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Turkish Press Review, 05-10-10
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Summary of the political and economic
news in the Turkish press this morning
10.10.2005
FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS
CONTENTS
[01] ERDOGAN VISITS SIIRT
[02] FIRST EU MEETING IN ANKARA
[03] CHP LEADER BAYKAL: “OLLI REHN SHOULD STUDY OUR PARTY”
[04] GERMAN INTERIOR MINISTER VISITS ISTANBUL
[05] SPANISH DAILY: “ATATURK’S DREAM REALIZED”
[06] POULTRY CULL STARTS AGAINST BIRD FLU SPREAD
[07] TURKEY EXTENDS AID TO QUAKE-STRICKEN PAKISTAN
[08] FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS
[09] THE EU WILL SEEK TURKISH LABOR BY SEMIH IDIZ (MILLIYET)
[01] ERDOGAN VISITS SIIRT
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, accompanied by his wife and the health,
education, and agriculture and rural affairs ministers, yesterday visited
the southeastern Anatolian city of Siirt to attend a series of openings.
Addressing residents of the city, Erdogan stated that ethnic differences
were a source of richness for the country, adding, however, that the
primary identity was citizenship in the Republic of Turkey. During the
opening of a road between Sirvan and Madenkoy, Erdogan called the new
thoroughfare a symbol of civilization. “These roads will connect us to the
European Union,” added the premier. /Sabah/
[02] FIRST EU MEETING IN ANKARA
After Turkey ceremonially started negotiations with the European Union last
week, the first official meeting of the negotiating process was held in
Ankara yesterday. The gathering was co-chaired by Foreign Minister Abdullah
Gul and chief negotiator Ali Babacan. After European Union Commissioner for
Enlargement Olli Rehn’s visit to Turkey, Gul and Babacan met with all
ministry heads and other leaders related to the EU and high-level
administrators. During the meeting, technical information on the EU’s
screening process and how the negotiations would be conducted was given to
bureaucrats. /Aksam/
[03] CHP LEADER BAYKAL: “OLLI REHN SHOULD STUDY OUR PARTY”
Main opposition Party Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal
yesterday said that EU Commissioner Olli Rehn’s comments about the CHP’s
“dilemma” and it “envying” the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP)
stemmed from ignorance of the party. “Olli Rehn should study the CHP a bit,
” added Baykal. “I see that he doesn’t know our party… If he looks at the
reforms made by the CHP, he will see what kind of a party we are. We have
no tendency towards jealousy or envy. The implications of Rehn and the
people talking like him are false.” /Milliyet/
[04] GERMAN INTERIOR MINISTER VISITS ISTANBUL
German Interior Minister Otto Schily came to Istanbul over the weekend for
the football match between Turkey and Germany’s national teams. Schily met
with Interior Minister Abdulkadir Aksu at the governor’s office in Istanbul,
along with Istanbul Governor Vali Guler, and German Ambassador to Ankara
Wolf-Ruthart Born also participated in the meeting. After his official
contacts, Schily went to Sultanahmet and visited the Arasta Bazaar. /Star/
[05] SPANISH DAILY: “ATATURK’S DREAM REALIZED”
ABC, one of Spain’s most prominent newspapers wrote over the weekend that
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan had realized Ataturk’s fondest dreams
by putting Turkey at the threshold of the European Union. “A figure
overshadowing Ataturk is difficult to conceive, but if there is someone
approaching this, it is Erdogan,” said the paper, asking further: “Is he
the new Ataturk?” /Star/
[06] POULTRY CULL STARTS AGAINST BIRD FLU SPREAD
Officials began slaughtering poultry yesterday at farms near the western
province of Balikesir as a precaution against the spread of bird flu, the
first case seen in the country. The bird flu was detected at a turkey farm
after some 1,800 birds died this week. Agriculture Minister Mehdi Eker said
that it was believed that the disease had spread from migratory birds that
landed at the nearby Manyas Bird Sanctuary. /Turkiye/
[07] TURKEY EXTENDS AID TO QUAKE-STRICKEN PAKISTAN
Following a 7.6-magnitude earthquake disaster in Pakistan on Saturday,
Turkish officials rushed to help the country. Turkey’s aid efforts are
being coordinated between the General Staff, civil defense authorities, the
Prime Ministry and the Turkish Red Crescent Society (Kizilay). Four Turkish
military planes with relief teams and aid materials including food and body
bags arrived last night in Islamabad. /Hurriyet/
[08] FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS
[09] THE EU WILL SEEK TURKISH LABOR BY SEMIH IDIZ (MILLIYET)
Columnist Semih Idiz comments on the free movement of labor in Europe. A
summary of his column is as follows:
“Forces in Turkey opposed to the European Union ask if the EU is really
being honest, why doesn’t it provide Turks with freedom of movement? Most
people supporting Turkey’s EU membership consider this an open visa to go
to Europe to work. This should be considered normal, because unemployment
is our most pressing problem. The aim of Turkish citizens who went to
Europe over the last 40 years was getting jobs. However, Europe isn’t the
same as it was 40 years ago. At that time, there was a need for unqualified
labor. However, the situation is so different today that in Germany, where
5 million unemployed people live, even Turkish people who are settled in
Germany complain about illicit labor from Turkey. Turkish people
considering the EU only a place to work scares Europeans for this reason.
When they talk about Turkey’s EU membership, the ‘free movement’ issue tops
their concerns. Among those who are opposed to giving Turks free movement
is Poland, which has yet to get this right, but will in a few years.
Countries like Poland don’t want to compete with Turks in the European
business market after the end of this period of ‘derogation,’ which could
be called ‘postponement.’ That’s why they’re already against Turks’ rights
of free movement. Some people in Turkey are talking about ‘permanent
derogations’ which the EU wants to impose on Turkey. However, there’s no
such thing as ‘permanent derogations,’ but there can be ‘permanent
limitations.’ Certain EU members want these restrictions to be permanent,
but they never say, ‘I would never use Turkish labor’ either. They prefer
to say, ‘I would like my right to use this or not to be reserved.’ If we
had been an EU member today, we would have probably wanted the same in the
current economic situation. However, time is on our side. According to
United Nations estimates, Europe’s population will fall by tens of million
over the next 50 years and the negative effects of this will start to be
felt in 20 years. In other words, the demand for workers, particularly
qualified ones, in Europe is expected to rise sharply. In short, Europe
will need doctors, nurses, computer experts, engineers, etc. because aging
Europe can’t renew itself in these areas and this situation even holds for
such new EU members as Poland. Turkey, with one of the world’s youngest
populations, has an important potential to meet this demand, and in time
Europe will want to benefit from this. Actually, it has no choice. However,
time is necessary for this to emerge clearly. For this reason, the ranks of
our unemployed, whether qualified or unqualified, shouldn’t expect an
opening in the near term.”
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