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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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07AMMAN3366 | EXBS-MIDDLE EAST REGION ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] During July, Regional Advisor discussed the status of the MEGAPORTS Initiative MOU between Department of Energy and Yemen. There has been little change since last month. Yemeni officials continue to expect an affirmative response from the GoY concerning the MEGAPORTS Initiative MOU. B. TRA [...] | 2007-08-09 13:43:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP XF |
07AMMAN3369 | GOJ RAPIDLY PREPARING SCHOOLS FOR IRAQI STUDENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Education (MoE) sent a letter to all public school principals on August 6 instructing them to allow Iraqi students to register in public and private schools regardless of residence status for the 2007-08 school term. Major Jordanian daily newspapers prominently r [...] | 2007-08-09 14:32:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREF PHUM SOCI EAID IZ JO |
07AMMAN3392 | TERRORISM FINANCE: AL-SALAH SOCIETY DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-13 09:51:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PREL PTER KTFN JO |
07AMMAN3393 | TERRORISM FINANCE: MARTYRS FOUNDATION AND AL-QARD [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-13 09:52:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PREL PTER KTFN JO |
07AMMAN3397 | JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISOR PARKER [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Treasury Advisor Mr. Joe Parker, to Jordan September 1-8, 2007. All visitors to Jordan should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Control officer for this visit [...] | 2007-08-13 11:06:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA EFIN PREL JO |
07AMMAN3400 | JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NNSA ANDERSSON, GHANBARI, [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Christina Andersson, Farajollah Ghanbari, Adriane Littlefield, and Reeve Daren of the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation to travel to Amman, Jordan from Augus [...] | 2007-08-13 11:29:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA JO |
07AMMAN3402 | JORDANIAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: WOMEN MAKE GAINS [...] (SBU) Women made considerable gains in the July 31 municipal elections as compared with 2003. Almost eight times more women ran as candidates in 2007 than in 2003 (355 versus 46),and women will hold at least 241 seats in municipal councils (as opposed to 97 in 2003). The election also resul [...] | 2007-08-13 12:50:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KWMN SCUL KMPI JO |
07AMMAN3435 | TRADE LEAD, JORDAN [...] COUNTRY: 511.... NO. OF COMMODITIES: 1 2. ATTACHE NO.07.... FOREIGN FIRM COUNTRY: 511 3. DEADLINE: 08/28/07 4. CMDTY: 01131070 5. DR. MUNTASSER AL OKLAH 6. CHAIRMAN OF TENDER COMMITTEE 7. MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY & TRADE - P.O. BOX 830 - FAX: 5684979 - TEL: 5602121/5662734 - A [...] | 2007-08-15 13:16:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR JO |
07AMMAN3436 | JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CDC SENIOR SERVICE FELLOW OLEG [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Senior Service Fellow Oleg Bilukha to Jordan, August 31 - September 07, 2007. All visitors to Jordan should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Control office [...] | 2007-08-15 14:14:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSCA OTRA TPHY JO |
07AMMAN3441 | WELCOME CODEL SHELBY [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of CODEL Shelby to Jordan from August 29-31, 2007, as requested reftels. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Control officer for this visit is Dr. Deborah "Duffy" Winters [...] | 2007-08-16 07:28:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ JO OTRA |
07AMMAN3463 | JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S. FOREST SERVICE ASSISTANT [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of U.S. Forest Service Assistant Director John Carpenter to Jordan, August 25 - 31, 2007. All visitors to Jordan should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Contro [...] | 2007-08-19 09:01:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR OTRA JO |
07AMMAN3472 | JORDAN SEES SLIGHT INCREASE IN TRADE DEFICIT AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan saw its trade deficit widen slightly to USD 3.4 billion during the first half of 2007, due to imports that more than doubled rising exports. Despite an overall increase in total national exports, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) reported that apparel exports to [...] | 2007-08-19 13:17:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ELAB EAID IS IZ JO |
07AMMAN3476 | IRAQI PARLIAMENTARIANS TELL CODEL BAIRD PM MALIKI [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 10 visit to Jordan, Representatives Baird (D-WA) and Shays (R-CT) met with three Iraqi Sunni deputies resident in Amman; the Iraqi Ambassador to Jordan; and Vice President al-Hashimi. The deputies shared the view that progress in Iraq could only be achieved th [...] | 2007-08-20 08:43:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MARR JO |
07AMMAN3477 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR AMMAN FSN AGRICULTURAL [...] FAS AMMAN REQUESTS APPROVAL FOR FSN AGRICULTURAL SPECIALIST MOHAMMED KHRAISHY TO VISIT ISTANBUL, TURKEY, AUGUST 27-30, 2007, TO PARTICIPATE IN AN AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION (ASA) REGIONAL CONFERENCE. NO ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED. 2. (U) USDA FAS REGIONAL OFFICE IN CAIRO HAS SUFFECIENT GA FUN [...] | 2007-08-20 09:55:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR OTRA JO TU |
07AMMAN3482 | JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection employees Joyce Gouge, Jackie Ramsey, and Ronald Kihnel to Jordan, August 22 - September 01, 2007, for the purpose of conducting International Seaport Interdiction Training [...] | 2007-08-20 16:00:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA JO |
07AMMAN3516 | JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH EMPLOYEE JOE HARFORD [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of NIH employee Dr. Joe Harford, to Jordan, September 1-5, 2007, for the purpose of conducting a site visit to the Jordan Cancer Registry. All visitors to Jordan should carefully review this message, especially the thre [...] | 2007-08-22 13:43:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSCA TBIO OTRA JO |
07AMMAN352 | GOJ ACCEPTS OFFER OF ASSISTANCE TO PKO TRAINING [...] (U) MFA informed post in a note dated January 24 that Jordan accepted reftel offer of assistance under the Global Peacekeeping Operations Initiative (GPOI). The operative paragraph of the note is provided below. Brigadier General Awni Al-Adwan, Director of Military Training, in a letter of [...] | 2007-01-28 06:39:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO MARR MASS JO |
07AMMAN3545 | UPDATE ON IRAQIS IN JORDAN - AUGUST 22 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Foreign Minster Khatib confirmed that the Governments of Iraq and Jordan agreed in principle to implement a process for issuing visas to Iraqis seeking to enter Jordan. Jordanian schools began on August 19, though with far fewer Iraqis then expected. USAID, UNICEF, UNHCR and [...] | 2007-08-22 14:55:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREF PHUM SOCI EAID IZ JO |
07AMMAN3557 | FINANCE MINISTER RESIGNS OVER DECISION TO MAINTAIN [...] (S) Summary: A government decision to maintain fuel subsidies, for now, has prompted the August 21 resignation of Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Ziad Fariz. Fariz had sought an immediate end to the subsidy in favor of direct cash payments to low-income families, to lessen the di [...] | 2007-08-23 09:44:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | EFIN EPET EAGR PGOV SOCI JO |
07AMMAN3565 | Jordan: New Environmental Police Swings into Action [...] Summary: The Ministry of Environment's (MOE) recently formed enforcement corps of environmental rangers, known as the Environmental Police Department (EPD),has gotten off to an active start. The local press reports the EPD has issued over 4,000 violations since the beginning of the year. Th [...] | 2007-08-23 13:07:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD EAID PGOV JO |
07AMMAN3579 | SLOW BUT STEADY PROGRESS ON QIZ LABOR ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Since the Ministry of Labor (MOL) published a Plan of Action in March 2007, Jordan has been making slow but steady progress on labor issues in the Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs). For the first time, a Jordanian court found supervisors in one factory guilty of physical abu [...] | 2007-08-26 13:05:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ETRD EAID JO QIZ |
07AMMAN3581 | IN PROOF OF PRINCIPLE, U.S. MILITARY EQUIPMENT [...] (S) In a proof of principle operation, 30 Defense Logistics Agency-leased containers transporting excess water purification units, trailers, and Humvees from Camp Taqaddum in Iraq, bound for the United States, reached the Jordan-Iraq border on August 18 at Trebil-Karama. The containers then a [...] | 2007-08-26 14:20:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | MARR MOPS JO IZ |
07AMMAN3582 | IRAQIS IN JORDAN TELL CODEL LEVIN - DUMP MALIKI, [...] (C) In multiple meetings with prominent Iraqis living or transiting Jordan, CODEL Levin was told that the U.S. should stop supporting the Maliki government and should support a parliamentary move by moderate, non-sectarian forces in the Iraqi parliament to bring about a new government, likely t [...] | 2007-08-26 14:55:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER JO IZ |
07AMMAN3583 | IRAQIS IN JORDAN TELL CODEL LEVIN - DUMP MALIKI, [...] (C) In multiple meetings with prominent Iraqis living or transiting Jordan, CODEL Levin was told that the U.S. should stop supporting the Maliki government and should support a parliamentary move by moderate, non-sectarian forces in the Iraqi parliament to bring about a new government, likely t [...] | 2007-08-26 15:23:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER JO IZ |
07AMMAN3584 | JORDAN'S FEED SUBSIDY PROGRAM: ANIMAL CENSUS IS FIRST STEP [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) recently concluded a livestock census, the first serious attempt since 1998 to determine the number of ruminants - sheep, goats, camels, and cattle - in Jordan. Officials told the press the survey was part of a broader effort to establish the geographic [...] | 2007-08-27 03:26:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD EFIN PGOV SOCI JO |
07AMMAN3598 | JORDANIAN PRISONERS INJURE THEMSELVES PRIOR TO [...] (U) According to Jordanian media reports, during an August 26 visit by a Human Rights Watch (HRW) delegation to Swaqa correctional facility, approximately 100 prisoners injured themselves. A Public Security Directorate (PSD) spokesperson said that prisoners used ceramic and wood objects broken [...] | 2007-08-27 14:36:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM JO |
07AMMAN3599 | JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA EMPLOYEE COLLINS [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of National Nuclear Security Administration of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation employee Jimmie Collins to Jordan, August 30 - September 16, 2007, for the purpose of conducting an annual program review of Cooperative Mon [...] | 2007-08-28 05:36:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA JO |
07AMMAN3612 | JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOC/CLDP OFFICIALS TEJTEL AND [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Department of Commerce officials Marc Tejtel and Sana Akili to Jordan, September 07 - 10, 2007, for the purpose of meeting with the Judicial Institute of Amman. All visitors to Jordan should carefully review this mes [...] | 2007-08-28 05:47:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT PGOV JO |
07AMMAN3615 | JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOC/CLDP OFFICIALS FILPI AND [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Department of Commerce officials James Filpi and Gregory Howell to Jordan, September 03 - 06, 2007, for the purpose of attending an OECD working group meeting to facilitate development of commercial law programs in th [...] | 2007-08-28 05:48:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT PGOV JO |
07AMMAN3618 | IRAQ NEIGHBORS PROCESS: GOJ TO TAKE DECISION SOON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-28 06:23:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL JO IZ |
07AMMAN3624 | JORDAN TO MAKE SUPPORTIVE STATEMENT IRAQI LEADERS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-28 12:07:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU IZ AL XF |
07AMMAN3626 | RESIGNATION OF FINANCE MINISTER SETS BACK [...] (SBU) Summary: The resignation of Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Ziad Fariz and the government's decision to postpone liberalization of fuel prices do not bode well for the future plans of the Jordan Petroleum Refinery Company (JPRC),according to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. [...] | 2007-08-28 12:52:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON JO |
07AMMAN3627 | JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA EMPLOYEE MOHAGHEGHI [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of National Nuclear Security Administration of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation employee Amir Mohagheghi to Jordan, August 30 - September 05, 2007, for the purpose of conducting an annual program review of Cooperative Mo [...] | 2007-08-28 13:23:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA JO |
07AMMAN3629 | JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CDC SENIOR SERVICE FELLOW OLEG [...] (SBU) Ref A requested country clearance for Senior Service Fellow Oleg Bilukha to travel to Jordan August 31 - September 7, 2007. Ref B approved the request for country clearance for this travel. Ref C advised that travel to Jordan will now take place September 7 - 20. 2. (SBU) Embassy A [...] | 2007-08-28 13:30:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSCA OTRA TPHY JO |
07AMMAN3631 | ICAO DEMARCHE DELIVERED: JORDAN STRONGLY SUPPORTS U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-28 14:14:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAIR AORC ICAO JO |
07AMMAN3632 | JORDAN'S MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD PLAYS ELECTION BOYCOTT [...] (SBU) The rhetorical clash between the GOJ and Islamists continues, with the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood's (MB) political wing, the Islamic Action Front (IAF),milking accusations of government fraud in the July 31 municipal elections to position itself for fall parliamentary elections. The [...] | 2007-08-28 14:20:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PGOV KISL KDEM JO |
07AMMAN3642 | JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S. FOREST SERVICE EMPLOYEES [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Jennifer Peterson, Liza Paqueo, and Howard Horton, to Jordan, September 4-11, 2007, for the purpose of providing technical assistance to Jordan's Badia Research and Development Center and coordinating with other Jorda [...] | 2007-08-29 11:01:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR OTRA JO |
07AMMAN3647 | JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH EMPLOYEE SHADEN KAMHAWI [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of NIH employee Dr. Shaden Kamhawi, to Jordan, September 5-16, 2007, for the purpose of visiting the Sand Fly Project field site and meeting with collaborators at the Jordan University of Science and Technology. All vis [...] | 2007-08-29 14:59:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO OTRA KSCA JO |
07AMMAN3654 | E-GOVERNMENT: LOTS OF POTENTIAL BUT LITTLE ACTUAL [...] (U) Summary: After years of effort with few results, Jordan launched several e-government projects this summer, including those that will allow businesses to check their tax records online and citizens to review draft legislation. Among the projects in development are an online business tradem [...] | 2007-08-30 10:05:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINT PGOV TINT KMPI JO |
07AMMAN3656 | JORDAN WELCOMES MOU ON NUCLEAR ENERGY AND PROPOSES [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See para 4. 2. (SBU) Summary: Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Dr. Khaled Touqan will represent the Government of Jordan (GOJ) at the September 16 Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) Ministerial, and has proposed signing the Memora [...] | 2007-08-30 11:26:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PGOV EPET JO |
07AMMAN3657 | ICRC CLAIMS IT CONVINCED GOJ TO ALLOW TWO IRANIAN [...] (SBU) ICRC Deputy Director Kim Gordon-Bates told poloff and PRM Project Management Specialist on August 16 that ICRC succeeded in convincing the Jordanian Ministry of Interior to permit two Iranian Kurds to transit Jordan to receive medical treatment: a critically-ill woman in her 40's and her [...] | 2007-08-30 12:32:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF IZ JO |
07AMMAN3661 | END OF FEED SUBSIDY PROGRAM PROVOKES PROTESTS AND SLIGHT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-30 14:33:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD EFIN PGOV SOCI JO |
07AMMAN3666 | JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOJ EMPLOYEE GUNNISON [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Department of Justice employee Michael Gunnison to Jordan, September 04 - 06, 2007, for the purpose of attending meetings on terrorist financing. All visitors to Jordan should carefully review this message, especiall [...] | 2007-09-03 12:03:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA ASEC AMGT JO |
07AMMAN3697 | LIMITED CABINET RESHUFFLE BRINGS IN THREE [...] (U) As expected, Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit announced September 2 the names of three ministers to replace vacancies left by recent resignations (reftels). All three new ministers are considered technocrats by observers: the new Minister of Finance was promoted from Secretary General (the nu [...] | 2007-09-03 13:52:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | JO PGOV SENV EAID EFIN PINR |
07AMMAN3729 | American Basketball Clinics and English Language Programs [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Amman recently concluded its first Youth Enrichment Program. Under the auspices of this R initiative, PA Amman hosted two basketball and English-language camps in August for more than 200 underprivileged Jordanian boys and girls from several different regions of the country. [...] | 2007-09-05 12:31:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL JO |
07AMMAN3731 | JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR VALI YALDA BIBO [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit to Jordan of Embassy Baghdad Economic Section employee Vali Yalda Bibo from September 12 - 23, 2007. All visitors to Jordan should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 8. 2. ( [...] | 2007-09-05 13:37:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA APER IZ JO |
07AMMAN3732 | SHAKR AL-ABSI'S DEATH BARELY NOTED IN JORDAN [...] (SBU) The reported death of Fatah Al-Islam (FAI) leader and Jordanian national Shakr al-Absi in the fighting at Nahr al-Barid camp in Lebanon (ref A) has prompted a limited degree of media attention in Jordan, but with the focus on familial reaction rather than any political implications. 2 [...] | 2007-09-05 14:11:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL JO |
07AMMAN3752 | A/S SAUERBREY CONGRATULATES GOJ ON PROVIDING [...] (U) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary Ellen Sauerbrey congratulated the GOJ for its recent decision to expand enrollment of Iraqi schoolchildren, and focused local and international media attention on the broader needs of Iraqi refugees in the region during her August 26-29 visit. Her announceme [...] | 2007-09-09 05:35:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF KPAL IZ JO |
07AMMAN3755 | UNABLE TO OBTAIN ITS WHEAT NEEDS FROM SYRIA, JORDAN [...] (SBU) The Government of Jordan, represented by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT),signed an agreement with the Syrian government on September 5 to purchase 50,000 tons of Syrian wheat. This purchase is part of an ambitious January 2007 agreement between the two countries for GOJ purcha [...] | 2007-09-09 14:50:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD PREL JO SY |
07AMMAN3762 | FOLLOW-UP ON INVITATION TO THE LUNCHEON ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-10 13:25:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA JO |
07AMMAN3767 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Inspector General Howard J. Krongard to Jordan from September 17 - 19, 2007, as requested reftel. Travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Control officer for this visit is Man [...] | 2007-09-11 07:51:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT ASEC ASIG OTRA JO |
07AMMAN3770 | JORDAN'S EXPANDING MOBILE TELEPHONY SERVICES PROVIDE [...] (U) Summary: In a country with just 5.6 million people, Jordan has over 4 million mobile phone subscribers. Four companies provide mobile service - 3 GSM providers and 1 push-to-talk/iDEN provider. The two largest providers just underwent large rebranding efforts (from "Fastlink" to "Zain" and [...] | 2007-09-11 08:34:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS EINV JO |
07AMMAN3772 | JORDAN ASSIGNS MCC POINT OF CONTACT, REASSIGNS [...] Over the course of August, Prime Minister Marouf al-Bakhit issued a series of decisions restructuring GOJ management of MCC issues. All responsibilities previously delegated to the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MoPIC) have been transferred to the Prime Ministry, includin [...] | 2007-09-11 14:46:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV ECON JO MCC |
07AMMAN3787 | JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CBP LORIA AND DOHERTY [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Sean Doherty and Richard Loria of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, to Jordan, September 22-25, 2007, for the purpose of conducting C-TPAT validations. All visitors to Jordan should carefully review this message, e [...] | 2007-09-12 11:26:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA APER JO |
07AMMAN3796 | WELCOME CODEL BAUCUS [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of CODEL Baucus to Jordan from September 16-17, 2007, as requested in reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Control officer for this visit is Mark Wilson, Economic [...] | 2007-09-12 13:02:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN OTRA JO |
07AMMAN3797 | CREDIBLE MUSLIM VOICES IN JORDAN [...] (S) Per reftel, the Embassy has identified the persons listed in paragraph 2 as credible Muslim voices. While the persons identified in this message would not approve of all or even many U.S. foreign policies, they do share a general position that terrorism and violent extremism are contrary t [...] | 2007-09-12 14:43:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | KPAO KISL JO |
07AMMAN380 | MFA DELIVERS LAST RESPONSES TO LONG-PENDING [...] (C) The legal office of the Jordanian Foreign Ministry delivered to LEGATT January 28 the final outstanding tranche of documents responding to pending Department of Justice requests for judicial cooperation. 2. (C) LEGATT obtained custody of 15 binders of certified documents. The majorit [...] | 2007-01-29 13:10:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN PREL SNAR JO |
07AMMAN3806 | The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Balancing Development and [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) manages the city of Aqaba and its surrounding 26 kilometers of Jordanian coastline. Roughly 30 percent of this strategic and precious real estate is a protected marine habitat. During meetings regarding environmental issues in [...] | 2007-09-13 11:24:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ETRD EAID PGOV JO |
07AMMAN3811 | JORDAN'S PRINCE GHAZI STRIVES TO PROMOTE MODERATE [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on September 10, Prince Ghazi Bin Muhammad, Special Advisor to King Abdullah and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, stressed that the King is committed to supporting forces of moderate Islam. Jordan, he said, ac [...] | 2007-09-13 14:19:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PINR JO |
07AMMAN3812 | PRIVATIZATION IN JORDAN: MOVING TO PUBLIC-PRIVATE [...] (U) Summary: Having begun privatization of its significant assets in 1999, the Government of Jordan (GOJ) currently has projects underway in energy, grain storage, and water. The nature of these efforts has begun changing from privatization to "public-private partnerships (PPP)" due to a decli [...] | 2007-09-13 14:41:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EINV KPRV JO |
07AMMAN3813 | KING CALLS FOR LOWER FOOD PRICES DURING RAMADAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Food prices have been rising dramatically in Jordan in the run-up to Ramadan. Merchants and animal breeders are citing rising fuel and feed costs, but government officials question whether merchants are taking advantage of increased consumption during Ramadan to reap greater pro [...] | 2007-09-13 14:41:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON KISL SOCI JO |
07AMMAN3814 | UPDATE ON U.S.-JORDAN TRADE ISSUES [...] (U) This message contains action request for State, USDA, and USTR; please see paragraphs 5, 7, 10, and 15. 2. (U) Summary: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) seeks responses to several trade proposals under the rubric of the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement (FTA),as well as flexibility on a [...] | 2007-09-13 14:42:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAGR WTRO JO |
07AMMAN3815 | JORDAN ISSUES FIRST JAIL SENTENCE FOR SOFTWARE PIRACY [...] (U) Summary: Jordanian judge Nihad al-Hisban, a recipient of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) training, recently issued the first-ever jail sentence and a significant fine for software piracy in Jordan. This represents a tremendous step forward for prosecution of intellectual property [...] | 2007-09-13 14:55:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV JO |
07AMMAN3817 | JORDAN'S STONE AND MARBLE INDUSTRY: BETWEEN A ROCK [...] Summary: Exports to the U.S. from Jordan's stone and marble industry reached $1.3 million in 2006, representing one of the few Jordanian goods besides garments to enter the U.S. market, but still only a small fraction of the $1.4 billion in total Jordanian exports to the U.S. Although the co [...] | 2007-09-13 15:01:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EIND EAID JO |
07AMMAN3819 | Jordan Still Waiting for Iraqi Oil [...] (SBU) Jordan has been anticipating oil shipments from Iraq since August 2006, when an agreement was signed with the Iraqi government for Jordan to import an initial 8,000 barrels/day (approximately 1,370 tons/day) with an eventual target of 30,000 barrels/day. Reportedly the agreement set a sp [...] | 2007-09-13 15:42:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON EINV JO |
07AMMAN3822 | (SBU) REQUEST FOR HEBREW TEST FOR MIRIAM SCHWEDT [...] (U) Post requests a FSI Language Proficiency Hebrew Test be sent to Amman. 2. (SBU) Information on employee to be tested: Miriam Schwedt XXX-XX-4507 State Hebrew October 9 by DVC POL: Jack Doutrich 3. (U) Testing materials can be sent via Federal Express to: Embassy of the USA [...] | 2007-09-16 07:38:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AFSI APER |
07AMMAN3825 | ICAO DEMARCHE DELIVERED: JORDAN SUPPORTS SPLIT CURRENCY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-16 09:47:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ICAO JO |
07AMMAN3826 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR AMMAN ESTH HUB OFFICER MANU [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman requests approval for ESTH Hub Officer Manu Bhalla to visit Tel Aviv, Israel, September 23-26, 2007, to meet with ESTH Counselor Paul Rohrlich, tour MERC projects and have meetings regarding ESTH issues in Israel. 2. (U) Traveler requests Embassy assistance with hotel re [...] | 2007-09-16 10:29:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV OTRA IS |
07AMMAN386 | BURST OF PROGRESS AHEAD OF DEMINING MEETING [...] (C) Jordan cleared in 2006 nearly one-half of its minefields. However, the GOJ is concerned about conventional and terrorist threats from Syria, and may delay plans to remove mines along its northern border. Jordan will host the 2007 Meeting of States Parties to the demining treaty, at whic [...] | 2007-01-30 11:26:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MCAP JO |
07AMMAN3869 | JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/SLAC EMPLOYEE TANTAWI [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Stanford Linear Accelerator Center employee Sami Tantawi to Jordan, November 15 - 20, 2007, for the purpose of presenting a lecture at the 6th User Meeting for Sesame. All visitors to Jordan should carefully review t [...] | 2007-09-17 13:34:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG OTRA JO |
07AMMAN3870 | JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CDC EMPLOYEE HENRY WALKE [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of CDC employee Henry Walke to Amman, Jordan, September 22 - 28, 2007, for the purpose of teaching classes to Iraqi Ministry of Health staff in Amman. All visitors to Jordan should carefully review this message, especia [...] | 2007-09-17 13:56:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSCA OTRA JO |
07AMMAN3871 | IRAQIS IN JORDAN ENROLLING AT A MODERATE PACE; [...] (U) SUMMARY: Iraqi enrollment in Jordanian schools reached 21,000 as of September 15, with the GOJ agreeing to extend enrollment through September 30. No consensus has emerged to fully explain the low enrollment totals. UN agencies and NGOs are actively engaged in a last-ditch effort to cla [...] | 2007-09-17 15:52:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREF SOCI EAID IZ JO |
07AMMAN3876 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR HHS DR. SAMIR KHLEIF [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman requests country clearance for Dr. Samir Khleif, HHS National Cancer Institute's Chief of Cancer Vaccine Section (currently based in Amman),to visit Beirut, Lebanon from October 18 - 21, 2007, to participate in Naef K. Basile Cancer Institute (NKBCI) dedication activities a [...] | 2007-09-18 11:27:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV OTRA APER LE |
07AMMAN3877 | JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS EMPLOYEES LARSEN AND [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of USGS employees Matthew Larsen and Verne Schneider to Jordan, September 22 - 26, 2007, for the purpose of reviewing the USGS program in Jordan. All visitors to Jordan should carefully review this message, especially t [...] | 2007-09-18 12:10:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TPHY KSCA ECON OTRA SENV JO |
07AMMAN3880 | Jordan: Planning the S&T Joint Commission Meeting [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 9. 2. (U) Background and summary: The U.S.-Jordan S&T Agreement entered into force on June 12, 2007 (reftel). The Government of Jordan (GOJ) is keen to hold the first Joint Commission Meeting (JCM). Dr. Walid Al-Turk, Secretary General of [...] | 2007-09-18 14:19:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL SENV TBIO TPHY ETRD KTIA JO |
07AMMAN3881 | MENA OECD STEERING GROUP MEETS IN AMMAN TO PLAN FOR [...] (SBU) The Steering Group of the MENA OECD Investment Program met in Amman, Jordan on September 5 to review progress and prepare for its ministerial meeting. The Egyptian Prime Minister will open the November 28 Ministerial and its Investment Minister will chair the meeting. The initiative, n [...] | 2007-09-18 14:19:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV XF |
07AMMAN3889 | JORDANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO ATTEND AHLC [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-19 11:30:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID KPAL KWBG XF EUN |
07AMMAN3902 | ENCOURGING JORDANIAN PARTICIPATION IN COUNCIL OF [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-20 10:44:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA PGOV JO |
07AMMAN3903 | JORDANIAN MORAL SUPPORT FOR SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR [...] (C) PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to the Director of the Foreign Minister's Office, Thamer Al-Adwan, on Steptember 18. Adwan noted that the GOJ supports the Tribunal, but because of regional sensitivities, is taking a wait and see attitude and wants its support to be as "neutral" as poss [...] | 2007-09-20 10:46:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC LE PTER JO |
07AMMAN3905 | JORDAN AGREES ON NEED FOR ACCOUNTABILITY IN WIPO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-20 11:35:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON AORC WIPO JO |
07AMMAN3907 | IRAQI ENROLLMENT IN JORDANIAN SCHOOLS [...] (SBU) In response to lower-than-expected enrollment of Iraqis and anecdotal reports of stumbling blocks to Iraqi registration in Jordanian public schools (ref A),UNCHR and UNICEF convened a standing-room only meeting of NGOs and donors on September 18 to identify outstanding obstacles to Iraq [...] | 2007-09-20 14:24:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF SOCI EAID IZ JO |
07AMMAN3909 | Jordan's Economic Zones Aim to Attract Investment and [...] Summary: Jordan has taken an approach of developing geographically delineated, policy-favored commercial zones to attract investment and promote economic development. In addition to industrial estates and free zones, King Abdullah recently announced the launch of a fourth economic developmen [...] | 2007-09-23 04:51:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PGOV JO |
07AMMAN3910 | JORDAN'S GROWING DATE PALM INDUSTRY INCREASES REVENUES AND [...] (U) Since the mid-1990's, Jordan's Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) has encouraged Jordan Valley farmers to substitute conventional farming crops and methods with new cash crops that use water more efficiently, are environmentally friendly, and reap greater profits. This policy has paid off with [...] | 2007-09-23 04:53:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD SENV JO |
07AMMAN3917 | JORDAN APPEARS OPEN TO BACKING U.S. UNCAT NOMINEE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-23 12:34:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNHRC JO |
07AMMAN3949 | American Foreign Policy Scholar Walter Russell Mead [...] SUMMARY: During a two-day speaker's program September 3-4, Council on Foreign Relations scholar Walter Russell Mead adroitly discussed many U.S. foreign policy issues, and disabused his influential audiences of several misperceptions they held concerning the motives and processes behind the f [...] | 2007-09-25 13:54:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO SCUL JO |
07AMMAN3989 | MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD SAYS IT WILL TAKE PART IN [...] (C) The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in Jordan announced on September 25 that its political wing, the Islamic Action Front (IAF),will take part in parliamentary elections scheduled to be held on November 20. Yesterday's announcement followed months of IAF threats to boycott the parliamentary poll [...] | 2007-09-26 14:59:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL JO |
07AMMAN3992 | Jordanian Labor Minister Continues to Focus on Improving [...] (U) This message contains an action request. See paras 6-7. 2. (SBU) Summary: In a September 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Labor Bassem Salem provided an update on labor issues, noting that despite some intermittent problems, dramatic improvements have been made, particularl [...] | 2007-09-27 08:34:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON PGOV JO |
07AMMAN4015 | FIRST UNSCR 1540 OUTREACH IN ARAB REGION PROMOTES [...] (U) Summary. The Regional Seminar, "Implementing United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) for Arab States," took place on 4-5 September 2007 in Amman, Jordan. Jordan hosted the workshop jointly with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UN ODA) in close cooperation w [...] | 2007-09-27 13:36:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP EU OSCE ARF |
07AMMAN4019 | JIPTC RETURNED TO GOJ, WILL CONTINUE AS JIPTC [...] (C) The Ambassador and Jordan's Public Security Directorate Chief took part in a ceremony returning control of the Jordan International Police Training Center to the GOJ. The PSD Chief said that JIPTC would continue its mission as an international police training center, and that Jordan was i [...] | 2007-09-27 14:13:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR MASS KPAL JO IZ |
07AMMAN4037 | JORDAN TO JOIN NEGOTIATIONS ON ANTI-COUNTERFEITING TRADE [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Minister of Industry and Trade Salem Al-Khazaleh informed the Embassy, through a letter dated September 24 (text below),of Jordan's general support for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). NOTE: A copy of the letter was also faxed to USTR/Rachel Bae. [...] | 2007-09-30 13:11:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV JO |
07AMMAN4038 | Jordan's Textiles and Apparel Production: Still Competitive [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to Ref D, Post provides below updated statistics and information on the textile and apparel industry in Jordan. Jordan's exports of textile and apparel slightly decreased during the first half of 2007 to USD 568 million, with over 90% going to the U.S. market. The [...] | 2007-09-30 13:47:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KTEX JO |
07AMMAN4043 | JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMEMBASSY CAIRO AGRICULTURAL [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Agricultural Minister Counselor Peter Kurz to Jordan, October 08-11, 2007, for a supervisory visit. All visitors to Jordan should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. [...] | 2007-10-01 10:01:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR OTRA JO |
07AMMAN4045 | JORDANIAN COMMENTS ON RAPE AS POLICY RESOLUTION [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to the Foreign Ministry's International Organizations Chief Ayman al-Aamiry and his deputy Hussam al-Husseini on September 27. Aamiry predicted the resolution would garner wide backing, though neither made an explicit commitment to support it. Both noted [...] | 2007-10-01 10:57:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI JO |
07AMMAN4056 | GOJ OFFERS PRELIMINARY SUPPORT FOR PALESTINIAN [...] (S) The Ambassador and U.S. Security Coordinator Lt. General Dayton met with the General Intelligence Directorate (GID) chief Mohammad Dahabi October 1 to discuss plans for training 700 Palestinian National Security Forces in Jordan, scheduled to begin in late January 2008. Dahabi made it cle [...] | 2007-10-02 11:19:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL SNAR KPAL JO |
07AMMAN4060 | STRIKES IN JORDAN'S QIZ FACTORIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Workers, predominately Bangladeshi, have gone on strike at two factories in Jordan's Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs). The Ministry of Labor (MOL) has been monitoring situations at both factories and facilitating negotiations with management. Following receipt of informatio [...] | 2007-10-02 15:37:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON PGOV JO |
07AMMAN4072 | DELTA AIR LINES ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR DIRECT FLIGHTS TO AMMAN [...] (U) Summary: Delta Air Lines recently announced it plans to operate direct service between Amman's Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) and New York's John F. Kennedy (JFK) Airport beginning June 2008. This will be the only non-stop service to the United States operated by a U.S. carrier. [...] | 2007-10-03 10:51:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EINV KPRV JO |
07AMMAN4074 | GULF TRAVELERS CONTRIBUTE TO A SUCCESSFUL SUMMER TOURISM [...] (U) Summary: As of the end of August 2007, the number of Gulf state-based tourists visiting Jordan had increased 3.4% compared to the same 8-month period in 2006. Gulf tourists visit Jordan primarily in the summer for the relatively temperate weather, family entertainment, and common culture. [...] | 2007-10-03 11:59:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EIND JO |
07AMMAN4075 | DAMAN Pre-inspection Program Terminated; Jordan Institutes [...] (U) Director General of the Jordan Institution for Standards and Metrology (JISM) Dr. Yaseen Khayaat confirmed to EconOffs September 30 that the long-running DAMAN pre-inspection program expired on schedule on September 1, 2007 (reftel). Khayaat added that with the end of the program, Bureau [...] | 2007-10-03 11:59:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD JO |
07AMMAN4094 | TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF SEVEN IRAQI [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-04 13:58:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PTER KFTN PREL JO |
07AMMAN4102 | JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CDC EMPLOYEE OLEG BILUKHA [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of CDC employee Oleg Bilukha to Amman, Jordan, October 28 - November 05, 2007, for the purpose of facilitating a coordination meeting on the pilot project of injury surveillance in Iraq. 2. (SBU) Control officer for t [...] | 2007-10-04 14:21:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSCA OTRA TBIO JO |
07AMMAN4109 | JORDANIAN FM SEEKS DEPARTMENT "STATEMENT OF [...] (C) Jordanian Foreign Minister Abdelelah al-Khatib on October 4 formally requested that the Ambassador convey the GOJ's desire that the USG file a "Statement of Interest" to the relevant U.S. court in response to Ahmad Chalabi's appeal of the August 2007 dismissal of his lawsuit against Jordan. [...] | 2007-10-08 10:33:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ JO |
07AMMAN4111 | MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD FISSURES SHOW AS ELECTION NEARS [...] (S) As Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood (MB) names its candidates for its party (the Islamic Action Front - IAF) for November parliamentary elections, rifts between hawks and doves in the movement emerged in the media, with the doves appearing to be gaining the upper hand. A moderate-laden party [...] | 2007-10-08 13:17:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PGOV KISL KDEM JO |
07AMMAN4112 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR HHS DR. SAMIR KHLEIF [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman requests approval for Dr. Samir Khleif, HHS National Cancer Institute's Chief of Cancer Vaccine Section (currently based in Amman),to visit Dubai, UAE, October 28-30, 2007, to participate in the Knowledge Conference to launch the first project of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al- [...] | 2007-10-08 14:06:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV OTRA APER TC |
07AMMAN4129 | JORDAN: DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Since the development of our initial democratic reform strategy for Jordan (REF A),the GOJ has made progress on a wide variety of the goals set out. Post made substantial contributions to democratic reforms in Jordan through focused, well-funded programming efforts, advocacy w [...] | 2007-10-09 13:53:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | JO KDEM PGOV PREL |
07AMMAN4158 | FORMER MP ABBADI SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS FOR [...] (U) On October 9, Jordan's State Security Court sentenced former MP Ahmed Oweidi Al-Abbadi to a two-year prison sentence and a fine of 30 JD (USD 42) for undermining the country's reputation. Abbadi has been in custody for five months, since his publication (purportedly; see paragraph 3) of a [...] | 2007-10-10 13:50:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM JO |
07AMMAN4166 | STRIKES OF BENGALI WORKERS CONTINUE IN JORDAN'S [...] (SBU) Representatives from Jordan's Ministry of Labor (MOL) and the Bangladeshi Embassy in Jordan tried to facilitate October 8 negotiations between management at the Cotton Craft factory in al-Tajamouat Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ) and Bengali workers who have been on strike since mid-Se [...] | 2007-10-11 09:32:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON PGOV JO |
07AMMAN4174 | Jordan Continues to Strengthen Avian Influenza [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman's Avian Influenza (AI) Task Force met October 9 with representatives from the Government of Jordan (GoJ) to share information on avian flu preparedness. The meeting focused on: tracking the progress of avian flu; surveillance and detection training; and preparedn [...] | 2007-10-11 13:56:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU XF JO |
07AMMAN4190 | RESTAURANT INDUSTRY GROWING IN JORDAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Revenues from Jordan's restaurant industry have grown 42 percent since 2006, and the total number of restaurants has increased by 18 percent. The restaurant sector currently employs about 11,000 people in Jordan, and government officials and restaurant owners believe the industr [...] | 2007-10-16 11:36:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EIND JO |
07AMMAN4199 | PROPOSED G11 OBJECTIVES FROM JORDAN FOR SUMMIT OF G8-G11 [...] (SBU) The Government of Jordan (GOJ) provided the Ambassador the following list of its four key objectives for the summit to be held in Berlin on November 14, 2007 between King Abdullah, as the President of the G11 Lower-Middle Income Countries, and Chancellor Angela Merkel, as the G8 Presiden [...] | 2007-10-16 14:05:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EFIN JO |
07AMMAN4202 | JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE AND SNL EMPLOYEES COLLINS, [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of National Nuclear Security Administration of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation employee Jimmie Collins, and Sandia National Laboratories employees Amir Mohagheghi, and Ruth Duggan to Jordan, November 2 - 13, 2007, for t [...] | 2007-10-17 06:44:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA JO |
07AMMAN4203 | JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LAWRENCE BERKLEY NATIONAL [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory staff scientist Zahid Hussain to Jordan, November 15 - 20, 2007, for the purpose of chairing the 6th Sesame Beamlines Committee. All visitors to Jordan should carefully review th [...] | 2007-10-17 06:56:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG AORC ASEC KSCA OTRA TRGY JO |
07AMMAN4205 | JORDAN APPRECIATES U.S. POSITION ON DEBT BUYBACK; [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered on October 16 ref C demarche on the U.S. decision to support Jordan's debt buyback proposal in the Paris Club to Bassem Awadallah, the King's Office Director, by phone (Awadallah was in Paris). Awadallah responded that the GOJ was appreciative of U.S. support and fu [...] | 2007-10-17 09:14:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL JO |
07AMMAN4207 | REMITTANCES EQUAL ONE-FIFTH OF JORDAN'S GDP [...] (U) Summary: An estimated 260,000 Jordanians currently work abroad, many in information technology (IT) in the Gulf due to more opportunities and higher salaries. In 2006, remittances totaled $2.54 billion, equaling 19.6% of Jordan's gross domestic product, more than any single industry, and a [...] | 2007-10-17 11:01:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SOCI JO |
07AMMAN4217 | OVER 40 TRUCKS OF IRAQI OIL HAVE ARRIVED AT [...] (SBU) During October 17 meetings with Econoff, senior officials at the Jordanian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) confirmed that 40 trucks carrying approximately 1,200 metric tons of Iraqi crude oil had reached the Jordan Petroleum Refinery Company (JPRC) in Zarka as of Septemb [...] | 2007-10-17 14:51:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PGOV JO IZ |
07AMMAN4226 | JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SNL EMPLOYEES HORAK, HAYCRAFT, [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Sandia National Laboratories employees Karl Horak, Debbie Haycraft, and Gaurav Rajen to Jordan, November 1 - 10, 2007, for the purpose of hosting a Web Access for Civil Society Initiatives meeting at the Cooperative M [...] | 2007-10-18 10:06:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP JO |
07AMMAN4227 | Israeli Embassy, Japanese, and Jordanian views on Peace [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following Israeli President Peres' late September briefing of Ambassadors Jones and Hale and subsequent request for the U.S. to encourage Jordanian progress on implementing elements of the Peace Valley Project, Post has engaged Government of Jordan (GOJ) officials, representativ [...] | 2007-10-18 10:06:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN ETRD PREL SENV KWBG JO IS |
07AMMAN4235 | Strong Jordanian Interest in Attending WIREC 2008 [...] Post highly recommends that Jordan be invited to join the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC) scheduled for March 2008. The Government of Jordan (GOJ) has expressed strong interest in attending the WIREC, as renewable energy is key to its national energy strategy, and [...] | 2007-10-18 12:58:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ECON EINV SOCI JO |
07AMMAN4274 | Construction Underway for Al-Mushatta Qualifying Industrial [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The newly established Al-Mushatta Industrial City, a designated Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ) on the outskirts of Amman, aims to be the first "green" QIZ in Jordan. Al-Mushatta has partnered with an environmental services organization to screen prospective investors in the [...] | 2007-10-21 11:01:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ETRD EAID PGOV JO |
07AMMAN4277 | PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN JORDAN: A PRIMER [...] (U) Summary. Preparations are well underway for November 20 elections in Jordan, in which voters will select members of the lower house (Chamber of Deputies). These elections are the second to take place under a reformed election law from 2001. 110 seats are at stake, among them six seats s [...] | 2007-10-21 15:03:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | JO PGOV KDEM |
07AMMAN4278 | Iraqi Jordanian Transport Company Claims Lack of Security [...] (SBU) Summary: Director General of the Iraqi Jordanian Land Transportation Company (IJLTC) Ghassan Farkouh confirmed that as of October 18, 40 of 166 trucks of Iraqi oil had reached Jordan's sole refinery in Zarka, and another 23 were about to cross the border (reftels). The whereabouts of t [...] | 2007-10-21 15:11:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ETRD JO IZ |
07AMMAN4294 | JORDAN: PARTIAL SOLUTION EMERGING FOR ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: On October 19, Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit issued a long-awaited statement on the ability of civil society organizations to monitor the upcoming November 20 election. While Bakhit effectively annulled earlier vague Interior Ministry prohibitions, by announcing that some form of [...] | 2007-10-22 14:58:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | JO KDEM PGOV |
07AMMAN4320 | JORDAN: WHY VOTE? [...] (C) Summary. Contacts across the political spectrum are showing apathy towards the November 20 parliamentary elections in Jordan. Reasons include: mistrust of the government following claims of improprieties during July's municipal elections, a perception that the parliament has no power t [...] | 2007-10-24 14:09:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | JO KDEM PGOV |
07AMMAN4324 | NOMINATION FROM EMBASSY AMMAN FOR THE 2008 SECRETARY'S [...] (U) Embassy Amman is pleased to nominate Jordanian attorney Reem Abu Hassan for the Secretary of State's 2008 Award for International Women of Courage. Ms. Abu Hassan has used her legal expertise to champion equal rights and legal protection for Jordanian and Arab women as well as children, [...] | 2007-10-25 04:05:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KWMN KPAO PHUM JO |
07AMMAN4325 | Jordanian Media Accused of Publication Offenses [...] (U) Summary: Two newspaper editors accused of publication offenses were recently questioned by Jordanian prosecutors. If indicted, they would be the first such cases since the amendment of the main press law passed by parliament in the spring which eliminated some categories of forbidden subj [...] | 2007-10-25 04:05:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | JO KPAO KMDR PGOV |
07AMMAN4328 | JORDAN: MCC INDICATOR SCORECARDS DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Reftel points were delivered to Nasser Shraideh, Secretary General at the Ministry of Planning, on October 23 SIPDIS by visiting MCC Director of Threshold Programs Maria Longi, accompanied by DCM and USAID officers. MCC representative Longi explained the rationale of the scorecards, [...] | 2007-10-25 06:20:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | JO EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC |
07AMMAN4338 | DESPITE INCREASED REVENUES, SECOND BUDGET SUPPLEMENT NEEDED [...] (U) Summary: Jordan's 2007 budget and initial supplementary annex estimated USD 5.6 billion in total revenues, including foreign grants, and USD 6.1 billion in expenditures. While the GOJ's revenue projections are on-track, skyrocketing fuel subsidy costs have necessitated an additional USD 7 [...] | 2007-10-25 11:59:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID ECON ENRG PGOV JO |
07AMMAN4339 | UN INDEPENDENT AUDIT ADVISORY COMMITTEE ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-25 12:17:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC UNGA JO |
07AMMAN434 | GOJ COMMITED TO RESOLVING LABOR PROBLEM; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: GoJ officials continue to pledge their commitment to resolving labor issues in Jordan. In response to Ambassador's warnings that congressional and U.S. investor concern is deepening, the labor minister highlighted positive steps taken to date and plans for the coming months, pa [...] | 2007-02-01 10:15:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ETRD GTIP KTEX BG JO |
07AMMAN4369 | KING ABDULLAH DISCUSSES IRAQ AND REGIONAL ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: King Abdullah said October 28 that Jordan sought strategic consultations and close coordination with the USG in the effort to help to restore stability to Iraq. He told visiting Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker that Jordan would continue to work with PM Maliki and planned to send [...] | 2007-10-29 16:17:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL PGOV JO IZ |
07AMMAN4377 | DEMARCHING JORDAN ON ARAB DONOR'S CONFERENCE ON [...] (SBU) On October 28, PolCouns conveyed reftel points to Thamer al-Adwan, Director of the Foreign Minister's Private Office, noting U.S. support for greater Arab engagement on the Darfur issue, and urging that such contributions be in support of existing international efforts. Adwan said that [...] | 2007-10-30 09:18:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO SU AL JO |
07AMMAN4378 | Jordan Completes First Privatization Deal in its Energy [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 17, the Government of Jordan (GOJ) finalized the privatization sale of the Central Electric Generating Company (CEGCO) - the first in Jordan's energy sector as part of a privatization program underway since 1996 (ref A). No immediate lay-offs of CEGCO's 1,600 employe [...] | 2007-10-30 09:49:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON EINV KPRV JO |
07AMMAN4379 | FY08 PRIORITIES AND WORK-ITEMS FOR AMMAN ESTH HUB [...] The Amman ESTH Hub for the NEA Bureau was established in 1997. The current incumbent (Manu Bhalla) is the fourth Hub officer. He is supported by regional environmental specialist Rana Safadi, who has served with the Hub for eight years. Key Priorities and Work Items ----------------------- [...] | 2007-10-30 09:49:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO ETRD EAID PGOV JO |
07AMMAN438 | SCENESETTER FOR APHSCT FRANCES TOWNSEND'S VISIT TO [...] ( C ) The Jordanian government and Embassy Amman are looking forward to your visit February 3-5. Jordan is a key partner on counterterrorism and other top U.S. priorities. King Abdullah views U.S. success in Iraq as essential to his own success; he also shares our concerns on Iran and is look [...] | 2007-02-01 10:53:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PTER PREL JO |
07AMMAN4380 | DEMARCHE ON UNGA RESOLUTION ON CUBA EMBARGO: [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-30 12:16:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETRD PHUM UNGA UN CU JO |
07AMMAN4392 | JORDANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER WELCOMES ISTANBUL SIDE [...] (C) Thamer Adwan, Director of Foreign Minister Khatib's private office, reported on October 30 that the FM (currently in China with King Abdullah) welcomes the opportunity to participate in the proposed Istanbul side meeting on Lebanon (reftel). 2. (U) Adwan noted that Khatib's schedule in [...] | 2007-10-30 14:50:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | LE PGOV PREL PTER SY |
07AMMAN4393 | JORDANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER WELCOMES ISTANBUL SIDE [...] (C) Thamer Adwan, Director of Foreign Minister Khatib's private office, reported on October 30 that the FM (currently in China with King Abdullah) welcomes the opportunity to participate in the proposed Istanbul side meeting on Lebanon (reftel). 2. (U) Adwan noted that Khatib's schedule in [...] | 2007-10-30 15:41:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | LE PGOV PREL PTER SY JO |
07AMMAN4395 | JORDANIAN COMMENTS ON REVISED RAPE AS POLICY [...] (C) Poloff delivered demarche (Ref A) to the Foreign Ministry's International Organizations Deputy Director, Hussam al-Husseini, on October 30. Husseini said he had yet to be briefed on the initial intra-GOJ consultations on the original text, but would follow up with his colleagues and consu [...] | 2007-10-31 08:52:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA JO |
07AMMAN4409 | King Abdullah Publicly Declares His Optimism About [...] Summary: Jordan's King Abdullah has publicly expressed his full support and hope about the Annapolis conference on three different occasions recently. The first came following his October 18 meeting with the Secretary in London, followed by statements he made October 28 in Bahrain and October [...] | 2007-11-01 07:40:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | JO KPAO KMDR PREL |
07AMMAN4426 | ROYAL JORDANIAN IPO ON SCHEDULE FOR DECEMBER [...] (U) Summary: Royal Jordanian (RJ) Airlines president Samer Majali said that RJ's initial public offering is on schedule for completion in 2007. Majali expects that 60 percent of shares will be Jordanian-owned. RJ selected the GEnx engine for its previously-ordered Boeing 787s due in 2010. RJ [...] | 2007-11-01 11:54:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EINV KPRV JO |
07AMMAN4429 | JORDAN WILL NOT ATTEND NOVEMBER 5-7 BOYCOTT MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-01 11:59:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KBCT PREL AL IS JO |
07AMMAN4430 | FROM THE TRIBES TO THE STREET: THE ANATOMY OF A [...] (C) Summary: Jordan's campaign season is in full swing. Many candidates start their campaigns on the tribal level, where they compete for endorsements and the support of a unified tribe. Not all receive a unanimous verdict, but most can count on some form of tribal base. Campaign teams (both [...] | 2007-11-01 12:03:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | JO PGOV KDEM |
07AMMAN4439 | EMBASSY WELCOMES VISIT OF MG STONE TO DISCUSS [...] (C) Embassy Amman welcomes the upcoming visit to Jordan of Multi-national Force Iraq (MNF-I) Deputy Commanding General for Detainee Operations MG Stone (ref A). Post strongly supports MNF-I's efforts to rehabilitate young Iraqis detained for insurgent activities. 2. (C) As noted ref B and [...] | 2007-11-01 15:40:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PHUM PINS PREF PREL SMIG IZ JO |
07AMMAN4441 | JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Los Alamos National Laboratory employee Daniel Whalen to Jordan, November 1, 2007 - April 24, 2008, to undertake a TDY assignment to the Cooperative Monitoring Center-Amman. All visitors to Jordan should carefully re [...] | 2007-11-01 16:08:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP FARM OTRA JO |
07AMMAN4442 | First Lady's Visit to Jordan Gives Boost to [...] Summary: First Lady Laura Bush's October 25-26 visit to Jordan generated tremendous goodwill among Jordanian officials and garnered extensive, positive coverage in the local and regional media. Her meeting with King Abdullah and her visit to the King Hussein Cancer Center to promote the Breas [...] | 2007-11-01 16:10:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | JO KPAO KMDR PREL |
07AMMAN4444 | DESPITE CONCERNS, SENIOR OFFICIALS TELL AMBASSADOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a series of meetings with senior Jordanian government officials on October 28, Ambassador Crocker noted that the surge had been successful, stressed that opportunities remain to constrain Iran, and emphasized the importance and potential impact of an Arab diplomatic presence [...] | 2007-11-01 18:13:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | IZ JO PGOV PREL |
07AMMAN445 | KING AND FM ON DISPLACED IRAQIS: A NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: King Abdullah and FM Khatib spoke recently of the movements of displaced Iraqis as a national security concern. If the USG seeks GOJ cooperation in addressing the issue of displaced Iraqis, we should factor in Jordanian sensitivity toward refugee flows, and be careful not to har [...] | 2007-02-01 13:46:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PREF CVIS IZ JO |
07AMMAN4453 | UNHCR AND NGOS OUTLINE ADMISSIONS AND ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a two-day visit to Amman, Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugee Issues Ambassador James Foley, accompanied by DHS Senior Advisor for Iraqi Refugees Lori Scialabba, discussed admission and assistance priorities with senior United Nations refugee officials, NGOs, and Jordania [...] | 2007-11-04 10:13:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PGOV SOCI EAID IZ JO |
07AMMAN446 | GOJ VIEWS ON NATO COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: A mid-level MFA official said the GoJ was "positive" on the concept of a NATO security cooperation center, but Jordan will "let the concept evolve." The GoJ continues to view NATO financing as essential. The GoJ welcomes NATO's offer to establish a Partnership for Peace Trust [...] | 2007-02-01 14:44:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR JO |
07AMMAN4463 | JORDANIAN NATIONALS FROM GTMO TRANSFERRED TO GOJ [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-04 14:47:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL PHUM PTER KAWC JO |
07AMMAN4464 | JORDAN RESPONSE TO FATF STATEMENT ON IRAN AND U.S. [...] (C) EconCouns discussed the mid-October Financial Action Task Force (FATF) statement on deficiencies in Iran's anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing regime and also delivered ref B demarche on U.S. domestic designation of Iranian entities and individuals to Acting Ministry of [...] | 2007-11-04 14:52:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN PARM KNNP IR JO |
07AMMAN447 | FOREIGN MINSTER SAYS GOJ IS WORKING TO RELEASE [...] (C) Recent public statements imply that the GoJ is ready and willing to receive Jordanian detainees from Guantanamo, but privately GOJ officials insist they need more information from the USG. According to press reports on January 31, Foreign Minister Khatib told two members of parliament that [...] | 2007-02-01 15:02:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JO |
07AMMAN4477 | JORDAN WILL ATTEND INTERPOL GENERAL ASSEMBLY, [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-06 14:40:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER IR JO |
07AMMAN448 | ALLEGATIONS THAT GOJ TORTURES, AND RUNS SECRET [...] (C) SUMMARY: UN RAPPORTEUR MANFRED NOWAK AGAIN PUBLICLY ACCUSED THE GOJ OF TORTURING. HIS REPORT MAY ALSO INCLUDE CHARGES THAT THE GOJ COLLABORATES WITH THE USG IN RUNNING SECRET PRISONS. MEANWHILE, A MAN ON TRIAL FOR PLOTTING TO SIPDIS KILL AMERICANS ACCUSED JORDAN,S INTELLIGENCE SERVICE [...] | 2007-02-02 11:16:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV UN JO |
07AMMAN4499 | JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HOWARD PASSELL AND JESSE ROACH [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Sandia National Laboratories employees Howard Passell and Jesse Roach to Jordan, November 09 - 24, 2007 for the purpose of holding a workshop with Iraqi engineers and hydrologists on the use of system dynamics modelin [...] | 2007-11-07 14:53:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP JO |
07AMMAN4525 | BLUE LANTERN PRE LICENSE CHECK CASE 05-050070921 [...] (SBU) EconOff met with Suleiman Aqarbeh, Security Director at the Le Royal Hotel Amman, on November 8. At the site visit, Aqarbeh verified his hotel's order for one Fido XT Handheld Explosives Detector plus Starter Kit, with a license value of USD 24,012. Aqarbeh confirmed that he placed the o [...] | 2007-11-12 05:06:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC JO |
07AMMAN4545 | NO CLEAR EVIDENCE OF THE GROWTH OF RESOURCE [...] (SBU) Jordan, unlike its southern and eastern neighbors, is virtually devoid of natural resources. Reports of probable oil reserves have not been proven, and the GOJ is hopeful that eventual development and exploitation of shale deposits will help to alleviate its dependence on imported fuel [...] | 2007-11-13 08:38:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET PGOV JO |
07AMMAN4547 | JORDANIAN ELECTIONS: WOMEN CAMPAIGN HARD FOR [...] (C) Summary. In the November 20 parliamentary elections, voters will select the six seats (out of 110) in Jordan's lower house that are reserved for women. Activists and the NGO community failed to secure six additional quota seats they petitioned for, and as a result competition is fierce [...] | 2007-11-13 10:46:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM JO |
07AMMAN4558 | JORDAN TO BACK RESOLUTION ON RAPE AS POLITICAL, [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-13 16:31:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA JO |
07AMMAN4559 | JORDAN ELECTIONS: ECONOMY THE MAIN ISSUE, BUT [...] (C) Summary. The economy seems to be the number one issue on the minds of voters and candidates in the thick of Jordan's campaign season. Despite real economic growth, rising prices and unemployment numbers show that popular perceptions of economic difficulties have some foundation. As a re [...] | 2007-11-13 16:34:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | JO ECON KDEM PGOV |
07AMMAN4561 | CAMPAIGN DIRTY TRICKS: VOTE BUYING, MUD SLINGING, [...] (C) Summary. Campaigning for the November 20 parliamentary elections is in full swing, with candidate tents springing up like mushrooms, posters and banners blanketing the traffic circles, and numerous newspaper editorials devoted to the big questions of representation, benefits of participa [...] | 2007-11-14 06:08:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | JO PGOV KDEM |
07AMMAN4567 | IRAQ/IRAN: IRAQI SHI'A CLERIC KHOE,I SAYS IRANIAN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Anti-Iranian Iraqi Shi'a cleric Jawad al-Khoe'i (strictly protect) described to Emboff his views on Iranian perceptions of Iraq and the U.S., the current situation in Iraq and Iran (where he has been studying for ten of the last twelve years),political developments, ongoing Ir [...] | 2007-11-14 12:44:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IZ IR JO |
07AMMAN4571 | CAMPAIGN DIRTY TRICKS: VOTE BUYING, MUD SLINGING, [...] (C) Summary. Campaigning for the November 20 parliamentary elections is in full swing, with candidate tents springing up like mushrooms, posters and banners blanketing the traffic circles, and numerous newspaper editorials devoted to the big questions of representation, benefits of participa [...] | 2007-11-14 13:02:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | JO PGOV KDEM |
07AMMAN4575 | DRAFT 2008 BUDGET EXPECTS HIGH INFLATION AND SLOWING GDP [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's 2008 budget now being prepared is expected to include raises for public sector employees and pensioners, and to exclude fuel subsidies, which have necessitated budget annexes in 2007. The draft budget assumes a slow-down in GDP growth to four percent in 2008 after three [...] | 2007-11-15 05:56:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID ECON ENRG PGOV JO |
07AMMAN4578 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) From 2005 through 2007, the Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has held a series of meetings with Iraqi officials to assist them in preparing for accession to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) (Ref A). The Technical Secretariat (TS) hosted the fourth and final me [...] | 2007-11-15 12:13:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW BWC IZ JO |
07AMMAN4584 | JORDAN ELECTIONS: PALESTINIANS AND THEIR [...] (C) Summary. Jordanians of Palestinian origin face difficult choices in the November 20 elections for Jordan's lower house of parliament. Candidates of Palestinian origin talk about unfairness in Jordan's electoral system and within Jordanian society, both of which lead to under-representati [...] | 2007-11-15 13:43:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | JO PGOV PREL |
07AMMAN4592 | JORDAN ELECTIONS: CHRISTIAN CANDIDATES CAMPAIGN [...] (C) Summary. With nine designated seats in Jordan's parliament, Christian candidates are competing for votes within their own communities and among Muslim voters as well. This causes many to run a broad campaign focused on a national agenda rather than local or Christian specific concerns. [...] | 2007-11-15 15:09:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | JO PGOV KDEM |
07AMMAN4599 | USPTO PROGRAM IN JORDAN BUILDS IPR AWARENESS AND NETWORKS [...] The United States Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO) Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA) conducted successful training on Law and Policy for Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Enforcement from November 5-8 in Jordan with the assistance of the Embassy and USAID. Over 100 representa [...] | 2007-11-18 09:56:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV JO IPR |
07AMMAN4604 | JORDAN'S RESPONSE TO FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE ON [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Jordanian Foreign Abdelelah al-Khatib November 18. The FM told Ambassador that the GOJ is moving to post an ambassador in Baghdad, and is currently drafting its agrement request for retired Jordanian Armed Forces General Zuhair Damour to be the next [...] | 2007-11-18 16:11:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ JO |
07AMMAN4612 | JORDAN ELECTIONS: ON ELECTION EVE, POLITICS IN AN [...] (C) Summary. In the stretch of slums and refugee camps that lies to the south and east of Amman, the campaign for Jordan's November 20 elections has a markedly different flavor than elsewhere in the country. Candidates here speak frankly about the issues that matter to their constituents: p [...] | 2007-11-19 11:00:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | JO PGOV KDEM ECON SENV KPAL |
07AMMAN4621 | JORDAN ELECTIONS: "STACKED" DISTRICTS CREATE [...] (C) Summary and Comment. Candidates and voters are gearing up for election day after a smooth campaign season. The alleged transfer of voter registrations from one district to another has emerged as a major issue in the campaign leading up to Jordan's parliamentary elections on November 20. [...] | 2007-11-19 13:27:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | JO KDEM PGOV |
07AMMAN4622 | JORDAN IN NEED OF GSM-102 PROGRAM OR OTHER EXPORT CREDIT [...] This message contains an action message for the U.S. Export-Import Bank, the Small Business Administration, and USDA. Please see paragraphs 3 and 6. 2. Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) Secretary General Montasser Oklah told EmbOffs and visiting representatives from the Foreign Agricu [...] | 2007-11-19 14:01:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON JO |
07AMMAN4623 | MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD ELECTION STRATEGY PUT TO THE [...] (C) Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood (MB) is fielding 22 candidates in the November 20 election for the 110-seat lower house of parliament under the banner of its political party, the Islamic Action Front (IAF),with the slogan, "Islam is the Solution." IAF successes or failures in the polls will [...] | 2007-11-19 14:16:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL KDEM JO |
07AMMAN4625 | JORDAN ELECTIONS: THE BIG PICTURE - A STEP FORWARD [...] (C) More than two million Jordanians have the chance to vote in the election for Jordan's next parliament on November 20 (refs F and G). As the campaign season ends and voting begins, Jordanian democracy has taken significant steps forward in terms of the role of women candidates and civil so [...] | 2007-11-19 17:06:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL KDEM JO |
07AMMAN4628 | U.S.-SPONSORED WORKSHOP HELPS TO ESTABLISH VISION AND SET [...] Summary: In a strong interagency showing, five USG agencies collaborated to hold a November 12-15 workshop for the Ministry of Environment's (MOE) one-year old enforcement corps of environmental Rangers. With over 50 participants on each of the three days, the workshop resulted in a draft str [...] | 2007-11-20 10:11:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD EAID PGOV JO |
07AMMAN4638 | JORDANIAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION INITIAL RESULTS: [...] (C) SUMMARY: Preliminary - but unofficial - election results released the day after Jordan's November 20 parliamentary election saw decisive victories for independent candidates, and a crushing defeat for candidates from the Muslim Brotherhood's party, the Islamic Action Front, which failed to [...] | 2007-11-21 11:41:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL KDEM JO |
07AMMAN4663 | ON ANNAPOLIS, FLEETING HOPE LEAVENS LOW [...] (C) Summary: As the Annapolis conference approaches, we have been pulsing our Jordanian contacts on their expectations for the event, speaking to a broad range of Palestinians and East Bankers. While few of our contacts evinced optimism about the meeting, neither complaints about its expecte [...] | 2007-11-21 16:20:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL JO IS |
07AMMAN4674 | BAKHIT RESIGNS, DAHABI FORMS NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (U) On November 22, Prime Minister Marouf Al-Bakhit submitted his resignation to King Abdullah, paving the way for a new government in the wake of parliamentary elections on November 20. On November 23, the King designated Nadir Al-Dahabi as the new Prime Minister. The new cabinet, listed b [...] | 2007-11-25 13:01:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | JO PGOV PREL |
07AMMAN4676 | JORDAN'S NEW FOREIGN MINISTER: SALAH BASHIR [...] (C) Summary. Jordan's new, young, U.S.-educated Foreign Minister, Salah Bashir, is one of Jordan's leading reformists, and therefore a controversial figure among traditionalists threatened by change. As a dynamic, reforming Justice Minister, Bashir suffered a backlash against his merit-based [...] | 2007-11-25 14:00:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR JO |
07AMMAN4678 | U.S. Remains Jordan's Top Trading Partner as Jordan Builds [...] Summary: Jordan's trade deficit increased 12.3 percent to JD 3.807 billion (USD 5.377 billion) during the first nine months of 2007. Although exports to the United States have slightly decreased in 2007, Jordan has increased imports of American goods by approximately 8.1%, yielding an overa [...] | 2007-11-25 14:03:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EAGR WTRO JO |
07AMMAN4692 | JORDAN'S NEW KAMIKAZE CABINET [...] (C) Summary. Jordan's new, technocratic cabinet is led by a Prime Minister with a track record of delivering on the King's economic reform agenda. His cabinet colleagues include some of Jordan's best-known reformists, among them four women. The poor showing of the King's main opposition, t [...] | 2007-11-26 16:50:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR JO |
07AMMAN4693 | BIOGRAPHIES FOR JORDAN'S NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (U) In the wake of November 20 parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit submitted his resignation to the King November 22, paving the way for a new government. On November 23, the King designated Nader Dahabi as the new Prime Minister, and the new cabinet was sworn in on November 25. [...] | 2007-11-26 17:00:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | JO PGOV PINR |
07AMMAN4712 | DEMARCHE ON U.S.-IRAQ BILATERAL RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-27 15:43:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL PGOV IZ JO |
07AMMAN4717 | WIMAX ROLLS OUT IN JORDAN WITH GOAL OF HIGHER BROADBAND [...] (U) Summary: Telecommunications companies Umniah and Batelco Jordan jointly launched Jordan's first WiMAX Internet service (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) on November 12. Service is now available in Amman and Aqaba, with plans to expand to two other cities. A second WiMAX eff [...] | 2007-11-28 09:43:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINT ECPS EINV TINT JO |
07AMMAN4732 | KING ABDULLAH UPDATES CODEL INOUYE ON SYRIAN [...] (S) CODEL Inouye accompanied by Ambassador met with King Abdullah on November 28 and discussed developments in Iraq, the Annapolis meeting and a potential opportunity to change Syrian behavior. End Summary. 2. (U) Senators Daniel Inouye and Ted Stevens, Ambassador, and Minority Staff Direc [...] | 2007-11-29 15:43:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL SY JO |
07AMMAN4733 | WHY JORDAN'S ISLAMISTS LOST GROUND IN [...] (C) Summary: The Muslim Brotherhood's Islamic Action Front (IAF) party suffered a crippling defeat in the November 20 parliamentary elections. As Jordan's political landscape realigns, the IAF is spinning its defeat several ways in the media. It is joined by the chattering classes, who have [...] | 2007-11-29 16:34:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | JO PGOV KDEM KISL |
07AMMAN4736 | Jordan Media Reaction to the Annapolis Meeting [...] "Annapolis: Before and After" Columnist Samih Ma'aitah in the independent, pro-business Arabic daily Al-Ghad commented November 29, "There is no need to fear that the Annapolis meeting will waste Arab and Palestinian rights. The meeting was not required to resolve the Palestinian issue but t [...] | 2007-11-29 16:40:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | JO KPAO KMDR |
07AMMAN4737 | JORDAN'S OLD NEW PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Summary: As Jordan's new parliament convenes, early indications are that experienced members will at least initially guide the large numbers of newcomers. Five members will return as key players in the new parliament, and the race for speaker is not quite a done deal, but previous speake [...] | 2007-11-29 17:02:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV JO |
07AMMAN4738 | IRAQIS IN JORDAN UPDATE - NOVEMBER 28 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Hale urged new Jordanian Prime Minister Nader Dahabi, Minister of Planning Suhair al-Ali, and Chief of Royal Court Bassem Awadallah to regularize the status of Iraqis in Jordan. The Ambassador attended an Iraqi Chaldean mass on November 25 and offered continued embassy [...] | 2007-11-29 17:49:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF SOCI IZ JO |
07AMMAN4762 | CODEL ROHRABACHER MEETS WITH JORDANIAN ROYAL COURT [...] (C) Summary. In November 29 meetings with Chief of the Royal Court Bassem Awadallah and NGOs who work with Iraqi refugees, Codel Rohrabacher heard about Jordan's struggle to cope with increased demands on its overburdened infrastructure. While describing Jordan's economic direction as posit [...] | 2007-12-03 12:15:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | JO PGOV KPAL SENV |
07AMMAN4764 | JORDANIANS ON ANNAPOLIS: WE WANT TO BELIEVE [...] (C) Jordanian reaction to Annapolis has been marked by the same mix of positive official comments and private cynicism and hope that was on display in the run-up to the conference (ref a). 2. (C) Public, official commentary has been positive, reflecting King Abdullah's strong public support [...] | 2007-12-03 15:05:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS JO |
07AMMAN4772 | KING RAISES THE BAR IN OPENING SPEECH TO PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Summary. King Abdullah opened the first session of Jordan's newly elected parliament on December 2. His top issue was the economy and the imperative to improve the standard of living, followed closely by political reform. On both issues, the King challenged legislators in both houses t [...] | 2007-12-04 15:09:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KISL JO KDEM |
07AMMAN4773 | View That Iraqis in Jordan Are Only a Burden on the Economy [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The prevailing view shared by the Jordanian public and government officials is that the Iraqi presence has further strained Jordan's already stretched budget, with a significant negative impact on the education and health systems, and an inflationary impact on prices. After rev [...] | 2007-12-05 06:01:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREF PGOV JO IZ |
07AMMAN4777 | Coordinated Programming for 60th Anniversary of [...] As mentioned in Reftel, Embassy Amman has begun planning several high-impact events to commemorate 60 years of U.S.-Jordanian diplomatic relations. (While actual U.S. diplomatic recognition came in January 1949, we intend to begin our celebratory events in the summer 2008.) Given Embassy Tel [...] | 2007-12-05 10:09:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | JO IS KPAO KMDR PREL |
07AMMAN4790 | JORDAN REQUESTS $1.9 BILLION IN ECONOMIC AND [...] In his first meeting with the Ambassador on November 27, new Prime Minister Nader Dahabi said that Jordan sought an immediate increase of ESF for fiscal years 2008 and 2009. Chief of the Royal Court Bassem Awadallah subsequently conveyed a more detailed funding proposal through letters dated [...] | 2007-12-05 16:48:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PREF JO |
07AMMAN4793 | CONGRESSWOMAN MCCOLLUM DISCUSSES IMPACT OF IRAQI REFUGEES [...] (SBU) Summary: During the November 24-27 visit to Jordan of Representative Betty McCollum (D-MN),Government of Jordan (GOJ) officials described the strain that approximately 500,000 Iraqis have been placing on the Jordanian infrastructure. All stressed that while Jordan has opened up public [...] | 2007-12-06 07:10:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID ECON PREL IZ JO |
07AMMAN4808 | JORDAN SUPPORTS IMMEDIATE LEBANESE PRESIDENTIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-06 13:04:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY JO |
07AMMAN4816 | STAFFDEL WELLS EXAMINES CONDITIONS OF IRAQIS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: During their five-day visit to Jordan, Staffdel Wells spoke with senior GOJ officials, refugee processing agencies, and NGOs in an effort to (1) better understanding the socioeconomic situation of Iraqi refugees in Jordan; (2) review refugee processing efforts and outcomes; and [...] | 2007-12-06 15:44:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV SOCI EAID JO IZ SY |
07AMMAN4820 | TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT APPLAUDS GOJ [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a December 5 visit to Jordan, Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt emphasized that Jordan's economic reform program made it possible for the U.S. to support the GOJ proposal to the Paris Club to buy back some of its debt. He encouraged continued reforms, especially eliminat [...] | 2007-12-09 11:57:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID JO IZ |
07AMMAN483 | GOJ OFFICIAL UPBEAT ON PRIVATIZATION, PESSIMISTIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Chairman of Jordan's Executive Privatization Commission (EPC),former Finance Minister Mohammed Abu Hammour, painted an optimistic view of the progress of privatization in Jordan. After a record year for privatization in 2006, 2007 should also register major progress, inclu [...] | 2007-02-04 11:30:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KPRV JO |
07AMMAN4862 | PERSONAL FINANCE IN JORDAN: SAVING LESS, BORROWING MORE [...] (U) Summary: On average, Jordanian households spend $1900 more than they earn annually, and pay for the gap with loans, real estate sales, and remittances. Consumer use of banks is high, more as a vehicle for debit and credit cards than for savings. Mortgages continue to grow in popularity a [...] | 2007-12-11 09:53:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV JO |
07AMMAN4884 | IRAQIS IN JORDAN UPDATE - DECEMBER 10 [...] (SBU) Summary: UNHCR signed a USD 11 million agreement with the Jordanian Ministry of Health to assist the GOJ in providing primary care services to Iraqis at equivalent costs to non-insured Jordanians. UNHCR hopes that increased Iraqi usage of Jordanian primary care facilities will allow the [...] | 2007-12-11 16:37:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF SOCI IZ JO |
07AMMAN4885 | CAN NATIONALISM FILL JORDAN'S POLITICAL VOID? [...] (C) Summary: Throughout the recently concluded election season, Post was exposed to an undercurrent of discontent with the structure of Jordan's political system. Urban elites and tribal notables alike recognized that the current fractured, incoherent political discourse prevents progress o [...] | 2007-12-12 06:43:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL KPAL JO |
07AMMAN4923 | JORDAN MARKETS ITSELF TO CHINA AS A PORTAL TO IRAQ AND THE [...] (U) King Abdullah made his fifth trip to China in late October-early November, a visit that highlighted Jordan's sustained effort to attract increased Chinese investment. China is currently Jordan's third largest foreign trade partner -- China imports chemicals, leather, and agricultural pro [...] | 2007-12-13 15:30:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD PREL JO CH |
07AMMAN4953 | NEW UNITED NATIONS COORDINATION STRUCTURE FOR IRAQ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During meetings in early December with the UNHCR Donor Mission, a Baghdad-Amman VTC with donors, and the recent USAID/OFDA conference in Amman on IDPs, Deputy Special Representative for the Secretary General (DSRSG) in Iraq David Shearer presented his main priorities for the Unit [...] | 2007-12-17 11:29:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KUNR JO IZ |
07AMMAN4961 | GOVERNMENT GETS RESOUNDING VOTE OF CONFIDENCE AS [...] (C) Summary. After presenting its platform to the newly elected parliament, the Dahabi government had its vote of confidence - by a historically high margin. Pledged to phase-out fuel and fodder subsidies early in 2008, the government is already facing skepticism in some quarters about its [...] | 2007-12-17 15:52:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM ECON JO |
07AMMAN4962 | Jordan's Pharmaceutical Industry Increasing Exports 50 [...] Summary: Pharmaceuticals continue to play a key role in bolstering Jordan's economy, particularly exports. During the first ten months of 2007, pharmaceutical exports increased almost 50 percent, reaching JD 253 million ($358 million). With over 40 years experience in the region and growing [...] | 2007-12-18 05:58:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD BTIO EINV KIPR JO |
07AMMAN4971 | WHO'S YOUR DAHABI? [...] (C) Summary. There are now two Dahabis at the center of Jordanian political life. Nader Dahabi is the Prime Minister, and his brother Mohammed is entering his third year as director of the General Intelligence Directorate (GID). While there is little public conversation on the subject, it i [...] | 2007-12-18 07:44:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM JO |
07AMMAN4991 | Jordan Seeing More Illegal and Violent Strikes in QIZ [...] (SBU) Jordan's garment factories in the Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ's) have been experiencing strikes five to six times a month, often led by Bengali workers, according to the Jordanian Ministry of Labor (MOL). MOL inspectors have seen strikes become more "illegal" in nature, normally oc [...] | 2007-12-18 11:58:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB ETRD EAID KTEX JO |
07AMMAN4993 | Jordan's Garment Association Cites Shortage of Labor as [...] (U) This contains an action request for USTR. See para 16. 2. (SBU) Summary: Jordanian garment exports to the U.S. fell 6.4% during the first nine months of 2007. During a December 13 lunch, the newly elected Board for the Jordan Garments, Accessories, Textiles Exporters' Association (J [...] | 2007-12-18 11:59:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB ETRD EAID KTEX JO |
07AMMAN5012 | Jordan at Maximum Alert for Avian Influenza Monitoring [...] Despite press reports suggesting an outbreak, Jordan has been at a maximum alert for monitoring avian influenza since late October. The alert level was activated with the onset of the annual wild-bird migratory season and also as a precaution to avert a possible spillover of bird flu from neig [...] | 2007-12-26 05:42:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU XF JO |
07AMMAN5023 | WELCOME CODEL DAVIS [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Representative Lincoln Davis and delegation to Jordan on January 12, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Control Officer for this visit is Co [...] | 2007-12-26 13:15:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO |
07AMMAN5026 | WELCOME CODEL SCHUMER [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of CODEL Schumer to Jordan from December 29, 2007 thru January 2, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State e [...] | 2007-12-26 14:55:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO |
07AMMAN5049 | WELCOME CODEL PRICE [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Codel Price to Amman, Jordan from January 9-12, as requested reftel. All visitors should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. (SBU) On October 1, 2007, the Department of State electronic countr [...] | 2007-12-30 12:36:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN JO |
07AMMAN5051 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO JORDAN ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-30 14:07:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNGA JO |
07AMMAN5057 | JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR William Louden [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of William Louden to Jordan from 29 December through 4 January 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State elec [...] | 2007-12-30 14:43:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO |
07AMMAN5058 | JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR James Holland [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of James Holland and Peter McGrew to Jordan from 17 January through 2 February, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Departm [...] | 2007-12-30 14:44:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO |
07AMMAN5060 | WELCOME CODEL WOLF [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Codel Wolf to Jordan from January 4-5, 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 9. 2. On October 1, 2007, the Department of State electronic country clearan [...] | 2007-12-31 12:08:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO |
07AMMAN5061 | JORDAN'S ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION NOT YET READY [...] (C) Summary. Passed as part of a raft of reforms in October 2006, Jordan's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is still trying to get on its feet. A seven-member body protected by limited immunities, the ACC has the power to investigate claims and assemble cases for transfer to the Ministry of [...] | 2007-12-31 12:09:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV JO |
07AMMAN51 | FURTHER REACTION TO SADDAM'S EXECUTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Demonstrations against the execution of Saddam Hussein took place in several cities after Friday prayers, January 5. Editorials continued to criticize the execution, the Iraqi government, and the USG, but also fired a number of salvos in Iran's direction. END SUMMARY. ---- [...] | 2007-01-07 15:53:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IZ IR JO |
07AMMAN519 | GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECTOR RESPOND POSITIVELY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USTR Middle East Director met with the Ministers of Industry and Trade, Justice, and Labor and with private-sector representatives to discuss labor conditions in Jordan's garment sector during a visit January 31-February 1. With government officials, USTR emphasized three key po [...] | 2007-02-05 13:45:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ETRD GTIP KTEX BG JO |
07AMMAN52 | FURTHER REACTION TO SADDAM'S EXECUTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Demonstrations against the execution of Saddam Hussein took place in several cities after Friday prayers, January 5. Editorials continued to criticize the execution, the Iraqi government, and the USG, but also fired a number of salvos in Iran's direction. END SUMMARY. ---- [...] | 2007-01-07 16:49:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IZ IR JO |
07AMMAN528 | LOWER HOUSE ENDORSES MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT REFORM [...] (SBU) Jordan's lower house of parliament, the Chamber of Deputies, endorsed the government's municipal government reform bill. If also approved by the Senate and the King, the bill will lead to municipal elections in early summer. During the debate, Prime Minister Bakhit announced that his g [...] | 2007-02-06 07:22:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KMCA KDEM JO |
07AMMAN542 | FIRST GOVERNMENT SHELTER FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE [...] SUMMARY: Queen Rania inaugurated a shelter for victims of domestic abuse in Amman, to be run by the Ministry of Social Development. The shelter provides emergency housing for abused women over fourteen years of age and their young children. The shelter is the first government-run facility of [...] | 2007-02-06 15:25:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM EAID KWMN JO |
07AMMAN543 | NEW CENTRIST PARTY TO COUNTER ISLAMISTS [...] ( C ) SUMMARY: Establishment politicians are planning a new party to counter the Islamic Action Front (IAF) in 2007's elections. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Chamber of Deputies speaker Abdel Hadi al Majali told Ambassador January 31 that he was organizing with other establishment politicians [...] | 2007-02-06 16:06:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM JO |
07AMMAN551 | GOJ TO REQUEST SUPPLEMENTAL ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Summary: Increasingly concerned by violence in the Palestinian areas and in Iraq, and by prospects that both conflicts could further destabilize the region, senior Jordanian officials have told Ambassador that the GOJ will soon ask the U.S. for supplemental military and economic assistan [...] | 2007-02-07 07:05:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL MASS EAID JO |
07AMMAN586 | SOMALIA SUPPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-07 13:51:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS SO JO XF |
07AMMAN606 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR INL TEAM TO JORDAN [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes Robert Byrnes, Gary Alexander, Michael Perez, and Hal Meawad to Amman, Jordan from February 10-15, 2007, to discuss extension of operations at the Jordan International Police Training Center (JIPTC),as requested reftel. All vis [...] | 2007-02-08 13:42:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR JO |
07AMMAN611 | KING REAFFIRMS INTENT TO HOLD PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: KING ABDULLAH SAID HE REMAINS DETERMINED TO HOLD PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS ON SCHEDULE IN 2007. BUT THE ELECTIONS WILL TAKE PLACE UNDER THE SAME STATUTE THAT GOVERNED THE LAST PARLIAMENTARY POLL, IN 2003. END SUMMARY. BACKGROUND: ADVOCATES FOR DIVERGENT COURSES ------------ [...] | 2007-02-08 16:27:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL PTER JO |
07AMMAN644 | JORDAN-IRAQ BORDER: TRAFFIC DECREASING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Traffic at the Jordan-Iraq border has declined in recent months, but remains considerable. The decline appears to be due to the danger of traveling to Jordan by road, and to Jordanian officials' continuing exercise of their discretion in a case-by-case adjudication of requests fo [...] | 2007-02-12 08:05:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREF PREL PTER JO IZ |
07AMMAN648 | DETAINEE INFORMATION PASSED TO FOREIGN MINISTRY [...] (C) Poloff passed ref A biographic data to Mahmoud al-Hamoud, head of the Foreign Ministry's legal office, and Thamer Adwan, head of the Foreign Minister's private office on February 11. Hamoud thanked Poloff for the data. Adwan added that it would be useful to have photos or copies of the [...] | 2007-02-12 11:38:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JO |
07AMMAN662 | WELCOME CODEL KYL [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes CODEL Kyl to Amman, Jordan from February 17-18, 2007. All visitors should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Control officer for this visit is Matthew Eussen, Political-Military Affairs Officer. Cont [...] | 2007-02-12 16:54:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ IS JO |
07AMMAN668 | Unity Dam on Syria-Jordan Border Storing 3 MCM of Water, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Al Wehdah (Unity) Dam on the Yarmouk River along the Jordan-Syria border was completed in November 2006. The dam can store 110 million cubic meters (MCM) of water, but it currently holds only 3 MCM. When filled, the reservoir is designed to supply 50 MCM of drinking water [...] | 2007-02-13 06:38:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PREL PGOV SY JO |
07AMMAN669 | ARABSAT AND AL-ZAWRAA TV [...] (C) Polcouns made ref B points February 12 to Thamer Adwan, the Foreign Minister's office director. Adwan, although not familiar with Al-Zawraa, agreed that the Al-Zawraa's broadcasts polcouns described were harmful to both the U.S. and to moderate Arab states like Jordan. He noted that Jord [...] | 2007-02-13 07:17:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC IZ JO |
07AMMAN676 | SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO JORDAN [...] (C) King Abdullah and Embassy Amman look forward to your return to Jordan. He welcomes your personal engagement on Israeli-Palestinian issues. He is also looking forward to his upcoming visit to the U.S., which will include an address to a joint session of Congress March 7. 2. (C) Since y [...] | 2007-02-13 14:06:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF KPAL IS IR JO |
07AMMAN679 | IRAQIS SWAMP UNHCR OFFICES IN JORDAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Crowds of Iraqis flocked to UNHCR offices in Amman February 12. Word appears to be spreading of UNHCR's recent policy shift, under which it now treats all south- and central-Iraqis outside Iraq as having a prima facie case that they are refugees, and as therefore eligible for refe [...] | 2007-02-13 15:39:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREF PGOV PTER JO IZ |
07AMMAN680 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Deputy Assistant Secretary Lawrence Butler and Bryan Payne to Amman, Jordan from February 18-20, 2007. All visitors should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Control of [...] | 2007-02-13 16:23:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER KU IZ JO |
07AMMAN687 | KING'S TOP ADVISORS AGREE PREMATURE ENGAGEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-14 08:30:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG IS JO |
07AMMAN700 | TERRORIST FINANCE: HUMAN APPEAL INTERNATIONAL [...] (S//NF) The Government of Jordan (GOJ) is unlikely to object to the proposed designation of Human Appeal International (HAI). While the GOJ does not yet have clear legal authority to administratively freeze the economic resources of persons designated pursuant to UN Security Council Resolutio [...] | 2007-02-14 13:48:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN PTER KTFN ETTC PREL ECON |
07AMMAN701 | FURTHER RESPONSE FROM GOJ ON UNSCR 1727, IRAN AND [...] (C) Elaborating on the GOJ's response (ref a) to ref B demarche, Bassem Awadallah, the director of the King's office, told Ambassador February 14 that the King made it "quite clear" to visiting Russian President Putin that Iran was a threat to the region and not to be trusted. Putin reportedl [...] | 2007-02-14 13:53:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR RU JO |
07AMMAN702 | REACTION TO PUTIN'S VISIT TO JORDAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN MET WITH KING ABDULLAH ON REGIONAL ISSUES AND ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION DURING HIS VISIT FEBRUARY 12-13. PUTIN ALSO MET SEPARATELY WITH PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT MAHMOUD ABBAS. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) SEE SEPTEL FOR AN INITIAL READOUT ON PRESIDENT PUT [...] | 2007-02-14 13:54:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KPAL IS RS JO |
07AMMAN720 | UN RAPPORTEUR ON TORTURE RELEASES REPORT [...] (SBU) The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) publicly released February 11 Special Rapporteur Manfred Nowak's report on torture in Jordan. Based on interviews with current detainees and observations of detention centers, Nowak alleged in his report that Jordan's General Intelligence [...] | 2007-02-15 13:02:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PHUM PTER UN JO |
07AMMAN726 | RUN ON UNHCR OFFICES IS REGIONAL [...] (U) This message was cleared with Embassies Beirut, Cairo and Damascus. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Ref A reported that UNHCR's office in Amman is experiencing a spike in applications from Iraqis. UNHCR's offices in Damascus, Beirut and Cairo are also experiencing similar surges as UNHCR implements it [...] | 2007-02-15 16:51:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREF PGOV PTER SY LE EG IZ JO |
07AMMAN728 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Assistant Secretary Anne Patterson and Melanie (Brooke) Darby to Amman, Jordan from February 20-21, 2007 and Febraury 23-26, 2007. All visitors should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragrap [...] | 2007-02-16 09:40:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR IZ JO |
07AMMAN75 | ROYAL JORDANIAN SELECTS BOEING 787 DREAMLINER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan's national airline Royal Jordanian (RJ) announced it has selected Boeing's 787 Dreamliner to replace its wide-body Airbus A340's. As a first step, RJ will lease four or five of the aircraft starting in 2010. Boeing is optimistic that the leasing arrangements will lead t [...] | 2007-01-08 15:19:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ETRD BEXP JO |
07AMMAN786 | LOCAL UNHCR OFFICIALS APPEAL FOR HELP ON IRAQIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNHCR officials in Jordan and Syria warn that the surge of Iraqis approaching their offices is starting to overtax their capacity. Even with increased staff and resources, UNHCR Jordan was forced to turn away hundreds of Iraqis seeking to register on February 19 so it could focus [...] | 2007-02-21 07:25:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREF PGOV SY IZ JO |
07AMMAN873 | APHSCT TOWNSEND'S VISIT TO JORDAN, FEBRUARY 3-5 [...] (C) SUMMARY: ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR HOMELAND SECURITY AND COUNTERTERRORISM (APHSCT) FRANCES FRAGOS TOWNSEND AND HER DELEGATION MET SEPARATELY WITH PRIME MINISTER BAKHIT, PRINCE FAISAL, GENERAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR DAHABI, MAJOR GENERAL JAMAL SHAWABKAH (COMMANDER OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS [...] | 2007-02-26 12:51:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER IR JO IS KPAL |
07AMMAN878 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SHERYL SMITH INL/RM/MS [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance to Sheryl Smith to Amman, Jordan from February 28 to March 9, 2007. All visitors should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Control officer for this visit is Matthew Eussen, Political-Military [...] | 2007-02-27 06:46:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR AMGT JO |
07AMMAN888 | UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1737 - JORDAN [...] (C) Per ref's A and B, Ambassador and other senior embassy officers have engaged the director of the Office of King Abdullah, the director of Jordan's General Intelligence Directorate, the Foreign Minister, and the director of the private office of the Foreign Minister on ensuring effective i [...] | 2007-02-27 11:00:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP EFIN PREL JO IR |
07AMMAN898 | SCENESETTER FOR JORDANIAN KING ABDULLAH'S VISIT [...] (C) King Abdullah left Amman February 27 for London. He will arrive in Boston February 28, and in Washington March 4. He is scheduled to address a joint session of Congress March 7. He met with Secretary Rice February 20. 2. (C) The Israeli-Palestinian conflict will again be at the top [...] | 2007-02-27 13:42:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS IR IZ JO |
07AMMAN930 | MONITORING THE ENFORCEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ASPECTS [...] SUMMARY: The Government of Jordan (GoJ) customs authority uses an automated, transparent electronic system to apply customs tariffs to all products from all origins; this system has been updated and enforced for all U.S. products. 2. Monitoring the statistics related to enforcement of the [...] | 2007-03-01 09:30:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD JO |
07AMMAN944 | DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-02 11:13:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL JO |
07AMMAN968 | JORDAN'S CONTRIBUTION TO SEVENTH ANNUAL [...] (U) Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is political officer Miriam Schwedt, phone number 202-536-4173, ext. 6597 or 962-6-590-6597, fax number 962-6-592-0159. Officer spent approximately 48 hours preparing the report. Political Analyst Manal Hashweh spent 16 hours preparing the [...] | 2007-03-04 13:46:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JO |
07AMMAN971 | KING REAFFIRMS 2007 ELECTIONS CALENDAR [...] (SBU) King Abdullah publicly reiterated his support for GOJ plans to hold parliamentary elections late this year, preceded by municipal elections in mid-2007. In an interview with Jordanian television March 2, the King repeated previous statements of his desire to see the two elections take pl [...] | 2007-03-05 05:25:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL JO |
07AMMAN98 | JORDANIAN SECURITY FORCES KILL ONE, CAPTURE [...] (U) Jordanian security forces engaged in a three-hour gun-battle with two gunmen early on January 9 in Irbid, Jordan's second largest city, 52 miles north of Amman. According to media, Sulayman Ghayyad al-Anjadi - a Jordanian of Palestinian origin - was killed, and another Jordanian, Ramadan [...] | 2007-01-09 15:49:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC JO |
07ANILA1702 | PHILIPPINE POICE, MILITARY CONTINUE EFFORTS [...] (SBU) Summary. Policecontinue to file new cases against suspects in ulawful killings, leading already to several arrets and ongoing prosecutions, in addition to four arlier convictions. The Armed Forces launched twodozen inquiries into alleged involvement by miliary personnel in some cases [...] | 2007-05-24 08:22:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV RP |
07ANKARA10 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-04 13:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA100 | NEW KURDISH POLITICAL PARTY ADOPTS PROGRESSIVE BUT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-19 10:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
07ANKARA1002 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-27 14:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1003 | TURKEY'S PRESIDENTIAL VOTE: OPPOSITION DEMANDS [...] (U) Turkey's Constitutional Court will now decide the course of the country's presidential election. A total of 361 MPs voted in the April 27 first round, with 357 votes going to ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) candidate Abdullah Gul. The total number of votes cast fell six short [...] | 2007-04-27 14:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU |
07ANKARA1004 | TURKISH MFA COMMENTS ON LARIJANI-SOLANA MEETING [...] (C) Summary: MFA Deputy U/S Rafet Akgunay told Ambassador on April 27 that EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana told the Turks that the gap between the EU and Iranian positions was very wide. Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Larijani complained to FM Gul that the EU was not SIP [...] | 2007-04-27 16:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TU IR |
07ANKARA1005 | TURKEY HOLDS FIRM AGAINST CYPRUS IN THE GLOBAL [...] (C) Summary: MFA Deputy U/S Rafet Akgunay told the Ambassador on April 27 that Turkey is re-evaluating its participation in the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GI) now that Cyprus is joining. While the issue is still under discussion at the highest levels of the MFA, Akgunay s [...] | 2007-04-27 16:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KNNP KGIC PARM TU CY |
07ANKARA1006 | TURKEY: TGS STATEMENT SUPPORTS SECULARISTS; GOT [...] (SBU) Summary: At approximately 11:30 pm on April 27, the Turkish General Staff issued a strongly worded statement, warning of the dangers of "fundamentalism", identifying as enemies of the State those who do not ascribe to Ataturk's statement, "How happy is he who can say he is a Turk," and d [...] | 2007-04-28 13:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR ECON TU |
07ANKARA1010 | TURKEY: ECONOMISTS STRESS ECONOMIC PROGRESS, BUT NEED FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: As domestic political risk comes to the fore in the wake of the weekend's dramatic developments, Turkish economists underline the economy's remarkable transformation since the 2001 crisis. Strong growth, fiscal consolidation and surging Foreign Direct Investment underpin a si [...] | 2007-04-30 13:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN BEXP ETRD TU |
07ANKARA1014 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-30 14:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1015 | TURKEY: ECONOMISTS STRESS ECONOMIC PROGRESS, BUT NEED FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: As domestic political risk comes to the fore in the wake of the weekend's dramatic developments, Turkish economists underline the economy's remarkable transformation since the 2001 crisis. Strong growth, fiscal consolidation and surging Foreign Direct Investment underpin a si [...] | 2007-04-30 14:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN BEXP ETRD TU |
07ANKARA1017 | TURKEY: FIFTH TIFA TALKS SEE CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The fifth meeting of the U.S.-Turkey Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council meeting convened April 12 - 13 in Washington, D.C. The issue-packed agenda included substantive discussions on agricultural market access, the Doha Round, the Generalized System of Pref [...] | 2007-05-01 06:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR KIPR TU |
07ANKARA1019 | SPECIAL 301: TURKEY DISAPPOINTED BUT FOLLOWING UP [...] (SBU) Foreign Trade Undersecretariat (FTU) DDG for the Americas Yuksel Akca and Department Head Atilla Bastirmaci were disappointed, but not surprised, by reftel points about the 2007 USTR Special 301 Report. They welcomed the idea of a more structured dialogue or plan of action in the coming [...] | 2007-05-01 07:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KIPR TU |
07ANKARA1023 | AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA: STATE - DOD [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-01 13:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU MARR MASS CASC |
07ANKARA1024 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-01 14:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1025 | TURKEY HEADED TO EARLY GENERAL ELECTIONS [...] (U) Turkey's Constitutional Court announced late Mary 1 that it has accepted the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) petition to annul the first round of presidential voting on the ground that the required quorum was not present. CHP had argued that 367 -- the two-thirds of the members [...] | 2007-05-01 16:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON TU |
07ANKARA1027 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-02 13:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1031 | TURKISH CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR CALM BUT VIGILANT ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Meeting with Ambassador May 1, Central Bank Governor Durmus Yilmaz seemed calm but vigilant. While wary of the potential for political tension to hurt financial markets, the Bank found the Monday morning sell-off less severe than expected and had not intervened. Looking ahead, [...] | 2007-05-02 14:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV TU |
07ANKARA1033 | TURKISH NEXT STEPS ON EREZ ZONE [...] (SBU) Summary. In a May 1 meeting, Guven Sak, the brains behind the Turkish business association TOBB's effort to develop the Erez industrial zone in northern Gaza, described his planned next steps. Consonant with reftel reporting, Sak believes that a security arrangement covering movement [...] | 2007-05-02 14:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EAID KWBG BEXP TU |
07ANKARA1034 | TURKEY AND SOMO TALK - BUT FUEL TRADE STILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi SOMO and Turkish officials met in Ankara on April 16-18 and reached agreement to move forward in reinstating blocked fuel trade, albeit in a reduced amount, but next action steps lie with SOMO. Turkish suppliers are not optimistic about new contracts and question SOMO's i [...] | 2007-05-02 14:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETRD PREL IZ TU |
07ANKARA1035 | TURKISH POLITICAL STAND-OFF TRIGGERS MIXED [...] (C) Summary. Turks across the spectrum agree that early parliamentary elections are the only way out of the current stand-off. That, and PM Erdogan's miscalculation in nominating FM Gul, may be the only things on which they do agree. Many see the May 1 Constitutional Court decision as posit [...] | 2007-05-02 17:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON TU |
07ANKARA1037 | IRAQ: TURKISH MFA ALLEGES KURDISH MISCONDUCT ON [...] (SBU) After a spell of relative public silence on the Kirkuk issue, the Turkish MFA released a statement May 2 complaining that a key decision on implementing the Article 140 process -- namely compensation for relocation of "new Arab" families who were moved to Kirkuk under Saddam Hussein's re [...] | 2007-05-03 11:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU IZ |
07ANKARA1038 | TURKEY: OPPOSITION ELBOWING FOR ELECTION PARTNERS [...] (C) With early general elections looming, Turkey,s opposition parties are scrambling to make hay. All manner of electoral alliances are under discussion. On the nominal center-left, main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) is in a strong position, with others drawn to the flame. Altho [...] | 2007-05-03 12:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
07ANKARA1039 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-03 13:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1042 | TURKEY SUPPORTS U.S. PROPOSAL BUT WILL NOT [...] (SBU) According to Hasan Yalcin, Turkish Foreign Trade Undersecretariat (FTU) Deputy Director General for Multilateral Agreements, Turkey supports the U.S. proposal but wants an agreement with the EC that would consolidate the two papers into one compromise proposal. He added that it would be [...] | 2007-05-03 14:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON WTRO TU |
07ANKARA1043 | TURKEY TAKES ITS PKK PROBLEM TO THE UNITED NATIONS [...] (C) On instructions from MFA Undersecretary (D-equivalent) Apakan, Head of Section for Iraq Aydin Selcen provided to us May 2 a copy of a letter dated April 27 from the Turkish UN Perm Rep, Baki Ilkin, to UNSYG Moon. The letter (full text in para. 4) reiterates Turkey's commitment to help Iraq [...] | 2007-05-03 14:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER AORC TU IZ |
07ANKARA1046 | TURKEY'S GENERAL ELECTION CALENDAR [...] On May 3, the Turkish parliament voted 458 to 0 for early general elections to be held on July 22, 2007. Turkey's Supreme Election Board (SEB) has prepared a draft schedule for parliamentary elections, based on the July 22 date. The calendar will start to run immediately, unless a party obje [...] | 2007-05-04 07:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV TU |
07ANKARA105 | ISPARTA: SMELLING THE ROSES WHILE WAITING FOR PRIVATE [...] (SBU) Summary. Isparta, five hours southwest of Ankara, is a central Anatolian city of 150,000, aptly nicknamed "The Land of Roses" owing to its production of sixty percent of the world's rose oil. A candidate for the GOT's expanded regional investment incentives program, Isparta was ultima [...] | 2007-01-19 13:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SOCI PHUM PGOV ECON TU |
07ANKARA1052 | TURKEY PRESSING FOR SEAT AT ESDP TABLE [...] (C) Foreign Ministry Deputy Director General for NATO Affairs Serdar Kilic told us May 4 that Turkey is awaiting the EU's answer on its request for increased participation in ESDP, inclusion in the European Defense Agency (EDA),and progress on the Security Agreement between Turkey and the EU. [...] | 2007-05-04 16:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO EU TU |
07ANKARA1053 | TURKISH POLITICAL TURMOIL: VIEWS FROM THE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-04 16:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
07ANKARA1054 | TURKISH PARLIAMENT TO REPEAT PRESIDENTIAL VOTE ON [...] (C) Summary and comment. Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has scheduled a repeat of the first round of voting for their presidential candidate, FM Abdullah Gul, for May 6. If they are unable to muster a 367 member quorum, as required by a May 1 Constitutional Court decision [...] | 2007-05-04 16:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU |
07ANKARA1056 | TURKISH PARLIAMENT STALLED ON PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary and comment. On May 6, Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) was unable to muster the 367 quorum required for parliament to repeat the first round of voting on FM Gul's controversial presidential candidacy. While Gul announced before the session began that he would w [...] | 2007-05-06 13:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU |
07ANKARA1066 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-07 13:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1069 | Investors Ignore Politics, Snap up State Bank Shares [...] (SBU) Summary: The Privatization Authority sold 24.98% of state-owned Halkbank through an Initial Public Offering (IPO) and raised a total of %1.8 billion. Foreign institutional investors, mostly from the Middle East, reported purchased 69.5% of the shares. Privatized shares will start to be [...] | 2007-05-07 14:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN TU |
07ANKARA1070 | PERSPECTIVES ON THE TURKISH MILITARY'S POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: The effects of the Turkish General Staff's (TGS) April 27 "midnight memo" continue to be debated in Ankara. Universally regarded as a stern warning targeting an Abdullah Gul presidency, the military's message was justified in the view of our secular establishment contacts who do n [...] | 2007-05-07 15:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS TU |
07ANKARA1071 | TURKEY: TURKS OF TWO MINDS ON THE MILITARY'S [...] (C) SUMMARY and COMMENT. Two main streams of thought assess the current political crisis in Turkey: one, that the ruling party's behavior compelled the military to take action; and two, that (even if the party's behavior or perceived agenda caused profound concerns) military intervention was [...] | 2007-05-07 15:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL TU |
07ANKARA1072 | TURKISH YOUTH PARTY MANEUVERING FOR MERGER [...] (C) As the constitutional crisis over the presidency begins to wind down and general elections for parliament move into gear, political parties across the partisan spectrum are maneuvering for advantage. The recent decision by the center-right True Path and Motherland parties to unite has bee [...] | 2007-05-07 15:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TU |
07ANKARA1081 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-08 13:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1083 | TURKISH PARLIAMENT HOLDS RAUCOUS DEBATE OVER [...] (U) After contentious debate on May 7, parliament held the first round of voting on a controversial constitutional amendment package to move toward direct presidential elections, with 361 MPs voting in favor. A required second vote is scheduled for May 10. The ruling Justice and Development [...] | 2007-05-08 14:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV TU |
07ANKARA1084 | TURKEY: BUSINESS INCREASINGLY WORRIED BY POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary. Turkish markets and businesses remain hopeful that a resolution will be found to the ongoing political turmoil. Market movements are subdued and direct investment continues to flow in. But more fundamentally, businesspeople worry that prospects for a political outcome that wo [...] | 2007-05-08 14:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV TU |
07ANKARA1085 | TURKEY PLEASED WITH SHARM MINISTERIAL, SEEKS INPUT [...] (C) Summary: Turkey is generally happy with the Sharm ministerial but seeks clarification ASAP on Iraq's plans for follow-on working groups (WGs),GOT Special Envoy for Iraq Celikkol told the Ambassador May 8. Celikkol asked for U.S. assistance in ascertaining what Iraq wants for the WGs -- e [...] | 2007-05-08 14:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG PREF PTER UN TU IZ SY |
07ANKARA1091 | TURKEY: FM GUL AS THE BEHIND-THE-SCENES MASTER [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-09 11:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TU |
07ANKARA1092 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL NELSON/LOTT (MAY 25 - [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Nelson/Lott. Chris Friefeld, Political Officer, is your Control Officer for Istanbul and Izmir. He can be reached at: Office 011-90-212-335-9288; Home: 011-90-212-351-0511; Cellular: 011-90-532-601-7779. Chris Krafft, Pol [...] | 2007-05-09 12:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN TU RU EI |
07ANKARA1093 | GROWTH HELPING ANATOLIAN BACKWATERS, BUT WORRIES ABOUT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-09 13:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV TU |
07ANKARA1094 | TURKEY: INTELLECTUALS TAKE A STAND AGAINST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY and COMMENT. Two hundred five Turkish writers, artists, journalists, and human rights lawyers attached their names to a strongly worded condemnation of military interference in the political process. The statement is a leftist interpretation of the military's April 27 e-memoran [...] | 2007-05-09 15:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM TU |
07ANKARA1095 | TURKEY: DETAINEE RESETTLEMENT FOLLOW-UP [...] (C) Turkey has very small communities of some of the ethnic groups listed in ref a, including a group of ethnic Uighurs in Istanbul which is estimated to number about 5,000. There are also very small communities of ethnic Uzbeks, Somalis, and Sudanese, most of whom are economic migrants or pol [...] | 2007-05-09 16:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINR TU |
07ANKARA1096 | TURKISH REACTIONS TO POLITICAL CRISIS [...] (C) Summary. Conversations with two advisors to PM Erdogan, two former leaders on the left, an influential Ankara business figure, and three key journalists portray a range of views regarding Turkey's ongoing political turmoil and where it may lead. -- The ruling Justice and Development Par [...] | 2007-05-10 05:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU US |
07ANKARA11 | TURKEY: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CONTROVERSY GATHERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The opposition's effort to prevent Prime Minister Erdogan from becoming Turkey's next president in May is underway; following the January 1-3 national holiday, skirmishes look set to intensify. Attempts to find a constitutional basis for calling early elections (reftel A) or neut [...] | 2007-01-04 14:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
07ANKARA110 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-19 15:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1101 | UNHRC - CANDIDACY OF BELARUS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-10 08:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNHRC BO SI TU |
07ANKARA1102 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RANDALL E. DEPAUL AND [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Randall E. Depaul and William J. Tuttle. Christina Bobrow, Political Officer, is your Control Officer for Ankara. She can be reached at: Office 011-90-312-457-7250; Home: 011-90-312-491-7700; Cellular: 011-90-555-358-6803. Rusty [...] | 2007-05-10 10:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TU |
07ANKARA1104 | TURKISH UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' VIEWS ON ELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-10 11:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
07ANKARA1106 | Investors Ignore Politics, Snap up State Bank Shares [...] (SBU) Summary: The Privatization Authority sold 24.98% of state-owned Halkbank through an Initial Public Offering (IPO) and raised a total of %1.8 billion. Foreign institutional investors, mostly from the Middle East, reported purchased 69.5% of the shares. Privatized shares began to be trade [...] | 2007-05-10 12:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN TU |
07ANKARA1107 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-10 13:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1108 | TURKEY'S GOVERNING BIG TENT PARTY -- SPLITS IN THE [...] (C) Summary: The political crisis sparked by Foreign Minister Gul's failed bid for the presidency has exacerbated pre-existing divisions within the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). While AKP has always been a "big tent" coalition of the devout, the moderate, the nationalists and t [...] | 2007-05-10 13:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU |
07ANKARA111 | TURKISH PARTICIPATION AT PARIS DONOR'S CONFERENCE [...] (C) Ambassador Koray Turgay, the Turkish MFA official responsible for assistance issues, confirmed that Foreign Minister Gul will represent Turkey at the "Paris III" donor's conference January 25. Turgay said the Minister had not made a final decision on how much Turkey would pledge but it wo [...] | 2007-01-19 15:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID LE TU |
07ANKARA1111 | UNHRC ELECTION: TURKISH MFA SIGNALS INTENT TO VOTE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-10 13:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC TU BO BK SI |
07ANKARA1112 | TURKEY: COURT PRESIDENT ISSUES WARNING TO [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. The President of the Council of State (Danistay, Turkey's highest administrative court),Sumru Cortoglu, used her remarks on the court's anniversary to issue a thinly veiled warning to the government. She held PM Erdogan's government accountable for the 2006 attack th [...] | 2007-05-10 15:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU |
07ANKARA1113 | YOUR MAY 14 VISIT TO ANKARA [...] (C) Admiral, I look forward to your visit, the first to Turkey by a Chief of Naval Operations in two decades. It fits into work we have been engaged in for over two years to revive mil-mil cooperation that declined sharply after March 2003 and to restore high-level dialogue generally that has [...] | 2007-05-10 15:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR MOPS TU |
07ANKARA1114 | TURKISH PARLIAMENT PUSHES CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (U) Turkey's parliament approved two constitutional amendment packages on May 10, before adjourning until May 15. 2. (U) By a vote of 429 to 12, MPs approved an amendment to list independent candidates on the main ballot instead of separate slips, as in previous elections. The measure is w [...] | 2007-05-10 16:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV TU |
07ANKARA1119 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR INR/TNC ANALYST HEATHER [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to INR/TNC Analyst Heather Tsvaris. Post understands no assistance is requested. If assistance is required, you may contact the Political Counselor, Janice Weiner. She can be reached at Office: 011-90-312-457-7220; Cellular: 011-90-5 [...] | 2007-05-11 08:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PTER TU |
07ANKARA112 | TURKEY: ACROSS THE BOARD, OFFICIALS CHARACTERIZE [...] (SBU) GOT officials and Turkish politicians across the political spectrum moved quickly to condemn the assassination of Turkish-Armenian journalist and human rights activist Hrant Dink (reftel). PM Erdogan conducted a live press conference within 90 minutes of the attack, while President Seze [...] | 2007-01-19 16:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PGOV TU |
07ANKARA1121 | SOUTHERN CORRIDOR: MOVING ON TRANSIT AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary. In a May 9 meeting, Energy Minister Hilmi Guler agreed with Ambassador that setting a legal framework for transiting Shah Deniz production is the next step in developing Caspian gas exports to Europe via the soon to be completed Turkey-Greece Interconnector (TGI) and the Nabucco [...] | 2007-05-11 09:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG BEXP GR AJ TU |
07ANKARA1126 | IRAQ: TURKEY'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COALITION [...] (C) Summary: Turkey provides significant logistical support for the coalition in Iraq, supports U.S. policy goals and the Iraqi government, and has tried to play a useful diplomatic role. At the same time, its concerns about the future of Iraq -- and in particular its discomfort about Kirkuk [...] | 2007-05-11 10:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER IZ TU |
07ANKARA1130 | EXBS: TURKEY ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORT- (APR 2007) [...] Summary: The Wisconsin Project Team provided a presentation on their open source database to Government of Turkey (GOT) representatives. The database will assist GOT officials to process export licenses and investigate suspect companies/individuals. Department of Commerce contractors compl [...] | 2007-05-11 12:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU |
07ANKARA1131 | TURKEY REACTS MORE IN SORROW THAN ANGER TO [...] (C) We discussed the Armenian government's refusal to allow a team of Turkish OSCE election observers into the country with MFA Acting Deputy Director General Suleyman Gokce on several occasions this week, most recently on May 10. Gokce emphasized that Turkey had good intentions in sending o [...] | 2007-05-11 12:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM TU AM |
07ANKARA1132 | TURKISH VIEWS ON OECD ENLARGEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey supports Russian OECD membership because of Russia's importance to Turkey and because Turkey believes greater Russian participation in international fora will make Russia feel more secure. Keeping Cyprus out of the OECD is their top priority but Turkey is open to consider [...] | 2007-05-11 13:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN OECD TU |
07ANKARA1135 | UPDATE ON TURKEY'S IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCRS 1737 [...] (C) Summary: MFA Head of Department for South Asia Murat Ahmet Yoruk told us May 11 that the implementing language for UNSCR 1737 is still awaiting the approval of the Council of Ministers and that the UNSCR 1747 implementation package has not yet been forwarded to the Prime Ministry. The GOT [...] | 2007-05-11 14:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | KNNP PARM EAIR IR TU |
07ANKARA1136 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-11 14:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1137 | TURKEY INFORMED THAT CYPRUS HAS JOINED THE GI; MFA [...] (C) We confirmed for MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Head of Section Serhan Yigit on May 10 that the U.S. had received a diplomatic note from the Government of Cyprus advising of Cyprus' intent to join the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism, Cyprus' support for the Global Initiativ [...] | 2007-05-11 14:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KGIC KNNP PINR PINS PARM PREL TU |
07ANKARA1138 | CENTER-RIGHT MERGER STILL A WILD CARD IN TURKISH [...] (C) Summary and comment. The recent center-right merger throws a wild card into the line-up for Turkey's July 22 parliamentary elections. True Path Party (DYP) and Motherland Party (Anavatan) leaders announced the alliance on May 6, after prolonged negotiations. Supporters will approve the [...] | 2007-05-11 15:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU |
07ANKARA1139 | HOW TURKISH POLITICS REACHED ITS CURRENT IMPASSE - [...] (SBU) The following is a somewhat speculative appraisal of how Turkey -- its ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP),the opposition and the military -- reached its current level of political turmoil. 2. (C) Power centers across the board made wrong-headed, if typically Turkish, decisi [...] | 2007-05-11 15:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU |
07ANKARA1147 | TURKEY: IZMIR "REPUBLIC RALLY" ECLIPSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sunday's enormous demonstration in Izmir caps a series of "Republic Rallies," in which pro-secular Turks turned out to demonstrate against the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). The massive crowds and stunning visuals of red Turkish flags against the blue Aegean Sea ec [...] | 2007-05-14 14:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU |
07ANKARA1148 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-14 14:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1149 | TURKEY: INTELLECTUALS OPPOSE MILITARY'S [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. A group of 500 intellectuals issued a declaration May 13 against the Turkish military's April 27 e-memorandum. Echoing the message of a May 7 statement by 205 intellectuals (reftel),the signatories rejected the e-memorandum: "We openly declare that we have the right [...] | 2007-05-14 14:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TU |
07ANKARA115 | U/S BURNS' MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-22 10:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
07ANKARA1151 | UNHRC - CANDIDACY OF BELARUS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-15 08:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC BO SI TU |
07ANKARA1154 | TURKISH MILITARY COURT ISSUES FIRST CONVICTION OF [...] (SBU) In its first sentencing of an active-duty general officer, a Turkish military court convicted Third Army Commander, and previous ISAF Commander, GEN Erdem Erdagi of misusing his authority by accepting a bribe for the award of a military construction tender during his 2002 to 2004 command [...] | 2007-05-15 12:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR TU |
07ANKARA116 | TURKISH DEFMIN GONUL'S VISIT: SECURITY COOPERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Defense Gonul's January 25-26 visit, preceding the February visits of Foreign Minister Gul and Chief of the General Staff GEN Buyukanit, provides an opportunity to reaffirm the US commitment on Iraq; urge a measured Turkish response to a possible Congressional Armenian [...] | 2007-01-22 11:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL PGOV TU IZ AR |
07ANKARA1160 | Update on PKK Violence (April 2007) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...] | 2007-05-15 14:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
07ANKARA1161 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-15 14:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1163 | TURKISH TREASURY OFFICIALS ON IRAQ DEBT [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish officials at Sharm expressed willingness to engage with Iraqi officials on the issue of official bilateral Iraqi debt to Turkey. Turkish Treasury officials continue to work on reconciliation of Iraqi debt, both with Turkish state institutions holding claims and with Ir [...] | 2007-05-15 15:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN IZ TU |
07ANKARA1164 | DEMARCHE ON WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY II [...] (SBU) In further response to Ref A points (and post's interim Ref B response),MFA has passed us a written response from the Ministry of Health. 2. (SBU) The GOT agrees that all countries should cooperate in sharing influenza virus samples with the Global Influenza Monitoring Network unde [...] | 2007-05-15 15:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AORC PREL KFLU TU |
07ANKARA1165 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END USE CHECK [...] Per reftel request, we consulted with Aselsan Electronics Industries Director of Airborne and Naval Programs Metin Sancar on May 11 regarding license number 050003636 and agreement TA 0864-50. Sancar confirmed both the order and the end user. Sancar said that the contract under license no. 0 [...] | 2007-05-16 08:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TU |
07ANKARA1172 | KAYSERI BOOMING; AKP MAY BE SLIPPING [...] (SBU) Summary. Visiting the Central Anatolian city of Kayseri on May 14, we found local business leaders and politicians unperturbed by the political dramas in Ankara. Members of the business community, famed for their entrepreneurial talents and "family values," seemed more interested in e [...] | 2007-05-16 12:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV TU |
07ANKARA1173 | TURKEY: PARTIES ON THE "LEFT" AT LOOSE ENDS [...] (C) SUMMARY. A cloud of pessimism hangs over the proposed electoral alliance between the center-left Republican People's Party (CHP) and Democratic Left Party (DSP). Tiny, impotent DSP has already squandered much of its waning political capital, while CHP leader Baykal, playing to a public cr [...] | 2007-05-16 12:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
07ANKARA1174 | SCENESETTER FOR TRANSCOM/CC GENERAL SCHWARTZ MAY [...] (C) Summary: Your arrival comes at a crucial political moment as the derailed presidential bid of FM Gul has forced an early parliamentary election scramble. The Turkish General Staff,s (TGS) April 27 harsh statement against the nomination of FM Gul as president, and Gul,s subsequent withdraw [...] | 2007-05-16 14:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS TU |
07ANKARA1175 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-16 14:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1176 | TURKEY LOOKS SERIOUSLY AT KYOTO PROTOCOL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey is a signatory to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),but has never signed the Kyoto Protocol. Turkish officials are looking seriously at the Kyoto Protocol, both because adopting it is a requirement of the daunting environment chapter of the EU "acqu [...] | 2007-05-16 14:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENGR SENV EAGR TU |
07ANKARA1177 | ATOMIC ENERGY HEAD SEEKS COOPERATION -- UNDER A [...] (C) Turkish Atomic Energy Authority head Okay Cakiroglu told us May 16 that U.S. ratification of the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy (PUNE) treaty is key to deeper bilateral cooperation on the entire range of nuclear energy issues. He confirmed Turkey's intention to develop nuclear power for [...] | 2007-05-16 15:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KNUC ENRG ETTC IR TU |
07ANKARA1178 | TURKEY-IRAQ BUSINESS COUNCIL IS BULLISH [...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 8 meeting, Turkey-Iraq Business Council Chairman Ercument Aksoy asked for help on accessing Japanese soft loans for Iraq, gaining good attendance at the Iraq Trade Fair in Gazientep later this month, and removing onerous performance bond requirements on bidders for Iraq [...] | 2007-05-16 15:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET BEXP TU IZ |
07ANKARA1179 | IS THE PKK CEASEFIRE ABOUT TO END? [...] (S/NF) Summary: There is increasing speculation that the PKK's unilateral ceasefire, which it declared in October 2006 and has somewhat observed, may end as soon as May 18. Even after declaring the ceasefire -- on jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan's instructions -- the PKK publicly warned that it [...] | 2007-05-16 15:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER MOPS PREL PGOV TU IZ |
07ANKARA1180 | TURKEY: AKP CONTINUES TO PUSH DIRECT PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary and comment. Unable to elect FM Abdullah Gul president through the existing parliamentary election process because of the newly enunciated quorum requirement, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has pushed through parliament a package of controversial constitutional ame [...] | 2007-05-16 16:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU |
07ANKARA1181 | UNHRC ELECTION: MFA UNDERSECRETARY SIGNALS TURKEY [...] (C) Ambassador raised the UN Human Rights Council election issue (ref a) during a May 15 meeting covering various topics with MFA Undersecretary (D-equivalent) Apakan. Ambassador noted that the candidacies of Slovenia and Bosnia should simplify Turkey's decision on whom to vote for and reitera [...] | 2007-05-17 07:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC TU BO BK SI |
07ANKARA1186 | Turkish Bloggers Sound Off On Political Developments [...] (U) Summary: Turkey's blogging community, while small, mostly reflects the larger current of sentiment in the elite secular community. Through comments on newspaper websites and individual blogs, Turks are sounding off about secularist demonstrations, the upcoming elections, and Turkey's pol [...] | 2007-05-17 11:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV TU |
07ANKARA1188 | TURKEY/KOSOVO: GOT CONTINUES TO SUPPORT AHTISAARI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey continues to support the Ahtisaari process and his report, and is concerned about Russian objectives and veto threats. The GOT has reached out to some UNSC member states to urge support for Ahtisaari's plan, including both Indonesia and Qatar in the context of the Organiza [...] | 2007-05-17 13:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YI TU |
07ANKARA1189 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-17 14:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1190 | TURKISH GENERAL STAFF BELIEVES PKK CEASEFIRE WILL [...] (S) Turkish General Staff J-2 (Intelligence) LTGEN Guner told us May 17 that the Turkish military believes the PKK will end its self-declared ceasefire on May 18 and it has ordered its terrorist cadres to commence attacks on Turkish soil. Guner claimed the TGS has information that the PKK has [...] | 2007-05-17 14:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PGOV PTER MOPS PREL IZ TU |
07ANKARA1191 | TURKEY: KURDISH ACTIVIST ON CONTEMPORARY POLITICS, [...] (C) Summary and comment: A long-time Kurdish activist offered us a window into her tense, confused post-April 27 world. We have no way to judge the validity of her observations, but she conveyed a greater level of concern than usual. She described an unusually heavy military presence in Hak [...] | 2007-05-17 15:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS PTER PHUM TU |
07ANKARA1192 | MFA U/S APAKAN ON TURKEY'S ESDP COMPLAINTS, [...] (C) Summary: MFA U/S Ertugrul Apakan told Ambassador on May 15 that Turkey's complaints about its role within the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) have not been resolved, but stated that Turkey was committed to a positive transition in Kosovo. Ambassador urged a rapid resolution of [...] | 2007-05-17 16:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO TU |
07ANKARA1195 | ECONOMY MINISTER BABACAN: NEED FOR DEMOCRACY, [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Economy and EU negotiator Ali Babacan told Ambassador May 16 that the AKP government takes a strong economic record into the upcoming elections, but worried that the credibility the AKP Government had worked so hard to build for Turkey could be quickly destroyed. He t [...] | 2007-05-18 07:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV TU |
07ANKARA1196 | TURKISH PARTICIPATION IN NUCLEAR FORENSICS EXPERTS [...] We forwarded information concerning the Nuclear Smuggling International Technical Working Group (ITWG) to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on April 30 (ref a). We included the offer from the US to pay for one representative from the Turkish Atomic Energy Authority (TAEK) and Turkish National [...] | 2007-05-18 08:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY TU |
07ANKARA1197 | TURKEY: CONTROVERSY OVER PKK CEASEFIRE RAGES, [...] (S/NF) The Turkish press is filled with stories suggesting that major PKK violence will resume imminently (reftels). However, the PUK's Ankara representative, Bahros Galali, told us late May 17 that his contacts believe the PKK's unilateral ceasefire, which it declared in October 2006 but threa [...] | 2007-05-18 09:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PGOV PREL TU IZ |
07ANKARA1198 | TURKEY: PRO-KURDISH PARTY'S NEW STRATEGY TO ENTER [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-18 09:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
07ANKARA1199 | TURKEY STILL SEEKS CLARITY ON POST-SHARM WORKING [...] (C) MFA Undersecretary (D-equivalent) Apakan told the Ambassador May 15 that GOT Special Envoy Celikkol will soon travel to Baghdad. Celikkol hopes to finalize arrangements with the Iraqis on the Neighbors-plus working groups agreed at Sharm el-Sheikh and also consult with Amb. Crocker. Apaka [...] | 2007-05-18 10:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ENRG EPET TU IZ |
07ANKARA1202 | Update on PKK Violence (May 1-15, 2007) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...] | 2007-05-18 12:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
07ANKARA1203 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-18 13:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1205 | TURKEY: TGS ON KOSOVO/ESDP DISPUTE: HARD LINE ON [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para 5. 2. (C) Turkish D/CHOD Saygun called in DCM May 18 to discuss NATO deliberations on the Transition Directive for Kosovo. Saygun noted that SACEUR had called Turkish CHOD Buyukanit May 17 to urge that Turkey set aside its objections and [...] | 2007-05-18 14:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO EU TU |
07ANKARA1206 | TURKISH COURT OVERTURNS CONVICTIONS OF TWO ACCUSED [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Turkish appeals court on May 16 overturned the convictions of two jandarma non-commissioned officers (NCO) indicted for their role in the November 2005 bombing of a bookstore in the southeastern city of Semdinli and ruled that the case should have been tried by a military court. [...] | 2007-05-18 14:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MOPS TU |
07ANKARA1207 | TURKEY ASKS FOR ASSISTANCE ON TURKMEN GAS [...] (C) Summary: MFA U/S Apakan expressed concern about the Turkmenistan-Kazakhstan-Russia gas deal and told Ambassador that Turkey wants closer collaboration with the US on access to Turkmen gas. Ambassador offered to provide what information we have about the Russian agreement and encouraged Ap [...] | 2007-05-18 14:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECIN PREL AJ TX KZ RS TU |
07ANKARA121 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-22 15:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1210 | MFA U/S APAKAN ON TURKISH IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCRS [...] (C) In a meeting with Ambassador May 15, U/S Ertugrul Apakan confirmed that the GOT sanctions decree against Iran called for under UNSCR 1737 is still with the Prime Ministry and had not been approved by the Council of Ministers. Apakan told Ambassador that Council of Ministers' approval was e [...] | 2007-05-18 14:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PREL PARM UNSCR IR TU |
07ANKARA1215 | TURKEY-RUSSIA RELATIONS: INTO THE BEAR'S DEN? [...] (C) Summary: Deepening economic and political ties between Russia and Turkey bear watching, but they do not signal a fundamental shift in Ankara's foreign policy orientation. Contacts believe Russia offers Turkey a sympathetic ear as both feel buffeted by a critical west. However, on key Turk [...] | 2007-05-21 07:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG EPET TU RS |
07ANKARA1216 | U/S APAKAN'S POINTS ON CYPRUS [...] (C) MFA U/S Ertugrul Apakan told Ambassador on May 15 that Turkey hopes the UN report on Cyprus will contain a reference to the May 28, 2004 UN report. Apakan complained that the buffer zone was being extended at the expense of Turkish Cypriots. He provided Ambassador with a paper containin [...] | 2007-05-21 08:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CY TU |
07ANKARA1219 | TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, March & April 2007 [...] Chief of the Turkish General Staff (CHOD) General Yasar Buyukanit gave his annual speech to the War College in Istanbul on March 16. In contrast to previous years, the speech was closed to the press, but was subsequently leaked to the media. In the speech, Buyukanit refrained from comment abou [...] | 2007-05-21 10:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR PREL FR AJ PK KS MK YI GM BU AL IT SI |
07ANKARA1220 | TURKEY: ADVOCATING A BROAD DEFINITION OF ARMS AND [...] (C) We delivered ref a demarche to MFA Iran Desk Officer Aziz Sevi on May 18, emphasizing the comprehensive US interpretation of the definition of arms and related materiel that we believe applies to paragraph 5 of UNSCR 1747. We noted that this definition includes all items listed on the Was [...] | 2007-05-21 10:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PREL PARM ETTC UNSC IR TU |
07ANKARA1223 | TURKEY'S PARTICIPATION IN THE MAY 31-JUNE 1 OSCE [...] (C) We delivered reftel talking points and conference agenda May 16 jointly with Russian Embassy First Secretary Dmitri Zykov to Ceylan Oskiper, Head of Department for OSCE, MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department, urging a high-level, mulit-sectoral Turkish delegation. Oskipper thanked u [...] | 2007-05-21 11:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PREL PTER ABUD AFIN TU |
07ANKARA1229 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-21 13:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA123 | Turkey: U.S. Companies Worried about Business [...] (SBU) Summary. Many U.S. companies in Turkey feel they are missing out on Turkey's economic boom. They blame the persistence of traditional ways of doing business, including corruption and opaque regulatory practices, but also fault U.S. companies' lack of awareness of the substantial impro [...] | 2007-01-23 11:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD BEXP PREL TU |
07ANKARA1230 | Update on PKK Violence (May 1-15, 2007) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...] | 2007-05-21 13:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
07ANKARA1232 | TURKEY: MFA ON KOSOVO/ESDP DISPUTE [...] (C) We followed up on the possibility of compromise language on the Kosovo Transitional Directive mentioned by D/CHOD Saygun (ref a) with MFA NATO Deputy Director General Serdar Kilic on May 21. Aware of our May 18 conversation with Saygun, Kilic provided a copy of NATO document MCM-0118-200 [...] | 2007-05-21 14:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO EU TU |
07ANKARA1233 | GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM: [...] (C) MFA Arms Control Deputy Director General Ahmet Gun called us and Russian polcouns Dimitri Zykov in on May 21 to notify us officially of the Turkish government's decision to lower its level of participation in the Global Initiative based on Cyprus' admission as a partner. Speaking on instr [...] | 2007-05-21 14:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KNNP ETTC CY TU |
07ANKARA1239 | GOT ABRUPTLY FIRES ITS SPECIAL ENVOY TO COMBAT PKK [...] (C) Summary: On May 21, the Turkish government fired its Special Envoy to combat the PKK, GEN (r) Baser, citing the general's negative public comments on the trilateral (U.S.-Iraq-Turkey) process. The GOT named MFA Deputy Undersecretary Akgunay as his replacement, signaling a continuation of [...] | 2007-05-22 09:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PGOV PREL TU UZ US |
07ANKARA124 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-23 13:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1242 | Scenesetter for the Visit of CODEL Nelson/Lott to Turkey [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit comes at a time of domestic political tumult and continued Turkish anxiety over Iraq and the PKK. Turkey stands at a crucial political crossroads as early parliamentary elections near. Officials here will be eager for an update on the ongoing congressional debate ove [...] | 2007-05-22 13:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER ETRD PGOV TU IZ IR |
07ANKARA1243 | Scenesetter for the Visit of the Congressional Study Group [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit comes at a time of domestic political tumult and continued Turkish anxiety over Iraq and the PKK. Turkey stands at a crucial political crossroads as early parliamentary elections near. Officials here will be eager for an update on the ongoing congressional debate ove [...] | 2007-05-22 13:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER ETRD PGOV TU IZ IR |
07ANKARA1244 | TURKEY: ONE MFA VIEW ON THE MILITARY [...] (S) A trusted mid-level MFA contact who works on Iraq issues confided to us May 21 that TGS is taking a more assertive role in day-to-day foreign policy questions, especially as the country's domestic political crisis deepens. With FonMin Gul increasingly distracted by election processes, TGS [...] | 2007-05-22 13:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV TU IZ |
07ANKARA1245 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-22 14:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1246 | TURKEY AGREES WITH U.S. POSITION ON CLUSTER [...] (C) We delivered ref a points on May 18 to Dr. Selcuk Sancar in the MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department, emphasizing that the U.S. does not support a total ban on cluster munitions (CM) and hopes the Oslo process does not result in a document calling for a virtual ban on all such munit [...] | 2007-05-22 14:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PARM PREL NATO TU |
07ANKARA1248 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL KATZ (MAY 26-29) [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Staff Delegation Katz. Jeffrey Collins, Political Officer will be your Control Officer for Ankara, Turkey. He can be reached at Office: 011-90-312-457-7191; Cellular: 011-90-532-620-3849. Katharina Gollner-Sweet, Public Affairs Off [...] | 2007-05-23 06:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM TU IS |
07ANKARA1249 | TURKEY: ANKARA EXPLOSION: POLICE CONCLUDE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-23 08:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC CMGT PGOV TU |
07ANKARA1250 | GOT ON IRANIAN ASYLUM SEEKER PEJMAN: UNLIKELY TO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-23 08:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE IR TU |
07ANKARA1257 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-23 14:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1258 | TURKEY'S MILITARY AND DEMOCRACY [...] (S) The Turkish military's April 27 memorandum that fueled the political crisis here was followed by a virtual black-out with the military refusing to speak with either domestic or foreign contacts. The silence was broken recently when D/CHOD Saygun volunteered an explanation of the militar [...] | 2007-05-23 14:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PGOV PREL TU |
07ANKARA1259 | TURKEY REVIEWING REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE TO [...] (C) Per reftel request, we approached MFA Middle East Head of Department Sedat Onal on May 23 with the urgent request for a donation of ammunition to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and for continued public statements by the Turkish government in support of the Lebanese government and the LAF [...] | 2007-05-23 14:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER TU LE |
07ANKARA1260 | TURKISH FM GUL ON BASER DISMISSAL [...] (c) During a meeting May 22 on various subjects, Turkish FM Gul commented to Ambassador on the government's dismissal May 21 of special envoy for combating the PKK Gen. Edip Baser. Gul said the government has gotten fed up with Baser's public comments. He had criticized the government and it [...] | 2007-05-23 14:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER US IZ TU |
07ANKARA1261 | BRITISH REPORT ON TURKEY/EU DISCUSSIONS WITH FRANCE [...] (C) According to the British ambassador in Ankara, PM Blair and Chancellor Merkel made little progress with French President Sarkozy in recent discussions regarding Turkey and the EU. 2. (C) Blair reportedly talked at length with Sarkozy regarding Turkey during their meeting in early May. [...] | 2007-05-23 14:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER EUN TU |
07ANKARA1264 | TURKEY'S PRESIDENT SEZER NOT A NEUTRAL PLAYER [...] (C) Summary and comment. President Ahmet Necdet Sezer remains in office indefinitely after Turkey's abortive presidential election, at least until a new parliament convenes after July 22 elections and attempts to elect his successor. Some give Sezer high marks as the last defense against th [...] | 2007-05-24 05:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TU |
07ANKARA1265 | TURKISH LEADERS DEPLORE BOMB ATTACK [...] (U) Summary and comment. Turkish leaders, including, notably, pro-Kurdish politicians, roundly condemned the May 22 bombing in downtown Ankara that killed six and injured over 90 persons (reftel). PM Erdogan denounced terrorism and called for solidarity, as did main opposition Republican Peo [...] | 2007-05-24 05:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV TU |
07ANKARA1271 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-24 12:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1272 | IMF Board Approval Amid Local Debate [...] (SBU) Summary: The IMF Board's May 18 review of Turkey's stand-by program focused on the risk of fiscal slippage during an election, a risk also identified by many local analysts. Approval of the $1.1 billion IMF tranche also coincides with a rekindled debate about what form Turkey's future [...] | 2007-05-24 13:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN TU |
07ANKARA128 | TURKEY: ADVANCE SPECIAL 301 INITIATIVE RESPONSE [...] (U) Turkish officials welcomed the opportunity to work with us on intellectual property issues in advance of the regular "Special 301" season. We coordinated with several Turkish government agencies, including the Foreign Trade Undersecretariat (FTU),which is responsible for ensuring that Tur [...] | 2007-01-23 15:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV TU |
07ANKARA1281 | TURKEY: ANKARA BOMBING, MINE INCIDENT RAISING [...] (U) Summary: The May 22 Ankara bombing combined with a PKK landmine/IED that killed six Turkish soldiers and wounded numerous others May 24 in Sirnak province, have raised the temperature on a possible cross-border operation (CBO). The PM has put the ball in the Turkish General Staff's (TGS) [...] | 2007-05-25 10:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL TU IZ |
07ANKARA1282 | TURKEY: DIRECT LEBANESE REQUEST FOR AMMUNITION [...] (C) On May 24, DCM and visiting TRANSCOM Commander Gen. Schwartz raised the LAF ammunition request with Deputy Chief of Staff GEN Ergin Saygun and J-4 Logistics Chief LTG Arslan. We also notified the MFA Middle East Department and the Turkish General Staff (TGS) of the specific request for 105 [...] | 2007-05-25 11:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL PTER TU LE |
07ANKARA1283 | TURKISH-AMERICAN PROJECT LAUNCHES GAS PRODUCTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. With political speeches and fireworks alarmingly close to a heroic gas plume, the U.S. oil development company Toreador feted new gas production at its Black Sea facility on May 20. Toreador has overcome significant problems in bringing its production on line and connecting i [...] | 2007-05-25 11:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET BEXP EINV TU |
07ANKARA1286 | TURKEY - PUSHING ON THE SOUTHERN GAS CORRIDOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish officials express concern about the announced Russia-Turkmenistan-Kazakhstan gas agreement, worried that momentum is shifting away from the "southern gas corridor" and Turkey's transit role. Turkish officials want to redouble efforts to work with Turkmenistan, Iraq, Aze [...] | 2007-05-25 11:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL TU AJ RS IZ TX KZ |
07ANKARA1288 | TURKEY: ALEVI GROUPS WEIGHING ELECTION OPTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-25 13:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
07ANKARA129 | TURKEY/IRAN: TURKISH MILITARY LOOKING TO IRAN FOR HELP ON PKK [...] (S/NF) The Turkish military has long been stalwart in opposing any deepening of ties between Turkey and Iran. The TGS (Turkish General Staff) sees Iran as one of its principal strategic threats and has been quite outspoken with us and with the Erdogan government in expressing concern about governme [...] | 2007-01-23 15:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR PTER IR IZ TU |
07ANKARA1291 | TURKISH DCHOD COMPLAINS ABOUT US F-16 OVERFLIGHT [...] (S) The Turkish Deputy Chief of the General Staff (DCHOD) GEN Ergin Saygun informed DCM on May 24 that two US F-16 aircraft violated Turkish airspace when they crossed the border from Iraq at approximately 12:01 that afternoon and crossed back into Iraq at 12:02 (Note: It is unclear whether th [...] | 2007-05-25 14:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | MARR MOPS TU IZ |
07ANKARA1292 | TURKISH VIEWS ON AI SAMPLE SHARING AND RETENTION OF VARIOLA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Turkey (GOT) strongly supports viral sample sharing with the WHO in support of scientific research. Turkey's response to last year's significant number of human AI cases was perceived as robust and cooperative with international partners and regional neighbors [...] | 2007-05-25 14:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR TBIO AORC PREL KFLU TU |
07ANKARA1293 | BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON [...] We spoke with Roketsan General Director Huseyin Baysak and Roketsan Procurement Director Nevzat Caglayan May 25 concerning the use of U.S. Munitions List infrared camera systems in Roketsan's infrared laboratory. The Roketsan officials ensured us that Roketsan facilities are secured by electr [...] | 2007-05-25 14:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TU SW |
07ANKARA1294 | TURKEY INFORMED ABOUT OPEN-ENDED SEMINAR TO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-25 14:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC TU |
07ANKARA1295 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-25 14:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA13 | TURKEY-IRAQ WATER TALKS - FORMULAIC BUT TALKING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-04 15:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV EAGR KPAO OEXC SCUL TU IZ |
07ANKARA1300 | F-16 VIOLATION OF TURKISH AIRSPACE: PRESS [...] (C) The Turks first contacted us on May 24 to raise what they described as an obvious unintended violation of their airspace earlier in the day (ref a). In that discussion, D/CHOD Saygun told DCM that he was bringing the issue to our attention simply to avoid accidents in the future. We subs [...] | 2007-05-29 12:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS TU IZ |
07ANKARA1302 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-29 13:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1306 | TURKEY REQUIRES SYRIAN CARGO PLANE TO LAND [...] (S/NF) MFA Deputy Director General for Maritime and Aviation Affairs Basat Ozturk told us late May 29 that Turkish authorities had required the Syrian cargo aircraft suspected of illicit arms transfers (reftels) to land for inspection at Diyarbakir in southeastern Turkey. The aircraft compli [...] | 2007-05-29 16:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET//NOFORN | MOPS PREL TU IR SY |
07ANKARA131 | IRAN EXPORT CREDIT DEMARCHE -- TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Eximbank is open only for short-term trade credit to Iran. Its total volume of transactions in 2006 was only $72 million. The MFA official to whom we delivered ref a demarche expressed doubt that Turkey would take actions that go beyond UN sanctions on Iran. End Summary [...] | 2007-01-23 16:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL ETTC TU IR |
07ANKARA1310 | TURKEY PLANS BLACK SEA OIL SPILL RESPONSE EXERCISE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Private industry, the Turkish Government, and other Black Sea littoral states are planning a comprehensive oil spill response exercise September 19-20 at Eregli on the Turkish Black Sea coast, preceded by a series of planning workshops. Industry observers give the Government of [...] | 2007-05-30 09:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EPET EWWT MARR TU RS GG RO |
07ANKARA1315 | TURKISH PRESIDENT VETOES NUCLEAR ENERGY LAW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 8 the Turkish Parliament passed the long pending Nuclear Energy Law, but on May 24 President Sezer vetoed the legislation based on a few technical provisions concerning privatization and government obligations. Even in the unlikely event that the parliament overturns the [...] | 2007-05-30 14:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV BEXP TU |
07ANKARA1316 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-30 14:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1317 | UN COUNTERTERRORISM COMMITTEE REINFORCES U.S. [...] (C) Summary: A group of experts from the UN counter-terrorism committee's Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) visited Turkey May 11-21 to consult on Turkey's counter-terrorism regime, write a report, and identify training needs and other follow-up. The UN group honed in on [...] | 2007-05-30 15:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KTFN TU |
07ANKARA1318 | TURKEY WORRIED ABOUT TRANSFER OF SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: Senior Turkish officials and MPs have expressed deep concern about the May 30 handover of security responsibility in northern Iraq from MNF-I to the KRG. The Turks' main concerns appear to be about control of the Iraq-Turkey border, but also extend to an apparent expansion of wha [...] | 2007-05-30 15:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR PGOV TU IZ |
07ANKARA1319 | TURKEY: U/S APAKAN'S EMOTIONAL APPEAL ON [...] (C) Summary: MFA Undersecretary Apakan told Ambassador on May 29 that the Turkish government and military are irritated with NAC deliberations on NATO-EU cooperation in the Kosovo transition and oppose NATO's subordination to the EU. He repeated Turkish frustration with EU resistance to its [...] | 2007-05-30 16:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO EU TU |
07ANKARA132 | U/S BURNS MEETING WITH TURKISH MFA U/S APAKAN -- [...] (C) Summary: In a January 19 meeting in Ankara, Turkish U/S Ertugrul Apakan told U/S Burns that Turkey supports the U.S. strategy of reinforcing Iraq with additional troops. He appealed for U.S. help on the PKK and for a delay in Kirkuk referendum. Apakan expressed concern about Iranian infl [...] | 2007-01-24 08:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS TU IZ IR |
07ANKARA1323 | TURKEY: PARLIAMENT APPROVES EXTENSION OF TURKEY'S [...] (SBU) ON MAY 29, THE TURKISH GRAND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY APPROVED THE EXTENSION OF TURKEY'S DEPLOYMENT TO UNIFIL UNTIL AUGUST 31, 2008. THE GOVERNMENT INTRODUCED THE MOTION AT THIS TIME IN THE EXPECTATION THAT PARLIAMENT WOULD NOT BE IN SESSION FOLLOWING JULY 22 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS WHEN THE C [...] | 2007-05-31 08:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR UN LE TU |
07ANKARA1324 | TURKEY: ANTI-PKK ENVOY AKGUNAY WANTS CONCRETE [...] (C) Summary: On May 29, Ambassador reviewed the state of play on anti-PKK efforts with Deputy Undersecretary Rafet Akgunay, who replaced retired General Edip Baser as Turkey's envoy for combating PKK terrorism following Baser's May 21 dismissal (ref b). Ambassador noted progress on U.S.-Turke [...] | 2007-05-31 08:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS IZ TU |
07ANKARA1326 | TURKISH MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS ON IRAQI BORDER: [...] (S) Summary: The Turkish military has substantial forces in the southeastern region, as reported previously, and is using those forces aggressively in counter-terrorist operations against the PKK. In this highly charged pre-election atmosphere, exacerbated by the May 22 Ankara bombing and the [...] | 2007-05-31 11:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | MARR MOPS PTER IZ TU |
07ANKARA133 | U/S BURNS' MEETING WITH TURKISH NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (C) Turkish National Security Council President Yigit Alpogan told U/S Burns January 19 that 2007 would be a challenging year for bilateral relations. The Turkish government hopes passage of an Armenian genocide resolution in the U.S. Congress can be averted, fears relations with the U.S. wil [...] | 2007-01-24 08:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER NATO IZ IR KPAL EPET ENRG ZK |
07ANKARA1331 | TURKEY: STILL CONSIDERING AMMUNITION FOR LEBANESE [...] (C) WE CONTINUE TO PRESS THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT TO CONSIDER PROVIDING EXCESS AMMUNITION, ESPECIALLY 105MM TANK ROUNDS, TO THE LEBANESE ARMED FORCES (LAF) ON AN URGENT BASIS (REFTELS). AMBASSADOR RAISED THE ISSUE IN THE COURSE OF A MAY 29 MEETING WITH MFA UNDERSECRETARY APAKAN. APAKAN REPORTE [...] | 2007-05-31 13:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS LE TU |
07ANKARA1335 | TURKEY: SANCTIONS ON SUDAN HIGHLY UNLIKELY [...] (C) According to Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials, Turkey is highly unlikely to implement unilateral economic sanctions against Sudan. Raif Karaca, MFA Department Head for Africa, told us May 31 that the GOT would not get out front on economic or other sanctions against Khartoum, [...] | 2007-05-31 15:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC UN SU TU |
07ANKARA1336 | TURKEY: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT CHIEF JUSTICE BERATES [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Responding to comments Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan made on NTV May 29, Constitutional Court President Tulay Tugcu issued a forceful press statement the afternoon of May 30, asserting that the PM had insulted the court, sought to put the executive above the judiciary, [...] | 2007-05-31 15:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU |
07ANKARA1337 | GOT IRAQ ENVOY SEES POSITIVE SIGNALS FROM GOI ON [...] (S/NF) Summary: GOT Special Envoy Celikkol was encouraged by his May 27-28 visit to Baghdad, he told the Ambassador May 30. PM Maliki welcomed increased Turkey-Iraq cooperation and sent positive signals on the PKK, as did other politicians (even including DPM Salih). Celikkol said he was tol [...] | 2007-06-01 08:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER ENRG ETRD TU IZ SY |
07ANKARA134 | U/S BURNS' LUNCH WITH TURKISH MFA U/S APAKAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: U/S for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns and Turkish MFA U/S Ertugrul Apakan exchanged views on Afghanistan, Kosovo, Cyprus, the Halki Seminary, the possibility of an Armenian genocide resolution in the US Congress, and Central Asia at a working lunch January 19 that followed a m [...] | 2007-01-24 10:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
07ANKARA1344 | TURKEY ALARMED ABOUT AFGHANISTAN; ASKS FOR U.S. [...] (C) MFA Undersecretary Apakan contacted Ambassador on May 31 to register Turkey's concern about developments in northern Afghanistan and to seek U.S. intercession. He said that conditions have deteriorated, especially in the north. Tension is rising and clashes have occurred between the cent [...] | 2007-06-01 11:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PREL AF TU |
07ANKARA1345 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-01 11:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1346 | TURKEY: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PACKAGE GOES BACK [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. On May 31st, Parliament re-passed the constitutional amendment package that would, i.a., provide for direct popular election of the president, over President Sezer's initial veto. The package now bounces back to Sezer. After 15 days, Sezer can either approve it or se [...] | 2007-06-01 11:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
07ANKARA1347 | PKK TRAIN DERAILMENT REVEALS ARMS FROM IRAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Weapons were found in the wreckage of a Turkish train coming from Iran and bound for Syria derailed by a PKK mine in Bingol province on May 25. Chief of Defense General Yasar Buyukanit confirmed to reporters the presence of un-manifested weapons on the train. See ref for othe [...] | 2007-06-01 13:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL ETTC PTER US IR SY TU |
07ANKARA1348 | THE U.S. AS POLITICAL FOOTBALL IN TURKEY'S [...] (C) Summary and comment: As Turkey's parliamentary election campaign heats up, all players will use any hook to drag the US into the campaign. The name of the game is to embarrass, trip up or sideline PM Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP). The context includes an overheated polit [...] | 2007-06-01 13:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU US |
07ANKARA1349 | DANCING ON KNIFE'S EDGE: GOVERNMENT AND MILITARY [...] (C) Summary: Amidst the charged environment of renewed PKK violence and the current political crisis, the AKP government and military continue to publicly debate by whom and how a cross-border operation (CBO) against PKK camps in northern Iraq would be ordered. This high-stakes game -- combine [...] | 2007-06-01 13:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL MOPS IZ TU |
07ANKARA135 | TURKEY REQUESTS CONTINGENCY SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para. 8. 2. (C) Summary: The Turkish Consul General to Mosul, H. Avni Botsali, plans to deploy permanently in early February. Botsali told us that -- despite some tense moments -- he has a good relationship with Ninewah Governor Kashmoula, though [...] | 2007-01-24 11:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PGOV TU IZ US |
07ANKARA1350 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EUROPEAN DEPUTY ASSISTANT [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to European Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthew J. Bryza. Your Control Officer for Ankara is Political Officer, Anthony Renzulli. He can be reached at Embassy: 011-90-312-4576-7178; Home: 011-90-312-442-1804; Cell: 011-90-554-671-4877. [...] | 2007-06-01 14:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TU LA NO |
07ANKARA1351 | TURKEY/NATO/ESDP: UK NATO PERMREP MAKES LITTLE [...] (C) Summary: UK NATO PermRep Stewart Eldon made little headway with the Turks during May 30 ESDP/Kosovo discussions in Ankara. The UK plans to encourage NATO SYG Solana to offer proposals prior to the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) Summit in Istanbul, June 24-25. In meetings with MFA [...] | 2007-06-01 15:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO EU TU |
07ANKARA1352 | SULEYMANIYAH INCIDENT HITS RAW NERVE; TURKISH [...] (C) Summary: The encounter between Turkish Special Forces and Peshmerga security units in Suleymaniyah on June 1 sparked a reaction throughout the Turkish government. The Turkish General Staff issued a public statement about the encounter which included a warning that another such incident w [...] | 2007-06-02 16:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS IZ TU |
07ANKARA136 | U/S BURNS' MEETING WITH TURKISH FM GUL [...] (S) SUMMARY: FM Gul expressed shock during a meeting January 19 with U/S Nicholas Burns at the murder several hours earlier of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, which he feared might weaken prospects for fending off a possible Armenian "genocide" resolution in the U.S. Congress. He expr [...] | 2007-01-24 12:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV TU |
07ANKARA1360 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-04 05:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA137 | TURKEY PROPOSES IRAQI RECONCILIATION CONFERENCE, [...] (C) Summary: Turkey supports the U.S.'s strategy for Iraq but remains deeply concerned about the lack of political consensus in Baghdad or the PKK and Kirkuk issues, GOT Special Envoy for Iraq Celikkol told visiting PDAS James Jeffrey on Jan. 19. Jeffrey explained the thinking behind the Pres [...] | 2007-01-24 12:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER TU IZ IR |
07ANKARA1370 | TURKEY ON RUSSIA'S CFE CONCERNS AND HLTF [...] (C) We shared reftel points with MFA Deputy Director General for Arms Control and Disarmament Ahmet Muhtar Gun on June 1. Gun subsequently called us in on June 4 to provide MFA feedback in advance of the HLTF meeting. Gun reported that the Russians had circulated a second, more focused paper [...] | 2007-06-04 13:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE NATO PARM PREL TU |
07ANKARA1371 | CODEL NELSON AND CONGRESSIONAL STUDY GROUP ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkish Parliamentary Speaker Bulent Arinc met May 28 with Codel Nelson and the Congressional Study Group on Turkey. Arinc focused his remarks on the solid, longstanding bilateral relationship between the U.S. and Turkey as well as Turkish concerns about the situation in Iraq a [...] | 2007-06-04 13:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS IZ TU |
07ANKARA1372 | CONGRESSIONAL STUDY GROUP ON TURKEY, CODEL NELSON [...] (SBU) Summary. PM Erdogan and FM Gul met May 28 with Codel Nelson and the Congressional Study Group on Turkey. An unusually upbeat Erdogan focused on the solid footing of the US-Turkish strategic relationship and Turkey's efforts to contribute to regional peace and stability, including in Af [...] | 2007-06-04 13:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MOPS TU US IZ SY AM LE |
07ANKARA1373 | CODELS NELSON AND WHITFIELD MEETING WITH D/CHOD [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Chief of Defense General Ergin Saygun briefed Codels Nelson and Whitfield on May 28 on Turkey's contributions to regional peace and stability. He complained that some European nations were seeking to re-define trans-Atlantic security at NATO's expense. He described the [...] | 2007-06-04 14:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PGOV PREL MARR TU |
07ANKARA1374 | GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM: [...] (C) We pressed ref a points June 4 with MFA Deputy Director General for Arms Control Ahmet Muhtar Gun, urging Turkey to consider sending a higher level delegation to the GI meeting in Astana and stressing our efforts to ensure all partners understand the GI is not an appropriate forum for airi [...] | 2007-06-04 14:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KGIC KNNP PREL CY TU |
07ANKARA1376 | TURKISH MILITARY INTELLIGENCE CHIEF DISMISSES US [...] (C) GEN Aslan Guner, Chief of the Turkish General Staff (TGS) Intelligence branch (J-2) informed us on June 1 that TGS is not upset about the May 24 incident in which a US F-16 crossed over into Turkish airspace for several minutes, stating that the Turkish media had overblown the situation. G [...] | 2007-06-04 14:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS TU IZ |
07ANKARA1379 | TURKEY HOSTS BSEC SUMMIT - USG ATTENDANCE? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following up on Secretary Rice's March message to FM Gul promising participation by a senior State Department official in the June 25 BSEC Summit in Istanbul (ref B) is an important opportunity to emphasize USG support for BSEC and our bigger objective of encouraging economic a [...] | 2007-06-04 14:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SENV KCRM TU |
07ANKARA1381 | TURKEY'S CENTER-RIGHT: A HOUSE DIVIDED [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. The eagerly anticipated merger of two center-right parties fizzled out over the weekend of June 2, running aground over mismanagement, mistrust, and massive egos. By bungling the merger, the two parties squandered the advantage they had to offer a viable alternative [...] | 2007-06-04 15:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
07ANKARA1390 | TURKEY/IRAQ: MESSAGE RECEIVED ON MUQTADA AL-SADR [...] (S) We delivered reftel demarche June 5 to MFA Head of Section for Iraq Aydin Selcen. Selcen reported that GOT Special Envoy for Iraq Celikkol had met with Sadrist representatives during his May 27-28 visit to Baghdad, and that the Turkish Embassy in Baghdad maintained contacts with some Sadr [...] | 2007-06-05 12:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PTER IZ TU |
07ANKARA1392 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-05 13:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1393 | STATUS OF TURKISH ACTION ON IRAN SANCTIONS, BANK [...] (C) Summary: Turkish MFA officials claim that Turkey is on the verge of implementing UNSCR 1737, and will then implement 1747. Turkey will report to the Security Council on the status of its implementation of 1747 once it can confirm to the UN that it has implemented 1737. In the meantime, MF [...] | 2007-06-05 14:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP TU IR |
07ANKARA1396 | TURKEY COMPLAINS ABOUT US C-130 CHAFF/FLARE [...] (SBU) We received a diplomatic note from the Foreign Ministry on June 4 registering a complaint that on May 20 a US C-130 transiting Turkish airspace en route from Iraq to Romania released chaff and flares just over the Iraqi border in Cizre, Turkey, and requesting the Embassy urge relevant US [...] | 2007-06-05 15:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS TU IZ |
07ANKARA1397 | TURKEY: HOPE TO HAVE DECISION ON AMMUNITION FOR [...] (C) DURING A JUNE 6 MEETING FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON EVENTS IN AFGHANISTAN (REPORTED SEPTEL) AMBASSADOR PRESSED MFA DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY FOR MIDDLE EAST AND SOUTH ASIA FERIDUN SINIRLIOGLU FOR A DECISION ON WHETHER TURKEY CAN PROVIDE EXCESS AMMUNITION, ESPECIALLY 105MM TANK ROUNDS, TO THE LEBANES [...] | 2007-06-05 15:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS LE TU |
07ANKARA1398 | TURKISH ALARM ABOUT AFGHANISTAN ABATES; PRESSING [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE GOT BELIEVES THE JUNE 3 FIRING OF JOWZJAN PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR JUMA KHAN HAMDARD HAS TEMPORARILY ALLEVIATED TURKEY'S MOST IMMEDIATE CONCERN THAT TENSIONS BETWEEN AFGHANI PRESIDENT KARZAI AND WARLORD GENERAL ABDUL RASHID DOSTUM WOULD BUBBLE OVER. ACCORDING TO MFA OFFICIALS, KAR [...] | 2007-06-05 15:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS AF TU |
07ANKARA1399 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-06 05:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1406 | REQUEST FOR INTELLIGENCE BRIEFINGS ON IRAN'S [...] (S) We need to keep Turkish military and government authorities focused on the medium to long-term threat posed by an Iran with nuclear weapons and long range delivery systems. As part of this effort, we must continue to stress with the Turks the geopolitical and physical dimensions of the th [...] | 2007-06-06 07:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER MCAP MNUC KNNP ETTC IR TU |
07ANKARA141 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-24 15:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1411 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-06 11:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1412 | TURKEY-IRAN ADVANCE ENERGY DISCUSSIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although negotiations have been long and difficult, Turkey continues to dally with Iran on energy cooperation. The visit of the Iranian Energy Minister (who is responsible for energy and electricity, but not oil and gas, issues) and a possible reciprocating visit by Guler to Ira [...] | 2007-06-06 12:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL TU IR |
07ANKARA1413 | EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (MAY 2007) [...] Summary: Coordination continued for Turkish officials attending training events in June including: Radiation Detection and Response (RADACAD) training, International Rail Interdiction Training, and UGA Export Control Academy. Additional training opportunities were proposed to the Government [...] | 2007-06-06 14:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU |
07ANKARA1414 | ENCOURAGING ARMENIAN PARTICIPATION AT BSEC SUMMIT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) The June 25 BSEC Summit in Istanbul will be the flagship event of Turkey's BSEC Chairmanship, and the fifteenth anniversary of the organization. Apart from OSCE and Council of Europe, BSEC is the only multilateral forum in th [...] | 2007-06-06 14:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL TU AM AJ |
07ANKARA1415 | TURKEY TO CONSIDER SCREENING SELECT IRANIAN AND [...] (S) Per ref a request, we approached the MFA South Asia Affairs and Aviation Affairs Departments to ask Turkey to deny overflight clearance to, or request inspection of, all Iranian and Syrian State aircraft that request overflight approval. South Asia Head of Department Murat Ahmet Yoruk qu [...] | 2007-06-06 15:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | MARR MOPS PTER TU IR SY LE |
07ANKARA1416 | TURKEY: MURDERS OF CHRISTIANS IN MALATYA: [...] (C) Summary. Malatya residents are still trying to make sense of the brutal April 18 slaying of three Christians by a group of young men. The prosecutor told us he has not yet found any evidence that the killers were acting with outside support or inspiration, though some believe dark forces [...] | 2007-06-07 05:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV TU |
07ANKARA1417 | TURKISH MFA DETAILS IRANIAN ARMS FOUND ON TRAIN; [...] (C) Summary: MFA South Asia Department Director Ahmet Murat Yoruk listed for us on June 6 the arms recovered from a Turkish freight train derailed in a PKK terrorist attack in eastern Turkey May 25, including mortar shells, RPG barrels, rifle rounds, and smoke bombs. Yoruk said the MFA has de [...] | 2007-06-07 06:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PARM IZ SY TU |
07ANKARA142 | TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, December 2006 [...] Turkey's National Security Council (NSC) held its bi-monthly meeting on December 28. Internal developments affecting Turkey's national security and the PKK terrorist organization topped the agenda. Recent developments in Iraq and the Iraq Study Group's report were discussed and Turkey's relat [...] | 2007-01-24 15:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR PREL AJ KG GR YI TS PK IS TU |
07ANKARA1427 | UPDATE ON PKK VIOLENCE (MAY 16-31, 2007) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...] | 2007-06-07 07:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PREL PGOV TU IZ |
07ANKARA143 | TURKEY/AFGHANISTAN: NO NEW CONTRIBUTIONS FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-24 15:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PINS PREL MARR MOPS AF PK TU |
07ANKARA1432 | JUNE 6 PRESS REPORTS OF A TURKISH CROSS-BORDER [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: Turkish government officials, including PM Erdogan and FM Gul, publicly dismissed June 6 press reports that Turkish troops, backed by F-16s, conducted a cross-border operation (CBO) into northern Iraq against the PKK terrorist organization. Iraqi Kurdish officials echoed tha [...] | 2007-06-07 10:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PTER PREL TU IZ |
07ANKARA1433 | ICRC SEEKS TO ESTABLISH ROLE IN TURKEY AND IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: ICRC is working to establish a permanent presence in Turkey and to bring the Turkish Red Crescent into conformity with Geneva standards, according to the ICRC's new Turkey representative. ICRC also hopes to be able to establish contact with PKK detainees and to use Turkey as a co [...] | 2007-06-07 10:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM TU IZ |
07ANKARA1437 | TURKEY: GOVERNING AKP MOVES TO CENTER, PURGES [...] (C) Summary and comment: The biggest story of Turkey's just published election lists is the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) overhaul of its roster, boosting the party's centrist bona fides and purging much of the specifically Islamist wing and those who voted "no" on March 1, 200 [...] | 2007-06-07 13:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PREL TU |
07ANKARA1439 | TURKEY: ELECTION LISTS GIVE GLIMPSE OF OPPOSITION [...] (C) SUMMARY. The recently published unofficial election lists signal hidden messages and give clues to opposition parties' campaign plans. Nominally center-left opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) oriented itself as a party opposed to threats to the state, with ruling Justice and Devel [...] | 2007-06-07 14:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
07ANKARA144 | DINK ASSASSINATION LEADS TO NATIONAL SOUL-SEARCHING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-24 15:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE AM TU |
07ANKARA1440 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-07 14:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1441 | TURKISH MILITARY ESTABLISHES TEMPORARY SECURITY [...] (U) The Turkish General Staff (TGS) website on June 7 posted the coordinates of four areas within the southeastern provinces of Siirt, Sirnak and Hakkari that will be designated as Temporary Security Zones for the purposes of military operations. Entry into and exit from these zones will be r [...] | 2007-06-07 14:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MOPS PTER TU |
07ANKARA1442 | UNAMI CONSULTS IN TURKEY FOCUS ON KIRKUK: TURKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) Deputy Schulenburg used meetings with GOT officials in Ankara to push for greater realism and a more coherent policy on Kirkuk. He emphasized that the issue of Kirkuk's future status is an emotional problem, not a rational one, and posited th [...] | 2007-06-07 15:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN IZ TU |
07ANKARA1449 | TURKISH MILITARY CALLS FOR PUBLIC OPPOSITION TO [...] (SBU) The Turkish General Staff (TGS) posted on its website (www.tsk.mil.tr) late in the evening of June 7 a press announcement regarding the recent (PKK) terrorist incidents in Turkey. The statement noted that Chief of Staff Buyukanit had predicted a rise in terrorist attacks; criticized tho [...] | 2007-06-08 10:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PTER TU |
07ANKARA1451 | TURKEY: ONE OF THE NEW BREED OF AKP CANDIDATES - [...] (C) Mehmet Simsek is an unknown in Turkish politics. But he now has the #1 slot on the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) election list in Gaziantep, virtually ensuring him entry to parliament after the July 22 election - and his possible elevation as minister. Who is Simsek and why [...] | 2007-06-08 11:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PINR TU |
07ANKARA1452 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-08 13:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1454 | TURKEY-EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS: FOCUS ON EU-NATO [...] (C) During June 4 EU Troika-Turkey consultations in Ankara, headed for the Turks by FM Abdullah Gul and State Minister/lead EU negotiator Ali Babacan and on the EU side by German FM Steinmeier, Turkey-EU-NATO relations was one of many topics discussed. According to German DCM Pruegel, FM Gul [...] | 2007-06-08 14:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV EUN NATO TU |
07ANKARA1455 | STAFFDEL ASHWORTH HEARS TURKISH VIEWS ON IRAQ, NATO [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's Special Representative for Iraq Ahmet Oguz Celikkol told Staffdel Ashworth May 29 that reluctance from Baghdad is preventing Turkey from doing more for Iraq, including assistance with restructuring its Defense and Interior Ministries. The GOT fears most the breakup of I [...] | 2007-06-08 14:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PREL MARR MOPS NATO IZ TU |
07ANKARA1456 | TURKEY UNLIKELY TO MAKE MORE ISAF CONTRIBUTIONS IN [...] (C) We presented to MFA NATO Affairs Head of Department Ihsan Kiziltan on June 6 reftel request on critical ISAF shortfalls and the urgent need for more allied contributions of troops and equipment. Drawing on background points provided, we emphasized the current gaps in the Regional Command [...] | 2007-06-08 14:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PINS PREL MOPS MARR AF TU |
07ANKARA1457 | AMBASSADOR'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH MFA; PRESSES GOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador pressed MFA U/S Apakan in a June 8 meeting on Iran issues, including implementation of UNSC Resolutions 1737 and 1747 and on reporting the May 25 train incident involving Iranian arms bound for Syria to the Security Council. On the train incident, Apakan noted Deputy [...] | 2007-06-08 15:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON MOPS PARM MARR KNNP ETRD TSPL EU |
07ANKARA146 | TURKEY AGREES WITH U.S. POSITION ON CLUSTER [...] (C) The GOT shares U.S. concerns about efforts to restrict cluster munitions (CM) outside of the framework of existing weapons conventions, according Dr. Selcuk Sancar, Advisor, MFA Department of Arms Control and Disarmament. In response to our explanation of the U.S. position and inquiries c [...] | 2007-01-25 13:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PARM PREL NATO TU |
07ANKARA1464 | TURKISH MILITARY RAISES CONCERNS WITH US WEAPONS [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Turkey has complained about a proposed large-scale arms transfer to Iraq that officials here fear will lead to more leakage of arms, munitions and explosives to terrorist groups in that country, including the PKK. Large-scale [...] | 2007-06-11 07:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PTER TU IZ |
07ANKARA147 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-25 14:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1470 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-11 12:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1476 | TURKEY: MISSING/DETAINED AMCITS IN IRAN [...] (C) We delivered reftel points on June 11 to MFA Head of Department for South Asia Ahmet Yoruk and South Asia Desk Officer Ilhan Sener. MFA was familiar with the cases of Dr. Esfandiari and of Robert Levinson. Yoruk said he understood the importance of this issue to the United States and re [...] | 2007-06-11 14:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM IR TU |
07ANKARA1477 | TURKEY ELECTION LISTS POSTSCRIPT: CONVICTS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. The Supreme Election Board's (SEB) scrub of proposed candidates for the election has cut out some would-be candidates for parliament and prompted one minor party to withdraw from the election altogether. The SEB's ruling that 131 of parliamentary candidate-applicants f [...] | 2007-06-11 15:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
07ANKARA1481 | TURKEY - COVERING OLD GROUND ON TRANSIT TO EUROPE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador and Energy Minister Hilmi Guler covered familiar ground on gas transit in a June 9 meeting. Ambassador pushed for Turkey and Azerbaijan to meet to resolve issues on the current gas contract, and even more importantly to establish the transit approach for future gas to [...] | 2007-06-12 08:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL TU AJ RS IZ TX KZ IR |
07ANKARA1482 | TURKEY: PRESSURE MOUNTING FOR MILITARY TO ACT [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Erdogan called for a special security meeting today to discuss the latest PKK attacks and Turkey's response. Press reports characterize the meeting as an opportunity to get interagency consensus on the way forward to combat the PKK and pave the way for a possible decision at t [...] | 2007-06-12 09:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PTER PGOV TU IZ |
07ANKARA149 | TURKEY: DEMOCRATIC LEFT PARTY'S ZEKI SEZER: WHOLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with the chairman of the Democratic Left Party (DSP),heir to Bulent Ecevit, Zeki Sezer. DSP has played an historically important role in Turkey (ref A),but won less that two percent in the 2002 elections. It continues to poll poorly and would only cross the 10 [...] | 2007-01-25 15:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU |
07ANKARA1492 | PROPOSAL FOR INL-FUNDED IPR TRAINING FY 2007 [...] (U) This message was coordinated with USPTO. 2. (U) As requested ref A, this message provides a proposal for FY '07 INL-funded regional IPR training. PROJECT ------- 3. Program on Border Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights TARGET: Turkish Customs Service LOCATION: Turk [...] | 2007-06-12 10:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR KCRM TU |
07ANKARA1494 | NOT PROTESTING TOO MUCH? IRAQI MFA CALLS IN [...] (C) Following up on press reports that the Iraqi MFA had handed an official note of protest to the Turkish Embassy in Baghdad on June 9, we called June 12 on MFA Head of Department for Iraq Fazli Corman. Corman confirmed that Iraq's MFA Undersecretary Mahmoud had indeed called in the Charge a [...] | 2007-06-12 12:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV TU IZ |
07ANKARA1496 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-12 14:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1498 | TURKEY'S CONSTITUTIONAL COURT PRESIDENT RETIRES: [...] (U) Summary. Turkey's Constitutional Court President Tulay Tugcu will retire on June 12, opening the way for President Sezer to appoint a new justice to the high court. Sezer will fill the vacancy by choosing from among three nominees yet to be selected by the Council of State (Danistay). Cu [...] | 2007-06-12 15:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU |
07ANKARA1499 | Conference Supports Innovation in Turkey [...] (SBU) Summary. An AmCham-organized, Embassy-supported conference on "Innovation" highlighted to Turkish business and policy leaders how business-friendly policies can promote economic development and job creation. The conference completes one of the actions agreed to during the February mee [...] | 2007-06-13 08:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR KPAO TU |
07ANKARA15 | TURKEY'S WINTER GAS WOES AND MEASURES [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-05 10:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET BEXP TU IR RS |
07ANKARA150 | TURKEY OFERS TO HOST MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: TURKEY HAS OFFERED TO HOST A PROSPECTIVE PAGE 02 RUEHAKA0150 C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 000150 ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN SUMMIT AND/OR TRILATERAL MEETING INVOLVING SECRETARY RICE SHOULD SUCH A MEETING INVOLVING PM OLMERT AND ABU MAZEN TAKE PLACE. CONTINUING PM ERDOGAN'S ELECT [...] | 2007-01-25 15:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL TU IS |
07ANKARA1505 | TURKISH-GEORGIAN RELATIONS: DEEPER AND DEEPER [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Turkish MFA Deputy Undersecretary Unal Cevikoz (a former Ambassador to Baku) visits Washington from June 18-20 for consultations on South Caucasus and Central Asia. Cevikoz is likely to identify the strengthening relationship between Turkey and Georgia as a major co [...] | 2007-06-13 14:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAIR ECIN ETRD SMIG NATO AJ AM GG TU |
07ANKARA1506 | MFA DEPUTY U/S CEVIKOZ ASKS FOR U.S. HELP GETTING [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (C) MFA Deputy Undersecretary for Africa, Asia and Pacific Affairs Unal Cevikoz told Ambassador on June 12 that he is very pleased with the comprehensive program planned for his Washington visit next week. Cevikoz greatly appreciates US [...] | 2007-06-13 14:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO OSCE AM TU |
07ANKARA1507 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-13 14:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1509 | FIRST US-TURKEY MIL-MIL COMBINED PLANNING [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the initial bilateral US/Turkey Combined Planning Committee (CPC) meeting, hosted by the US European Command J-5 on May 22-24 in Stuttgart, US and Turkish action officers exchanged views and developed proposals on a full range of military-to-military cooperation. Separate [...] | 2007-06-14 05:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS MASS TU |
07ANKARA1512 | "Next Generation" Turkish Economic Reforms [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey is enjoying strong economic performance, with real GDP growth averaging over 7% per year for the past five years, government debt down, and inflation nearing single digits. Medium-sized "Anatolian Tigers" are thriving alongside traditional business conglomerates and Ista [...] | 2007-06-14 12:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN TU |
07ANKARA1513 | "Next Generation" Turkish Economic Reforms [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey is enjoying strong economic performance, with real GDP growth averaging over 7% per year for the past five years, government debt down, and inflation nearing single digits. Medium-sized "Anatolian Tigers" are thriving alongside traditional business conglomerates and Ista [...] | 2007-06-14 12:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN TU |
07ANKARA1515 | TURKEY-EU TROIKA MEETINGS: TURKEY'S EU ACCESSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey-EU Troika consultations held June 4 in Ankara were constructive and served to underscore the continued mutual commitment to pursuing eventual Turkish EU membership, according to GOT and EU officials. Turkey's membership aspirations continue, and the technical process, thou [...] | 2007-06-14 13:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU TU |
07ANKARA1516 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-14 14:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1520 | SCENESETTER FOR AMB SCHULTE'S JUNE 20 [...] (C) Turkey's officials continue to acknowledge Iran's nuclear program as a threat, but the current domestic political crisis, as well as concerns over PKK terrorism and Iraq, have kept Iran off the front burner. Your June 20 DVC with Turkish journalists will help us keep the threat posed by a [...] | 2007-06-15 07:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PARM PINS ENRG IR TU |
07ANKARA1524 | TURKEY EXPANDS POLICE AUTHORITY [...] (U) Summary. President Sezer approved on June 13 amendments to Turkey's police power law that expand authority to stop and search, fingerprint and photograph and use force. Human rights lawyers, NGO's and intellectuals are concerned the amendments will unduly augment police authority. In a [...] | 2007-06-15 09:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TBIO TU |
07ANKARA1527 | TURKEY: DEPUTY DEFENSE CHIEF DISMISSES RUMORS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Chief of Staff (DCHOD) GEN Ergin Saygun claimed on June 14 that, contrary to rampant press speculation, the Turkish military is not planning to impose a security buffer zone in northern Iraqi territory along the shared border. At the same time, he emphasized there must be [...] | 2007-06-15 11:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PTER TU IZ |
07ANKARA1528 | TURKEY: SENIOR OFFICIALS APPROACHED FOR HELP WITH [...] (C) After an initial approach at working levels regarding the issue of missing/detained Amcits in Iran (ref b),we have used more senior-level meetings to elicit Turkish assistance. In addition to the points in ref a, we have noted Turkey,s helpful role when UK service personnel were detained [...] | 2007-06-15 12:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PHUM PREL IR TU |
07ANKARA153 | IS TURKEY CONSIDERING A NEW PATH ON IRAQ POLICY? [...] (C) We met Jan. 23 with the new GOT Deputy Special Envoy for Iraq, Murat Ozcelik. Ozcelik (please protect),who had been slated to become the MFA's spokesman but at the last minute moved into this position, told us that FonMin Gul had asked him to pursue some new policy directions on Iraq with [...] | 2007-01-25 16:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ETRD ECON ENRG TU IZ |
07ANKARA1530 | UNSCR 1747/OECD: TURKEY NOT EXTENDING EXPORT [...] (C) We delivered refs a and b points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bilateral Economic Relations Chief of Section Mustafa Sarnic June 15. Sarnic reported that the Turkish export credit agency (Turkish Eximbank) extends no credit to the Iranian public sector. Sarnic expressed Turkish support [...] | 2007-06-15 12:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP EFIN EXIM OECD UN IR TU |
07ANKARA1531 | ACTION REQUEST: U.S. DEFENSE ARTICLES IN CYPRUS [...] (U) Action Request. See Para 5. 2. (C) During a June 14 meeting with EUR DAS Matt Bryza on broader Cyprus issues (reported septel),MFA Deputy Under Secretary for Northeast Mediterranean and Americas Haydar SIPDIS Berk reiterated GOT concerns about perceived USG non-enforcement of the A [...] | 2007-06-15 12:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CY GR TU |
07ANKARA1532 | ACTION REQUEST: TURKS SEEK USG HELP TO FACILITATE [...] (U) This is an action request. See paras 6 and 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: PM Erdogan is inviting Iraqi PM Maliki to visit Turkey later this month to discuss bilateral issues, including security and energy, and the Turks have asked for USG support in convincing Maliki to accept the invitation. The G [...] | 2007-06-15 12:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG PGOV PTER TU IZ |
07ANKARA1533 | TURKISH FM TRAVELING TO DAMASCUS AND BEIRUT [...] (C) MFA Deputy Undersecretary for the Middle East and South Asia Feridun Sinirlioglu told Ambassador June 15 that FM Gul will travel to Damascus on June 21 and on to Beirut on June 22. Sinirlioglu said that in Damascus, Gul will seek to moderate Syria's reaction to the establishment of the [...] | 2007-06-15 12:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OVIP SY LE TU |
07ANKARA1535 | EU-TURKEY ENERGY CONFERENCE - MISSED OPPORTUNITY ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Expectations for a strong European statement in support of Turkey's role in gas transit to Europe were unrealized at the June 5 "Turkey and the EU: Together for a European Energy Policy" Conference in Istanbul, which was attended by Commissioners Rehn and Piebalgs and senior GOT [...] | 2007-06-15 13:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EINV TU |
07ANKARA1536 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-15 13:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1537 | Government Officials Deny Election-year Fiscal Loosening [...] (SBU)Summary: A series of Government announcements on fiscal policy have led to increased suspicions of populist, election-year fiscal loosening. The most high-profile and IMF-unfriendly of these was the announcement of Value-Added Tax rate cuts for tourism food and restaurants. 2007 tax reve [...] | 2007-06-15 13:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN TU |
07ANKARA1538 | TURKISH MFA U/S APAKAN INSISTS ON "AGREED [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA U/S Ertugrul Apakan told Ambassador June 13 that Turkey will continue to insist that Agreed Framework language must be included in Kosovo transition documents. Turkey,s goal is to prevent the participation of Cyprus in EU operations with NATO; the other issues Turkey has raised [...] | 2007-06-15 13:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EU NATO TU |
07ANKARA1539 | TURKISH PRESIDENT SENDS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT [...] (U) President Sezer declined on June 15 to approve a controversial constitutional amendments that would allow for direct presidential elections, sending the package to referendum instead. Sezer also plans to apply to the constitutional court to annul the amendments on unspecified procedural g [...] | 2007-06-15 14:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV TU |
07ANKARA1540 | TURKEY CONCERNED ABOUT UNSCR DRAFT LANGUAGE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: GOT officials have raised concerns with us regarding language in the draft UN Security Council resolution on UNFICYP mandate renewal. The GOT believes the resolution, as it stands, fails to portray fully and objectively the situation in Cyprus. In particular, GOT officials regre [...] | 2007-06-15 14:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN CY TU |
07ANKARA1541 | UPATE ON TURKISH PROSECUTION OF AQ KHAN NETWORK [...] (C) Summary: The prosecution of individuals accused of being part of the AQ Khan network (reftel) continues. During a visit to the Bakirkoy Court in Istanbul on June 8, 2007, we obtained information that cases against the four surviving defendants from the Techno-Electric company present in T [...] | 2007-06-15 14:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TU |
07ANKARA1545 | TURKEY REVIEWING REQUEST TO DENY OVERFLIGHT [...] (S) Per reftel request, we met with MFA Aviation Department Head Hamit Olcay and South Asia Department Head Murat Yoruk on June 18 to request that Turkey deny overflight clearance to reftel Syrian Arab Airlines aircraft, in accordance with UNSCR 1718. Olcay checked with the MFA flight clearan [...] | 2007-06-18 10:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | EAIR PARM PREL MNUC TU KN SY AM KZ TI TX UZ |
07ANKARA1553 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-18 14:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1554 | THE GUAM ORGANIZATION: PRE-SUMMIT DEMARCHE [...] (C) We delivered reftel points to MFA South Caucasus Desk Officer Yavuz Kul. Kul noted that Turkey follows the group, and said that member countries have solicited Turkey's more active involvement, believing it will strengthen the organization. Turkey, however, is only represented by its Am [...] | 2007-06-18 14:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID AJ GG MD UP TU |
07ANKARA1555 | SENIOR MFA OFFICIAL LAMENTS MILITARY'S "CONTROL" [...] (C) Summary: A senior MFA official who works on Iraqi issues (not the same official cited reftel) lamented to us June 15 that the military is using the PKK issue to direct both Turkey's Iraq policy and the domestic political situation. He believes the usual balance between civilian and milita [...] | 2007-06-18 14:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER TU IZ IR |
07ANKARA1556 | TURKISH MFA CONSULTATIONS WITH IRAN [...] (C) Summary: MFA Deputy Undersecretary for the Middle East and South Asia Feridun Sinirlioglu used his consultations in Tehran June 10-14 to review developments in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Lebanon. In debriefing Ambassador June 15, Sinirlioglu said he pressed for but did not get an explanation [...] | 2007-06-18 15:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PGOV IZ AF IR TX TU |
07ANKARA1560 | TURKEY: PROMINENT KURDISH INTELLECTUAL URGES U.S. SUPPORT FOR TURKISH DEMOCRATIZATION, RAPPROCHEMENT WITH NORTHERN IRAQ [...] Summary: (C) In a meeting with Adana PO, prominent Kurdish author Mehmet Uzun urged the U.S. to establish a permanent military presence in Northern Iraq to protect the democratic advances of the KRG, which he believes will catalyze liberalization elsewhere in the region. He discounted the pro [...] | 2007-06-19 09:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER TU IZ |
07ANKARA1561 | TURKISH PRESIDENT ATTEMPTS TO BLOCK DIRECT [...] (U) Turkey's president filed a petition with the Constitutional Court on June 18, asking the court to annul the constitutional amendment package that would move the country to direct presidential elections (reftel). The Court will combine Sezer's challenge, which is based on procedural defec [...] | 2007-06-19 09:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV TU |
07ANKARA1567 | GUIDE TO TURKISH BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS [...] (U) Summary: Turkey's cornucopia of business organizations is often impenetrable and confusing to outsiders. Following is a brief introduction to the major players. More on each is available on Intellipedia (classified) under the title "Turkish Business Associations." End Summary. ---- [...] | 2007-06-19 13:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP BBSR ECON TU |
07ANKARA1569 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-19 14:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1571 | Update on PKK Violence (June 1-15, 2007) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...] | 2007-06-20 10:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
07ANKARA1573 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-20 14:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1577 | ONE VIEW ON TURKEY'S IRANIAN DIASPORA (C-TN7-00225) [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to one expert at a leading Turkish think tank, the Iranian population in Turkey numbers no more than fifty thousand, most of whom are students or other short-term economic migrants. Due to a fear of Iran's intelligence services, the Iranian community in Turkey maintai [...] | 2007-06-21 06:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL SCUL AJ IR TU |
07ANKARA1578 | TURKEY: WIPO TREATIES RATIFIED IN MAY 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 8, Turkey published in its Official Gazette the ratification of WIPO's Copyright Agreement and Performances and Phonograms Treaty, a priority action listed for Turkey in USTR's 2006 Special 301 report. Foreign Trade Undersecretariat officials tell us that Turkey should co [...] | 2007-06-21 06:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR USTR TU |
07ANKARA1581 | TURKEY: PRE-ELECTION TENSIONS HIGH IN THE SOUTHEAST [...] (C) Summary: Kurds in southeastern Turkey feel increasingly squeezed by a lethal combination of political, economic and geopolitical factors. In addition to pre-election political pressure, an increase in PKK violence and continued economic stagnation, community leaders believe Kurds in the [...] | 2007-06-21 08:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER TU |
07ANKARA1589 | SYRIA TO NORTH KOREA FLIGHT DID NOT OVERFLY TURKEY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-21 13:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | EAIR PARM PREL MNUC TU SY NK |
07ANKARA159 | TURKISH MFA MEETS ARMENIAN DFM: PROGRESS BUT NO [...] (C) Summary: The January 24 meeting in Istanbul between Turkish MFA DG Resit Uman and Armenian DFM Kirakossian, which MFA undertook on FM Gul's instruction, appears to have made some progress in the countries' ongoing discussion about establishing commissions to look at both the events of 1915 [...] | 2007-01-26 09:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU AM |
07ANKARA1590 | TURKEY: ONE VOICE FROM VAN - WE ARE AT THE TIPPING [...] (C) Summary and comment: Lamenting that he had to focus on politics instead of economics, the Chamber of Commerce president in the eastern city of Van expressed serious concern over Turkey's current political-military conjuncture, predicting that if all parties do not engage in dialogue, the [...] | 2007-06-21 14:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER TU |
07ANKARA1591 | NATIONALIST GROUP REQUESTS PROSECUTION OF KRG [...] (C) Summary: A nationalist group in Diyarbakir has filed a petition with the provincial prosecutor's office requesting that charges be brought against KRG President Barzani and members of his family. The petition accuses the Barzanis of providing support and safe-haven for PKK terrorists in Ir [...] | 2007-06-21 14:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER PREL TU IZ |
07ANKARA1593 | TURKEY: COUNCIL OF MINISTERS APPROVES CONTINUATION [...] Post received a diplomatic note from the Foreign Ministry on June 21, 2007, advising that the Council of Ministers adopted, on 17 May 2007, Decree No. 12189 extending the validity of the bilateral agreement for US use of Incirlik Air Force Base as a logistics hub to move non-lethal supplies to [...] | 2007-06-21 14:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PREL IZ TU |
07ANKARA1598 | DAS BRYZA'S MEETINGS WITH MFA CAUCASUS DG UMAN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. DAS Matt Bryza met in Ankara on June 14 with MFA Director General for Caucasus and Central Asia Resit Uman and MFA Director General for Policy Planning Altay Cengizer. DAS Bryza shared his views on the previous week's disappointing meeting of the Azeri and Armenian Presidents on [...] | 2007-06-22 07:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PGOV NATO OSCE AJ AM GG RU TU ZJ |
07ANKARA16 | TURKEY-IRAQ WATER TALKS - FORMULAIC BUT TALKING [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Turkey and Iraq held their second bilateral water dialogue in 2006 in Ankara on December 14. Like the earlier May 24 meeting, delegations repeated long-held positions and quibbled over the agenda and language. The two sides agreed to meet again, and the Iraqis again proposed [...] | 2007-01-05 10:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV EAGR KPAO OEXC SCUL TU IZ |
07ANKARA160 | ECONOMIC FREEDOM IN TURKEY: MORE, BUT NOT ENOUGH [...] (SBU) Summary. According to the Heritage Foundation's 2007 Index of Economic Freedom (IEF),Turkey has made impressive strides in reducing the dead weight of government interference in the economy and economic decision-making over the past five years. This helps explain Turkey's similarly i [...] | 2007-01-26 11:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV BEXP PGOV TU |
07ANKARA1600 | WARNING FROM TURKISH FORCES COMMANDER ON IRAQ [...] (S) Mission LNO on Turkey's border with Iraq was called in urgently the evening of June 21 by the local Turkish Special Forces brigade chief of staff and G-3 to be advised of intelligence on PKK plans to attack Turkish forces stationed in Iraq and receive notice of Turkey's intention to retalia [...] | 2007-06-22 09:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PTER EUN TU US |
07ANKARA1603 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-22 11:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1604 | TURKEY/IRAQ: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT TURKISH [...] (S) Local Turkish military authorities at Silopi on the Turkey-Iraq border conveyed a warning to U.S. military LNO late June 21 that Turkish forces would respond massively to any attack against Turkish military forces stationed in northern Iraq, claiming they had intelligence an attack by the [...] | 2007-06-22 12:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PTER MARR MOPS IZ TU |
07ANKARA1605 | TURKEY CONFIRMS INTENT TO NOTIFY UNSC ABOUT [...] (C) MFA South Asia Head of Department Murat Yoruk confirmed on June 22 that Turkey fully intends to fulfill its obligations under UNSCRs 1737 and 1747 and notify the Security Council about the discovery of an Iranian weapons cache on board the train that derailed on May 25 in the Genc district [...] | 2007-06-22 13:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PARM IZ SY TU |
07ANKARA1606 | TURKEY: POLLSTERS PREDICT AKP WIN, LONG-TERM [...] (C) SUMMARY. A cross section of leading pollsters from Ankara and Istanbul agreed that public opinion in Turkey shows deep polarization, disaffection and fear about the future. Most significantly, all agree that under today's conditions and barring unforeseen interventions, the ruling Justice [...] | 2007-06-22 13:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
07ANKARA1608 | TURKEY - ENTHUSIASM FOR TURKENISTAN AND IRAQ GAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 13 meeting with EUR DAS Matt Bryza, Turkish Energy Minister Hilmi Guler gave a positive and enthusiastic read-out of his recent trip to Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan. Guler was confident that an off-shore Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan connection was workable and wants Turkey [...] | 2007-06-25 09:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL TU AJ RS IZ TX KZ |
07ANKARA161 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-26 12:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1616 | COMMERCE D/S SAMPSON ENCOURAGES TURKEY TO RESOLVE TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: During a June 5-9 visit to Turkey, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Dr. David Sampson discussed ways to improve SIPDIS the bilateral economic relationship with Turkey's Foreign Trade Minister, the Chairman of Turkey's largest business organization, and the Foreign Minister and [...] | 2007-06-25 11:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV KIPR TU |
07ANKARA1619 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-25 13:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1620 | TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, May 2007 [...] The 8th International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF - the biennial Turkish defense fair) was held on May 22-25 in Ankara. 494 companies (333 foreign and 161 Turkish firms) from 48 countries participated in the fair, including 42 American companies. Many high level officials from different count [...] | 2007-06-25 13:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR PREL GG MK BK AF GR EG AJ QA BA SA LE |
07ANKARA1626 | SECTION 505 AGREEMENT AND EXCHANGE OF DIPLOMATIC [...] (SBU) Post sent a diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on June 18 enumerating the revised section 505 conditions (reftel) under which the Government of Turkey will handle articles and services from the US for the purpose of peacekeeping operations within the South Eastern E [...] | 2007-06-25 14:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GR IT TU KPKO KTIA MARR MASS PGOV PREL |
07ANKARA1628 | TURKEY/NATO: TURKISH GENERAL STAFF VIEWS ON NATO [...] (C) Turkish Chief of Defense Buyukanit told visiting USAFE Commander Gen Hobbins June 22 that Turkey supports the NATO Response Force (NRF) concept and has earmarked forces for it. However, he claimed, there has been an effort to change the NRF concept from that of a "first-in/first-out" force [...] | 2007-06-26 07:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO EUN |
07ANKARA1630 | USAFE GENERAL HOBBINS DISCUSSES IRAQ AIR [...] (S/NF) Summary: Turkish Chief of Defense Gen Buyukanit and Turkish Air Force Chief Comert told USAFE Commander Gen Hobbins June 22 that Turkey is sensitive about U.S. reconnaissance and other aircraft operating close to the Turkish border in northern Iraq. Buyukanit warned that even small inc [...] | 2007-06-26 08:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR PREL PTER MOPS IZ TU |
07ANKARA1633 | TURKEY: MFA U/S APAKAN - MILD OPTIMISM ON [...] (C) Summary. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Under Secretary (U/S) Apakan reviewed for Ambassador June 21 SIPDIS Turkey's dialogue with the European Union (EU) and France on accession and bilateral relations issues. Turkey views both discussions with cautious optimism. Apakan also updat [...] | 2007-06-26 12:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU FR |
07ANKARA1634 | Update on PKK Violence (June 16-22, 2007) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...] | 2007-06-26 13:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
07ANKARA1644 | ICAO ASSEMBLY: TURKEY INTERESTED IN SUPPORT BUT STILL [...] This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 12. 2. (SBU) Summary: According to MFA civil aviation officials, Turkey is interested in supporting several of the U.S. positions at the upcoming ICAO General Assembly, but Turkish officials will begin to meet in the next few weeks to formulate [...] | 2007-06-27 08:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ETRD ECON TU |
07ANKARA1651 | PKK VIOLENCE -- AND PRESSURE FOR CROSS-BORDER [...] (C) Summary: Ongoing PKK violence has made terrorism a top issue in campaigning for July 22 parliamentary elections. PM Erdogan faces pressure from nearly all sides to authorize a cross-border operation into northern Iraq -- and that pressure will inevitably increase in the days ahead. End s [...] | 2007-06-27 13:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL TU IZ |
07ANKARA1652 | TURKEY: ANGER TOWARD THE US IN SMALL-TOWN ANATOLIA [...] (U) SUMMARY. A visit to an Anatolian village and its nearby subprovincial capital provided a window into the deep anger many small-town citizens currently feel toward the United States. Preoccupied by daily reports of "our sons" being killed by Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) terrorists in th [...] | 2007-06-27 13:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
07ANKARA1657 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL MAKOVSKY (JUN 30 - [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Alan Makovsky. Your control officer for Ankara will be Political Officer, Christina Bobrow. She can be reached at Office: 011-90-312-457-7250, Home: 011-90-312-491-7700; Cell: 011-90-555-358-6803. Your control officer for Is [...] | 2007-06-27 14:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA OREP TU GM |
07ANKARA1658 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-27 14:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1660 | TURKEY UNSATISFIED WITH CURRENT STATE OF EU [...] (C) SUMMARY. Turkey received the June 26 EU decision to open only two negotiating chapters rather than three with calm frustration. Turkish negotiators and business representatives reject the EU's technical justifications presented for not opening the economic and monetary union chapter, ar [...] | 2007-06-27 16:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN ECIN ETRD EUN FR TU |
07ANKARA1670 | GENERAL STAFF SPEAKS OUT -- AGAIN -- ON PKK TERROR [...] (C) Summary: Senior commanders briefing journalists at a commando training area in western Turkey June 26 rejected press allegations that Turkish troops are not properly trained to fight PKK terrorists, reiterated the military's belief that a cross-border operation (CBO) into northern Iraq is [...] | 2007-06-28 10:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL MOPS IZ TU |
07ANKARA1671 | BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON [...] Per reftel request, we met with Guvenli Yasam (Full name: Guvenli Yasam Is Guvenligi San. Tic. Ltd. Sti.) Founder/Owner Hasan Deliduman in late May regarding license number 05-050042160. Deliduman confirmed all details of the contract, including the order for 250 Camelbaks (Model: Camelbak Ch [...] | 2007-06-28 10:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EG ETTC KOMC TU |
07ANKARA1672 | TURKISH IMPLEMENTATION OF IRAN SANCTIONS INCHING [...] (C) Summary: Turkish officials informed us that the Council of Ministers has signed the decree implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1737. The decree now is awaiting the Prime Minister's and President's signatures before coming into effect. End Summary. 2. (C) MFA Iran desk checked w [...] | 2007-06-28 13:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP TU IR |
07ANKARA1673 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-28 13:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1674 | TURKEY SUPPORTIVE OF AFGHAN RULE OF LAW CONFERENCE [...] (C) Summary: In keeping with the high priority it attaches to Afghanistan, the Turkish Government plans to send Under Secretary Apakan (D equivalent) to the Rome Conference. Although Turkey will be supportive of Rule of Law initiatives it will not be in a position to pledge additional monies f [...] | 2007-06-28 14:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS EAID AF TU |
07ANKARA1676 | IRAQ DEBT TO TURKEY -- INTERIM RESPONSE [...] (C) We flagged to Turkish Treasury Under Secretary Ibrahim Canakci that the U.S. would be approaching Turkey again on the Iraq debt issue once a new government is formed. Canakci noted that Turkey continues to meet with Iraq's outside advisors to reconcile Turkish claims on Iraq, now including [...] | 2007-06-28 14:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN IZ TU |
07ANKARA1679 | TURKEY: A TALE OF TWO (SUB-PROVINCIAL) CITIES - [...] (C) SUMMARY. Two sub-provincial capitals and several villages in Ankara province provide a window into parties' election preparations. Rival parties delivered the same angry message on US policies on the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK),Iraq, and Israel. The visits also gave us a glimpse int [...] | 2007-06-29 09:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
07ANKARA1683 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL GUREVICH [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Gene Gurevich. Your control officer for Ankara will be Political Officer, Christina Bobrow. She can be reached at Office: 011-90-312-457-7250, Home: 011-90-312-491-7700; Cell: 011-90-555-358-6803. Your control officer for Is [...] | 2007-06-29 13:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA OREP TU GE |
07ANKARA1685 | TURKEY'S BSEC BILATERALS: ARMENIA, GREECE, GEORGIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Turkey held 38 bilaterals on the margins of the 15th Black Sea Economic Cooperation Commission (BSEC) June 25 summit (SEPTEL) in Istanbul. Key among those were FM Gul's meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Oskanian and PM Erdogan's meetings with Greek PM Karamanlis, and Georgi [...] | 2007-06-29 14:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG GR TU |
07ANKARA1686 | Mission Turkey: FAST Forward [...] (U) Mission Turkey's First and Second Tour (FAST) contingent is comprised of twenty-four generalists and fifteen specialists, assigned to Ankara, Istanbul, and Adana. The Mission's FAST program of professional development culminates each year in a day-long conference dedicated to discussion an [...] | 2007-07-02 05:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER KSPR TU |
07ANKARA1687 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-02 06:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1693 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-02 14:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1695 | TURKEY: CONTINUED SUPPORT TO STOP FLOW OF FOREIGN [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to Turkish MFA Special Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol July 2. Celikkol, who is well informed on the issue, responded that the Turks have repeatedly told Damascus that for the sake of the entire region, they need to take the necessary measures to cut the flow o [...] | 2007-07-03 04:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER SY IZ TU |
07ANKARA1699 | TURKEY TO CONSIDER CONTRIBUTION TO UN/AU OPERATION [...] (U) Per reftel request, we met with MFA Head of Department for Africa and East Asia Raif Karaca on July 3 to request Turkey consider a contribution of military troops and/or police officers to the UN/AU Hybrid Operation to be stood up in Darfur, Sudan. Karaca was familiar with the mission and [...] | 2007-07-03 10:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO UNSC MASS TU SU |
07ANKARA17 | TURKEY'S WINTER GAS WOES AND MEASURES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Occurring each winter at Turkey's peak need, the Iranian announcement January 3 that it had to stop natural gas exports to Turkey in order to meet its own requirements was not unexpected. Turkey had already embarked on compensating measures after Iran's initial December reducti [...] | 2007-01-05 10:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET BEXP TU IR RS |
07ANKARA1703 | TURKEY STILL UNDECIDED ON AMMUNITION CONTRIBUTION [...] (C) Summary: We followed up with MFA Head of Department for Middle East Affairs Sedat Onal on July 2 to press for a contribution of 105MM and 155MM ammunition to the Lebanese Armed Forces to assist in their continuing battle against Fatah al-Islam. Onal said that, with national elections two [...] | 2007-07-03 12:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PTER PREL PGOV TU LE |
07ANKARA1705 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-03 12:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1708 | Update on PKK Violence (June 23-30, 2007) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...] | 2007-07-03 14:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
07ANKARA1709 | Azeri Gas Arrives, Contract Issue Unresolved [...] (SBU) Summary. After months of delay, Turkish officials confirm that natural gas from Azerbaijan's Shah Deniz field should begin flowing into Turkey in the next few days despite the lack of resolution to the issue of the contract period. The head of Azerbaijan's SOCAR is coming to Turkey wi [...] | 2007-07-05 05:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EINV TU |
07ANKARA1710 | TURKEY COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CHANDARLIS, [...] Embassy Ankara grants country clearance to CBP delegation of Mr. Michael Chandarlis, Mr. Patrick Christian, and Mr. Bobby Picket to travel to Ankara to conduct an EXBS Targeting and Risk Management Training Course from July 6 to 18, 2007. 2. Embassy Control Officer is Kevin Lyon who can be [...] | 2007-07-05 06:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PARM TU |
07ANKARA1714 | CHP'S PLATFORM - FEARMONGERING AND HANDOUTS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Combining fear-mongering and saber-rattling with promises of handouts, the nominally center-left Republican People's Party (CHP) has crafted a platform so audacious it might actually work. The party devotes most of the platform to condemning the ruling Justice and De [...] | 2007-07-05 08:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
07ANKARA1718 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] As per reftel request, we spoke with Aselsan (Full name Aselsan Electronics Industries Inc.) Purchasing Manager Mehmet Ali Akcoray on June 22 regarding license number 05-1008088. Akcoray relayed our questions to Aselsan's technical section, which confirmed the receipt of 255 UAV rings and all [...] | 2007-07-05 09:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EG ETTC KOMC TU |
07ANKARA1720 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-05 12:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1723 | CERA Energy Conference Highlights Caspian Gas Transient and [...] (SBU) Summary. Over 250 government and industry representatives attended the tenth annual "East Meets West" Executive Conference in Istanbul, June 26-27, for two full days of presentations and discussions of energy security, resource access, oil and gas transit, and the impact of climate cha [...] | 2007-07-06 09:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EINV TU |
07ANKARA1727 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-06 13:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA173 | DINK KILLING BRINGS DARK SIDE OF TRABZON INTO THE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-26 15:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
07ANKARA1731 | TURKEY: HIGH COURT REJECTS CHALLENGES; [...] (U) Summary: Late July 5, Turkey's Constitutional Court (CC) announced that it had rejected appeals from main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and President Sezer that would have annulled the constitutional amendment package that provides for, i.a., direct election of the president. [...] | 2007-07-06 14:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TU |
07ANKARA1732 | STAFFDEL MAKOVSKY'S MEETINGS WITH MFA OFFICIALS [...] (C) SUMMARY. In separate July 2 meetings, HCFA Senior Staff Member Alan Makovsky discussed the Armenian Genocide Resolution (AGR),Middle East and regional issues and Cyprus with MFA U/S Apakan, Deputy U/S Cevikoz and Deputy U/S Berk. Apakan reviewed his recent consultations in Israel, noting [...] | 2007-07-06 14:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PREL PBTS PGOV PINS PTER AJ AM IR IS |
07ANKARA1733 | TURKEY: AKP IN THE PROVINCES - TOP DOWN IS THE [...] (C) Summary and comment: A series of trips to Turkey's provinces have made it clear that PM Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP) has turned into the top-down Erdogan machine. He picked the candidate lists, he set the priorities and the platform. If AKP returns to government, all wi [...] | 2007-07-06 14:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU |
07ANKARA1735 | Turks Positive on Iraq Neighbors Energy Group [...] (SBU) Summary. In separate July 5 meetings, MFA Iraq Special Envoy Oguz Celikkol and Iraq desk official Yagmur Guldere gave positive readouts of the June 28-29 Energy Working Group (EWG) experts meeting of the neighboring countries of Iraq. The Iraqi participants gave detailed presentations [...] | 2007-07-06 14:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET PREL TU IZ |
07ANKARA1737 | EXBS: TURKEY ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE- [...] Summary: Twenty-four Turkish National Police (TNP) officials attended Department of Energy Radiation Detection Training; fifteen Turkish Customs officials attended Customs and Border Protection (CBP) International Rail Interdiction Training and three Government of Turkey officials attended [...] | 2007-07-06 14:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU |
07ANKARA1738 | TURKEY WORRIED ABOUT MALIKI "CONCESSIONS" TO KURDS [...] (C) Summary. Turkey's Iraq Special Envoy Oguz Celikkol is worried that PM Maliki, under siege from Sunni and other groups, is making political concessions to Kurdish politicians -- including on Kirkuk -- in order to maintain his grip on power. Celikkol's effort to work through Maliki spoke [...] | 2007-07-06 15:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ TU |
07ANKARA1739 | DEPARTMENT RESPONSE TO GOT REGARDING US DFENSE [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel points regarding US defense articles in Cyprus to MFA Deputy U/S Haydar Berk on July 6. Ambassador emphasized our desire to be transparent, noted previous discussions with the Turkish General Staff on the problem of Greek-supplied US defense articles in Cyprus [...] | 2007-07-09 08:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CY GR TU |
07ANKARA174 | SOMO STOPS FUEL PURCHASES FROM TURKEY [...] (C) Summary. Iraq's state oil company SOMO cut off without warning all imports of fuel products via Turkey at the start of 2007. About 200 fuel tankers are stuck in the Iraqi border town of Zakho since December 28 while SOMO refuses to accept delivery of their loads. Efforts of Turkish tra [...] | 2007-01-26 16:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EPET PREL TU IZ |
07ANKARA1741 | TURKEY/IRAQ: TURKEY MEDEVACS INJURED FROM TUZ [...] (SBU) Action request at para 4. 2. (SBU) The Foreign Ministry's Iraq office expressed to us their appreciation for USG assistance in facilitating the dispatch of two Turkish military medevac aircraft to Kirkuk on July 8 to pick up 21 Iraqis severely injured in the July 7 bombing in Tuz Kor [...] | 2007-07-09 09:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL MARR PHUM IZ TU |
07ANKARA1742 | TURKEY: AKP PLATFORM: "DON'T LEAVE THE JOB [...] (C) Summary. Unveiling his party's platform, PM Erdogan stressed stability and security if voters return his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to power in Turkey's July 22 general election. Their focus is on accomplishments to date, with a call to voters, in their words, not to leave [...] | 2007-07-09 09:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU |
07ANKARA1744 | TURKEY SUPPORTS PARTNERSHIP FOR DEMOCRATIC [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-09 12:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID OECD TU |
07ANKARA1745 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-09 12:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1748 | PKK DEFECTORS CLAIM US SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION [...] (s) Turkish MFA U/S Apakan convoked Ambassador July 7 to convey information on allegations of US support for the PKK made by PKK figures who surrendered to Turkish authorities June 29 in Sirnak (near the border with northern Iraq). Apakan noted the press reporting on the surrender and on the a [...] | 2007-07-09 13:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PTER IZ TU |
07ANKARA1749 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES CYPRUS WITH TURKISH MFA [...] (c) Summary: Ambassador encouraged Turkey, in conversations with MFA U/S Apakan and Deputy U/S Berk July 6 and 7, to look for ways to avoid the appearance of intransigence on Cyprus and take advantage of Papadopoulos' vulnerability at home and in some EU capitals. He also urged a forthcomin [...] | 2007-07-09 16:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CY TU |
07ANKARA175 | TURKEY OBJECTS TO NGO GENEVA CALL CONSULTATIVE [...] (C) MFA Deputy Director General for Arms Control Ahmet Muhtar Gun convened Pol-Mil Counselor January 26 to register the Turkish government's strong objection to the request of the NGO "Geneva Call" to establish consultative status with ECOSOC. He asserted that Geneva Call has signed a so-calle [...] | 2007-01-26 16:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER UN |
07ANKARA1755 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-10 12:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1756 | Second Turkey-Iraq-US Gas Study Meeting in Istanbul [...] (SBU) Summary. During the second trilateral gas working meeting held in Istanbul on Saturday June 30, Turkey's Under Secretary for Energy Sami Demirbilek reassured Iraqi PM Maliki's oil advisor Abd al-Ilah al-Amir and the Iraqi Ambassador, Dr. Jawad al Hindawi, of Turkey's intention to find way [...] | 2007-07-10 13:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EINV PREL TU IZ |
07ANKARA176 | EXBS: TURKISH PARLIAMENT RATIFIES NP COOPERATION [...] The Turkish Grand National Assembly approved the "Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Turkey and the Government of the United States of America Regarding Cooperation to Facilitate the Provision of Assistance for Non-Proliferation Purposes" following debate on January 24, 2007 [...] | 2007-01-26 17:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KSTC PARM PREL TU US |
07ANKARA1761 | REGIONAL ENERGY COM CONFERENCE, SEPTEMBER 20-22 IN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-11 12:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG TU |
07ANKARA1763 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-11 13:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1769 | ONE MAN'S VOICE - YUSUF ALATAS, HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary and Comment: In a recent conversation, Yusuf Alatas, a long-time Embassy contact, independent thinker and outgoing president of Turkey's Human Rights Association (IHD),was pessimistic about the current political situation and enormously skeptical as to whether the pro-Kurdish Dem [...] | 2007-07-11 14:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER TU |
07ANKARA1771 | TURKEY: OPPOSITION LEADER BAYKAL CALLS FOR [...] (C) Summary and comment: In separate meetings with Ambassador and Staffdel Makovsky, main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) chairman Deniz Baykal and CHP vice chair Onur Oymen outlined the party's election platform and plans. In both meetings, Baykal was focused and responsive. He re [...] | 2007-07-11 14:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PTER PREL TU US |
07ANKARA1778 | TURKEY: THE PRO-KURDISH DTP - ITS ELECTION AND [...] (C) Summary: The largest and most influential pro-Kurdish political party, the Democratic Society Party (DTP),running candidates as independents, seems set to take some two dozen seats in the July 22 parliamentary election. This is enough seats to form a parliamentary group and -- if DTPers s [...] | 2007-07-12 08:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER TU |
07ANKARA1781 | TURKEY: KURDS ARE NOT A MONOLITH [...] (U) This is a message from Consulate Adana. 2. (C) Summary: In the Western media, Turkey's Kurds -- about 15 percent of the total population -- are frequently described as "restive," implying that members of this minority are all disaffected and favor separating from Turkey. This misperc [...] | 2007-07-12 08:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PTER TU |
07ANKARA1782 | TURKISH UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: WORRIED ABOUT JOBS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Separate discussions with Turkish students bound for America and several American English Language Fellows (ELFs) assigned to universities across Turkey for the past year provided insights on anti-Americanism, Turkey's secular-religious divide, election concerns, and the impact o [...] | 2007-07-12 11:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
07ANKARA1783 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-12 12:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1784 | TURKEY: OPPOSITION PARTIES PLAYING TO TEN: MHP, [...] (C) Summary and comment. The Nationalist Movement Party (MHP),Youth Party (GP),and Democrat Party (DP) -- all significantly weaker than the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) -- are scrambling to garner votes in the July 22 general [...] | 2007-07-12 14:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
07ANKARA1785 | REGIONAL ENERGY COM CONFERENCE, SEPTEMBER 20-22 IN [...] (SBU) As discussed in ref email to many of you and based on the widespread interest among chiefs of mission in the area, Mission Turkey proposes to host a Regional Energy COM Conference in Istanbul on September 20-22, 2007. Its purpose will be to consider our Caspian energy strategy and how we [...] | 2007-07-12 14:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG TU |
07ANKARA1787 | TURKEY U/S FOR ENERGY SAMI DEMIRBILEK BLAMES [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's Under Secretary for Energy Sami Demirbilek discussed stalled negotiations with Greece and Italy for Turkish transit of Azeri gas. Demirbilek voiced frustration with the Greek position, which insists on excluding Greek gas distributors from the requirement of 15 percent " [...] | 2007-07-13 05:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET EINV TU |
07ANKARA1789 | REGIONAL ENERGY COM CONFERENCE, SEPTEMBER 20-22 IN [...] (SBU) As discussed in ref email to many of you and based on the widespread interest among chiefs of mission in the area, Mission Turkey proposes to host a Regional Energy COM Conference in Istanbul on September 20-22, 2007. Its purpose will be to consider our Caspian energy strategy and how we [...] | 2007-07-13 07:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG TU |
07ANKARA1791 | Update on PKK Violence (July 1-7, 2007) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...] | 2007-07-13 11:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
07ANKARA1792 | TURKEY: PRE-ELECTION ENVIRONMENT IS PEACEFUL, [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a political environment lately caught up in existential questions, the normalcy of the current election environment provides a reassuring contrast. Debates are lively but treading familiar paths. While the parties are seized with election fervor, Turkey isn't getting carried [...] | 2007-07-13 12:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
07ANKARA1793 | PAKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN: CONSTRUCTIVE START TO [...] (U) SUMMARY. On July 6, Ankara hosted the first meeting of the Afghanistan-Pakistan-Turkey Joint Working Group (JWG),established by the leaders of the three counties at their April 2007 summit meeting in Ankara. The deputy foreign minister-level meeting identified various confidence buildin [...] | 2007-07-13 12:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PREF PBTS SNAR AF PK TU |
07ANKARA1795 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-13 13:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1796 | TURKISH AMMUNITION CONTRIBUTION TO LEBANESE ARMED [...] (C) We followed up with MFA Head of Department for Middle East Affairs Sedat Onal on July 10 to press for a contribution of 105MM and 155MM ammunition to the Lebanese Armed Forces to assist in their continuing battle against Fatah al-Islam. Onal repeated pre-election political concerns repor [...] | 2007-07-13 14:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PTER PREL PGOV TU LE |
07ANKARA1797 | DEMOCRAT PARTY LEADER AGAR BETS ON THE POWER OF [...] (C) Summary and comment. In a July 13 meeting, Democrat Party (DP) leader Mehmet Agar told the Ambassador he is optimistic that DP can win enough votes to cross Turkey's ten percent threshold and secure parliamentary seats in the July 22 general elections. Agar is counting on solid media co [...] | 2007-07-16 06:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
07ANKARA180 | CFE: TURKEY MAKES NEW FLANK ENTITLEMENT OFFER [...] (C) MFA Arms Control Deputy Director General Ahmet Muhtar Gun told us January 29 that the Turkish government is now prepared to offer 35 (thirty-five) tank and 20 (twenty) ACV flank entitlements from its headroom vice the original offer of 63 tank entitlements. He said this offer has been clea [...] | 2007-01-29 12:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE PARM PREL NATO TU |
07ANKARA1803 | TURKEY ELECTION SCENESETTER AND NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Summary: PM Erdogan's governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) will likely come out on top July 22, winning fewer seats than in 2002, but enough to form a government. At least two other parties will surmount the 10% threshold, and parliament seems likely to be more fractious than it [...] | 2007-07-16 12:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ECON TU |
07ANKARA1804 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-16 12:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1805 | AFGHANISTAN: TURKEY REPORTS TALIBAN INFILTRATION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 7. 2. (S) SUMMARY. Turkey is learning about new alleged ISI and Taliban-affiliated groups that have emerged in northern Afghanistan that are hostile to General Abdul Rashid Dostum. Dostum believes the Karzai government is also providing wea [...] | 2007-07-16 13:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PGOV PINS PREL AF TU |
07ANKARA1808 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-16 14:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1809 | IRAN-TURKEY NATURAL GAS MOU [...] (C) Summary: Turkish MFA officials MFA confirm that Energy Minister Hilmi Guler signed a preliminary MOU with Iranian Oil Minister Kazem Variri-Hamaneh that, after further study, may involve (1) construction of pipelines and the transit of gas from Turkmenistan through Iran to Turkey, (2) devel [...] | 2007-07-16 16:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL TU IR |
07ANKARA1812 | TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, June 2007 [...] The joint air force Anatolian Eagle Exercise-2007/2 (second exercise of the year) took place in Konya June 11-22. United States, Britain, Pakistan, Jordan and NATO attended the exercise. The first Anatolian Eagle Exercise was held in 2001. Government-Military Focus on Terrorism ------------ [...] | 2007-07-17 07:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR PREL CH RO UK KS RS GM GR TU |
07ANKARA1816 | TURKISH AMBIVALENCE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (C) Summary: Two Embassy-organized videoconferences and a recent Turkish roundtable reveal continued ambivalence about Iran's nuclear program among Turkey's non-governmental policy elites, including academics, think-tankers, and columnists. Turkish opinion-makers do not want to see Iran, a nei [...] | 2007-07-17 10:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM IR TU |
07ANKARA1817 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-17 13:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA182 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-29 15:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1820 | TURKEY: LONG ODDS IN SUNDAY'S ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY. Opinion polls appear to have coalesced around the idea that only three parties will enter parliament in the wake of Turkey's July 22 general election. However, given the notorious unreliability of opinion polls here, several long-shot parties taking a "hail Mary" pass could do b [...] | 2007-07-18 06:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL TU |
07ANKARA1822 | TURKEY: ALEVI GROUPS DEEM CHP "LEAST BAD" OPTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-18 08:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
07ANKARA1823 | TURKEY NOTIFIED OF USAFE MANPOWER REDUCTION PLANS [...] (S) We informed MFA Head of Department for the Americas Oguzhan Ertugrul on July 17 of US Air Force Europe plans to reduce manpower over three fiscal years across the command (ref b). We provided specific figures for reductions planned for Turkey by location, emphasizing that the adjustments a [...] | 2007-07-18 09:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MARR PARM NATO TU |
07ANKARA1824 | BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, we spoke with Mechanical and Chemical Industries Corporation (MKEK) procurement department July 16 and 17 in order to obtain a contact within the Turkish Ministry of Defense (MOD),the end user listed for license number 05-050047111. MKEK representatives informed us [...] | 2007-07-18 10:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EG ETTC KOMC TU |
07ANKARA183 | STRATEGY FOR ENGAGING TURKEY ON IRAN [...] (S) Summary: We believe that it is time to initiate in-depth consultations with Turkey on the defense and security implications of a resurgent, possibly nuclear-armed and missile-equipped Iran, and we recommend making use of the visit by U/S Joseph and ISN A/S Rood in February to do so. Work [...] | 2007-01-29 15:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MOPS PGOV TU IR |
07ANKARA1831 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-18 13:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1832 | TURKISH ELECTION: SOUTHEAST KURDISH VOTERS WILL [...] (C) SUMMARY. In Turkey's southeastern provinces the Kurdish issue will be the main determinant of voting patterns on July 22, giving the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and independent candidates endorsed by the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) the bulk of the seats. Many [...] | 2007-07-18 14:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PTER TU |
07ANKARA1833 | TURKEY: ESKISEHIR AMBIVALENT TOWARD AKP [...] (C) SUMMARY. Two and a half hours west of Ankara, the prosperous industrial city of Eskisehir, population 750,000, is preparing for elections with mixed feelings for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). The home of dwindling reserves of soft Meerschaum mineral used for carving pipes [...] | 2007-07-18 15:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
07ANKARA1835 | TURKEY: IDEPENDENT CANDIDATE BASKIN ORAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-19 05:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
07ANKARA1836 | TURKEY COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR [...] Embassy Ankara grants country clearance to Mr. Erik Deschler and Ms. Erin Mark to travel to Ankara to meet with Turkish National Police representatives to discuss the providing of nonproliferation assistance, including training and equipment, from July 30 to August 3, 2007. 2. Embassy Cont [...] | 2007-07-19 06:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP OTRA PARM TU |
07ANKARA1840 | Update on PKK Violence (July 8-15, 2007) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most T [...] | 2007-07-19 09:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
07ANKARA1842 | TURKISH ELECTIONS: ANALYSTS ASSESS MILITARY [...] (C) Summary: Experts on civil-military relations in Ankara contend the Turkish General Staff (TGS) is satisfied with the process set in motion by its April 27 warning and the Constitutional Court's subsequent decision on the presidency vote which brought Turkey to early elections. Analysts cla [...] | 2007-07-19 11:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
07ANKARA1843 | TURKEY: AMBASSADOR URGES GOT ACTION ON ARTICLE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-19 11:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
07ANKARA1849 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-19 14:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1850 | TURKEY-IRAN GAS MOU: AMBASSADOR RAISES U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador conveyed Washington's serious concern over the Turkey-Iran gas MOU with MFA U/S Apakan (D equivalent) on July 18. Apakan urged the U.S. not to over-interpret, saying there is a real question whether the MOU will be implemented and stressing that Turkey's Iran policy h [...] | 2007-07-19 14:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL TU IR |
07ANKARA1852 | ON THE EVE OF TURKEY'S ELECTION - PKK VIOLENCE [...] (C) As Turks prepare to vote this Sunday, July 22, they do so following a campaign dominated in part by the ongoing terrorist activities of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK),coupled with claims by the nationalist opposition that ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) efforts to counter th [...] | 2007-07-19 14:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL TU IZ |
07ANKARA1853 | RISING CONSUMERISM IN TURKEY [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent years have seen a rapid growth in consumerism in Turkey with private consumption and retail sales more than doubling between 2002 and 2006. Credit has helped drive this consumerism trend, as newly-affordable interest rates have increased the use of consumer loans and cred [...] | 2007-07-19 14:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN TU |
07ANKARA1859 | TURKEY AND US-TURKISH RELATIONS AFTER THE ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's July 22 election will not quell, and may aggravate, the polarizing battles here over secularism, fundamentalism, nationalism, and minority (Kurdish) rights, and between the old elite and a rising new one. Ditto civil-military tensions, which will continue to express th [...] | 2007-07-20 10:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL US TU |
07ANKARA1860 | ECONOMIC INSECURITY IN TURKISH BLACK SEA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Despite its reputation as a nationalist hotbed, Trabzon is a lively, cosmopolitan city, influenced by growing trade and tourist relations with the former Soviet Union. The charm and prosperity of its downtown mask significant underemployment and a growing concern about the re [...] | 2007-07-20 12:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ETRD EIND SOCI TU |
07ANKARA1861 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-20 13:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1864 | Opposition Parties' Market-Unfriendly Stance Helps Markets [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish markets have rallied buoyed by global bullishness and the increasing likelihood of an AKP victory that would increase the probability of continued market-friendly policies. Investors' doubts about the principal opposition parties are attributable to these parties elector [...] | 2007-07-20 14:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV TU |
07ANKARA1866 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF DOD GENERAL COUNSEL [...] (S) Summary: Your July 25 visit will come right after Sunday's parliamentary elections here. Allegations regarding U.S. arms in Iraq going to the Kurdish PKK terrorist organization have featured prominently during the campaign to portray the AKP government as soft on terrorism. PM Erdogan an [...] | 2007-07-20 15:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PGOV PREL MARR PTER IZ TU |
07ANKARA187 | TURKEY REVITALIZES ITS PETROLEUM CODE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a long-awaited good news story for its investment environment, Turkey finally passed a new petroleum code, intended to provide more attractive incentives to encourage foreign investment in oil and gas exploration and production. The U.S. company Toreador, which will start pr [...] | 2007-01-30 11:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET BEXP TU IZ |
07ANKARA1875 | TURKEY: RULING AKP SCORES SOLID VICTORY IN [...] (U) Summary. Unofficial results indicate that Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) scored a significant victory in July 22 parliamentary elections, returning to power with 46.6% of the vote, up from 34% in the 2002 election. Two other parties crossed the ten percent election t [...] | 2007-07-23 08:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV TU |
07ANKARA1876 | TURKEY'S ELECTIONS: AKP EMERGES WITH MANDATE; [...] (C) Voters across Turkey handed PM Erdogan and the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) a resounding vote of confidence in July 22 parliamentary elections (reftel). Turks rewarded AKP for five years of effective governance, strong economic growth and relative political stability. FM Gul's de [...] | 2007-07-23 10:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
07ANKARA1877 | Turkish Markets Embrace AKP Victory [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish Financial Markets soared in reaction to the AKP's strong -- but not too strong -- performance in parliamentary elections. The result, allowing AKP to form a single-party government with a comfortable majority sets the stage for continued orthodox, investor-friendly econo [...] | 2007-07-23 11:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV TU |
07ANKARA1879 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-23 13:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA188 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-30 12:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1882 | TURKEY/IRAQ: NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT IRAQI CLAIMS [...] (S/NF) Summary: We have investigated and found no evidence to support Iraqi claims (ref a) that Turkey undertook major cross-border strikes into Iraq on July 18. JAC Molesworth, as well as the NATO Combined Air Operations Center (CAOC) in Eskisehir, which monitors regional airspace, report no [...] | 2007-07-23 15:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MOPS IZ TU |
07ANKARA1888 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-24 13:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1890 | TURKEY SCENESETTER FOR STAFFDEL GROVE, JULY 25-28, [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) scored a significant victory in Sunday's polls and appears set to form another single-party government with a mandate to pursue its economic reform policies. On Iraq, Turkey continues to be an essential partner, supporting co [...] | 2007-07-24 13:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS PTER ECON ENRG OREP IZ TU |
07ANKARA1891 | TURKEY: DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN AZERBAIJAN [...] (C) We delivered reftel A points to MFA South Caucasus Desk Officer Yavuz Kul July 20. Kul expressed the GOT's appreciation for the careful approach adopted by the United States towards Azerbaijan, and pledged to convey our points to his principals and to the Turkish Embassy in Baku. 2. [...] | 2007-07-24 14:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM OSCE PHUM AJ TU |
07ANKARA1892 | TURKEY: ENGAGEMENT WITH IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOT is open to the possibility of the next ministerial meeting of Iraq's expanded neighbors process taking place in the first half of September, but believes it should be held in Istanbul as agreed to by participants in the first meeting at Sharm-el-Sheikh. Turkish MFA Iraq C [...] | 2007-07-25 06:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG PGOV TU IZ |
07ANKARA1893 | TURKEY: FUNDING REQUESTED FOR ANTI-TIP INITIATIVES [...] (SBU) Post requests Department and USAID consider funding anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) initiatives in Turkey to support Turkey,s efforts to qualify as a Tier I TIP country (see paras. 3 - 6). U.S. resources and/or expertise in the areas cited in the 2007 TIP Report can improve Turkey,s [...] | 2007-07-25 07:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN EAID ELAB PHUM SMIG SOCI TU |
07ANKARA1895 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-25 14:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1899 | TURKEY: SOUTHEAST ELECTION RESULTS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-26 06:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER OSCE TU |
07ANKARA19 | MINISTER BABACAN COMMITS TO SOCIAL SECURITY AND [...] (C) Summary: Economy Minister Babacan told the Ambassador December 22 the AKP Government was committed to the Social Security Reform despite the recent adverse court ruling and would move ahead, albeit with a delay. Babacan agreed that the business community was concerned about the upcoming e [...] | 2007-01-05 13:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ENRG EINV TU |
07ANKARA1901 | TURKEY: AKP VICTORY A "MEMORANDUM" TO THE GENERALS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. As the magnitude of the Justice and Development Party's (AKP) win in the July 22 election sinks in, many credit AKP's track record, successful economic policies, and issue-based election campaign with boosting AKP to over 46 percent. AKP -- far better than its party r [...] | 2007-07-26 08:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
07ANKARA1902 | TURKEY: CHP LEADERSHIP IN DENIAL, AGITATION FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) is in deep denial and disarray after a lacklustre showing in the July 22 general election. CHP leadership is pointing the finger everywhere but at itself, going so far as to hint that the ruling Justice and Dev [...] | 2007-07-26 08:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU |
07ANKARA1904 | TURKEY: TIMING FOR NEW PARLIAMENT, NEW GOVERNMENT, [...] (C) Summary and comment. Official results of Turkey's July 22 general election are expected July 26, starting the clock for setting up the new parliament, forming a new government and electing the next president. If all goes smoothly -- a big "if" -- parliament could complete the process by [...] | 2007-07-26 12:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU |
07ANKARA1905 | TURKEY: AN INSIDER'S VIEW OF PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN [...] (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Prime Minister Erdogan, chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP),is a perfectionist workaholic who sincerely cares for the well-being of those around him, according to a top-level Prime Ministry insider. His boss is very "democratic," he said, but the ove [...] | 2007-07-26 12:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PGOV PINR PBIO TU |
07ANKARA1907 | TURKEY: HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE RESOLUTION AT UNESCO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-26 12:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC BO SI TU |
07ANKARA1908 | TURKEY: IOM DG CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-26 12:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC UNESCO |
07ANKARA1909 | Update on PKK Violence (July 16-23, 2007) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...] | 2007-07-26 12:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
07ANKARA1913 | TURKS CONCERNED ABOUT IRAQ-BOUND ANTITANK MISSILES [...] (C) A shipment of FAGOT guided antitank missiles, along with other arms (nfi),is being transported aboard a St. Vincent-flagged vessel, the Slavyanin, which departed the port of Oktyabrsk in Ukraine and transited the Bosphorus 21-23 July, bound for the port of Umm-Qasr in Iraq, according to T [...] | 2007-07-26 13:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MARR PREL IZ TU |
07ANKARA1915 | TURKISH U/S APAKAN ON AGENDA FOR TALKS WITH U/S [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA U/S Apakan told Ambassador July 24 that he plans to pursue a broad agenda during his late August bilateral consultations with U/S Burns and others in Washington. Apakan expressed interest in the U.S. internal debate over Iraq and medium-long term U.S. plans and expectations t [...] | 2007-07-26 14:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU US |
07ANKARA192 | TOP FIVE INFLUENTIAL TURKISH WOMEN [...] (U) The top five influential women in Turkey are: -- GULER SABANCI, Sabanci Holding CEO. Sabanci Center 4, Levent, 34330 Istanbul, Turkey. Tel: 90 212 281-6516/281-1091; Fax: 90 212 281-2553 -- FEYHAN KALPAKLIOGLU, Yasar Holding CEO. Sehit Fethi Bey Caddesi, No. 120, 35210 Izmir, Turkey. [...] | 2007-01-31 06:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL TU |
07ANKARA1921 | TURKEY: OFFICIALS HOPEFUL NEW GOVERNMENT WILL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-27 06:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
07ANKARA1922 | TURKEY SCENESETTER FOR AMERICAN-TURKISH COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) scored a significant victory in the July 22 election and appears set to form another single-party government with a mandate to pursue its economic and political reform policies. On Iraq, Turkey continues to be an essential par [...] | 2007-07-27 07:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS PTER ECON ENRG OREP IZ TU |
07ANKARA1923 | TURKEY'S ROBUST ROLE IN PEACEKEEPING AND [...] (U) Summary: Turkey's contributions to multi-national peacekeeping operations around the world are significant. Possessing NATO's second largest military, Turkey has led operations in the Middle East and the Balkans, and has provided troops and support to UN initiatives in Africa and East Asia [...] | 2007-07-27 07:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO UN TU |
07ANKARA1926 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-27 12:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1927 | TURKEY: MEK IRANIAN REFUGEES NOT WELCOME [...] (C) We have been contacted informally by MNF-I representatives with a request to press the Government of Turkey to accept MEK (Mujahideen-e-Khalq) Iranians currently located in Camp Ashraf in Iraq. UNHCR officials have also told us that their representatives in Jordan have received similar qu [...] | 2007-07-27 12:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL TU IZ |
07ANKARA1928 | TURKISH PM ADVISOR ON ELECTIONS, REGIONAL ISSUES [...] (C) Turkish PM/FM foreign affairs advisor Ahmet Davutoglu said the AKP's July 22 electoral showing was a big victory that effectively puts the party in Turkey's political center. In a July 24 conversation with the Ambassador, Davutoglu expressed uncertainty about how PM Erdogan will handle th [...] | 2007-07-27 13:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL US TU |
07ANKARA193 | ANKARA'S LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING PROCEDURES [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-31 07:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AADP MARR MASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL EU TU |
07ANKARA1934 | Turkish MFA on BSEC and Environmental Protection Symposium [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-27 15:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN SENV TU |
07ANKARA1938 | TURKEY: CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] (C) Summary: Although Turkey remains committed to resolving Kosovo,s final status, the GOT has expressed apprehension about moving forward without the legal mandate of a UNSCR. The GOT maintains that, in the absence of a UN resolution, any multilateral or unilateral action would establish a p [...] | 2007-07-30 12:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
07ANKARA1940 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL BAIRD/SHAYS [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Congressman Shays and Mr. Nicholas Palarino. Anthony Renzulli will be your Control Officer for Ankara. He can be reached at: Office: 011-90-312-457-7178; Home: 011-90-312-442-1804; Cellular: 011-90-554-671-4877. Rusty Ingraham [...] | 2007-07-30 13:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TU |
07ANKARA1941 | TURKISH CUSTOMS TARGETING AND RISK MANAGEMENT [...] Summary: Turkish Customs places great importance on accurate and timely targeting and risk management of shipments coming to, leaving, and passing through the Republic of Turkey. Due to the high volume of cargo which does pass through Turkish Customs areas, Turkish Customs has been working t [...] | 2007-07-30 13:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PARM TU |
07ANKARA1945 | TURKISH ENERGY MINISTER ON GAS TRANSIT AND [...] (C) Summary: On July 24, Energy Minister Hilmi Guler met with Ambassador to discuss gas transit, energy security, and the preliminary Iran-Turkey gas memorandum of understanding (MOU). Guler expressed frustration with negotiations with Azerbaijan about gas purchase and transit. Guler defended [...] | 2007-07-31 03:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG TU |
07ANKARA1948 | TURKEY/IRAQ: DOD GENERAL COUNSEL HAYNES BRIEFS [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive law enforcement information regarding ongoing investigations. Summary ------- 2. (S/NF) Summary: Department of Defense General Counsel Haynes briefed Turkish officials July 25 on the ongoing DOD investigation into corruption relating to the procurement [...] | 2007-07-31 05:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER MOPS KCRM IZ TU |
07ANKARA195 | ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP COMMISSION SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) We are delighted to welcome Assistant Secretary Sullivan and his delegation to Turkey for the third meeting of the Economic Partnership Commission (EPC). Resuming economic dialogue since the last meeting in Washington in December 2003 is an important part of the "Shared Vision and Stru [...] | 2007-01-31 12:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN BEXP TU |
07ANKARA1952 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-31 08:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1956 | WMD FOREIGN CONSEQUENCE MANAGEMENT MEMORANDUM OF [...] (SBU) We presented proposed Consequence Management MOU text (ref a) to Bora Kerimoglu, Section Chief in the MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department, on July 31. Kerimoglu promised to review the text and bring it to the attention of Deputy Director General Ahmet Gun and other officials whe [...] | 2007-07-31 10:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIA OTRA PTER TU |
07ANKARA1957 | TURKISH GENERAL STAFF VIEWS ON IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: Turkish General Staff (TGS) J-3 Chief of Plans and Operations MG Kenan Kocak told a visiting Senate Appropriations Sucommittee on Foreign Operations (SACFO) staff delegation led by Paul Grove on July 26 that TGS is not optimistic about a decrease in the level of violence in Iraq a [...] | 2007-07-31 10:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PTER OREP IZ TU |
07ANKARA1958 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-31 11:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1959 | TURKEY-IRAQ-PKK: POST-ELECTION POSSIBILITIES [...] (S) SUMMARY: The danger of a Turkish cross-border operation against the PKK in northern Iraq has receded slightly following the parliamentary election. Several factors will argue for Turkish caution, and key upcoming events give us opportunities to reinforce this. The danger remains of a la [...] | 2007-07-31 12:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
07ANKARA1960 | STAFFDEL GROVE'S MEETINGS WITH TURKISH MFA [...] (C) SUMMARY. A Senate Appropriations Committee staffdel led by Paul Grove discussed Russia, Iraq and Iran with Turkish MFA officials on July 26. Emphasizing the importance of Turkey's strategic partnership with the United States, the Turks stressed the damage to bilateral relations if the Ho [...] | 2007-07-31 13:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER OREP AJ AM IZ IR RS TU |
07ANKARA1961 | TURKEY AND THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE [...] We raised reftel points with Bora Kerimoglu, Section Chief in the MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department on July 31, encouraging his office to ensure that the International Convention is on the agenda for the newly elected parliament's consideration this fall. We also inquired about any [...] | 2007-07-31 13:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL TU |
07ANKARA1962 | TURKEY BRIEFED ON U.S.-INDIA AGREEMENT FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-31 15:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ENRG KNNP KTIA TU |
07ANKARA1968 | EXBS: GOVERNMENT OF TURKEY ACCEPTS CUSTOMIZED [...] We have received a Diplomatic Note (text below) informing the United States that the Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade (UFT),on behalf of the Government of Turkey (GOT),has accepted the customized software. The GOT requests that written permission be given to the GOT to place this customiz [...] | 2007-08-01 09:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU |
07ANKARA1970 | TURKEY: NEW AIR FORCE AND NAVY COMMANDERS TO BE [...] (C) Summary: The Supreme Military Council (YAS) will meet August 1-4 and is expected to name new Turkish Air Force and Navy commanders. In all, five three-star officers will be promoted to four stars to replace officers retiring this year. Chief of Turkish General Staff (CHOD) GEN Yasar Buyu [...] | 2007-08-01 11:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS MARR TU |
07ANKARA1971 | POST SUPPORTS 1206 FUNDING FOR USAREUR PROPOSAL [...] (S) Embassy Ankara supports USAREUR G2/EUCOM J2 Section 1206 proposal for training of tactical HUMINT operators. This training will enable Turkey to deploy tactical HUMINT forces in support of stability and counter-terrorism operations with the same level of collective training as US soldiers [...] | 2007-08-01 12:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MARR MCAP PTER TU |
07ANKARA1973 | TURKEY: 62ND UNGA HIGH LEVEL ATTENDANCE AND LUNCH [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-01 12:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA SOCI TSPL IO EDA |
07ANKARA1974 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-01 14:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1975 | TURKEY: A GUL PRESIDENCY: DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN? [...] (C) Summary and comment. Turkish MPs are readying for the next major contest: electing a new president. So far, it is deja vu all over again, with FM Abdullah Gul still the front runner despite his failed attempt in April. Gul supporters -- and even some opposition -- contend the Justice and [...] | 2007-08-01 15:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU |
07ANKARA1976 | TURKEY REQUESTS VERIFICATION OF MILITARY CARGO [...] (U) Action request at para 4. 2. (C) Pol-Mil Counselor was summoned to the Foreign Ministry on August 1 by Deputy Director General for Security Affairs Sakir Torunlar, who requested information on the vessel MV Slavyanin and verification that its military cargo, reportedly destined for the [...] | 2007-08-01 16:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL EWWT MARR UP TU IZ CY |
07ANKARA1977 | WELCOME CONGRESSMAN SHAYS: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit to Turkey comes as the recently elected parliament prepares to approve a new government and elect the country's next president. Terrorism and Iraq remain key issues, and the return of pro-Kurdish representatives to parliament after 14 years may offer a chance for i [...] | 2007-08-01 17:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS PREL PTER ECON ENRG OREP AM IZ TU |
07ANKARA1981 | TURKEY: OPPOSITION CHP BLAMES ELECTION RESULTS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Incoming opposition deputies on the center-left shared their views with Ambassador that the July 22 election result -- a soaring win for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and a piddling increase for so-called center-left Republican People's Party (CHP) -- was due to [...] | 2007-08-02 07:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
07ANKARA1985 | TURKEY: PUSHING FOR DIALOGUE WITH THE KRG [...] (C) Charge told Iraq Coordinator Celikkol August 1 that Turkey needed to expand its contacts with the GOI and to establish dialogue with the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG). She noted that KRG authorities possess the capability to take action against the PKK and continuing to refuse contact [...] | 2007-08-02 10:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER IZ TU |
07ANKARA1986 | TURKEY: PUBLICLY FUNDED ELECTIONS DELIVER SMOOTH [...] (U) Summary: Turkish election experts believe the GOT's public campaign financing system contributed to the trouble-free July 22 election. Supporters contend that providing campaign operating funds to parties that garnered 7 percent in the 2002 election allows candidates to focus on campaign [...] | 2007-08-02 13:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TU |
07ANKARA1987 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-02 14:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA199 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-31 15:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA1990 | TURKEY/IRAQ: MULLING THE WAY FORWARD ON PKK [...] (C) As the pressure for a CBO into northern Iraq has diminished somewhat in the post-election period (ref B),the GOT is considering next steps in its dialogue with Iraq on the PKK issue. GOT Iraq Coordinator Celikkol told Charge on August 1 that the PKK will figure prominently in discussions [...] | 2007-08-02 14:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL IZ TU |
07ANKARA1992 | TURKISH PUBLIC OPINION: WHAT IT MEANS AND WHAT WE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This year's Pew poll confirmed what many already knew -- Turks are angry about US policies. Negative opinion has increased over the past four years, exacerbated by the situation in Iraq and perceived US inaction toward the PKK. Negative Turkish public opinion has gone beyond pol [...] | 2007-08-03 06:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO TU |
07ANKARA1996 | THE WIDENING EFFECTS OF TURKEY'S DROUGHT [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey is experiencing its hottest and driest summer in 78 years, and the drought is having a widening impact across the country. Coming after a dry winter that failed to fill water reservoirs, the drought has caused severe water shortages, particularly in Ankara province, which [...] | 2007-08-03 09:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAGR ENRG ECON TU |
07ANKARA1998 | TURKEY-IRAQ: GOT PREPARES FOR PM MALIKI VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey's primary focus during PM Maliki's August 7 Ankara visit will be on security-related issues. The GOT hopes to make progress on a bilateral security agreement, but does not expect to sign the agreement during the visit. The GOT will also devote attention to economic coopera [...] | 2007-08-03 11:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON ENRG IZ TU |
07ANKARA20 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-05 14:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2000 | USTR GSP DIRECTOR DISCUSSES TURKEY'S PARTICIPATION AT [...] (SBU) Summary: As discussed at the April U.S.-Turkey Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council meeting (reftel),USTR Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Program Executive Director Marideth Sandler visited Turkey during the week of July 9 to discuss Turkey's participation in [...] | 2007-08-03 12:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD TU |
07ANKARA2001 | Update on PKK Violence (July 24-31, 2007) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...] | 2007-08-03 12:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
07ANKARA2002 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-03 12:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2003 | TURKISH MFA ON BSEC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) held on July 10 an after action review of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) 15th Anniversary Summit in Istanbul on June 25. Deputy Director General for Multilateral Affairs Ahmet Asim Arar chaired the meeting, and representativ [...] | 2007-08-03 12:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN SENV TU |
07ANKARA2004 | TURKEY'S NEW PARLIAMENT CONVENES TO ELECT SPEAKER [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. Turkey's newly elected MPs took their oaths without incident on August 4 and will convene again on August 9 to begin electing a Speaker and forming a government. PM Erdogan is expected to announce h [...] | 2007-08-06 10:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TU |
07ANKARA2014 | TURKEY'S NATIONALIST ACTION PARTY DEPUTIES: FRESH SOPHISTICATES COVER UP OLD-LINE BRUISERS [...] (C) Summary and Comment. The far-right Nationalist Action Party (MHP) is returning to parliament after five years on the sidelines, having carried 14.4 percent of the vote in Turkey's July 22 elections (septel). Since its coalition government with the Motherland Party (ANAP) and Democratic [...] | 2007-08-07 09:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PBIO PGOV PREL TU |
07ANKARA2018 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-07 14:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2019 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-07 14:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2020 | EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (JUL 2007) [...] Summary: MFA notifies Embassy that final step in the entry-into-force of NP Cooperation Agreement depends on information concerning status of Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy Agreement. Twenty-four Turkish Customs officials attend Targeting and Risk Management Workshop in Ankara. This worksh [...] | 2007-08-08 05:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU |
07ANKARA2021 | TURKEY: ANNUAL MILITARY PROMOTIONS AND DISMISSALS [...] (C) Summary: Results of the 2007 Supreme Military Council (YAS) meeting, announced August 4, included the promotion of 34 generals and admirals and the extension of service for 40 general officers. As expected, General Aydogan Babaoglu was named Air Force Commander, and Admiral Muzaafer Metin [...] | 2007-08-08 09:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR TU |
07ANKARA2024 | TURKEY: ENERGY AND NON-PROLIFERATION COOPERATION [...] (U) Action request at para 5. 2. (C) Summary: The Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy (123) Agreement was initialed by the US and GOT in July 2000. The GOT ratified this agreement in January 2005. To date, the USG has not submitted this agreement to Congress for ratification. Senior GOT o [...] | 2007-08-08 13:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG KNNP PARM PREL TRGY TU |
07ANKARA2027 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-08 13:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2028 | TURKEY/IRAQ: MALIKI VISIT FOCUSED ON SUNNI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi PM Maliki's August 7 visit to Ankara achieved the Turks' principal objective of sending a positive signal about the overall bilateral relationship. Coming at a moment of intense domestic crisis in Iraq, the Turks explicitly intended the visit to show support for Maliki and [...] | 2007-08-08 14:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER IZ TU |
07ANKARA2035 | TURKISH GENERAL STAFF PROVIDES LIST OF SERIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-09 13:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MARR KCRM IZ TU |
07ANKARA2036 | TURKEY'S NEW SPEAKER TOPTAN A SOLID CHOICE; [...] (C) Summary and comment. Turkey's parliament elected Koksal Toptan, a widely respected moderate, its new Speaker in condensed voting on August 9. Toptan, the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) Zonguldak deputy, is a former True Path Party (DYP) member with 30 years in government. Vi [...] | 2007-08-09 13:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU |
07ANKARA2037 | TURKS EXPRESS CONCERN OVER AUGUST 4 CHECKPOINT [...] (C) MFA Undersecretary Apakan and D/CHOD Saygun have contacted Charge to discuss an August 4 incident near Kabul during which a U.S. patrol fired on a vehicle carrying Turkish ISAF soldiers. The Turks expressed concern about the encounter and noted a strong desire for closer coordination to [...] | 2007-08-09 13:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS NATO AF TU |
07ANKARA2038 | TURKEY: KURDISH POLITICAL PARTY ENTERS PARLIAMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-09 14:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER OSCE TU |
07ANKARA2039 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-09 14:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2040 | TURKISH COURT CALLS FOR REMOVAL OF EMBASSY [...] SUMMARY: Embassy's perimeter is enhanced with a line of concrete bollards along the sidewalk. In response to civil litigation, an administrative court in Ankara has ruled that the bollards must be removed and the Court is insisting the Municipality take immediate steps to comply. We have c [...] | 2007-08-09 14:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ABLD AMGT TU |
07ANKARA2041 | TURKEY: MHP SUCCESS TEMPERED BY HIGHER EXPECTATIONS [...] (C) Summary and comment. Right-wing Nationalist Action Party (MHP) is reflecting on its shortcomings after winning only 14.4 percent of the vote in Turkey's July 22 general election. Their tally was enough to surmount the ten percent election threshold and score 71 seats in parliament (one MH [...] | 2007-08-09 16:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
07ANKARA2043 | Update on PKK Violence (August 1-7, 2007) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...] | 2007-08-10 09:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
07ANKARA2046 | TURKISH D/CHOD SEEKS AIR RECON OF IRAQI BORDER [...] (S/NF) The Turkish military would like to conduct air reconnaissance missions up to 10 kilometers inside Iraq over PKK terrorist camps located along the Turkish-Iraqi border, D/CHOD General Saygun told Charge on August 9. Charge reminded Saygun that the US had previously conducted this type [...] | 2007-08-10 13:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR PREL PTER MOPS IZ TU |
07ANKARA2049 | TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, July 2007 [...] The Silk Road-2007 Flag Officers Seminar (the 8th annual seminar) was held on July 2-6 in Antalya. Defense ministers and army chiefs from NATO, Partnership for Peace, Mediterranean Dialogue and Istanbul Cooperation Initiative countries participated in the seminar. In the keynote address, Chie [...] | 2007-08-10 14:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR PREL UP GR TU |
07ANKARA2051 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-10 14:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2052 | Central Bank Governor Stays focused on Inflation [...] (SBU) Summary: The Central Bank of Turkey (CBRT) noted in its recent inflation report that the Government should restrain spending to help the CBRT meet its inflation target this year. CBRT Governor Durmus Yilmaz affirmed this view to us, and noted that the CBRT has not changed its stance des [...] | 2007-08-10 14:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN TU |
07ANKARA2057 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL ROSENBLUM (AUGUST [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to StaffDel Rosenblum. Rebecca Graham will be your Control Officer for Ankara. She can be reached at: Office: 011-90-312-457-7194; Home: 011-90-312-441-8338; Cellular: 011-90-532-620-3846. Dan Kiryelejza will be your Control Office [...] | 2007-08-13 10:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP OTRA TU |
07ANKARA2059 | GRANTS ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC [...] Reftel raised important issues concerning coordination between post Public Affairs Section (PAS) and Management/ICASS sections in support of public diplomacy programs and activities. PAS Turkey does receive adequate ICASS support -- when questions or issues arise, they are worked out in a co [...] | 2007-08-13 10:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP AMGT KICA KPAO TU |
07ANKARA206 | U.S.-TURKEY POLICY PLANNING CONSULTATIONS: DATE [...] (U) This contains an action request: please see para 8. 2. (U) Turkish MFA Deputy Director General for Policy Planning Atilla Gunay informed us that the Turkish side accepts the proposed date of February 22 for bilateral policy planning talks. Ambassador Altay Cengizer, who will shortly t [...] | 2007-02-01 11:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL TU US |
07ANKARA2061 | TURKISH HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-13 10:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
07ANKARA2062 | CODEL SHAYS: GOT UNDERSCORES SUPPORT FOR MALIKI; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rep. Chris Shays told Turkish officials on August 8 that a reduction of U.S. forces in Iraq is inevitable, predicting that it would take place gradually. The Turks stressed that Iraq's disintegration would de-stabilize the region for decades. They called PM Maliki's August 7-8 An [...] | 2007-08-13 13:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM OREP AM IZ TU |
07ANKARA2067 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-13 14:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2072 | TURKEY: FM GUL LINING UP AS SOLE AKP PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary. FM Abdullah Gul will lobby opposition party leaders today before making what most expect will be a formal announcement of his presidential candidacy. At an August 13 executive board meeting, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) apparently decided to back Gul as the part [...] | 2007-08-14 09:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU |
07ANKARA2077 | TURKEY PRESSING FOR CONSTRUCTIVE FOLLOW-UP TO [...] (C) The GOT is committed to a quick and constructive effort to build on the progress achieved during the August 7 visit to Ankara by Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki (ref). The Turks' top priority now is to ensure that the promised follow-up visit by the Iraqi National Security Advisor and Interio [...] | 2007-08-14 10:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER IZ TU |
07ANKARA2080 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-14 13:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2084 | TURKEY: IT'S OFFICIAL: FM GUL ANNOUNCES HIS [...] (U) FM Abdullah Gul submitted his presidential candidacy to parliament's new Speaker on August 14, formally opening his bid for the job as the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) sole candidate. After meeting with several opposition leaders, Gul told a press conference that, as presi [...] | 2007-08-14 14:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV TU |
07ANKARA2085 | TURKEY VIEWS KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE AS INEVITABLE [...] (C) We delivered REF A points to MFA Deputy Director General for the Balkans and Western Europe Hasan Asan. Asan reiterated that Turkey remains committed to resolving Kosovo's final status and acknowledged that Kosovo independence is inevitable. Furthermore, Turkey strongly supports the prin [...] | 2007-08-14 15:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EU PGOV PREL KV YI UN |
07ANKARA2092 | TURKEY WARY BUT CALM ON TERRORIST PKK ANNIVERSARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: August 15 marks the 23rd anniversary of the PKK's first attacks against the Turkish state in 1984. While GOT security forces are on alert today, violence remains at a lower level than last year and domestic pressure to conduct a cross border operation into northern Iraq has droppe [...] | 2007-08-15 10:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL IZ TU |
07ANKARA21 | MINISTER BABACAN SEES NEW, UNCERTAIN ERA IN [...] (C) Summary: EU negotiator Ali Babacan told the Ambassador December 22 that Turkey's relations with the EU have entered a new, uncertain era, with progress depending more on political considerations than technical progress in meeting the EU acquis. Without clear targets and timelines to open [...] | 2007-01-08 06:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN PREL EUN |
07ANKARA2110 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-15 14:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2112 | TURKISH POLICE SEIZE EQUIPMENT ALLEGED FOR PKK AND [...] (C) On August 14, MFA Deputy Director General for Security Affairs Sakir Torunlar requested US assistance with an investigation of a truck seized by Turkish police in the Mediterranean Sea port of Mersin on August 2. The truck contained portable radios and first aid supplies which, according [...] | 2007-08-15 15:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER GM TU |
07ANKARA2118 | TURKEY: GUL'S CANDIDACY MET WITH RESIGNATION AND [...] (C) Summary and Comment. Most Turks have accepted FM Abdullah's Gul's presidential candidacy (reftel) with either enthusiasm or resignation. The military is silently absorbing the blow that their earlier efforts to derail a Gul presidency crashed and burned. Leftist parties are in disarray, [...] | 2007-08-16 13:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON TU |
07ANKARA2119 | (S) DESIGNATING TAK AS A PKK ALIAS [...] (S) Ref solicited post views on the designation of the Turkish terrorist group, TAK. As extensive IC reporting indicates, TAK has been established by the PKK to create the appearance of separateness. This allows TAK to attack tourist areas in western Turkey while PKK disavows responsibility [...] | 2007-08-16 14:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PTER KTFN TU |
07ANKARA2120 | TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SPECTER, AUGUST [...] (SBU) Summary: The new parliament is in the midst of electing Turkey,s next president, following general elections in July. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) scored a significant victory, returning with a mandate to pursue its economic and political reform policies. On Iraq, Tur [...] | 2007-08-16 14:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AM ECON ENRG IZ OREP PGOV PINS PTER TU |
07ANKARA2122 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-16 14:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2124 | TURKEY: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CONVENTION AGAINST [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-17 07:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA TU |
07ANKARA2128 | TURKEY: NEXT STEPS ON IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOT is looking at ways to increase engagement with PM Maliki and the GOI. It is already committed to hosting the next Expanded Neighbors group ministerial in Istanbul, and hopes to focus the GOI, USG, and others on committing to specific dates for the meeting. The Turks als [...] | 2007-08-17 10:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER IZ TU |
07ANKARA2133 | TURKEY'S PRESIDENT LEAVES NEW CABINET'S APPROVAL [...] (C) Summary and comment. In what many saw as a final insult and others called a gracious gesture, President Sezer told PM Erdogan to present his new cabinet to the next president for approval. Erdogan, who admitted being surprised by the move, played it as an outgoing president deferring to h [...] | 2007-08-17 13:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU |
07ANKARA2134 | TURKEY: GOT CONCERNED ABOUT PAKISTAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY. The GOT is following developments in Pakistan with concern. It is encouraging President Musharraf to compromise with his political opponents and broaden his base. Though not enamored of Musharraf, the GOT fears his departure would herald much greater instability and is looking [...] | 2007-08-17 14:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV AF PK TU |
07ANKARA2135 | TURKEY'S RECENT ENERGY DIPLOMACY WITH IRAN, [...] (U) Summary: GOT officials say that Turkey intends to continue its energy cooperation with Iran, Iraq, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan as potential future sources of gas to meet Turkey,s growing domestic needs and supply European markets. We have on several occasions firmly reiterated U.S. polic [...] | 2007-08-17 14:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | AJ ENRG EPET IR IZ KZ RS TU |
07ANKARA2139 | TURKISH BUSINESS COMMUNITY LOOKING BEYOND GUL PRESIDENCY TO [...] Both Embassy Ankara and ConGen Istanbul contributed to this report. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Turkish business community's reaction to FonMin Abdullah Gul's presidential candidacy has been positive but muted. In public statements, most business groups expressed support for Gul's presidency wh [...] | 2007-08-20 04:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN TU |
07ANKARA214 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR SUSAN NEUMANN [...] Embassy Ankara requests country clearance for Information Management Tech Specialist Ms. Susan Neumann to travel Baku, February 7 - March 2, 2007. The purpose of the visit is to support the information network. Traveler holds a Top Secret clearance. 2. Information on the traveler is as fol [...] | 2007-02-01 15:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ACOA AJ OTRA XG XT ZM |
07ANKARA2143 | TURKEY: FEDERAL ASSISTANCE AWARD ACCOUNTING FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-20 11:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF |
07ANKARA2145 | TURKEY: GUL PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDACY OPENS A NEW ERA [...] (C) Summary. Turkey's long tradition of tumultuous politics has entered a new phase with FM Gul's renomination for president. The once all-powerful military, who tried to derail Gul's earlier bid with dire warnings of Islamic fundamentalism, have been knocked down a notch, and the "bedrock" p [...] | 2007-08-20 12:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
07ANKARA2149 | HIJACKING OF ATLAS JET FLIGHT KKK 1011 ON AUGUST 18, 2007 [...] (SBU) We are currently awaiting information from the GOT's investigation of the August 18, 2007 hijacking of Atlas Jet flight KKK 1011, which departed from Lefkosa (Northern Cyprus) en route to Istanbul. Two students from Northern Cyprus -- Mommen Abdul Aziz Jumah Talikh, possibly an Egyptian [...] | 2007-08-20 14:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER EAIR ASEC TU |
07ANKARA215 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-01 15:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2150 | TURKEY: COUNCIL OF EUROPE INVESTIGATES CRACKDOWN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-20 15:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
07ANKARA2154 | TIP: TURKEY REQUESTS INFORMATION ON 2007 TIP [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent us a diplomatic note on August 13 about the Netherlands country narrative in the 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, which contains a reference to Turkish men being trafficked to the Netherlands for purposes of forced labor. (See paragraph 2 fo [...] | 2007-08-21 08:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SMIG PREL PHUM NL TU |
07ANKARA2166 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-21 12:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2167 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-21 12:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2168 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-21 12:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA217 | TURKEY/IRAQ: SPECIFIC ISSUES RAISED DURING [...] (U) Action Request at para. 4. 2. (S/NF) In the context of January 30-31 talks in Ankara on countering PKK terrorism from northern Iraq, Turkish anti-PKK envoy Edip Baser raised several specific allegations concerning U.S. activities in Iraq in a private meeting with U.S. Special Envoy Rals [...] | 2007-02-01 16:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR MOPS PTER IZ TU |
07ANKARA2173 | AMERICAN-TURKISH ASSOCIATION STAFFDEL FOCUSES ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-22 08:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER OSCE TU |
07ANKARA2174 | TURKEY: ALEVIS CELEBRATE CULTURE, CALL FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-22 08:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
07ANKARA2179 | TURKEY: IMPORT SAFETY DIALOGUE STARTED [...] We delivered ref A information to Ziya Altunyaldiz, Deputy Director General for Exports, and Kadir Bal, Deputy Director General for Imports, at the Turkish Foreign Trade Undersecretariat. Neither had substantive comments at this time but assured us they would review it. We will include this t [...] | 2007-08-22 15:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO TU |
07ANKARA218 | TURKEY-IRAQ: SOMO CRISIS ABATES, FOR NOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The trade crisis unleashed when SOMO advised Turkish fuel product suppliers seeking to renew 2006 contracts to deal with the KRG (as opposed to the central GOI) seems to have abated. Contacts confirm press accounts that the GOI has assured the GOT that its suppliers should conti [...] | 2007-02-01 16:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EPET PREL TU IZ |
07ANKARA2184 | Update on PKK Violence (August 8-15, 2007) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...] | 2007-08-23 12:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
07ANKARA2185 | TURKEY/IRAQ: GOT TO PRESS HASHIMI ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOT is bringing GOI VP Tariq al-Hashimi to Ankara August 23 for meetings with PM Erdogan and FM Gul to press for reconciliation as Turkish officials promised PM Maliki during his August 7-8 visit here. The Turks will use the visit to urge dialogue and constructive participatio [...] | 2007-08-23 13:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV IZ TU |
07ANKARA2188 | TURKEY REVIEWING REQUEST TO DENY FLIGHT CLEARANCE [...] (S) Per reftel request, we met with MFA Aviation Department Head Hamit Olcay and Acting South Asia Department Head Ilhan Sener at 1030 local on August 24 to deliver demarche concerning reftel Iranian PARS Air flight. Olcay checked immediately with the MFA flight clearance department to determ [...] | 2007-08-24 11:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC IR SY TU |
07ANKARA219 | GOT REITERATES TO SPECIAL ENVOY RALSTON THE NEED FOR CONCRETE ACTION AGAINST PKK [...] (S) Summary: Turkey is still waiting for concrete action against the PKK, GOT leaders and officials told visiting Special Envoy Ralston Jan. 30-31. Ralston's interlocutors acknowledged progress on the Makhmour refugee camp, but emphasized that they have higher priorities. The GOT agreed to work w [...] | 2007-02-01 16:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PTER PREL PREF MOPS TU IZ |
07ANKARA2192 | KRG LOOKING FOR DIALOGUE WITH GOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) wants to establish a senior-level dialogue with the GOT, according to Safeen Dizayee, foreign policy advisor to KRG President Massoud Barzani. Iraqi Kurds are encouraged by a perceived slight increase in GOT flexibility to engage directly with [...] | 2007-08-24 14:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER IZ TU |
07ANKARA2193 | TURKEY SHOCKED BY ADL REVERSAL [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. The Anti-Defamation League's reversal in describing the events of 1915 as genocide has shocked Turkey. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs blasted the ADL statement and rejected ADL National Director Foxman's concern that passage of an Armenian genocide resolution (AGR) [...] | 2007-08-24 14:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM AM IS TU |
07ANKARA2194 | TURKEY: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION GOES TO DECISIVE [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Turkey remains on track to election FM Abdullah Gul as its new president on Tuesday, August 28. The swearing in will take place at parliament the same evening at 6 pm local. Assuming nothing derails the presidential process, Justice and Development Party (AKP) cha [...] | 2007-08-24 14:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU |
07ANKARA2195 | TURKEY: PRUDENTIAL REVOCATION - OSMAN BAYDEMIR [...] (C) Post was informed via reftel of the prudential revocation of Diyarbakir Mayor Osman Baydemir's visa based on his membership in the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP). In our subsequent dialogue with Department, we were told the basis for this revocation was another agency's judgm [...] | 2007-08-24 14:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM CVIS PGOV PTER TU |
07ANKARA2196 | GOT OFFICIALS PRESS CODEL SPECTER ON CONTINUED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish officials believe the U.S. must remain in Iraq to ensure the country's future as a unified state. They also see increased involvement by the United Nations as an asset. Senator Specter argued that Iraqi political leaders have had sufficient time to establish a power-shar [...] | 2007-08-24 14:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV TU IZ IR SY |
07ANKARA220 | TURKISH BUSINESS ECOURAGED ON GAZA PROJECT [...] (SBU) Summary. Turkish business officials say they had productive meetings in Israel in mid-January about their proposed development of the Erez Industrial Zone in Gaza. Israeli officials said they would start work on special tax and security arrangements for the zone, with the MOD taking t [...] | 2007-02-02 06:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAID PREL TU |
07ANKARA2206 | TURKEY DECLARES CYPRIOT TENDERS FOR OIL [...] (U) We met this week with the TPAO (Turkish Petroleum Corporation) Acting General Director Mehmet Uyusal, MFA Acting Deputy Director General for Cyprus Huseyin Muftaoglu, Maritime Department Head Mehmet Poroy, and Norwegian Charge Stian Christensen to discuss the recent Cypriot announcement of [...] | 2007-08-27 14:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | AJ ENRG EPET IR IZ KZ RS TU |
07ANKARA2207 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-27 15:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2209 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-27 15:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA221 | TURKEY-IRAQ: SOMO CRISIS ABATES, FOR NOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The trade crisis unleashed when SOMO advised Turkish fuel product suppliers seeking to renew 2006 contracts to deal with the KRG (as opposed to the central GOI) seems to have abated. Contacts confirm press accounts that the GOI has assured the GOT that its suppliers should conti [...] | 2007-02-02 06:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EPET PREL TU IZ |
07ANKARA2210 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-27 15:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2211 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-27 15:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2213 | MILITARY PUTS GUL ON NOTICE AS HE APPROACHES [...] (C) Summary: In a tersely worded Victory Day message to the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) posted to the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website the evening of August 27, Chief of Defense GEN Buyukanit condemned those seeking to undermine the unity and secular nature of the Turkish state. Buyukanit's mess [...] | 2007-08-28 10:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR TU |
07ANKARA2214 | TURKEY DENIES OVERFLIGHT CLEARANCE FOR IRANIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-28 14:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC IR SY TU |
07ANKARA222 | TURKISH-ISRAELI RELATIONS: VOLATILE BUT RESILIENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish-Israeli relations, especially over the past 15 years are perhaps best described as one academic put it: "...(C)ompare it to a late-life love affair. Two parties who have known each other for years suddenly develop a near-passionate relationship, to the astonishment of the [...] | 2007-02-02 10:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON MARR KWBG IS TU |
07ANKARA2222 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-28 14:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2223 | TURKEY: ALL EYES ON PRESIDENT GUL [...] (C) Summary and comment: The Turkish parliament elected FM Abdullah Gul as Turkey's 11th President on August 28 with 339 votes. Gul was sworn in at 6 pm local. All but the Republican People's Party (CHP) attended the voting; CHP continued its boycott of both the vote and the swearing in. Th [...] | 2007-08-28 15:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
07ANKARA2227 | BLUE LANTERN END USE CHECK ON LICENSE 05-050022026 [...] (SBU) We met with Tubitak Uzay Director Ugur Murat Leloglu on August 28 to discuss reftel Blue Lantern cases associated with Tubitak Uzay's RASAT Remote Sensing Satellite Project. Leloglu was forthcoming and eager to cooperate with our inquiry. We confirmed that Tubitak Uzay has received the [...] | 2007-08-29 12:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC KS TU |
07ANKARA2234 | TURKISH PRESIDENT GUL: RISKS, CHALLENGES, [...] (C) Summary: Abdullah Gul comes to office as Turkey's president already experienced on the international scene. His victory is one of personal and political tenacity; many had written him off after the military's e-memorandum derailed the attempt to elect him president in April. Looking ahead [...] | 2007-08-29 14:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR TU |
07ANKARA2235 | PRESIDENT GUL APPROVES PM ERDOGAN'S GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Less than 24 hours after Abdullah Gul assumed the office of President, PM Erdogan submitted to Gul his proposed list for Turkey's 60th government. Gul approved the list, which contains 25 names, up from 23 in the previous government. It includes three Deputy Premiers/State Ministers who [...] | 2007-08-29 15:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV TU |
07ANKARA2240 | TURKEY: POST-ELECTION ENGAGEMENT WITH IRAQI KURDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: With the accession to the Presidency of former FM Abdullah Gul, the GOT will be looking to change the dynamic of its relationship with Iraqi Kurds and the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG). While the exact timing is not yet clear, GOT officials indicate Gul will first reach out [...] | 2007-08-31 11:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV IZ TU |
07ANKARA2245 | TURKEY: PROMOTING DISCUSSIONS OF THE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-31 13:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM TU |
07ANKARA2246 | TURKEY: THUMBNAIL BIOS OF 60TH GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Thumbnail biographical sketches of the 25 ministers who comprise Turkey's 60th Government, as presented August 29, 2007 President Gul are below in para 2. Ministers are already in place and functioning; the government will seek a parliamentary vote of confidence on September 5. 2. (SBU [...] | 2007-08-31 14:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR TU |
07ANKARA2247 | MFA UNDERSECRETARY APAKAN INQUIRY ABOUT M-16S [...] (U) Action request at para 4. 2. (C) Turkish MFA U/S Apakan and DG for Security Affairs Guven raised the issue of US-origin M-16s captured recently from PKK terrorists in Turkey during an August 29 meeting with Ambassador on various subjects. The Turkish General Staff had provided the MFA [...] | 2007-08-31 14:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ASIG PREL MARR KCRM PTER IZ TU |
07ANKARA2254 | Update on PKK Violence (August 16-23, 2007) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...] | 2007-09-04 12:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
07ANKARA2255 | Update on PKK Violence (August 24-31, 2007) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...] | 2007-09-04 12:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
07ANKARA2258 | PRM A/S SAUERBREY VISIT TO TURKEY: CONTINUED QUICK [...] Summary: In an August 22-24 visit to Turkey, PRM Bureau Assistant Secretary Ellen Sauerbrey expressed thanks to Government of Turkey SIPDIS counterparts for their cooperation in issuing exit permission to in-country Iraqi refugees being resettled to the United States, and requested that this [...] | 2007-09-04 14:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF TU IZ |
07ANKARA2266 | TURKEY: "ERDOGAN II" GETS PARTY-LINE VOTE OF [...] (U) On September 5, the Turkish parliament gave PM Erdogan and his single-party Justice and Development Party (AKP) government a vote of confidence. As was the case with the presidential election (ref A),the vote split cleanly along party lines, with 337 AKPers voting for their government and [...] | 2007-09-05 13:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TU |
07ANKARA2269 | TURKEY: KURDISH MAYOR'S CONTROVERSIAL REMARKS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-05 14:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
07ANKARA2273 | REGIONAL ENERGY CHIEFS OF MISSION CONFERENCE - [...] This message grants country clearance and provides an update on administrative and logistical arrangements for the Regional Energy Chiefs of Mission Conference to be held at the Conrad Hilton hotel in Istanbul September 20-22, 2007. Attendees will receive a notional schedule via email in comin [...] | 2007-09-06 07:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA ENRG TU |
07ANKARA2278 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] (SBU) We met with ASELSAN Purchasing Manager Mehmet Ali Akcoray on September 5 to discuss reftel Blue Lantern case. Akcoray confirmed that ASELSAN received the shipment of two quartz dual axis rate sensors on September 21, 2006, and stated that the reftel items are periodically being used in [...] | 2007-09-06 10:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC TU |
07ANKARA2279 | TURKEY: PLANNING FOR CONSULTATIONS ON/WITH IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey will participate in the September 8-9 senior officials meeting in Baghdad, during which GOT officials hope to determine a date for the expanded neighbors ministerial meeting in Istanbul. The GOT will propose the October 31-November 1 time frame. GOT officials will also pa [...] | 2007-09-06 10:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ TU |
07ANKARA2282 | TURKEY: NEW GOVERNMENT PROGRAM EMPHASIZES RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The program of the 60th government, which PM Erdogan read on August 31, builds on the Justice and Development Party's (AKP's) previous four-and-a-half years in government by emphasizing rights and social welfare. The program signals the GOT's determination to pursue liberal demo [...] | 2007-09-06 14:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
07ANKARA2286 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-07 12:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2287 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-07 12:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2288 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-07 12:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2289 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-07 12:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2290 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-07 12:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2291 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-07 12:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2292 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-07 12:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2295 | TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER BABACAN: BABY JOHN TAKES [...] (C) SUMMARY: With President Gul's official acceptance of the new cabinet proposed by PM Erdogan on August 29, Ali Babacan succeeded Gul as Turkey's foreign minister. The youngest of Erdogan's 25 ministers, some Turkish journalists used to call him "Baby John" because of his youthful appearanc [...] | 2007-09-07 14:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
07ANKARA2297 | TURKEY UNLIKELY TO LOBBY RELUCTANT ALLIES, BUT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-07 14:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL GG TU |
07ANKARA23 | TURKEY: ERDOGAN IMPATIENT FOR U.S. ACTION AGAINST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish leaders have in recent days publicly lashed out against the slow pace of U.S. efforts to counter the PKK. Remarks by PM Erdogan and FM Gul openly critical of the level of USG and GOI cooperation to date in fighting the PKK have been touted by local commentators as presagin [...] | 2007-01-08 10:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER US TU IZ |
07ANKARA2304 | TURKEY CELEBRATES 60 YEARS OF PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary. Historical ties, shared experience, and common interests in the region have forged a 60-year bond of friendship and alliance between Pakistan and Turkey that has endured political and ideological changes in the two countries. Despite an Islamic ideology that is in marked contra [...] | 2007-09-10 13:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EINV MARR MASS IN PK TU |
07ANKARA2307 | POSSIBLE VIOLATION OF TURKISH AIRSPACE BY ISRAEL [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Babacan has expressed his concern over reports that Israeli warplanes may have violated Turkish airspace near the Turkey-Syria border on September 6. A full investigation is underway. According to press reports, jettisoned fuel tanks -- allegedly associated with [...] | 2007-09-10 15:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS SY IS TU |
07ANKARA2308 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-11 07:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA231 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-02 12:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2313 | Update on PKK Violence (September 1-7, 2007) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...] | 2007-09-11 10:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
07ANKARA2315 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-11 13:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2318 | IRAQ NEIGHBORS SET DATES FOR ISTANBUL MINISTERIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq's neighbors have agreed on the date for the next Expanded Neighbors ministerial, to be held November 1 in Istanbul. The ministerial will be preceded by a senior officials meeting, probably on October 31, during which work on the communique will be finalized. According to Tur [...] | 2007-09-11 15:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ TU |
07ANKARA2324 | TURKEY: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PACKAGE VOTE [...] (C) Summary and comment: The voting process for the October 21 referendum on the seven-article constitutional amendment package (the "Package") -- which foresees direct election of the President -- started September 11 at the border gates. One article is sowing confusion because it refers to [...] | 2007-09-12 12:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
07ANKARA2325 | EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (AUG 2007) [...] Summary: EXBS Advisor continued work on grant agreement to transfer a new Z-Backscatter Van (ZBV) to Turkish Customs. Work also continued on cooperation plan to standardize the training curriculum of the Turkish Customs Training Academy. Twenty-four Turkish Customs officials attend Radiation [...] | 2007-09-12 12:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU |
07ANKARA2326 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-12 14:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2332 | TURKEY: FS MILIBAND ADVOCATES BOLD EU STEPS [...] (C) Summary and Comment: UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband utilized his first visit to Turkey to urge the GOT to take bold moves on EU accession. Regarding Cyprus, Miliband pressed for responsible Turkish engagement. FM Babacan's pitch for increased UK engagement with Syria fell flat. M [...] | 2007-09-13 10:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN IR IZ PREL SY TU UK |
07ANKARA2333 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DRL OFFICER KATHRYN LURIE [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to DRL Officer Kathryn Lurie. Geoffrey Odlum will be your Control Officer for Istanbul. He can be reached at: Office: 011-90-212-335-6492; Home: 011-90-212-351-7752; Cellular: 011-90-533-385-1273. Jeff Collins will be your Control [...] | 2007-09-13 12:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PHUM TU |
07ANKARA2334 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-13 12:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2335 | PRESIDENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDTABLE AT 2007 UNGA: [...] (U) Turkey just emerged with strengthened democratic credentials from a turbulent five-month period that tested its democracy. The result is a government with a new popular mandate, a parliament representative of 85 percent of the voters, and a new President who is likely to take an active fo [...] | 2007-09-13 14:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
07ANKARA2336 | VISIT OF U/S BURNS TO TURKEY SEPTEMBER 18-20 [...] (C) Everything has changed since your January visit. A new electoral mandate for PM Erdogan; a new, activist President Gul; a victory for democracy; positive statements on US-Turkey relations and the imperative to push forward on EU accession-related reforms -- real opportunity for progress o [...] | 2007-09-13 14:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ECON ENRG MARR KNNP TU |
07ANKARA2347 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-14 13:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2348 | TURKEY: SYRIAN FM'S VISIT OVERSHADOWED BY AIRSPACE [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Israeli jets' September 6 violation of Syrian and Turkish airspace overshadowed Syrian FM Mouallem's previously scheduled visit. Calling on Israel to provide an explanation, FM Babacan simultaneously urged all parties to show restraint for the sake of regional stabil [...] | 2007-09-14 14:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS LE SY TU IQ |
07ANKARA2350 | TURKEY'S INCONSISTENT IRAN POLICY (PART I): ENERGY [...] (U) This is the first of a two-part cable on Turkey's Iran policy. Please see part II, septel. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Through a string of recent energy deals with Turkey, Iran is demonstrating a continued capacity to conduct business in the international arena. Turkey has been all too accommo [...] | 2007-09-17 11:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS MNUC ENRG ETRD ECON IR TU |
07ANKARA2351 | TURKEY'S INCONSISTENT IRAN POLICY (PART II): SOME [...] (U) This is the second of a two-part cable on Turkey's Iran policy. Please see part I, septel. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Energy needs notwithstanding, deepening commercial ties, and Iranian military action against PKK-affiliated targets in northern Iraq, are further bolstering Turkish [...] | 2007-09-17 11:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS MNUC ENRG ETRD ECON IR TU |
07ANKARA2355 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-17 14:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2361 | TURKEY: MFA ON POTENTIAL LEBANON-SYRIA BORDER [...] (C) We pulsed Turkish MFA Middle East Department desk officer Cem Ulusoy regarding the Spanish proposal on a potential ESDP monitoring mission on the Lebanon-Syria border (ref A). Professing no knowledge of the Spanish proposal, Ulusoy said Turkey shares USG concerns about weapons smuggling f [...] | 2007-09-18 10:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PGOV PREL LE TU |
07ANKARA2364 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-18 13:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2365 | TURKEY: WILL CIVIL-MILITARY TENSIONS PLAY OUT IN [...] (C) Since Abdullah Gul's elevation to the presidency on August 28, Turks have been parsing every interaction between him and the military to discern the future of military-government relations. Despite a peaceful, uneasy coexistence, military leaders are clearly alarmed by the AKP's overwhelm [...] | 2007-09-18 15:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR TU |
07ANKARA2367 | Update on PKK Violence (September 8-15, 2007) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...] | 2007-09-19 04:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
07ANKARA237 | PKK Issue: Update on Violence and Political Developments [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...] | 2007-02-05 10:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
07ANKARA2372 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-19 11:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA238 | Top rice importer calls on Ambassador to ask United States [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 1, 2007, the Ambassador met with a top rice importer who wants to persuade the USG to drop the WTO case on Turkish rice imports in exchange for the GOT promising to lower the tariff on paddy (unmilled) rice. The Ambassador responded that although he also hoped for a [...] | 2007-02-05 13:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD TU WTO |
07ANKARA2384 | IBRAHIM PARLAK DEMARCHE REACTION: "OUR LAWS [...] We delivered reftel demarche urging issuance of a travel document enabling Ibrahim Parlak's return to Turkey. Akil Oktem, head of the Department of Consular Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was familiar with the case. He said the GOT has no travel document akin to the U.S. parole [...] | 2007-09-20 13:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER TU |
07ANKARA2386 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-20 14:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2388 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-21 11:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2390 | TURKISH MFA ACKNOWLEDGES TRANSATLANTIC DINNER [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-21 12:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO OPDC PREL EU TR |
07ANKARA2394 | TURKEY TO INSPECT SHIPMENT BETWEEN IRAN AND SYRIA [...] (S) We provided reftel points on the potential shipment of sensitive equipment to Hizballah and Syria via IL-76 aircraft from Iran via Turkish airspace to Basat Ozturk, MFA Deputy Director General for Aviation and Maritime Affairs, on the morning of September 22. 2. (S) Ozturk informed us t [...] | 2007-09-22 09:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MASS SY IR TU |
07ANKARA2400 | TURKEY CONSIDERING CONTRIBUTION TO SPECIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-24 12:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PTER LE TU |
07ANKARA2401 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-24 12:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2402 | NEW TURKISH STATE MINISTER FOR TREASURY MEHMET [...] (C) Summary. Newly-appointed State Minister for Treasury Mehmet Simsek said the reelected AKP has a comprehensive reform roadmap to create a modern, competitive, performance-based Turkish economy. The highest priorities are proceeding with a revised version of the Social Security reform pack [...] | 2007-09-24 13:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN TU |
07ANKARA2403 | VETERAN DIPLOMAT FINALLY NAMED SECRETARY GENERAL [...] (C) Summary: On September 22, the Government of Turkey announced the appointment of Turkish Ambassador to Greece Tahsin Burcuoglu as Secretary General of Turkey's National Security Council (MGK),a post that has been vacant for months because of the previous President's refusal to sign off on [...] | 2007-09-24 14:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL TU |
07ANKARA2405 | TURKEY: PRESIDENT GUL OFF TO A PURPOSEFUL BUT [...] (C) Summary and Comment. President Gul's first weeks in office have set the tone for a more open, accessible, and constructively engaged presidency than that of his predecessor, Ahmet Necdet Sezer. Gul is trying to demonstrate that he represents all Turks, not just those who voted for his fo [...] | 2007-09-25 10:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
07ANKARA2408 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-26 04:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2412 | TURKEY: COUNCIL OF EUROPE INVESTIGATIVE TEAM [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-26 08:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
07ANKARA2413 | Update on PKK Violence (September 16-23, 2007) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...] | 2007-09-26 09:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
07ANKARA2414 | TURKEY: HEADSCARF BAN DOMINATES INITIAL DEBATE [...] (C) Summary and comment. The debate over the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) proposed revisions to Turkey's 25-year old constitution is turning increasingly shrill, with particular focus on whether to lift the headscarf ban for university students. The party's delay in releasing [...] | 2007-09-26 13:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TU |
07ANKARA2416 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-26 14:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2419 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-27 13:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA242 | TURKEY: MFA TALKING POINTS ON OPERATIONS CARRIED [...] (C) On February 2, the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department Head for International Terror Huseyin Ozdemir provided talking points on the January 29 coordinated operations in 6 provinces against the Haydar Kirkan group. After going through the talking points, Ozdemir pointedly drew at [...] | 2007-02-05 15:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PREL PTER TU |
07ANKARA2420 | TURKEY: SENIOR GENERAL ON KURDISH ISSUE, [...] (C) Summary: In his annual address to new cadets at the start of the Turkish Military Academy's academic year, Turkish Land Forces Commander General Ilker Basbug (widely expected to become CHOD in 2008 -- ref. a) warned against attempts to redefine "secularism." He cautioned Kurdish nationali [...] | 2007-09-27 14:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR TU |
07ANKARA2422 | A/S SULLIVAN WITH MFA U/S APAKAN ON TURKEY'S [...] (SBU) Summary: During a September 20 meeting with MFA Undersecretary Ertugrul Apakan, EEB A/S Sullivan raised the progress made on action items identified at the February U.S.-Turkey Economic Partnership Commission (EPC),an event showcasing Turkey that A/S Sullivan plans to host on the margi [...] | 2007-09-28 08:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON ENRG TU |
07ANKARA2430 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR INR/B OFFICER NIGRO AND [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to INR/B Officer Alexandra Nigro and Political Officer Melissa Will. Christina Bobrow will be your Control Officer for Ankara. She can be reached at: Office: 011-90-312-457-7250; Home: 011-90-312-491-7700; Cellular: 011-90-555-358-6 [...] | 2007-09-28 12:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR OTRA TU |
07ANKARA2436 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-28 14:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2437 | TURKEY AND IRAQ SIGN COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey and Iraq signed on September 28 a bilateral accord that provides for cooperation in countering terrorist groups and acts of terrorism in both countries. The two sides were unable to come to agreement on specific language concerning hot pursuit of terrorists across the Turki [...] | 2007-09-28 16:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER IZ TU |
07ANKARA2439 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-01 13:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA244 | TURKISH MFA PROTESTS ON GREEN ZONE ACCESS ISSUES [...] (C) MFA Head of Department for Iraq Fazli Corman called us in Feb. 2 to protest "increasingly inappropriate treatment" by U.S. authorities in Iraq (text of note in para. 5). Corman recounted two attempts by Turkish Embassy officials to access the International Zone (IZ). On Jan. 31, the Turkis [...] | 2007-02-05 16:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC TU IZ US |
07ANKARA2440 | TURKEY AND IRAQ SIGN COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey and Iraq signed on September 28 a bilateral accord that provides for cooperation in countering terrorist groups and acts of terrorism in both countries. The two sides were unable to come to agreement on specific language concerning hot pursuit of terrorists across the Turki [...] | 2007-10-01 14:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER IZ TU |
07ANKARA2441 | PKK ATTACK KILLS 12 [...] (SBU) A September 29 attack on a minibus in southeastern Turkey resulted in the deaths of 12 Turkish citizens. Two more were injured. GOT officials believe the attack was carried out by PKK terrorists. According to press reports, the bus was returning from a worksite in the Altinsu District [...] | 2007-10-01 15:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL TU |
07ANKARA2442 | TURKEY'S TEXTILE INDUSTRY GAINING IN EU, LOSING IN U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: While overall Turkish exports of apparel increased 15.4% in 2006, government and industry officials are concerned about the continued drop in exports to the U.S., which fell by 26% in 2006. The textile and apparel sectors in Turkey comprise close to 7.8 percent of total GDP and [...] | 2007-10-02 04:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EIND KTEX ECON TU |
07ANKARA2445 | Update on PKK Violence (September 24-30, 2007) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...] | 2007-10-02 09:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
07ANKARA245 | SHIELD S22- MFA INVESTIGATES TURKISH COMPANY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-05 16:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PARM PREL CBW ETTC IR |
07ANKARA2454 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-03 06:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA246 | TURKEY: SARG FM MUALLEM'S VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The February 1 visit of SARG FM Muallem to Ankara was the latest in a series of high level visits in both directions in recent months. Muallem's day of high-level meetings did not break any apparent new ground but focused primarily on ways the GOT and SARG could cooperate with ot [...] | 2007-02-05 16:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON IQ SY LE TU |
07ANKARA2460 | TURKEY PREPARING FOR IRAQ NEIGHBORS MINISTERIAL [...] (S) Summary: Turkish MFA Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol met October 2 with Ambassador to outline Turkey's plans for the upcoming Iraq Neighbors Ministerial in Istanbul, November 2-3. Participants will finalize the statement during sub-ministerial planning sessions on November 1-2. MFA is c [...] | 2007-10-03 12:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL IZ TU |
07ANKARA2461 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-03 14:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2465 | TURKEY: U/S BURNS' MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Erdogan warmly received U/S Burns on September 19 and underscored areas where Turkey is working to be a regional leader, in line with U.S. efforts, including Iraq, the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP),and troops in Afghanistan and Lebanon. Erdogan expressed frustr [...] | 2007-10-04 10:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
07ANKARA2466 | TURKEY: U/S BURNS' MEETING WITH PRESIDENT GUL [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Gul emphasized the GOT's wish to strengthen Turkish-U.S. ties during a September 19 meeting with U/S Burns. He wants to work closely with us on upcoming meetings of the Iraq Expanded Neighbors process and on Middle East peace. Gul noted the PKK as a major impediment to [...] | 2007-10-04 10:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
07ANKARA2467 | TURKEY: U/S BURNS CONSULTATIONS WITH MFA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Under Secretary Nicholas Burns consulted with senior Turkish MFA officials on a broad array of issues during bilateral meetings in Ankara September 19. They discussed Iraq, the PKK, Iran, U.S.-Turkey bilateral relations and the impact of a Congressional Armenian genocide resoluti [...] | 2007-10-04 12:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TU IZ IR |
07ANKARA2468 | TURKEY: POLITICAL REFORMS STALLED AS GOT FOCUSES [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-04 12:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
07ANKARA2469 | TURKEY/IRAQ: DEFENSE AND STATE INSPECTORS GENERAL [...] (C) Summary: During their September 28 visit to Ankara, DOD IG Kicklighter and DOS IG Krongard outlined for senior Turkish officials their mission to establish more effective controls and accountability for U.S. arms being provided to the security forces of Iraq and Afghanistan. They undersc [...] | 2007-10-04 12:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER MOPS KCRM IZ AF TU |
07ANKARA247 | TURKISH POLICE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION [...] (C) Per ref a, LEGATT approached the Tukish National Police (TNP) Organized Crime and Anti-Terrorism Departments on January 31 to offer the visit of a DIA CHUCKWAGON team to assist in identifying the origin of the confiscated weapons contained in ref b. TNP officials noted their appreciaton of [...] | 2007-02-06 05:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KOMC PTER TU IZ |
07ANKARA2470 | TURKEY'S OCTOBER 21 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT [...] (C) Summary. Turks go to the polls again October 21 to vote on a constitutional amendment package primarily aimed at allowing Turkey's president to be elected directly by the people rather than parliament. The package, which parliament approved in June over former President Sezer's veto, was [...] | 2007-10-04 12:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TU |
07ANKARA2473 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-05 04:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2474 | EXBS: TURKEY ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORT- (SEP 2007) [...] Summary: EXBS Advisor continued work on grant agreement to transfer a new Z-Backscatter Van (ZBV) to Turkish Customs. Work also continued on a cooperation plan to standardize the training curriculum of the Turkish Customs Training Academy. Eighteen Turkish officials from Turkish Customs, Nat [...] | 2007-10-05 04:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU |
07ANKARA2475 | ANKARA NOMINATION: 2008 SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR [...] (U) Personal Information: Full legal name of nominee - Rojbin Tugan Job title/Association - Lawyer Date of Birth - May 30, 1971 Country of Birth - Turkey Citizenship - Turkish Republic Address - Bulak Mahallesi, Cumhuriyet Cad., Tugan Apt. 3rd Floor, Hakkari Telephone - +90 (0438) 211-6963 [...] | 2007-10-05 06:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO TU |
07ANKARA2483 | Turks worried about cholera outbreak want to provide [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. ----------------------------------- GOT Concerned about Outbreak Spread ----------------------------------- 2. (SBU) On October 1, we met with Ministry of Health Department Head for Communicable Diseases Dr. Mehmet Ali Torunoglu to discus [...] | 2007-10-05 08:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PHUM PREL TU IZ |
07ANKARA2484 | TURKEY'S NEW SPEAKER: PLEASE, NO ARMENIAN GENOCIDE [...] (SBU) During Ambassador's October 4 courtesy call, Koksal Toptan, the new speaker of Turkey's parliament, stressed his commitment to US-Turkey ties. Turkey was working well with the US on Iraq, including through the Neighbors process, and was strongly committed to Iraq's territorial and polit [...] | 2007-10-05 10:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL TU US |
07ANKARA2487 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-05 13:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA249 | TURKEY AND THE IRAQI KURDS: STUMBLING TOWARD [...] (C) Summary: Both Turkish officials and the PUK representative in Ankara acknowledge the need for greater dialogue between the GOT and KRG leadership on the vexing issues of the PKK and Kirkuk. Turkish MFA asked that the USG weigh in with KRG PM Nechirvan Barzani to bring a positive message t [...] | 2007-02-06 12:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER TU IZ |
07ANKARA2491 | US EUROPEAN/CASPIAN/EURASIAN ENERGY STRATEGY [...] (SBU) On September 20-22, Istanbul hosted a Eurasia regional energy Chiefs of Mission conference. Participants included representatives from the supplier country posts of Ashgabat, Astana, Baghdad and Baku; posts in countries that are on key transit routes and/or are major buyers, including t [...] | 2007-10-05 15:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET XF XG ZK TU |
07ANKARA2492 | AGR: GOT SQUARELY FOCUSED ON OCTOBER 10 [...] (C) SUMMARY. Senior MFA officials informed the Ambassador that they view the October 10 mark-up on the Armenian genocide resolution (AGR) in the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) as critical. They are engaged at the highest levels to prevent the resolution from passing out of committee [...] | 2007-10-05 15:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS AM TU |
07ANKARA25 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-08 14:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA250 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-06 14:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2500 | TURKEY: WEEKEND AMBUSH BRINGS TEMPERATURE TO [...] (C) Summary: A PKK ambush October 7 killed 13 Turkish soldiers in southeastern Sirnak province,the biggest single loss the military has incurred in years and the latest in a string of terrorist incidents. A series of high level meetings, including a PM-President-CHOD meeting, and the counter [...] | 2007-10-09 11:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV ASEC PREL TU IZ |
07ANKARA2501 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-09 13:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2502 | TURKEY: DELEGATIONS INVESTIGATE ATTACK ON [...] (C) Summary: Following a September 29 attack on a minibus in southeastern Turkey that resulted in the deaths of 12 Turkish citizens, several delegations traveled to the site to investigate. As Turkish casualties mount in a series of attacks, mine explosions, and bombings from Sirnak to Izmir, [...] | 2007-10-09 14:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
07ANKARA2503 | TURKEY'S COUNTER-TERRORISM COUNCIL: FULL ARRAY OF [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's counter-terrorism council met October 10 under the chairmanship of PM Erdogan. It issued a written statement which places all options - economic, political, legal and military - on the table. By taking a broad-reaching approach, the Turks are putting the Iraqis on noti [...] | 2007-10-09 15:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PREL PGOV TU IZ |
07ANKARA2504 | TURKEY PULLS BACK FROM CONFRONTATION OVER PKK [...] (c) Summary: Turkey is pulling back from a confrontation with us over PKK violence that took place here last weekend -- at least for now. This was the implicit message given by MFA U/S Apakan, who convoked Ambassador late on October 9 to discuss the PKK attacks. A similar measured and non-c [...] | 2007-10-09 15:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER IZ TU |
07ANKARA2508 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-10 11:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2510 | TURKEY: INTENSIFIED COUNTER-TERROR ACTIVITY IN [...] (S) Summary: Local press reports describe Turkish counter-terror security operations currently underway against the PKK in the Southeast as the most extensive in recent years, following attacks which killed 13 Turkish soldiers on October 7 (ref a). However, there is no evidence of a military [...] | 2007-10-10 14:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PTER MOPS ASEC PREL IZ TU |
07ANKARA2511 | TURKEY: FRENCH FM ATTEMPTS TO MEND FENCES [...] (C) Summary and Comment: On October 5, FM Kouchner became the first high-level French official to visit Turkey since the French National Assembly's approval of a bill criminalizing denial of Armenian genocide nearly a year ago. Characterizing the trip as a symbol of France's desire to improve [...] | 2007-10-11 06:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL FR TU |
07ANKARA2512 | TURKEY'S TIP SHELTERS FACING CRITICAL BUDGET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Budgetary short-falls threaten the continued operation of Turkey's two dedicated anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) shelters. While the Istanbul shelter is at least secure through the end of 2007, Ankara shelter administrators have told us that they have had to divert resource [...] | 2007-10-11 07:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID AFIN ELAB PHUM SMIG SOCI TU |
07ANKARA2516 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-11 09:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2517 | TURKS DETERMINED TO CONTINUE TO FIGHT ARMENIAN [...] (U) Summary: Initial GOT reaction to the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) October 10 decision to send Resolution 106 - the Armenian genocide resolution (AGR) - to the House floor reflects disappointment and anger, as well as appreciation for US Administration efforts and determination t [...] | 2007-10-11 10:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC PREL PTER MOPS TU US AM |
07ANKARA252 | FORMER TURKISH PRESIDENT DEMIREL ON ARMENIA [...] (C) Summary: Former Turkish President Demirel is worried about the "extremely negative" impact of an Armenian genocide resolution on the Turkish public and on US-Turkish relations. In a private lunch with Ambassador and Demirel advisor Mehmet Ali Bayar on February 5, the former president pre [...] | 2007-02-06 15:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU UZ AM IZ |
07ANKARA2520 | TURKEY UNABLE TO SEND SENIOR MFA REP TO MNF-I [...] (C) MFA Head of Department in the Office of the Iraq Coordinator, Aydin Selcen, told us October 11 that, because of the Iraq Neighbor's Ministerial meeting Turkey plans to host in Istanbul on November 2-3, the MFA does not expect Turkey's Special Representative for Iraq, Ambassador Oguz Celikk [...] | 2007-10-11 13:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL OTRA IZ TU |
07ANKARA2521 | Update on PKK Violence (October 1 - 7, 2007) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...] | 2007-10-11 13:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
07ANKARA2522 | TURKISH MFA REACTION TO ARMENIAN GENOCIDE VOTE [...] (c) Turkish MFA U/S Apakan convoked Ambassador October 11 regarding the House Foreign Affairs Committee vote on the Armenian genocide resolution (AGR) the day before. He expressed great appreciation for Administration efforts against the AGR and was well aware of work by the President, Secret [...] | 2007-10-11 13:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL US TU |
07ANKARA2523 | TURKEY: IRAQ NEIGHBORS MINISTERIAL PLANNING UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Turkish MFA Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol met October 11 with the Ambassador to provide an update on planning for the Iraq Neighbors Ministerial in Istanbul, November 2-3. The MFA is finishing the draft statement and will provide it to us on or about October 15. Celikkol pro [...] | 2007-10-12 07:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ TU |
07ANKARA2524 | TURKEY: MANAGING PUBLIC OPINION ON ARMENIAN [...] (C) Summary: With the capital emptied out for the end-of-Ramadan holiday, PM Erdogan and others in the GOT are carefully managing public opinion on the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) passage of the Armenian genocide resolution (AGR) and declining to detail retaliatory measures the GOT [...] | 2007-10-12 10:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC TU US AM IZ |
07ANKARA253 | GENERAL BUYUKANIT'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON, FEBRUARY [...] (C) Yasar Buyukanit ascended to the top of Turkey,s military just six months ago in September 2006. His actions since then have positioned him as one of the most dominant players in this political scene. He has spoken out aggressively in public fora about Turkey,s foreign policy, its domesti [...] | 2007-02-06 15:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MARR IR IZ TU |
07ANKARA2530 | TURKISH DEFMIN GONUL REQUESTS MEETING WITH SECDEF [...] (C) Defense Minister Gonul contacted Ambassador October 15 to convey his request for a meeting with Secretary Gates on the margins of the NATO Defense Ministerial in Noordwijk, Netherlands, 24-25 October. Gonul explained that the purpose of the meeting would be to discuss the GOT's request to [...] | 2007-10-15 11:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS IZ TU |
07ANKARA2532 | TURKEY: USD(P) EDELMAN AND A/S FRIED DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: USD(P) Edelman and EUR A/S Fried told MFA U/S Apakan and senior MFA officials October 13 that the Administration regrets House Foreign Affairs Committee passage of HR 106 and will continue to strongly oppose its passage by the House. They urged Turkish officials to avoid reactions [...] | 2007-10-15 12:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR TU AR AF IZ |
07ANKARA2533 | TURKEY'S SOUTHEAST: GROWING VIOLENCE THREATENS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-15 13:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
07ANKARA2534 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-15 13:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2537 | TURKEY: USD(P) EDELMAN AND A/S FRIED DISCUSS PKK [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Apakan and Deputy Defense Chief GEN Saygun told USD(P) Edelman and A/S Fried October 13 that Turkey is reaching the end of its patience with PKK terrorism and expects concrete US help. They noted recent unprecedented attacks, including rocket attac [...] | 2007-10-15 14:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS PTER TU IZ |
07ANKARA2538 | FALL-OUT FROM HFAC PASSAGE OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish government and public reaction to the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) October 10 approval of the Armenian genocide resolution (AGR) was fueled by harsh statements from opposition political party leaders and some media commentators, as well as strong remarks by the Pr [...] | 2007-10-15 14:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC TU US AM IZ |
07ANKARA2539 | TURKEY: USD(P) EDELMAN AND A/S FRIED DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: USD(P) Edelman and EUR A/S Fried told Deputy Chief of Defense GEN Ergin Saygun October 13 that the Administration regrets House Foreign Affairs Committee passage of HR 106 and will continue to strongly oppose its passage by the House. They urged the Turkish military to avoid react [...] | 2007-10-15 15:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR TU AR AF IZ |
07ANKARA2545 | TURKEY REMAINS CONCERNED ABOUT IRAQ-BOUND MILITARY [...] (U) Action Request at para 8. 2. (C) Summary: Foreign Ministry officials have requested re-confirmation of the bonafides of a shipment of military equipment aboard the MV Slavyanin, currently being transloaded to Mongolian-flagged "Onyx" in Limassol, and destined for Iraq. Absent confirmat [...] | 2007-10-16 08:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC MARR KNNP IZ CY MO TU |
07ANKARA2546 | TURKS CLEAR THAT PARLIAMENTARY MOTION FOR CROSS [...] (SBU) On October 15, Turkish PM Erdogan's cabinet approved and forwarded to parliament a draft motion to authorize conducting cross border operations (CBO) against PKK terrorists in northern Iraq. Parliament is scheduled to debate and vote on the motion October 17. If, as expected, parliamen [...] | 2007-10-16 09:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC TU US AM IZ |
07ANKARA2549 | TURKISH PARLIAMENT TO CONSIDER MOTION AUTHORIZING [...] (C) Summary. Under intense public pressure following an up-tick in terrorist killings, Turkey's parliament is scheduled to vote October 17 on a GOT proposal to authorize a cross-border operation (CBO) aimed at eliminating terrorist PKK camps in northern Iraq (reftels). The motion, submitted [...] | 2007-10-16 11:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MOPS TU IZ |
07ANKARA2550 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-16 12:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2552 | TURKEY: RECOMMEND THAT MV ONIKS REMAIN IN LIMASSOL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-16 15:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS ETTC TU CY IZ |
07ANKARA2566 | TURKEY: MFA EXPLAINS PARLIAMENTARY MOTION ON CROSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA convoked representatives of approximately 25 missions October 17 to explain the reasons behind the GOT's parliamentary motion to authorize a cross border operation (CBO) against PKK terrorists in northern Iraq. MFA officials emphasized that passage of the motion by parliament [...] | 2007-10-17 10:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ US |
07ANKARA2569 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-17 12:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA257 | STRENGTHENING NONPROLIFERATION COOPERATION WITH [...] (C) Turkey has embraced the objectives of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GI). A participant in every major non-proliferation regime and a strong supporter of the Proliferation Security Initiative, Turkey has acted against proliferators and blocked shipments of concern to I [...] | 2007-02-06 16:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TU |
07ANKARA2573 | TURKEY: PARLIAMENT OVERWHELMINGLY APPROVES MOTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 17, the Turkish parliament, as expected, approved by an overwhelming margin a government-sponsored motion authorizing a cross border operation (CBO) against Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) terrorists in northern Iraq. It gives the government authority for one year to [...] | 2007-10-17 15:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV PREL TU IZ US |
07ANKARA2575 | TURKEY: PUBLIC CONFUSED ABOUT OCTOBER 21 REFERENDUM [...] (C) Summary and comment. Three days before Turks vote October 21 on a package of constitutional amendments that would shift Turkey to direct presidential elections, the referendum process is in disarray. The package, which the Justice and Development Party (AKP) pushed through parliament las [...] | 2007-10-18 09:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
07ANKARA2577 | TURKS REQUEST HIGH-LEVEL ASSURANCES ON US MATERIEL [...] (C) Action request at para 5. 2. (C) MFA U/S Apakan convoked Ambassador October 18 to discuss continued GOT concerns about the MV Onyx and its cargo. Apakan told Ambassador he has had many conversations in recent days with the Turkish General Staff about the Onyx and that he is "sick of s [...] | 2007-10-18 12:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS PTER ETTC KOMC IZ MG UP CY TU |
07ANKARA2579 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-18 14:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA258 | INROADS SLOW FOR LIBERTARIAN THINK TANK IN TURKEY [...] (SBU) Summary. The Association for Liberal Thinking (ALT),is an Ankara-based think tank established in 1994 to promote classical liberal (i.e. libertarian) thought in Turkey. In an effort to maintain autonomy, ALT has no direct links to any political party or movement, receives minimal fundi [...] | 2007-02-07 08:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PHUM KPAO SOCI TU |
07ANKARA2581 | MTAG: INDIAN FIRM WORKING ON BEHALF OF IRAN'S UAV [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-18 15:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCR KSCA IR TU |
07ANKARA2582 | KRG OFFICIALS IN ANKARA SEEK DIALOGUE [...] (S) SUMMARY: Ambassador met October 17 with the Chief of Staff to KRG PM Nechirvan Barzani, Sawraz Hawrami, and advisor Zakaria Hazan to discuss the PKK and Turkey/KRG dialogue. Ambassador told Hawrami that the Turkish government does not want military action against the PKK in northern Iraq [...] | 2007-10-18 15:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PTER IZ TU |
07ANKARA2583 | GOT LOWERS PRIMARY SURPLUS TARGET FOR 2008 [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOT submitted the 2008 budget on October 17, the statutory deadline. At an October 18 press conference, Finance Minister Kemal Unakitan announced the GOT expects a budget deficit of YTL 17.8 billion ($14.8 billion). The Minister also announced a program-defined primary su [...] | 2007-10-18 15:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN TU |
07ANKARA2584 | TURKEY: REENGAGING ISRAEL [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's relationship with Israel has reached a new and somewhat different equilibrium. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government's occasional casual use of anti-Israeli rhetoric and rapprochement with Israel's arch enemies has caused the once warm friendship to [...] | 2007-10-18 15:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON KWBG MARR TU IS |
07ANKARA2585 | SYRIAN PRESIDENT ASSAD VISIT TO ANKARA [...] (c) Turkish Presidency/PM foreign affairs advisor Davutoglu told Ambassador October 17 that Turkey worked hard during President Assad's visit to persuade Syria to participate in the Middle East Peace conference planned for Annapolis in late November if it is invited. 2. (c) Assad and FM Mua [...] | 2007-10-18 15:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER SY TU |
07ANKARA2586 | IMF REVIEW TEAM ON TURKEY'S STATUS [...] (C) Summary: On October 15, Ambassador hosted G7 ambassadors for a readout by IMF Turkey Desk Chief Lorenzo Giorgianni and new IMF Resident Representative Hossein Samiei. The IMF team expressed concern about a lack of focus on economic policy by the government since the July election and con [...] | 2007-10-19 05:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV TU |
07ANKARA2587 | TURKEY: INTENSIVE MIDDLE EAST OUTREACH [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY. Turkish FM Babacan embarked on the second leg of an intensive period of Middle East and regional outreach this week. His October 17-19 visit to Egypt and Lebanon follows closely on the heels of his recent tour of Syria, Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian territories. As a [...] | 2007-10-19 08:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL IS IZ SA SY TU XF |
07ANKARA2589 | TURKEY: URGING PRO-KURDISH DTP PARTY TO CONDMEN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-19 09:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
07ANKARA2591 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-19 11:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2592 | RESPONSE TO TURKISH DCHOD REQUEST FOR OVERFLIGHTS [...] (s) Ambassador conveyed message in reftel to Turkish D/CHOD Gen. Saygun during a meeting October 16. Saygun appreciated the follow up and said he will be in touch with the Turkish Air Force and others regarding US plans for overflights closer to the Iraq-Turkey border. He made no further men [...] | 2007-10-19 11:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | MARR MOPS PREL PTER IZ TU |
07ANKARA2594 | TURKEY: NEW PRIME MINISTRY UNDERSECRETARY OPEN ON [...] (C) Summary and comment: In DCM's October 10 introductory call on new Prime Ministry Undersecretary Efkan Ala, Ala pointed to a possible cross-border operation (CBO) as one of a number of tools the GOT needs to combat the PKK. The problem is solvable through cooperation on all sides. A pro- [...] | 2007-10-19 13:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL TU US AM IZ |
07ANKARA2595 | TURKEY: PRO-KURDISH PARTY SAYS CROSS-BORDER [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-19 13:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
07ANKARA2596 | TURKEY: ABKHAZ "PRESIDENT" CANCELS VISIT [...] (C) We met on October 16 with Georgian DCM Koplatadze, who complained about the planned visit to Turkey of Abkhaz "President" Bagapsh, calling it unacceptable -- unofficial or not. He said Georgia expected the GOT to intervene to ensure that it is canceled. (The visit was, in fact, canceled. [...] | 2007-10-19 13:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GG TU |
07ANKARA2597 | SCENESETTER FOR SECDEF GATES MEETING WITH TURKISH [...] (C) Summary: USD/P Edelman's October 13 visit here reinforced to the Turks the Administration's intensive efforts to defeat the Armenian genocide resolution (HR 106) and our wish that the bill not derail relations. Senior officials tell us they are deeply frustrated and will be forced to resp [...] | 2007-10-19 13:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS MASS PTER IZ TU |
07ANKARA2598 | TURKEY: KOSOVO ESDP MISSION UNDER CLOUD OF [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's so far unrequited desire for more direct participation in ESDP decision-making and access to EDA continues to cast a shadow over ESDP mission planning for Kosovo (ref a). Foreign Ministry officials appear unimpressed with EU and French ideas for improving NATO-EU relatio [...] | 2007-10-19 14:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | AF EU MARR PREL TU NATO |
07ANKARA26 | TURKEY: 2006 DECA INSPECTION DEMONSTRATES PROGRESS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-08 15:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR TU |
07ANKARA260 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-07 12:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2601 | PROVOCATIVE PKK ATTACKS IN SE TURKEY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PKK terrorists have carried out attacks on Turkish security and other targets over the last 36 hours, accounting for the deaths of at least 12, and possibly more, security personnel. At least 16 security personnel were injured, along with another 17 civilians in a separate attack [...] | 2007-10-22 08:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PGOV TU US IZ |
07ANKARA2604 | TURKEY ERUPTS OVER PKK ATTACKS; EIGHT SOLDIERS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: GOT leadership met late October 21 in a special counter terrorism "summit" to determine how to respond to the latest terrorist attacks. The public statement released by the Office of the Presidency reaffirmed the government's resolve in responding to terrorism and called for n [...] | 2007-10-22 12:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV TU IZ US |
07ANKARA2605 | TURKEY: PUBLIC ATTACKS ON DTP OFFICES FOLLOWING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-22 14:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
07ANKARA2606 | TURKEY: CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM PASSES; LEGAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Turks passed a referendum package of constitutional amendments -- including a provision on direct election of the president -- by a comfortable margin in October 21 voting. However, confusion persists on a number of points, including how and when to implement the changes. Opposit [...] | 2007-10-22 15:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
07ANKARA2608 | Update on PKK Violence (October 8-15, 2007) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents military contacts/clashes with the PKK as well as casualties incurred. TGS does not account for police casualties and Ministry of Int [...] | 2007-10-22 16:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
07ANKARA261 | NEXT STEPS WITH ALLIES ON AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-07 14:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MOPS PTER NATO PINS PREL AF TU |
07ANKARA2614 | AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON TURKEY'S NEW ENVIRONMENT [...] (C) Summary: On October 9, Ambassador paid a courtesy call on newly appointed Minister of Environment and Forestry Veysel Eroglu. Previously, Eroglu served for four years as the Director General of State Hydraulic Works. He continues to be highly interested in water issues and hydro electri [...] | 2007-10-23 09:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENIV ENRG SENV TU |
07ANKARA2618 | TURKEY: GOVERNMENT TRIES TO QUELL PUBLIC FURY; PKK [...] (S) SUMMARY: In the face of growing public outrage over PKK terrorism, senior government officials have urged the public to remain calm and the media to report responsibly. They also have emphasized that Turkey should not lash out in anger but rather take action that is in the nation's best in [...] | 2007-10-23 11:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PGOV PREL TU IZ US |
07ANKARA262 | EURO-TURKISH PROSECUTORS' ANTI-TERRORISM ROUNDTABLE [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 25-26, the US Department of Justice, Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training ("OPDAT") through post's Resident Legal Adviser, hosted a legislative roundtable on methods to investigate and prosecute terrorist organizations, particularly t [...] | 2007-02-07 15:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KTFN TU FR NL UK |
07ANKARA2620 | TURKEY TAKES TO THE STREETS - PUBLIC FURY AT PKK [...] (C) SUMMARY. A volatile social situation is rapidly emerging here in the wake of Sunday's Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) attacks near the Iraqi border, the third in as many weeks. Spontaneous protests are mushrooming into large unscheduled demonstrations, and public displays of anger and nat [...] | 2007-10-23 12:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
07ANKARA2622 | TURKEY: OFFICIALS EXTREMELY ALARMED, ON MESSAGE [...] (C) SUMMARY. High-level officials from the ruling party and government bureaucracy are delivering the same anxious message: the Turkish people are on the verge of slipping beyond the government's control. Anger stoked by a series of vicious attacks by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has r [...] | 2007-10-24 09:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER TU |
07ANKARA2624 | TURKEY: GOVERNMENT PURSUES DIPLOMACY; CONTINUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: While FM Babacan pursued talks with senior Iraqi leaders in Baghdad October 23, the GOT continued its effort to calm domestic fury in the wake of October 21 terrorist attacks. Government officials implemented a little used law to muzzle radio and television broadcasts related to [...] | 2007-10-24 10:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL TU IZ US |
07ANKARA2626 | Turkish Response to Washington International Renewable [...] This is an Action request. See paragraph 3. 2. There was a Turkish Holiday in mid-October that delayed the Turkish Government's response to the invitation to the WIREC Conference. The MFA informed us October 16 that the GOT would like to participate in the conference, and has one confirmed [...] | 2007-10-24 10:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA TU |
07ANKARA2627 | TURKEY: EU HARMONIZATION PROCESS OVERSHADOWED BY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-24 10:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
07ANKARA263 | GOT POSTPONES FULL PRIVATIZATION OF STATE BANK [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-08 05:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN TU |
07ANKARA2630 | TURKEY: PRO-KURDISH LEADER AHMET TURK DEFENSIVE IN MEETING WITH EU AMBASSADORS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-24 12:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
07ANKARA2631 | TURKEY FINDS AZERBAIJAN PESSIMISTIC ON N-K; [...] (C) MFA Deputy U/S for Caucasus and Central Asia Unal Cevikoz held bilateral consultations last week with Azerbaijan Deputy FonMins Azimov and Khalafov. MFA Caucasus Acting Head of Section Yavuz Kul told us that Cevikoz found the GOAJ deeply pessimistic on the state of Nagorno-Karabakh (N-K) [...] | 2007-10-24 13:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS AJ AM GG TU ZJ |
07ANKARA2632 | TURKEY: PUBLIC ANGER CONTINUES; SOME VIOLENCE; [...] (C) SUMMARY. Demonstrations of public anger continue on a widespread basis. Although anti-American sentiment colors the protests, most are largely focused on rage at the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Violence has been limited, but a potentially explosive situation remains. Leaders of all [...] | 2007-10-24 13:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER TU |
07ANKARA2633 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-24 14:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2634 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-24 14:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2635 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-24 14:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2636 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-24 14:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2639 | TURKEY: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IAAC CANDIDATE WALKER [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-25 08:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA UN AORC TU |
07ANKARA2640 | TURKEY: FM BABACAN CONTINUES REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Turkish FM Babacan continued his intensive outreach to Middle East neighbors with trips to Egypt and Lebanon while, concurrently, Syrian President Asad and FM Mualem visited Ankara. GOT officials continue to urge the SARG to stem the flow of foreign fighters into Iraq and to play [...] | 2007-10-25 08:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS IZ LE SY TU XF |
07ANKARA2641 | TURKEY: GOT CONSIDERING ECONOMIC SANCTIONS ON KRG [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Turkey's National Security Council (NSC) recommended on October 24 that the GOT implement economic sanctions against groups supporting the PKK. The NSC's recommendation will be taken up by the cabinet in due course. Military operations in the border region of Hakkari Province [...] | 2007-10-25 11:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PGOV PREL TU IZ US |
07ANKARA2643 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-25 13:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2644 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-25 13:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2645 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-25 13:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07ANKARA2647 | TURKEY: ERDOGAN TALKS PKK IN THE UK [...] (C) Turkish PM Erdogan met with UK PM Gordon Brown, opposition leader David Cameron, MPs from both Houses of Parliament, British investors, and Oxford University students during his October 22-23 trip to London. UK Ambassador to Turkey Nick Baird told us PM Erdogan spoke at length with PM Bro [...] | 2007-10-25 14:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER TU UK IZ EUN |
07ANKARA2651 | TURKEY NIXES GOI DELEGATION WITH KDP AND KRG [...] (C) Turkey's Iraq Coordinator Celikkol told Ambassador during an October 25 meeting that the GOT will not accept representatives of Iraqi Kurdish political parties nor of the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) in bilateral security discussions proposed by the GOI. Pointing to the presence of K [...] | 2007-10-25 14:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV TU IZ US |