Summary of the political and economic news in the Turkish press this morning
CONTENTS
Turkey's coalition government won its first vote of confidence in
Parliament yesterday with an overwhelming majority. The
coalition, which brings together Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit's
Democratic Left Party (DSP), the Nationalist Action Party (MHP),
and the Motherland Party (ANAP), won a 354-192 vote in the
550-member Parliament. Parliament's vote approved the formation
of the government and its programme, which pledges to stand by
the anti-inflationary policies and privatization plans of
previous governments. The coalition is now expected to pass
through the 1999 fiscal year's Budget and the law on banking and
to try to improve the taxation laws. /All papers/
The Chairman of Koc Holding, Rahmi Koc, has declared that the new
coalition government will last. "Urgent, much-needed decisions
must now be made for the benefit of the country. The three-party
coalition government is positive and balanced. We do not have
another chance", he added. Koc attended the 45th General Assembly
of the International Trade Chambers' Turkish National Committee
where he responded to questions about the new government and the
economy. He asserted that he had listened to Prime Minister
Bulent Ecevit's government programme and that he found to be
positive. /All papers/
The first step to place the State Security Courts (DGMs) under
civilian control was taken yesterday with the election of the
members of the Turkish Parliament's Constitutional Commission. A
proposal for the Constitutional amendment which envisages the
replacement of the military judge with a civilian judge will be
discussed by the Constitutional Commission on Monday. /Milliyet/
Turkish Foreign Ministry Deputy Spokesman Sermet Atacanli said
yesterday that they had recorded the names of those countries
which were mentioned during the confession of the head of the PKK
terrorist organization, Abdullah Ocalan, and added that they were
closely following Ocalan's trial. Atacanli stressed that if
measures needed to be taken against those countries, this would
be done. He further stated that they know the names of those
countries supporting the PKK terrorist organization. /Star/
Representatives of Georgia and its separatist region of Abkhazia
completed three days of peace talks in Istanbul yesterday with a
declaration of intent outlining the basis of future work aimed at
establishing confidence-building measures. In the Istanbul
Declaration, as it was named, both sides expressed their
readiness to allow displaced people to return home, exchange
prisoners of war, implement security measures and encourage
economic projects, as well as to carry out essential work to
prevent further outbreaks of terrorist activities in Abkhazia.
Commenting on the outcome of the talks, the UN special envoy to
the region, Liviu Bota, said that 'the agreed measures went
beyond initial expectations'. Bota coordinates the so-called
Geneva process, which has been underway since 1997 in search of a
peaceful solution in Abkhazia. /All papers/
Increased political and economic cooperation between Turkey,
Israel and the US has enhanced security in the Eastern
Mediterranean, diplomats and scholars from the three countries
told a conference in Istanbul yesterday. They said their ties had
neutralized those countries in the region that sponsored
international terrorism and provoked ethnic tensions -Iran, Iraq,
Syria and Serbia. The two-day international conference on
'Security and Cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean' is being
sponsored by the Ari Movement, a liberal Turkish think-tank, the
BESA Centre for Strategic Studies and the Friedrich Neaumann
Foundation of Germany. /All papers/
Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said yesterday that he had had to
send a second letter to the German Prime Minister Gerhard
Schroeder to erase a misunderstanding. Ecevit added: "There has
been no change in our domestic and foreign policy". Ecevit stated
in his first letter dated May 26, 1999, that if the European
Union (EU) Summit gave Turkey a view of full membership, Turkey
would continue with her reform process. Ecevit pointed out that
Turkey would increase her efforts to complete her democratic and
social reforms. Schroeder said in his reply dated May 28 that he
would convey Ecevit's proposal, also stressing that 'Turkey is
open for a political solution' to the EU summit. This comment
made by Schroeder seriously concerned Turkey and Ecevit sent a
second letter to Schroeder to explain that he had been
misunderstood. Ecevit said: "Political solution is a statement
which we have not adopted; therefore, we changed it. In the
letter presented by Schroeder to the EU summit, this statement
was replaced with a 'constructive solution'. /Hurriyet/
The Delegates Committee of the Council of Europe decided to make
some important recommendations to Turkey concerning applications
made to the European Court of Human Rights. It is reported that
reforms should be undertaken in Southeast Anatolia and decisions
issued by the European Court of Human Rights against Turkey
should be implemented as soon as possible. /Star/
Turkish Foreign Ministry Deputy Spokesman Sermet Atacanli said
yesterday that EU's Cologne Summit had not been satisfactory for
Turkey. Atacanli stated that during the Summit, there had been no
change to prevent EU discrimination towards Turkey. /Star/
Turkish mafia boss Alaattin Cakici will remain imprisoned until
his extradition to Turkey, a French court ruled yesterday. The
Aix-en-Provence court rejected the defence lawyers' demand that
Cakici be either released on bail or kept under house arrest
until the procedures for his extradition to Turkey are completed.
Speaking after yesterday's hearing, Cakici's Turkish lawyer said
that the defence would have to agree on his extradition to Turkey
because there was no other option left. The French judge has said
that Cakici can be extradited to Turkey on condition that he is
not executed. /All papers/
The fifth Turkish World Children's Festival, organized by the
Turkish World Investigation Foundation and supported by the
National Education Directorate, began yesterday with a parade
from Galatasaray High School. 450 children from 37
Turkish-Speaking Republics took part in the parade in their
traditional costumes and staged displays of their folk dances.
/Cumhuriyet/
During the wide-spread crack-down by military forces in Tunceli,
PKK militants attacked Ulukala village, near Cemisgezek yesterday
night and murdered two citizens: Mehmet Cicek and Suleyman Aydin.
/Cumhuriyet/
The inauguration has taken place of the seminar "The Press
Applications and Ethics in the US", organized with contributions
from the American Embassy in Ankara, the American Consulate in
Adana and the Cukurova Press Organization. Stuart E. Jones, US
Consul in Adana, delivered a speech, saying, "Turkish press is
free and dynamic. Freedom of the press is the main requirement
for democracy. We believe that this freedom and dynamism should
be supported." /Cumhuriyet/
The US-based `Foreign Policy' Journal reported that Europe, which
refused to extradite Abdullah Ocalan, the chief of the terrorist
PKK, to Turkey and which rejected Turkey's application for full
membership of the EU by ignoring her Western and European
identity, is misbehaving. In the latest issue of the Journal, the
European approach to such issues as terrorism and expansion,
which concern Turkey as well, is evaluated and criticized from
various standpoints, reports the Anatolia News Agency. In an
article on terrorism, the German and Italian approaches to the
terrorist PKK and its leader, Ocalan, are scrutinized whereas
Italy is also criticized for her refusal to extradite Ocalan to
Turkey and Germany for her unwillingness to try him before her
own courts. On the other hand, in another article which reflects
on the EU expansion process, Europe has been compared to a `child
which grows up quickly but unconsciously". According to this
article, the issues of sovereignty and defence have been subject
to debate in the EU, whereas it is still unclear whether the
Union will be able to pursue a common Middle Eastern policy. In
this respect, it has been claimed, "Turkey, which has been
rejected by Europe, is not only a Western power but also a
European power in the full meaning of the word. However, Europe
seems to have forgotten the significant role played by Turkey in
European history, in particular throughout the nineteenth
century."
Turkey has chosen the Gordion Museum located in Polatli as its
candidate to compete for the 'European Museum of the Year' award,
which is given each year by the European Museums' Union. Each
year museums throughout Europe compete for the distinction of
receiving the coveted award, the Anatolia News Agency reports.
The US Consulate in Adana put a new Internet site into use
yesterday to attract US investment in Turkey's southeastern
region. This will allow American businessmen to select the
largest and most dynamic firms in the region and get in touch
with them. In addition, the site will provide news concerning
economic development in the area. /All papers/
The 53rd anniversary of the establishment of the Turkish
Journalists' Association (TGC) will be celebrated today. A
written statement from the TGC said that arrangements to further
democratization should be made as soon as possible. /Milliyet/
President Suleyman Demirel has invited the leaders of nearly 60
countries including Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and Libyan leader
Muammer Kaddafi to Turkey to celebrate the 700th anniversary of
the establishment of the Ottoman Empire. However, Yugoslav
President Slobodan Milosevic, who has been declared a 'war
criminal' by the International Court of Justice, and Armenian
President Robert Kocaryan, who has given priority to the
recognition of the so-called Armenian genocide, have not been
invited to the celebrations. /Milliyet/
The Undersecretary of the State Planning Organization of the
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), Ahmet Zeki Bulunc,
said that a new economic protocol would be signed between Turkey
and the TRNC in the upcoming days. Bulunc stated that the TRNC
would also issue a new demand for funding from Turkey, the
Anatolia News Agency reports.
A Summit of Turkish-Speaking Republics which was supposed to be
held in Baku, Azerbaijan, on June 14, has been postponed until
the Autumn. It is reported that the reason for the postponement
was that doctors recommended that Azerbaijani President Haydar
Aliyev, who has been convalescing for a while in Antalya, should
continue to further recuperate. The Summit will be held in early
September, again in Azerbaijan. A message issued by Turkish
President Suleyman Demirel to announce the postponement of the
summit was sent to the Heads of State of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. In a previous statement on the
Summit, it was reported that Demirel would visit Azerbaijan on
June 13-15. /Hurriyet/
The General Council of the World Association of Newspapers (WAN)
will be held in Zurich, Switzerland between June 13-16, 1999.
During the WAN General Council, the owners of 15,000 newspapers
from 105 countries will come together. Aydin Dogan, the owner of
the 'Hurriyet' and 'Milliyet' newspapers, is a member of the WAN
Executive Board. /Hurriyet/
Turkey was dropped from the list of countries to be examined by
the International Labour Organization (ILO) Application Committee
for violating ILO Agreement No.98 over the right to collective
bargaining. Labour and Social Welfare Minister Yasar Okuyan said
that Turkey's absence from the list for the first time after 11
years was a positive development. According to information
obtained by the Anatolia News Agency, Turkey was left of the list
because a new government had come to power and because some
positive steps had been taken in recent years concerning working
conditions.
The Anatolia News Agency reported that Merve Kavakci, the Virtue
Party (FP) Istanbul Deputy who lost her Turkish citizenship in a
May 16 decision by the Cabinet, will file a case in the Council
of State on Friday 'to stay the order and reverse the Cabinet's
decision'. It is reported that Kavakci's lawyers will submit the
14-page petition to Council of State on Friday.
Altinyildiz Textiles and Ready-to-Wear, part of the Boyner Group,
has decided to establish a company in New York to organize and
increase its present textile and ready-to-wear sales volume in
New York. According to a written statement from the Altinyildiz
Group, the title of the company will be "Altinyildiz
Corporation", starting with a $ 100,000 capital fund. The
corporation will be set up using only Turkish capital investment
and its trademark will be "Network by Altinyildiz". Umit Boyner,
the financial representative of the Boyner Group, said that the
corporation will be up and running within two months. /Sabah/
The Banks' Union and the Banks' Comptrollers organized a seminar,
entitled "Controlling Principles in Banking", yesterday in
Istanbul. During the seminar it was stressed that the
"Controlling Council", which will be established by the new
Banking Law, should be a totally independent body and its members
should be appointed very carefully. It was added that the
watchdog should not be put under pressure by political authority.
It was stressed that the Banking Law should be passed without
delay. /Sabah/
One of the leading American dailies, "The Wall Street Journal",
criticised Western media saying that leftist Western authors
unjustly criticised Turkey due to their ideology. Yesterday's
editorial of the paper, entitled "Victory of Turkey", asked why
the European left hates Turkey and continued that it was very
natural that Turkey was defending herself against a person who
had damaged the country and ordered the killing of thousands of
people. It added, "Turkey used its power to extradite Ocalan from
Syria. Turks are very careful not to become a threat, under
normal conditions, in their region. It is a fact that there is no
Kurdish issue in the region."
It said Turkish judges wanted to pronounce the death penalty for
Ocalan. Turkish Chief of General Staff turned down Ocalan's peace
process request claiming that Ocalan's terrorist organization was
not Turkey's counterpart and, therefore, couldn't reach an
agreement. The article reported, "Terrorist activities in Turkey
have almost been ended by the Turkish Armed Forces and Ocalan,
who understands that his life is in danger, now requests a peace
accord from the Turkish authorities." /Sabah/Turkiye/
Mark Makovsky, an expert from the Washington Near East Policies
Institution, arrived in Istanbul yesterday to attend the two-day
"International Conference on Security and Cooperation in the
Eastern Mediterranean". He evaluated Turco-Israeli cooperation
and Turkey's place in the world. He claimed in his speech that
Turkey is the only country on the rise in the Middle East while
the weight of all other regional countries is decreasing. He
added, "Turkey is very powerful in the region, particularly
militarily. Turkey's importance has been increasing daily;
Turkish aircraft are in Kosovo and they are also in El Halil in
the Middle East." He stressed that Turkey's and Israel's
political and military targets were similar and the U.S. backed
Turco-Israeli cooperation in the region to the hilt. /Sabah/
Minister of Defense Sabahattin Cakmakoglu said in his statement
to the Reuters News Agency that Turco-Greek relations would
return to normal if Athens cut its support to the terrorist PKK
organization. In order to discuss the problems between the two
countries, Greece should declare that it would not support
terrorist activities, said Cakmakoglu. He also asked Greece to
close the PKK training camps and political offices within its
territories. /Turkiye/
Mustafa Karaman, the Vice-President of Istanbul Textile City
(ISTEK), said that the Eastern European newly-established,
rapidly emerging textile ready-to-wear sector was a new market
for Turkish textile industrialists. He added that textile
investments required a great deal of capital and that Eastern
European countries such as the Ukraine, Poland and Bulgaria
preferred textile investments to be set up using a low capital
funds. Karaman claimed that the Eastern European markets,
containing a population of 400 million, would be more beneficial
for Turkey than Western Europe. /Turkiye/
Turkish businessmen support the government programme; the
Chairman of the Koc Group, Rahmi Koc, said that he himself found
the government agenda very positive and hoped that all the
policies would be implemented. Attending the 45th A.G.M. of the
Turkish International Trade Chamber's National Council, Koc said
that the new goverment foresaw radical reforms which could bear
fruitful results at least within the next two or three years. He
added, "The government should be given time to initiate their
reforms. I believe that the 57th Government is a powerful,
balanced one".
On the other hand, the Executive Board Chairman of the Turkish
Chambers and Stocks Union (TOBB), Fuat Miras, said that 90 % of
the government plan comprised their suggestions and that they
gave their full support to the programme. /Aksam/
Rahmi Koc, Executive Board Chairman of the Koc Group, has stepped
down as Deputy Chairman of the Turkish National Committee of the
International Trade Chamber (ICC). The President of the Balikesir
Trade and Industry Chamber, Rona Yircali, has been appointed to
the post, whereas Koc has become an the Honorary Member of the
Committee. /Aksam/
Ramstore supermarket chain, part of the Migros and Enka
Partnership, has decided to expand in Russia. The partnership
will set up new shops and a supermarket in Russia. According to
officials from the Migros-Enka Partnership, firstly hypermarkets
will be constructed in St.Petersburg, Niji Novgorod, Rostov and
Siberia. /Aksam/
The U.S. based CNN International News Agency used its choce
Ataturk in a survey entitled "Faces of the Century". The channel
described the founder of modern Turkey, Ataturk, thus: "There is
no doubt that Ataturk is one of the primary characters of the
20th Century". CNN broadcasted the survey comprising the years
between 1915-1924 on its Internet web-site pages, evaluating
Ataturk as a "Turkish hero". It added that Ataturk was the most
important figure in Turkish history and modernized Turkey with
his reforms. /Aksam/
French government will present an honorary medal to the Commander
of the 1st Brigade, General Cevik Bir. According to the French
Consulate in Istanbul, the medal will be awarded to General Bir
by Ambassador Jean-Claude Cousseran during a ceremony to be held
on 18 June at the "French Palace" in Galatasaray, Istanbul.
/Aksam/
Turkey voiced her objections to Finland concerning an incident
which happened during the first half of the Turkey-Finland match
in Helsinki last weeken when pro-the PKK demonstrators invaded
the pitch. Turkey's concern was outlined to the Finnish Ministry
of Foreign Affairs by the Turkish Ambassador to Helsinki, Onur
Gokce, on Monday. Gokce said that they had previously warned the
Finnish authorities that members of the terrorist organization
could demonstrate during the match but the Finnish administration
had taken no notice of Turkey's warnings. /Aksam/
The U.S. Ambassador to Ankara, Mark Parris, visited the Speaker
of Parliament, Yildirim Akbulut, yesterday in his office at the
Turkish Grand National Assembly (TGNA). After the visit, Parris
talked to the members of the press saying that he had paid a
courtesy visit to Akbulut which was very as they had discussed
had discussed the agenda of the new Parliament and some world
developments. In reply to a question, he said he did not want to
talk about the Ocalan trial which was still in progress. However,
he remarked that the death penalty was used in America, contrary
to some European countries. /Aksam/
The first international flight took place on Wednesday in
Cappadocia Airport which was opned in Tuzkoy district of
Nevsehir's Gulsehir county last year, reported the Anatolia News
Agency. A Boeing 737-400 owned by Pegasus Air Management firm
brought 178 Turkish citizens from Germany's Munster city
Cappadocia Airport which was opened by President Suleyman Demirel
last year. Mehmet Yilmaz, the Nevsehir Governor said that there
will be flights from Germany's different cities to Cappadocia
Airport three days a week until September 14.
Rauf Denktas, President of the Turkish Republic of Northern
Cyprus (TRNC), yesterday, received the Ankara Chamber of Commerce
(ATO) delegation, reported Anatolia News Agency. Addressing the
meeting, Denktas said that Turkey and TRNC are carrying out a
national case and this should not be forgotten. Sinan Aygun, the
Chairman of the ATO, said in his part that the aim of their visit
was to make researches on what kind of things can be done in the
TRNC.
Columnist Derya Sazak comments on the work awaiting the new
Government. A summary of his column is as follows:
A "hot summer" which should be spent working hard awaits the
government now it has received the vote of confidence in
Parliament. Election fever does not last long in Turkey.
Therefore, so as not to disappoint those who have pinned their
hopes on the new Government, Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit has to
follow a more aggressive policy. He is not the leader of the
minority anymore. He has the backing of a three-party majority
which could well enable him to amend the Constitution.
The two camps which bore a great deal of animosity towards each
other before the 1980s have come together in a coalition to carry
Turkey into the 21st century. If this historic compromise can
achieve the 'progress' Chairman Bahceli of the Nationalist Action
Party, aims at, politics will be re-organized.
However, the most pressing question at the moment is the high
cost of living and, therefore, the economy. Turkey is going
through the greatest economic crisis seen in the last 10 years:
unemployment and bankruptcy are rampant; devastating the blow to
tourism has also hit the agricultural sector. In order to see
these problems there is no need to tap the Prime Minister's phone
lines.
The Government is trying to re-arrange the tax reform which was
introduced and thereby ease the conditions of those feeling the
burden of interest rates and debts. However, valuable time has
been lost.
Today the Democratic Left Party has taken on the responsibility
of governing the economy. State Minister Hikmet Ulugbay, who is
respected by all, may well be helpful in taking new steps forward
during the meetings with the IMF.
The expectations of the middle class are also high and they
should not only be remembered just before the elections."
Columnist Sami Kohen writes on the recent developments concerning
the EU in 'Milliyet'. A summary of his column is as follows:
"The European Union is trying to complete its economic and
ultimate integration, which is already in its final stages, with
a new political and military structure. Important steps were
taken in this direction during the Cologne Summit. The new
defence mechanism called the "European Security and Defence
Identity" will take the place of the the military Western
European Union organization, with effect from next year. Thus,
the EU hopes to carry out the establishment of a joint security
and defence system like NATO, consisting of European members. As
a result, the EU will not feel as powerless as it has done during
the crises in the Balkans (as in Bosnia and Kosovo). It will not
need the help of the US and when necessary can act with this
joint military force.
This is the aim of the new organization. How much they can
achieve their goal is another matter for discussion.
Yesterday, this issue was discussed during an international
conference held in Istanbul. Many famous experts from the US,
Israel and Europe attended this conference entitled "Eastern
Mediterranean Security Cooperation". The discussions centered on
the cooperation between Turkey, the US and Israel; the importance
of such a formation was commented on. The subject is of great
significance to Turkey but, at the same time, she is closely
interested with the new mechanism being established within the EU
and does not want to be excluded from it. However, there is one
question, can Turkey be in this strategic system while being a
member of the "rival" European system. Can a balanced policy
concerning them be followed?
In fact, who should want Turkey's inclusion in the future EU
defence system more: Europe or Turkey?"
* * * *
An agreement which envisages the withdrawal of Yugoslav troops
from Kosovo was signed yesterday. It is reported that NATO air
strikes against Yugoslavia will continue until it is proven that
Serbian units have begun to withdraw from Kosovo. Ninety-six
hours after the withdrawal of Belgrade troops, NATO ground units
will arrive in Kosovo. /Hurriyet/
The 'Herald Tribune' has given extensive coverage to the recent
development in the Kosovo crisis. The paper notes, "In the
current stage of the Kosovo crisis, the main purpose of Belgrade
and Moscow is to direct the question towards UN control in order
to exhaust the power of NATO in Kosovo. This is the underlying
reason behind NATO's failure to persuade Moscow to enact a
Security Council resolution to deploy an international force in
Kosovo. The battle has been turned into a political struggle in
which Milosevic is more successful than any of his Western
counterparts. However, NATO entered this battle because it had
been unable to find a solution to the question by means of
political deliberations. In order to obtain control in Kosovo,
NATO has to be delegated extensive power by the Security Council.
Yet both China and Russia enjoy the right of veto. The peace
agreement offered to Belgrade by Martti Ahtisaari from Finland
and Viktor Chernomirdin from Russia last week did not involve the
promise of a future referandum concerning for the independence of
Kosovo. However, in the Rambouillet Agreement, the solution to
the problems pertained to the Kosovo Liberation Army (UCK) in
which there was a referandum promise for Kosovo as well."
/Turkiye/
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FROM THE COLUMNS ... FROM THE COLUMNS ... FROM THE COLUMNS
SPECIAL KOSOVO
ECEVIT WINS CONFIDENCE VOTE
SUPPORT FOR THE GOVERNMENT FROM RAHMI KOC
FIRST STEP FOR CIVILIAN DGMs
TURKEY CLOSELY FOLLOWS THE COUNTRIES SUPPORTING OCALAN
GEORGIANS AND ABKHAZIANS TAKE STEPS FORWARD
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SECURITY CONFERENCE HELD
NO CHANGE IN TURKEY'S EU POLICY
RECOMMENDATIONS BY EUROPE
COLOGNE SUMMIT UNSATISFACTORY
CAKICI TO REMAIN IN JAIL UNTIL HIS EXTRADITION
TURKISH WORLD CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL
PKK ATTACK: 2 DEAD
PRESS IN THE US
`FOREIGN POLICY' CRITICIZES EUROPEAN APPROACH TOWARDS TURKEY
GORDION MUSEUM IN 'EUROPEAN MUSEUM OF THE YEAR' COMPETITION
US CONSULATE IN ADANA OPENS WEB-SITE FOR SOUTHEAST
TURKISH JOURNALISTS' ASSOCIATION CELEBRATES 53RD ANNIVERSARY
OTTOMAN VETO FOR YEREVAN
A NEW ECONOMIC PROTOCOL BETWEEN TURKEY AND TRNC
TURKISH SUMMIT POSTPONED
WAN SUMMIT IN ZURICH
ILO WILL NOT EXAMINE TURKEY
KAVAKCI TO APPLY TO COUNCIL OF STATE
ALTINYILDIZ TO ESTABLISH A COMPANY IN NEW YORK
BANKS' UNION MEETING IN ISTANBUL
"TURKEY'S VICTORY"
MAKOVSKY: "TURCO-U.S. RELATIONS ARE AT PEAK"
"ATHENS SHOULD CUT ITS SUPPORT FOR PKK"
NEW HORIZONS FOR TEXTILES
TURKISH PRIVATE SECTOR SUPPORTS THE GOVERNMENT
YIRCALI, THE NEW CHAIRMAN OF ICC
RAMSTORE TO BE SET UP IN SIBERIA
ATATURK: THE FACE OF THE 20TH CENTURY
FRENCH MEDAL FOR CEVIK BIR
PKK PROTEST IN FINLAND
U.S. AMBASSADOR VISITS TGNA SPEAKER
FIRST INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT TO CAPPADOCIA AIRPORT
ATO DELEGATION IN TRNC
FROM THE COLUMNS ... FROM THE COLUMNS ... FROM THE COLUMNS
HOT SUMMER -BY DERYA SAZAK (MILLIYET)
THE GUARANTEE OF SECURITY -BY SAMI KOHEN (MILLIYET)
SPECIAL KOSOVO
AGREEMENT REACHED ON KOSOVO
HERALD TRIBUNE: "A VICTORY WHICH COULD BRING BACK THE REFUGEES"