SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY APRIL 10-2, 2004

UNCLAS ADANA 000043 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA SUBJECT: SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY APRIL 10-2, 2004 This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 10-12, ¶2004. 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 Sabah Guney / Easter Sunday was celebrated in Antakya and Mardin. The Antakya governor and his wife attended the ceremonies in Antakya. Ulkede Gundem / A small number of DEHAP members gathered at Adana's Inonu Park and shouted slogans complaining that KONGRA-GEL was being considered a terrorist organization by EU. Ulkede Gundem / Police in civil uniform raided the classes at Adana's 75.Yil high school and abused the students physically and psychologically. Ulkede Gundem / Hakkari Human Rights Organization former head Naif Karacan applied to the court to change his name to a Kurdish name and his application was denied. Karacan is now filing a case in the European Court of Human Rights. Bolge / Mehmet Kilincaslan, head of the Adana EMEP (Toil Party), announced during a press conference at Inonu Park that U.S soldiers should leave Iraq and that the Greater Middle East Project should not be supported. Turkiye / There was a 3.8 Richter scale earthquake in Van on April 11 at 8 A.M CULTURE and TOURISM Cumhuriyet / Nemrut is awarded "Golden Apple" by the World Tourism Writers and Journalists Association." The Golden apple will be given to the Adiyaman Governor on August 13 on Nemrut Mountain. Zaman / The Zeugma display in Istanbul during the NATO Summit is in danger. Gaziantep Courts decided that the mosaics could not be transferred from Gaziantep owing to the possible negative affects of such a movement of the artifacts. REID