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Turkish Press Review, 98-08-12

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

12.08.98

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


CONTENTS

  • [01] THREE SOLDIERS KILLED IN CLASHES
  • [02] PKK TERRORISTS KILL MAYOR
  • [03] REPORT OF ISTANBUL POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • [04] YILMAZ VISITS TRABZON
  • [05] TUSIAD REPORT ON TRNC
  • [06] CAMPAIGN UNDERWAY TO HELP KOSOVO CHILDREN
  • [07] UNICEF AND SHCEK CONDUCTING STUDY OF STREET CHILDREN
  • [08] US GREEK LOBBY INTENSIFIES ANTI-TURKISH INITIATIVES
  • [09] S AND P POSITIVE ABOUT TURKISH ECONOMY
  • [10] TURK-OWNED TELECOMMUNICATIONS FIRM REDUCES PRICES

  • [01] THREE SOLDIERS KILLED IN CLASHES

    Three soldiers were killed and five wounded during clashes between a group of PKK terrorists and security forces in Aktuluk, Tunceli, in the southeast of Turkey.

    Meanwhile, security forces reported that operations are continuing to find the terrorists who attacked and killed the owner of a tourism centre in Uzungol, Black Sea. It was also announced that security measures have been increased in and around the Uzungol tourism region. /Milliyet/

    [02] PKK TERRORISTS KILL MAYOR

    Members of the PKK terrorist organization killed Idris Meydan, Mayor of Kocapinar in the Ercis district of Van yesterday. Meanwhile, members of the illegal TIKKO organization killed Hidir Yazir, father of Democratic Left Party (DSP) Tunceli Central District Chairman Huseyin Yazir. Operations to capture the terrorists are continuing in the region. /Cumhuriyet/

    [03] REPORT OF ISTANBUL POLICE DEPARTMENT

    Istanbul Police Headquarters intelligence services have prepared a report on the instructions of Chief of Police, Hasan Ozdemir. According to the 130-page report fundamentalist and far-left organizations are intensely activite in and around Istanbul. The report said: "There are 13 fundamentalist organizations, five of which are pro-Hizbullah, active in Istanbul. The Hizbullah and IBDA_C are the most dangerous armed organizations. Mass demonstrations with arms are being organized by the Muslim Youth Organization." /Milliyet/

    [04] YILMAZ VISITS TRABZON

    Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz visited Trabzon yesterday. As a result of floods in the six districts of Trabzon, 13 people have lost their lives and 43 people are still missing. Mesut Yilmaz noted that the state would do its best to help those who have suffered during the floods in the region. /Cumhuriyet/

    [05] TUSIAD REPORT ON TRNC

    The Turkish Businessmen's and Industrialists' Association (TUSIAD) issued yesterday a report on the "Economy of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC): Problems and Solution Proposals". The report has been jointly prepared by TUSIAD and the Turkish Cypriot Businessmen's Association (ISAD). The report includes proposals to increase the level of prosperity in the TRNC. /Cumhuriyet/

    [06] CAMPAIGN UNDERWAY TO HELP KOSOVO CHILDREN

    A campaign has been started to help the children of Kosovo who are among the 370,000 people who have been forced out of that area by Serbian attacks over the past six months. An action plan was announced yesterday at a press conference held at the Children's Foundation Cultural Centre in Istanbul. Children's Foundation Chairman, Mustafa Ruhi Sirin, said that in the past six months 2,100 children have been killed in Kosovo and 3,500 wounded. /All papers/

    [07] UNICEF AND SHCEK CONDUCTING STUDY OF STREET CHILDREN

    The United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and the Social Services Children's Protection Institution (SHCEK) are cooperating to carry out a study on street children in Turkey and their difficult living conditions. Research into the fears and anxieties of these children and their expectations from society has begun, the Anatolia news agency reported yesterday. The study will cost $35,000 and will involve street children between the ages of eight and 18.

    [08] US GREEK LOBBY INTENSIFIES ANTI-TURKISH INITIATIVES

    The Greek lobby in the US has intensified efforts to influence President Bill Clinton to adopt anti-Turkey positions and to persuade members of Congress to agree that the disputed Aegean rocks of Kardak (Imia) belong to Greece, the Anatolia news agency reported yesterday. The agency said that the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) has recently stepped up lobbying activities to secure a statement from Clinton that any Turkish counteraction against the looming deployment of the controversial Russian-made S-300 missiles on Greek Cyprus would be followed by an "American military response and would harm Turkish-American relations".

    [09] S AND P POSITIVE ABOUT TURKISH ECONOMY

    Standard and Poors (S and P), an international rating firm, announced a positive evaluation about the economic situation in Turkey yesterday when it said that it appreciated improvements in the Turkish economy. The firm, however, did not elevate Turkey's long-term and short-term credit grades, which are "B". /Hurriyet/

    [10] TURK-OWNED TELECOMMUNICATIONS FIRM REDUCES PRICES

    Atanet, a telecommunications firm established by young Turkish entrepreneurs in the US five years ago , has reduced telephone calls prices aiming to compete with giant communications companies operating in the US. /Hurriyet/
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