TURKEY: NAMES, TITLE, AND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 ANKARA 002210 SIPDIS SENSITIVE DEPARTMENT FOR S/ES-O AND EUR/SE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL PGOV TU SUBJECT: TURKEY: NAMES, TITLE, AND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR LEADING GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL FIGURES REF: SECSTATE 84543 ¶1. (SBU) Below is Mission's response to reftel regarding updated contact information for senior Turkish officials (April 16, 2004). Recep Tayyip Erdogan Prime Minister Comment: Erdogan does not speak English. To reach the P.M., contact one of the officials listed below: (a) Chief Foreign Policy Advisor Ambassador Ender Arat Office: 90 312 419 5463 or 90 312 419 5714 Cell: 90 533 520 3739 Comment: Amb. Arat speaks English. (b) Foreign Policy Advisor Hakan Olcay Office: 90 312 419 5463 or 90 312 419 5714 Fax: 90 312 419 1547 Comment: Olcay speaks English. (c) Chief Advisor Ahmet Davutoglu Office: 90 312 419 1559 Comment: Davutoglu speaks English. (d) Prime Ministry Undersecretary Omer Dincer Office: 90 312 425 0493 Comment: Dincer speaks English. (e) Chief of Cabinet Hikmet Bulduk Office: 90 312 419 5896 Cell: 90 533 743 6105 Switchboard (operates 24 hrs.): 90 312 419 5896 Comment: Bulduk speaks English. (f) Foreign Policy Advisor and M.P. Egemen Bagis Office: 90 312 420 5908 Cell: 90 533 357 4815 or 90 505 777 9363 Comment: Bagis, who acts as P.M.'s interpreter, speaks excellent English. Ahmet Necdet Sezer President Comment: Sezer does not speak English. In order to reach Sezer, contact his Chief of Cabinet and Foreign Policy Advisor, Amb. Sermet Atacanli. Office: 90 312 468 5036 Switchboard (operates 24 hrs.): 90 312 470 1111 Comment: Amb. Atacanli speaks English. Abdullah Gul Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Comment: Gul speaks English. To reach Gul, contact one of the following: (a) Special Advisor Gurcan Turkoglu Office: 90 312 287 1448 Comment: Turkoglu speaks English. (b) Chief of Cabinet Mehmet Samsar Office: 90 312 292 1168 Comment: Samsar speaks English. (c) MFA switchboard can be reached 24 hrs. at 90 312 292 1000. (d) After 1800 an MFA duty officer can be reached at 90 312 292 1087. Ugur Ziyal MFA Undersecretary Office: 90 312 287 1660 or 90 312 287 1661 Cell: 90 532 457 5681 Comment: Ziyal, who speaks excellent English, is our key interlocutor on a host of issues. Abdulkadir Aksu Minister of Interior To reach Aksu, contact his Chief of Cabinet Ahmet Altiparmak. Office: 90 312 418 1368 or 90 312 425 4080 (24 hrs.) Comment: Aksu, who does not speak English, is one of our most important interlocutors on terrorism issues. Ali Babacan State Minister for the Economy Office (Chief of Cabinet Mustafa Rumeli): 90 312 212 8056 Comment: Babacan speaks English. General Hilmi Ozkok Chief, Turkish General Staff Office: 90 312 418 2692 Aides: Colonel Sungu 90 312 402 1002 Major Nuri 90 312 402 1007 Comment: Ozkok speaks English. General Ilker Basbug Deputy Chief, Turkish General Staff Office: 90 312 402 1080 Comment: Basbug speaks English. EDELMAN