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Turkish Press Review, 06-08-04
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
04.08.2006
CONTENTS
[01]
YAS MEETING CONCLUDES
[02]
ERDOGAN ADDRESSES OIC, URGES INTL INSTITUTIONS TO STOP ISRAELI BOMBINGS
[03]
GUL: “THE US SHOULD SHOW LEADERSHIP, STOP ISRAELI OFFENSIVE”
[04]
SAUDI KING TO VISIT TURKEY NEXT WEEK
[05]
ISRAELI PM: “TURKEY COULD CONTRIBUTE TO AN INTL MILITARY FORCE IN SOUTHERN LEBANON”
[06]
TALAT TO MEET WITH PAPADOPOULOS NEXT WEEK
[07]
JULY INFLATION FIGURES RELEASED
[08]
FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS…
[09]
A SUGGESTION FOR THE MEDIABY TUFAN TURENC (HURRIYET)
[01]
YAS MEETING CONCLUDES
The yearly regular meeting of the Supreme Military Council (YAS), which
began earlier this week to discuss the promotion, retirement, and
disciplining of Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) members, ended yesterday after
the defense minister hosted a luncheon for the participants. Present at the
luncheon were outgoing Chief of General Staff Gen. Hilmi Ozkok and other
council members. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan couldn’t attend the
final meeting since he is in Malaysia to attend a meeting of the
Organization for the Islamic Conference. (OIC). YAS decisions are expected
to be presented to President Ahmet Necdet Sezer today for approval.
/Turkiye/
[02]
ERDOGAN ADDRESSES OIC, URGES INTL INSTITUTIONS TO STOP ISRAELI BOMBINGS
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday attended an extraordinary
meeting of the Organization for the Islamic Conference (OIC) held in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia. Addressing the gathering, Erdogan urged international
institutions to help stop Israel’s bombings of Lebanon. “If we don’t stop
these bombings, it could be too late tomorrow,” he said. Stressing that
Israel was using disproportionate force, Erdogan added that women and
children were being killed. “This war can’t be accepted as legitimate,”
said Erdogan. “This war isn’t just, and there will be no winner since it
fuels hatred. It doesn’t take a fortune teller to say that a big global
fire is waiting for us.” Erdogan warned that the fire in the Mideast had
the potential to set off a clash of civilizations. /Cumhuriyet/
[03]
GUL: “THE US SHOULD SHOW LEADERSHIP, STOP ISRAELI OFFENSIVE”
Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul yesterday harshly criticized the US for its
support of Israel’s offensive on Southern Lebanon, saying it calls into
question the US’ proud legacy of leadership in the realms of freedom and
justice. In an opinion piece published in the Washington Post yesterday,
Gul said that his generation grew up with an image of the US standing for
the revered values of democracy but that this image is being tarnished
today as millions around the world watch events in Lebanon in complete
horror. In his article entitled “An appeal for leadership,” Gul asked, “Why
has the sole superpower, which alone has the capability to stop this
tragedy, turned a blind eye to the images of suffering and a deaf ear to
the crisis for mercy?” /The New Anatolian/
[04]
SAUDI KING TO VISIT TURKEY NEXT WEEK
Saudi Arabian King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz is due to arrive in Ankara next
Tuesday to pay an official visit. During his two-day stay, King Abdullah
will meet with President Ahmet Necdet Sezer to discuss a number of issues,
including bilateral relations. Sezer and Abdullah are expected to sign
agreements in six areas, including tourism, transportation, health, and
investments. /Milliyet/
[05]
ISRAELI PM: “TURKEY COULD CONTRIBUTE TO AN INTL MILITARY FORCE IN SOUTHERN
LEBANON”
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said yesterday that Turkey could
contribute soldiers to an international military force to be deployed in
Southern Lebanon. Olmert stated that he wanted the military force to have
about 15,000 troops. /Star/
[06]
TALAT TO MEET WITH PAPADOPOULOS NEXT WEEK
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) President Mehmet Ali Talat is
expected to meet with Greek Cypriot leader Tassos Papadopoulos next
Thursday to discuss the Cyprus issue. During the meeting, Talat and
Papadopoulos are expected to discuss technical committees between the two
nations. Speaking to reporters yesterday, Talat said that the Turkish side
has always been ready to meet with Papadopoulos. /Aksam/
[07]
JULY INFLATION FIGURES RELEASED
The Turkish Statistics Institution (TUIK) yesterday released inflation
figures for July. Last month’s increase in the consumer price index (CPI)
was 0.85%, while the producer price index (PPI) was 0.86%, pushing the
yearly CPI to 11.69% and PPI to 14.34%. /Sabah/
[08]
FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS…FROM THE COLUMNS…
[09]
A SUGGESTION FOR THE MEDIABY TUFAN TURENC (HURRIYET)
Columnist Tufan Turenc comments on Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and
his stance towards the media. A summary of his column is as follows:
“Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan showed his character during the press
conference he held before flying to Malaysia. He was angry, short-tempered
and intolerant. He scolded a journalist in front of 70 million people. He’s
always doing this. He characterized a reporter’s question as a ‘betrayal of
the country.’ Many years ago journalists took a decision among themselves
against then Prime Minister Adnan Menderes due to his similar behavior. All
the press institutions except the pro-government dailies applied this
decision, and Menderes could put up with it for only a month. He started to
be more careful in his relations with the press and treat reporters
respectfully and kindly. I think the media should take a similar decision
by refusing to use Erdogan’s name in news stories and articles until he
learns not to insult them. Otherwise, nobody should ask him questions.
Erdogan not only scolds journalists, but also sues the cartoonists who
criticize him or lampoon him and demands thousands of lira in damages from
them. This week he demanded damages for ‘mental anguish’ totaling YTL 25,
000 from a cartoonist from the weekly comic magazine Leman for drawing him
as a tick. Only immature and intolerant people get angry over humor,
because humor isn’t humiliation. Democratic societies know that humor is
the product of a refined culture and intellect. Therefore, humorous
criticisms are tolerated. I’ve never heard of a Western leader suing a
cartoonist who drew his cartoon. Leman Editor Zafer Aknar’s answer to
Erdogan is like a manifesto: ‘Humor is oppositional by nature. If he
considers this an ideological stance, he should read Leman and see what we
do to (main opposition leader) Deniz Baykal’.”
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