Cyprus PIO: Turkish Press and Other Media, 03-10-15

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[A] NEWS ITEMS

[01] Cyprus was among the issues discussed by Erdogan and the Turkish Chief of Staff

[02] Turkish Cypriot trade unions protest against the "citizenship" given to many mainland Turks by the occupation regime

[03] Talat stated that the pseudogovernment committed a crime regarding the "citizenship" issue

[A] NEWS ITEMS

[01] Cyprus was among the issues discussed by Erdogan and the Turkish Chief of Staff

Question: There has been an attack against the Turkish Embassy in Baghdad today. Do you see this as a threat or a warning against Turkish troops, which will be going to Iraq? This news came just about the time you were having a meeting with the Chief of the Staff. Was the agenda of the meeting again on the issue of Iraq?

Answer: The terrorist attack, which was carried out in the afternoon today, is in the nature of a continuation of the terrorist attacks, which were carried out until now. As you know, the terrorist, which perpetrated the attack, was killed during the attack. In addition, two Iraqi policemen and three members of our staff are wounded. The wounded are injured lightly, however. There is some damage to the Embassy. We do not consider this a terrorist attack carried out against the authorisation Turkey received from the Turkish Grand National Assembly because we believe this attack is a step to pose obstacles against the positive developments in Iraq. Terrorist actions have never secured peace, terrorist actions have never brought happiness, and terrorist actions can never bring tranquillity to a country. Furthermore, Turkey will not be there to get involved in violence and operations, but only to assist in the developments directed toward the prosperity and happiness of the Iraqi people. We will not get involved in any other step to be taken there, not as the government and not as the stability force to be dispatched to Iraq.

This [suicide attack] shows once again that we have to set up a common platform against international terrorism and in the fight against international terrorism so that this security problem is resolved. It is, unfortunately, impossible to expect happiness and peace and tranquillity to be restored before this issue is settled.

Question: What did you talk with the Chief of Staff?

Answer: The Iraqi and the Cyprus issues.

Question: The deputy chief of staff's views on the imam hatip schools were probably not part of the issues you discussed at the meeting.

Answer: Why not? We discussed this issue as well, since it is in our country's agenda. I think that if you take more care in the expressions you use, you will be contributing more to the atmosphere and peace and tranquillity in our country.

[02] Turkish Cypriot trade unions protest against the "citizenship" given to many mainland Turks by the occupation regime

The paper writes, inter alia, the following: "In the action thousands of citizens participated in order to express their protest against the citizenship disgrace, the illegal employments, promotions and appointments and every kind of illegal practice. The citizens condemned those who prevent the will of the people from being reflected in the elections and called on the Supreme Electoral Council to do its duty".

According to KIBRIS some of the slogans of the participants in the protest were: "Give an end to illegality", "Only we represent ourselves", "Denktas resign", "Peace in Cyprus cannot be prevented", "Denktas will go and peace will come" and "Unity, Struggle, Solidarity".

The paper notes that in a written statement issued yesterday, Ali Erel, leader of the Solution and EU Party (SEUP), said that the Turkish Cypriots had been terrified in the past and that is why they had been kept away from the streets. Now, he added, it is obvious that the pressure and the threats can do nothing. Mr Erel said that there were some people who tried to provoke the demonstration and added: "The desperate efforts of some people could not ensure the continuation of this corrupted system".

The other Turkish Cypriot newspapers (15.10.03) cover the issue as follows:

YENI DUZEN: Under the front-page banner title "We shall meet!" writes that thousands of people called on the Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktas to resign. During the protest, adds YENI DUZEN, especially young people shouted slogans against the National Unity Party (NUP) of "Prime Minister" Eroglu in front of the party's headquarters at Sarayonu Square. The paper notes that Greek Cypriot journalists and media from all over the world covered the event.

KIBRISLI: Under the banner front-page title "March!" the paper writes that the Turkish Cypriots continue the great march they began in order to change the status quo on 14 December. Noting that the participants in the protest were between 8 and 10 thousands, KIBRISLI adds: "The supporters of the status quo do not rule us like before and the people do not want to be ruled as they had been ruled. These two facts prove that change has become now inevitable and irreversible".

HALKIN SESI: Under the banner front-page title "The Trade Unions marched in order to protest against the government", writes that some trade unions among which are Secondary and Primary School Teachers' Trade Unions (KTOEOS) and (KTOS) and Public Servants Trade Union (KTAMS) went on strike yesterday in Nicosia. Some political parties supported the strike as well, adds the paper.

ORTAM: Under the banner front-page title "I am here" writes that the Turkish Cypriots shouted to those who do not take them seriously into consideration that they are here.

AFRIKA: The paper covers the protest on its front page using as title one of the slogans of the protesters: "Denktas will go and peace will come".

VOLKAN: Under the front-page banner title "Fiasco with whistles!" writes that the Turkish Cypriots did not support those who for days now are calling them on a political strike and argues that only two thousand persons participated in the protest. One thousand of them were students, 500 were workers at the "municipalities" controlled by Republican Turkish Party (RTP) and 500 were teachers and "public servants". The paper notes that only few hundreds out of the 12 thousand "public servants" and the four thousand teachers participated in the strike and the protest.

VATAN: Under the front-page title "Strike and march in Nicosia" writes that about three thousand people participated in the protest, under the leadership of three trade union chairmen who are candidates in the "election" with RTP.

CUMHURIYET (North Cyprus): The paper refers to the protest in its inside pages under the title "Some trade unions went on strike".

BIRLIK, the mouthpiece of Mr Eroglu's NUP makes no reference to the issue.

[03] Talat stated that the pseudogovernment committed a crime regarding the "citizenship" issue

Referring to the statements of Mr Serdar Denktas regarding the "citizenship" issue that the distribution of the so-called citizenship "may not be right but it is legal", Mr Talat said that it is not possible for this logic to be accepted. Mr Talat also said that the discussion regarding the distribution of "citizenship" is going on for years now but it has reached a big dimension recently. He also said that by distributing "citizenship" shortly before the "elections" the occupation regime interferes into the "election law" which is in force in the pseudostate. "This is neither moral nor legal", he said.

Speaking about another statement by Serdar Denktas who branded the parties of the opposition "Annanist Parties", Mr Talat said that Serdar Denktas set into action another element in the "war of nerves".

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