Turkish Press Review

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                    TURKISH PRESS REVIEW
                        MAY 31, 1995

Summary of the political and economic news  in  the  Turkish
press this morning.

DENMARK ON TURKEY'S RED LIST

Following Denmark's permission for the opening  of  an  ERNK
bureau in Copenhagen, Turkey has put the country on the "red
list".   Stating  that  companies  from  Denmark  would   be
excluded from bidding for any military contracts from now on
an official said:  "Turkey's putting  Denmark  on  her  "red
list"  after  Holland is a proof of her determination in the
struggle against terrorism.  Turkey hopes that this attitude
will  also  serve as an example for other European countries
and that they will understand her  attitude  in  not  making
concessions  regarding  this  issue."  Trade in the military
field between Turkey and Denmark is not  developed  but  the
officials  note  that this determined attitude of the Ankara
government was a warning to  another  countries  which  deal
intensively  with  Turkey  in  this  sector.   The number of
countries with which Turkey suspended trading  in  arms  has
increased  to  seven  with  Denmark.  Turkey has put Sweden,
Switzerland, Austria, Norway, Holland and  South  Africa  on
her  "red  list".   Meanwhile  it  has been ascertained that
Germany which has imposed  weapons  embargo  on  Turkey  has
softened   its  stand.   Stating  that  the  German  Foreign
Ministry has decided to lift the embargo, an official  said:
"Germany  is  trying  to  prepare her own public opinion for
this and  will  lift  the  embargo  at  the  first  suitable
moment."   Germany   is  on  Turkey's  "yellow  list"  which
encompasses countries  that  are  "risky  to  deal  with  in
matters of defense".  /Hurriyet/.


CILLER INVITED TO THE WEU

Prime Minister Tansu Ciller has been invited to the  general
committee    meeting   of   the   Western   European   Union
Parliamentarians Assembly to be held between 19-21  June  in
Paris.   Giving  rights  to  Turkish deputies to vote in the
general committee will be presented for approval.  The right
to vote has not been given to Turkish deputies attending the
Assembly on the grounds that Turkey was  only  an  associate
member  to  the  WEU.   Upon  the  boycott  of  the  Turkish
deputies, the right to vote has been  decided  upon  in  the
meeting  of  the  WEU Regulations Commission last week.  The
final decision will be given  in  the  General  Assembly  in
Paris  next  month.   An absolute majority is needed for the
approval.  Officials  however  have  pointed  out  that  the
voting in favour of Turkey would not be easy as the Assembly
members were the same as  in  the  European  Parliamentarian
Assembly.   Ciller  has been invited to make a speech at the
session  of  the  General   Council   during   the   Eastern
Mediterranean  Report which deals primarily with Turkey will
be discussed.  Ciller has not as yet given her  decision  to
attend this meeting.  /Milliyet/


US ASKS GREECE INFORMATION ON THE PKK

The US Administration anxious concerned over the possibility
that  the  Kurdish  Workers  Party (PKK) and other terrorist
organization will open offices in Athens and  Salonica,  has
started a wide research in Athens.

Councilor of the US Embassy in Athens and second man, Thomas
Miller,  has  officially  asked  for  information on the PKK
office in Athens from the Greek Foreign  Ministry.   The  US
attitude  regarding  PKK's  activities  in Athens has caused
unease in Athens.  /Hurriyet/

A NEW MODEL FOR IRAQ

Turkey pointed out that a de facto Baghdad administration in
northern  Iraq  did  not  mean  that  "it was neccessarily a
Saddam domination".

Diplomatic  sources  noted  that  Turkey  insists  that  the
territorial    integrity    of   northern   Iraq   and   the
self-determination right of the Iraqi people be preserved.

Sazad Saib, leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK)
Celal Talabani, said that during the meetings Turkey was for
a solution through dialogue with  central  on  a  long  term
basis.  Saib added that Turkey noted that the northern Iraqi
problem must be solved within the framework of  Article  688
of the UN Security Council.

It was pointed out that the two warring sides in the region,
the PUK of Celal Talabani and the Kurdistan Democratic Party
(KDP) of Mesut Barzani, reached a  concensus  on  a  federal
system  being  established  in  Iraq  in  which the "Provide
Comfort" forces would act  as  a  guarantor  in  the  region
should   an   agreement   be   reached   with   the  Baghdad
administration.  /Cumhuriyet/

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