If Baykal extends us time guarantee and declares this to the public opinion, then we are ready to implement the program which was preferred by IMF and Mr Baykal. If this is not the case, we will implement a three-year program,'' said Y lmaz. Noting that there is not a problem in Southeastern Anatolia which is based on ethnic origin, Y lmaz stressed that the problem is an economic and social one. This incident is an activity of a big crime organization which used people from many countries, not only from Turkey. The main reason is economic, but the separatist terrorist organization tried to propagate that the migration happened because of persecution,'' added Y lmaz.
Turkey is a transit country where people from many countries try to migrate to Europe illegally.
We took important decisions particularly to struggle with the inflation. 1998 budget aims to struggle with the inflation,'' said Gemici. Noting that a taxation reform is underway, Gemici added that ''The draft law on taxation reform will be submitted to the parliament in the coming days. Addressing a speech in Izmir, Cem stated that ''I, as a foreign minister represent a tradition which is 700 years old. Noting that Turkey is both Asian and European, Cem stressed that ''this is our important power.