TURKISH
CYPRIOT AND TURKISH MEDIA REVIEW
C
O N T E N T S
No.
165/15 01.09.2015
1.Burcu:
The “TRNC citizens” will become citizens of the newly established Republic
2.
Reconstruction works at the Saint Georgios Church in occupied Kormakitis were
forced to stop by the occupation regime
3.
“Turkish Cypriot Basketball Federation” met with the Basketball Federation of
the Republic of Cyprus
4.
Women’s basketball team of the illegal Near East University will participate in
the Turkey’s Women Super League
5. Ersan Saner the fifth candidate for the UBP
leadership
6. So-called government announced economic measures
7. Turkey's Parliament to vote on the extension of
Syria mandate
8. A Turkish pollster claims that if there were
elections in Turkey today the AKP would receive 43-44%
9. Erdogan filed a lawsuit against Bahceli
10. A Turkish delegation in Israel for contacts after
a 5 year break
1. Burcu: The “TRNC citizens” will become citizens
of the newly established Republic
Turkish Cypriot daily Detay newspaper (01.09.15)
reports that Baris Burcu, spokesman
of the Turkish Cypriot leader, has said
that the “TRNC citizens” will become citizens of the newly established Republic
after the solution of the Cyprus problem. In statements to Detay, Burcu
replied to “allegations” regarding the future of the illegal Turkish settlers
in the occupied area of Cyprus in case a solution to the Cyprus problem is
reached. Burcu argued that efforts are exerted for the issue of citizenship to
“be abused”.
Under the title “EU citizenship to the people of
Turkish Republic origin”, the paper writes that Burcu called on the “people of
Turkish Republic origin” to “feel comfortable”.
Burcu said: “Some groundless news is spread in the
direction that our citizens from Turkey will not become citizens of the Federal
Cyprus which will be established and that they will suffer discrimination. We
have said it many times and I will stress it once more on this occasion. There will be absolutely no discrimination
among all of our citizens”.
Burcu argued that all the “TRNC citizens” will become
part of the solution to be reached and added: “The TRNC citizens will become
citizens of the newly established Republic. Let no one doubt about this”.
Burcu
said that they are working for all their “citizens” to be able to become
citizens of the federal state after the solution and “it is out of the question
for us to think and implement anything else”. “This is our position at the negotiating table”, he
noted.
(I/Ts.)
2.
Reconstruction works at the Saint
Georgios Church in occupied Kormakitis
were forced to stop by the occupation regime
Turkish Cypriot daily Yeni Duzen newspaper (01.09.15)
reports that the reconstruction works at the
Saint Georgios Church in the occupied Kormakitis village were forced to
stop by the occupation regime on the ground that no “permission” was taken by
the “authorities”.
According to the paper, the works will continue until
permission will be obtained by the “Keryneia district officer”.
(CS)
3.
“Turkish Cypriot Basketball Federation” met with the Basketball Federation of
the Republic of Cyprus
Turkish Cypriot daily Kibris newspaper (01.09.15)
reports that a delegation of the “Turkish Cypriot Basketball Federation” (KOK)
held a meeting with the Basketball Federation of the Republic of Cyprus. The
meeting was held at the Basketball Federation of the Republic of Cyprus’
headquarters.
The two “federations” discussed their activities and
exchanged views about their works. They also talked about actions that they can
do together.
(CS)
4.
Women’s basketball team of the illegal Near East University will participate in
the Turkey’s Women Super League
Turkish Cypriot daily Kibris newspaper (01.09.15)
reports that the women’s basketball team of the illegal Near East University
(YDU) will participate in Turkey’s women Super League. This was announced
yesterday during a press conference organized by the Turkish Basketball
Federation.
The home matches of the team will take place in
Ankara.
(TR. Note: FIFA ruled some months ago that the team
cannot conduct its home matches in the breakaway regime).
(CS)
5.Ersan Saner the fifth candidate for the UBP leadership
According
to illegal BRT (31.08.15) the National Unity Party (UBP) “deputy” in occupied
Famagusta Hamza Ersan Saner has announced that he will be running for the post
of party leadership at the upcoming party congress to be held on the 31st of October.
With
Saner’s candidacy, the number of contestants running for the UBP’s leadership
has reached five.
Saner announced his candidacy at a press conference
held yesterday. Speaking during the press conference, Saner said that he was
running for the leadership to bring real change to the “country” by carrying
out politics with principles.
Pointing out that the “country” is experiencing
economic recession and political deadlock, Saner said that it is important to
make the right political choices at the right time. “Whether it is on the
Cyprus issue or other economic, social and political issues, we as a country
are on the verge of serious change. It is important that we act in unity and
solidarity both as a party and as a country during this sensitive period”,
Saner said.
Saner also vowed, if elected, to work towards bringing
an end to temporary or short term political measures and populist approaches
towards solving the country’s problems. “I am running to become the UBP’s
leader to bring true change. The key to change is to uphold a modern political
understanding which is bold, decisive, honest, and sensitive and which attaches
utmost importance to individual rights and freedoms” he said.
The other candidates contesting for the party’s
leadership are: the UBP chairman Huseyin Ozgurgun, the “deputy” in occupied
Lefkosia, Ersin Tatar, the “deputy” in occupied Trikomo Nazım Cavusoglu and the
“deputy” in occupied KeryneiaUnal Ustel.
6. So-called governmentannounced economic measures
According to illegal Bayrak (31.08.15) the so-called
government has announced after the “council of ministers meeting”, its decision
to fixed foreign exchange rates for “customs duties, taxes and import fees” for
a period of 90 days.
The “council of ministers” took the decision at an
extraordinary meeting on Monday afternoon.
Announcing the decision, so-called prime minister Omer
Kalyoncu said that the fixed exchange rates were determined according to the average
effective selling rates between March and August as provided by the “central bank”.
The new fixed rates are as follows:
• USD= 2.70 TL
• British Pound Sterling= 4.14TL
• Euro= 2.97 TL
The “council of ministers” also lowered withholding
tax rates for rent contracts in Turkish Liras from 10% to 7% and raised
withholding rent contracts in foreign currency from 10% to 13%.
7.Turkey's Parliament to vote on the extension of
Syria mandate
Turkish daily Hurriyet Daily News (01.09.15) reports
that Turkey’s Parliament will convene
for an extraordinary session on September 3 to vote on a motion to extend the
mandate of the Turkish Armed Forces to take military action in Iraq and Syria.
The
motion submitted by the Justice and Development Party (AKP) on August 21st,
said there was an increased risk regarding national security.
The motion, which is for the extension of a motion
adopted on October 2, 2014, and which authorized the launch of military
incursions into Syria and Iraq for possible operations against the Islamic
State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), was opened for signatures during the
latest cabinet meeting.
The motion is particularly important for the
government amid the nearly month-long campaign of air strikes against the
Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants in southeastern Anatolia and northern
Iraq, as the motion originally also includes terrorist threats from Iraqi
territory.
8. A Turkish pollster claims that if there were
elections in Turkey today the AKP would receive 43-44%
Turkish daily Sabah (01.09.15-online in English)
reports that the President of the
Istanbul-based A&G research company Adil Gur said that if the Justice and
Development Party (AK Party) analyzed thoroughly previously made mistakes then
it can achieve success and become the single ruling party.
Gur underlined that the AK Party needs to come up with
a new story and that it needs to thoroughly analyze its mistakes. "The
political parties that will assess the June 7 results will be the ones to
succeed in the upcoming elections. A special campaigning must be made," Gur
added. In this regard, he said that the AK Party must focus on provinces where
it lost votes with small percentages while not disregarding the ones it won in.
Gur
further alleged that if there were an election tomorrow the AK Party would
receive 43-44% of vote, the CHP 26-27%, the MHP 13-14% and the Peoples'
Democratic Party (HDP) 12-13%.
The
AK Party is also leading the polls with 43.7%according to a recent survey by
the Objective Research Center (ORC).
The
ORC conducted personal interviews with 2,450 people in 34 cities between August
22-25. Responding to the question of who they will vote for in the elections,
43.7% of interviewees said they would vote for the AK Party while 27.5% said
they would vote for the CHP. The MHP took third place with 14.3% of
interviewees indicating they will vote for them and the pro-Kurdish HDP will
pass the threshold again, as 11.2% of interviewees indicated they would vote
for them.
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9. Erdogan filed a lawsuit against Bahceli
Turkish daily Cumhuriyet newspaper (01.09.15) reports
that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan filed a lawsuit against Nationalist
Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahceli who accused Erdogan of treason over
the government's recent efforts to settle the Kurdish question.
(CS)
10.A Turkish delegation in Israel for contacts
after a 5 yearbreak
Turkish daily Sabah (01.09.15-online in English) reports that a Turkish delegation arrived
on Monday in Israel to discuss investment in a Palestinian business project
that would allow for export of goods duty free to the U.S.
The
official visit of a Turkish delegation was a first in five years, after the
'Mavi Marmara' flotilla crisis, in which nine Turkish citizens were killed by
Israeli commanders in May 2010.
According to Israeli media reports the delegation, led
by Professor Jovan Sak, the managing director of the Economic Policy Research Foundation
of Turkey (TEPAV), an economic policy think tank based in Ankara, is set to
meet in Israel with the Israeli Deputy Minister of Regional Cooperation Ayoub
Kara.
The
Turkish business leaders are reportedly planning to discuss development of an
industrial zone near the Palestinian city of Jenin in the northern West Bank.
The Turkish businessmen are reportedly planning to invest $100 million in the
area, turning it into an industrial zone.
The proposed zone will initially cover an area of
1,300 acres initially, but will likely expand later on, according to the
reports.
The Turkish businessmen purchased the plot of land
from the Palestinians at a cost of $10 million, but the final cost of the
project is expected to reach $100 million.
The
project, backed by Israel, the U.S., and the European Union would allow for the
export of goods duty free to the U.S.
The
officials believe that Monday's visit marks a new era in Israel and Turkey's
relationship in terms of re-establishing their relationship.
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