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TRKNWS-L Turkish Press Review (January 10, 1996)From: TRKNWS-L <[email protected]>Turkish News DirectoryCONTENTS[01] ERBAKAN ASSIGNED TO FORM NEW GOVERNMENT[02] DYP AND ANAP SIGN COOPERATION PROTOCOL[03] TURKISH LEADERS OFFER CONDOLENCES FOR MITTERRAND[04] TURK INDUSTRIALISTS GUNNED DOWN IN ISTANBUL[05] TIKKO MILITANTS KILL TWO SOLDIERS[06] AUTO INDUSTRY OUTPUT CLIMBS 20 % IN 1995[07] TOBB ELECTS NEW BOARD CHAIRMAN[08] TURKISH BANK IN ZURICH BRIEFLY OCCUPIED[09] ANKARA CONCERNED ABOUT WATER COMPROMISE[10] TURKEY SEEKING US AND ISRAELI SUPPORT AGAINST SYRIA[11] DENKTAS SHOWS HIS HANDTURKISH PRESS REVIEWWEDNESDAY JANUARY 10, 1996Summary of the political and economic news in the Turkish press this morning[01] ERBAKAN ASSIGNED TO FORM NEW GOVERNMENTPresident Suleyman Demirel yesterday appointed Necmettin Erbakan, Chairman of the Welfare Party (RP) to form Turkey's new government. The appointment followed separate talks Demirel held with the party leaders on Tuesday. A statement issued by the Presidency explained that neither of the centre-right leaders could report a coalition formula sure of a Parliamentary vote of confidence, leaving Demirel with no option but appoint the leader of the party with the largest number of seats in the legislature. In a brief statement to reporters after the appointment, Prime Minister-designate Erbakan said the President had set no time limit for him to form the government. But the constitution does set a 45-day limit for the formation of a new government, at the expiry of which the President can call for new elections. /Hurriyet/
[02] DYP AND ANAP SIGN COOPERATION PROTOCOLLeading True Path Party (DYP) and Motherland Party (ANAP) officials came together yesterday and detailed the basic principles of a "Motherpath" agreement. The representatives of the two parties agreed that their party programmes for finding a solution to the problems facing Turkey were similar, and had reached an accord that a coalition with the Welfare Party (RP) would be harmful for both DYP and ANAP. They further said that both parties should form a minority government supported from outside by the leftist parties. The party representatives did not touch upon the hot issue regarding the prime ministerial post and preferred to discuss it later, after reaching consensus on the other details of the agreement. /Hurriyet/
[03] TURKISH LEADERS OFFER CONDOLENCES FOR MITTERRANDTurkish leaders, from President Suleyman Demirel to Foreign Minister Deniz Baykal, sent their condolences for Francois Mitterrand, the ex-president of France who died on Monday, describing him as a statesman who put his mark on European history. Demirel announced that he would fly to Paris on Wednesday night to attend Mitterrand's funeral on Thursday. He will delegate his presidential authority to Suleyman Arif Emre, Parliament's interim speaker from the Welfare Party. Leaders attending the ceremony in Notre Dame Cathedral will be received by President Jacques Chirac at the Elysee Palace, according to a statement from the French Embassy. Demirel, in a letter to his French counterpart Chirac, said that he had learned of Mitterrand's death with deep sorrow. "Mitterrand has played a determinant role in the shaping of Europe's future architecture" Demirel said in his message. Prime Minister Tansu Ciller, meanwhile, sent a letter to Prime Minister Alain Juppe, saying that Mitterrand's efforts had been watched not only by Turkey but by the whole world. Foreign Minister Deniz Baykal sent a message to his counterpart, Herve de Charette, which said that Mitterrand, during his two terms in office, had made an important contribution to bilateral ties "in accordance with the desires and interests of the two countries' peoples who share common values". Meanwhile, the French Embassy in Ankara and the Consulate-General in Istanbul have made a book of condolences available for the next three days in memory of Mitterrand. /Cumhuriyet/
[04] TURK INDUSTRIALISTS GUNNED DOWN IN ISTANBULLeftist militants shot dead two of Turkey's leading industrialists in their offices yesterday. A secretary was also killed in the attack, a spokesman for their firm, the Toyotasa car company, said. Ozdemir Sabanc=FD, Toyotasa chief executive, and Haluk Gorgun, general manager, were shot dead at company headquarters in central Istanbul, the spokesman said. It is reported that a militant leftist group has claimed responsibility for the attacks. Toyotasa is a joint venture between Turkey's Sabanci Holding company and Japan's Toyota. Meanwhile, the Council of Ministers held an extra-ordinary meeting yesterday after the event. The last meeting was held on 2 November, 1995, following the establishment of the new DYP-CHP government. Prior to the meeting, Prime Minister Tansu Ciller and Deputy Prime Minister Deniz Baykal held a bilateral meeting. Ciller noted that at the meeting the issues related to the economy, events in prisons and the murder of Sabanci were taken up. /Milliyet/
[05] TIKKO MILITANTS KILL TWO SOLDIERSMembers of the Turkish Workers and Peasants Liberation Army (TIKKO) have killed two soldiers and wounded two others in an outbreak of extreme-left violence, security officials said yesterday. TIKKO militants firing rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons killed the troops in the eastern province of Tunceli on Monday night, they said. The militant leftist group has been targeting soldiers, policemen and village chiefs in Tunceli since the 1970s. TIKKO sometimes stages joint operations with militants of the PKK terrorist organization.
[06] AUTO INDUSTRY OUTPUT CLIMBS 20 % IN 1995Turkey's automotive industry output went up by 20 % to 319,502 units last year and monthly output soared 26 % from a year ago to 31,890 units in December, auto industry statistics showed yesterday. The Automotive Industry Association (OSD) said that car production which increased by 15 % to 21,996 in December, rose by 10 % to 233,414 in 1995. It said in a report that last year's production also included 37,491 tractors, up 64 % from 1994, 19,326 trucks, up 62 % and 16,804 pick ups, up 75 % over the previous year. Turkey imported a total of 34,930 motor vehicles, including 21,652 passenger cars in 1995, the OSD said. Imports were down from 1994's 36,145 vehicles, including 28,116 cars. /All papers/
[07] TOBB ELECTS NEW BOARD CHAIRMANTurkey's largest business grouping, TOBB, has elected a new board chairman after former chief Yalim Erez was elected a member of Parliament on the True Path Party ticket. The executive board of the Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB), elected acting chairman, Fuat Miras, as new chairman of the board. /All papers/
[08] TURKISH BANK IN ZURICH BRIEFLY OCCUPIEDA Turkish bank was occupied yesterday for about 1-1/2 hours, a spokesman for Zurich police said. A group of half-a-dozen men left the building peacefully when the police arrived. Meanwhile, a molotov cocktail was thrown by unknown people at an agency belonging to the Turkish Maritime Companies in Zurich, Switzerland the previous night. Local police said that a fire which broken out in the agency was brought under control in a short time. Stating that three persons had been seen in the area, the police indicated that investigatory studies were underway. On Saturday night, an attack was made against the Turkish Airlines bureau in Zurich and the police detained a 20-year-old Turk. /Cumhuriyet/
[09] ANKARA CONCERNED ABOUT WATER COMPROMISEEven as Washington puts on pressure to bring about a peace between Israel and Syria, Turkey has made it clear that two major regional issues need to be settled during the process. Turkey wants the US to exert more pressure against Syria in moves designed to bring about a settlement of the water issue, and to stop Syrian support for PKK terrorism against Turkey. The Clinton administration has already assured Ankara that Turkey will not be adversely affected by any future peace agreements. But on the other hand, it expects Turkey to provide certain guarantees to Damascus about the fair sharing of the waters of the Euphrates River which flow from Turkey into Syria. Ankara is more than concerned that Washington is expecting Turkey to make compromises merely to further Washington's own peace negotiations. Before making any kind of deal, Turkey wants a fresh examination of the water issue, with clear evidence of just what the water demands of Syria are. /Hurriyet/
[10] TURKEY SEEKING US AND ISRAELI SUPPORT AGAINST SYRIAHoping to win some advantages from the current peace talks between the US, Israel and Syria, Turkey is trying to enlist the support of the US and Israel to force Syria into withdrawing support for the PKK terror organization. Turkish Foreign Ministry representatives have already noted that some Middle East countries are inclined to use terror as some kind of bargaining card, or as an element of foreign policy. In a move to balance the talks, today Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Onur Oymen will begin a round of contacts in Israel. Oymen will begin by being received by Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Perez. In the meantime, trade talks between Turkey and Israel continue. A free trade agreement is expected to be signed in March of this year when President Suleyman Demirel makes an official visit to Israel. Both Turkey and Israel expect to see big increases in the volume of trade between their respective countries once the agreement goes into effect. /Cumhuriyet/
[11] DENKTAS SHOWS HIS HANDPresident of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), Rauf Denktas, has laid his cards on the table and sharply responded to any US moves to try and alter the political map of the island. Denktas said yesterday that he would not consider at all any meetings, talks or negotiations that revolved around the so-called "Ghali map" put forward as a solution to the island's problems of administration. Denktas added that he had already warned US officials involved in the talks that initiatives including changes envisaged in the "map" would not be entertained by Northern Cyprus. Turkey too has confirmed its support for Denktas by turning down European Union (EU) moves to act as coordinator for Cyprus. Ankara has thus blocked EU efforts to grab a bigger say in the island's affairs, something which the TRNC fears could lead to the disadvantage of the Turkish community. /Cumhuriyet/
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