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Turkish Press Review, 96-06-21Turkish Press Review Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs <http://www.mfa.gov.tr>CONTENTS
TURKISH PRESS REVIEWFRIDAY JUNE 21, 1996Summary of the political and economic news in the Turkish press this morning[01] S.KAMIL YUCEORAL APPOINTED TO DGPIKamil Yuceoral has been appointed to the Directorate General of Press and Information (DGPI). Yuceoral has served as undersecretary and general director in many public institutions. Senior adviser to the Prime Minister for the economic and political coordination of the Turkish-Speaking Republics, and for Turkey's promotion abroad, Kamil Yuceoral is also Turkish commissioner of the EXPO '98 World Fair. /Hurriyet/[02] ISRAELI PRESS: EGYPT IGNORES PKKThe Israeli press has noted Egypt's opposition to the 23 February Turkish-Israeli military training agreement, and reports that Cairo "ignores ongoing PKK tension" between Damascus and Ankara. In a comment in Israel's Ha`retz newspaper, it says that Egypt opposes the military agreement mainly because of military concerns. /Cumhuriyet/[03] REGIONAL TENSIONS INCREASEDespite Turkish policy directed towards dialogue and peaceful settlement of issues, neighbour countries continue to exert pressure from a number of directions. Foreign Minister Emre Gonensay, commenting on developments involving the Arab League said yesterday that Turkey was not concerned about a planned declaration against Turkey. "We are not bothered about the upcoming Arab summit in Cairo. Rather, the Arab League itself should be more concerned about the outcome of its actions. Gonensay also noted that Syria should be more concerned about cutting its ties with terrorism, rather than trying to create so-called water problems with Turkey.Greece too has come in line for Turkish condemnation of its continuing aggressive policy. An all party condemnation of Greek provocation yesterday also notes that Turkey still wants dialogue rather than resorting to force to resolve mounting tension between Turkey and Greece. /Hurriyet/ [04] VETO BATTLES IN EU SUMMITThe Florence European Union (EU) summit meeting of state ministers from member countries looks like being an anti-veto battleground of opposing opinions. Britain will be the major target as it defends its policy in the sensitive "mad cow" disease issue. Britain has so far managed to stop virtually all EC business by blocking and vetoing proposals.Turkey wants to bring up its own veto problems with Greece which is obstinate in blocking EU aid to Turkey through customs union agreements. Turkey has been invited to attend the summit primarily through the good offices of EU term president country Italy, with strong support from France. President Chirac of France yesterday spoke for twenty minutes on the phone with President Suleyman Demirel about Turkey's ties with the EU, and again voiced French support for Turkey. /All papers/ [05] LEADING ROLE FOR WOMEN IN TURKISH ACADEMIC CIRCLESProfessional women play a leading role in Turkish academic circles with a 31% share of teaching positions. In a new report on the role women in Turkey play in the teaching and academic professions, it says that 20% of all the professors in Turkey are women. The report also notes that these figures are better than those of most European countries.According to research, most Turkish women in the academic professions ascribe their success to the reforms of Kemal Ataturk who founded the Republic and opened the way for women to share more fully in public life. /Cumhuriyet/ [06] NEW FRONT: IRAN-SYRIAIran has offered a military pact with Syria to counter an Israeli-Turkish military agreement, the London-based al-Hayat newspaper said yesterday. "Iran has offered a military pact with Syria similar to that of a Turkish-Israeli agreement" the daily, quoting foreign diplomatic sources in Damascus, said. "Tehran's announcement that it stands by Syria against Turkey is an important development on the basis that Iran's security is part of Syria's security" Hayat said. /Milliyet-Hurriyet/[07] FOREX RESERVES RISE TO $15.9 BILLIONThe Turkish Central Bank said its foreign currency reserves rose $574 million last week to $15.908 billion on June 14. It said gold reserves remained unchanged at $1.383 billion. Gross international reserves, including commercial bank holdings, rose $221 million to $25.77 billion in the week ending May 31, the bank said. /All papers/[08] TURKEY'S TEXTILE EXPORTS TO US JUMP 200 % SINCE 1992Turkey's textile exports to the US climbed almost 200 % to $805 million last year from $418 million in 1992, industry officials have said. Ziya Sukun, managing director at the Istanbul Textile and Apparel Exporters' Union (ITKIB), based in the fashion district, New York, said that Turkish companies were aiming to report $1 billion worth of exports to the US this year, the Anatolia news agency said. Sukun also detailed the programme of the Istanbul Textile and Apparel Exporters' Union and added that about 500 Turkish exporters had entered the US market with the help of the union. Sukun also noted that Turkey was able to compete with textile giants like China, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the US market.[09] PKK MILITANTS EXECUTE VILLAGE CHIEF IN TURKEYMilitants of the PKK terrorist organization shot dead a 60-year-old Kurdish village headman in front of his family in an execution-style killing in eastern Turkey, his relatives said yesterday. PKK militants killed Hidir Mut, chief of Yenikoy village in the mountainous Tunceli province, in his home on Wednesday night because his daughter was living with an army non-commissioned officer, they said. "We have warned you before about this but you didn't listen. You are now going to be punished" a relative quoted the rebels as saying before shooting Mut in the head.Meanwhile, a group of PKK militants set fire on many buildings in the Genc district of Bingol and kidnapped a villager yesterday. /Sabah/ [10] WASHINGTON THINK-TANK ANALYSESAs the specter of a new coalition government that includes the pro-Islamic Welfare Party (RP) is entertained in Washington these days with visible discomfort, future scenarios are also being generated that aim to circumvent that possibility. Alan Makovsky, senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and an expert on Turkish-US relations, as just written a Policywatch paper that analyses such possibilities. He pointed out two "procedural possibilities" -either a new government by July 22, or new elections. Yet there are other "plausible if somewhat remote possibilities" as well, Makovsky noted. "For example, Demirel can ask any parliamentarian -not necessarily a party leader- to try to form a government. If an all-secular government is to be formed without elections, just such a non-party-leader approach will be necessary" Makovsky said."Another possibility is that Demirel can assemble an all-party "provisional government" in advance of new elections" he said. "Such a government could remain in power a long time; the constitution does not require that the subsequent election be held in a specified period of time". /Sabah/ [11] APPOINTMENTS TO MINISTRIESThe Official Gazette has published decrees related to appointments to the Prime Ministry, the Interior, Foreign, Finance, Public Works and Housing, Labour and Social Security, Culture, Tourism and Environment Ministries yesterday, the Anatolia news agency reported. Ministry advisor Ambassador Emin Murat Sungar is appointed Foreign Ministry Deputy Counsellor. Prime Ministry Advisor Erol Ozdemir becomes Council of Ministers' Secretary.[12] TOROS-1/96 MANEUVERSThe Toros-1/96 maneuvers involving the Turkish Naval, Air and Ground forces of the Turkish Peace Force in Cyprus are successfully continuing. The maneuvers aim to ensure coordination and cooperation between air and land forces. /Cumhuriyet/[13] AMERICA: "ARABS ARE UNJUST"Answering a question regarding the reactions of the Arab countries to new developments in Turco-Israeli relations, spokesman for the State Department, Nicholas Burns said that those countries did not have the right to criticise Turkey, and recalled that Oman, Tunisia, Mauritania, Morocco, Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and Syria had also improved their relations with Israel when compared with the position five years ago. /Sabah/[14] CHECHENS TO START PEACE MARCH FROM SAMSUNChechen Human Rights and Transportation Minister Said Emin Ibrahimov has met up with his son Said, who escaped from a Russian prison camp and later took refuge in Izmir, Turkey. Ibrahimov, a member of the Sweden Democracy Institution, said that they would start a "Peace March" to end the fighting going on in Caucasia from Samsun, where Ataturk also began his national struggle. /Hurriyet/[15] CROSS-BORDER OPERATION OVERDuring a recent cross-border operation in northern Iraq, 165 PKK terrorists and nine Turkish soldiers were killed. The seven-day-long operation was a heavy blow against the terrorist organization. Many PKK strongholds were destroyed and a great number of weapons were seized. /Hurriyet/[16] TURKEY ON INTERNETTourism Minister Isilay Saygin noted that her ministry, jointly with the Foreign Ministry had undertaken a project aiming to promote Turkish tourism on Internet. In a statement, Minister Saygin said that full use should be made of the opportunities offered by modern technology to ensure improvement in tourism. "Via Internet we will be able to make the whole world familiar with the natural beauties special to Turkey," Saygin pointed out. /Cumhuriyet/[17] ATATURK SCULPTURE FOR TURKISH CULTURE CITY IN JAPANJapan has extended TL 3.5 billion to finance the creation of an Ataturk sculpture for the Turkish Culture City established near Tokyo. Another TL 3.7 billion has been given by the Turkish Culture Ministry. The bronze sculpture to be made by Metin Yurdanur will weigh 8.5 tons. /Hurriyet/Turkish Press Review Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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