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Turkish Press Review, 05-08-24

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From: Turkish Directorate General of Press and Information <http://www.byegm.gov.tr>

<LINK href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr_yayinlarimiz_chr_pics_css/tpr.css" rel=STYLESHEET type=text/css> e-mail : newspot@byegm.gov.tr <caption> <_caption> Summary of the political and economic news in the Turkish press this morning

24.08.2005

FROM THE COLUMNS... FROM THE COLUMNS... FROM THE COLUMNS...

CONTENTS

  • [01] NSC STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF UNITY OF THE STATE
  • [02] GUL SENDS LETTERS TO HIS ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN COUNTERPARTS LAUDING WEST BANK PULLOUT
  • [03] EU COMMISSION: “WE SUPPORT TURKEY BEGINNING ITS ACCESSION TALKS AS SCHEDULED”
  • [04] FISCHER: “TURKEY’S MEMBERSHIP IS IMPORTANT FOR THE EU’S SECURITY”
  • [05] AGAR: “THE GOVT NEEDS TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS FOR CIVIL SERVANTS”
  • [06] UN ECONOMIC COMMISSION PRAISES TURKEY’S ECONOMY
  • [07] FROM THE COLUMNS... FROM THE COLUMNS... FROM THE COLUMNS...
  • [08] DANGER OF SOCIOLOGICAL FISSURES BY FIKRET BILA (MILLIYET)

  • [01] NSC STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF UNITY OF THE STATE

    The National Security Council (NSC) chaired by President Ahmet Necdet Sezer convened yesterday to discuss a number of issues, including a recent wave of terrorist attacks. A statement released following the meeting stressed the importance of the unity of the state. “The first duty of the state is to protect the republic and foster an atmosphere of peace without practicing discrimination over language, religion, ethnicity or gender,” it said, adding that the government could achieve this by implementing its duties set out in the Constitution. The statement further reiterated Turkey’s determination to combat terrorism, adding that in order to win this fight, efforts were needed to narrow economic differences between regions. /Turkiye/

    [02] GUL SENDS LETTERS TO HIS ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN COUNTERPARTS LAUDING WEST BANK PULLOUT

    Foreign Ministry spokesman Namik Tan yesterday said that Abdullah Gul had sent letters to his Israeli and Palestinian counterparts, Sylvan Shalom and Naser Al-Qedwa, saying that he was pleased by the progress in implementation of Israel’s withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank. In his letter, Gul said that successful completion of the plan would be a concrete step in reaching a solution in the context of two separate states. /Turkiye/

    [03] EU COMMISSION: “WE SUPPORT TURKEY BEGINNING ITS ACCESSION TALKS AS SCHEDULED”

    European Union Commissioner for Enlargement Olli Rehn’s spokesman Krizstina Nagy said yesterday that the stance of the commission on Turkey’s EU accession talks was clear. Nagy said that there were two conditions for Turkey to begin talks with the EU, and that Ankara had already fulfilled these. “The commission supports Turkey beginning its talks with Turkey on Oct. 3, as scheduled,” said Nagy. She added that she hoped the framework document on Turkey’s accession talks would be signed by the EU member states. /Milliyet/

    [04] FISCHER: “TURKEY’S MEMBERSHIP IS IMPORTANT FOR THE EU’S SECURITY”

    German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer yesterday said that Turkey’s European Union membership was important for the Union’s security, and criticized his election opponent Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader Angela Merkel’s stance against Turkey’s EU bid. In related news, Merkel reiterated that “privileged partnership” for Turkey would be better than full membership. “We want close relations with Turkey,” she said. /Milliyet/

    [05] AGAR: “THE GOVT NEEDS TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS FOR CIVIL SERVANTS”

    Opposition True Path Party (DYP) leader Mehmet Agar said yesterday that the government needed to improve the conditions of its civil servants. In a written statement, Agar said that the government hadn’t reached an agreement with trade unions and that it did not represent the nation’s will. He added that government officials had rejected all demands of the trade unions under the state budget dictated by the International Monetary Fund. /Turkiye/

    [06] UN ECONOMIC COMMISSION PRAISES TURKEY’S ECONOMY

    The United Nations Economic Commission yesterday praised the recent economic progress of Turkey, adding that it had achieved high growth, low inflation and macroeconomic stability. “If interest rates continue to fall, this will also help to reduce inflation further,” it predicted. The commission added, however, that Turkey needed to continue to pursue reforms in order to maintain economic stability. “If Turkey were to forsake its reforms, this would cost the nation dearly,” it warned. The commission further predicted that Turkey would begin to attract more foreign capital in the near future. /Star/

    [07] FROM THE COLUMNS... FROM THE COLUMNS... FROM THE COLUMNS...

    [08] DANGER OF SOCIOLOGICAL FISSURES BY FIKRET BILA (MILLIYET)

    Columnist Fikret Bila comments on the sociological dimensions of the Kurdish issue. A summary of his column is as follows:

    “The era of terror undergone by Turkey over the past 25 years has caused a degree of politicization. The domestic and foreign political consequences of this period topped Turkey’s agenda. ‘National integrity,’ ‘unitary structure’ and ‘concern over division’ were the most sensitive areas in domestic and foreign politics. The republic was opened to discussion. In the beginning, the rejection of the entire ‘single’ basis of the Turkish Republic focused on the ‘uniqueness of the nation.’ The harshest discussions over the ‘Kurdish issue’ are on the ‘concept of nation.’ Although a single state and flag can be called acceptable, people reject the ‘single nation’ idea. This rejection has been in our political life and supported in certain places. This concept obviously shows fissures and resolution in the political area as well. With the fact that this resolution came up for contention, conducting this within the rules of democracy and law and efforts for abstracting the process from the terror and terrorist groups are considered normal. The ‘ethnic’ characteristic of the political consequences emerging from terrorism is very risky sociologically, rather than politically. This has important signs, namely, the spread of ethnic resolution in political and sociological life and its influence on daily life. The real danger lies here. If this problem causes sociological fissures rather than political ones, it will be harder to solve this.

    Turkey can ‘coexist’ no matter its ethnic origin. The question of ‘where you’re from’ didn’t use to include ethnic controversy, suspicion and concern. This was the situation both in military and civilian life. People used to go to places where they found a job and food, without any concern over ethnic origin, and build neighborhoods, friendships and marriages. This situation is still valid to some extent. However, there are signs of resolution just like bells of danger. The real disaster is that the issue was transformed from a conflict between the state and the terrorist group into a social conflict, in other words, the Turkish-Kurdish conflict. The current process’ moving towards ethnic conflict is the greatest danger for Turkey. People with different ethnicities being suspicious of each other and considering each other potential dangers are the first signs of social fissures. If the problem turns into a Turkish-Kurdish issue, who knows where and how it will stop? This is the nature of ethnic conflict. Therefore, an ethnic problem shouldn’t be considered independently from other problems which might occur in parallel. Mistakes in managing the process might lead to worse ones.”

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