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Cyprus PIO: Turkish Press and Other Media, 07-06-27Cyprus Press and Information Office: Turkish Cypriot Press Review Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Republic of Cyprus Press and Information Office Server at <http://www.pio.gov.cy/>TURKISH PRESS AND OTHER MEDIA No.122/07 27.06.07[A] NEWS ITEMS
[B] Commentaries, Editorials and Analysis
[A] NEWS ITEMS[01] Talat meets with the Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs who urged him to overcome the difficulties in the Gambari processTurkish Cypriot daily KIBRIS newspaper (27.06.07) reports that Carl Bildt, Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs who held a meeting yesterday with the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mehmet Ali Talat in Sweden, said, replying to a question after the meeting, that he gave no advice to the Turkish Cypriot leader and added:However, I could advice not to waste time, to use all possibilities and create activity in all the processes. The technical difficulties experienced at the moment in the Gambari process should be overcome. Now they might seem important, but in the long term they might not be so important. In his statements, Mr Talat said that during the meeting he had the opportunity to explain from the Turkish Cypriot point of view the opinions set forward by the Greek Cypriot side at the institutions where it participates. Mr Talat noted that Sweden is very close to the Turkish Cypriots and follows a policy which understands their problems. Talat argued that while the Greek Cypriots comment and evaluate everything as it suits them, the Turkish Cypriots are rarely given such an opportunity. They heard a lot of things they did not know, he said referring to his Swedish interlocutors. Moreover, Turkish Cypriot daily HALKIN SESI newspaper (27.06.07) refers to the issue and reports that the meeting between Talat and Bildt lasted for about three hours. The paper stresses on Mr Talats allegation that the Greek Cypriot side could not maintain its negative attitude for ever and that for this reasons there will definitely be developments on the Cyprus problem. However, he argued, Europe is very late from the point of view of the timing. He said that he had a very useful meeting with Mr Bildt and that he explained to him in detail the effects of the isolations on the Turkish Cypriots. Mr Talat delivered also a speech at the Swedish Institute of International Relations in Stockholm. No media were allowed to cover the activity. However, afterwards Mr Talat stated that in his speech he replied to various positions of the Greek Cypriot side and the allegations about the existence of occupation in Cyprus. Mr Talat said that they did not demand from the Europeans to recognize the TRNC, breakaway regime in the occupied areas of Cyprus. He added: This will come onto the agenda another time. We are ready to meet the Greek Cypriot side for a solution within the framework of the parameters determined by the UN, within the framework of the political equality of two bi-zonal states for the equality of the Turkish Cypriots. Today Mr Talat will visit the Swedish Parliament. (I/Ts.) [02] The Turkish lobby in Britain expects no change of policy regarding Turkey and Cyprus by Mr Gordon BrownTurkish Cypriot daily STAR KIBRIS newspaper (27.06.07) refers to the new British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown and reports that all Turks, members of the Labour Party and known for their closeness to Mr Brown, agree that the British policy on the issues of Turkey and the Cyprus problem will not change.The London correspondent of the paper asked Ayfer Orhan, Turkish Cypriot MP candidate with the Labour Party, Nilgun Canver, who comes from Adana and is the chairman of the Group of Friends of Turkey in the party, and Andy Love, MP and member of the above-mentioned Group, what they think the effects of the change in the Prime Ministers post will be for Cyprus and Turkey. They all said that the current policy will not change. (I/Ts.) [03] Statements by Hasan Ercakica during his weekly press conferenceIllegal Bayrak television (26.06.07) broadcast the following:At a time when the whole world has been searching ways of ending the `clash of civilizations`, the Greek Cypriot Archbishop Chrysostomos is trying to portray the Cyprus problem as a religious issue. Underling the fact that the Cyprus problem is a political issue, Mr Ercak1ca warned that bringing superstitious beliefs and religious perspectives into a political problem will not help resolve the Cyprus problem but will just cause further tensions. During his weekly press briefing, Mr Ercak1ca referred to earlier statements by the leader of the Greek Cypriot Orthodox Church Archbishop Chrysostomos during his recent visit to Italy. Emphasizing the fact that the Cyprus problem is a political issue, and not a religious one, he said the Turkish Cypriot Side has been working on ways of bringing about a political solution to the problem under the aegis of the United Nations platform. Pointing to a statement by Chrysostomos that the aim of his visit to Italy was to increase `the Popes sensitivity on the Cyprus issue`, Mr Ercakica said such statements prove that Chrysostomos saw himself as a political leader.`On one hand, Chrysostomos II has been trying to get the support of the Western Christianity while on the other, the Greek Cypriot leaders have been trying to disrupt stability in the Eastern Mediterranean and to undertake the role of Turkey` he said. The spokesman pointed out that the Greek Cypriot Administration has been creating tensions in the region and cited its decision to explore petrol in the Eastern Mediterranean as an example for this. He also added that the Greek Cypriot Side has been trying to drag Turkey into the debate on this issue and said that South Cyprus has been using its EU membership to realize its objectives. He noted that the statement issued on the 20th of June by the National Security Council in Turkey openly pointed to the dangers related to the issue and stated that actions taken by South Cyprus in the Eastern Mediterranean are threatening the stability in the region. On the same issue, Turkish Cypriot daily KIBRIS newspaper (27.06.07) reports that Hasan Ercakica, spokesman of the Turkish Cypriot leader Talat, argued yesterday that the Republic of Cyprus constitutes a factor of destabilization in the area and that the announcement issued on 20 June after the recent meeting of the Turkish National Security Council (NSC) pointed out to this danger. Mr Ercakica alleged that the statements made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Lillikas show his mentality which resembles the Crusades. [04] Azeri politicians are having contacts in occupied CyprusIllegal Bayrak television (26.06.07) broadcast the following:Acting-President Speaker of the Republics Assembly Fatma Ekenoglu has said the Turkish Cypriot People has been searching ways for improving relations with foreign countries as it is still facing an international isolation. She said it is unacceptable that the Greek Cypriot Side has been using its EU membership to block the way of all kinds of initiatives serving the interests of the Turkish Cypriot people. The Speaker of the Parliament was speaking during a visit paid to her by a group of Azeri politicians which is in the Republic as guest of the Foreign Ministry. The Azeri delegation headed by the Chairman of the Youth Association of the New Azerbaijan Party, Ramil Hasanov, started its contacts in the Republic today with visits to state and government officials. The Azeri delegation which is being accompanied by the TRNC
Representative in Baku Zeki Gazioglu first met with the former TRNC
President, Rauf Raif Denkta.
Speaking during the visit, Mr. Denktas said that the Azeri delegation
is in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which exists in spite of
the international community s failure to recognize it for the last 24
years.
Mr Denktas said there would have been no Turkish Cypriots living in the
country if Turkey had not intervened the situation in Cyprus.
He also added that a future solution in Cyprus should be on the basis
of existence of two peoples and two states on the island.
The Azeri delegation, later visited Prime Minister, Ferdi Sabit Soyer,
who pointed to improving relations between the two countries.
The Premier said that the Azeri and Turkish Cypriot peoples had both
waged existence struggle on the basis of political equality.
The delegation was later received by the Speaker of the Republics
Assembly Fatma Ekenoglu.
Welcoming the delegation, Mrs Ekenoglu explained that the international
isolation of the Turkish Cypriot people is still continuing but said
that it is searching ways of improving relations with Europe and
foreign countries.
Reminding that South Cyprus joined the European Union soon after the
2004 referenda in Cyprus, she said the Greek Cypriot Administration has
been using its EU membership to block the way of all kinds of
initiatives serving the interests of the Turkish Side.
`This is unacceptable` she said, adding that the Turkish Cypriot People
is sometimes losing its motivation for a solution in the face of such
developments.
Underlining the need to lift the international isolation on the Turkish
Cypriot people and to implement the EU Direct Trade Regulation, she
said such a move will encourage the Greek Cypriot Side to return to the
negotiating table.
Later, the Azeri delegation was received by deputy Prime
Minister-Foreign Minister Turgay Avci.
In an address during the visit, Mr Avci complained that the European
Union has failed to honour its promises to the Turkish Cypriot People
for the past three years.
He also expressed the desire to improve the relations between the two
countries further.
For his part, the Chairman of the Youth Association of the New
Azerbaijan Party, Ramil Hasanov said that the aim of their visit is to
learn more about the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and to
strengthen friendly relations between the two countries further.
SOZCU reports also that there is a flirtation between the Republican
Turkish Party (CTP) and the Democratic Party (DP) for the establishment
of a new coalition government. The paper notes that during a telephone
conversation, DP leader, Serdar Denktas said that they could support a
CTP government from outside, but they have some preconditions. We shall
meet with the CTP and inform it about our decision.
(I/Ts.)
It is argued that this company is Alarko, one of Turkeys most famous
construction companies, the capital of which is mostly in the hands of
Jews. It is also alleged that Variant Company has relations with Ali
Sen, former president of the Fenerbahce Football Club. Turgay Avci,
ORPs chairman and minister of foreign affairs filed charges at the
police, but he was not taken into consideration, according to AFRIKA.
The paper notes also that the so-called prime minister, Mr Ferdi Sabit
Soyer gave instructions to the police, but there was no result, because
the police, who are bound to the Security Forces Command, did not take
any order from the army commander.
AFRIKAs editor-in-chief, Sener Levent wonders the following: Is
Variants director, Ahmet Ozcag, who has openly stated that he had given
a two million dollar bribery to members of the ORP, the representative
of Alarko in the TRNC and Central Asia? Is it true that Alarko
purchased or leased a land of 400 donums (Tr. Note: A land measure of
about 1000 square meters) in Aigialousa or this land was allotted to
it? Whom is the army command protecting by not giving an order to the
police for the arrest of the briber and the enlightening of the
issue?(Full text of the article is published in Section B.
Commentaries, Editorials and Analysis)
Meanwhile, Turkish Cypriot daily KIBRISLI newspaper (27.06.07) reports
that Ahmet Ozcag, the director of Variant Company, called the paper
from Istanbul where he is at the moment and said that when he returns
to the island he will make statements on the issue.
Mr Ozcag said that he had given the two million dollars partly through
Asim Vehbi, former so-called minister of environment, and partly
through Ahmet Yonluer, so-called head of the religious affairs
department. He alleged that Mr Yonluer was the central person in the
ORP issue and that whatever Mr Yonluer says is happening.
(I/Ts.)
In a written statement issued yesterday, Mr Cakici noted that the
coalition government was established with the insistence of the Justice
and Development Party (AKP) and that now it is paying the price for
this.
The structure built on self-interests and benefits has collapsed, he
said and argued that the government is acting upon instructions it took
from Ankara and that the AKP gave the instruction nothing to be said in
northern Cyprus until 22 July and the situation to be managed.
Mr Cakici said that the CTP ORP government is acting under the
guardianship of AKP and as an employee of Ankara. He pointed out that
it is not possible to expect democracy, rule of law, justice, equality
and the Turkish Cypriots to administrate themselves under this
structure.
(I/Ts.)
The inhabitants of the area argue that this material causes a great
environmental problem and that their health is damaged because of the
power plant. The chairman of the Green Peace Movement, Dogan Sahir said
that as organization they have repeatedly warned from the very first
day of the construction of the power plant that it would damage the
ecological structure of the area.
He noted that this power plant is based on a system which is abandoned
in the rest of the world. Mr Sahir reminded that they demanded the
usage of a filter in the power plant, but the officials did not accept
this demand because additional expenses were needed.
(I/Ts)
"We need to be fair to all negotiating countries," German Foreign
Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Tuesday, indirectly
criticizing France, which prevented opening membership negotiations
with Turkey on economic and monetary policy by showing some technical
issues as a pretext.
Member states should keep their commitments, Steinmeier emphasized in a
press conference held in Brussels after an intergovernmental conference
attended by Turkish State Minister and chief negotiator for EU talks
Ali Babacan, German FM Steinmeier and EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli
Rehn.
Turkey's negotiations on statistics and financial control were opened
in the intergovernmental conference held at the European Council.
Negotiations with Turkey on enterprises and industrial policy were
opened in March also during Germany's presidency, Steinmeier recalled
in the press conference.
"We have made significant progress in negotiations with Turkey. Turkey
has fulfilled many reforms and it has set a reform schedule for the
future. As the EU, we support the reform process of Turkey," he noted.
Steinmeier stated that they wanted to open negotiations with Turkey on
three chapters instead of two. "We expect negotiations on economic and
monetary policy to be opened during the Portuguese presidency," he
pointed out.
Making progress in Turkey's membership process is for the best
interests of the EU, Steinmeier said.
Steinmeier underlined importance of Turkey's maintaining its path to
the EU when developments in the Middle East are taken into
consideration.
"We still maintain our willingness to reach a solution," he commented
on direct trade regulation with Turkish Cypriots.
"I am sure that more progress will be made during Portuguese presidency
of the EU. We are pleased that reforms continue in Turkey although it
is election year. We expect the new government and parliament to be
committed to the reform process after July elections," Olli Rehn
emphasized.
Look what came to the surface when we fiddled further with the two
million USD bribery issue
Alarko
Alarko is a world famous Turkish construction company a significant
part of the capital of which is said to be Jewish.
Alarko is behind the Variant Company which was involved in a briberty
case here.
And Ali Sen
These were the undisclosed names of the Variant company
Ahmet Ozcag is the known director of the company.
He is the man who disclosed that he gave two million USD bribe to the
Freedom and Reform Party (ORP) officials and he will give another two
million USD
He was Alarkoīs representative here
Not only here. He was looking into Alarkoīs businesses in the central
Asian Republics.
If all these are true, donīt you think that one understands better now
why the briber, or the one who is claimed to have given bribe, was not
arrested and interrogated by the police?
Alarko is one of the biggest companies in Turkey..
It is one of the first companies that entered Russia following the the
dissolation of the Soviet Union.
It did big business in Moscow
Restoration
And new buildings.
It was well respected by the Moscow Municipality.
And now during the era of the Yes be annem (Tr. Note: This is the
expression used by the present Turkish Cypriot leadership to say yes to
Annan Plan) Alarko reached to Cyprus.
And like others it also selected the Karpasia
They say that it bought 400 donums of land in Aigialousa.
I cannot know whether it bought the land, or it was allocated or leased
to it
Let Ferdi Sabit Soyer, who is leading the plundering of our country,
disclose it
Or Mehmet Ali Talat, if he finds time from repeating the isolation,
which has been worn-out by repetition
The former chairman of Fenerbance (Tr. Note famous Turkish Football
club in Istanbul) Ali Sen is one of the international figures of Turkey
Wherever there is a major business contract he is there
He had done a lot of business with Russia
Russia is Ali Senīs second homeland
He acted as a go-between regarding a deal signed for Armoured Military
Vehicles between Turkey and Russia in 1990īs.
If he too is behind the Variant company then you should know that the
dimensions of this issue is more than expected.
Had the police arrested the Director of Variant Company who is alleged
to have given two million USD bribe, and interrogated him properly, and
conducted the necessary investigation, then what I have written here
would have been clarified. Isnīt it?
But the police did not arrest him. Mystery?
The police should have acted immediately, the day Ahmet Ozcag disclosed
the bribery case from the TV.
It is understood that the authority which will order police to arrest
Ozcag, did not give this order.
Who is this authority?
The Army.
Turgay Avci complained to the police
But the police did not even pay any attention
In fact following Avciīs complaint, the police should have arrested the
briber
He was again not arrested. Soyer in addition to Avci, came along and
also asked Police for an investigation.
Do the police take orders from Avci or Soyer?
Can the police move an inch without getting permission from the
Commander?
Each ring of our moral values chain is rusting and breaking one by
one.
This is the last ring of the chain which has broken.
Bribery became normal.
It is free to declare from TV screens that one gives bribes.
If you want appear on the TV Screens and disclose to whom and how much
bribe you gave
Donīt be afraid
No one will touch you.
Of course only if you have powers like Alarko and Ali Sen who are
equivalent to an army. Otherwise do not even try if
Sami Kohen writes the following:
Cyprus: The fact that this subject is in the chapter Turkeys relation
with the world gives an idea regarding MHPs point of view to the
problem. In this context the following expressions are used: Turkey has
obligations and conventional rights on Cyprus which stem from the
founding solemn agreements which are inalienable and not disputable.
The dilution of Turkeys active and effective guarantees or their being
negatively influenced in the scope of a political solution, will not be
acceptable in any condition MHP suggests also the re-examination of the
Cyprus policy, the new conditions make imperative new principles and
the signing of a defence agreement with the TRNC
Sami Kohen also comments on the positions of the Labour Party, (Isci
Parti). As the author writes the party refers to Turkeys relations with
the USA and the EU using general ideological views and tough slogans.
The Labour Party accuses the Justice and Development Party, the
Republican Peoples Party and the Nationalist Action Party of acting in
the favour of the USA and calls on Turkey to make an alliance with the
Middle East, including Iran, Iraq and Azerbaijan. As regards Cyprus,
the party supports the following, writes Sami Kohen: In this context it
is clarified that the TRNCs integration with Turkey will be
materialised step by step. In the declaration it is clarified that the
slogan Neither USA, nor EU, an independent Turkey was adopted in the
last meetings and that the Labour Party lately is making its presence
felt in Europe as well.
(CS)
EG/
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