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Turkish Press Review, 97-06-19Turkish Press Review Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs <http://www.mfa.gov.tr>CONTENTS
TURKISH PRESS REVIEWTHURSDAY JUNE 19, 1997Summary of the political and economic news in the Turkish press this morning[01] PRIME MINISTER ERBAKAN QUITSPrime Minister Necmettin Erbakan yesterday tendered his resignation to President Suleyman Demirel in an attempt to abide by a power-sharing deal with his coalition partner, True Path Party (DYP) leader Tansu Ciller. "A short while ago I presented my resignation to the president" Erbakan told reporters after a 45-minute meeting with President Demirel. Erbakan earlier held an unscheduled 2.5-hour-long meeting with Ciller and Muhsin Yazicioglu, leader of the Grand Unity Party (BBP), about a proposed caretaker government to take the country into early elections under Ciller's leadership.Erbakan said he also presented Demirel a joint declaration of the leaders of Welfare Party (RP), DYP and BBP that if Ciller was designated to form the next government they would be supporting her. ERbakan said the new government would stay in office until new elections which "will be held within 3-4 months". Today, President Demirel will meet leaders of the Motherland Party (ANAP) Mesut Yilmaz, Democratic Left Party (DSP) Bulent Ecevit, Republican People's Party (CHP) Deniz Baykal and Democratic Turkish Party (DTP) Husamettin Cindoruk. /Milliyet/ [02] GAMBIAN PRESIDENT MEETS PARLIAMENT SPEAKER KALEMLIGambian President Yahya Jammeh who is paying an official visit to Turkey, met yesterday with Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Kalemli. During the meeting, Jammeh said that his country could learn much from the democratic experience of Turkey, and invited Kalemli and Turkish deputies to Gambia in a move to improve further bilateral rlations. /Sabah/[03] TURKISH BUSINESSMAN AWARDED IN GERMANYTurkish businessman Kemal Sahin, owner of the Santex conpany based in Germany, has been selected "Entrepreneur of the Year" in Germany. Sahin, who is providing employment opportunities for 9,000 workers, was presented with an award at a ceremony in Stuttgart. In a speech at the ceremony, the yong entrepreneur vowed to work hard for the further improvement of Turco-German economic relations. /Sabah/[04] D-8 SUMMIT LOOKS AT NEW PROJECTSThe Istanbul summit meeting of the D-8 developing moslem countries continues with a look at some new projects which will open up new opportunities for the countries in the alliance.Delegates attending the meeting have been portioning off projects and one which involves palm oil production particularly interests Turkey. Turkey will also be involved in developing health services and technology, food and development programmes and environmental evaluations. /Hurriyet/ [05] EU DECISIONS ON NEW MEMBERSAccording to the terms of the Amsterdam Agreement, the European Union (EU) has decided to admit five new member countries into its ranks by 2002. Once the five new member countries have been decided upon, there will be no other new admittances. Debate about which countries will be members in the future will continue however. /Milliyet/[06] TURKEY STEADY ON MIDDLE EAST POLICYAnkara is not considering moving the Turkish Embassy in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem until grounds for an agreement on the disputed city are reached, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Omer Akbel said yesterday. Akbel, speaking at the weekly press conference, told reporters that Ankara's policy on the Middle East and Jerusalem had always been clear, when asked if Turkey would change its mind after the decision by the US House of Representatives to move the American Embassy. /Milliyet/[07] TURKEY, UKRAINE AGREE ON SAMSUN-CEYHAN PIPELINETurkey and Ukraine have signed an agreement for the construction of a pipeline between the Turkish Mediterranean port of Ceyhan and the Black Sea port of Samsun. Recai Kutan, Minister for Energy and his Ukrainian counterpart A.Minchenko signed the deal at the Turkish Petroleum Company (TPAO) office yesterday. Kutan said that Turkey had become an energy bridge in the region.The pipeline is planned to carry oil which Ukraine will buy from Middle East countries. The Ukrainian energy minister said that Ukraine planned to carry Iraqi, Iranian and Saudi Arabian oil via the pipeline. When reminded that the UN still had an embargo on oil trade with Iraq and that the US had imposed sanctions on deals with Libya and Iran, he responded that that would not always be the case. The construction of the pipeline is expected to take two years. /Cumhuriyet/ [08] ANKARA: WARSHIP STOP AT CYPRUS 'ROUTINE'A visit by Turkish warships to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) is considered 'normal and routine', Foreign Ministry spokesman Omer Akbel said at the weekly press conference yesterday. Following the Sea Wolf '97 military exercise which took place in the waters of the eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean at the beginning of June, Turkey sent a number of ships in several directions to make courtesy visits -to Egypt, Israel and to the Turkish Cypriot ports of Kyrenia and Famagusta.Answering a question regarding US State Department spokesman Nicholas Burns' negative reaction to the ships' visit to Cyprus and his statement that Washington was requesting a briefing from Turkey on the subject, Akbel said it was traditional for the navy to make stops at other countries after a military exercise. He also pointed out that Turkish naval vessels would be visiting other countries as well. /Milliyet/ [09] FM: GREECE PROMOTES HOSTILITY TOWARD TURKEYTurkey has strongly reacted to the unveiling on June 14 by Greek officials of a statue commemorating the murder of Pontus Greeks in Iskece, western Thrace. The Foreign Ministry issued a statement alleging that Greece has been promoting hostility toward Turkey among the Greek public. "It is clear that erecting that statue in the Turkish-dominated area was intended to disturb the Turkish minority" said the statement. /All papers/[10] LIBYAN DEBT TO CONTRACTORS: TALKS CONTINUENegotiations with Libya aimed at protecting the rights of Turkish building contractors who are owed some $700 million are continuing, Foreign Ministry spokesman Omer Akbel said at the weekly press conference yesterday. Akbel reaffirmed previous statements that the Turkish government was dedicated to pursuing proper payment, which has long been a thorny issue between the two countries' administrators. "The absence of a Turkish ambassador to Libya will not prevent us from solving this problem", he added. /All papers/[11] 1996 TOURISM FIGURES REVEAL A GOOD YEARTurkish tourism revenues in 1996 increased to $5.962 billion, announced the State Statistics Institute (DIE) following the release of results of a joint survey on foreign tourists by the Tourism Ministry and DIE. The survey also reveals that last year foreign visitors bought $4.293 billions worth of Turkish goods. Over 7.9 million tourists visited Turkey in 1996. August was the most popular month for visitors with numbers reaching 1.181 million, and was also the month which earned the most revenue with sales reaching $948.6 million. /All papers/[12] TSGD BECOMES MEMBER OF EUROPEAN TEXTILE ASSOCIATIONThe Turkish Clothing Manufacturers' Association (TGSD) has become a full member of the European Apparel and Textile Organization (EUROTEX) to give it a greater say in the European Union, the Turkish group announced. "From this point on the TSGD will be able to defend the rights of its members along with European manufacturers at the same table" TGSD representatives said in a written statement, who added: "This completes our integration with the EU". /All papers/END Turkish Press Review Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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