Subject: TURKEY/CILLER O'NITER (S ONLY) BY VICTOR BEATTIE/WASHINGTON
Topic: voa
From: yanni@ix.netcom.com (Ioannis Bousnakis)
 
DATE=4/19/95
TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT
NUMBER=2-177210
TITLE=TURKEY/CILLER O'NITER (S ONLY)
BYLINE=VICTOR BEATTIE
DATELINE=WASHINGTON 
CONTENT=
VOICED AT:

INTRO:  TURKISH PRIME MINISTER TANSU CILLER MEETS WITH PRESIDENT 
CLINTON AT THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY (WEDNESDAY), WITH ANKARA'S 
THREE-WEEK INCURSION AGAINST KURDISH REBELS IN NORTHERN IRAQ HIGH
ON THE AGENDA.  V-O-A'S VICTOR BEATTIE REPORTS MRS. CILLER -- 
APPEARING ON U-S PUBLIC TELEVISION -- HAS EXPRESSED 
DISAPPOINTMENT OVER THE EUROPEAN UNION'S STRONG CRITICISM OF THE 
MILITARY OPERATION, CALLING IT UNFAIR:

TEXT:  MRS. CILLER INSISTS THE OFFENSIVE WILL BE VERY SHORT IN 
DURATION AND -- IN FACT -- HAS ALREADY ACHIEVED ITS PRIMARY 
OBJECTIVE OF DESTROYING REBEL BASES IN IRAQ.  SHE DECLINES TO 
PROVIDE A TARGET DATE FOR COMPLETION OF THE PULLOUT BUT SAYS THE 
WITHDRAWAL IS ALREADY UNDERWAY.

THE UNITED STATES HAS EXPRESSED UNDERSTANDING OVER THE TURKISH 
ACTION -- CALLING THE KURDISTAN WORKER'S PARTY A TERRORIST 
ORGANIZATION.  HOWEVER, WASHINGTON HAS PRESSED ANKARA FOR A 
SPEEDY CONCLUSION OF THE OFFENSIVE. 

THE PRIME MINISTER SAYS THE EUROPEANS DO NOT UNDERSTAND THAT THE 
PARTITIONING OF IRAQ, FOLLOWING THE GULF WAR, CREATED A SITUATION
TURKEY IS NOW FORCED TO RESOLVE:

                     ///CILLER ACTUALITY///

         THE FACT THAT WE HAVE IN NORTHERN IRAQ A NO-MAN'S LAND 
         WITHOUT AUTHORITY WHERE THE TERRORISTS CAN GO AND SETTLE
         DOWN AND SAY THIS IS AN AREA WE ARE GOING TO BE IN 
         CONTROL OF TO INFILTRATE INTO TURKEY AND KILL TURKISH 
         CITIZENS.

                       ///END ACUTALITY///

MRS. CILLER WARNS IF TURKEY -- A MEMBER OF NATO AND A KEY ENERGY 
TRANSIT POINT -- IS REFUSED EUROPEAN UNION MEMBERSHIP, THE 
TURKISH PROPLE WILL REJECT EUROPE AND COULD TURN TO ISLAMIC 
FUNDAMENTALISM.

THE TURKISH PRIME MINISTER AKNOWLEDGES IMPROVEMENTS IN TURKISH 
DEMOCRACY ARE NEEDED.  SHE PROMISES CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM TO 
PROVIDE GREATER FREEDOM OF SPEECH.  SHE ALSO PLEDGES TO RELEASE 
POLITICAL PRISONERS FROM JAIL.  (SIGNED).

NEB / WOD / WOD

19-Apr-95 2:56 AM EDT (0656 UTC)
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Source: Voice of America