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Turkish Press Review, 98-08-24
From: Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs <http://www.mfa.gov.tr>
24.08.98
Summary of the political and economic news in the Turkish press this morning
CONTENTS
[01] ECEVIT IN SOUTHEAST ANATOLIA
[02] TURKISH DIPLOMATS LEAVE CONGO
[03] NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL CONVENES TODAY
[04] PRIME MINISTER HOLDS MEETING
[05] GREAT INTEREST IN TURKS
[06] INDUSTRY IN GAP
[07] CERTIFICATES FOR INVESTMENT INCENTIVES INCREASE
[08] HANDICRAFTS FESTIVAL
[09] LOSS IN SUITCASE TRADE
[10] 'TURKEY WILL BE AN OIL CENTRE'
[11] 'TURKEY'S DEVELOPMENT RATE IS AMAZING'
[12] PKK KILLS A POLICE IN MAZGIRT
[13] 'TURKEY IS AN ATTRACTIVE PRIZE TO EU'
[14] '108 ILLEGAL GANGS COLLAPSED'
[01] ECEVIT IN SOUTHEAST ANATOLIA
Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit visited some villages in the
Southeast Anatolian region yesterday when he attended a ceremony
for handing over keys of 41 houses built for people in the
village of Basbaglar near Erzincan, where PKK terrorists attacked
on 6 July 1997, killing 33 people and burning houses. Ecevit also
attended a foundation laying ceremony for building 50 houses in
another village, 30 kms away from Basbaglar. As the ceremony was
being held, a clash between the security forces and PKK
terrorists in a village just 9 kms away was reported. The
Governor of Erzincan told Ecevit that two terrorists had been
killed so far. /Hurriyet/
[02] TURKISH DIPLOMATS LEAVE CONGO
Turkish officials in Turkish Embassy in the Republic of Congo
left this country last week because internal clashes threaten
their security, the Foreign Ministry said. Rebels and the
military units under the command of the Head of State, Laurent
Desire Kabila, have been severely clashing in Congo. /Hurriyet/
[03] NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL CONVENES TODAY
The National Security Council will convene today. At the meeting,
which will be chaired by President Suleyman Demirel, a report
jointly prepared by the Security Administration and the Foreign
Ministry on issues concerned with the arrest of Alaattin Cakici,
the head of a large criminal organization. Other related security
issues will also be on the agenda of the meeting. /Hurriyet/
[04] PRIME MINISTER HOLDS MEETING
Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz met with Necati Bilican, the chief of
Security Administration, and Senkal Atasagun, the undersecretary
of the National Intelligence Office (MIT), at the Prime Ministry
Residence last night when they dealt with several issues ranging
from the arrest of Alaattin Cakici in France to operations to be
jointly carried out by MIT and the Security Administration.
/Hurriyet/
[05] GREAT INTEREST IN TURKS
During the general elections to be held at the end of September
in Germany, the social democrat party SPD is expected to rank
first. The votes of nearly 160,000 Turks who conferred the right
of German citizenship gain importance especially in small
constituencies.
According to surveys, the parties in which Turks are mainly
interested are SPD and Greens because of the moderate policies of
these parties regarding foreigners. /Cumhuriyet/
22nd HEGEL CONGRESS
The 22nd International Congress organized by the International
Hegel Association based in Berlin will be held in Utrecht,
Holland, between 26-29 August. 157 philosophers from 26 countries
including Turkey will participate in the 22nd Hegel Congress to
be held with the support of United Nations Education, Science and
Culture Organization (UNESCO). /Cumhuriyet/
[06] INDUSTRY IN GAP
With an increase in agricultural production due to the Southeast
Anatolian Project (GAP), industrial sectors based on agricultural
products also started to improve. The most attractive sector for
investors, who want to make investments in the region, is
textile. /Cumhuriyet/
[07] CERTIFICATES FOR INVESTMENT INCENTIVES INCREASE
Between 1990-97, 25,531 certificates for investment incentives
were given to various sectors. During the same period, the
manufacture sector received the highest incentives with 16,435
certificates, while the service sector ranked second with 6,649
certificates and agriculture sector came third with 1,915
certificates. Meanwhile, 24 certificates for investment
incentives with foreign capital worth $180.744 million were given
in July. /Cumhuriyet/
[08] HANDICRAFTS FESTIVAL
Central Anatolia Region Handicrafts Festival jointly organized by
the Tourism Ministry and Office of Nevsehir Governor will be held
between 27-31 August. Tourism Minister Ibrahim Gurdal and
Governor Mehmet Yilmaz will host nearly 150 journalists and
writers from 15 countries. Guests who will participate in the
festival will visit the whole Cappadocia region until 31 August.
/Cumhuriyet/
[09] LOSS IN SUITCASE TRADE
Due to an economic crisis in Russia, Turkey's loss in official
export figures will total $700 million. It is estimated that the
loss in suitcase trade will amount to $1.1 billion. Turkey's
exports to Russia stand at $2.1 billion within the registered
foreign trade volume worth $4 billion between Turkey and Russia.
/Milliyet/
[10] 'TURKEY WILL BE AN OIL CENTRE'
Deputy General Director of the Turkish Petroleum Board (TPAO)
Akif Guneri said: "Turkey will be an oil centre". Noting that
Turkey was at the centre of a region, where there are the
greatest oil reserves of the world, Guneri stated that Turkey was
the symbol of stability and confidence in the region. Stressing
that the most important way of Middle East and Asian oils was the
Persian Gulf and pipelines opened from Russia to the West, Guneri
said that the world could not ignore such a stable country in the
region. Guneri added that the TPAO should gain the structure of
leading oil companies in the world as soon as possible and have
the opportunity of marketing. /Cumhuriyet/
[11] 'TURKEY'S DEVELOPMENT RATE IS AMAZING'
French Grouppe Schneider, one of the world's leading companies in
electric distribution, industrial control and automobile
spare-part production, is going to increase its market share in
Turkey. General Director of the company, Dominique Bellot said
that Turkey was a rapidly developing giant market adding that
Turkey had been the biggest market of the Middle East. Bellot
noted that French-Turkish trade relations had been developing
without being affected by some political issues. /Sabah/
[12] PKK KILLS A POLICE IN MAZGIRT
A group of PKK members opened fire across a public institution at
yesterday midnight in Mazgirt township of Tunceli. During the
clashes between PKK members and police forces, a police missioned
in Mazgirt Police Headquarter was killed and two civilians were
wounded. /Sabah/
[13] 'TURKEY IS AN ATTRACTIVE PRIZE TO EU'
Michael Lake, the former European Union (EU) Ambassador to
Turkey, said in his term report in February that Turkey would be
a very valuable member and even an "attractive prize" to the EU.
The report said that Turkey was the only "real Muslim democratic"
country in the world and Turkey's membership to the EU would
bring mutual advantages. /Milliyet/
[14] '108 ILLEGAL GANGS COLLAPSED'
According to the Office of the Police, 108 illegal gangs have
been collapsed since December 1997. During the operations 669
gang members were captured. Department of Struggling Against
Smuggling and Organized Crimes prepared a report about their
activities comprising the last eight months. The report said that
gangs were active in 21 cities of Turkey. It was added that 10 of
the 108 gangs were active at national level while others were
local. /Milliyet/
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