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Turkish Press Review, 05-10-11Turkish Press Review Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: Turkish Directorate General of Press and Information <http://www.byegm.gov.tr><LINK href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr_yayinlarimiz_chr_pics_css/tpr.css" rel=STYLESHEET type=text/css> e-mail : newspot@byegm.gov.tr <caption> <_caption> Summary of the political and economic news in the Turkish press this morning11.10.2005FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS…CONTENTS
[01] SEZER BRIEFED ON EU TALKS PROCESSForeign Minister Abdullah Gul accompanied by State Minister for the Economy and chief European Union talks negotiator Ali Babacan yesterday visited President Ahmet Necdet Sezer. During their one-hour meeting, the two state ministers briefed the president on the process of Ankara’s European Union accession talks. Gul and Babacan on Sunday also met with state officials related to the EU to discuss the topics of the accession talks process, screening process and negotiating delegation. Babacan is expected to hold a press conference tomorrow to tell the public about developments. /Star/[02] ERDOGAN CALLS FOR END TO TRNC’S ISOLATIONSpeaking at a gathering of his party yesterday, Prime Minister and ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for the isolation of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) to be brought to an end, adding that Turkey would then open its harbors and airports to Greek Cypriots. /Aksam/[03] CICEK: “THE GOVT WILL COMPENSATE FARMERS’ LOSSES OVER AVIAN FLU”Speaking after yesterday’s Cabinet meeting, Justice Minister and government spokesman Cemil Cicek said that avian flu had been discussed at the meeting, adding that it was decided that the government would compensate farmers for poultry killed for safety reasons. Cicek stated that outbreak was under control and that the disease had not been seen anywhere except Manyas, a village near Balikesir. Cicek added that the government is taking a number of measures to head off the spread of avian flu and that it has also decided to ban animal imports. /Milliyet/[04] GUL TO TOUR BALKAN COUNTRIESForeign Minister Abdullah Gul is set to begin a two-day visit to Kosovo and Serbia-Montenegro today. In Kosovo, Gul is expected to visit Turkish forces serving under the NATO-led international force (KFOR) in Pristina and then to proceed to Prizren and Mamusha to have talks with officials. On his second stop, in Belgrade, Gul is scheduled to be received by Serbia- Montenegro President Svetozar Marovic. /Turkiye/[05] IMF DELEGATION DUE IN TURKEY TO COMPLETE FIRST REVIEW OF ECONOMIC PROGRAMA delegation from the International Monetary Fund is due to arrive in Turkey tomorrow to complete the first review of the nation’s economic program and also to discuss the program’s upcoming second review. During its stay in Ankara, the delegation is also expected to discuss next year’s budget with Turkish officials. The first review of the economic program could not be completed in July due to annual meetings of the World Bank and the IMF. The delegation will be headed by IMF Turkey Desk Chief Lorenzo Giorgianni. /Hurriyet/[06] SENER: “WE WON’T CHANGE NEXT YEAR’S INFLATION AND PRIMARY SURPLUS TARGETS”Deputy Prime Minister Abdulltif Sener said yesterday that the inflation target for next year was set at 5 percent and the primary surplus target at 6.5 percent. Speaking at a graduation ceremony at the European Union Education and Youth Programs Center, Sener said that the other macroeconomic indicators would be determined in line with these targets. “These 5 percent and 6.5 percent targets will not change,” he said, but added that the Higher Planning Council was expected to discuss the budget and macroeconomic targets on Friday. /Hurriyet/[07] YOK HEAD TEZIC VISITS GULBoard of Higher Education (YOK) Chairman Erdogan Tezic said yesterday that YOK would also participate in Turkey’s European Union accession negotiations during the chapter on science and research, which is the first topic to be scanned and discussed with EU officials. Speaking to reporters after meeting with Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, Tezic stated that a team would be established soon to join the talks. /Turkiye/[08] FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS…[09] ABSORPTION BY HUSNU MAHALLI (AKSAM)Columnist Husnu Mahalli comments on relations between Turkey and the European Union. A summary of his column is as follows:“If Europeans can absorb Turkey and Turks, they will make Turkey a European Union member. However, those who talk about Europe and Europeans absorbing Turkey and Turks don’t talk about Turkey in turn absorbing Europeans. For example, what about European countries’ hypocrisy and double standards? Let’s consider the Cyprus issue. The EU previously prodded Turkey and Turkish Cypriots and last year claimed that it would do what was necessary, but did it really do this? The Greek Cypriots who rejected United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s plan in the April 2004 referendum were made EU members and the Turkish Cypriots who accepted it were left in the cold. What’s more, the EU then started to put pressure on Turkey and asked it to recognize Greek Cyprus. It stated in the negotiating framework that recognizing Greek Cyprus or opening our ports and harbors initially was a precondition for continuing of the membership process. Now, let’s talk about the Armenian issue. The European Parliament called on Turkey to recognize the so-called Armenian genocide and said that otherwise this issue would influence the process of membership. It should be remembered that when our membership talks end, our possible EU membership will face a vote in the European Parliament. Therefore, I attach great importance to the European Parliament’s voting on the issue of genocide. I wonder if Turkey, which previously absorbed the EU’s hypocrisy concerning the Cyprus issue, will be able to absorb its stance on the Armenian issue. What’s more, the same Europe condoned the Armenian ASALA terrorist group killing nearly 40 Turkish diplomats in the early 1980s. These diplomats were killed in Paris, Brussels, Athens, Geneva, Madrid, Vienna and other major EU capitals. If I’m not mistaken, none of these murderers have been caught. Such a Europe forgot its own guilt by association and now it wants Turkey to recognize the genocide. The most important issue is that the EU is leaving the countries free to choose the method they will choose for making Turkey an EU member. As part of this, countries will vote on the agreement concerning Turkey in their parliaments or bring it to referendums. Right now there are 25 EU members. If we add in Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia, that makes 28. Now I wonder how many of these 28 parliaments will accept Turkey’s membership. Let’s not forget that if even one turns us down, Turkey won’t get in the EU. The same holds for the referendums. All the publics of EU member states have always said in polls that they’re against Turkey’s EU membership and everybody has their own grounds for this. Austrians can’t forget the Siege of Vienna and the Greeks still remember the conquest of Istanbul. However, all of Europe remembers the Ottoman Empire. If you consider economic and political interests and calculations, you can see how difficult the situation is. So we can see at least 25 parliaments of EU countries among the 28 member states would certainly reject our EU membership.” ARCHIVE <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript" src="http:/_www.byegm.gov.tr_statistic/countcode.js"> </script> Turkish Press Review Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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