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Turkish Press Review, 06-05-10
From: Turkish Directorate General of Press and Information <http://www.byegm.gov.tr>
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Summary of the political and economic
news in the Turkish press this morning
10.05.2006
CONTENTS
[01] ERDOGAN URGES FRENCH FIRMS TO WORK AGAINST ARMENIAN BILL
[02] FRENCH PARLIAMENT COMMISSION TO DEBATE ARMENIAN BILL TODAY
[03] AMBASSADOR TO FRANCE KORUTURK TO MEET WITH ERDOGAN
[04] GUL HOSTS EU COUNTRIES’ AMBASSADORS
[05] NINTH EURASIA ECONOMIC SUMMIT CONTINUES
[06] CHP LEADER BAYKAL: “THIS GOVT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANTI-TERROR BILL”
[07] DUTCH INTERIOR MINISTER PRAISES TURKEY’S REFORMS TOWARDS EU MEMBERSHIP
[08] SWEDISH PARLIAMENT SPEAKER: “ROJ-TV CAN’T BE BROADCAST IN SWEDEN”
[09] TUSIAD HEAD SABANCI: “IS THE HEADSCARF ISSUE TURKEY’S PRIORITY?”
[01] ERDOGAN URGES FRENCH FIRMS TO WORK AGAINST ARMENIAN BILL
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday met with representatives of
French companies operating in Turkey. “Help block passage of the Armenian
bill in the French Parliament,” urged Erdogan. “Otherwise, Turkish-French
relations will suffer grave damage.” During the meeting, Erdogan conveyed
Turkey’s concerns about the Armenian bill and said, “We ask you to stand
with Turkey. We expect your support for Turkey’s stance. Leave this issue
to the historians.” The French representatives, for their part, showed
Erdogan the letter they sent to French parliamentarians warning against
damaging bilateral economic relations by approving the bill. Meanwhile,
France’s Ambassador to Ankara Paul Poudade said, “I’m not certain that
there will be a big crisis between two countries, because keeping a low
profile and not making too much of things are to the advantage of both
countries.” Poudade said that he was confident that developments would be
kept under control in the French Parliament. The French ambassador stated
that France’s continuing its relations with Turkey was important, adding,
“At the same time, keeping ties with France, a European Union member, is
also to the advantage of Turkey.” In related news, a delegation of Turkish
parliamentarians yesterday went to Paris. The four-member delegation of two
ruling and two opposition party deputies will meet with the French
Parliament speaker and deputies to warn of the negative impact the Armenian
bill could have on Turkish-French relations. /Hurriyet-Milliyet-Star/
[02] FRENCH PARLIAMENT COMMISSION TO DEBATE ARMENIAN BILL TODAY
The Foreign Relations Commission of France’s Parliament will debate a bill
today to criminalize denial of the so-called Armenian genocide, submitted
by the Socialist Party. The bill will be debated at the General Assembly
next Thursday. The Armenian Case Defense, a group active in France, will
demonstrate in favor of the bill next week. Turkish associations in France
are also expected to organize a demonstration in front of the Parliament to
protest the bill. /Aksam/
[03] AMBASSADOR TO FRANCE KORUTURK TO MEET WITH ERDOGAN
Turkey’s Ambassador to Paris Osman Koruturk, recalled this week to Ankara
for consultations over a French bill criminalizing denial of the so-called
Armenian genocide, today is set to meet with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdogan and then France’s Ambassador to Ankara Paul Paudade. He is expected
to return to Paris in the late afternoon and continue lobbying against the
bill together with Turkish parliamentarians visiting Paris. /Aksam/
[04] GUL HOSTS EU COUNTRIES’ AMBASSADORS
Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul accompanied by State Minister for the Economy
and Turkey’s EU chief negotiator Ali Babacan yesterday hosted a banquet for
European Union member countries’ ambassadors in Ankara to mark Europe Day.
Addressing the top diplomats, Gul said that Turkish young people especially
wanted the nation to join the EU. Concerning this week’s visit to Akara of
Ali Larijani, secretary general of Iran’s National Security Council and the
country’s top nuclear negotiator, Gul said that Turkish officials had
conveyed the international community’s concerns over Tehran’s nuclear
program, adding that Larijani claimed that Iran did not plan to use its
program for military purposes. /Turkiye/
[05] NINTH EURASIA ECONOMIC SUMMIT CONTINUES
At the Ninth Eurasia Economic Summit yesterday, energy issues were
discussed. Addressing the gathering, Energy Minister Hilmi Guler said that
petroleum was the king of the last century, but now natural gas has the
crown. Stressing that energy involves a complex equilibrium, the minister
stated that the government is well aware of this and is pursuing a very
deliberate policy on the matter. Also speaking at the meeting, IsBank
Director General Ersin Ozince said that the Turkish banking sector had
become attractive for foreign investors. Also, Industry and Commerce
Minister Ali Coskun stated that Turkey’s goal was an economic structure
with a sharp competitive edge in the global economy. /Aksam/
[06] CHP LEADER BAYKAL: “THIS GOVT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANTI-TERROR
BILL”
Responding to Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s criticism that he had not made
any proposals to the anti-terror bill, main opposition Republican People’s
Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal yesterday said no such proposals would be
forthcoming. “You either withdraw that bill, accepting that it’s flawed, or
you revise it,” he said. “You’re the ones who must do that. Isn’t it you
who said that the bill is a good one? Why are you expecting proposals from
me now? If you pass this bill now, you’ll be held responsible for it.”
Speaking at a party group meeting, Baykal also said that Turkey was
expecting “salvation,” adding, “We’ll save the country at the ballot box.”
/Cumhuriyet/
[07] DUTCH INTERIOR MINISTER PRAISES TURKEY’S REFORMS TOWARDS EU MEMBERSHIP
Dutch Interior Minister Piet Hein Donner, currently paying an official
visit to Turkey, yesterday met with his Turkish counterpart Cemil Cicek.
Following their talks, Cicek told reporters at a joint press conference
that a large number of Turkish citizens living in the Netherlands
contributed to develop good relations between the two countries. He added
that on the road to European Union membership, Turkey always received the
Netherlands’ support and benefited from the country’s experience. For his
part, the Dutch official stated that his country welcomed Turkey’s recent
judicial reforms and praised Ankara’s efforts to join the bloc. /Turkiye/
[08] SWEDISH PARLIAMENT SPEAKER: “ROJ-TV CAN’T BE BROADCAST IN SWEDEN”
On the second day of his visit to Sweden, Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc
yesterday met with his Swedish counterpart Bjorn Von Sydow. Speaking to
reporters, Von Synow vowed that his government would not allow the pro-
terrorist PKK Roj-TV to broadcast in their country. Commenting on the
Armenian genocide allegations, he stated that the Swedish Parliament had
not recognized the so-called genocide, adding that they left the issue to
the historians to be researched and discussed. Moreover, addressing the
Swedish Parliament, Arinc dismissed the genocide allegations, saying that
Armenians had freely lived under Ottoman rule. He reminded then that Ankara
had proposed to Armenia the formation of an impartial joint commission to
focus on the issue, but had not gotten an affirmative reply. In addition,
he stated that Turkey’s European Union membership bid served both Turkey’s
and the EU’s interests. Arinc also pointed out that Turkish state has no
religion, but rather is a secular, democratic country. /Turkiye/
[09] TUSIAD HEAD SABANCI: “IS THE HEADSCARF ISSUE TURKEY’S PRIORITY?”
Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen’s Association (TUSIAD) Chairman Omer
Sabanci yesterday warned that an atmosphere of tension would damage Turkey.
Speaking to Hurriyet daily, Sabanci spoke about issues in Turkey’s
spotlight. Touching on the recent headscarf debates, Sabanci said, “Is this
the priority issue of Turkey?” and added, “Why do we preoccupy Turkey’s
agenda with such artificial issues? … There might be different points of
views among the members of TUSIAD but this isn’t the priority issue of
Turkey. We have other issues on our plate. Turkey wastes its time and grows
weary. We have the European Union, development, investment and unemployment
to tackle.” /Hurriyet/
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