From: trh@jack.sns.com (Al Trh)
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Subject: Excerpts from Turkish Papers
Date: 21 Dec 1992 19:27:49 -0600
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    CINDORUK REBELS AGAINST DEMIREL
    12/19/92, SABAH--Giving three month for a revision of
the cabinet ant elimination of the Caglar group [from the
administration], Cindoruk said "if these do not happen I'll
resign".
    The president of the Turkish Grand National
Assembly Cindoruk, who has been drawing attention in the
last few days with harsh attacks at [Prime minister]
Suleyman Demirel and the people surrounding him, along with
member of parliament from Kutahya Cavit Erdemir sent a note
to Demirel listing their demand.
    To see his demands materialize, Cindoruk states that he
will wait for the expiration of the 500th day [Demirel
administration has been in office]. "If these [demands] are
not met, I'll resign and start internal opposition within
the True Path Party [of Demirel and Cindoruk]."

    RESERVE OFFICER RECRUITMENT TO BE ELIMINATED
    12/19/92, SABAH--While the [Turkish] armed forces are
restructuring,
    * the number of personnel will be reduced from
740 thousand to 430 thousand,
    * an armed forces with high striking power will be
formed,
    * from the land forces 150 thousand personnel will be
reduced,
    * the number of military personnel with contracts will
be increased to 60 thousand.

    FOREIGN RELATIONS NEWS

    TURKEY'S VICTORY IN THE UN
    12/19/92, TURKIYE--A resolution prepared by Turkey that
calls for  military intervention against Serbia has been
accepted by a vote of 102 at the General Assembly.

    TURKISH VICTORY IN THE UN
    12/19/92, GUNAYDIN--Turkey's resolution proposing
military intervention in Bosnia has been approved. The
resolution is giving Serbs until January 15. Now the
attention has been turned to the Security Council.

    "YES" TO THE TURKISH RESOLUTION IN THE UN

    12/19/92, CUMHURIYET

    UN ACCEPTS TURKEY'S UN PLAN

    12/19/92, HURRIYET--Yesterday the UN general Assembly
accepted a resolution with 102 votes against 57 abstaining
to:
    * lift the arms embargo against Bosnia lifted and
    * unless the Serbian attacks stop, and upon the request
of the Bosnia-Herzegovina government, give any type of
support including deployment of military personnel by other
countries.
    In addition, the non-binding resolution is calling for
the banning of military flights over Bosnia-Herzegovina,
formation of an international committee to try the Serbian
war criminals.
    Before the vote on the 13-article resolution which has
been prepared by 44 other co-sponsor countries along with
Turkey, some delegates claimed that lifting of the arms
embargo will escalate the fighting, and stated that they
will abstain.
    In the voting which European Community countries also
abstained, the U.S. has voted along with Turkey, and Islamic
countries in favor. Russian federation and Chine were in the
57 abstaining countries.
    The Security Council will meet before January 15, 1993
to discuss the General Assemblies resolution. If the
Council's decision is positive, any country --including
Turkey--wishing to send troops to Bosnia to oppose the
Serbians will be able to do so.

    TURKISH FLAG IN SOMALIA
    12/19/92, HURRIYET--After staying two nights in Nairobi,
the Turkish military unit bid farewell to the Turkish
military plane and went to Somalia on an American plane. The
unit entered Mogadishu with the our star-and-crescent flag.
The Somalian people, after seeing our flag, started shouting
"Turkey, Turkey" and expressed their love.

    WAR WARNING AGAINST IRAQ
    12/19/92, HURRIYET--The sabotages to the Turkish trucks
carrying humanitarian aid to the Kurds by the Saddam forces
has been the last straw. A second "hammer" operation is in
the agenda.
    A stern scolding to Baghdad: Attacks against the Turkish
trucks has caused hours with tension in Ankara. The Iraqi
ambassador in Ankara Tikriti has been called to the
[Turkish] foreign ministry and warned with a stern language.
    Critical meetings: At the [Turkish] Foreign Ministry,
National Intelligence Organization, Office of the Chief-of-
Staff, and foreign ministry officials met. The
representatives of England, the US, and France, which make
up the "poised hammer" forces, had an important meeting with
the Turkish officials.
    Preparations in the Poised Hammer Forces: The countries
which make up the Poised Hammer Forces has started wide-
scale preparations to undertake air operations against the
military targets and inspection regions of Saddam situated
within the 36th parallel in Northern Iraq.
    At Pentagon: The U.S. Defense Ministry (Pentagon) sent
the following message to the meeting: "Watch out for
Saddam's [military] units. They [Saddam's units] have made
heavy fortification. If they attack, they can take Northern
Iraq 1 to 2 hours and start a new Kurdish massacre."

    PAYMENT ORDER FOR MANDATORY SAVINGS
    12/19/92, SABAH--Prime Minister Suleyman Demirel ordered
the payment on the interest of the mandatory savings.
Officials said that the payments will first be made in the
"earthquake region", and if the bureaucratic processes are
completed, interest on the [mandatory savings bonds] will be
available by the end of the month.
    Related news: the new interest rate on the savings bonds
has been fixed at 73.91%

    INCREASES WILL BE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1
    12/19/92, TERCUMAN--New-year-day increases to the taxes,
stamp fees, and legal fees. Legal fees and stamp taxes will
be increased by 61.5%. In valued paper [used in legal
processes] this increase reaches 100%.
    [New] Passport [fees] is TL 150,000 (US$ 20).

    JUSTICE PARTY GOES INTO HISTORY AS SOON AS IT [RE]OPENS
    12/20/92, TURKIYE--The Justice Party ends, the True Path
Party strengthens. In the general meeting of the Justice
party, which had many brawls, and attended by Prime Minister
Demirel and many other True Path Party members,  it was
voted 909 to 102 to merge the Justice Party with its assets
to the True Path Party.
    In the general meeting, which saw Sadettin Bilgic's
[Demirel's opponent] son was dragged and wounded in the eye,
Ali Naili Erdem, Demirel's candidate, was elected to the
meeting head committee. In the general meeting, Ali Naili
Erdem received 720 votes, Bilgic's candidate Vefa Poyraz
received 265 votes.
    "Erdem an Execution Prosecutor"
    While Ali Naili Erdem. who had been elected to the head
committee chairmanship said "the Justice Party which was
tried to be erased from memories is re-founded", Sadettin
Bilgic, reacting to Erdem's election, said "there can not be
a better Execution Prosecutor than this [Erdem]".
    Demirel: "Our head is high."
    In saluting the partisans in its 10th general meeting
after 14 years [of absence from the political arena],
Demirel said "Today our conscience is clear as it was in
the '78 congress. Our head is high. This is the reckoning of
the Justice Party."

    PKK KILLS 8 VILLAGE GUARDS
    12/20/92, HURRIYET--PKK [Kurdish insurgents] executed 8
unarmed village guards two nights ago, after stopping the
van they were travelling in Siirt province's Baykan
township.
    Alleging that they had PKK Hand-bills at their homes and
a video tape of the [PKK's] assault on Tasdelen outpost, the
Peoples Labor Party's Mugla Province president Zulkuf Atay,
his two brothers and 10 other people have been arrested.

    FOREIGN MINISTRY'S GREAT SUCCESS
    12/20/92, MEYDAN--After Turkey's intensive efforts,
while a resolution to intervene, if need be, in Bosnia-
Herzegovina militarily is accepted in the UN General
Assembly, NATO also has drawn up plans to intervene.
    Foreign Minister Hikmet Cetin has a large share in
making Turkey's views heard. In the NATO meeting in
Brussels, Cetin was able to convince the US Foreign Minister
[Secretary od State] Lawrence Eagleburger to prepare
intervention plans without delay.

    APPLAUD TO THE UN BOSNIA RESOLUTION
    12/20/92, HURRIYET--The U.N. General Assembly resolution
recommending the giving of an ultimatum to Serbs to stop
their attacks until January 15, and if not heeded,
intervening militarily made Turkey very happy.
    ...
    "Bosnia may be overrun"
    Foreign Minister Hikmet Cetin, asked for steps be taken
to get Serbs to adhere to the military flight ban in Bosnia,
and stop their massacres without delay. Cetin said "a very
important element, time, is running out. Sarajevo may be
overrun."

    TURKISH SOLDIERS TO SOMALIA
    12/20/92, GUNAYDIN--While the Turkish soldiers were
being sent to Somalia with cheering and tears, the Chief-of
Staff General Gures told Vice Prime Minister Inonu "God
willing, we shall be together again while sending off our
boys to Bosnia-Herzegovina to stop the massacres carried out
by the Serbs."
    Dramatic scenes were viewed while sending off the
Turkish soldiers. Citizens chanted "Turkey, Turkey" and said
"Our prayers are with you. God willing, you will all return
with out harm."
    The Somali [military] unit will arrive in the Somali
capitol Mogadishu in 13.5 days, after covering 2,900 miles.
The Turkish military ships will have a speed of 8
miles/hour. The Turkish unit, made up of 13 officers, 27
junior officers and 257 enlistees, is being transported on
military ships named Fatih, Derya and Ertugrul. In these
ships a total of 607 [Turkish] Navy personnel will be on
duty.

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