TURKISH CYPRIOT AND
TURKISH MEDIA REVIEW
C O N T E N T S
1.Eroglu: “If am elected, within two years, I will
lead the negotiations to a result”
2.
Ertug replies to Mavroyiannis and Christodoulides’ statements
3.
Akca stated that the financial program applied to the breakaway regime from
Turkey was very successful
4.
Davutoglu started his contacts in New York- Cyprus on his agenda at his meeting
with Ban Ki-moon
5. Illegal
Keryneia American University (GAU) participated in the DAWN 2015 Education Expo
fair in Pakistan
6.
Erdogan: “We should establish a social environment in which smokers are chided
and drug addicts are treated like they are ill”
7.
Turkey blocks website of its first atheist association
1.Eroglu: “If am elected, within two years, I will
lead the negotiations to a result”
Under the title: “Nobody
forced me to sign anything, and nobody can”, Turkish Cypriot daily Kibris
newspaper (05.03.15) reports that Turkish
Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu,in statement during a televised program, expressed
the belief that he will win the “elections” from the first round and that he
will be able to complete the talks according to the expectations and demands of
the people.
Replying to criticism against him that he does not embrace
the Joint Declaration, Eroglu said: “Nobody
forced me to sign anything, and nobody can. I have signed the joint declaration
and it is not true that I do not advocate it. I say that the TRNC and its
people are sovereign. What does the joint declaration say? It says that the
sovereignty arises from the two people. It says that two founding states of
equal status will constitute the federal structure. That means that there are
two sovereign sides. That means also that my people are sovereign. After all,
if you are not sovereign, then you cannot establish a partnership republic”,
Eroglu said.
Meanwhile, Turkish Cypriot daily Gunes (05.03.15)
reports that Eroglu, in statements during
a visit to occupied Trikomo within the framework of his election campaign, stated that he is candidate in order to lead
the negotiation talks to a result within two years. “After I get elected,I will put forward a time
limit to the negotiations. The negotiations have been going on since 1968 and
no one has the right to keep Turkish Cypriots on the table this long”, Eroglu
stated.
Referring to the talks, Eroglu accused once more the
Greek Cypriot side for having excessive demands and alleged that there has been
peace in the island since 1974.
Claiming
that the “atmosphere of peace” in the island derives from the presence of
Turkish troops, Eroglu underlined that what is missing is the agreement.
(AK)
2.Ertug replies to Mavroyiannis and
Christodoulides’ statements
Under the title: “The
negotiations should start immediately”, Turkish Cypriot daily Kibris
newspaper (05.03.15) reports that Osman
Ertug, so-called “presidential spokesman”, commented on statements made by the Greek Cypriot negotiator Andreas
Mavroyiannis in London, that in case Turkey will not renew NAVTEX which ends on
April 6, this will be a window of opportunity for the resumption of the talks. Ertug stated that it is not necessary to wait
until April for the resumption of the talks and added that the talks should
start immediately.
In a written statement, Ertug pointed out that the Turkish Cypriot side has been ready for a
long time for the resumption of the Cyprus negotiation talks and referred to
Turkish Cypriot leader’s Dervis Eroglu recent statement that he will be at the
table until the day before the April 19 “elections”.
Commenting
also to recent statements made by the Government’s Spokesman Nikos
Christodoulides to Kibris newspaper that in case Turkey does not renewNAVTEX,
the negotiations could start again from the point where they stopped,Ertug said
that the Turkish Cypriot side has never presented as a precondition for the
resumption of the talks the complete suspension of the “Greek Cypriot
administration’s hydrocarbon works”. “We have never put on the table such a
precondition, but if ENI continues its work in spite of the resumption of the
talks, then the Turkish Cypriot side will give the necessary response as it did
in the past”, Ertug added.
(AK)
3. Akca
stated that the financial program applied to the breakaway regime from Turkey
was very successful
Turkish Cypriot daily Havadis newspaper (05.03.15)
reports that the self-styled ambassador of Turkey to occupied Lefkosia Halil
İbrahim Akca, stated that the financial program applied to the breakaway regime
by Turkey was very successful and added that economy of the “TRNC” is better than
the economy of the Republic of Cyprus and of many other countries.
He made these comments speaking during a conference
regarding the development plan of Turkey for the “TRNC”. The conference was
organized by the illegal Lefka University.
Akca stated that the national income of the breakaway
regime is 15,000 dollars. He said that
there are 40,000 Turkish students and 20,000 foreign students that study at the
illegal universities in the occupied area of Cyprus, adding that the spending
of the students increase the national income by 25-30%. He
also said that 25% of the persons living in the breakaway regime are
public sector employees while the rest 75% are employed by the private sector.
Akca said that the financial aid of Turkey towards the breakaway regime will
continue.
(CS)
4. Davutoglu
started his contacts in New York- Cyprus on his agenda at his meeting with Ban
Ki-moon
Ankara Anatolia news agency (04.03.15) reported that Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu
arrived in New York on Tuesday night to hold financial talks and attend a
series of meetings at the United Nations.
He
will meet UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday to discuss global issues
including Syria, Iraq and Cyprus.On Friday, he will address the UN General Assembly on gender equality
and the empowerment of women. Accompanying Davutoglu was Ali Babacan, deputy
prime minister responsible for the economy, and Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek.
Reporting on the same issue, Turkish daily Sabah
(04.03.15) reports that in a meeting
with a group of Goldman Sachs investors in New York, Davutoglu said political
and economic stability are interdependent and Turkey has both. Turkey is an
"island of stability" with a vision for the future and consistent
economic growth”, he stated."If you don't have political stability,
even if you have an excellent economic vision, you cannot realize it. If you
don't have economic stability, even if you have the best brains of the country,
you cannot have the political stability", Davutoglu said. "These two
are the assets of Turkey".
(CS)
5. Illegal
Keryneia American University (GAU) participated in the DAWN 2015 Education Expo
fair in Pakistan
Turkish Cypriot daily Havadis newspaper (05.03.15)
reports that the illegal Keryneia American University (GAU) participated in the
DAWN 2015 Education Expo fair in Pakistan.
According to the paper 52 universities from USA,
Canada, UK, Malaysia, Turkey, Austria and United Arab Emirates participated in
the fair.
(CS)
6. Erdogan:
“We should establish a social environment in which smokers are chided and drug
addicts are treated like they are ill
Turkish Today’s Zaman newspaper (04.03.15) reports
that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
has renewed his fight against smoking and alcohol consumption, calling on
people to exert “peer pressure” on those who smoke and consume alcohol.
“Serious peer pressure is needed against smokers and
alcohol drinkers. We should altogether establish a social environment in which
smokers are chided and drug addicts are treated like they are ill,” Erdogan
said during a speech on Wednesday night. Erdogan
also voiced concerns over the possibility of an increase in alcohol consumption
across Turkey. “All these bad habits are like hulks of a disastrous chain which
feed each other,” he said.
7. Turkey
blocks website of its first atheist association
Turkish Hurriyet Daily News (05.03.15) reports that Golbasi 2nd Civil Court of Peace in Ankara
has moved to block the Atheism Association website, according to the group’s
statement on March 3, 2015.
The association, the first of its kind in any
Muslim-majority country, was officially founded in Istanbul’s Asian-side
neighborhood of Kadikoy in April 2014. As of March 4, Turkish internet users
could not access www.ateizmdernegi.org without using tools to bypass
blockings, such as a VPN.
The
court ruling cites Article 216 of the Turkish Penal Law, which forbids
“provoking the people for hate and enmity or degrading them”.In the past, the
Turkish government or the courts blocked access to a number of popular
websites, including YouTube and Twitter. More than 66,000 websites remain
blocked in Turkey.
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