TURKEY: BLUE LANTERN PROGRAM COORDINATOR

UNCLAS ANKARA 005767 SIPDIS PM/DTCC -- BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KOMC KSEP ETTC TU SUBJECT: TURKEY: BLUE LANTERN PROGRAM COORDINATOR REF: STATE 205022 ¶1. In response to reftel request, current Blue Lantern program coordinator for Embassy Ankara is: Mark Balkovich Political Military Affairs Officer Tel: 011-90-312-455-5555 X2237 Alt Tel: 011-90-532-220-2347 Fax: 011-90-312-468-4775 Email: BALKOVICHME@state.gov EDT: July 2005 ¶2. Please note that many Turkish businesses and/or GOT offices are closed or on minimal staffing during Ramadan and also during the entire month of August. Blue Lantern end use checks that would require travel to eastern Turkey or other remote areas, particularly during the winter, are likely to lengthen the overall time-frame of the check. EDELMAN