SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JUNE 19-20, 2004

UNCLAS ADANA 000089 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA SUBJECT: SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JUNE 19-20, 2004 This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 19-21, ¶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 Ekspres,Bolge / Security Forces intervened against protestors who wanted to have a Istanbul NATO Summit protest in Incirlik village, Adana. The protesting group threw stones at the security forces. Ozgur Gundem, Ekspres, Bolge, Hurriyet / A group of women in Adana protested the Istanbul NATO Summit at Kultur Sokak. In Mersin, a group of women also protested the summit. Ozgur Gundem / HPG members organized rocket attacks against the Asagi Torunoba and Garip Usagi Jandarma stations in Ovacik, Tunceli. Zaman, Milliyet / A Turkish soldier was killed and another one was wounded in Bingol when a military vehicle exploded on a mine. Evrensel / Protestors objecting to the Istanbul NATO Summit in Gaziantep paraded towards the AKP Gaziantep Branch and condemned the summit. Zaman / In Guclukonak, Sirnak, people gathered in front of the Governorate building condemning the recent terrorist attacks. People shouted slogans for peace and announced that they experienced the pain of terror for 20 years and don't want to go back to those days. REID