Turkey
will be represented by a 9-person delegation of deputies
headed by Kocaeli Deputy Ibrahim Artvinli. A welcoming
speech will be made by the Chairman of the sub-wing of the
Russian Parliament (Duma), Ivan Ribkin. Subjects to be
taken in hand will comprise cooperation in the fields of
economy, culture and education. A decision will also be
taken on the subject of holding a future meeting of the
Organization on a head of state level. /Cumhuriyet/
[14] TURKEY'S UTILIZATION OF FOREIGN CREDIT DECREASES
Turkey's medium and long term foreign credit utilization has
decreased by $529 million which represents a decrease of 41%
for the first three months of 1995 as compared with the same
period of the previous year. This figure was on the level
of $898 million during the same period the previous year.
It was ascertained that 16.4 % of medium and long term
credits has been utilized by the Treasury, 4.2 % by
commercial banks, 60 % by other public and private sector
institutions. The remaining 19.4 % comprised project
credits financing of investment goods for the public sector
and exports of the private sector. /Cumhuriyet/
[15] CREDIT FROM IMF
A delegation of five from International Monetary Fund (IMF)
is to arrive Turkey, today. During a ten-day visit of the
IMF, there will be meetings with the Treasury and Foreign
Trade Undersecretariat, Finance Ministry, the Central Bank,
the State Planning Institution, and the Privatization
Administration officials. During the meetings monetary
developments, price movements, borrowing and other
macro-economic indications will be discussed. The forth
portion of the stand-by agreement has been released. It is
expected to be transferred to Turkey within the next few
days. /Hurriyet/
[16] CEYHAN TO BE THE OIL CENTER OF TURKEY IN THE FUTURE
According to the recent decision of the UN Security Council,
Iraq will sell a limited quantity of oil. Upon, Iraq's
acceptance to comply with the decision, the
Kirkuk-Yumurtalik oil pipeline will re-open. Also, within
the framework of the agreements signed last year Kazakh and
Azeri oil will be pumped through the Baku-Ceyhan oil
pipeline and Ceyhan will be come the oil centre of Turkey.
According to the agreements, annually 25 million tons of
crude oil from Azerbaijan, 20 million tons from Kazakhstan
and 70 million tons from Iraq will be pumped annually
Turkey. In other words 115 million tons of crude oil will
annually find its way to international markets through
Turkey. /Milliyet/
[17] ANTIQUE STATUE DISCOVERED IN PATARA
An antique statue has been discovered in the Mediterranean
village of Patara. Archaeologist at the excavation site
Sencer Sahin said that the statue dating back to AD 41-54
had been used as a direction guide for the city of Likia in
ancient times. Sahin also noted that the text written on
the statue proved the fact that Likia had become a Roman
state during the term of Emperor Claudius. The statue,
which is broken into several pieces, is to be restored.
/Cumhuriyet/
[18] JICA TO OPEN OFFICE IN ANKARA
The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA),
founded to transfer technology and finance to developing
countries, has decided to open an office in Ankara, the
Anatolia news agency reported from Tokyo on Friday. The
JICA administrative manager, Kazutoshi Iwanami, said with
the new office, they aim to develop technical cooperation
between Turkey and Japan and also to assist Central Asian
Turkish-speaking republics financially and technically.
/All papers/
[19] PKK SUPPORTERS DEMONSTRATE IN GERMANY
Supporters of the PKK terrorist organization held a
demonstration in Cologne to protest the closing of a
publishing house that publishes PKK documents, the Anatolia
news agency reported on Saturday. At least 300 supporters
were taken into custody by the police during demonstrations.
Three police officers and many demonstrators received
injuries, the agency reported.
[20] PRODUCTION OF STEEL RODS AND SHEETS INCREASE
There has been an increase of 11.41 % in the production of
rods and steel sheets for the first 4 months of this year
when compared to figures for the same period last year.
According to the Iron Steel Producers' Association, the
figure for last year was 3 million 865.8 thousand tons. The
figure for the current year is 4 million 306.8 thousand
tons. /Cumhuriyet/
[21] COMMENTS ON PKK TERRORISM AND NORHERN IRAQ
FINANCIAL TIMES (April 19, 1995)
Edward Mortimer
"How, the Turks ask, could any country fail to react when
terrorism against it is carried on from bases in a
neighbouring country, in an area over which the government
of that country has no control? That is a fair question.
The power vacuum in northern Iraq is a real problem, for
which the western countries that briefly occupied the area
in 1991 should take responsibility."
THE NEW YORK TIMES (March 29, 1995)
Steven Greenhouse
"The Administration also justified Turkey's offensive by
saying that because Iraq was powerless to stop terrorists
from operating in the zone, it seemed logical for Turkey to
take the matter into its own hands.
'There is an administrative vacuum in that area,' said
Christine Shelly, a State Department spokeswoman.
'Countries have certain rights under international law to
stop actions that may be taking place across international
borders against them.'"
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, (April 18, 1995)
Alan Makovsky
TURKEY MERITS US BACKING AS IT HUNTS TERRORISTS
"Turkey's 35,000-troop incursion into northern Iraq is part
of an ongoing battle against terrorism. It deserves support
from the United States and other Western nations.
Two points should guide Western policy. First, the West's
interests lie with Turkey. Ankara has been a loyal NATO
ally, a stategic partner in the Gulf war, and the host of
Operation Provide Comport, whose planes protect Iraqi Kurds
from Saddam Hussein. It is a source of stability in the
Middle East, an important future partner in our ties with
resource-rich Central Asia, and a key bulwark against a
resurgence of Russian imperialism. Most important, Turkey
has long been the most democratic government in the Islamic
world. Its democratic efforts, however imperfect, deserve
to be rewarded and nurtured.
By contrast, the terrorist PKK is trained in Lebanon's
Syrian- controlled Bekaa Valley and supported by three
sponsors of terrorism: Iran, Iraq, and particulariy Syria.
The PKK targets not only the Turkish military but also state
officals and others - including teachers, whom it accuses of
purveying state propaganda - and their families. Its
persistent attacks on Turkish institutions throughout Europe
led both France and Germany to ban the organization in 1993.
Second, Turkey's actions to preserve its territorial
integrity and prevent terrorist infiltration across its
borders are justified. There is little doubt the US would
respond powerfully were we victimized by cross-border
terrorism that a neighboring state would not or could not
control. Indeed, as our 1986 raid on Libya showed, we are
willing to go well beyond our borders to try to inflict
damage on terrorists .
Carrying out reform while fighting terrorists is
treacherous. Terrorists can mistake reform for weakness.
If Turkey is to follow through with its reforms, it should
know that its friends fully support its right to oppose
terror and protect its borders."
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