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Turkish Press Review, 05-09-19
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
19.09.2005
FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS
CONTENTS
[01] PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN MEETS SAUDI KING ABDULLAH
[02] GUL: “ANNAN WILL TAKE IMPORTANT STEPS ON THE CYPRUS ISSUE”
[03] PARLIAMENT TO MEET TODAY TO DISCUSS TERRORISM
[04] ARINC TO VISIT LITHUANIA
[05] TOP OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS TERROR AT SUMMIT
[06] TURKISH CYPRIOT BUSINESS GROUP OPENS BUREAU IN BRUSSELS
[07] FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS
[08] OUT FROM UNDER THE PKK SHADOW BY FERAI TINC (HURRIYET)
[01] PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN MEETS SAUDI KING ABDULLAH
Prime Minister Erdogan, yesterday went to Jeddah after completing his
contacts in New York. Erdogan made a courtesy call to King Abdullah of
Saudi Arabia. King Abdullah and Crown Prince Sultan gave Erdogan a warm
welcome at the gate of the Royal Palace. Premier Erdogan and King Abdullah
had a face-to-face meeting which lasted for 15 minutes. Later, Erdogan met
with Gassan Suleyman, the president of the Saudi Chamber of Commerce and
Industry. Afterwards, Erdogan met with high-level businessman of Saudi
Arabia. /Turkiye/
[02] GUL: “ANNAN WILL TAKE IMPORTANT STEPS ON THE CYPRUS ISSUE”
Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, continuing his contacts in New York over the
weekend, met with UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the sidelines of the
UN’s 60th General Assembly. Speaking to journalists about his meetings, Gul
said, “My meetings were fruitful. I met with UN Secretary-General Annan and
we discussed the Cyprus issue. I had several requests for him. He pledged
that he would take steps on the Cyprus issue.” In related news, Gul told
journalists that he had also met with Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faysal
bin Abd al-Aziz al-Saud and added, “We discussed the Iraq issue in detail.
We agreed to hold further political consultations between our countries. As
you know, an Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) summit meeting
will soon take place in Mecca. Many countries neighboring Iraq may convene
there.” /Star/
[03] PARLIAMENT TO MEET TODAY TO DISCUSS TERRORISM
Parliament is set to convene this afternoon for an extraordinary session to
deal with a request of the opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) to
debate recent rising terrorist incidents in the country. A quorum of 184
deputies is needed for Parliament to officially convene and do business.
Upon a CHP application to his office, Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc last
week called Parliament for an extraordinary session. /Aksam/
[04] ARINC TO VISIT LITHUANIA
Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc yesterday left for Lithuania to hold a
series of contacts at the invitation of his Lithuanian counterpart Arturas
Paulauskas. He is expected to return on Wednesday. /Cumhuriyet/
[05] TOP OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS TERROR AT SUMMIT
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will chair a summit on Friday to
discuss with high-level officials proposed revisions to the Anti-Terror
Bill. Present at the gathering will be Chief of General Staff Gen. Hilmi
Ozkok, Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul, Interior Minister Abdulkadir Aksu,
Justice Minister Cemil Cicek, military force commanders, National
Intelligence Organization (MIT) Undersecretary Emre Taner and National
Security Council (NSC) Secretary General Yigit Alpogan. /Sabah/
[06] TURKISH CYPRIOT BUSINESS GROUP OPENS BUREAU IN BRUSSELS
The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Chamber of Trade is
officially opening a bureau in Brussels today to represent Turkish Cypriots
in this country. TRNC Prime Minister Ferdi Sabit Soyer is expected to
attend the opening ceremony. The bureau’s mission is to give voice to the
Turkish Cypriots’ just cause and try to end the international isolation of
the TRNC. /Cumhuriyet/
[07] FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS
[08] OUT FROM UNDER THE PKK SHADOW BY FERAI TINC (HURRIYET)
Columnist Ferai Tinc comments on the fight against terrorism. A summary of
his column is as follows:
“If the Justice and Development Party (AKP) doesn’t block it, Parliament
will meet today to discuss the problem of terrorism. I hope common sense
will prevail over narrow political calculations and the Republican People’s
Party’s (CHP) call for an extraordinary session will become reality.
Interior Minister Abdulkadir Aksu previously said, ‘Everybody should know
that without addressing the conditions and atmosphere expected by terrorism,
we cannot reach an exact result in the fight against it.’ Even such a
statement shows that it is understood the issue must be discussed
comprehensively. Those who are trying to reap political benefits from this
issue will harm themselves. Terrorism and places and conditions in which it
develops can be eradicated, and the sources off which it feeds can be cut
by showing that it’s not the solution. How can we do this? The answer to
this should be discussed in order to find a common path. Otherwise, the
fight against terrorism will go to the military just like in the past.
National socialists and neo-Nazis have started to prepare this way. We can
talk neither about interests nor about security without dispelling the
current atmosphere in which ethnic nationalisms stoke each other.
Politicians speaking on behalf of the Kurds should now take risks. A new
political path can’t begin without excluding those who turn funerals into
forums for politics and pump Kurdish nationalism and try to turn the nation
against state forces. Why did former Democracy Party (DEP) members fail to
make concrete suggestions and signal positive developments in spite of all
their political experience and their supporters? Because they were unable
to get out from under the PKK shadow. They didn’t embrace the friendly
hands held out for them, and this situation was reflected in their
politics. They could neither make their words clear nor forge an alliance.
What’s the current situation? Even Europe, which lauded their ‘peaceful
ways,’ is calling on them to save themselves from the PKK. Politics in
Turkey can get away from the PKK in the fight against PKK terrorism. This
is the problem of not only politicians who claim to do politics on behalf
of the Kurds, but in fact all of Turkey. All of us should make efforts to
achieve this.”
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