Cyprus PIO: Turkish Cypriot and Turkish Media Review, 18-09-26

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[A] TURKISH CYPRIOT / TURKISH PRESS

[A] Turkish Cypriot Pres

[01] Dherynia crossing point is ready to be opened

[02] The five Egyptian fishermen will continue to remain in custody for three more days

[03] Water to agricultural land in occupied Morfou

[B] Turkish press

[A] TURKISH CYPRIOT / TURKISH PRESS

[01] Erdogan: UNSC standing idle to oppressions in world

[02] Erdogan meets world leaders in New York

[03] Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu is visiting the US to attend the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly

[04] New Dutch Envoy to Turkey vows to play 'positive role'

[05] Turkey, Azerbaijan to cooperate in defense, aviation

[06] Ruling AK Party, MHP agree in principle to continue alliance

[A] Turkish Cypriot Press

[01] Dherynia crossing point is ready to be opened

It was reported that the booths, which are necessary for the "immigration's employees" for identification and controls have been constructed in the north side of the crossing point and the electricity has been secured. According to the paper, two booths have been placed at the Dherynia's crossing point and were connected with electricity from the military zone in the occupied area of Cyprus. However, the two military posts that belong to the Turkish and Greek Cypriot army have not been removed from the area, as it had been agreed.

The Famagusta Initiative, in a post at the social media, called Tolga Atakan, self-styled minister of transport, to continue to have a will to complete quickly the construction of Dherynia's crossing point in order to open soon.

Replying to the post, Atakan argued that the will and the efforts come from all the "government" and not only from the "ministry".

(DPs)

[02] The five Egyptian fishermen will continue to remain in custody for three more days

The paper reports that "the principal investigator has asked the renewal of the three days-demand on all five fishermen in order to carry safely on with the investigation. Meltem Dunmdar, Keryneia district court's judge, ruled that the fishermen will remain in custody for three more days for the security of the investigation".

(DPs)

[03] Water to agricultural land in occupied Morfou

During the first phase of the project 10 wells were put into use in occupied Syrianochori installations, 350 cubic meters of water per hour were added to the system, providing water to 6,000 donums of agricultural land started and a pipeline of 1,800 meters was built.

During the second phase of the project, a pipeline of 3,200 meters will be built and 2,000 more donums of land will be irrigated. The length of the new pipeline, which will be built afterwards, will reach 10,000 meters and 3,500 donums of land will be irrigated with this pipeline.

According to the paper, with the water from Turkey 18,000 donums of agricultural land will be irrigated.

Addressing the ceremony, Erhurman argued that if the Turkish Cypriots work and produce more, they will continue to eternally exist as economically and socially developed "people", who feel proud with themselves under all conditions. He expressed the view that they cannot reach anywhere by crying and that there is a road which they have to walk all together by working and producing.

(I/Ts.)

[B] Turkish Press

[01] Erdogan: UNSC standing idle to oppressions in world

The five members of the Council, the U.S, Russia, China, France and Britain, are "standing idle to the oppressions in other parts of the world," Erdogan said in his address to the 73rd session of UN General Assembly.

Erdogan said the UN has carried out work and achieved considerable successes over its 73-year history.

"However, it is also a fact that over time the United Nations moved away from meeting the expectations of humanity for peace and welfare," he added.

Erdogan said past "massacres" in Bosnia, Rwanda and Somalia, recent ones in Myanmar and ongoing ones in Palestine, have all taken place before the eyes of the Security Council.

"Those who do not raise their voices against the oppression of the Palestinians, their efforts even to reduce assistance for them, are only increasing the courage of the oppressors," he added, referring to the recent U.S. decision to cut aid to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees.

Turkey will continue to stand with the "oppressed" Palestinians and will protect the historical and legal status of Jerusalem, Erdogan said.

He underscored there needs to be "comprehensive reform" in the structure and functioning of the UN, particularly the Security Council.

"And we believe that when we say 'the world is bigger than five,' we become the voice of the common conscience of humanity," Erdogan said.

Limiting the reform of the UN to the budget only will neither contribute to the solution of real problems nor make anybody happy, he said.

The Turkish President added there is a need for increasing UN efficiency "which I find very important for the future of the world, on its fundamental areas of duty which are security, development and social equality."

"When the assets of the wealthiest 62 people in the world amount to the assets of the half of world's population of 3.6 billion people, this means there is a problem," Erdogan said.

'More abundant, flexible support'

Erdogan said Turkey continues its efforts towards a fairer world while implementing a global humanitarian diplomacy.

He recalled that Turkey hosts 4 million refugees, 3.5 million of which are Syrian, and provides them with services that are "incomparable" elsewhere in the world.

The total amount Turkey has spent for Syrian refugees alone is at $32 billion.

Hinting at U.S. support for PYD/YPG, the Syrian affiliate of the PKK terror organization, Erdogan said: "Those who equip terrorists with tens of thousands of trucks and thousands of cargo planes load of arms for the sake of their tactical interests will most definitely feel sorrow in the future."

Erdogan said all terrorist organizations do not obtain their power from their armed actions, rather some hide behind "glossy concepts" such as education, welfare and dialogue, and continueoperations as NGOs or businesses.

Turkey is in favor of solving problems through conducting a constructive dialogue on equal terms and expects responsible action in matters of economy, he said.

And he called for an institution within the UN for the youth. "As Turkey, we propose establishing a UN Youth Organization as soon as possible and suggest Istanbul, one of the symbolic cities of the world history, as its headquarters," he added.

He called for establishing a new global system at the UN that will be the voice of the implementer of humankind's expectation for justice.

[02] Erdogan meets world leaders in New York

The meetings came on the sidelines of the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly.

Erdogan first met with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras behind closed doors and later held similar meetings with Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, Mozambique President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi and Slovenian President Borut Pahor.

Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak, National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan, Presidential Spokesman Ibrahim Kalin and Presidential Communications Director Fahrettin Altun accompanied Erdogan when he met with with the leaders of France and the UK.

In addition, Ankara Anatolia news agency (26.09.18 https://www.aa.com.tr/en/todays-headlines/erdogan-trump-briefly-meet-ahead-of-un-address/1264692) reports that Erdogan had a brief meeting with his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, in New York, according to the Turkish presidential communications director.

The two leaders had a "brief chat" ahead of Erdogan's address to UN General Assembly, Fahrettin Altun said on Twitter.

In photographs posted on the social media site, Trump is seen extending a handshake to Erdogan. Trump's wife, Melania, joined their chat.

Erdogan then moved inside the General Assembly to deliver his address.

It is the first time the two leaders met after relations soured because of the detention of pastor Andrew Brunson, who is under house arrest in Turkey for terrorism charges.

[03] Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu is visiting the US to attend the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly