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Turkish Press Review, 06-05-11
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Summary of the political and economic
news in the Turkish press this morning
11.05.2006
ERDOGAN TRAVELS TO AUSTRIA
COUNCIL OF STATE CELEBRATES
138TH ANNIVERSARY
SEZER VETOES SECTIONS OF SOCIAL
SECURITY REFORM BILL
FRENCH PARLIAMENT COMMISSION
REJECTS ARMENIAN BILL
FOREIGN MINISTRY PRAISES FRENCH
PARLIAMENT COMMISSION’S REJECTING ARMENIAN BILL
ARINC: “IN ADDITION TO
HINDERING TURKEY’S EU BID, THE ARMENIAN BILL IS
ALSO MEANT FOR DOMESTIC POLITICAL CONSUMPTION”
IN FRANCE, GENDARMERIE
COMMANDER TO WARN APPROVAL OF ARMENIAN BILL
WOULD HURT TIES; FRENCH BUSINESSMEN PRESS FOR
WITHDRAWAL OF BILL
PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION IN
PARIS WORKS AGAINST ARMENIAN BILL
TUSIAD SENDS LETTER TO FRENCH
DEPUTIES, SENATORS WARNING ABOUT HARMFUL BILL
TURKEY PROTESTS NEW PONTIC
MONUMENT IN ATHENS
CONTENTS
[01] ERDOGAN TRAVELS TO AUSTRIA
[02] COUNCIL OF STATE CELEBRATES 138TH
ANNIVERSARY
[03] SEZER VETOES SECTIONS OF SOCIAL
SECURITY REFORM BILL
[04] FRENCH PARLIAMENT COMMISSION
REJECTS ARMENIAN BILL
[05] FOREIGN MINISTRY PRAISES FRENCH
PARLIAMENT COMMISSION’S REJECTING ARMENIAN BILL
[06] ARINC: “IN ADDITION TO HINDERING
TURKEY’S EU BID, THE ARMENIAN BILL IS ALSO MEANT
FOR DOMESTIC POLITICAL CONSUMPTION”
[07] IN FRANCE, GENDARMERIE COMMANDER TO
WARN APPROVAL OF ARMENIAN BILL WOULD HURT TIES;
FRENCH BUSINESSMEN PRESS FOR WITHDRAWAL OF BILL
[08] PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION IN PARIS
WORKS AGAINST ARMENIAN BILL
[09] TUSIAD SENDS LETTER TO FRENCH
DEPUTIES, SENATORS WARNING ABOUT HARMFUL BILL
[10] TURKEY PROTESTS NEW PONTIC MONUMENT
IN ATHENS
[01] ERDOGAN TRAVELS TO AUSTRIA
Prime
Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday traveled
to Austria to attend the three-day European
Union-Latin America_Caribbean Summit to be held
in Vienna. Speaking to reporters before his
departure at Ankara’s Esenboga Airport, Erdogan
said that leaders from 60 countries, including
33 from Latin America and Caribbean countries,
will participate in the gathering, adding that
international issues and bilateral relations
will be taken up. The premier stated that after
completing his contacts in Vienna, he would
proceed to Indonesia for the weekend D-8
meeting. Commenting on France’s recent bill on
the so-called Armenian genocide, Erdogan said
that the two countries have good relations
rooted in history. “I believe France will not
let this virus infect our relations and common
sense will eventually win out,” said Erdogan. He
also pointed out that investments by French
companies in Turkey top the list of foreign
investment. In related news, the premier will
take part in a friendly football match between
leaders from the EU and Latin America countries.
Turkish National Team Coach Fatih Terim will
accompany Erdogan during the match. /Turkiye/
[02] COUNCIL OF STATE CELEBRATES 138TH
ANNIVERSARY
The
Council of State yesterday celebrated its 138th
anniversary. A ceremony was held in Ankara to
mark the day with the attendance of President
Ahmet Necdet Sezer, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdogan, and Constitutional Court Chief Justice
Tulay Tugcu. Addressing the gathering, Sumru
Cortoglu, the new chief justice of the Council
of State, said that the judiciary could be
criticized but it should be impartial, based on
law and scholarship. She warned that
fundamentalism and separatism supported by
foreign and domestic forces were a threat to the
unity, existence and integrity of the Republic
of Turkey. Cortoglu hosted a reception in the
evening at Parliament. In addition, President
Ahmet Necdet Sezer sent a congratulatory message
to Cortoglu yesterday saying that the
independence of the judiciary was a must in
countries that respect the rule of law. /Sabah/
[03] SEZER VETOES SECTIONS OF SOCIAL
SECURITY REFORM BILL
President Ahmet Necdet Sezer
yesterday vetoed 15 articles of the social
security reform bill, sending them back to
Parliament to be re-debated. One of the articles
that he objected to proposed raising the
retirement age to 65 for both genders. The
president argued that this was “not fair,
reasonable, or appropriate” in a country with an
average life expectancy of 66 years, underlining
that the laws should be in line with an
understanding of a social welfare state. Sezer
has the authority to veto legislation only once.
/Aksam/
[04] FRENCH PARLIAMENT COMMISSION
REJECTS ARMENIAN BILL
The Foreign Relations
Commission of France’s Parliament yesterday
rejected a bill to criminalize denial of the
so-called Armenian genocide. However, the bill
is still set to be considered by the General
Assembly next Thursday. /Milliyet/
[05] FOREIGN MINISTRY PRAISES FRENCH
PARLIAMENT COMMISSION’S REJECTING ARMENIAN BILL
Speaking at a press conference yesterday,
Foreign Ministry spokesman Namik Tan praised
yesterday’s rejection by the French Parliament’s
Foreign Relations Commission of a bill to
criminalize denial of the so-called Armenian
genocide, adding that he hoped next week the
full Parliament would do the same. “Relations
between our countries go back a long time,” he
said. “We hope that this relationship won’t be
hurt.” Saying that the French government was
very sensitive about the issue, he added that
people should remain calm over the matter.
/Turkiye/
[06] ARINC: “IN ADDITION TO HINDERING
TURKEY’S EU BID, THE ARMENIAN BILL IS ALSO MEANT
FOR DOMESTIC POLITICAL CONSUMPTION”
Parliament
Speaker Bulent Arinc said yesterday that
France’s Armenian bill wasn’t meant solely to
hinder Turkey’s European Union membership bid,
but also was meant for domestic political
consumption. Saying that Turkish
parliamentarians were lobbying in Paris against
the bill, he added that he thought the bill
would be rejected by the French Parliament next
Thursday. This bill disappoints Ankara, he
stated, warning that this would be taken into
consideration in relations. In related news,
opposition True Path Party (DYP) leader Mehmet
Agar said that he hoped the bill won’t pass.
“Such initiatives can hurt Turkish-French
relations,” added Agar. /Turkiye/
[07] IN FRANCE, GENDARMERIE COMMANDER TO
WARN APPROVAL OF ARMENIAN BILL WOULD HURT TIES;
FRENCH BUSINESSMEN PRESS FOR WITHDRAWAL OF BILL
Gendarmerie General Commander Fevzi Turkeri,
currently in France for an official visit, is
set to tell his French counterparts that Ankara
is very sensitive about the so-called Armenian
genocide issue. He is expected to meet with his
counterparts and say that approval of the
Armenian bill by France’s Parliament would hurt
relations between the two countries. In related
news, leading French businessmen say that the
Armenian bill should be withdrawn as soon as
possible, warning that France could lose the
Turkish market worth $4.7 billion. /Turkiye/
[08] PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION IN PARIS
WORKS AGAINST ARMENIAN BILL
A
Turkish parliamentary delegation yesterday
started contacts in Paris to lobby against a
bill threatening prison sentences for people who
question the Armenian genocide claims. The
delegation, including Mehmet Dulger and Musa
Sivacioglu from the ruling Justice and
Development Party (AKP) as well as Onur Oymen
and Gulsun Bilgehan Toker from the main
opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), met
first with French National Assembly Speaker
Jean-Louis Debre and then with Foreign Affairs
Commission Chair Edouard Balladur. Speaking to
the Anatolia news agency, Oymen said, “We told
our French counterparts about the Turkish
nation’s backlash” against the proposed measure,
and that they had stressed the recent campaigns
to boycott French goods. In related news, a
Bulgarian bill for recognition of the so-called
Armenian genocide prepared by the Ataka party,
known for its racist views, was rejected
yesterday by the Bulgarian Parliament.
/Cumhuriyet/
[09] TUSIAD SENDS LETTER TO FRENCH
DEPUTIES, SENATORS WARNING ABOUT HARMFUL BILL
The
Turkish Industrialists’ and Businessmen’s
Association (TUSIAD) sent a letter this week to
French parliamentarians rebuffing the genocide
allegations at the heart of a new bill
criminalizing denial of the “genocide” and also
warning of the damage bilateral relations could
suffer over the measure. The letter signed by
TUSIAD Chairman Omer Sabanci was sent to 577
deputies and 331 senators, and also said that
the proposed bill would have a chilling effect
on freedom of expression and historical
research. /Hurriyet/
[10] TURKEY PROTESTS NEW PONTIC MONUMENT
IN ATHENS
Turkey
reacted sharply to the so-called Pontic
Hellenism genocide monument which was opened
last Friday. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Namik
Tan yesterday said that so-called Pontic
genocide lacks historical and scientific
evidence. “We suggest that Greek authorities and
scholars evaluate the historical events
objectively instead of using such expressions
that can damage relations between our two
countries,” said Tan. “We want to again
reiterate that this step, which became a fodder
for feeble arguments, isn’t in line with the
spirit of the cooperation and dialogue we’re
trying to develop.” /Cumhuriyet/
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