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TRKNWS-L Turkish Press Review (November 6, 1995)

From: hristu@arcadia.harvard.edu (Dimitrios Hristu)

Turkish News Directory

Subject: TRKNWS-L Turkish Press Review (November 6, 1995)


CONTENTS

  • [01] COALITION GETS THE VOTE

  • [02] ANKARA SAYS MURDER WON'T DERAIL PROCESS

  • [03] DISASTROUS FLOODS HIT WESTERN TURKEY

  • [04] ECONOMIST ROUNDTABLE TO BE HELD IN ANKARA

  • [05] TOURISM MINISTERS MEET AT 29TH UFTAA WORLD CONGRESS

  • [06] PARLIAMENT ENDORSES SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET

  • [07] NEW BALKAN DEAL WITH GREECE

  • [08] TURKEY PLANNING FOR MORE SATELLITES

  • [09] AZERBAIJAN HOOKS INTO INTERNET

  • [10] TURKISH-SYRIAN BORDER TRADE TOTALS TL 51 BILLION

  • [11] FRENCH MAGAZINE TO PRINT SPECIAL EDITION ON TURKEY


  • TURKISH PRESS REVIEW


    MONDAY NOVEMBER 6, 1995


    Summary of the political and economic news in the Turkish press

    this morning

    [01] COALITION GETS THE VOTE

    Parliament yesterday gave a vote of confidence to Prime Minister Tansu Ciller's revived coalition government, ending a 45-day government crisis. A total of 243 deputies cast ballots in favour of the 52nd coalition government between the True Path Party (DYP) and the Republican People's Party (CHP), while 172 cast negative votes. After opening the session, New Speaker of the Turkish Parliament Ismet Sezgin expressed condolences for those who lost their lives in the disastrous floods in Izmir and Antalya. Following the confidence vote, Ciller said: "The 52nd Republican Government took the confidence vote. It is the success of our nation, our democracy and our Assembly. I hope this will be auspicious for all of us". /Cumhuriyet-Milliyet-Hurriyet-Sabah/

    [02] ANKARA SAYS MURDER WON'T DERAIL PROCESS

    Turkish officials yesterday expressed sorrow over the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, but said the murder would not derail his mission of peace. "Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin will always be remembered by all of us for his unshakable belief in and effort toward providing peace and compromise in a region full of conflicts" Demirel said in a condolence message to his Israeli counterpart. His vision for finding lasting and comprehensive solutions to regional problems will always live" Demirel said. "Israel has lost a valuable son and the world has lost a man of peace". Demirel said his state visit to Israel scheduled for November 12-15 would be postponed due to Rabin's death. Prime Minister Tansu Ciller announced she will represent Turkey in today's funeral ceremony for Rabin in Jerusalem. State Ministers Coskun Kirca and Ali Dincer will accompany Ciller. /Milliyet-Hurriyet/

    [03] DISASTROUS FLOODS HIT WESTERN TURKEY

    At least 65 people were killed after floods hit the western and southern cities of Izmir, Isparta and Antalya. Authorities put the death toll at 55, with two others missing in and around Izmir, after hours of torrential rain on Saturday. Izmir's Governor's Office said the 37 people injured during the flood were under treatment. A rescue and shelter operation is continuing. Hundreds of people who lost their houses in the floods are being sheltered in schools and state offices. Rescue workers distributed 5,000 blankets and 200 tents to others made homeless by the flood. Saturday's heavy rains hit the Guzelbahce, Narlidere, Cigli and Bornova districts where therem are many squatters' shanties. An emergency meeting, chaired by Izmir Governor Kutlu Aktac, was held to coordinate relief efforts yesterday. Because of the emergency, all medical services in the city are working 24-hours, health care and medicines provided without any charge. After President Suleyman Demirel, Prime Minister Tansu Ciller and Deputy Prime Minister Deniz Baykal's visit to Izmir, Motherland Party (ANAP) Chairman Mesut Yilmaz and Democratic Left Party (DSP) Deputy Chairman Rahsan Ecevit went to the region yesterday.

    Meanwhile, five people died in Isparta's Sutculer district, when a bus was engulfed in river water after a bridge collapsed. Sixteen passengers on the bus were rescued, while five drowned. In Antalya one person died and 250 houses collapsed after floodwaters surged through many villages. /Hurriyet-Cumhuriyet/

    [04] ECONOMIST ROUNDTABLE TO BE HELD IN ANKARA

    The Economist Magazine's 13th Roundtable Meeting will focus on "Turkey's application for the customs union and the effects of privatization and stabilization programs" and will be held in Ankara on November 8-9. The meeting, organized cooperatively between The Economist Magazine and the Turkish government, intends to attract the attention of foreign companies to political-economic developments and investment opportunities in Turkey. /All papers/

    [05] TOURISM MINISTERS MEET AT 29TH UFTAA WORLD CONGRESS

    The 29th UFTAA World Congress, "Tourism at the Crossroads" officially opened in Istanbul on Thursday night and a special meeting of Tourism Ministers was held yesterday morning. Tourism ministers from Niger, Tanzania, The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Mongolia, Italy, Egypt, The Dominican Republic, Kyrgyzstan, South Korea, Ivory Coast, Iraq, Tunisia, Nigeria and China attended the press conference to discuss different aspects and recent developments involving the tourism sector internationally and in Turkey. /All papers/

    [06] PARLIAMENT ENDORSES SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET

    The Turkish Parliament's general assembly endorsed a law creating a TL 380 trillion supplementary budget for fiscal year 1995, over the weekend. An increase of TL 276 trillion in tax revenues is expected and the remaining TL 104 trillion will be collected through government borrowing. A temporary article in the law gives the right to increase the wages of civil servants and pensioners on November 15. Attending the vote were 198 deputies, of which 20 objected to the draft law. /All papers/

    [07] NEW BALKAN DEAL WITH GREECE

    With the atmosphere between Turkey and Greece starting to warm up because of EU customs union agreements that also involve Turkey, Turkish and Greek business sectors are setting up new partnership agreements.

    The textile sectors of both countries are especially interested in new deals for the Balkan regions. Sector leaders have already discussed new partnership investment deals. Investors will benefit from European Union credit support programmes.

    The Greeks in fact, are planning ahead on the principle of "if you can't beat them, join them." Textile leaders in Greece say that once Turkey gets into the customs union, the Greek textile sector will take a bashing. Working on a partnership basis with Turkish producers will at least help to reduce damage to the Greek sector. /Milliyet/

    [08] TURKEY PLANNING FOR MORE SATELLITES

    Turkish officials said over the weekend that Turkey was planning to launch a satellite in June of next year and a third satellite in 1999.

    First protocol agreements have already been signed with the French Aerospatiale group which will head a new satellite consortium. First steps for launching from a French site have also been taken.

    According to representatives of Turk Telecommunications AS, the satellites will be used for TV broadasting and developing telephone communications, although of the satellites will be used mainly for military purposes. One of the regions to particularly benefit from the new satellite set up will be southeastern regions of Turkey where communications are restricted because of geographic difficulties and terrorism.

    Turkey's first TURKSAT satellite cost eleven trillion TL, the second will cost thirteen and the third will cost a massive sixteen trillion TL. On the other hand, officials note that income from the satellites make the projects very profitable in the long term. /Sabah/

    [09] AZERBAIJAN HOOKS INTO INTERNET

    During his recent visit to Azerbaijan, former foreign minister Erdal Inonu was instrumental in getting Azerbaijan hooked into the international Internet information network through facilities in Turkey.

    Inonu has been working on the project since 1992, when an initial protocol was signed with Turkey's research foundation, TUBITAK. Connections using fibre optics are now set up in Azerbaijan's Baku university making Azerbaijan the first Turkish-Republic Republic on Internet. /Hurriyet/

    [10] TURKISH-SYRIAN BORDER TRADE TOTALS TL 51 BILLION

    Border trade between Syria and Turkey in the first 10 months of the year totalled TL 51 billion. Exports were TL 2.5 billion and imports were TL 48.5 billion. During the same period last year, totals were TL 1.6 billion for exports and TL 13 billion in imports. /All papers/

    [11] FRENCH MAGAZINE TO PRINT SPECIAL EDITION ON TURKEY

    The French economics magazine Le Moci is preparing a special issue about Turkey to be published in December to introduce Turkish products and advertising to Europe, on the eve of Turkey joining the EU Customs Union, slated for 1 January 1996. /All papers/

    END

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