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Turkish Press Review, 96-11-21

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From: Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs <http://www.mfa.gov.tr>


CONTENTS

  • [01] TURKEY WILL VETO WEU USE OF NATO FORCES
  • [02] TURKEY REJECTS CONDITIONS ON MEDA CREDITS
  • [03] VICE PRESIDENT DISCUSSES WORLD BANK SUPPORT FOR TURKEY
  • [04] TERROR PARALYZES EDUCATION IN THE SOUTHEAST
  • [05] SECURITY FORCES KILL 30 PKK TERRORISTS
  • [06] OCALAN: "PKK IS THE KEY TO SOLVING THE IRAQ PROBLEM"
  • [07] TURKEY PUTS STATE BANKS ON SALE
  • [08] TURKEY TO SET UP NEW NUCLEAR PLANT
  • [09] NEW RETIREMENT DEAL FOR TURKISH WORKERS ABROAD
  • [10] TURKISH FOOTBALL MAINTAINS WINNING STREAK
  • [11] WORLD BUSINESSMEN IN ANTALYA SUMMIT
  • [12] SECOND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS FORUM
  • [13] BLOW TO A RELIGIOUS ORGANISATION

  • TURKISH PRESS REVIEW

    THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1996

    Summary of the political and economic news in the Turkish press this morning

    [01] TURKEY WILL VETO WEU USE OF NATO FORCES

    During a WEU Ministerial Council meeting in Ostende, Belgium, Foreign Minister Tansu Ciller said that Turkey would veto the use of NATO forces by the WEU because Greece wanted to block the participation of countries that are not full members in the WEU decision making process. At a weekly conference on Wednesday, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Omer Akbel said that "until a new decision is issued there will be no further progress towards the use of NATO forces in WEU operations". Turkey is a "partner" in the WEU, one step below full membership but one level above "observer" status. /Sabah/

    [02] TURKEY REJECTS CONDITIONS ON MEDA CREDITS

    During a meeting on Tuesday with Hans Van Der Broek, European Commission member in charge of foreign affairs, Foreign Minister Tansu Ciller conveyed the Turkish decision to reject conditions set for EU credits to Turkey within the framework of the MEDA programme. The aid, aimed at helping Turkey set up a customs union with the EU, would be conditional on improving human rights in Turkey and spending the credits on projects in southeastern Anatolia. Turkey's rejection of conditions on MEDA credits was also conveyed by Uluc Ozulker, Turkey's EU permanent representative, during a meeting of the Turkish-EU Joint Parliamentary Commission on Tuesday. /Sabah/

    [03] VICE PRESIDENT DISCUSSES WORLD BANK SUPPORT FOR TURKEY

    Johannes Linn, World Bank (WB) vice president for Europe and Central Asia, left Ankara on November 20 after cordial discussions with Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Tansu Ciller and other top level officials, following visits to Istanbul and southeastern Anatolia. Linn reviewed the progress of ongoing projects financed by the WB and discussed possible areas of future support from the bank. /Sabah/

    [04] TERROR PARALYZES EDUCATION IN THE SOUTHEAST

    More than 2,000 schools are closed this year in the eastern regions of Turkey. Fearing for their lives, many teachers are reluctant to continue their jobs in the region. The outlawed PKK terrorist organization views teachers as legitimate targets. More than 120 teachers have been brutally murdered by the PKK over the last few years. Officials say more than 25 percent of the teachers in the southeastern provinces no longer show up for work. One possible solution to the problem is the establishment of large regional boarding schools that can be better protected against PKK attacks, say the security forces. /All papers/

    [05] SECURITY FORCES KILL 30 PKK TERRORISTS

    Security forces on Wednesday killed 30 PKK terrorists during operations in several parts of the Southeast. A rebel group is still surrounded near Ciraf mountain in Siirt where at least 19 PKK terrorists have been killed. /Sabah/

    [06] OCALAN: "PKK IS THE KEY TO SOLVING THE IRAQ PROBLEM"

    In an interview with the French daily Le Figaro, PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan claimed that the PKK was the key to solving the problems in Iraq, and denied that he was a pawn of Syria. Ocalan repeated his proposals for a federation with Turkey, Iraq and Iran./Hurriyet/

    [07] TURKEY PUTS STATE BANKS ON SALE

    Turkey has put three state banks on sale as the first part of the government's ambitious privatization plan, the Privatization Administration said. The fully state-owned Etibank has been split into three banks to form Etibank, Denizbank and Anadolubank to make the sell-off easier for buyers. The privatization of Etibank and its two offshoots is seen as a key step to implement the government's sell-off plans, which have raised $3.1 billion since 1986. /All papers/

    [08] TURKEY TO SET UP NEW NUCLEAR PLANT

    Energy Minister Recai Kutan said that Turkey is to invite bids next week for the construction of at least one nuclear plant. The construction a 1,400 megawatt plant at the Mediterranean coastal site of Akkuyu, near the port of Mesrin, is planned. /All papers/

    [09] NEW RETIREMENT DEAL FOR TURKISH WORKERS ABROAD

    In the third economic resources package put forward by the Welfare Party (RP) led coalition government, Turkish workers in Germany are included in a new deal leading to increased retirement benefits.

    Turkish workers abroad are invited to deposit one thousand marks a month in the Ziraat Bank which will be used by the Treasury to resolve current economic problems. In return, for deposits made now, Turkish workers will have the right to benefit from a "super" pension scheme in the future. In other words, premiums paid now in the form of foreign currency will open the way to a more secure retirement, says the government project. /Cumhuriyet/

    [10] TURKISH FOOTBALL MAINTAINS WINNING STREAK

    Leading national team Fenerbahce continues to hold on to its winning streak in the European Champions league. With a 1-0 win over Austria's Rapid Wien team in the 76th minute, Fenerbahce moves into second place in the standings, boosting Turkey's chances in the early rounds of play-offs. /All papers/

    [11] WORLD BUSINESSMEN IN ANTALYA SUMMIT

    The 86th session of the Executive Board of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) hosted by the Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB) will begin in Antalya today. Chairman of the ICC Executive Board Rahmi Koc will head the session which will last two days. At the meeting, which will be attended by over 100 businessmen from 30 countries, the "172nd Session of the ICC Council" and a "Meeting of Permanent Administrators of National Committees" will also be held. The main theme of the meetings will be a programme called "IBCC-NET", which foresees the establishment of a computer network between Chambers of Commerce, to facilitate especially exports and imports. /Hurriyet/

    [12] SECOND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS FORUM

    The Second International Business Forum was hosted by the Turkish Private Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (MUSIAD) during which the "establishment of a global business network between Muslim countries" was discussed. Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan, MUSIAD Chairman Erol Yarar and representatives of many other countries attended the forum. /Cumhuriyet/

    [13] BLOW TO A RELIGIOUS ORGANISATION

    A fanatical religious group responsible for kidnapping the son of a Jewish businessman for ransom has been dealt a severe blow by the police, it was revealed yesterday. Istanbul Director of Security Kemal Yazicioglu, in a press conference he held yesterday said that a group of religious extremists hiding behind the Islamic religon had formed themselves into a terror organisation. Noting that it was impossible for Islam to have any ties with terrorism, he added that eight members of an organisation called 'Ceysullah' (Allah's soldiers) had been arrested on suspicion of kidnapping the son of the businessman who was later saved and returned to his family following a security operation by the Istanbul police. Yazicioglu stated that the kidnaping didnot stem from any ideology but was an attempt to extort ransom money for buying new weapons. It was also understood that the group had been formed and trained in Afghanistan to destroy the present secular constitutional system and replace it by a theocratic order./Sabah/

    END


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