Subject: TRKNWS-L Turkish Press Review (April 12, 1995)
Prime Minister Ciller, Deputy Prime Minister Hikmet Cetin, Interior Minister Nahit Mentese, Health Minister Baran and
other leading government figures attended the opening of sections of the GAP Sanliurfa irrigation system yesterday.
The giant project, only part of the massive Southeast Anatolia Project (GAP), will bring water to the parched
acres of the Harran plains and open them up to cultivation. Many villages in the region will be given a new lease of
life and thousands will find employment as the irrigation system comes into full operation.
During her opening speech, Prime Minister Ciller described the water project as a "victory" for the unity of Turkey, a
repayment to the heroes of the past for their defence of the land. The whole system will come into operation once the
final installations have been completed. /All papers/
The news from Washington is that the US administration is opposed to the formation of an independent Kurdish state in
the predominantly Kurdish areas of the region.
During a special press meeting yesterday, US State Department spokeswoman Christine Shelly said openly that "we
do not support the founding of an independent Kurdish state." Other high level US government officials have also
noted US opposition to giving the Kurds more than regional autonomy. /Milliyet/
Following the completion of his tour to explain Turkey's military operation in northern Iraq to critical foreign
governments, Foreign Minister Erdal Inonu returned to Turkey On his arrival at Ankara Esenboga airport, Inonu said that
Germany had promised to "review" its agreements on military aid to Turkey, now suspended because of the military
operation. "Germany will review the situation after Turkish forces are withdrawn from northern Iraq" said Inonu. Inonu
also held consultations with Iraq Ambassador to Ankara, Al-Tikriti, about the northern Iraq operation yesterday.
Inonu reported that Tikriti understood the situation in the region "very well". Inonu will go to Greece for Black Sea
Economic Cooperation meeting on Friday as planned in his programme. /Hurriyet/
The arrival home of President Suleyman Demirel following completion of his South American tour was delayed yesterday
because of an accident involving the President's private plane at the airport in Brazil. Technicians are trying to
repair the plane and prepare it for the flight on time. /Milliyet/
A Turkish grocery store was set on fire yesterday morning in Menge, Dortmund. Although damage was estimated at 200,000
marks, there were no report of injury or death. Shortly after the fire some flammable materials were found in a car
used by a Turk and a Greek. /Cumhuriyet/
Six PKK terrorists were sentenced to prison for periods varying between 18 months to four years by the Paris
Criminal Court for extortion with violence. French Courts have previously decided that PKK terrorists should be
deported. /Cumhuriyet/
Iraqi Foreign Minister Muhammad Said El-Sahaf has invited Foreign Minister Erdal Inonu to Baghdad. The invitation was
conveyed by Iraq's Ambassador to Ankara, Rafi Daham Mijwel Al-Tikriti, who was received by Inonu yesterday. During the
past few days, Baghdad has increased its criticism of Turkey's cross-border military operation into northern Iraq.
Pointing out that Baghdad wanted to solve the Kurdish question together with Ankara, and that it was of much
concern to the two countries, Al-Tikriti said the current period of relations between Turkey and Iraq could be
characterized as a "strong period of dialogue". Al-Tikriti described Kurdistan Democratic Party leader Mesud Barzani,
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan leader Celal Talabani, and Kurdistan Workers's Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan all
as "separatists". "None of these people would want anything that is good for either Turkey of for Iraq" he said.
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ferhat Ataman yesterday strongly denied allegations that Turkey's operation in northern Iraq
was being conducted under a secret agreement between Ankara and Baghdad. Atman, referring to a story published over the
weekend in the Sunday Times, said that this report "did not reflect the truth in any way". /All papers/
According to the Wall Street Journal, the Europeans are making a mistake when they criticise Turkey about the four
week long military incursion into northern Iraq.
The paper notes that Turkey is the European Union's (EU) strongest and most secure flank in the regionthat is moving
towards much closer ties with the EU through the recently agreed customs union protocol.
The Wall Street Journal is also most critical about Greece and its attitude towards European customs union with Turkey.
The paper notes that Athens takes an even tougher line than the European Parliament. /Milliyet/
Talking to journalists during the plane flight to Sanliurfa prior to the opening ceremonies of the new GAP irrigation
pipeline, Prime Minister Ciller said that if Syria was a real friend of Turkey, then the time had come for Syria to
show it in real terms.
Noting that Turkey wanted to be friends with the neighbouring countries sharing a border with Turkey, Ciller
said that Syria should provide evidence of its friendship by not supporting and sheltering PKK separatists. "These
countries are afraid of being enemies with Turkey, because Turkey is a strong country. Turkey's friendship is more
important than Turkey's emnity. Turkey's importance in the Middle East peace process is self-evident. But Syria should
understand this: we will not bargain over terrorism. Friends should behave like friends towards each other." /All
papers/
US Deputy Secretary of State, Strobe Talbott, discussing Turkey's security concerns regarding northern Iraq, said
yesterday that only in the short-term could the Iraqi Kurds control the border and prevent the PKK organization from
infiltrating terrorists into Turkey. "Therefore, the US and Turkey must renew efforts to bring to a halt the violence
between Kurdish factions in northern Iraq" Talbott told a conference at Ankara's Bilkent University. The US
officials' remarks were in support of Turkey which has already moved to harness the rival Iraqi factions into a
united front against the PKK, fighting for an independent state in southeastern Turkey. /All papers/
International textile giants are going to meet in Istanbul. The 76th World Textile Conference will be held between May
21-24 in Istanbul.
Chairman of the Turkish National Committee of the Textile Institution Prof.Inci Tezcan said yesterday that it was very
important for Turkey to be elected to organize the "Textile Olympics". Tezcan pointed out that high level
representatives of the World's textile giants like Du Pont, Henkel, Hoechest, Procter and Gamble would make speeches
during the conference.
During the conference, to be chaired by President Suleyman Demirel, a message regarding 'Turkey's importance within the
framework of globalization' will be given, Tezcan said.
The Textile Institution, an international textiles organization which organizes a 'World Textile Conference' in
different countries every year, last year chose Hong Kong. /Hurriyet/
After having its share in the International Consortium which will market Azeri Caspian oil to the world increased to
6.75% Turkey in now trying to convince Azerbaijan and other consortium member countries to transport the oil through
Turkey.
Ankara claims that the Dardanelles and Bosphorus Straits cannot carry extra oil traffic and suggests that an oil
pipeline could be constructed from the Russian port of Novorossisk through Turkey. /Hurriyet/
According to the weekly NEWSWEEK magazine there has been a big struggle between Russia and America for the Central Asia
Oil contract with America supporting Turkey for an oil pipeline through Turkey, in a move to block Russian
influence in the region.
Despite claims from Moscow that Russia can transport Kazakh oil without outside help, NEWSWEEK reports that the US
partner in the consortium said: "Caspian oil should pass through Turkey." /Hurriyet/
Ankara has reacted to reports in Britain's "Sunday Times" which claimed that Turkey made a secret agreement with Iraq
to intimidate northern Iraqi Kurds.
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ferhat Ataman stressed that the report was totally wrong. Ataman again claimed that the
Turkey's military operation in northern Iraq never targetted civilians but was more designed to bring peace to the
region. /Milliyet/
A special US delegation started its contacts in Ankara yesterday. US delegation members first met with State
Minister Responsible for Human Rights, Algan Hacaloglu and then Foreign Minister Erdal Inonu.
During both meetings, northern Iraq and Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) related issues were discussed. /Milliyet/
Turkey will donate $1 million to the UN's Sarajevo reconstruction program, the Anatolia news agency reported
yesterday. A high-ranking Turkish Foreign Ministry official underlined that this amount will purchase technical
equipment for the rebuilding process.
Turkish Foreign Minister Erdal Inonu is expected to meet with his Greek counterpart Karolos Papulyas during a visit
to Athens where he will participate in a meeting of Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) foreign ministers on Friday.
The BSEC meeting will debate the proposals for a trade and development bank in Selonika as well as the formation of a
BSEC troika. The Anatolia news agency reported that Russian, Bulgarian, and Greek foreign ministers would also
meet to discuss Greek proposals for a pipeline-project between Bulgaria and Greece.
Bulent Ecevit, Chairman of the Democratic Left Party (DSP) currently on a visit to Israel, met with Prime Minister
Yitzhak Rabin yesterday. Ecevit, talking to journalists after the meeting, said that Rabin was not very optimistic
about the restoration of peace in the Middle East. Ecevit quoted Rabin as saying: "There are two obstacles to the
peace process, one is fundamentalist Islamic terror and the second is the difference in economic development between
Israel, the Arabic countries and Palestine. Ecevit said that he told Rabin that without solving the problem of Iraq,
it was difficult to establish full peace in the Middle East".
"It appears that Israel is disturbed by some countries selling arms to Iran. Russia and China were among the names
mentioned by Rabin" Ecevit said. /All papers/
Mehmet Golhan, the minister of national security, met with Albanian counterpart Saffet Zulali in Tirana yesterday, the
Anatolia news agency reported. Zulali stated that he was very happy Turco-Albanian relations were developing so
rapidly, and added that this was vital for the reign of peace and prosperity in the region. The Turkish minister
said Turkey saw Albania as the most trustworthy country in the region.
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Eight militants of the PKK organization were killed, two militants surrendered and eight members of the militant
Hizbullah were captured by troops during operations in Sirnak, Diyarbakir and Batman, the Anatolia news agency
reported yesterday.
The Ambassador of Norway Svein O.Saether has opened a Norwegian honorary consulate in Antalya, the Anatolia news
agency reported yesterday. The consulate will be operated by businessman Ata Guner and will be the fifth official
foreign representation to open in the summer vacation city of Antalya.
AT THE FORUM FOR EUROPEAN JOURNALISM STUDENTS
APRIL 10, 1995 FACULTY OF COMMUNICATIONS, ANKARA UNIVERSITY
MR.CHAIRMAN,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
IT IS A VERY GREAT PLEASURE TO BE HERE TODAY ON THE OCCASION OF THIS MEETING IN ANKARA OF THE FORUM FOR EUROPEAN
JOURNALISM STUDENTS AND TO WELCOME OUR VISITORS FROM 23 COUNTRIES. I HOPE THAT EACH OF YOU WILL ENJOY YOUR TIME
HERE AND THAT YOU WILL RETURN HOME WITH AN ENRICHED UNDERSTANDING OF THIS COUNTRY.
JOURNALISM IS A PROFESSION OF EXCEPTIONAL IMPORTANCE. MODERN DEMOCRATIC SOCIETIES DEPEND DIRECTLY ON THE QUALITY
AND PROFESSIONALISM OF THEIR PRESS AND BROADCASTING MEDIA, SOCIETIES IN WHICH THERE IS NO FREE CIRCULATION OF NEWS AND
IDEAS THROUGH THE PRESS ARE CONDEMNED TO STULTIFICATION AND DECLINE.
THE CHALLENGES TO YOUR PROFESSION ARE AS GREAT TODAY AS THEY EVER WERE. NEW TECHNOLOGY, MARKET FORCES, THE
GLOBALISATION UNDER WAY IN EVERY COUNTRY, HAVE RESHAPED THE NEWSPAPER AND BROADCASTING INDUSTRIES OVER THE LAST DECADE
AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO. TECHNOLOGY IN PARTICULAR IS CHANGING SO FAST THAT WE CAN ONLY GUESS AT HOW JOURNALISM
AND JOURNALISTS WILL FUNCTION IN ANOTHER HALF CENTURY. YET I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE THINGS THAT WILL REMAIN
CONSTANT: REAL JOURNALISTS WILL ALWAYS BE JUDGED BY THEIR ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE INSTANTLY WIHT THEIR AUDIENCES; BY
THE ORIGINALITY OF WHAT THEY SAY; BY THEIR FACTUAL ACCURACY AND FAIRNESS; AND ABOVE ALL BY THEIR SPIRIT OF FREEDOM.
HERE IN TURKEY, I AM PROUD TO SAY, THAT WE HAVE A VIGOROUS AND LIVELY PRESS WITH A HISTORY STRETCHING BACK TO
THE MIDDLE OF THE LAST CENTURY. OUR PRESS IS OLDER THAN OUR PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM AND IT HAS PLAYED A LEADING
PART IN CREATING AND DEFENDING TURKISH DEMOCRACY. WE TURKS ARE PROUD OF HAVING ESTABLISHED A
PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRATIC POLITICAL SYSTEM IN A PART OF THE WORLD WHERE LONG-STANDING AND STABLE DEMOCRACIES ARE SCARCE.
FIVE YEARS AGO ONLY ONE OF TURKEY'S NEIGHBOURS HAD A FREELY ELECTED PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM. WE ARE MOREOVER SO FAR THE
ONLY FULL-FLEDGED SECULAR DEMOCRACY AMONG THE 52 MOSLEM NATIONS OF THE WORLD.
I AM PLEASED TO SEE THE RAPID GROWTH IN THE NUMBER OF PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACIES ACROSS THE WORLD. I BELIEVE THAT
POLITICAL FREEDOM AND PROGRESS TOWARDS ECONOMIC PROSPERITY GO HAND IN HAND.
OVER THE LAST DECADE, TURKEY HAS STEADILY DISMANTLED RESTRICTIVE LAWS IN BOTH ITS POLITICAL AND ITS ECONOMIC
LIFE. THERE HAS BEEN STEADY PROGRESS TOWARDS FULLER DEMOCRACY.
UNFORTUNATELY THIS PROGRESS IS BEING MADE AT A TIME WHEN TURKEY IS UNDER ATTACK FROM THE PKK TERRORISTS. I KNOW
THERE ARE PEOPLE IN EUROPE AND ELSEWHERE WHO DO NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND THE MURDEROUS NATURE OF THIS ORGANISATION. THEY
CANNOT SEE WHY WE HAVE NO ALTERNATIVE BUT TO PUT UP AN IMPLACABLE RESISTANCE TO ITS TERRORISM. THEY DO NOT GRASP
WHY, FOR A STRICTLY LIMITED PERIOD, WE HAVE HAD TO TAKE OUR STRUGGLE INTO A NARROW STRIP OF IRAQI TERRITORY. (AND AS
YOU ALL KNOW, THE FIRST GROUP OF 3000 SOLDIERS HAVE BEEN PULLED OUT OF THE AREA TO SHOW OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR
PROMISES) TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PKK IS, YOU MUST SEE THE BODIES
OF WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND OLD PEOPLE IN COUNTLESS VILLAGES IN SOUTHEASTERN TURKEY SLAUGHTERED BY THE PKK. ALMOST ALL
THOSE PEOPLE ARE, BY ORIGIN, ETHNIC KURDS, AND BY NATIONALITY LOYAL CITIZENS OF THE TURKISH REPUBLIC. PEOPLE
WHO ASK US TO STAY OUR HAND AGAINST THE PKK ARE ASKING US TO STAND ASIDE AND LET INNOCENT PEOPLE BE MURDERED OR
TERRORISED. THE FIERCEST YEARS IN THE STRUGGLE AGAINST THE PKK HAVE
COME AFTER THE END OF THE GULF WAR. TURKEY STOOD SIDE BY SIDE WITH THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED NATIONS IN THE
GULF WAR AT TREMENDOUS AND CONTINUING COST TO OUR ECONOMY. WHAT DO ONE FORESAW IN 1991 WAS THAT THE GULF WAR WOULD
LEAVE SO MUCH UNFINISHED BUSINESS. IMMEDIATELLY TO OUR SOUTH WE NOW HAVE A NO-MAN'S LAND INHABITED BY KURDISH
REFUGEES FROM SADDAM HUSSEIN'S RULE. THOSE IRAQI KURDISH PEOPLE HAVE NOYHING IN COMMON WITH
THE PKK, ANY MORE THAN THE OVERWHELMING MASS OF TURKISH CITIZENS OF KURDISH BACKGROUND DO. TURKEY HAS FRIENDLY
TIES, GOING BACK MANY YEARS, WITH THE KURDISH PEOPLE OF NORTHERN IRAQ. BOTH THE MAIN IRAQI KURDISH POLITICAL
GROUPINGS HAVE REPRESENTATIVES IN ANKARA, IN CONSTANT TOUCH WITH MY GOVERNMENT.
IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS WE HAVE CHANNELLED FINANCIAL AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO THE KURDS OF NORTHERN IRAQ. WE
HAVE WORKED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BRITISH, FRENCH. AND GERMANS TO KEEP "OPERATION PROVIDE COMFORT" GOING-ONE OF THE
BIGGEST AND MOST AMBITIOUNS HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS IN HISTORY.
BUT WE HAVE ALSO FACED THE PROBLEM THAT THE VACUUM OF NORMAL POLITICAL AUTHORITY IN IRAQ GAVE THE PKK AN
EXTRAORDINARY CHANCE. IT ESTABLISHED ITSELF IN THE REMOTE AND INACCESSIBLE MOUNTAINS AND DEEP VALLEYS JUST SOUNTH OF
THE FRONTIER. FROM THERE IT WAS ABLE TO STAGE RAIDS AND ATTACKS OVER GREAT DISTANCES.
YOU ARE HERE TODAY COME FROM 23 COUNTRIES. SUPOSE THAT THERE WERE TERRORIST BASES RESPONSIBLE FOR HUNDREDS AND
THOUSANDS OF MURDERS IN A NO-MAN'S LAND ON THE OTHER SIDE OF YOUR FRONTIER. HOW WOULD YOU FEEL AND HOW WOULD YOU EXPECT
YOUR GOVERNMENT TO REACT? THINK, FOR EXAMPLE, OF THE 117 SCHOOL TEACHERS SYSTEMATICALLY KILLED BY THE PKK; THE 369
SCHOOLS BURNT DOWN; THE 38 CLERGYMEN AND 56 LOCAL POLITICIANS ALL MURDERED BY THE PKK.
THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE TO LIVE WITH. TURKEY IS NOT UNIQUE IN HAVING TO DEAL WITH TERRORISM. MANY COUNTRIES
HAVE INHERITED COMPLEX AND PAINFUL PROBLEMS. BUT I THINK WE ARE UNIQUE IN HAVING TO CONTEND WITH SO MANY MINDS CLOSED
AGAINST US AND UNWILLING TO LOOK AT THE FACTS. A FEW DAYS AFTER THE IRAQI OPERATION BEGAN, WE INVITED
TWO LEADING BRITISH LABOUR PARLIAMENTARIANS TO TOUR THE SOUNTH EAST. BECAUSE THEY CAME, WE COULD SHOW THEM THE
AFTERMATH OF A PKK RAID ON A VILLAGE FOR THEMSELVES AND SEE THE BODIES OF THREE CHILDREN KILLED BY THE TERRORISTS AND
HEAR THE LOCAL PEOPLE CONDEMNING THE PKK. THAT RAID, UNFORTUNATELY. WAS NOT AN EXCEPTIONAL EVENT. IT WAS NOT
EVEN A LARGE SCALE ATTACK BY THE STANDARDS OF THE PKK. BUT UNLESS YOU CAN GET A BRITISH LABOUR M.P. ON THE SPOT, IT
SEEMS YOU CANNOT GET WORLD OPINION TO BELIEVE THESE ATTACKS ARE ACTUALLY HAPPENING AND CAUSING IMMENSE SUFFERING.
SEEN FROM TURKEY, THE ANLY WAY TO ASSESS THE OPERATION IN NORTHERN IRAQ IS TO THINK OF THE NUMBER OF INNOCENT
CIVILIAN LIVES IT WILL SAVE AN OPERATION WITH 35.000 TROOPS IN A RUGGED AND REMOTE TERRAIN IS ENORMOUSLY DIFFICULT. OUR
TROOPS HAVE VERY STRICT INSTRUCTIONS TO PROTECT LOCAL IRAQI CIVILIANS AND AVOID CONFRONTATIONS. ALL INDEPENDENT SOURCES
INDICATE TO US THAT THEY ARE CLOSELY OBSERVING THOSE INSTRUCTIONS.
CONFLICT WITH A MERCILESS FORCE MAKES THE PEOPLE OF ANY COUNTRY, NOT ONLY TURKEY, MUCH MORE CONCERNED WITH
PRESERVING LAW AND ORDER THAN SAFEGUARDING LEGITIMATE DISSENT.
I HAVE LED THE WAY IN URGING A RELENTLESS STRUGGLE FOR THE COMPLETE DEFEAT OF THE PKK. I BELIEVE I MUST ALSE LEAD
THE WAY IN ENSURING THAT WE REMOVE OUTMODED AND UNNECESSARY RESTRICTIONS WHICH STAND IN THE WAY OF OUR COMMITMENT TO AN
EVER MORE OPEN SOCIETY IN TURKEY. SINCE I TOOK OFFICE, I HAVE WORKED CONTINUOUSLY FOR
LEGAL AMENDMENTS AND CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES TO ACHIEVE A FULLER BALANCE BETWEEN NATIONAL SECURITY AND INDIVIDUAL
LIBERTY. I THINK THE TIME IS NOW CLOSE WHEN MY WORK WILL BEAR FRUIT.
THERE WILL BE AN ORDERLY PHASING OUT OF THE STATE OF EMERGENCY IN THE SOUTHEASTERN PROVINCES. OUTDATED
RESTRICTIONS ON ASSOCIATIONS, UNIONS, AND STUDENTS SHOULD BE REMOVED. I AM TAKING ADDITIONAL STEPS TO ROOT OUT OTHER
HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES, INCLUDING ILL-TREATMENT OR TORTURE. CHANGES TO THE ANTI-TERRORISM LAW WILL THAT IT SHOULD
LONGER BE POSSIBLE FOR THE COURTS TO ENFORCE IT IN A WAY THAT MEANS THAT JOURNALISTS, WRITERS, AND ACADEMICS ARE
CONVICTED AND SOMETIMES IMPRISONED FOR THE NON-VIOLENT EXPRESSION OF IDEAS. AS TURKEY'S PRIME MINISTER, I AM OFTEN
REPROACHED IN SUCH CASES BY INTERNATIONAL COMMENTATORS. THESE PEOPLE OUGHT TO BE AWARE THAT, JUST AS IN THEIR OWN
COUNTRIES, THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY IN WHICH THE PRIME MINISTER OF A DEMOCRACY CAN INFLUENCE THESE CASES. THAT IS BY
PERSUADING PARLIAMENT TO CHANGE THE RELEVANT LAWS. THAT IS WHAT I AM DOING. IF NECESSARY, I SHALL ALSO ASK PARLIAMENT
TO COMPLETE THE WORK OF RESOLVING THIS SITUATION BY PASSING A PARTIAL AMNESTY BILL.
TO MAKE SURE THAT INTERNATIONAL DEMOCRATIC STANDARDS ARE FULLY UNDERSTOOD IN TURKEY, I HAVE INTRODUCED HUMAN
RIGHTS INTO THE CURRICULUM OF POLICE SCHOOLS AND HUMAN RIGHTS COURSES ARE SOON TO BE INCLUDED IN THE ORDINARY HIGH
SCHOOL CURRICULUM. I HAVE DWELT ON THE CHALLENGES THAT FACE US. BUT I
HOPE THAT DURING YOUR TIME WITH US, YOU WILL ALSO CELEBRATE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE TURKISH PRESS. WE WERE ONE OF THE
WORLD'S PIONEERS IN COLOUR PRINTING FOR EXAMPLE. WE HAVE SOME OF THE MOST ACCOMPLISHED CARTOONISTS AND SATIRISTS IN
THE WORLD. THERE HAS BEEN AN EXPLOSION OF CREATIVE ENERGY IN THE FIELD OF PRIVATE SATELLITE TV WHICH I THINK FEW
PARALLELS IN ANY OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRY. THERE IS AN IMMENSE RANGE OF DIFFERENT OPINIONS WHICH FEW OUTSIDERS
APPRECIATE. THERE IS PASSIONATE AND WIDE-RANGING DEBATE BOTH IN THE NEWSPAPERS AND ON TV IN DISCUSSIONS AND
CHAT-SHOWS. ABOVE ALL, THROUGHOUT THE TURKISH PRESS AND MEDIA THERE
IS A STRONG AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO PLURALIST, DEMOCRATIC, AND HUMANITARIAN IDEALS. AS TURKEY'S PRIME
MINISTER, I AM PROUD TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF ITS PRESS.
MAY I CONCLUDE ONCE MORE BY WISHING EVERY SUCCESS TO THE PARTICIPANTS IN THIS FORUM; TO THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE IN
TURKEY FOR THE FIRST TIME, I HOPE THAT THIS VISIT TURNS OUT TO BE THE FIRST OF MANY.
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