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Turkish Press Review, 99-09-30

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From: Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs <http://www.mfa.gov.tr>

30.09.99

Summary of the political and economic news in the Turkish press this morning


CONTENTS

  • [01] TURKEY PERSUADES THE U.S.
  • [02] SUCCESSFUL TURKISH FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR
  • [03] HUGE POWER PLANT IN ALIAGA
  • [04] EU-TURKEY TRADE BALANCE IMPROVES
  • [05] ISRAEL AND RUSSIA PLEDGE COMPLETE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
  • [06] HIGH-LEVEL OFFICIALS IN TURKEY
  • [07] CANDIDATE FOR OIC SECRETARY-GENERAL
  • [08] MILITARY COOPERATION WITH MALAYSIA
  • [09] TURKISH WOMEN RECEIVE HANDICRAFTS AWARD FROM U.S.
  • [10] TURKEY AND DENMARK MEETINGS
  • [11] THIRD DAY OF CROSS-BORDER OPERATION
  • [12] EARTHQUAKE AND FUNDAMENTALISM ON NSC AGENDA

  • [01] TURKEY PERSUADES THE U.S.

    During the two-hour-long meeting with U.S. President Bill Clinton, Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit managed to persuade Clinton over the solution to the Cyprus problem. A statement issued by Clinton saying, 'There should be no return to the pre-1974 situation', has been announced to the whole world as the Turkish thesis on Cyprus has been approved. Ecevit said following the meeting that the meeting had been very friendly and beneficial and there had been a great consensus of opinion among the high-level officials of the two countries on every issue.

    Meanwhile, the President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), Rauf Denktas, has been pleased with the results of the meetings. Denktas stated that he regarded the visit of President Clinton's Special Envoy for Cyprus, Alfred Moses, to the Island as 'positive'. /Aksam/

    [02] SUCCESSFUL TURKISH FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR

    A young Turkish businessman, Ahmet Okumus, has been elected the most successful fund administrator of the last year in the world. According to a summary published in the 'Wall Street Journal', the 'Okumus Opportunity Fund', administered by Ahmet Okumus, has provided an income enjoying a 262.01 % growth rate to its clients during the last year. The CNN TV station has devoted wide coverage to the success of Okumus. /Aksam/

    [03] HUGE POWER PLANT IN ALIAGA

    The first of the five huge power plants planned to be set up in Aliaga, Izmir, will begin to be constructed in the upcoming days. The Research Coordinator for Totalgas Energy, Philip Lamboney, held a press conference yesterday and said that the power plant will have a 700 megawatt capacity and cost $600 million. The power plant is expected to begin its output in 2002. /Aksam/

    [04] EU-TURKEY TRADE BALANCE IMPROVES

    The trade deficit between Turkey and the EU, which had widened following the Customs Union agreement, is reducing proportionate to the economic recession in Turkey. However, a balance in Turco-EU trade has not yet been achieved. /All papers/

    [05] ISRAEL AND RUSSIA PLEDGE COMPLETE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

    Russian and Israeli officials have promised a 'total technology transfer' to Turkey if the attack helicopter they manufacture jointly wins the $3.5 billion Turkish tender for 145 attack helicopters. In a joint press conference yesterday, representatives of the Israeli Aerospace Industry (IAI) and Russia's Kamov company said that the KA-50-2 helicopter would not only meet all the needs of the Turkish Air Forces, but would also constitute an opportunity for the transfer of advanced military technology to the Turkish defence industry. /All papers/

    [06] HIGH-LEVEL OFFICIALS IN TURKEY

    High-level officials from noted companies such as Renault, BMW and Nissan have given important signals to Turkey. They arrived in Istanbul to attend various events and said, 'Turkey is indispensable'. /Star/

    [07] CANDIDATE FOR OIC SECRETARY-GENERAL

    Turkey will officially announce its candidacy for the post of the Secretary-General of the Organization for Islamic Conference (OIC) on October 1. Ambassador Yasar Yarik will be revealed as the candidate for OIC Secretary-General. /Turkiye/

    [08] MILITARY COOPERATION WITH MALAYSIA

    National Defence Minister Sabahattin Cakmakoglu has strengthened defence industry cooperation with Malaysia. Cakmakoglu delivered a speech at the ceremony of the signing of a defence industry agreement between Turkey and Malaysia and said that with this agreement, relations would further develop. /Turkiye/

    [09] TURKISH WOMEN RECEIVE HANDICRAFTS AWARD FROM U.S.

    Some Turkish women have received an award for their handicrafts in the U.S. For working on the handicrafts, Gunsu Gungor and Sengul Binici, came first in "The Patchwork Contest" organized in Pennsylvania, according to a written statement issued by the Ministry of Culture, the Anatolia News Agency reports.

    [10] TURKEY AND DENMARK MEETINGS

    Turco-Danish regular political meetings will be held in Copenhagen tomorrow. The Turkish delegation will be chaired by the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Korkmaz Haktanir and the Danish delegation will be chaired by the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Friis Arne Petersen. During the meeting, relations between Denmark and Turkey and the current international and regional problems will be discussed. /Cumhuriyet/

    [11] THIRD DAY OF CROSS-BORDER OPERATION

    The intensive military operation, started by the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) and aimed at destroying PKK camps in Northern Iraq, is continuing unabated. On the third day of the operation, there was an heated exchange between the terrorists in the regions of Metina and Haftanin and 8 members of the PKK were killed; in the same region, a soldier, 3 temporary village guards and 2 `peshmergas' died. In addition, 13 terrorists from the PKK organization have been killed during the crack-down in the Southeast. Two soldiers and one village guard, who stepped on a mine, were injured in the high plateau of Farajin, in Sirnak's district of Beytussebap. Three terrorists from the PKK organization, who attacked a police vehicle, were killed in Bitlis' district of Tatvan. Abdullah Ocalan's lawyers came to Diyarbakir for the members of the terrorist PKK organization, who are expected to surrender.

    The cross-border operation that was organized by the TSK, aimed at destroying the members of the PKK, who want to settle down in the camps in Northern Iraq, is ongoing. As part of the operation, the regions of Metina and Haftanin have been bombed again by bomber aircraft. Meanwhile, nearly 600 village guards from the Jiriki, Tatar and Goyan tribes and nearly 1,000 soldiers have gone to Northern Iraq to join in with the operations. The `peshmergas' dependent on the Iraqi Kurdistan Democratic Party (IKDP) are also acting in support of the operation. /Cumhuriyet/

    [12] EARTHQUAKE AND FUNDAMENTALISM ON NSC AGENDA

    Deputy Prime Minister Devlet Bahceli will attend the meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) for the first time as Acting Prime Minister, due to Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit's being in the U.S. During the meeting, work aimed at bringing life in the earthquake-hit regions back to normal and the precautions to be taken against fundamentalism in the region will be discussed. The Minister of Public Works and Settlement, Koray Aydin and the State Minister responsible for Customs, Mehmet Kececiler, also have been invited to the meeting. The NSC will hold its September ordinary meeting at Cankaya Presidential Palace at 15:00, chaired by the President Suleyman Demirel. /Cumhuriyet/

    NOTE: Due to technical reasons, our 'Turkish Press Review' has been shortened today. We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused.

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