TURKISH CYPRIOT AND TURKISH MEDIA REVIEW
C O N T E N T S
No.167/13 4/9/2013
1. Akansoy: Ankara
wanted to see UBP in the
“coalition government”
2. Yorgancioglu: CTP-DP “government” will not experience
difficulties with Turkey
3. Yorgancioglu is annoyed for not being aware of
promotions in the “police”; It was shown that the “elections” were only a
“theater”
4. Ozgurgun: CTP-DP “coalition government” will have a
short life
5. Kasif to participate in the 2nd
International Maritime and Communication Council in Turkey
6. The regime spends more money for mosques than for
schools
7. Kuwait
is number one in breakaway regime’s halloumi exports
8. Villages are being displaced due to the project of
transferring water to occupied Cyprus
9. Erdogan accuses EU of “smear campaign”
10. European
Parliament rapporteur calls on the Turkish government to guarantee the right to
protest
11. Davutoglu to attend UNHCR meeting in Switzerland
12. Turkey
talks of possible role in Syria
with United States
13. Commentary views officials who influence Turkey’s
foreign policy
14. New ambassadors present credentials to Gul
15. Kurdish National Congress postponed until 25 Nov.
16. National Security Council says it will send
records of February 28 meeting if court asks
17. Labor union picks new chairman after resignation
18. Sibel Siber is the new speaker of the self-styled
assembly
1. Akansoy: Ankara
wanted to see UBP in the
“coalition government”
Under the title
“They wanted to see UBP in the
government”, Turkish Cypriot daily Kibris newspaper (04.09.13) reports that
Asim Akansoy, general secretary of the Republican Turkish Party – United Forces
(CTP- BG) has confirmed the allegations according to which Ankara’s Justice and
Development Party (AKP) government interfered in the formation of the
“coalition government” in the occupied area of the Republic of Cyprus.
In statements to
Kibris TV, Akansoy said that Ankara
has interfered in the process right after the “parliamentary elections” in many
ways and conveyed to them (i.e. the CTP-BG) that it wanted to see the National
Unity Party (UBP) in the
“coalition government”.
Replying to
questions regarding the information that the Turkish Deputy Prime Minister
Besir Atalay called CTP’s chairman Yorgancioglu and informed him that Ankara
was not satisfied with the fact that the Democratic Party – National Forces
(DP-UG) would participate in the “government”, Akansoy said that “we all know”
that AKP preferred UBP. He said
that they lived together the periods when AKP officials were describing as
“stability” the “economic and social disaster caused” by the then UBP’s chairman, Irsen Kucuk.
He went on and
said: “After the result of the elections was known, the CTP could have two
choices. Turkey
has conveyed its views through various mediators in the direction of which
political party between them would meet its own expectations. If we say that it
did not convey it, we would be lying…”
Akansoy noted
that no one should be surprised for Turkey preferring the UBP, which offered unconditional support to the
2013-2015 economic program. Noting that there is no point in discussing whether
a telephone call was made the last night before the CTP announced its
“coalition’ with the DP-UG, Akansoy said that the actual issue was that
“Ankara’s tendency was in the direction of UBP
undertaking a duty [in the ‘government’]”.
Recalling that
after the “elections”, the CTP-BG had announced that its distance between all
parties is the same, Akansoy noted that a strong reaction against establishing
a “coalition” with the UBP existed
among the members of the CTP-BG, but in spite of this, CTP met with all parties
and took their views before deciding.
Asked whether Turkey could
withdraw its support to the breakaway regime and whether tension could be
created in their relations, Akansoy said he did not believe that Turkey’s
support would be withdrawn or that tension would be created in their relations,
because “Turkey’s
support and contribution to the TRNC is independent from the stance of the
political parties”.
He went on and
said: “However, there was an economic model and approach foreseen by the AKP
government for northern Cyprus.
This approach will of course be put onto the table by our side. We will put
forward our sensitivities and if necessary an additional protocol will be
prepared, something else will be done. The sides will evaluate this mutually.
The established government is not a government against Turkey or Turkey will not
take a stance against the Turkish Cypriots because this government was
established. I think that this issue is not so simple”.
Akansoy referred
also to the lack of women in the new “cabinet” and said that “if we were a
serious party on the issue of women’s rights and social sexual equality, we
should have shown this in the cabinet”. He said that he should make a
self-criticism on this issue.
(I/Ts.)
2. Yorgancioglu: CTP-DP “government” will not
experience difficulties with Turkey
Turkish Cypriot
daily Kibris newspaper (04.09.13) reports that Ozkan Yorgancioglu, chairman of
the Republican Turkish Party – United Forces (CTP- BG) and self-styled prime
minister of the breakaway regime in the occupied area of the Republic of
Cyprus, has said that they want to meet with officials from Turkey and added
that no one should misinterpret this wish. In statements to illegal Bayrak
television, Yorgancioglu claim that both the government in Ankara and his so-called government allege
that they act in favor of the Turkish Cypriot “people” and added: “Since this
is the aim, I believe that there is no reason for not reaching an agreement”.
He said that the current structure in the occupied area could not continue and
added that with this structure they will not be able to create an economy that
stands on its own feet and take their political will in their own hands. He
noted that they want to do these changes together with their “people”. “We are
looking at the economic protocol from this point of view. We have already said
that this protocol has many positive aspects”, he said.
Yorgancioglu
argued that it is out of the question for CTP-BG- Democratic Party - National
Forces (DP-UG) “government” to experience any difficulty with Turkey.
Yorgancioglu
said that the Cyprus
problem is a priority for the CTP-BG and added that they will try to
“contribute to the maximum extent” in the solution of this problem. He said
that they will participate in the process by following the procedure,
cooperating with the Turkish Cypriot leader Eroglu and consulting with him. He
noted that since its establishment, CTP-BG attached importance to the solution
of the Cyprus
problem and expressed its belief in “a solution on a federal basis”. He said
that they believe that the solution of the Cyprus problem would “create
positive results in other issues” and therefore the CTP-BG will exert efforts
for the solution of the problem. Yorgancioglu argued that when we see the
incidents that are happening in our area, we realize that the Cyprus problem
must be solved.
Yorgancioglu
described as “unacceptable” and “not correct” the use of the British military
bases in Cyprus
in a possible intervention in Syria
and said that the problems must be solved with compromise and not war.
(I/Ts.)
3. Yorgancioglu is annoyed for not being aware of
promotions in the “police”; It was shown that the “elections” were only a
“theater”
Turkish Cypriot
daily Afrika newspaper (04.09.13) reports that the issue of the promotions in
the “police” of the breakaway regime marked the agenda of the first meeting of
the “council of ministers”, which was held yesterday. Replying to questions
before entering into the meeting, Ozkan Yorgancioglu, self-styled prime minster
of the breakaway regime in the occupied area of the Republic of Cyprus,
said that announcing these promotions on the first day during which his
“government” took over its duties, was not right. He noted that he conveyed his
annoyance to the “general directorate” of the “police” and the so-called
security forces command.
Meanwhile, under
the title “The first goal from the police”, Turkish Cypriot daily Havadis
newspaper (04.09.13) reports Yorgancioglu was not aware of the promotions, in
spite of the fact that the “general directorate of the police” is bound to the
self-styled prime minister’s office. “The government started displeased” in the
occupied area of Cyprus, which experiences a problem of ‘transferring power to
the civilians and of democratization”, writes the paper, adding that many
“police officers” are preparing to apply to “court” against these promotions,
which Yorgancioglu heard from the media.
Wondering who is
responsible for this action, Havadis’ editor-in-chief, Basaran Duzgun writes,
inter alia, the following: “The Turkish Cypriots gave the administration to CTP
and DP with their will by using their votes. The CTP and DP established a
coalition and assigned Ozkan Yorgancioglu and Serdar Denktas with the duty of
administrating this country. The general director of the police showed to us
that this was a theater, that they only give roles to the will of the people
and to those assigned by this will and that actually neither a will nor
officials exist”.
(I/Ts.)
4. Ozgurgun: CTP-DP “coalition government” will
have a short life
Turkish Cypriot
daily Star Kibris newspaper (04.0.13) reports that the newly elected chairman
of the National Unity Party (UBP)
Huseyin Ozgurgun stated that the life of the “coalition government” between the
Republican Turkish Party and the Democratic Party will be short. He also said
that the two parties will blame Turkey
for they lack of success to continue their coalition, saying that Turkey does not
want to “govern”.
In addition
Ozgurgun reiterated his position that the UBP’s
door is open to all the persons who left the party before.
5. Kasif to participate in the 2nd
International Maritime and Communication Council in Turkey
Under the title
“First warm contact with Ankara”, Turkish Cypriot daily Haberdar newspaper
(04.09.13) reports that the so-called minister of public works and transportation,
Ahmet Kasif is visiting Turkey as a quest of the Turkish Minister of Transport,
Maritime and Communication Binali Yildirim.
Kasif is invited
to participate in the 2nd International Maritime and Communication
Council which is taking place in Turkey between 5 and 7 of September.
6. The regime spends more money for mosques than
for schools
Under the title
“The new school year is starting with problems”, Turkish Cypriot daily Kibris
newspaper (04.09.13) reports that Turkish Cypriot School Teachers’ Trade Union
(KTOS) has described as “saddening and distressing” the fact that deficiencies
in education exist only few days before the beginning of 2013-14 school year.
The chairman and
general secretary of KTOS, Guven Varoglu and Sener Elcil respectively,
organized a press conference yesterday in order to refer to the existing
problems and suggest measures that should be taken for the solution of these
problems.
Elcil said that
the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government and Turkey’s so-called
embassy to the occupied part of Nicosia
are offering “any kind of support” to the “religious orders and Sunni Islam
teachings” within the framework of their assimilation and integration policies.
Elcil noted that the expenses for Koran lessons this year are covered by the
self-styled ministry of education and added that the financial support to the
religious orders exceeds the budget in the field of education.
Elcil said:
“While 11 million Turkish liras were spent this year for the repair of 60 schools
and the construction of additional buildings, 22 million Turkish liras were
separated for the mosque of the complex of buildings at Mia Milia”.
(I/Ts.)
7. Kuwait
is number one in breakaway regime’s halloumi exports
Turkish Cypriot
daily Kibrisli newspaper (04.09.13) reports about the exports of halloumi of
the breakaway regime and writes that Kuwait is number one country in breakaway
regime’s halloumi exports
According to
“official data” by the “Dairy Manufacturers’ Union”, 4.027.442 kg of halloumi
were exported in 2012 in the following countries: Kuwait, Turkey, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Iraq, Australia, Japan
and Holland and 1.773.100 kg of these were exported to Kuwait alone.
The paper notes
that Turkey
is the number two in breakaway regime’s halloumi exports.
8. Villages are being displaced due to the project
of transferring water to occupied Cyprus
Turkish Cypriot
daily Vatan newspaper (04.09.13) reports that the works within the framework of
the project of transferring water from Turkey to the occupied area of Cyprus with
pipelines under the sea continue. According to a statement issued by the
Turkish Minister of Environment and Urban Development, Erdogan Bayraktar, they
started constructing residences for the inhabitants of Akine, Ormancik,
Sariagac and Caltibuku villages which will be covered with water because of the
Alakopru dam in Mersin area.
Noting that the
dam will cover occupied area’s need for water for 50 years, Bayraktar added
that the inhabitants of the villages will be settled in a 60-hectar area of
land. He noted that they will, inter, alia, construct 326 houses, three village
mansions, three mosques for 300 persons and a school with 16 teaching rooms.
(I/Ts.)
9. Erdogan accuses EU of “smear campaign”
Ankara Anatolia
news agency (04.09.13) reports that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
criticized those who accuse Turkey of being a country without freedom of
expression.
Erdogan
delivered a speech at the International Ombudsman Symposium held in Ankara.
"People who depict Turkey to the
world as a country without freedom of expression are the same people who are
against the [Kurdish] solution process.", he said.
In addition,
reporting on the same issue, Turkish Zaman newspaper (04.09.13) writes that Erdogan
accuses the 28-member bloc of conducting a “smear campaign” against Turkey.
Erdogan accused
the EU of misleading the public on developments in Turkey, even after he said the
country had patiently explained the issue of arrested and convicted
journalists. He also added that the use of tear gas during the Gezi protests was
"in line with the EU acquis."
“About the issue
of arrested and convicted journalists, Europe
and world public opinion has been misinformed completely in a systematic way.
The same spheres are again informing [the world] in a very misleading way about
the issue of freedom of expression in Turkey," Erdogan said.
"Likewise,
the world and European public opinion have been systematically misled on the
issues of intervention in societal events and the use of fundamental rights and
freedoms," he added.
Erdogan also
touched on environmentalism, a hot topic on Turkey’s agenda since the Gezi
unrest, again accusing Europeans of holding double standards. “Everywhere in Europe, when necessary, you pull out trees, take them
from somewhere and transfer them somewhere else. We see this all the time.
There is no such understanding saying ‘trees cannot be pulled out.’
Environmental technology has advanced to this extent,” he said.
During the same
event, Parliament Speaker Cemil Ciçek also took the opportunity to criticize
the EU. “I am complaining about the attitude of the EU to the ombudsmen.
Because the philosophy that embodies this institution is law, justice, honesty
and transparency. Unfortunately, for the past 50 years, we have had very
serious complaints against Europe,” Ciçek said.
He also lashed
out at Europe over its perceived reluctance to
fight against terror and its inaction in Syria. “The most significant
ombudsman is the public conscience. But this public conscience was also hurt in
the face of developments in Syria,” Ciçek said. “What is the difference if I
die in a chemical weapon attack or in fire from a machine gun?”
10. European
Parliament rapporteur calls on the Turkish government to guarantee the right to
protest
Turkish daily
Zaman newspaper (04.09.13) reports that the European Parliament’s rapporteur,
Ria Oomen-Ruijten, calls on the Turkish government to guarantee the right to
protest, clearly referring to the recent Gezi unrest.
She made these
statements during the international Ombudsman Symposium which was held
yesterday in Ankara.
“The right to
hold demonstrations and protest is an important right. Within legal
regulations, these must be underlined. Everybody wants to feel that their
lifestyle is under guarantee. The majority has the duty to consider the status
of the minority. At this point, after the inspection conducted by Interior
Minister Muammer Guler, the use of disproportionate force [by the police] was
detected in the protests and we think steps will be taken about this,” Ria
Oomen-Ruijten said, referring to the repeated criticism of the disproportionate
use of force during the summer’s Gezi Park protests.
“The police and
security officials must know that they will face consequences if they violate
the law. The Institution of Chief Ombudsman should audit the legal compliance
of the use exercised by the police, and practices such as tear gas use, on the
basis of human rights. This is a very important opportunity for the Institution
of Chief Ombudsman to prove its impartiality and independence,” she added.
Alongside
Oomen-Ruijten, the symposium took place with the participation of Parliament
Speaker Cemil Ciçek, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, EU Minister and Chief
Negotiator Egemen Bagis, Family and Social Policies Minister Fatma Sahin,
Ombudsman Nihat Omeroglu, and European Ombudsman Nikiforos Diamandouros.
Amid noting that
Turkey
had made significant reforms in the past few years, Oomen-Ruijten underlined
the importance of keeping the ties between Turkey and the EU alive in the
negotiation process, pointing out to the importance of opening of chapters on
judicial structure, security, fundamental rights, and freedoms. “It is very
important that Turkey
continues with the reform process and consolidates fundamental rights and
freedoms,” she said.
Oomen-Ruijten
also stressed the importance of bolstering ties with regard to the current
turmoil in Syria
and Egypt.
“When we look at Syria
and Egypt,
strengthening Turkey-EU cooperation is more important than ever. For this, what
is needed is to put forward a strong will. This will be realized by things such
as constructive dialogue and strengthening common values. Both sides must make
efforts for these. This is a hard time for bilateral relations, but if we are
in mutual commitment, we can strengthen our future,” she said.
11. Davutoglu to attend UNHCR meeting in
Switzerland
Ankara Anatolia
news agency (03.09.13) reports that Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will
visit Geneva to
participate in a meeting about Syria
organized by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
Foreign
ministers from Iraq
and Jordan
and Lebanon's
social affairs minister will also attend the meeting on Wednesday, said a
statement released by the Turkish Foreign Ministry. The meeting aims at drawing
the international community's attention to the situation of Syrian refugees who
had to flee the more than three-year-old war.
The topics to be
discussed will include the strategies which will be followed by the
international community and the countries hosting the Syrian refugees.
12. Turkey
talks of possible role in Syria
with United States
Turkish daily
Hurriyet Daily News (04.09.13) reports that Turkey has discussed several
military options on Syria
with the United States
in preliminary talks, a Turkish diplomat said today, after a report claimed
that Saudi Arabia,
the United Arab Emirates
and Turkey
had offered Washington
the use of their military assets for possible intervention.
U.S. Secretary
of State John Kerry said in a phone call to Democratic lawmakers, that those
were the first three countries to make such offers, and other countries were
expected to do so in the coming days as well, according to two people who were on
the call, a CNN report said.
Approached by
the Hurriyet Daily News, however, a Turkish diplomat dismissed the suggestion
that Turkey
had offered specific military assets, saying that in the talks several military
options had been discussed involving Turkey. “In an action in which NATO
would also participate, the possible role Turkey could play and what
contributions it could make was discussed,” the diplomat said.
CNN reported
that two senior Arab diplomats had said talks with Saudi Arabia and the UAE were
preliminary, and no details had been discussed.
13. Commentary views officials who influence
Turkey’s foreign policy
Turkish daily
Hurriyet Daily News (04.09.13) publishes the following article by Serkan
Demirtas under the title” "How many
foreign ministers does Turkey
have?"”
“Turkey’s chief
diplomat is surely Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, who has been running this
post since May 1, 2009,
following seven years of service to the Justice and Development Party (AKP)
government as the chief foreign policy advisor. Foreign policy has always been one of the most
important agendas of the AKP government over the last 10 years and was
conducted carefully by former foreign ministers Abdullah Gul and Ali Babacan.
The advantage that Gul and Babacan enjoyed
while doing their job, was a view shared by other Cabinet members and senior
party officials that foreign policy was a special area requiring knowledge of
diplomacy, which should not just be stepped into. […]
In today’s
scene, however, my humble observation points out that we have multiple foreign
ministers from the Cabinet and the AKP, whose statements and actions affect Turkey’s
interests and image abroad. I will name some of them.
Hakan
Fidan, the chief of the National Intelligence Organization (MİT), a close
friend of the foreign minister and a right arm of the prime minister, has been
serving like a shadow foreign minister for years. He has secretly carried the
special messages of the prime minister as his special envoy to the leaders of Syria, Lebanon, Egypt and
others in recent years. He was the one along with deputy AKP leader Omer Celik
(the current culture minister) who tried to contribute to a deal between Hamas
and Israel,
following the latter’s operation in Gaza
last year.
Another significant name is obviously Huseyin Celik, deputy leader of the AKP
and known as one of the most important “second-men” of the party. Celik, as the
party spokesman, is frequently talking about foreign issues and sometimes puts
the foreign minister in a difficult position.
In the Cabinet, there are others. First and
foremost is Deputy Prime Minister Bulent
Arinc, who is also the government’s spokesman and head of the Turkish team
negotiating the terms of a potential Israeli compensation over the Mavi Marmara
killings. Arinc’s strong-worded rhetoric sometimes goes too far for diplomacy.
Important to note without creating any link between them, it’s worth recalling
that the kidnapping of two Turkish pilots in Lebanon came only a few months
after Arinc described Hezbollah as “the Party of Evil” responsible for the
Banyas Massacre in Syria in late May.
Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag, who is now heading the important task of forming a
“Turkish Diaspora,” could also be included in this group. He is one of the most
public faces of the AKP, appearing on news stations more than any other
government official, and commenting widely on foreign policy issues.
EU Minister Egemen Bagis has a special position among other figures. Due to
very nature of his job in the government, his interventions into foreign policy
issues are only natural but sometimes can create problems, as occurred when he
bluntly slammed Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel, bringing about a crisis
with the EU on the opening of a negotiation chapter in late June.
[..]
One other figure
is Deputy Prime Minister Besir Atalay,
whose area of responsibility covers relations with Turkish Cyprus. Atalay was
criticized for being part of a campaign to allegedly weaken the position of
current Turkish Cypriot President Dervis Eroglu. However, his plans have
apparently failed, as early elections held in July did not yield the result the
AKP government was expecting.
Energy Minister Taner Yildiz is there, too, as a good majority of his work requires
the establishment of relations with foreign governments. His northern Iraq portfolio,
however, is seen as a major problem between Ankara and Baghdad, which put the minister himself in
the middle of a diplomatic crisis when Baghdad
refused permission for his plane to land in Arbil in early 2012.
Ibrahim
Kalin, the coiner of the much-discussed “precious loneliness” term when
describing the state of Turkish foreign policy, is also no doubt one of the
most important members of this group.
Along with these well-known and veteran
figures, there are a few freshmen emerging as potential future foreign
ministers. Erdogan’s advisors, Yalcin
Akdogan and Yigit Bulut, are in
this category, both being columnists for daily Star. In a recent interview
Akdogan urged that it would be “madness and suicide” for Bashar al-Assad to
attack Turkey,
a NATO ally.
Bulut, whose
influence over Erdogan is apparently increasing - or vice versa - is a believer
of the idea that the 21st century will be Turkey’s century, but this is only
being prevented by Western forces. He urges that a more powerful foreign policy
be implemented to eliminate the “games” of this anti-Turkey lobby.
Although the list can be extended with some
other names, looking into the roots of this mushrooming is more important. The
reason for this is the change in the characteristic of Turkish foreign policy
from pragmatism to idealism, mainly based on the ideological roots of the
government.
Three important parameters of this period were
the appointment of Davutoglu as foreign minister, the worsening of relations
with Israel
after the tragic Mavi Marmara incident, and the coming of the Arab Spring.
[…]”.
14. New ambassadors present credentials to Gul
Turkish daily Today's
Zaman (04.09.13) reports that the new Swedish envoy to Turkey, Lars Wahlund,
presented his letter of credence to President Abdullah Gul on Tuesday at the Cankaya
presidential palace in Ankara. Gul received also the credentials of the new
Serbian, Russian and Argentinian ambassadors, Danilo Vucetic, Andrey
Gennadyevich Karlov and Juan José Arcuri respectivly.
15. Kurdish National Congress postponed until 25
Nov
Ankara Anatolia
News Agency (03.09.13) reports that Kurdish National Congress planned to be
held in Irbil city of Kurdish regional administration in the north of Iraq
between September 15 and 17, was postponed to November 25 due to the general elections on September 21.
In a previous
announcement, the Kurdish National Congress was said to be held between August 24
and 26, however the date was changed as September 15. After the recent
decision, the date of the congress was changed for the second time.
16. National Security Council says it will send
records of February 28 meeting if court asks
Turkish daily
Today’s Zaman (04.09.13) reports that as the second hearing of the trial into
the Feb. 28, 1997 military coup was held at an Ankara court on Tuesday, the
National Security Council (MGK) said it could present records of the meeting on
Feb. 28, the day when the military-led council issued a memorandum to force the
government to step down, if courts asks.
However, records
of the controversial MGK meeting on the date of the coup were absent from the
courtroom. The office of the MGK undersecretary on Tuesday said there was no
request from the court to send the records of the February 28 meeting.
The Turkish
media earlier reported that the court had asked the MGK to send the records and
that the MGK's legal consulting department has so far refused to send the records.
17. Labor union picks new chairman after
resignation
Turkish daily Today's
Zaman (04.09.13) reports that the Confederation of Turkish Labor Unions (Turk-Is)
elected its secretary-general for finance, Ergun Atalay, as the new chairman of
the board one day after the resignation of former head Mustafa Kumlu. Former
Chairman Mustafa Kumlu, who had served in that position for the past six years,
stepped down in a surprise decision on Monday.
Turk-Is is
Turkey’s largest labor union in terms of the number of members. In a written
statement, Kumlu said he was quitting as head of Turk-Is, which has more than
185,000 public servants as members. In his resignation, Kumlu cited what he
described as “unrest” in the union, adding that his decision “would help solve
the deadlock.” New Chairman Atalay also served as the head of the railway
workers’ branch of Turk-is (Demiryol-İs).
18. Sibel Siber is the new speaker of the
self-styled assembly
Illegal Bayrak
television (04.00.13) broadcast that Sibel Siber, “MP” with the Republican
Turkish Party was elected speaker of the self-styled assembly today.
This is the
second time that the “assembly” elected a woman for this position. The first
woman speaker of the self-styled assembly was Fatma Ekenoglu.
In addition Bayrak
broadcasted that Unal Ustel “MP” with the National Unity Party was elected
deputy speaker of the “assembly”.
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