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Turkish Press Review, 97-10-10
From: Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs <http://www.mfa.gov.tr>
CONTENTS
[01] YILMAZ IN STRASBOURG
[02] TURKISH DEPUTIES FLY TO ROMANIA
[03] TURKISH PLANES DESTROY PKK CAMPS
[04] KALEMLI ANNOUNCES HIS CANDIDACY
[05] EU FINANCIAL AID SUSPENDED
[06] RUSSIAN BORDER TROOPS SAY TURKEY FIRED ON CHOPPER
[07] SOUTH AFRICA WANTS GOOD RELATIONS WITH TURKEY
[08] TURKEY SENDS LETTER TO NATO SECRETARY-GENERAL
[09] FOREIGN PRESS PRAISES TURKISH ECONOMY
[10] FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES UP
[11] GERMAN AWARD TO TURKISH OGER TOURISM AGENCY
[12] ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT FROM GERMAN BOSCH IN TURKEY
[13] JAPAN FIRM TO INVEST IN THRACE FREE TRADE ZONE
[14] A GOOD YEAR FOR TOURISM
TURKISH PRESS REVIEW
DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF PRESS AND INFORMATION,OFFICE OF PRIME MINISTER
10.10.97
Summary of the political and economic news in the Turkish press this morning
[01] YILMAZ IN STRASBOURG
Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz left for Strasbourg yesterday to
attend the European Council summit on Friday. Leaders from the 40
member states will meet in Strasbourg on Friday and Saturday. Human
rights violations, torture and capital punishment will be dominating
the agenda of the summit. /All papers/
[02] TURKISH DEPUTIES FLY TO ROMANIA
A group of Turkish parliamentarian flew to Bucharest yesterday to
attend the General Assembly of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO) which will be held between October 10 and 13. Before
departure, the Democratic Left Party (DSP) deputy Tahir Kose, who is a
member of the Turkish delegation, said that during the meetings five
committees will discuss several issues.
Meanwhile, Deputy Chief of General Staff Gen.Cevik Bir travelled
to London to participate in a seminar entitled "The security issues of
the present and the coming century". The three-day seminar in which
the NATO secretary-general, Javier Solana, is participating is being
organized by the British Royal Strategic Research Institute. Gen.Bir
is expected to give a speech on Friday entitled "Operations and
Interventions".
[03] TURKISH PLANES DESTROY PKK CAMPS
Turkey continued its operation in northern Iraq by attacking and
destroying PKK terrorist organization positions in the area with jet
fighters. Military officials said that jets from the Diyarbakir air
base in southeast Turkey hit a PKK camp at Khwakurk, a mountainous
district near Iraq's border with Iran. Ankara says it has killed 600
PKK fighters since some 15,000 troops backed by armoured units and air
power crossed into northern Iraq three weeks ago. The militant
separatists use bases in northern Iraq to strike across the border and
to stage illegal terrorist activities. /Hurriyet/
[04] KALEMLI ANNOUNCES HIS CANDIDACY
The number of Mortherland Party (ANAP) deputies who have become
candidates for the post of Parliament speaker has increased to four.
Mustafa Kalemli, whose term in office as Parliament speaker ended the
beginning of this month, notified the Office of Parliament Speaker
that he will stand for reelection as Parliament speaker. With the
nomination of Ayvaz Gokdemir, a deputy from the opposition True Path
Party (DYP), there are now five candidates who will run for the post.
Hayrettin Uzun, Ekrem Pakdemirli and Kamran Inan earlier put forward
their nominations for candidacy. /Sabah/
[05] EU FINANCIAL AID SUSPENDED
During a session of the Budgetary Commission of the European
Parliament yesterday when 1998 budget plans of the European Union (EU)
were discussed, ECU 53 million (nearly $60 million) in financial aid
to be extended to Turkey within the framework of the Customs Union
(CU) was suspended. During the session, which was closed to the
press, decisions dated 15 July 1996 and 19 September 1996 of the
European Parliament were shown as the reason for the suspension.
These decisions of the Parliament included conditions for Turkey such
as taking concrete steps for the solution of the Cyprus problem and
further respecting democratic principles. During the meeting it was
adopted that projects to be undertaken with Turkish officials
regarding the MEDA fund foreseeing cooperation among Mediterranean
countries, would also be suspended. /Sabah/
[06] RUSSIAN BORDER TROOPS SAY TURKEY FIRED ON CHOPPER
Russia's border guards service said yesterday that one of its
helicopters had come under fire from Turkey while on a routine mission
in ex-Soviet Georgia and it had set up a commission to investigate. A
spokesman for the service told Itar-Tass news agency the Mi-8
helicopter sustained eight bullet holes and was forced to land near
the town of Gorgozeti, 200 kilometers (125 miles) southwest of the
Georgian capital Tbilisi, on Wednesday afternoon. It said the chopper
was on its way to pick up a sick border guard when it was attacked
from a Turkish frontier town of Dzhamili. The crew and a doctor on
board were not injured.
Turkish Ambassador in Moscow, Bilgin Unan, was summoned to the
Russian Foreign Ministry and was handed a note yesterday. On the
other hand, the Turkish Office of General Staff denied the Russian
claims. Artvin Governor, Omer Buyukkent, also pointed out that the
claims were unfounded. /Cumhuriyet-Sabah/
[07] SOUTH AFRICA WANTS GOOD RELATIONS WITH TURKEY
South Africa's Foreign Ministry Deputy Undersecretary Tebogo
Mafole has visited Turkey for the purpose of improving relations
between the two countries, the Anatolia news agency reported. He met
with his Turkish counterpart Ali Tuygan on Wednesday and talked
particularly about the increase in trade volume between the two
countries. He will also meet with businessmen in Istanbul.
[08] TURKEY SENDS LETTER TO NATO SECRETARY-GENERAL
Turkey's permanent office to NATO sent a letter to the secretary
general of the organization, Javier Solana, about Greece's support for
terrorism yesterday, the Anatolia news agency reported. The letter
emphasized the fact every country of the alliance had a commitment to
protect the territorial integrity and stability of the other members,
and that this was the essence of NATO. But Greece's support for the
PKK terrorist organization, which was targeting the stability and
territorial integrity of Turkey, was counter to this.
[09] FOREIGN PRESS PRAISES TURKISH ECONOMY
The "Wall Street Journal", American daily newspaper, reported
that Turkish economy is improving. Quoting the chairman of the IMF
delegation Martin Hardy, who is still in Ankara, the newspaper said
that Turkish coalition government's economic targets are very
encouraging. The Wall Street Journal also reported a statement of the
General Director of Alliance Capital Fund, David Edgerly, who said:
"The Turkish economy is improving. Businessmen from Mediterranean,
Arab countries and Europe are closely interested in Turkey for the
last three months." /Hurriyet/Milliyet/Cumhuriyet/
[10] FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES UP
The Central Bank foreign exchange reserves reached $20.5 billion
by increasing half billion dollars between 26 September and 3 October.
Meanwhile, according to the Central Bank data on 19 September,
total reserves of commercial banks reached $8.3 billion and the
Central Bank reserves were $19.7 billion. /Milliyet/Cumhuriyet/Sabah/
[11] GERMAN AWARD TO TURKISH OGER TOURISM AGENCY
Turkish tourism agency, Oger Tours which is one of the leading
tour operators in Germany, ranked first in three branches according to
a survey conducted by "Stiftung Warentest" magazine, a publication of
the Foundation to Protect the Rights of German Consumers. At the
final issue of the magazine 16 tour operator agencies' services in
line with their prices were examined and it was decided that the
Turkish Oger Tours gives the best service with the most reasonable
prices. /Hurriyet/
[12] ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT FROM GERMAN BOSCH IN TURKEY
Germany's industrial giant, Bosch Company decided to increase its
investments in Turkey. A representative of the company said that they
would produce refrigerators in Turkey and sell their products in
Europe. General Director of Bosch Company, Dieter Jochen Barmann,
said that that they would construct the biggest refrigerator factory
in Cerkezkoy, Istanbul which would become a Bosch refrigerator base.
He added that they would make DM 50 million additional investment in
Cerkezkoy.
Barmann noted that Turkey was the only country in the region to
invest because of her close location between Europe, the Caucasia and
the European Union. /Hurriyet/
[13] JAPAN FIRM TO INVEST IN THRACE FREE TRADE ZONE
Head of the Executive Board of the Juki Corporation, one of the
leading sewing machine producers in Japan, Takeo Yamaoka said they
would activate in the Thrace Free Trade Zone. Following a delegation
of the Juki Corporation visited the region, Yamaoka said: "After the
disintegration of the former Soviet Socialist Republics, Turkey has an
important role in Europe and the Central Asia. That is to say Turkey
becomes a trade center in the region." /Hurriyet/
[14] A GOOD YEAR FOR TOURISM
The number of foreign tourists entering the country is up on 1996
with Germans, English and Russians making up the largest groups of
visitors. According to figures released by the State Institute of
Statistics yesterday, for the January to August period 15 percent more
foreign tourists entered the country than for the same period last
year. A total of 6.5 million foreigners have now graced Turkish
shores since the beginning of the year. For the month of August, a
total of 1.42 million foreign holiday makers entered the country, 23.5
percent more than in August last year. A total of 74 percent of
foreign tourists came to Turkey by plane, 15.3 percent by car, 9.3
percent by boat and just 1.4 percent by train. /All papers/
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