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Turkish Press Review, 97-11-14
From: Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs <http://www.mfa.gov.tr>
CONTENTS
[01] YILMAZ: PRIVATIZATION WILL CONTINUE
[02] CEM'S BREAKTHROUGH IN ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY
[03] HOLBROOKE MEETS GREEK OFFICIALS IN BRUSSELS
[04] TURKISH, GREEK AND CYPRIOT BUSINESSMEN MEET IN BRUSSELS
[05] ISTANBUL CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON EQUALITY BETWEEN SEXES
[06] FIREDAMP EXPLOSION KILLS MINER
[07] FOUNDING OF THE TRNC
[08] TANER LAUNCHES IMF MISSION IN WASHINGTON
[09] HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ACTS ON CYPRUS SHOOTING
[10] INCIRLIK WILL NOT BE USED IN CONFLICT
[11] BORDER WITH BULGARIA OPENING UP
[12] NEW MILITARY COMMITTEE FOR WEU
[13] TURKEY WARNS EU
[14] TURKEY EMERGES AS A LEADING ECONOMIC POWER
[15] SUCCESSFUL ANTI-DRUG OPERATION IN MERSIN
TURKISH PRESS REVIEW
DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF PRESS AND INFORMATION,OFFICE OF PRIME MINISTER
14.11.97
Newspot, General Directorate of Press and Information
Summary of the political and economic news in the Turkish press this morning
[01] YILMAZ: PRIVATIZATION WILL CONTINUE
Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz evaluated recent developments while
returning to Istanbul from Baku. Replying to a question, Yilmaz said:
"Privatization will continue, however a commission will determine the
principles of these studies". Yilmaz noted that the commission,
consisting of State Minister Gunes Taner, Industry and Trade Minister
Yalim Erez and Finance Minister Zekeriya Temizel, would determine the
principles of privatization. /Milliyet/
[02] CEM'S BREAKTHROUGH IN ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY
Speaking at a meeting of the Foreign Economic Relations Board
(DEIK) in Istanbul yesterday, Foreign Minister Ismail Cem said that
they had made a breakthrough in economic diplomacy to prepare a
foreign political basis on which the Turkish economy could further
develop and draw on more foreign capital.
In a one hour speech, Cem discussed Turkey's ties with Russia,
the Caucasus, the Balkans and the Middle East, Central Asia, the Black
Sea Economic Cooperation and the Developing-8 countries. Earlier in
the day he held talks with the heads and vice presidents of the
Turkish Business Councils dealing with China, Russia, the Caucasus,
the Balkans, the US, India and Japan. Foreign Minister Cem will visit
China on February 16, 1998, and will open a new Turkish promotion,
culture and trade centre there. Turkey wants the US to lift quotas
against Turkish textiles to improve economic relations between the two
allies, Cem declared yesterday. /Milliyet/
[03] HOLBROOKE MEETS GREEK OFFICIALS IN BRUSSELS
US President Bill Clinton's Special Cyprus envoy Richard
Holbrooke met Greek officials in Brussels, at a European Union session
on economic cooperation. Holbrooke refrained from comment about his
one-hour meeting with the Greek minister responsible for EU affairs
Yorgo Papandreu and assistant Yannis Kranidiotis. Hobrooke said he
had informed the Greek officials about his Cyprus meetings and that he
was grateful that they had come to Brussels to meet him.
[04] TURKISH, GREEK AND CYPRIOT BUSINESSMEN MEET IN BRUSSELS
Turkish, Greek and Cypriot businessmen came together in Brussels
on the invitation of US President Bill Clinton's Special Cyprus Envoy
Richard Holbrooke. In meetings yesterday and today, the businessmen
will discuss opportunities for improving cooperation and easing
regional tensions.
In a meeting with EU Comissioner Hans Van Den Broek Holbrooke
stressed that Turkey should not be excluded from the EU expansion
process and should be invited to the European Conference on eqaul
terms with the other countries in line to join the Union. /Hurriyet/
[05] ISTANBUL CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON EQUALITY BETWEEN SEXES
Eqaulity between the sexes was the theme of a European
ministerial conference that opened in Istanbul yesterday. Nearly 200
officials from 37 countries, meeting at the fourth European
Ministerial Conference on Equality Between Women and Men, said women
were still severely under-represented in European politics and public
life.
Opening the conference, Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz told
ministers that perfect democracy could exist only with more
participation by women in politics and social life. "The founders of
the Turkish Republic knew the important roles of women, therefore
Ataturk and his friends gave Turkish women the right to elect
representatives in 1930 and to participate in the 1934 elections"
Yilmaz told the two-day gathering. Prime Minister Yilmaz met
Macedonian President Kiro Gligorov yesterday. Speaking at the
meeting, Daniel Tarschys, secretary general of the Council of Europe,
said equality between the sexes could only be achieved through the
commitment of society in general. /Milliyet/
[06] FIREDAMP EXPLOSION KILLS MINER
After a firedamp explosion in a private sector coalmine near the
Kozlu rural area of Zonguldak, one worker died and four workers were
injured. Investigation regarding the incident is continuing.
/Cumhuriyet/
[07] FOUNDING OF THE TRNC
The 14th anniversary of the estabishment of an independent state,
the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), will be celebrated on
15 November. For this occasion, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bulent
Ecevit and Chief of General Staff Gen. Ismail Hakki Karadayi will go
to the TRNC tomorrow. /Cumhuriyet/
[08] TANER LAUNCHES IMF MISSION IN WASHINGTON
Gunes Taner, Turkish State Minister responsible for the economy,
has gone to Washington for a series of meetings with the International
Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank and Clinton administration officials.
Speaking prior to the top-level delegation's departure for Washington,
Taner said: "We are not here to ask for a standby from the IMF",
insisting that he is in Washington to explore, discuss and negotiate
rather than ask for help. It is a new era for Turkey now, he
explained, when Turkey can well afford to deal from a position of
strength given its currency balance and the healthy economic growth
rate. /Cumhuriyet-Hurriyet/
[09] HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ACTS ON CYPRUS SHOOTING
The Human Rights Commission in Strasbourg, responding to a
request from Greek Cyprus, has asked Turkey for information about the
killing of a man who tried to pull down the Turkish flag on August 14,
1996. The incident occurred when security forces in northern Cyprus
fired on Greek Cypriot demonstrators who tried to cross the buffer
zone in Dherinia and the Greek Cypriot demonstrator was killed while
he was trying to pull down the Turkish flag. /Cumhuriyet/
[10] INCIRLIK WILL NOT BE USED IN CONFLICT
Ankara has finally made it clear that Incirlik airbase near Adana
will not be made available to US forces in the event that US forces
are deployed against Iraq. Officials in the Foreign Ministry said
yesterday that should there be a conflict between Iraq and the US,
then Turkey would be one of the countries likely to lose the most,
especially if Incirlik base was used by US forces. In view of the
circumstances, officials added that there was no chance that the base
would be made operative in another gulf-style confrontation.
/Cumhuriyet/
[11] BORDER WITH BULGARIA OPENING UP
Bulgaria has started to lift border restrictions effective for so
many years during the cold war era. Turkish Interior Ministry
officials noted yesterday that following the lifting of border
restrictions between Turkey and Greece, Bulgaria was also making
changes by clearing some of the physical obstacles out of the way like
pulling down electric fencing. /Cumhuriyet/
[12] NEW MILITARY COMMITTEE FOR WEU
Secretary General of the Western European Union (WEU) European
Union (EU) defence wing, Jose Cutileiro, said yesterday that a
"military committee" was being for the WEU. The committee will become
effective in June, 1998, and will carry out functions similar to those
of its counterpart in NATO. WEU officials added that more weight is
being given to military aspects of WEU operations. /Cumhuriyet/
[13] TURKEY WARNS EU
On the eve of the Luxembourg Summit when the final decisions with
regard to the EU expansion process will be made, Turkey is once more
playing the customs union trump card. State Minister Sukru Sina Gurel
said that if no prospects for Turkey to join the EU emerge at the
Luxembourg Summit, the customs union set up between Turkey and the EU
may end. /Cumhuriyet/
[14] TURKEY EMERGES AS A LEADING ECONOMIC POWER
Jacques Creyssel, Chairman of the French Industrialists' and
Businessmen's Association (CNPF), said that the Turkish economy was
one of the most dynamic economies in Europe. Creyssel came to Turkey
to attend a National Quality Congress organized by the Turkish
Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (TUSIAD) and the Turkish
Quality Association. Creyssel commented on the fact that French
investments in Turkey for the first seven months of the year had been
only surpassed by German investments. /Hurriyet/
[15] SUCCESSFUL ANTI-DRUG OPERATION IN MERSIN
In operations in Mersin, security forces have seized 50 kg heroin
worth TL 3 trillion. Four people involved in drug smuggling have been
arrested in connection with the operation. /Sabah/
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