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Turkish Press Review, 98-03-23Turkish Press Review Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs <http://www.mfa.gov.tr>23.03.98Summary of the political and economic news in the Turkish press this morningCONTENTS
[01] SEVEN PKK TERRORISTS KILLEDDuring operations conducted by Turkish security forces in the southeastern regions, seven PKK terrorists have been killed. According to the State of Emergency Governership (OHAL) at the end of clashes between security forces and PKK terrorists in the Senoba and Delikavak townships of Sirnak, seven terrorists had been killed.In another incident in the Tunektepe district of Antalya three PKK separatists suspected of killing two civilians on 12 March, were arrested and their weapons seized. Mayor of Osmaniye, Umit Karahan, also said over the weekend that eight terrorists were killed during clashes in the Olukbasi plains in the Osmaniye-Hatay border regions. Karahan added that two soldiers were killed, and that another wounded during the clashes. /Cumhuriyet/Sabah_ [02] ISRAEL DEFENSE MINISTER IN TURKEYIsrael Defense and Trade Minister, Nartan Sharansky, and an accompanying delegation will arrive in Turkey today. According to a Foreign Trade Undersecretariat statement a Turkey and Israel Business Council meeting will be held in Istanbul today. Sharansky and State Minister Isin Celebi will attend the meeting. On 24 March, Nartan Sharansky will come to Ankara to continue his official visit. /Cumhuriyet/Milliyet_[03] 'GAP WILL END TERRORIST ACTIVITIES IN THE REGION'The Turkish Foreign Ministry has begun initiatives to complete the Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP), which it evaluates as a "key" to solving terrorism and human rights issues in the region. Foreign Ministry officials have noted that both issues have long had negative effects on Turkish foreign policy. Evaluating GAP as a vital project in maintaining social and economic balances in the region, ministry officials have started initiatives in other public institutions to accelerate the bringing of the GAP project into full capacity into life as soon as possible. /Cumhuriyet/[04] EUROPEAN PKK MEMBERSDuring last week security forces carried out operations in various districts of Istanbul. By the end of these operations 38 people had been arrested because they had documents belonging to the PKK terrorist organization. Among the documents found in a building once used by the now defunct political party HADEP, photographs of German and Finnish tourists who support the PKK were found. It was later stated that as a result of PKK propaganda abroad, German and Finnish tourists had come to Turkey and actively support the terrorist organization.Officials pointed out that tourists were gathered at PKK camps in Greece and then went to Syria by ship. It was also noted that the number of tourists that the PKK used as drug couriers had reached 200. /Sabah/Hurriyet_ [05] CEM VISITING EGYPTForeign Minister Ismail Cem was received yesterday by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in the Egyptian capital of Cairo where Cem is holding meetings on bilateral relations between Turkey and Egypt. Cem has also held a meeting with his Egyptian counterpart Amr Musa. In the meeting, Musa criticised military cooperation between Turkey and Israel, whereas Cem insisted that this cooperation was not against the Arab states, and added that Turkey will continue its cooperation with Israel despite all the criticism made by the Arab countries. Musa, in his reply to Cem, reiterated his concern over this issue saying that Egypt would maintain its stance against this cooperation until such time as causes for concern were removed. /Hurriyet/[06] GOVERNMENT SUMMITThe leaders of the government coalition parties, Mesut Yilmaz, Bulent Ecevit and Husamettin Cindoruk, met yesterday in the Prime Ministry Residence. The coalition partners said that they will continue to work in harmony and stressed that they will not head for early elections. They also took in hand measures undertaken to cope with growing fundmentalist trends.Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz and Chief of the General Staff, General Ismail Hakki Karadayi will meet on Thursday on the eve of a 27 March National Security Council meeting to discuss the increase in fundamentalism which has emerged as a top issue on the domestic agenda during the last few weeks. /Milliyet/ [07] AVALANCHE IN BINGOLAn avalanche yesterday swept away 41 soldiers in Bingol. 24 of the soldiers were rescued, while seven died and six others were seriously injured. Search operations to find the four missing soldiers continue. /Cumhuriyet/[08] US GETS TOUGH WITH GREECEGetting tough with her Greek counterpart, Foreign Minister Theodoros Pangalos, Madeleine Albright said over the weekend that although Greece was playing for time, time was running out. Albright again said over the weekend that the US administration wanted to see Greece begin unconditional dialogue with Turkey about the Aegean region and other pressing issues, in line with calls from Ankara to renew talks.Albright also pointedly called on Greece to abandon its role of acting in opposition to Turkey on issues ranging from Turkey-Israel cooperation to relations with the EU. Albright also mentioned that it would be better if Greece avoided giving support to the Serbs in the critical Kosovo region. According to some sources, US President Clinton has also written to the leader of the Greek Cypriot community on Cyprus, Klafkos Klerides, about deploying Russian made S-300 missiles on the island. Clinton wants the missile order cancelled. /All papers/ [09] PKK IN DISARRAYThe terrorist PKK organization is reported to be in confusion about the future of one of its most important leaders, Semdin Sakik. Leader of the Iraq-Kurdistan Democrat Party (IKDP), Mesut Barzani, who is holding Sakik is going through the motions of having Sakik handed over to Turkish security officials. Abdullah "Apo" Ocalan, leader of the PKK, wants to have Sakik handed over to him, so that the PKK can deal with Sakik in the way that it sees fit.Sakik is being held in a secret location while final negotiations are made with Turkey. With Ocalan pressing to have Sakik returned to the PKK, it looks as though talks to resolve the matter and maintain stability in northern Iraq will have to be extended. /Sabah/ Turkish Press Review Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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