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Turkish Press Review, 98-09-01
From: Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs <http://www.mfa.gov.tr>
01.09.98
Summary of the political and economic news in the Turkish press this morning
CONTENTS
[01] DENKTAS PROPOSES CONFEDERATION IN 'FINAL EFFORT' FOR SOLUTION
[02] CEM IN TRNC
[03] PRESIDENT NARAYANAN OF INDIA TO VISIT TURKEY
[04] CULTURE MINISTER VISITS BAKU
[05] LABOUR MINISTER CAGAN IN LUXEMBOURG
[06] COOPERATION WITH PALESTINE ON EDUCATION
[07] BARZANI TO VISIT ANKARA
[08] GROWTH RATE FOR FIRST HALF TO BE 6.3 %
[09] FAMOUS CONTRACTOR SEZAI TURKES DIES
[10] KARDEMIR ASSISTING ZENICA
[11] INVESTMENT BANK SELECTED FOR ERDEMIR PRIVATIZATION
[12] AIR FORCE ACADEMY DIPLOMAS AWARDED
[13] AUTUMN TO TEST TURKISH ECONOMY'S STRENGTH
[14] TL 10 TRILLION PAID TO VICTIMS OF ADANA EARTHQUAKE
[15] ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY TAKES ACTION TO SAVE SALT LAKE
[16] TURKISH CALLIGRAPHY ON DISPLAY IN US
[17] TURKEY BEGINS HER OPENING PROGRAMME IN LATIN AMERICA
[18] ATATURK MONUMENT IN VENEZUELA
[19] TURKISH BANKS AMONG 500 BANKS IN THE WORLD
[20] TURKISH CARTOON EXHIBITION IN EUROPE
[21] SCHRODER'S STATEMENT ON TURKEY
[22] VICTORY DAY COMMEMORATED IN LISBON
[01] DENKTAS PROPOSES CONFEDERATION IN 'FINAL EFFORT' FOR SOLUTION
President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Rauf
Denktas called on Southern Cyprus on Monday for the establishment
of a confederation with 'special relationships' between the two
sides and their motherlands as a 'final effort' on the
part of the TRNC for a solution. Denktas revealed a five-point
proposal at a press conference in Lefkose, flanked by visiting
Turkish Foreign Minister Ismail Cem, who emphasized that his
presence there underlined the full Turkish support for Denktas'
proposal. "This proposal will constitute a realistic solution for
Cyprus and will construct the bridges for future cooperation
between the two Cypriot sides" Denktas said.
However, Greece was quick to reject the proposal saying that it
aimed at 'formalizing the occupation and partition of Cyprus'.
Greek government spokesman Dimitri Reppas said that the policy of
the Turkish side was completely different from "what the
internatioanl community expects from it" and criticized the
international community for remaining inactive on the Cyprus
problem. /All papers/
[02] CEM IN TRNC
Turkish Foreign Minister Ismail Cem said in the Turkish Republic
of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) yesterday that the proposal for the
establishment of a "Cyprus Confederation" did not have anything
to do with the deployment of Russian-made S-300 missiles on the
island. Cem added that the radar system of S-300 missiles had the
technical capacity to get information from all military
activities and communications in southern regions of Turkey and
even Mediterranean coasts. While evaluating the negative
response, Cem said that Greece once more showed her destructive
face to the world. /Milliyet/
[03] PRESIDENT NARAYANAN OF INDIA TO VISIT TURKEY
President Kocheril Raman Narayanan of India will visit Turkey
between 16-21 September officially as the guest of Turkish
President Suleyman Demirel, the Anatolia news agency reports. The
Indian Embassy in Ankara stated that Narayanan will begin a tour
covering Turkey, Germany, Portugal and Luxembourg.
[04] CULTURE MINISTER VISITS BAKU
Turkish Culture Minister Istemihan Talay went to Baku, the
capital of Azerbaijan, yesterday as the official guest of his
Azerbaijani counterpart Polat Bulbuloglu. In a statement prior to
his department from Ankara's Esenboga Airport, Talay noted that
they wanted to further develop cultural relations between the two
countries. Talay said that Chairman of the Cem Foundation
Prof.Izzettin Dogan and famous painter Cemil Karababa would
accompany him during his visit to Baku and added that portraits
of Azerbaijani President Haydar Aliyev and Ataturk, the founder
of the Turkish Republic, painted by Karababa, will be presented
to Aliyev as a gift. /Sabah/
[05] LABOUR MINISTER CAGAN IN LUXEMBOURG
Labour and Social Security Minister Nami Cagan yesterday went to
Luxembourg for an official visit upon the invitation of Labour
Minister Jeaen Claude Juncker. In a statement by the press
office, it was said that Cagan would hold bilateral talks with
Labour Minister Juncker to improve technical cooperation between
the countries and the two ministers would exchange views on
various subjects. Cagan will propose to sign an agreement on
social security between Turkey and Luxembourg. Labour Minister
Cagan is expected to return home tomorrow. /Cumhuriyet/
[06] COOPERATION WITH PALESTINE ON EDUCATION
An agreement envisaging cooperation between Education Ministry
and Palestinian Higher Education Ministry went into effect after
being published in the Official Gazette yesterday. The agreement,
which aims to improve cooperation among the higher educational
institutions of both countries, foresees the cooperation of
faculty members, experts, university students and graduates in
exchanging academic publications, documents and information and
research projects. According to the agreement, the Turkish side
will give scholarship to a group of Palestinians for university
education and post-graduate studies. /Cumhuriyet/
[07] BARZANI TO VISIT ANKARA
Chairman of the Iraqi Kurdistan Democratic Party (IKDP) Mesut
Barzani will arrive in Ankara tomorrow. Barzani, who will stay in
Ankara for three days, is expected to meet with Deputy Prime
Minister Bulent Ecevit and Foreign Minister Ismail Cem. Barzani
will later proceed on to Washington. /Sabah/
[08] GROWTH RATE FOR FIRST HALF TO BE 6.3 %
The State Institute of Statistics (DIE) announced the growth rate
for the first six months of 1998 to be 6.3 %. The growth rate
for 1997 was 8.3 %. Meanwhile, the per capita income in 1997 was
recalculated according to the results of the 1997 census. The
per capita income in Turkey, which has a population of 62.8
million, for 1997 was $3,080, the Anatolia news agency reported.
[09] FAMOUS CONTRACTOR SEZAI TURKES DIES
Sezai Turkes, one of Turkey's best known international
contractors and founder and chairman of Sezai Turkes-Fevzi Akkaya
Holding (STFA), has died at the age of 90, family friends said
yesterday. /All papers/
[10] KARDEMIR ASSISTING ZENICA
The iron and steel factory in Zenica, Bosnia, which is the
largest in the Balkans apart from those in Turkey, will begin
operating again because of financial and technological
distribution assistance from Turkey. Not only will the 1.5
million-ton-capacity factory start to produce again, but in
addition, within the framework of a four-stage plan, new
factories will be established as a result of this increasing
cooperation. Turkey has already prepared projects which will
support its defense industry, as well, the Anatolia news agency
reported yesterday.
Dr.Sencer Imer, chairman of the board of directors of Karabuk
Iron and Steel Company (KARDEMIR), the Turkish company assisting
Zenica in its resumption of distribution, stated that the iron
and steel factory in Zenica was the biggest in the Balkans in the
1980s.
[11] INVESTMENT BANK SELECTED FOR ERDEMIR PRIVATIZATION
HSBC (Hong Kong-Shanghai Banking Corporation) Investment Banking
will act as the intermediary for the privatization of a portion
of the 51.66 % state-owned share of the steel and iron company,
Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari A.S. (ERDEMIR).
According to a written explanation provided by the Privatization
Administration (OIB), HSBC Investment Banking was chosen from
among four candidates after technical and financial evaluations.
The OIB wants the investment bank to select a Turkish financial
institution to handle the public offering of the shares, the
Anatolia news agency reported.
[12] AIR FORCE ACADEMY DIPLOMAS AWARDED
President Suleyman Demirel, Parliament Speaker Hikmet Cetin,
Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz and Chief of General Staff
Gen.Huseyin Kivrikoglu presented 201 students at the Air Force
Academy with diplomas yesterday. The graduating students included
17 women and 16 foreigners. /All papers/
[13] AUTUMN TO TEST TURKISH ECONOMY'S STRENGTH
Amer Bisat, an expert in Emerging Markets at the international
advisory company, Salomon Smith Barney, has said that in an
atmosphere, during which an international economic crisis is
being experienced, the efforts to be exerted by the Turkish
government were limited. He noted that in order to safeguard the
confidence of foreign investors in the economy, Turkey should
avoid implementing populist policies such as subsidy in
agriculture and salary increases over than planned.
Meanwhile, the government's newly announced measures to overcome
the effects of the Russian economic crisis will be tested in the
capital and foreign exchange markets in September. The Cabinet's
decision to soften tax reform will take effect today. Bidding for
the government's 133-day-term bonds will take place today and
will be the most critical test of the Treasury this year. /All
papers/
[14] TL 10 TRILLION PAID TO VICTIMS OF ADANA EARTHQUAKE
Floods and earthquakes throughout the country this year affected
three million citizens, who received a total of TL 10 trillion
from the Social Cooperation and Solidarity Fund said State
Minister Hasan Gemici during a visit to Sanliurfa yesterday, the
Anatolia news agency reports.
[15] ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY TAKES ACTION TO SAVE SALT LAKE
Environment Minister Imren Aykut announced that a project to save
Salt lake will exceed TL 27 trillion, the Anatolia news agency
reported yesterday. Minister Aykut visited Konya Governor Namik
Gunel and received information concerning the problems of the
city.
[16] TURKISH CALLIGRAPHY ON DISPLAY IN US
Sakip Sabanci Calligraphy Collection comprising valuable
calligraphic art, Sultan's decrees and old Korans will be
displayed in the world renown "The Metropolitan Museum of Art"
and "Los Angeles County Museum of Art". "Gold Letters: Ottoman
Calligraphic Art from Sakip Sabanci Collection" exhibition will
be on display in New York at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on 11
September- 13 December 1998 and Los Angeles County Museum of Art
on 25 February-17 May 1999. /Cumhuriyet/
[17] TURKEY BEGINS HER OPENING PROGRAMME IN LATIN AMERICA
Turkey will begin her opening programme in Latin America, the
Anatolia news agency reports. She had applied the same programme
in Africa previously. The Latin America Action Programme that was
foreseen within the framework of opening policy in the regions
where Turkey could not improve relations because of the
geographical and political distance, will begin in Ankara today
and continue with a series of meetings that will last for three
days. Foreign Minister Ismail Cem will chair the meetings.
[18] ATATURK MONUMENT IN VENEZUELA
At the 76th anniversary of the Victory Day an Ataturk Monument
has been erected in Karakas, one of the biggest cities of Latin
America and the capital of Venezuela. At the opening ceremony of
the monument on 30 August, Baruta Mayor Ivenna Attas said that
she decided to erect an Ataturk monument in Karakas during her
visit to Izmir last year. The monument was made in Mimar Sinan
University, Istanbul. /Milliyet/
[19] TURKISH BANKS AMONG 500 BANKS IN THE WORLD
Akbank is 178th biggest bank in the world in equity capital among
500 banks in the world. According to a survey of the
Institutional Investor, Turkiye Is Bank ranks 230th, Yapi Kredi
is 237th, Pamukbank is 383rd, Vakifbank 387th and Garanti Bank is
463rd biggest banks in the world in their equity capitals.
/Milliyet/
[20] TURKISH CARTOON EXHIBITION IN EUROPE
A cartoon exhibition called "Hey Turkey", which will display
works of Turkish cartoonists including Ali Ulvi Ersoy, Turhan
Selcuk, Ferruh Dogan and Tan Oral, will tour several European
cities. The exhibition will be opened in Berlin on September 7.
/Hurriyet/
[21] SCHRODER'S STATEMENT ON TURKEY
Answering questions by Hurriyet newspaper correspondent, Gerhard
Schroder, who is running for the position of Chancellor as the
candidate of the Social Democrat Party in the general election to
be held in Germany on September 7, said yesterday that the gates
to Europe must be kept open for Turkey. Noting Turkey's
significance for Europe, Schroder said that the current silence
in relations between Germany and Turkey must be overcome.
Schroder also noted that Turkey should meet some conditions about
the internal policy for resuming the talks with the European
Union. /Hurriyet/
[22] VICTORY DAY COMMEMORATED IN LISBON
August 30, the Turkish Victory Day was commemorated by Turks
during the Expo '98 fair, held in the Portuguese capital of
Lisbon. Accompanied by State Ministers Burhan Kara and Refaaddin
Sahin, Minister of Energy Cumhur Ersumer and deputies from the
Republican People's Party, Turks also held a parade in Lisbon on
August 30. Turkish folk dance and "semazen" groups performed
shows for visitors at the fair. /Hurriyet/
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