Identifier
Created
Classification
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03ADANA234
2003-09-05 13:48:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Consulate Adana
Cable title:
SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
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UNCLAS ADANA 0234
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
SUBJECT: SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
SEPTEMBER 05, 2003
UNCLAS ADANA 0234
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
SUBJECT: SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
SEPTEMBER 05, 2003
1. This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary
for September 05, 2003. Please note that
Turkish press reports often contain errors or
exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not
vouch for the accuracy of the reports
summarized here.
POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS
2. Bolge / A bag, found in Kucuksaat, a crowded
shopping area in old Adana, caused panic in
the city. Bomb specialists arrived to check
the bag. The bag was empty.
3. Bolge / Sahin Baltaci, who had investments in
Imarbank, burned himself in front of Imarbank
Resatbey Branch, Adana. An ambulance took
Baltaci to the hospital. His treatment will
continue.
4. Bolge/ Members of Mersin State Employees'
Union, Kamu-Sen, ended their three-day hunger
strike.
5. Bolge, Turkiye, Express / After the complaints
about the pollution caused by Sugozu Thermo-
electric power plant, Adana Government tested
the water in Yumurtalik and declared that it
was clean.
6. Milli Gazete, Evrensel / State Hospital in
Siverek, Sanliurfa province, does not have a
working ambulance. Siverek has a population
of 250.000 people. (Editor's Note: Two
ambulances, which belong to the hospital,
don't work).
7. Evrensel / Due to PKK/KADEK's announcement
that it was ending the ceasefire, security
officials In Cemisgezek, Tunceli province
called upon the people to evacuate the rural
areas.
8. Evrensel / It is claimed that about 832 people
from the Southeast applied to benefit from the
"reintegration law". The article does not
provide the source for the figure.
CULTURE and TOURISM
9. Cumhuriyet / In order to protect the
historical and natural value of the island, the
Culture and Tourism Center prohibited people to
have picnics on Akdamar Island, Gevas, Van
province.
REID
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
SUBJECT: SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
SEPTEMBER 05, 2003
1. This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary
for September 05, 2003. Please note that
Turkish press reports often contain errors or
exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not
vouch for the accuracy of the reports
summarized here.
POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS
2. Bolge / A bag, found in Kucuksaat, a crowded
shopping area in old Adana, caused panic in
the city. Bomb specialists arrived to check
the bag. The bag was empty.
3. Bolge / Sahin Baltaci, who had investments in
Imarbank, burned himself in front of Imarbank
Resatbey Branch, Adana. An ambulance took
Baltaci to the hospital. His treatment will
continue.
4. Bolge/ Members of Mersin State Employees'
Union, Kamu-Sen, ended their three-day hunger
strike.
5. Bolge, Turkiye, Express / After the complaints
about the pollution caused by Sugozu Thermo-
electric power plant, Adana Government tested
the water in Yumurtalik and declared that it
was clean.
6. Milli Gazete, Evrensel / State Hospital in
Siverek, Sanliurfa province, does not have a
working ambulance. Siverek has a population
of 250.000 people. (Editor's Note: Two
ambulances, which belong to the hospital,
don't work).
7. Evrensel / Due to PKK/KADEK's announcement
that it was ending the ceasefire, security
officials In Cemisgezek, Tunceli province
called upon the people to evacuate the rural
areas.
8. Evrensel / It is claimed that about 832 people
from the Southeast applied to benefit from the
"reintegration law". The article does not
provide the source for the figure.
CULTURE and TOURISM
9. Cumhuriyet / In order to protect the
historical and natural value of the island, the
Culture and Tourism Center prohibited people to
have picnics on Akdamar Island, Gevas, Van
province.
REID