From: Guven.Guzeldere%STANFORD.BitNet@pucc.PRINCETON.EDU (hq.ggg)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.turkish
Subject: TRH NEWS--PART 1
Date: 19 Dec 1992 01:01:43 -0600
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                  TURKISH CULTURAL PROGRAM
                    Saturdays at 5:00 PM
                 KUSF FM 90.3, SAN FRANCISCO
                             and
                       ORIENT EXPRESS
                  3rd Saturdays at 6:00 PM
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>>>>>>>>>> ANNOUNCEMENTS

*** DONATE TO THE RED CRESCENT (KIZILAY) BOSNIA-HERZOGOVINA
    FUND

    The Red Crescent is soliciting donations to help the
    victims of the war in Bosnia-Herzogovina. Your donations
    can be made through Ziraat Bank

    Ask Ziraat Bank to deposit your donations to the
    following account:
        60558000433

        Ziraat Bank's New York address
        330 Madison Avenue (32nd Floor)
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>>>>>>>>>> UNDERWRITERS

***    The Turkish American Association of California, a
       cultural organization. For more information about
       their activities call them at: (415) 923-0562.

***    Ali's, with its Moroccan and Middle-Eastern cuisine, acclaimed
        by the San Francisco Chronicle as 1 of the top 20 restaurants
        in the Bay Area, is underwriting this segment of the Turkish
        Cultural Program.

        Ali's has entertainment every night, and on Friday  and
        Saturday evenings features Mimi and Vince with Turkish and
        Middle-Eastern Music. Also banquet and private rooms are
        available for such occasions as wedding receptions.

        IF YOU GO TO ALI'S, LET US KNOW. WE WILL AWARD YOU A
        TURKISH CASSETTE FROM OUR COLLECTION.

        385 Colusa Ave. Kensington, California 94707   510
    526 1500

>>>>>>>>>> ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

 ***   UNIQUE DESIGNS FOR YOUR DREAM MANSION.
       We'll design your home wherever you desire in North America
       including Canada and Mexico.
       Photographs of works available. G'LUSH AND ASSOCIATES,
       1-408-379-4919. Turkce konusulur. Farsi sohbet me konem.

 *** PROGRAMIN SONUNA DOGRU SU ANONSLARI YAP:

     Tune in next week at 5:00 P.M. to the Turkish Cultural
     Program.
     Also do not forget to listen to the Azerbaijani Program
     at 2:00 P.M.
     Tune to KKUP FM 91.5 for the Orient Express on
     December 19 at 6:00 P.M.

     Tune to KPFA FM 94.1 every third Tuesday at 20:00 for
     Music from Africa-Asia, hosted by Kutay Kugay.

 *** We have some samples of greetings cards by Minai
     designs with original Turkish and other oriental
     motifs. These are cards silkscreened by hand, also
     suitable for fraiming. Send us a 29 cent stamp, your
     address and we will send you a sample.

                MINAI DESIGNS at
                POB 210122
                San Francisco, CA 94121-0122

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    The following news is collected from various news
    sources. None of them are written by the TRH volunteers
    except those that has "TRH" after the date. Murat Erder
    and Murat Sonmez have translated the news items from a
    daily summary of Turkish papers we get here in
    California. Our radio broadcasts usually include all of
    the articles from Turkish papers and/or some of the
    articles that follow the Turkish papers section.

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    JUSTICE PARTY CONVENTION

         12/17/92, CUMHURIYET-- One of Turkey's major right-
    wing parties before the 1980 military takeover, the
    Justice Party (AP), will hold it's first convention in
    fourteen years.
         The convention will decide whether to join the True
    Path Party (DYP), whose leader Prime Minister Suleyman
    Demirel was AP's chairman for years, or to stay in
    politics as a separate party.

    TURKISH TROOPS TO LEAVE FOR SOMALIA
         12/17/92, TURKIYE-- Three hundred Turkish troops
    will depart on Saturday, December 19th to join Operation
    Restore Hope in Somalia. The troups will be leaving from
    the Turkish port of Mersin.
         Three frigates from the Turkish navy will also be
    joining the operation. The Turkish Parliament approved
    the deployment of the troops on Tuesday, after which an
    initial military inspection team flew to Somalia to
    negotiate the details of the operation.

    DEFEAT IN SOCCER, VICTORY IN BASKETBALL
         12/17/92, TURKIYE, MILLIYET-- The Turkish national
    soccer team was defeated by Holland 3-1 in Turkey. This
    loss totally evaporated all hopes of Turkey's
    participation in the 1994 World Cup.
         The Turkish basketball team Fenerbahce, beat its
    Belgian opponent Charleroi 75 to 70 in Belgium. The game
    was part of the quarter final group competition of the
    International Korach Cup.

    PROTESTS END IN REFINERY TAKEOVERS
         12/16/92, HURRIYET-- Five thousand workers ended
    their takeovers of the Aliaga and Petkim refineries. The
    workers pulled out of the factories after talking with
    Minister of State, Cavit Caglar.

    TURKISH TEAM'S VICTORY IN BASKETBALL
         12/16/92, TERCUMAN-- The Turkish basketball team
    Efes Pilsen beat its Russian opponent CSKA Moscow 85 to
    82 in a European Cup game.
         So far Efes Pilsen has won all four of its games in
    its group.

    PRESIDENT VETOS LABOR BILL
         12/15/92, CUMHURIYET-- President Ozal vetoed a bill
    that gave workers legal protection against layoffs. The
    bill was passed as a part of an agreement signed with
    the International Labour Organization (ILO).
         While employers supported Ozal's veto, labor
    organizations asked the government to overturn the veto
    and pass the bill again.
         The bill is now returned to the Health and Social
    Issues Commission of the Parliament.

    LEADERSHIP CHANGE IN MAJOR LABOR UNION
         12/15/92, HURRIYET-- Sevket Yilmaz, the leader of
    Turk-Is, the largest labor union in Turkey, was defeated
    by contender Bayram Meral in the convention of the
    union.
         Sevket Yilmaz had headed Turk-Is for the last ten
    years and had government support in the union's
    convention.

    NEW FRIGATES FOR THE NAVY
         12/15/92, HURRIYET-- The Turkish Navy will be
    getting two new frigates according to an agreement
    signed with a German company that is already
    constructing several ships for the Navy.

    FUNDAMENTALIST LEADER IN CENTRAL ASIAN TOUR
         12/15/92, TURKIYE-- The leader of the right-wing
    fundamentalist Welfare Party (RP), Necmettin Erbakan,
    embarked on a ten day Central Asian tour that will
    encompass the five Turkic republics in the region.

    TURKISH STORES IN CENTRAL ASIA
         12/15/92, CUMHURIYET-- A leading chain store
    company for clothing and other goods in Turkey,
    Sumerbank, announced that it will open several stores in
    the Central Asian Turkic republics and Russia.

    BLACK SEA ECONOMIC COOPERATION MEETING IN TURKEY
         12/14/92, CUMHURIYET-- The Black Sea Economic
    Cooperation Organization held its Foreign Ministers'
    meeting in Antalya, Turkey.
         The group founded six months ago in Turkey took
    several steps to develop itself into a full fledged
    international organization. It was decided that the
    General Secretariat of the organization will be
    established in Istanbul and that after six months Turkey
    will hand over the rotating chairmanship to Bulgaria.
         Procedures regarding membership and regulations of
    the organization were also established during the
    meeting. It was also decided that a bank will be formed
    to support the organization's activities.

    MILITARY REPORT ON BOSNIAN INTERVENTION
         12/13/92, MILLIYET-- It was announced that the
    Turkish military prepared a feasibility report on the
    possibility of Turkey intervening in Bosnia by itself.
         The report concluded that the Turkish military did
    not have the technical capacity for such a major
    operation.

    THAI PRINCE IN TURKEY
         12/13/92, HURRIYET-- The Crown Prince of Thailand,
    Maha Vajiralonkorn, arrived in Turkey for a nine day
    official visit. This is the highest level contact
    between the two countries since 1958.

    FRENCH THANK TURKEY FOR HELP TO ARMENIA
         12/13/92, HURRIYET-- The French Foreign Service
    thanked the Turkish government for the wheat it has
    provided to help Armenia in its latest food crisis.
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