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Turkish Press Review, 04-08-25
From: Turkish Directorate General of Press and Information <http://www.byegm.gov.tr>
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Summary of the political and economic
news in the Turkish press this morning
25.08.2004
FROM THE COLUMNS… FROM THE COLUMNS… FROM THE COLUMNS…
CONTENTS
[01] ERDOGAN INVITES PUTIN TO IZMIR FAIR
[02] ARINC: “THE PARTY WILL DECIDE ON MY CANDIDACY”
[03] NSC TO DISCUSS EU PROGRESS REPORT, CYPRUS, AND IRAQ
[04] TRNC CITIZENS TOLD TO EXPECT QUICKER US VISAS
[05] GERMAN AMBASSADOR: “TURKEY WILL LIKELY GET A DATE FOR EU ACCESSION TALKS”
[06] DIE WELT: “TURKEY WILL POSITIVELY CHANGE THE EU’S FUTURE”
[07] CDU’S MEYER: “TURKEY’S QUICK ADOPTION OF EU HARMONIZATION REFORMS IS IMPRESSIVE”
[08] TOBB, BOARD OF COMPETITION RESOLVE TO IMPROVE INVESTMENT CLIMATE AND HELP TURKEY ATTRACT MORE FOREIGN CAPITAL
[09] ABEYLEGESSE QUALIFIES FOR OLYMPIC SEMIFINALS IN 1,500 METERS
[10] YALCINKAYA QUALIFIES FOR BOXING SEMIFINALS AT ATHENS OLYMPICS
[11] TWO TURKISH WRESTLERS QUALIFY FOR OLYMPIC SEMIFINALS
[12] FROM THE COLUMNS… FROM THE COLUMNS… FROM THE COLUMNS…
[13] GREEN LINE REGULATIONS IN THE TRNC BY CUNEYT ULSEVER (HURRIYET)
[01] ERDOGAN INVITES PUTIN TO IZMIR FAIR
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday telephoned Russian President
Vladimir Putin to invite him to attend the 73rd International Izmir Fair
during his visit to Turkey next week. Erdogan and Putin also discussed the
agenda of their upcoming meeting. /Sabah/
[02] ARINC: “THE PARTY WILL DECIDE ON MY CANDIDACY”
The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) will decide whether I will
stand again as for my current post, said Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc
yesterday. “This will not be my individual decision,” added Arinc. “If the
party decides to make me a candidate I will, but if it chooses another
member [of Parliament], then I will also support the new candidate.” /Star/
[03] NSC TO DISCUSS EU PROGRESS REPORT, CYPRUS, AND IRAQ
At its meeting today, the National Security Council is expected to discuss
a number of issues, including the European Union progress report on Turkey
due to be released in October and steps needed in the meantime. The NSC is
also due to discuss such issues as Cyprus, the terrorist group PKK/KONGRA-
GEL, and Iraq. /Turkiye_
[04] TRNC CITIZENS TOLD TO EXPECT QUICKER US VISAS
The US Embassy in Greek Cyprus yesterday announced that in the future,
Turkish Cypriots would be able to obtain visas to visit the United States
more quickly. Application procedures have not changed, added the embassy,
but the wait should be shorter. /Hurriyet/
[05] GERMAN AMBASSADOR: “TURKEY WILL LIKELY GET A DATE FOR EU ACCESSION
TALKS”
This December, Turkey will likely get a date for European Union accession
talks, said German Ambassador to Ankara Wolf Ruthart Born yesterday. After
his visits to Samsun, Trabzon, Rize and Hopa in the Black Sea region, Born
proceeded to Kars and reiterated Germany’s support for Turkey’s EU
membership. /Hurriyet/
[06] DIE WELT: “TURKEY WILL POSITIVELY CHANGE THE EU’S FUTURE”
German daily Die Welt said yesterday that Turkey should join the European
Union, adding that the EU shouldn’t miss this chance since Turkey would
positively change its future. Die Welt further praised Prime Minister Recep
Tayyip Erdogan’s efforts for the nation’s EU bid. The newspaper added,
however, that the cost to the Union of beginning accession talks with
Ankara could total 15 billion euros. /Turkiye/
[07] CDU’S MEYER: “TURKEY’S QUICK ADOPTION OF EU HARMONIZATION REFORMS IS
IMPRESSIVE”
Laurenz Meyer, secretary-general of German opposition party the Christian
Democrat Union (CDU), said yesterday that Turkey’s rapid adoption of
European Union harmonization reforms was impressive. Speaking at a press
conference, Meyer said that Ankara had managed to achieve a great deal in a
short period of time. He added that he believed that Prime Minister Recep
Tayyip Erdogan was acting with good will for the nation’s EU bid. /Turkiye/
[08] TOBB, BOARD OF COMPETITION RESOLVE TO IMPROVE INVESTMENT CLIMATE AND
HELP TURKEY ATTRACT MORE FOREIGN CAPITAL
Speaking at a press conference alongside Board of Competition head Mustafa
Parlak, Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodities Exchanges (TOBB) Chairman
Rifat Hisarciklioglu said yesterday that the two institutions had decided
to work together in order to improve Turkey’s investment climate and help
it attract more foreign capital. For his part, Parlak said that a report
would be prepared within five months and released to the public. The World
Bank is also expected to contribute to this report. /Aksam/
[09] ABEYLEGESSE QUALIFIES FOR OLYMPIC SEMIFINALS IN 1,500 METERS
Ethiopian-born Turkish athlete Elvan Abeylegesse yesterday qualified for
the women’s semifinals in the 1,500-meter race at the Athens Olympic Games.
Abeylegesse came in fifth, running the race in 4.06.42 seconds. /All
papers/
[10] YALCINKAYA QUALIFIES FOR BOXING SEMIFINALS AT ATHENS OLYMPICS
Turkish boxer Atagun Yalcinkaya, competing in the 48-kg category at the
Athens Olympics, yesterday defeated his Italian rival Alfonso Pinto,
qualifying for the semifinals and putting him on track to win the bronze.
He is due to take on Russian boxer Sergey Kazakov on Friday. /All papers/
[11] TWO TURKISH WRESTLERS QUALIFY FOR OLYMPIC SEMIFINALS
Two Turkish Wrestlers yesterday qualified for the semifinals in Greco-Roman
wrestling at the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games. Seref Eroglu, world
champion in the 66-kg category, defeated Armen Vardanyan of Ukraine to make
the semifinals. Hamza Yerlikaya, world and Olympic champion in the 84 kg,
beat Tervi Thomberg of Estonia. /All papers/
[12] FROM THE COLUMNS… FROM THE COLUMNS… FROM THE COLUMNS…
[13] GREEN LINE REGULATIONS IN THE TRNC BY CUNEYT ULSEVER (HURRIYET)
Columnist Cuneyt Ulsever comments on relations between the European Union
and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). A summary of his column
is as follows:
“New judicial arrangements called ‘Green Line regulations’ as adopted in
July by the European Commission came into effect yesterday on Cyprus as
part of an EU package to end the isolation of the Turkish Cypriots. These
regulations are designed to govern trade between the Greek and Turkish
Cypriots, providing for trade across the island's ‘Green Line border,’
including goods originating in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
(TRNC). These rules are very important for the TRNC, since they are
designed to allow Turkish Cypriot goods to compete with Greek Cypriot ones.
The ‘Green Line regulations’ constitute a very important step, clearly
indicating that the EU can no longer turn a blind eye to the Turkish
Cypriots’ economic problems in the wake of the referendums earlier this
year. However, these regulations don’t cover the TRNC’s commercial
relations with EU member states. The EU might make new decisions and legal
arrangements to allow the TRNC to sell its goods directly to its member
states. I’m not optimistic about this possibility, however, because
although the TRNC has certain political advantages in the eyes of the
international community, the Greek Cypriots clearly hold the legal upper
hand. When the referendums were held, the Greek Cypriot administration
already knew that it was the winner. Thanks to the TRNC and Ankara’s past
no-concessions policies, the Turkish side in effect handed the Greek
Cypriots unilateral EU membership.
In the past, the mentality behind the Turkish Cypriot administration’s
sheer obstinacy was simple: The longer we resist, the more we force them to
recognize us as a state! However, such a demand was doomed to failure.
After this year’s referendums, its chances have grown even dimmer.
No more of the past’s ‘no-solution is a resolution’ mentality! However, its
repercussions are still haunting the TRNC. The EU will never grant the TRNC
a ‘third party’ status without officially recognizing it. Moreover, under
the current circumstances, relevant UN Security Council resolutions won’t
allow the EU to officially recognize the TRNC.
Therefore, the Greek Cypriots will take advantage of this situation in
every possible way!”
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