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05ANKARA4636 | 2005-08-09 05:34 | 2011-08-24 01:00 | UNCLASSIFIED | Embassy Ankara

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    This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

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    UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 06 ANKARA 004636

    SIPDIS

    DEPARTMENT FOR INR/R/MR, EUR/SE, EUR/PD, NEA/PD, DRL
    JCS PASS J-5/CDR S. WRIGHT

    E.O. 12958: N/A
    TAGS: OPRC KMDR TU
    SUBJECT: ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
    MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2005

    THIS REPORT PRESENTS THE TURKISH PRESS SUMMARY UNDER THREE
    THEMES:

    HEADLINES
    BRIEFING
    EDITORIAL OPINION
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    Monday, August 8, 2005

    HEADLINES

    MASS APPEAL
    Americans Do Not Support Bush on Iraq - Hurriyet
    Iraq War Opponents Protest Bush in US, Britain - Aksam
    Assad Visits Tehran for `Wide' Cooperation - Vatan
    Netanyahu Resigns to Protest Gaza Pullout - Sabah
    Withdrawal Crisis in Israel - Hurriyet
    Three Turkish Truck Drivers Abducted in Iraq - Hurriyet
    60th Anniversary of Hiroshima - Sabah 8/7
    Europeans Purchased 262 US Companies in 2005 - Milliyet 8/7

    OPINION MAKERS
    Iraqi Leaders Disagree on Federalism - Zaman
    US Warns Shiites - Radikal
    Talabani: No US Pressure on Iraq Constitution - Zaman
    Barzani: Iraq Should be Federal and Democratic, Not Islamic
    - Yeni Safak
    Iraqi Police Shoot at Protesters: 1 Killed, 60 Injured -
    Cumhuriyet
    New York Times: Iraqi Insurgents Use Iranian-Made Bombs -
    Zaman 8/7
    Assad Makes Support Visit to Iran - Yeni Safak
    Iran Challenges EU Troika - Radikal
    Ahmedinajad Takes Oath, Rejects EU Proposals on Nuclear
    Program - Zaman 8/7
    Fanatic Brits Call for Death to Muslims - Yeni Safak 8/7
    Popular Support for Bush Iraq Policies Plunges - Cumhuriyet
    War Opponents Unite in US - Yeni Safak
    US on Terror Alert in Saudi Arabia - Yeni Safak
    Cheney, Father Bush in Saudi Arabia - Yeni Safak 8/7
    London, World Mourn for Cook - Radikal
    Hiroshima's Pain Still Fresh - Radikal 8/7

    BRIEFING

    US-Turkey-Iraq Security Talks:  Turkish diplomats have asked
    the US at three-party security meetings among US, Turkey and
    Iraq in Washington to close the PKK offices in northern
    Iraq, weekend papers report.  US and Iraqi officials said
    that the office in Kirkuk belonged to the Kurdistan
    Democratic Solution Party, and that they could not close the
    offices of political organizations.  Americans, however,
    promised to take action if evidence linking the party to the
    PKK is provided, say reports.  Turkey also reiterated
    requests for extradition of 150 PKK terrorists hiding in
    Iraq and urged the Iraqis to tighten border security
    measures to prevent infiltration of terrorists into Turkey.
    Monday papers agree that the security talks held in
    Washington had yielded no results.  US officials are
    reported by the Turkish press as saying that the PKK was not
    seen as a primary threat in `sovereign' Iraq, and advising
    Turkey patience.  Some papers speculate that Washington had
    told the Turks that the US was ready to mediate between
    Turkey and Iraq for resolution of the PKK problem.
    Meanwhile, Saturday "Zaman" reports a meeting held by the
    Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs in
    Washington.  Specialists participating in the meeting
    stressed that the US must launch action against the PKK as
    soon as possible, says the report.  Monday "Hurriyet" quotes
    retired general Osman Pamukoglu as warning that cross-border
    incursions against the PKK in northern Iraq would produce no
    results.  Pamukoglu, the former commander of the Hakkari
    Mountain Brigade, said that there was no point in
    infuriating the world by launching operations against the
    PKK on Iraqi territory.  He advised Turkey to set up an anti-
    terror ministry, claiming that this practice would be
    adopted around the world in a few years.

    Grossman on US/Turkey, Iraq War, PKK:  Former State
    Department U/S Marc Grossman said in an exclusive interview
    with "Milliyet" that the US needed to take forward steps
    against the PKK if it wanted to ease Turkish reactions to
    the `hooding' of Turkish troops by American forces in
    Suleymaniye in northern Iraq in July 2003.  According to
    Grossman, the US made three mistakes in bargaining with
    Turkey before the war with Iraq: the US failed to outline a
    plan for struggling against the PKK while negotiating with
    Turks the transfer of US troops to Iraq through Turkish
    territory; post-war plans should have been more `specific';
    and the US should have voiced the benefits of a democratic
    and prosperous Iraq to Turkey louder, so that the Turkish
    nation would not have felt being excluded from the process.
    Grossman also said that the Turkish military had been
    informed of all the details of the Iraq war beforehand.
    Grossman regards the rejection of March 1 as the failure of
    both the US and Turkish governments in convincing the
    Turkish parliament.  `Now we must look at the future,'
    Grossman said.  `Now we must do something to convince the
    Turkish nation that Turkey should make some political
    investments to see a successful Iraq, which will be in the
    interests of Turkey.'  Grossman also said that the Turkish
    nation was very much aware of the US support for Turkey
    against the PKK until the end of 1990s.  `I hope the Turkish
    nation will not forget that it was the United States who put
    the PKK in the list of terror organizations and pressured
    the European Union to do the same,' Grossman stressed.

    US Senators to Visit North Cyprus:  Monday papers report
    that seven US congressmen will fly from Istanbul to northern
    Cyprus today for talks with `TRNC' officials, including
    Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.  The Greek Cypriot
    government denounced the `unlawful' visit, papers report.
    Greek lobby attempts to block the visit remained futile,
    according to papers.  Monday "Hurriyet" says that the
    members of the US delegation were not US congressmen, but
    congressional staffers.

    MFA on Iraqi Kurds, Constitution:  `Turkey closely monitors
    the developments with regard to residential registration of
    thousands of Kurds in Kirkuk city in Iraq,' Turkish Foreign
    Ministry (MFA) Spokesman Namik Tan said at a weekly press
    briefing on Friday.  `Turkey is aware of the efforts of some
    groups in Kirkuk,' Tan said, adding: `Concluding the
    constitution, which guarantees Iraq's unity and territorial
    integrity, and underlining national ownership of places
    characterized as Iraq's national assets, such as Kirkuk, are
    the expectation of the Iraqi people.  Turkey supports this
    will.'  Tan noted that a division in the future will not be
    a problem concerning Iraq alone, adding that Turkey believed
    that the Iraqis will not allow such a disintegration.  Tan's
    remarks came as a response to the Barzani remarks last week,
    in which the KDP leader had announced inclusion in the
    constitution of referendum rights for the Kurds to determine
    their own fate, say papers.

    AKP Lawmakers' Report on Southeast Turkey:  Monday papers
    say that AKP lawmakers from southeast Turkey had drafted a
    report on regional problems on the eve of Prime Minister
    Erdogan's trip to the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakyr on
    Friday.  The report says that unemployment and street theft
    top the list of problems in Diyarbakyr.  Lawmakers suggested
    the following in the report: New irrigation dams are needed;
    agricultural industries should be supported; the
    Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP) should be completed;
    economic imbalances in the region should be eliminated; and
    direct flights should be launched from Diyarbakir to
    European countries.

    Erdogan to Discuss with Intellectuals the PKK Question:  On
    Wednesday, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan is to receive a
    group of intellectuals who have issued a statement calling
    on the PKK to lay down arms and on the government to pass
    necessary legislation, weekend papers report.  Some
    prominent Turkish authors, journalists, academics and
    artists will join the meeting with the PM to discuss
    proposals to end the rising PKK terrorism.  Several Turkish
    intellectuals released a declaration on June 15 expressing
    concern over growing violence in Turkey.  Kurdish
    intellectuals have been reportedly `angered' at the meeting
    for excluding them, and far-rightist Nationalist Action
    Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahceli denounced the gathering,
    saying that the government had agreed to make a contact with
    the PKK.

    General Ozkok Complains of Restricted Military Authority
    against Terrorism:  On Friday, the Chief of the Turkish
    General Staff (TGS) General Hilmi Ozkok pointed to the
    rising terrorist actions in recent days, saying that the
    military's struggle against terrorism will continue despite
    the curtailment of their authority.  Ozkok told a ceremony
    in Ankara to welcome back soldiers serving in the
    multinational peacekeeping force ISAF in Afghanistan that
    the fight against the PKK will be more effective if it is
    carried out with the participation of the Turkish nation and
    its leaders and non-governmental organizations along with
    the military and security forces.  Recent amendments in the
    anti-terror law aimed at facilitating Turkey's entry into
    the European Union have limited the authority of security
    forces, bringing strict rules on house raids and arrests.
    Following legal reforms that took effect on June 1, the army
    is no longer allowed to conduct searches during the night,
    and will need permission from the prosecutor for house
    raids.  The military had asked the government to set up a
    special institution to coordinate the fight against
    terrorism, but the government rejected the request.
    Saturday "Sabah" claims that the Turkish military was
    pressing for new measures against terrorism such as the ones
    seen in Western countries.  Government spokesman Cemil Cicek
    responded to the complaints of Ozkok and said that the issue
    will be discussed at the National Security Council (NSC)
    meeting on August 23.

    Turkey's EU Secretary-General Resigns:  Turkey's Secretary
    General for EU Affairs Murat Sungar has resigned from his
    post, weekend papers report.  Sungar rejected press reports
    claiming that he had quit over problems with the government,
    adding that his decision was solely for personal reasons.
    Sungar is said to have resigned because of his wife's health
    problems and because he wanted to make room for the
    government to form its own team for Turkey's upcoming entry
    talks with the EU.  Sungar said he would remain in office
    until September.  Papers speculate that Sungar had resigned
    in reaction to delays in EU harmonization reforms.

    Israel Reroutes Cruise Ships to Avert Attack:  Israel on
    Friday ordered four of its cruise ships carrying thousands
    of tourists not to dock at Turkey's Mediterranean resort of
    Alanya after receiving warnings of a possible terrorist
    attack, Monday papers report.  There had been information of
    a possible al-Qaida attack against the ships carrying 3,500
    Israeli tourists, say reports.  The ships were diverted from
    Turkey to Cyprus on Monday.

    Poll in Turkey on al-Qaida Actions:  A public opinion poll
    conducted by Turks under the Center for International
    Strategic Studies (CISS) on the `perception of terrorism'
    among 2,500 respondents in the major Turkish provinces of
    Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir, Adana and Bursa shows that only 4
    percent of Turks believe that al-Qaida is pursuing `jihad,'
    and that only 5 percent see al-Qaida militants as freedom
    fighters, "Zaman" reports on Saturday.  Thirty-four percent
    believe that al-Qaida actions have shown  Muslims in
    disrepute.  Eighteen percent see al-Qaida operations as a
    `humiliation' for Muslims, and 31 percent are worried about
    the shape of the things to come.  Bomb attacks in London,
    Madrid and Egypt have been wrong, according to 90 percent of
    Turks.  Five percent believe that the attackers were right.
    Forty percent of Turks said that al-Qaida has attacked
    Istanbul thinking that Turkey constituted the best alternate
    against al-Qaida views.  Thirty-six percent said the
    Istanbul attack was launched against Turkey for being an
    ally of the Western world.  Fifty percent hold President
    Bush responsible for the spread of terror around the world,
    while 22 percent blame Ariel Sharon, 17 percent Osama bin-
    Ladin, and 4 percent Tony Blair.  Six percent believe the US
    policies in the Middle East to be responsible for global
    terror.  Only 4 percent link terrorism to religion,
    according to the survey.

    Poll on Popularity of Turkish Leaders:  Monday "Hurriyet"
    reports a public opinion survey which shows that the
    popularity of Prime Minister Erdogan has increased from 40.1
    percent in June to 43.1 percent in July.  Motherland Party
    (ANAP) leader Erkan Mumcu has 15.5 percent of backing of
    those conducted.  The popularity of the Nationalist Action
    Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahceli and True Path Party (DYP)
    leader Mehmet Agar shows ups and downs depending on the
    political situation and are 16.2 and 15.2 percent,
    respectively.  Public support for the main opposition CHP
    leader Baykal took a dive and is 13.1, says the survey.

    Middle Eastern Capital Shifts to Turkey:  Turkey has become
    the center for Middle Eastern capital, with more than 200
    companies operating in Turkey following the enactment of the
    law on direct foreign investments, papers cite the semi-
    official "Anatolian Agency" on Sunday.  The Middle Eastern
    foreign capital amounted to USD 42 million in 2004.  Middle
    Eastern companies operate in Turkey in communications,
    tourism, infrastructure and finance fields.  Dailies comment
    that the Middle Eastern and Arab capital began flowing into
    Turkey after reactions in the United States and the European
    countries against the Arabs and Muslims following the
    September 11 events.  They also say that the speeded-up
    privatization and revival of political and trade relations
    with regional countries were other main factors in the
    transfer of Arab capital to Turkey.

    Report: 2.5 Million Unemployed in Turkey:  A report by the
    Ankara Chamber of Trade (ATO) shows the number of unemployed
    in Turkey to be about 2.5 million, papers report.  More than
    one million, which makes 38 percent of the unemployed, are
    the primary breadwinners of their families.  Seventy percent
    of the unemployed, most of them between the ages of 25 and
    49, live in cities, says the ATO report.

    Terrorists Kill 5 Soldiers in Southeast Turkey:  Five
    Turkish troops were killed and six others were wounded in an
    attack by PKK militants in Turkey's southeastern Hakkari
    province, papers report over the weekend.  The attack
    happened in the early hours of Friday near the town of
    Semdinli on Turkey's borders with Iran and Iraq.  Military
    officials said that a bomb was left in a plastic bag and
    went off as the soldiers were passing it near the local
    jandarma headquarters in Semdinli.  The bomb is believed to
    have been set off by remote control.  Security forces have
    launched an operation to catch the terrorists.  Meanwhile, a
    landmine thought to have been planted by PKK militants
    exploded on a rural road in the Bingol province in eastern
    Turkey on Friday shortly after a convoy carrying senior
    local officials and AKP lawmakers passed, but there were no
    casualties, local sources said.  On Saturday, five suspects
    were arrested in the Mediterranean city of Mersin in
    connection with a plot to carry out bomb attacks, papers
    report.  Police said that 1.5kg of plastic explosives and
    20kg of chemicals had been seized together with the suspects
    who were preparing for attacks on government buildings and
    tourism facilities.

    Three Turks Abducted in Iraq:  Three Turks were abducted by
    an insurgent group called `Al-Fursan Brigades' in Iraq,
    Monday papers quote Al-Jazeera TV.  The group said in a
    statement that its repeated warnings against working with
    the US forces have been in vain and that the punishment
    awaiting the abducted Turks will be the last warning to
    companies cooperating with the occupation forces.  The Turks
    were working for a Turkish company ferrying goods to US
    forces in Iraq.

    PKK Terrorists Captured in Mersin:  Five PKK terrorists were
    captured in Turkey's southern port city of Mersin, papers
    reported on Saturday.  1.5 kg of plastic explosives and 20
    kg of chemicals were seized in the hideout of terrorists who
    were preparing to attack state institutions and tourism
    facilities in the region, Mersin police said in a statement.

    EDITORIAL OPINION:  GWOT/Iraq

    "The US and the PKK"
    Umit Ozdag argued in the mass appeal-sensational "Aksam"
    (8/8): "The trilateral security meeting in Washington about
    the PKK ended with no tangible results.  Turkey raised the
    issue of the PKK bureau in Kirkuk.  However, both Iraq and
    the US representatives described it as a bureau of  the
    `Democratic Solution Party of Kurdistan.'  . The US
    continues to implement certain tactical steps in Iraq.
    Currently the US tactic is to change the demographic
    structure of Kirkuk in favor of Kurds.  In recent weeks the
    number of Kurds flowing into this area reached 80,000.  The
    US army plans to station troops in the military bases along
    the Musul-Erbil-Kirkuk line and control the area.  By doing
    that the American army will leave other parts of Iraq to a
    civil war between Sunnis and Shiites and keep `Kurdistan' in
    the north away from a civil war situation.   US control in
    Iraq's north also means the use of oil by American and
    Kurdish companies.  Given the current situation in Iraq, the
    US is using the PKK against Turkey as well as to gather
    intelligence against Iran.  Turkey is living in a period
    where enemies and friends constantly change."

    "Standing against Terror"
    Gungor Mengi commented in the mass appeal "Vatan" (8/6):
    "Growing terrorist incidents in Turkey have become a major
    concern for everybody, and the Turkish Chief of General
    Staff made a call to all segments of society to exert
    efforts to fight against terrorism. . First of all, we
    should not define the PKK's power as being bigger than it
    actually is.  Secondly, Turkey should do its best to
    convince the US of the PKK threat.  The PKK terrorists are
    using the area controlled by the US and manage to cross the
    border to go back to their headquarters after carrying out
    their attacks in Turkey.  The US is currently presenting a
    double standard against the fight on terrorism, and it is
    also betraying its own values.  The US is losing Turkey's
    friendship under the current circumstances. . Turkey's
    problem with terrorism will not come to an end even if we
    convince Washington about the PKK threat.  There is no doubt
    that some neighbors of ours with bad intentions will
    continue to play terrorism as a trump card against Turkey.
    Therefore, Turkey must start thinking about a professional
    anti-terror military force.  A professional structure is a
    must, especially when we don't get sincere support even from
    the US on the fight against terrorism."

    "First, the War at Home Has to be Won"
    Kamuran Ozbir observed in the nationalist "Ortadogu" (8/8):
    "The careless attitude of the US is the biggest obstacle for
    an international conference to be arranged on the issue of
    terrorism.  Washington is not enthusiastic about such a
    conference.  Including the UK, all the other allies of the
    US continue to observe the growing terrorism with serious
    concern.  Because they are worried that some Muslim groups
    in their own countries will turn against them in the future
    due to the developing anti-Islam stance in the West.  As the
    famous French author Gilles Kepel mentioned last year, `The
    Muslim's biggest intellectual battle in the next ten years
    is not going to take place in Palestine or Iraq but  more
    likely in London, Paris and in the other European capitals.
    To win the war at home naturally will require great changes
    in the UK's foreign policy."

    MCELDOWNEY

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