TRKNWS-L Turkish Press Review

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                    TURKISH  PRESS  REVIEW
                         JUN 1, 1995


ANKARA URGES IRAQI KURDS TO MAINTAIN CEASEFIRE

Turkey has renewed its call to the  two  main  northern  Iraqi
Kurdish groups to solve their problems through dialogue rather
than violence.  Foreign  Ministry  Deputy  Spokesman  Nurettin
Nurkan  said  in  his  weekly press conference that Ankara had
told delegations from the Patriotic Union of  Kurdistan  (PUK)
and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) to extend the present
ceasefire between them.  "If the armed  struggle  between  the
two  sides  resumes,  it  would  be impossible to maintain the
security in the region.  Such fighting would not only harm the
northern  Iraqi  people  but  would  be exploited by terrorist
groups" Nurkan said, in a clear  indication  of  Turkish  fear
that   the   PKK  terrorist  organization,  whose  bases  were
eradicated by a  Turkish  operation  into  the  region,  would
reestablish itself there.  /Cumhuriyet/


SACEUR COMMANDER VISITS TURKEY

Gen.George Joulwan, Head of NATO's Supreme Allied  Command  in
Europe  (SACEUR),  arrived in Ankara on Tuesday on an official
visit to Gen.Ismail  Hakki  Karadayi,  the  Chief  of  General
Staff.   Karadayi,  Gen.Ahmet Corekci, Deputy Chief of General
Staff, and Gen.Hursit Tolon, General Secretary of the  General
Staff,  participated  in a military ceremony which was held in
honour of Joulwan at the headquarters of the Chief of  General
Staff.   Joulwan  said  military issues and Serbian attacks in
Bosnia  were  discussed  during   his   visit   to   Karadayi.
/Hurriyet/



SOUTHEAST AID PROJECT LAUNCHED FOR TERRORISM VICTIMS

An project has been launched by  the  government  to  aid  the
victims  of terrorism in the southeastern province of Tunceli,
the Anatolia news agency has reported.   Quoting  the  Tunceli
Governor's  office,  Anatolia said that those who had to leave
their houses or whose houses were destroyed  during  terrorist
attacks would be supplied with the materials and land to build
a new home for themselves.


DENMARK IN "RED LIST"

Denmark has joined a series of Western countries  in  imposing
an  arms  embargo  against  its  NATO-ally  Turkey, protesting
against an incursion by Turkish troops into northern Iraq.  In
retaliation,  Turkey  has  included Denmark in a "red list" of
countries, ruling out any future participation of  this  state
in Turkey's defence industry projects, Foreign Ministry Deputy
Spokesman Nurettin Nurkan said yesterday.  Nurkan  said  at  a
weekly  press  briefing  that  Danish  Foreign  Minister Niels
Helveg Petersen told a parliamentary session  in  late  March,
following  the  Turkish  incursion,  that  arms  deliveries to
Turkey would not be permitted.  Denmark has  not  changed  its
attitude after the Turkish operation in N.Iraq ended on May 2,
prompting retaliation by Ankara, Nurkan  said.   "Denmark  has
lost  its  credibility  as  a  reliable  partner  in  military
procurements...  From now on no weapons or military  equipment
will  be  brought from Denmark and that country will be barred
from entering Turkey's all  future  biddings  in  the  defence
industry  field"  he  said.   Nurkan also protested the recent
opening of a Copenhagen office by the ERNK, the political wing
of the PKK terrorist organization.  /Cumhuriyet/


TURKEY SHRUGS OFF LACK OF INVITATION TO EU SUMMIT

Turkey shrugged off not being invited to a EU summit in Cannes
in  June,  saying it was the 1996 intergovernmental conference
which had priority in Turkey.  "What is important  for  us  at
this  point  is  to  complete  our obligations and realize the
customs union, which provides a cornerstone in our aim of full
membership,  and  there-by  join in the 1996 conference, where
important decisions will be  taken"  Foreign  Ministry  Deputy
Spokesman  Nurettin  Nurkan said yesterday.  France, currently
president of the EU, asked Greek Cypriots and 10 other  states
seeking  EU  membership  to  attend a summit in Cannes on June
26-27.  Turkish Cypriots and Ankara say Greek Cypriots  cannot
speak  for the breakaway Turkish state in the north and object
to any unilateral admission for the south into the  EU.   /All
papers/


THANKS TO CILLER FROM CLINTON

US President Bill Clinton sent  a  letter  to  Prime  Minister
Tansu  Ciller  thanking  her  for  ending  the  northern Iraqi
operation and withdrawing from the region in  accordance  with
promise.   Clinton  stated  in his letter that the US supports
Turkey in the customs union issue with Europe.  The  President
also  emphasized  that  he  was  pleased  with the discussions
during Prime Minister Tansu Ciller visit to the US  in  April.
/Hurriyet/


US SUPPORT FOR CUSTOMS UNION

The US extends strong support on the customs  union  issue  to
enable  Turkey  to  integrate with the European Union (EU).  A
concrete example of this is the visit  of  Turkey  by  the  US
Permanent  Representative  of the EU, Stuart Eizenstat.  A top
level Foreign Ministry official said that the US has given the
biggest  support  ever  for  the  customs  union  issue.   The
official added that the US was  making  extraordinary  efforts
and  was  bringing great pressure to bear on the EU countries.
/Hurriyet/


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