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Turkish Press Review, 97-09-15

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


CONTENTS

  • [01] MILITARY CHOPPER CRASHES
  • [02] PRIME MINISTER PROMISES CLEAN SOCIETY
  • [03] MISSILE BUILD-UP IN ARMENIA
  • [04] FURTHER MISSILE THREATS
  • [05] ANKARA AND MOSCOW DISCUSS S-300 MISSILE TRANSFER
  • [06] US WANTS A TRIPARTITE SUMMIT
  • [07] FM CEM MEETS GERMAN COUNTERPART
  • [08] SWEDEN: "LET'S NOT GIVE PRIORITY TO EU MEMBERSHIP"
  • [09] TURKISH UNIONS LOBBYING IN EUROPE
  • [10] DEMIREL IN EGYPT
  • [11] CENTRAL ASIA HOSTS CENTRAZBAT-97
  • [12] TURKEY TO IMPROVE MILITARY TIES WITH ALBANIA
  • [13] IZMIT GULF BRIDGE
  • [14] EXPORTS TO TURKISH REPUBLICS AMOUNT TO $36 MILLION
  • [15] WHO REGIONAL MEETING BEGINS
  • [16] SCHOOL YEAR USHERS IN NEW EDUCATION SYSTEM
  • [17] TURKISH IS THE SEVENTH MOST SPOKEN LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD
  • [18] LAST MOON ECLIPSE OF THIS CENTURY

  • TURKISH PRESS REVIEW

    DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF PRESS AND INFORMATION,OFFICE OF PRIME MINISTER

    15.09.97

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

    [01] MILITARY CHOPPER CRASHES

    A Turkish military helicopter crashed yesterday in the eastern province of Van killing the eight soldiers and two officers on board. The American Skorsky-made helicopter was transporting ammunition to support a military operation against the PKK terrorist organization in Bahcesaray. The helicopter, reportedly flying at low altitudes, hit electricity lines and crashed onto the garden of a private home at around one p.m. The ammunition on board began exploding immediately after the crash, thus impeding approach to the helicopter. The house in the garden of which the helicopter crashed was completely demolished. Fortunately nobody was at home at the time of the crash. /All papers/

    [02] PRIME MINISTER PROMISES CLEAN SOCIETY

    Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz said that he will use all his power to shed light on investigations related to the connections of state officials with mafia gangs that came to the agenda after a traffic accident in Susurluk last year. The prime minister added that lifting parliamentary immunities was an issue of great importance in dealing with corruption charges and invited all political parties represented in Parliament to cooperate in passing related legal regulations and amendments in constitutional provisions. /All papers/

    [03] MISSILE BUILD-UP IN ARMENIA

    At a time when Turkey is preoccupied with the Greek Cypriot plan to deploy S-300 missiles in southeastern Cyprus, it has been discovered that missile sites have been built in Armenia along Turkey's eastern borders. The missiles and ramps are part of a $1 billion arms shipment received from Russia secretly between 1993 and 1996. The shipment, found out accidentally in the course of an investigation conducted in Russia, involves 8 missile ramps, 32 Scud B missiles, 84 T-72s which are considered the most sophisticated tanks in the world, 27 surface-to-air missile batteries, 349 Krug air defense missiles and 40 OSA surface-to-air missiles. /Milliyet/

    [04] FURTHER MISSILE THREATS

    Papers report that along with missile threats directed aginst Turkey from the Greek Cypriot administration and Armenia, Syria is also deploying missile sites along the Turkish borders. Using photos taken via satellites, specialists have been able to locate 36 Scud C missile sites located 70 km away from the southern province of Antakya in Turkey. /Milliyet/

    [05] ANKARA AND MOSCOW DISCUSS S-300 MISSILE TRANSFER

    Ali Tuygan, deputy undersecretary responsible for political affairs at the Turkish Foreign Ministry, met with Russian Foreign Ministry deputy undersecretaries Viktor Posuvalyuk and Boris Pastukov for discussions held within the framework of regular bilateral consulation talks. The sale of Russian-made S-300 missiles was high on the agenda. Tuygan voiced once more Turkish anxiety over the issue, noting that Turkey was disturbed by the sale of missiles to such a sensitive region. The Turkish official added that the delivery of the missiles will harm the process of resolving the Cyprus issue. The Russians reiterated their well-known views that the missiles would just serve the defense needs of Southern Cyprus and would not upset the military balance in the region. No steps towards easing tensions in the Mediterranean could be taken. /Milliyet/

    [06] US WANTS A TRIPARTITE SUMMIT

    It is reported that Washington, concerned over the tension between Ankara and Athens because of S-300 missiles planned for deployment in Southern Cyprus will launch initiatives for a tripartite summit to be held between the US, Turkey and Greece at the end of September to ease the tension. Washington aims to bring together the Turkish, Greek and US foreign ministers via the UN General Council to revitalize the 'spirit of the Madrid talks'. /Milliyet/

    [07] FM CEM MEETS GERMAN COUNTERPART

    In talks with German Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel on Friday, Turkish Foreign Minister Ismail Cem said that human rights were being used as a pretext to keep Turkey out of the European Union. "We are not the only country over which Amnesty International reports about human rights violations. There are also Amnesty International reports on Germany and other states," Cem pointed out. Kinkel in turn said that while Turkey clearly belonged to Europe, membership in the EU depended on progress in human rights, the Kurdish problem, the Cyprus issue and Turkey's relations with Greece. Cem stressed that Turkey's efforts to improve relations with Greece had not been supported by Greek officials and added that Turkey was ready to talk about all kinds of problems with Germany, but it was not relevant to discuss Turkey's problem with the EU, especially now that "Turkey's perspective with the EU is unchanging". /All papers/

    [08] SWEDEN: "LET'S NOT GIVE PRIORITY TO EU MEMBERSHIP"

    Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson has stated that negotiations for full membership in the European Union (EU) should start, not only with the six countries which the EU Commission has accepted, but with 11 other countries, including Turkey, which have all applied for full membership to date. Denmark, Italy and Greece also support this official view of Sweden. The Greek Foreign Minister, who visited Stockholm a while ago, said that Greece was not against Turkey's EU membership, and added that on the contrary, this would strengthen Turco-Greek relations. /Cumhuriyet/

    [09] TURKISH UNIONS LOBBYING IN EUROPE

    Representatives of Turkish professional organizations and trade unions are lobbying in Europe in support of Turkey's drive for EU full membership. Representatives of the Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB), the Confederation of Turkish Labour Unions (Turk-Is), and the Turkish Businessmen's and Industrialist's Association (TUSIAD) will participate in a European Parliament meeting on Turkey held in Strasbourg. During the meeting Turkey's request for membership in the EU will be taken in hand. /All papers/

    [10] DEMIREL IN EGYPT

    President Demirel will visit Egypt this week in an effort to cool Arab anger at Turkey boosting military cooperation with Israel despite the deadlock in the Middle East peace process. Demirel is expected to tell his Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarek that plans for naval maneuvres between Turkey, Israel and the US pose no threat to the Arab world. The exercises set for November in the eastern Mediterranean are ostensibly rehearsals for joint search and rescue operations, but for many Arabs they carry overtly political messages. /Milliyet/

    [11] CENTRAL ASIA HOSTS CENTRAZBAT-97

    Centrazbat-97, a joint military exercise to be held with the participation of Turkey, Russia, the US and Central Asian republics will start today on the plains of Central Asia. Defense observers note that the maneuvres have a special importance because these will be the first exercises held with the participation of Russia and the US, former enemies from the Cold War era. According to a statement by the Turkish General Staff, Centrazbat-97 will focus on peacekeeping and humanitarian aid maneuvres and will be conducted in the spirit of NATO's Partnership for Peace concept. /Hurriyet/

    [12] TURKEY TO IMPROVE MILITARY TIES WITH ALBANIA

    Turkey and Albania have agreed to strengthen their military ties, Albania's state television reported over the weekend. On his return to Turkey , National Defense Minister Ismet Sezgin who visited Albania and Macedonia on his Balkan tour, said that Turkey would increase its support for the reorganization of the Albanian army. Sezgin stressed that both countries are very important for preserving the stability in the Balkans. /All papers/

    [13] IZMIT GULF BRIDGE

    Housing Minister yasar Topcu announced that the construction of the Izmit Gulf bridge, the second largest project in Europe after the English Channel tunnel, will be finished in 2001. The new bridge will link Istanbul directly to the southern Marmara region. /Sabah/

    [14] EXPORTS TO TURKISH REPUBLICS AMOUNT TO $36 MILLION

    Exports from southeastern Anatolia to the Turkish republics for the first eight months of the year amounted to $36 million, marking a 38.7 percent increase over the same period last year. Exports consist mainly of live animals, dried fruit, cereals and textiles. Most of the exports went to kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. /All papers/

    [15] WHO REGIONAL MEETING BEGINS

    The 47th meeting of the European Regional Committee of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) will be opened in Istanbul today. Turkish Health Minister, Halil Ibrahim Ozsoy, held a joint press conference with WHO European Regional Director, Hiroshi Nakajima at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport yesterday. Ozsoy noted that during the meeting which will be attended by health ministers from many countries, they would have the chance to express Turkey's views and projects. Meanwhile, Prof.Ihsan Dogramaci, the founder and mentor of Hacettepe and Bilkent Universities, will be honoured today when he receives the WHO "Health-for-all" gold medal at the Ciragan Palace in Istanbul from WHO director-general, Hiroshi Nakajima. /Cumhuriyet-Milliyet/

    [16] SCHOOL YEAR USHERS IN NEW EDUCATION SYSTEM

    Primary and secondary schools throughout Turkey open today, ushering in the beginning of the newly-introduced mandatory eight-year primary school system. This year, 13 million students and 500,000 teachers will inaugurate the 1997-98 schhol year. Approximately 1,300,000 children will begin school for the first time. /All papers/

    [17] TURKISH IS THE SEVENTH MOST SPOKEN LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD

    According to research carried out by UNESCO, among 10,000 languages spoken in the world, Turkish is the seventh most widely spoken official language. It is reported that while 200 million people are speaking Turkish, 120 million people speak Turkish in countries where Turkish is the official language. Meanwhile, it has been noted that English is the first official language most widely spoken in the world, while Chinese ranks second and Indian ranks third. /Hurriyet/

    [18] LAST MOON ECLIPSE OF THIS CENTURY

    The last eclipse of the moon of this century will happen tomorrow. The last full moon eclipse will be seen clearly in Turkey. Various activities, in which scientists will deliver speeches regarding the moon eclipse and moon ecplises throughout history, will be held in Ankara. /Sabah/

    END


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