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Turkish Press Review, 97-09-10Turkish Press Review Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs <http://www.mfa.gov.tr>CONTENTS
TURKISH PRESS REVIEWDIRECTORATE GENERAL OF PRESS AND INFORMATION,OFFICE OF PRIME MINISTER10.09.97Summary of the political and economic news in the Turkish press this morning[01] YILMAZ IN KAZAKHSTANPrime Minister Mesut Yilmaz began his official visit to Kazakhstan, his first visit abroad, yesterday. Speaking to reporters before his departure from Ankara's Esenboga Airport, Yilmaz said that his visit represented an historic opportunity to further improve relations between Turkey and Kazakhstan. Yilmaz said he was visiting Kazakhstan in response to an invitation from the country's president, Nursultan Nazarbayev. During his three-day visit, Yilmaz will hold talks with Kazakh President Nazarbayev, Prime Minister Akejan Kajigeldin and other officials in Almati on bilateral, regional and international topics.Yilmaz noted that he would be accompanied by State Ministers Ahad Andican and Cavit Kavak, Energy Minister Cumhur Ersumer, various parliamentarians, businessmen and journalists. He added that the Turkish businessmen would discuss ways of increasing their involvement in public and private enterprises there. /Cumhuriyet/ [02] PRESIDENT DEMIREL TO VISIT EGYPTPresident Suleyman Demirel will visit Cairo on 16 September. Meanwhile, it is reported that the bill of lading of the "Al Quasry" a vessel flying the Egyptian flag, which passed through the Bosphorus Straits, has been checked, and that the vessel was found to be carrying 30 missiles. At a meeting to be chaired by Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz tomorrow, the General Staff will give comprehensive information to members of the government regarding the crisis between Turkey and Greece triggered by Russia's selling S-300 missiles to the Greek Cypriot administration. It is expected that during Demirel's visit to Egypt, developments regarding the missile crisis will be taken up. /Cumhuriyet/[03] TURKISH PARLIAMENT SPEAKER IN WASHINGTONTurkish Parliamentary Speaker Mustafa Kalemli who is paying an official visit to the US on the invitation of US House of Representatives Chairman Newt Gingrich, is testing the ground for setting up direct ties between the legislative organs of the two countries. According to Kalemli, the parliaments of the two countries should focus on new issues in their relations and break the vicious circle of discussing every year whether or nor military and economic aid should be extended to Turkey. Kalemli suggested that a joint working group should be established with the participation of the US Congress and the Turkish Parliament, adding that such a move would contribute to improving cooperation between Turkey and the US. /Milliyet/[04] GREECE PUTTING ON THE PRESSUREGreece is trying to put pressure on Turkey by threatening to create issues over Turkish controls on vessels using the Bosphorus and Canakkale straits. Greek Defence Minister Akis Chohacopulos said yesterday that in response to Turkey's demands that islands in the Aegean should be totally disarmed, Greece will insist that Turkey's control of vessels with suspect cargo is not in line with agreements and should be taken up internationally.Greek Defense Minister Chohacopulos also declared that much of the coolness between Turkey and Greece stemmed from Turkish convictions that Turkey was a super power in the region. /All papers/ [05] WASHINGTON REACTS TO GREECEThe US has reacted harshly to a statement by Greek Prime Minister Kostas Simitis that a Turkish attack against the S-300 missiles to be deployed in Southern Cyprus would be interpreted by Greece as a "justification for war". US State Department Spokesman James Folley reiterated that the deployment of the controversial missiles on Cyprus will not help ease tensions in the Mediterranean. The spokesman invited both Turkey and Greece to be more careful in their statements about the issue and to abstain from resorting to threats of war. /Milliyet/[06] ROMANIA AND BULGARIA WILL MEDIATE FOR EASING TURCO-GREEK TENSIONSThe presidents of Bulgaria and Romania are planning to undertake steps that will help Turkey and Greece resolve bilateral problems through dialogue. Bulgarian President Petar Stoyanov and Romanian President Emil Konstantinescu will try to convince the presidents of Turkey and Greece, Suleyman Demirel and Konstantin Stafanapulos to come together for a summit meeting. During the meeting, disagreements between Turkey and Greece will be taken in hand, and efforts will be exerted to work out a compromise. /Milliyet/[07] KARADAYI TO VISIT USFollowing his official visit to Brussels, Chief of General Staff General Ismail Hakki Karadayi will journey on to the US for further talks and meetings. It is anticipated that Karadayi will return to Turkey around September 20, routing his journey through Canada. /Cumhuriyet/[08] US COORDINATOR IN TURKEYThomas Miller, the US State Department's Special Cyprus Coordinator, met with leading military and diplomatic officials in Ankara yesterday. Before his meeting with Ambassador Inal Batu, deputy undersecretary of the Foreign Ministry, Miller spoke with Deputy Chief of Staff Gen.Cevik Bir. Following discussions with the top military officials, Miller and the senior US diplomats accompanying him had a long meeting with Batu.The US envoy repeated his country's well-known opposition to the militarization of the island, including the deployment of Russian-made S-300 missiles. Miller said that a more open diplomatic dialogue was necessary between Athens and Ankara instead of the current public argument. Miller, who works closely with Special Presidential Envoy Richard Holbrooke and Asssistant Secretary of State Marc Grossman, also met yesterday afternoon with Onur Oymen, the Foreign Ministry Undersecretary. Miller will travel to Athens from Istanbul today. /Milliyet/ [09] BELGIAN POLICE SEEK TURKISH CANDIDATESThe Belgian Gendarmerie has announced it will hire a number of citizens of Turkish or Arab origin among the 1,000 new gendarmes it plans to employ, the Anatolia news agency reported yesterday. Acting on a programme initiated by the Interior Ministry and the military, the Gendarmerie is distributing brochures in Turkish and Arabic detailing the newly available positions.[10] TURKEY TO BUY MORE SEA HAWK NAVY HELICOPTERSThe Turkish Navy is preparing to buy four more Sea Hawk helicopters to boost its aviation fleet following the US Congress' recent approval of a long-stalled transfer of arms to Turkey, that included three frigates and four Sea Hawks, according to military sources. It is expected that the finalization of talks between American and Turkish officials, currently being held at the General Staff headquarters and Defense Industry Undersecretariat between American and Turkish officials, will take the number of Turkish Navy advanced S-70B-28 Sikorsky-made navy helicopters to eight. The $115-million agreement for the first four Sea Hawks was signed in February 1997. The first Sea Hawk chopper will be delivered in 33 months. /Milliyet/[11] NEW BOSPHORUS BRIDGE OR TUNNEL MUST START SOONHousing Minister Yasar Topcu, who was previously transport minister, said that a tunnel under the Bosphorus is not an alternative to a proposed third Bosphorus bridge and they have to be considered separately. Topcu said that the bridge will be built on the "build-operate-transfer" model and it was also possible to use the same model to finance a tunnel project. He added that, considering Istanbul's needs -a city of high economic potential and growing population- a decision about the new projects was urgent. /Cumhuriyet/[12] CHP CELEBRATES 74TH ANNIVERSARYRepublican People's Party (CHP) Chairman Deniz Baykal said that his party supported the government becuase it did not want Turkey to enter another crisis and that it had not struck any deals while doing so. Baykal made his remarks at a ceremony jointly celebrating the 74th anniversary of the founding of the party and the opening of Ankara's Sincan district branch of the CHP. Baykal added that his party demanded that everything be done to solve the problems of society. On Tuesday, Baykal, party executives and members of the public visited Ataturk's mausoleum as well as the grave of Ismet Inonu, the second president of the Turkish Republic. /Cumhuriyet/[13] GOVERNMENT INTRODUCES NEW MEASURES TO FIGHT TRAFFIC ACCIDENTSNew regulations have been made to tighten the control of commercial passanger and freight transport with devices to record the vehicles' speed during the course of its journey made mandatory. According to amnedments made in the Motorway Traffic Regulations which were published in Tuesday's Official Gazette, managers of commercial transport companies are now obliged to have these digital devices installed in buses, trucks and tow trucks and ensure that they are utilized.Company managers are obliged to keep records of the type and license plate numbers of the vehicles, names of the drivers, the locations, dates and hours of departure, and the destinations. Under the new regulations, company officials are required to supervise the activities of drivers and are responsible if drivers break the law while driving. /Cumhuriyet/ [14] DEMIREL AWARDS TOP ISTANBUL INDUSTRIAL EXPORTERS, TAX PAYERSPresident Suleyman Demirel on Monday presented awards to last year's top industrial exporters and tax payers among members of the Istanbul Chamber of Industry, in ceremonies held in the city yesterday. Gold, silver and bronze plaques along with medals and certificates were given to the top exporters and tax payers, all members of the Chamber. Some 777 companies were cited. Demirel appealed to businessmen to make further investments. He said: "There are at present 2.5 million Turkish nationals and 50 thousand entrepreneurs in Europe. We must have confidence in ourselves". /Milliyet/[15] FOREIGN SCHOOLS TO ABIDE BY THE COMPULSORY EDUCATION LAWNational Education Minister Hikmet Ulugbay has stated that foreign schools as well as those attended by minorities will have to abide by the compulsory education law, adding: "Foreign schools will gradually close down their secondary sections and maintain only their high schools. It is impossible for them to open primary schools". /Sabah/[16] WORLD YOUTH IN ESKISEHIRYouth for Habitat, set up to translate into life the decisions reached at Habitat II and Agenda 21 is to meet in Eskisehir. The summit scheduled to take place on September 14-21 is expected to bring together 400 youngsters from 158 countries. The summit, to convene with the aim of finding solutions to human settlements and environmental issues, will continue its deliberations under the auspices of the UN Human Settlements and Environmental Programmes. /Radikal/[17] ANTALYA FREE ZONE TURNS TO PRODUCTIONIt has been announced that the Antalya Free Trade Zone, opened in 1991 for commercial activities, has, in the last two years, been giving more emphasis to production than to commerce. In his announcement, Antalya Free Trade Zone Director Tugrul Yalciner stated that the total trade volume of the eight free zones in Turkey was 12 billion dollars and that Antalya was in fourth place amongst these. Yalciner pointed out that WEPZA (the World Export and Production Zones Association) would hold its 17th International Conference on 5-9 October in Istanbul under the general title "the Global Movement of Free Zones in the 21st Century". /All papers/[18] 30 PKK TERRORISTS KILLEDThe security forces have initiated operations against the PKK terrorist organization in the Bingol, Siirt and Sirnak provinces of southeastern Turkey. In clashes so far, thirty PKK terrorists have been killed. /Hurriyet-Cumhuriyet/[19] BILISIM'97 FAIR ENDSThe Bilisim'97 Information and Communications Technologies Fair ended last week. 426 Turkish and foreign companies participated in the fair that was visited by more than 52 thousand visitors. /Milliyet/END Turkish Press Review Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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