Cyprus PIO: Turkish Press and Other Media, 01-07-25

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[A] NEWS ITEMS

[01] The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the G-8 declaration on Cyprus.

[02] The Turkish Cypriot leader is continuing his contacts in Malaysia.

[03] �Near East University� to participate in an international conference in Sydney.

[04] Unemployment increases in Turkey.

[05] RTP General Secretary answers to Cumhuriyet/s columnist.

[06] New Islamist Party established. The new allocation of seats in TGNA.

[07] NPM is training people in shooting with G-3 rifles.

[A] NEWS ITEMS

[01] The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the G-8 declaration on Cyprus

In a statement, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said: ``The final declaration released at the end of last year's G-8 summit in Okinawa, Japan, gave place to opinions towards solution of the Cyprus question, and referred to the decisions taken by the United Nations Security Council. ``

Alleging that the Cyprus question could be solved by two equal and sovereign states on the island through free negotiations, the statement added: ``However, opinions which were put forward in the joint declaration are not based on the approval of the sides in Cyprus. It is clear that a lasting solution could be reached on the island only with the free will of the sides. ``

[02] The Turkish Cypriot leader is continuing his contacts in Malaysia

According to the paper, Denktash, who went to Malaysia as guest of the government of Malaysia, within the framework of the Islamic Conference Organization (ICO), met the night before yesterday with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia, Mr Michael Troyad. During the meeting they discussed the latest developments in the Cyprus problem and cooperation between the Islamic countries.

Denktash delivered a speech yesterday at the Foreign Policy and Diplomacy Institute of the Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In his speech Denktash repeated, inter alia, his known allegations that an institutional cooperation between the "two states that exist in Cyprus" will safeguard the peace in the area and in the world.

Denktash will depart from Malaysia today and will arrive in the occupied areas via Istanbul tomorrow.

[03] "Near East University" to participate in an international conference in Sydney

[04] Unemployment increases in Turkey

At the same time, it is noted that only in the city of Bursa more than 14,000 members of the union Turk - Is remained jobless in the first six months of this year.

Among other things, Cumhuriyet writes that 90 enterprises went bankrupt in the city of Gaziantep, while 181 traders in Erzurum also went bankrupt.

In the capital, Ankara, 2,000 enterprises closed down and 3,162 passed under a new management. Furthermore, a total of 20,000 people lost their jobs.

[05] RTP General Secretary answers to Cumhuriyet`s columnist

Responding to an article of the columnist of Cumhuriyet Orhan Birgit, who wrote a commentary in Sabah newspaper's on the above mentioned event, Mr. Soyer says, among other things, the following:

�...Unfortunately you have written that there were slogans and speeches which asked the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) to leave Cyprus. You have accepted as true the false article of Sabah and showed as a fact something which did not happen. ... At the age of 16 our generation became fighters and did their military service during the most difficult times. Therefore, when someone tells us that we think differently and tries to give us lessons of nationalism, our reaction grows. ... Among our members there are some who have children, brothers, parents and relatives in massive graves. ... We fight against the massive crimes and against this mentality, not because these are committed against us, but because every racist and fanatic view is an unacceptable crime committed against humanity...�.

[06] New Islamist Party established. The new allocation of seats in TGNA

However, the new party has suffered its first blow. Just as it was being formed and holding its first parliamentary group meeting, deputy for Kahramanmaras, Ali Sezal resigned.

The seats in the 550 members TGNA are now as follows: Democratic Left Party (DLP) 132, Nationalist Action Party (NAP) 126, Motherland Party (MP) 87, True Path Party (TPP) 80, Contentment Party (CP) 50, and Independent 67. Eight seats remain empty.

[07] NPM is training people in shooting with G-3 rifles

The newspaper criticizes this action by writing: "At what excuse will the Security Forces carry out a shooting exercise for citizens in cooperation with NPM organization?�

Stressing that a paramilitary organization has been established with the hand of the state, political circles stated that similar organizations can be found in Latin American countries under military dictatorships. It is also reported that their aim is to prepare the creation of a death squad within NPM, concludes the paper.

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