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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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03ANKARA1802 | INITIAL GOT RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON CLOSURE OF [...] (S/NF) During his March 20 meeting with MFA U/S Ziyal (ref c),Ambassador followed up his recent requests for the GOT to expel Iraqi intelligence officers (ref b) by urging the GOT to suspend Iraq's diplomatic presence in Turkey on a temporary basis and take steps to assure the prompt departure [...] | 2003-03-20 17:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR MOPS TU IZ |
03ANKARA1805 | DART: DISCUSSIONS WITH NATO/EADRCC ON HUMANITARIAN [...] (C) On March 13, Dart Field Office/North and Embassy PMA Scott Oudkirk met with Col. Bernie Hunstad and Tom Nett from NATO,s Euro-Atlantic Response Coordination Center (EADRCC). The one-hour meeting covered an overview of NATO,s role in providing humanitarian supplies to the Government of Tur [...] | 2003-03-21 07:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | AA EAID EFIN IZ MOPS PHUM PREF PREL TU WFP |
03ANKARA1809 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-03-21 11:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA1810 | TURKISH ECONOMY MARCH 21: STEADY DETERIORATION [...] (SBU) On the morning of March 21, foreign investors were selling both Turkish stocks and Turkish Eurobonds. Lehman Bros Turkey analyst told us rumors of a Moody's downgrade of the Turkish sovereign debt is motivating some Eurobond selling. -- The lira depreciated one percent in the morn [...] | 2003-03-21 12:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL TU |
03ANKARA1811 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-03-21 12:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA1818 | KEEPING THE IRAQ ISSUE IN THE SECURITY COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] | 2003-03-21 15:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL IZ TU UNSC |
03ANKARA1832 | GOT TERMINATES OPERATION NORTHERN WATCH [...] No summary [...] | 2003-03-22 12:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ MOPS PARM TU |
03ANKARA1835 | UPDATE ON HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE: MFA, UN AND [...] (C) Emboffs met with MFA, Turkish Red Crescent and UN officials just before and after the start of military operations in Iraq to gauge preparedness and review humanitarian assistance issues. MFA told us it is willing to host a coordination mechanism involving the USG and UN agencies, pending [...] | 2003-03-22 15:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID IZ MOPS PREF PREL TU WFP |
03ANKARA1905 | TURKISH ECONOMY MARCH 24: ERDOGAN SPEECH DOESN'T [...] (SBU) Summary: On Sunday evening March 23, PM Erdogan addressed the nation committing the new GOT to continue the economic reform program and to take additional reform measures if needed. But markets weren't buying, and yields on T-bills rose 5.5 percentage points in morning trading March 24 [...] | 2003-03-24 12:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL TU |
03ANKARA1907 | TFIZ01: UN AND ICRC ON HUMANITARIAN SITUATION [...] (U) Over the weekend, Reuters, citing UN and ICRC sources, reported that up to 500,000 persons have been displaced in northern Iraq. UN representatives in Ankara provided lower estimates of displacement. Thus far, there has been no significant movement of DPs to the Turkish border. 2. [...] | 2003-03-24 14:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID MOPS PREF IZ TU |
03ANKARA1908 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-03-24 14:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA1913 | THY PRIVATIZATION: ON TRACK...FOR NOW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkish Airlines (THY - Turk Hava Yollari) is scheduled for tender in the third quarter 2003, and the GOT official heading THY privatization said that plans are on schedule. THY has managed, largely through timely sales of old planes, to remain profitable in bad times general [...] | 2003-03-24 15:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAIR ECON EFIN PREL TU |
03ANKARA1922 | S63-02 IRANIAN ENTITIES SEEKING TO PROCURE CBW [...] No summary [...] | 2003-03-25 06:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC IR TU |
03ANKARA193 | TURKISH ECONOMY: PM GUL ANNOUNCES SOME FISCAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOT reacted to the market concerns over the 2003 budget by agreeing on a list of fiscal saving measures, which PM Gul announced late afternoon January 8. Following the announcement, T-bill rates dropped half a percentage point. The "saving measures" are a mix of expenditure [...] | 2003-01-08 16:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL TU |
03ANKARA1931 | TURKEY'S RULING AK PARTY: DISCONTENT ON HIGH AND [...] (C) Summary: Senior AK party reps express concern to us at AK's mishandling of the Iraq question and relations with the U.S. Local AK party bosses in Ankara districts complain bitterly to us about AK's failure to pass the U.S. deployment resolution (ref A) and what they see as AK's subsequent [...] | 2003-03-25 09:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA1936 | TURKISH ECONOMY MARCH 25: TEMPORARY RESPITE ON [...] (U) Turkish markets at OOB March 25 were positively affected by press reports that the US Administration was seeking Congressional approval of $1 billion in aid as part of the war supplemental. As a result, the steady deterioration in Turkish markets of the last four days appears to have stab [...] | 2003-03-25 11:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL TU |
03ANKARA1946 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-03-25 14:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA1948 | TURKISH AIRLINES SUSPENDS MORE FLIGHTS DUE TO IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2003-03-25 15:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ATRN TU |
03ANKARA1949 | BLOCKING ARAB EFFORTS AT UN ON IRAQ: GOT RESPONSE [...] No summary [...] | 2003-03-25 15:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL IZ TU |
03ANKARA1952 | IMPACT OF IRAQ OPERATION ON KIRKUK-YUMURTALIK [...] (C) Summary: BOTAS General Manager Bildaci told us the oil flow in the Kirkuk-Yumurtalik (Ceyhan) Pipeline had decreased by half and likely would stop completely by March 26. Bildaci attributed the slow-down to the lack of oil tankers transporting crude from the port at Ceyhan since the sta [...] | 2003-03-25 15:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET ETTC TU IZ |
03ANKARA1954 | ENERGY AND THE IMF: AN INSIGHT INTO AK ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary: Recent debates within the government over energy prices and treatment of energy arrears provide insights into AK's economic decision-making process. According to a senior energy official, Finance Minister Unakitan and State Minister Babacan fought vigorously over the weekend to [...] | 2003-03-25 16:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EFIN PGOV TU |
03ANKARA1955 | TURKS SEEKING NO-COST VACCINES, DELAY DECISION ON [...] (C) MFA advised Economic Officer 3/25 that the GOT is waiting for no-cost vaccine offers through the NATO Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Center (EADRCC) before accepting or declining our offer to sell through FMS pre-event smallpox and anthrax vaccines. Through NATO EADRCC, Denm [...] | 2003-03-25 16:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO MARR MASS AMED TU |
03ANKARA1964 | GOT PROVIDES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR 2003 TIP [...] Action request--para 5. 2. March 24 MFA DDG for Consular Affairs Firat Topcuoglu provided us additional information for 2003 TIP report: (1) GOT TIP National Action Plan (NAP) and (2) GOT responses to TIP-related questions from post (ref B). Both have been sent ref (B). 3. Under th [...] | 2003-03-26 10:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB TU TIP IN TURKEY |
03ANKARA1965 | TURKISH ECONOMY MARCH 26: U.S. AID PROPOSAL SPARKS [...] (SBU) Summary: Markets rallied March 26 am with T-bill yields dropping six percentage points, on news of the U.S. war supplemental for Turkey. But market sentiment remains pessimistic about upcoming debt roll-overs, and the GOT's credibility with the markets remains rock bottom. IMF resrep [...] | 2003-03-26 12:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL TU |
03ANKARA1966 | TFIZ01: TGS CHIEF OF STAFF ISSUES STATEMENT ON TU [...] (C) On March 26, Turkish General Staff CHOD General Hilmi Ozkok issued a public statement on the current presence of TU forces in northern Iraq and future Turkish intentions in the region. 2. (U) Following are excerpts of the statement (a complete English-language text will follow septel) [...] | 2003-03-26 12:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS TU IZ |
03ANKARA1967 | IMPACT OF IRAQ OPERATION ON BTC PIPELINE, TPAO [...] (C) BOTAS General Manager Gokhan Bildaci and BP's local BTC Co. President Yasar Latifov told us March 25-26 the Iraq Operation thus far had not had a serious impact on BTC; however, both said they were very concerned that the extra burden the war had placed on Turkey's infrastructure and const [...] | 2003-03-26 13:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG ETTC TU IZ |
03ANKARA1970 | GOT RESPONSE ON ENCOURAGING POSITIVE STATEMENTS AT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-03-26 15:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL IZ TU |
03ANKARA1971 | TFIZ01: MFA ON SOURCING AND TRANSIT OF FOOD FOR [...] (C) Emboffs and Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) Leader discussed humanitarian planning issues on March 26 with Feza Ozturk, MFA Head of Department for International Political Organizations. In response to a looming shortage of wheat flour in northern Iraq, the World Food Program has [...] | 2003-03-26 17:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID IZ PREF PREL TU |
03ANKARA1974 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-03-27 06:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA1990 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-03-27 07:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA1994 | S13-03: TURKISH FOREIGN TRADE OFFICIAL PROVIDES [...] No summary [...] | 2003-03-27 07:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | ETTC IZ PARM PREL TU |
03ANKARA2010 | TURKISH ECONOMY MARCH 27: MARKETS QUIET; [...] (SBU) Summary: While Turkish markets were relatively quiet on March 27 am, a wide range of market and GOT contacts tell us confidence in the government remains rock bottom. This translates into ongoing serious concerns about the GOT's ability to roll-over about $3 billion of debt in its local [...] | 2003-03-27 12:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL TU |
03ANKARA2015 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-03-27 12:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA2018 | REPORT OF GROWING WAR ANXIETY IN TURKEY'S KURDISH [...] (C) Summary: Kurdish M.P. from Diyarbakir who is also a member of opposition CHP's Central Administrative Board has elaborated on concerns expressed to us recently by other Kurdish politicians (ref A) regarding fallout in southeastern Turkey from the war in Iraq. Moreover, he asserted that (1) [...] | 2003-03-27 15:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU IZ |
03ANKARA2021 | ADDENDUM TO 2002 END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] (U) There has been no change in the status of INL-funded vehicles provided to the Turkish Grain Board (TMO),dogs provided for Turkish Customs, computers for Turkish Customs and TMO, and intercept equipment for the Turkish National Police (TNP) since report made in reftel B. Regarding the st [...] | 2003-03-27 15:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL SNAR TU |
03ANKARA2022 | OESI PROPOSAL SUBMISSION: BLACK SEA LONG-TERM [...] No summary [...] | 2003-03-27 15:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EFIS |
03ANKARA2025 | TFIZ01: TURKEY REOPENS FLIGHT CORRIDOR FOR CRUISE [...] No summary [...] | 2003-03-28 07:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS TU IZ |
03ANKARA2039 | TURKISH ECONOMY MARCH 28: CONTINUING PROBLEMATIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Markets remained quiet on March 28 am, with T-bill yields weakening slightly to 65.7 percent. Two economic policy developments in the past day, however, indicate that AK continues to take actions that won't improve its credibility gap with the markets. First, according to pre [...] | 2003-03-28 11:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL TU |
03ANKARA2042 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PIC STEERING BOARD MEETING [...] (C) WE DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE TO MFA BALKANS OFFICER AHMET ERGIN. ERGIN CONFIRMED THAT HE WOULD INFORM TURKISH AMBASSADOR TO SARAJEVAO WHO WILL BE ATTENDING THE MEETING. ERGIN NOTED THE PIC BOARD WAS INCLINED TO BE CAUTIOUS REGARDING REMOVAL OF PRESIDENT SAROVIC AND ASKED IF THE USG HAD CON [...] | 2003-03-28 13:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK |
03ANKARA2044 | TURKEY APPROVES RESEARCH VESSEL "KNORR" REQUEST TO [...] This cable is in reference to State file 200Z-097, R/V Knorr, April 15 - May 16, 2003. 2. The Foreign Ministry has granted permission for the research vessel 'Knorr' to conduct scientific research in the Western Black Sea from April 15 - May 15. The approval came in the form of the foll [...] | 2003-03-28 14:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT SENV TU |
03ANKARA2048 | TURKEY'S "WHERE ARE THEY NOW" FILE: CHP'S KEMAL [...] (C) In a March 28 meeting with poloff, opposition CHP deputy and former State Minster Kemal Dervis offered his views of USG-GOT relations, Iraq, Cyprus, and his own political ambitions. Dervis made the following points: -- He sees himself as leading an effort to modernize CHP, in part by [...] | 2003-03-28 15:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS IZ CY TU |
03ANKARA2049 | TFIZ01: MFA PREPARED TO MEET TRILATERALLY WITH USG [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See para 10. Summary ------- 2. (C) Feza Ozturk, MFA Head of Department for International Political Organizations called a meeting on March 27 with Mission Disaster Relief Officer (MDRO) and UNHCR Deputy Representative for Turkey to prov [...] | 2003-03-28 15:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID IZ PREF PREL TU WFP |
03ANKARA2051 | SENIOR BANKING OFFICIALS CONCERNED OVER GOT ECON [...] (C) Summary: In frank discussions March 26 and 27, BRSA Chairman Engin Akcakoca and the outgoing Chairman of the State Bank Board Safa Ocak told us of concerns with the lack of market confidence in the government. They described a situation of policy drift on the economy, with Deputy PM Sen [...] | 2003-03-28 16:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL TU |
03ANKARA2052 | DEMARCHES ON WAR SUPPLEMENTAL AND BOLSTERING [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 9. 2. (C) Summary: DCM delivered ref A and B points to Treasury U/S Oztrak and MFA Deputy U/S Kilic March 26-27, and EconCouns separately presented them to State Planning U/S Tiktik and AK Deputy Reha Denemec. DCM stressed that USG was very co [...] | 2003-03-28 16:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL TU |
03ANKARA2056 | LEYLA ZANA RETRIAL OPENS; COURT DENIES RELEASE [...] (C) Summary: The historic retrial of Leyla Zana and three other Kurdish former M.P.s began March 28 under tight security. The court ruled against releasing the defendants pending the outcome of the trial and rejected a defense petition seeking a new chief judge. Turkish and international hum [...] | 2003-03-28 16:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA2059 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-03-28 16:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA2062 | TF01IZ: TURKS "SERIOUSLY WORKING" ON CLOSURE OF [...] (S/NF) On March 28, the DCM met with Deputy DG for Middle Eastern Affairs Safak Gokturk to reiterate our requests concerning Iraqi intelligence agents/diplomats. Reiterating information that Post recently had passed to the Turkish National Intelligence Organization (TNIO),the DCM again aske [...] | 2003-03-28 16:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR MOPS TU IZ |
03ANKARA2094 | TURKISH ECONOMY MARCH 31: PROGRESS ON IMF FOURTH [...] (SBU) Summary: The parliament passed the 2003 budget, and AK dropped a controversial amendment to the Public Procurement Law after the IMF complained, according to Turkish press. Ahead of the April 8 debt auction and April 9 $3 billion debt payment, markets expect an LOI signing and IMF Fou [...] | 2003-03-31 11:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL TU |
03ANKARA2099 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-03-31 13:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA210 | DELIVERY OF WTO FINANCIAL SERVICES REQUESTS [...] No summary [...] | 2003-01-09 13:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON TU WTO |
03ANKARA2101 | NGO-IO COORDINATION MEETINGS IN ANKARA [...] (SBU) DART Field Office/North hosted a 22 March NGO/IO coordination meeting in Ankara to discuss the NGO registration process with the Turkish government, memorandums of understanding for working in or transiting Turkey, and options for entering northern Iraq through other countries. Sixteen i [...] | 2003-03-31 13:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AA EAID EFIN IZ MOPS PHUM PREF PREL TU |
03ANKARA2108 | DELTA SUSPENDS ISTANBUL-NEW YORK FLIGHTS, OTHER [...] (SBU) Delta Airlines, which prior to the start of the Iraq operation ran four flights per week from Istanbul to New York, will suspended its Istanbul-New York flights for one month, from April 6 to May 2. Delta's Istanbul Station Manager, Giray Salgirtay, told econoff the suspension was an ec [...] | 2003-03-31 13:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ASEC ATRN TU |
03ANKARA2119 | WFP AND UNICEF SHIPMENTS TO NORTHERN IRAQ, UN [...] (SBU) Summary: Three WFP successfully crossed the Turkish-Iraqi border on 29 March and continued on to a UN warehouse in northern Iraq. Two UNICEF trucks carrying non-food items are currently on the border awaiting clearance to cross. In another development, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( [...] | 2003-03-31 14:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AA EAID EFIN IZ MOPS PHUM PREF PREL TU |
03ANKARA2121 | RESUPPLY OF TROOPS IN NORTHERN IRAQ: REQUEST FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 6. --------------------- RESUPPLY OF US FORCES --------------------- 2. (C) A/DCM, ECON counselor and TF-N/J4 representative met with MFA DDG for the Americas Suna Ilicak and DDG for Bilateral Economic Affairs Mehmet Gucuk March 31 to discuss [...] | 2003-03-31 17:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS TU IZ |
03ANKARA2125 | TFIZ01: KHALILZAD DISCUSSIONS IN NORTHERN IRAQ [...] (S/NF) Summary: SPE Zalmay Khalilzad met with a range of Iraqi opposition leaders in northern Iraq on March 27-28. Discussions with PUK and KDP leadership centered on responding to Turkish concerns about northern Iraq, resolving the property claims of IDP's, and the formation of the Iraqi Inte [...] | 2003-03-31 18:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR TU IZ |
03ANKARA2126 | IAEA & IRAN: TURKS TO PASS USG POINTS TO THEIR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (C) Polmiloff met MFA Disarmament Department Head Ibrahim Yagli on March 31 and delivered reftel points. Regarding the information outlined in reftel para 2, tick 2, Yagli asked whether the USG thought Iran had conducted experiments [...] | 2003-04-01 07:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP ENRG TU IAEA |
03ANKARA2130 | PRIVATIZATION UPDATE: THE FIRST MAJOR SALE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A top GOT Privatization Administration (PA) official told us March 28 the GOT is on track to meet its $4 billion sales target for 2003, which will result in $2.6 billion in PA revenue this year and the rest to be paid by installment. The official defended the GOT's proposed law [...] | 2003-04-01 11:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL TU |
03ANKARA2133 | TURKISH ECONOMY APRIL 1: MARKETS AWAIT IMF GOOD [...] (U) Transactions volumes in Turkish financial markets were very low on April 1 am. T-bill yields were unchanged at 65 percent compounded, the lira appreciated slightly to TL 1,702,000, and the Istanbul Stock Exchange 100 index was up 1 percent. Stock market transaction volume has averaged [...] | 2003-04-01 12:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL TU |
03ANKARA2135 | IRAQI WAR CRIMES: DEMARCHE TO GOT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-01 13:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS KAWC IZ TU |
03ANKARA2139 | ANNUAL ARMENIA PROCLAMATION: GOT SENSITIVITIES [...] (C) Summary: MFA DG Tezcan expressed the GOT's opposition to use of the term "genocide" in referring to the events of 1915 and asked the U.S. to refrain from using that term in connection with the April commemoration events. DCM encouraged the GOT to renew efforts to reconcile views of histo [...] | 2003-04-01 14:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AM TU |
03ANKARA2145 | CYPRUS MIL EXERCISES: TURKS NON-COMMITTAL [...] (C) Summary: MFA is not yet ready to confirm Embassy Nicosia's reporting that Turkey will not formally conduct May's Toros I military exercise. Instead, we heard Turkey's traditional policy that it will mirror whatever the Greek Cypriots choose to do. Post will follow up to see if we can se [...] | 2003-04-02 07:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL CY GR TU |
03ANKARA215 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-01-09 14:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA2151 | TURKISH ECONOMY APRIL 2: MARKETS QUIET, GUARDED [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish financial markets improved slightly in morning trading April 2. Local analysts see a positive scenario for the April 8 debt auctions, based on the GOT signing the IMF letter of intent, and Congress passing the aid for Turkey. The 30-week tourist season opens this wee [...] | 2003-04-02 10:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL TU |
03ANKARA2155 | TURKEY: GOT CONCERN ABOUT CYPRUS EU ACCESSION [...] (C) In a March 28 meeting with DCM, MFA Cyprus DG Apakan raised GOT concerns about the draft EU protocol on Cyprus that will be attached to the accession partnership documents new members will sign on April 16. 2. (C) According to Apakan, the draft copy of the protocol obtained by the GOT [...] | 2003-04-02 14:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA2165 | BOTAS GENERAL MANAGER BILDACI DISCHARGED [...] (U) The Ministry of Energy has officially dismissed Gokhan Bildaci from his position as Chairman and General Manager of BOTAS, the state pipeline company. This move has been expected since the AK government took over in November 2002. Bildaci told econoff he learned about his dismissal when he [...] | 2003-04-03 08:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG TU |
03ANKARA2170 | TURKISH ECONOMY APRIL 3: MARKETS LIKE SECRETARY'S [...] (U) Positive local press coverage of the Secretary's April 3 visit translated into a modest bounce in local financial markets, well timed in advance of key large April 8 debt auctions. Market analysts told us the Secretary's affirmation of the bilateral relationship was helpful to general se [...] | 2003-04-03 12:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL TU |
03ANKARA2173 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-03 13:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA2183 | DEMARCHE TO GOT ON UNESCO EXECUTIVE BOARD [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-03 15:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC TU UNESCO |
03ANKARA2186 | DRAFT EU PARLIAMENT REPORT CALLS FOR RADICAL [...] (C) Summary: A clear-sighted but controversial European Parliament draft report calls on the GOT to make fundamental changes to the Kemalist State in order to meet EU membership criteria. MFA and reportedly a few members of the European parliament reject the report as biased; several European [...] | 2003-04-03 15:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM EU TU OSCE |
03ANKARA2195 | NGO-IO COORDINATION MEETING IN ANKARA, 2 APRIL [...] (U) UN OCHA hosted an NGO/IO coordination meeting on 2 April at UN House in Ankara. UN OCHA, UNHCR, UNDP, UNJLC, IFRC, the American Red Cross, nine NGOs and DART Field Office/North attended. The UN reported that food and non-food items transited the Turkish-Iraqi border on 29 March and 1 Ap [...] | 2003-04-04 10:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AA EAID IZ MOPS PHUM PREF PREL TU WFP |
03ANKARA2197 | TURKISH ECONOMY APRIL 4: GOOD NEWS ON U.S. [...] (U) News that both houses of Congress passed the supplemental appropriation of $1 billion for Turkey buoyed the money markets in morning trading April 4. The lira appreciated about one percent to TL 1,655,000. The Istanbul Stock Exchange was up 2.3 percent in morning trading. The benchmar [...] | 2003-04-04 11:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL TU |
03ANKARA2198 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-04 12:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA2203 | INITIATION OF COMMERCIAL SUPPLY LOC [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-04 15:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR ETRD IZ TU |
03ANKARA221 | TGS: NO TURKISH TROOP BUILDUP IN NORTHERN IRAQ [...] (C) On January 6, Pol-Mil Counselor took a copy of that day's mass daily newspaper "Milliyet" to Turkish General Staff Deputy J3 MG Bekir Kalyoncu. Splashed across the front page was a picture of 30 Turkish tanks at a base at Bamerni in northern Iraq with a headline implying the Turkish Army [...] | 2003-01-09 15:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL TU IZ |
03ANKARA2232 | TURKEY'S SOUTHEAST: LEADING MARDIN M.P.S SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: Prominent Kurdish M.P.s representing the border province of Mardin for both ruling AK and opposition CHP support the U.S.-led war against Saddam. Despite (1) pressure from elements within AK, (2) outright hostility from the CHP and the Turkish State, and (3) the ethnically Turkish [...] | 2003-04-07 10:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA2233 | TURKEY'S ECONOMY APRIL 7: FIRST T-BILL AUCTION OF [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 7, Treasury raised $844 million in the first of three T-bill auctions scheduled for April 7-8. Treasury's target is to raise a total of $3 billion ahead of $3.2 billion in debt service payments on April 9. Today's auction results came in at market expectations; the m [...] | 2003-04-07 11:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL TU |
03ANKARA2234 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-07 12:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA2239 | TURKISH CIVIL AVIATION DIRECTOR CEBECI REPLACED [...] (SBU) Topa Bilgetin Toker was reinstated on April 1 as Director General of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA),replacing Serdar Cebeci. Toker, who was discharged for unspecified reasons in August 2002, had filed a lawsuit against the state. The court recently determined that Tok [...] | 2003-04-07 13:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ASEC ATRN TU |
03ANKARA2241 | TURKEY MOVES CLOSER TO ACCEPTING OFFER TO ACQUIRE [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-07 13:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO MARR MASS AMED TU |
03ANKARA2243 | TRANCHING AND CONDITIONING OF U.S. ASSISTANCE TO [...] (C) Assuming Congress approves $1 billion in ESF assistance for Turkey, we expect the Turkish Government to leverage that money into the largest possible package -- $8.5 billion in long-term loans. Prime Minister Erdogan has stated this intention publicly, and numerous lower level officials [...] | 2003-04-07 14:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID PREL TU |
03ANKARA2245 | CYPRUS MIL EXERCISES: TURKS HAVE NO EXERCISE PLANS [...] (C) On April 7, in response to Post's follow up on Ref A, acting MFA Cyprus Department Head Barkan Oz contacted polmiloff with an update on Turkey's intentions regarding the spring Toros I exercise in Cyprus. Oz said that he had confirmed with the Turkish General Staff that Turkey has "no pl [...] | 2003-04-07 15:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL CY GR TU |
03ANKARA2246 | APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS CONVICTION IN LONG-STANDING [...] (C) Summary: An appeals court upheld the torture convictions of 10 police officers in the high-profile 1996 Manisa case; the ruling is final. The officers are expected to serve jail terms ranging from two years to more than four years. Human rights observers and European diplomats welcomed t [...] | 2003-04-07 15:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE |
03ANKARA2247 | UNESCO EXECUTIVE BOARD: GOT RESPONSE [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-07 15:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC TU UNESCO |
03ANKARA2254 | TURKS: RESOLUTION ON AEGEAN CLAIMS "NOT PRODUCTIVE" [...] (C) Summary. MFA's DDG for Maritime and Aviation Affairs, Vakur Gokdenizler, convoked pol-mil counselor to tell us that Congress' adoption of House Concurrent Resolution 87 on Aegean claims would be a "symbol of deteriorating U.S.-Turkish relations." He asked that the USG do what it could t [...] | 2003-04-08 07:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PHSA GR TU |
03ANKARA2258 | TURKEY'S ECONOMY APRIL 8: SUCCESSFUL T-BILL [...] (U) Treasury raised a total of TL 3.26 quadrillion ($1.97 billion) in two debt auctions on the morning of April 8. Results were: Maturity Net Amt Compounded of Paper Sold (quad) Interest Rate --------- ----------- ------------- Oct. 8 Bill TL 0.801 57 pct Apr [...] | 2003-04-08 10:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL TU |
03ANKARA2259 | IRANIAN FM KHARRAZI'S VISIT TO ANKARA: GOT/GOI [...] (C) MFA Deputy U/S Tuygan told the Ambassador late April 7 Iranian FM Kharrazi,s April 6 visit to Ankara revealed a congruence of views between the GOT and GOI on Iraq. Kharrazi reportedly requested Gul,s support for re-establishing Turkish-Iranian-Syrian trilateral consultations with Syria, b [...] | 2003-04-08 12:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL TU IZ SY |
03ANKARA2269 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-08 14:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA2272 | TURKS AGREE TO ACQUIRE ANTHRAX VACCINE [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-08 15:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO MARR MASS AMED TU |
03ANKARA2287 | TURKEY: ENVIRONMENTAL HIGHLIGHTS, MARCH 2003 [...] Toxic Waste Update 2. Parliament Rings up "NO SALE" of Forests 3. First EIA Guidelines for Provinces 4. REC Update 5. Big Izmir Channel Project Gets Bigger --------------------------------------------- -- Â [...] | 2003-04-09 08:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO TU |
03ANKARA2292 | TURKEY'S ECONOMY APRIL 9: NEWS OF U.S. AID [...] (U) On April 9 am, in the first trading session for the new T-bill issued yesterday, volume was quite high - TL 1.1 quadrillion ($670 million). Rates, however, did not decline as expected. Traders cited the local press reports that the Senate version of the U.S. aid for Turkey contains a co [...] | 2003-04-09 10:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL TU |
03ANKARA2298 | TFIZ01: GOT AND TURKISH RED CRESCENT ATTEMPTING TO [...] (C) Summary: MFA organized a meeting of Turkish Red Crescent (TRC),International Committee of the Red Cross and U.S. Embassy representatives to present and discuss a TRC proposal to send humanitarian supplies to Iraq and provide medical treatment in Turkey for injured Iraqis. The proposal c [...] | 2003-04-09 13:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID IZ MOPS PREF PREL TU |
03ANKARA23 | APPROVAL OF CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS APPEARS TO [...] (U) President Sezer's Dec. 31 approval of a package of constitutional reforms appears to open the door for Justice and Development (AK) Party leader Erdogan to regain his political rights, run for Parliament, and become Prime Minister. A political reform package of legal amendments (the secon [...] | 2003-01-02 12:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS TU |
03ANKARA2303 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-09 13:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA2315 | ECONOMIC MINISTERS BATTLE FOR INFLUENCE AS ERDOGAN [...] (C) Summary: Infighting among economic ministers is hindering the Government's efforts to coordinate policy around an economic "super-minister." Deputy PM Sener, who was supposed to lead the economic team, appears to be losing influence to Finance Minister Unakitan, while State Minister Bab [...] | 2003-04-09 14:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV TU |
03ANKARA2317 | GOT CONTINUES TO DELAY ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT [...] (U) Action request--para 3. 2. (C) Feza Ozturk, head of the MFA International Political Organizations Department, told us April 7 the MFA has put its consideration of a draft bilateral Article 98 agreement on hold. Ozturk attributed the hold to "the situation in Iraq." He averred that t [...] | 2003-04-10 06:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM TU |
03ANKARA2319 | MESSAGE FROM AMBASSADOR ON FUNDING FOR [...] Two years of patience, persistence and cooperation among Turkish and American agencies have yielded a successful conclusion to a remarkable series of legal exchanges. By the end of 2002, nearly 600 Turkish jurists had participated in discussions and workshops, debating solutions to problems w [...] | 2003-04-10 07:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PHUM KDEM OIIP OTRA TU |
03ANKARA2320 | GOT REQUEST FOR USG SUPPORT FOR TURKISH [...] Embassy has just received MFA diplomatic note no. 2003/CKGY/110744 dated March 25, 2003 requesting USG support for its candidacies in the UNESCO elections at the 32nd session of the General Conference in October 2003. Text in para 2. 2. Text of GOT diplomatic note: (Complimen [...] | 2003-04-10 10:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | IO PREL TU UNESCO |
03ANKARA2323 | TURKEY'S ECONOMY APRIL 10: MARKETS DROP ON NO. [...] (U) As of 2:00 pm local time April 10, local news reports that Iraqi Kurds have taken Kirkuk are raising market concerns of a Turkish reaction that could jeopardize the U.S. aid package. T-bill yields rose nearly three percentage points to 66 percent; the lira depreciated almost two percent [...] | 2003-04-10 11:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL TU |
03ANKARA2332 | TERRORIST FINANCE: RESPONSE TO REQUEST ON FROZEN [...] (S) SUMMARY: Turkish officials could not provide exact dollar amounts regarding the seized assets of NASCO Nasreddin Holding A.S. or Wa'el Julaidan's import-export firm Meram Seyahat. However, they did inform us that the GOT has frozen the assets of the Nasreddin family and that, following t [...] | 2003-04-10 13:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | ETTC EFIN PTER CVIS TU |
03ANKARA2333 | TURKEY: MEASURES TO PROTECT INTERNATIONAL CIVIL [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-10 13:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR MOPS |
03ANKARA2335 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-10 14:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA2336 | TURKISH AID FOR IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-10 14:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PREF PHUM IZ TU |
03ANKARA2340 | EU SUMMIT DOCUMENTARY ANGERS TURKS AND GERMANS, [...] (C) Summary: A Danish documentary on the December 2002 EU Summit has angered Turks and Germans and embarrassed Denmark. The documentary, covered in the Turkish press, features candid comments by Danish and German ministers critical of Turkey's EU bid. The German Embassy has criticized the do [...] | 2003-04-10 15:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM EU TU |
03ANKARA2342 | UN/CYPRUS: DEMARCHE TO TURKEY ON US-UK DRAFT [...] (C) D/Polcouns delivered ref A talking points April 10 to Necip Eguz, MFA DDG for Cyprus-Greece-Aegean affairs. Eguz noted that, as far as he knew (at 1700 local time) the UN was still negotiating the text and that no consensus had been reached. Moreover, he took issue with what he saw as the [...] | 2003-04-11 04:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA2344 | TURKEY MAKES GOOD PROGRESS WITH LIMITED RESOURCES [...] Summary. With 71 wetlands of "international importance," 175 lowland wetlands and 1,000 alpine wetlands, Turkey hosts one of the most significant collections of wetlands in Europe and the Middle East. The development of its first five-year national plan and the implementation of its first we [...] | 2003-04-11 06:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV GG TU |
03ANKARA2347 | NGO-IO COORDINATION MEETING IN ANKARA, 9 APRIL [...] (U) Summary: UNOCHA hosted an NGO/IO coordination meeting on 9 April in Ankara. UNOCHA, UNHCR, IFRC, the American Red Cross, ten NGOs and DART Field Office/North attended. UNHCR reported no refugee movements in the region. As a result, the GOT Crisis Center and the Turkish Red Crescent Socie [...] | 2003-04-11 07:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AA EAID IZ MOPS PHUM PREF PREL TU WFP |
03ANKARA2351 | OSCE MEETING ON ANTI-SEMITISM: TURKISH MFA RESPONSE [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-11 08:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA2353 | TURKEY: DIFFICULTIES FROM PARLIAMENT'S HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: Trouble continues with ruling AK party parliamentary Human Rights Committee Chairman Elkatmis regarding Iraq-related anti-American statements he persists in making to the press, statements which (1) are at odds with the AK government line; (2) reflect the committee's refusal to ta [...] | 2003-04-11 09:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE |
03ANKARA2363 | TURKEY'S ECONOMY APRIL 11: INTEREST RATES REMAIN [...] (U) At mid-day April 11, Turkish markets were quiet. FM Gul's April 10 statements that U.S. forces would prevent a (Kurdish) fait d'accompli calmed market fears of a Turkish military intervention. However, T-bill yields at week's end remain above the April 8 auction levels, meaning the Turki [...] | 2003-04-11 12:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL TU |
03ANKARA2366 | DEMARCHE FOR APRIL 14 EU FMS MEETING: TURKISH MFA [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-11 13:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TU EUN |
03ANKARA2367 | GOT's Views on Special 301 Review of [...] (SBU) On April 10, Oya Karakas, Head of Department in the MFA General Directorate of Multilateral Economic Affairs, sent Embassy the following note on intellectual property protection in Turkey. The note contends that data exclusivity protection for pharmaceuticals is not required by the TRIP [...] | 2003-04-11 13:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
03ANKARA2368 | TURKISH PARLIAMENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE: ILL [...] (C) Summary: The parliamentary Human Rights Committee does not play a significant role in the development of reform legislation, and the public comments of its Chairman to date have focused on supposed human rights violations outside Turkey. Committee members are generally not well informed on [...] | 2003-04-11 13:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE |
03ANKARA2371 | TURKEY/CYPRUS: TURK WAXES INDIGNANT AT GREEK [...] (C) MFA Deputy U/S for Bilateral Political Affairs Baki Ilkin summoned reps from UNSC member countries April 11 to convey in a meandering fashion Ankara's concern with the "funny game" being played by Greek Cypriots in the UN. -------------- It's Not Fair! -------------- 2. (C) Whil [...] | 2003-04-11 13:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU CY |
03ANKARA2372 | APRIL 11 TURKISH GOVT STATEMENTS ON IRAQ [...] Anatolia News Agency reported that a written press announcement issued by the Prime Ministry April 11 stated that GOT military and civilian leaders discussed developments in Iraq at the meeting held at the Prime Ministry this morning. The situation in Kirkuk and Mosul was high on the agenda. [...] | 2003-04-11 13:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA2374 | EXBS: TURKS REJECT AGREEMENT ARTICLES; PROPOSE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 7. 2. (C) Summary. On March 31, the Turks objected to three articles of our proposed Export Control and Related Border Security Assistance (EXBS) Program agreement. The articles govern the status of personnel, claims, and inspections and [...] | 2003-04-11 13:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM ETTC PREL KSTC TU |
03ANKARA2376 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-11 14:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA2384 | REFUTING THE TURKISH ALLEGATION OF SPE KHALILZAD [...] (S) DCM called on MFA Director General for Bilateral Affairs Burcuoglu to refute strongly the Turkish allegations of a March 29 meeting between SPE Khalilzad and PKK/Kadek (ref a). DCM also presented Burcuoglu with a diplomatic note containing language drawn from ref a. DCM stressed that the [...] | 2003-04-11 16:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS TU IZ PKK |
03ANKARA2386 | DEMARCHE TO TURKEY ON STATE OF US-SYRIA BILATERAL [...] (S) During a late afternoon April 11 meeting with MFA Director General for Bilateral Relations Burcuoglu (after FM Gul had announced he had canceled his trip to Damascus -- ref b),DCM conveyed USG views on the current state of US-Syrian relations (ref a). DCM said he had intended to deliver t [...] | 2003-04-11 16:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS TU SY IZ ETTC |
03ANKARA2390 | TURKISH MFA SAYS EU NOT LOBBYING AGAINST ARTICLE [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-13 13:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA2419 | TURKEY'S ECONOMY APRIL 14: POSITIVE PUBLIC [...] (SBU) Positive statements by IMF and GOT officials over the weekend, combined with a lessening of anxiety over Iraq, gave Turkish markets a modest lift this morning. The lira strengthened to TL 1,633,000/dollar, yields on the benchmark 4/28/04 t-bill fell to 62.31 percent, and the stock marke [...] | 2003-04-14 11:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV TU |
03ANKARA2420 | TURKEY-ARMENIA: EMBASSY RECOMMENDS NO USG [...] (U) Action recommendation--paras 5-6. 2. (C) Embassy Ankara understands that the Department may be considering issuing a statement noting the conclusions reached by an ICTJ panel, meeting under Turkish-Armenian Reconciliation Committee (TARC) auspices March 10, regarding the legal applica [...] | 2003-04-14 12:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA2432 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-14 14:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA2445 | KIRKUK-YUMARTALIK PIPELINE: TANKS FULL, NO NEW [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (SBU) BOTAS Deputy General Manager Fuat Celepci told econoff April 15 that the oil flow in the Kirkuk-Yumurtalik (Ceyhan) pipeline had stopped completely on April 9, and that no tankers had transported crude from Ceyhan since March 20. Celepc [...] | 2003-04-15 07:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG ETTC TU IZ |
03ANKARA2457 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-15 11:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA2459 | BTC OPERATIONAL ISSUES: PROGRESS, BUT CHALLENGES [...] (C) Summary: The GOT has made progress on outstanding BTC operational issues since BTC Co sent a "material breach" letter to Energy Minister Guler on April 7. Guler has named a new manager for the BTC Directorate, and has committed to increasing the project manager's authority. These develo [...] | 2003-04-15 12:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU |
03ANKARA2467 | TURKISH KURDS: OVERJOYED BY END OF SADDAM [...] (C) In April 15 discussions about the situation in Iraq, a leading Kurdish political activist from Turkey's Southeast and two business associates offered enthusiastic congratulations to the USG for the Coalition's success against the Saddam regime. According to these Kurds: -- Turkey did [...] | 2003-04-15 14:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA2472 | OUTGOING TREASURY U/S SAYS IT'S ALL ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: Outgoing Treasury U/S Faik Oztrak believes Turkey has an opportunity to reduce its debt/GNP ratio and reach its five percent growth target this year if the government can restore market confidence, but he is not sure the government can and will stop giving the mixed signals that [...] | 2003-04-15 14:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV TU |
03ANKARA2491 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-16 12:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA2495 | TERRORIST FINANCE: TURKEY DESIGNATES CHECHEN/OTHER [...] (SBU) On April 12, the GOT published a Council of Ministers decree that formally designates 20 groups/individuals as terrorist financiers. The decision foresees freezing bank and non-bank assets, and gives the Ministry of Finance jurisdiction over the enforcement and investigation of this ma [...] | 2003-04-16 14:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC EFIN PTER CVIS TU |
03ANKARA2497 | MTAG 05-96: DEMARCHE ON IRAN'S MISSILE RELATED [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-16 14:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL TU MTCRE |
03ANKARA2498 | NO ENDORSEMENT OF OPIC FINANCE APPLICATION FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-16 14:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PARM PREL TU EINV IZ |
03ANKARA2503 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-17 10:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA2504 | TURKS AND ISRAELIS SAY THEY ARE PLEASED WITH [...] (C) Summary: The Israeli Embassy used terms like "positive, excellent," and Turkish MFA "successful" to describe Israeli Foreign Minister Shalom's first official visit to Turkey April 13-14. End summary. 2. (C) Israeli DCM Nahshon told us April 15 plans for FonMin Shalom's April 13-14 [...] | 2003-04-17 10:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU IS |
03ANKARA2507 | TURKEY: ORAL MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY REGARDING [...] (C) Ambassador called on MFA Undersecretaries Baki Ilkin and Ali Tuygan April 17 to deliver reftel message to the GOT regarding the April 18 meeting on Iraq in Riyadh, noting our concern that Syria may try to hijack the proceedings. Tuygan said Turkey would work for moderation. They also disc [...] | 2003-04-17 13:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA2511 | IAEA AND IRAN: TURKS WELCOME CLARIFICATION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-17 14:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL TU IR IAEA |
03ANKARA2516 | TURKEY: GENC PARTY DREAMS BIG [...] (C) Motorola deadbeat Cem Uzan's Genc (Young) Party Ankara provincial chairman Sule Nazlioglu expounded in a forceful manner on her party's political goals in an April 16 meeting with poloffs in Kizilcahamam sub-province. Surrounded by a coterie of dapper young men who seemed out of place in a [...] | 2003-04-17 15:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA2521 | THE TURKISH GENERAL STAFF: A FRACTIOUS AND SULLEN POLITICAL COALITION [...] (C) Summary: As refs (A-E) note, Turkish General Staff (TGS) remains deeply involved in day-to-day political life and policymaking, with attendant strains and divisions among senior military leaders over domestic and foreign policy issues. These divisions are more visible today than at any ti [...] | 2003-04-18 08:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS MARR TU |
03ANKARA2524 | TURKEY MARKETS ENJOY A QUIET BUT POSITIVE WEEK [...] (U) Turkish markets rose steadily, if not spectacularly, this week. The lira strengthened from TL 1.65 million/dollar at the end of last week to TL 1.60 at the close of this morning's trading session. Meanwhile, yields on the benchmark 4/28/04 t-bill fell from 64.39 to 57.72 percent, and t [...] | 2003-04-18 10:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL TU |
03ANKARA2542 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-18 13:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA2552 | KIRKUK-YUMARTALIK PIPELINE: CLARIFICATION ON [...] (C) Reftel reported that BOTAS executives had informed Embassy that the storage tanks at Ceyhan were full with about 6.5 million barrels of oil from the Kirkuk-Yumurtalik (Ceyhan) pipeline. Based on questions from Washington, Embassy double-checked the figures today. BOTAS Deputy General Ma [...] | 2003-04-18 15:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET TU IZ UNSC |
03ANKARA2568 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-21 12:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA2572 | UPDATE ON TURKEY'S COMMITMENT TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) Summary. Amb. Ahmet Okcun, MFA Coordinator for Afghanistan Reconstruction, told us that per Afghan Minister of Trade, Turkey is Afghanistan's largest source of foreign investment with 30 companies and over $200 million invested. GOT's commitment remains modest at $3 million. End Summary. [...] | 2003-04-21 13:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL EFIN AF TU |
03ANKARA2574 | TURKEY: REQUESTED ADDITIONAL TIP INFORMATION [...] (C) Per reftels, additional trafficking-in-persons (TIP) information for Turkey is provided below. 2. (C) Below are the answers to ref (A),follow up questions from GOT report: -- Para 4. According to MFA Second Secretary Belgin Ergunes, the programs and activities referred to in thi [...] | 2003-04-21 13:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY |
03ANKARA2596 | TURKEY: FORMER PRESIDENT DEMIREL TELLS AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary: In an April 21 meeting with Ambassador, former President Suleyman Demirel offered his thinking on the way ahead in U.S.-Turkey relations. Demirel volunteered that there is a debate in Ankara power centers about Turkey's strategic orientation; but that in his view, "the Turkish Ar [...] | 2003-04-22 08:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA262 | TURKISH FOREIGN TRADE UNDERSECRETARIAT ON [...] (C) In a January 9 meeting on sensitive Turkish exports to Iraq (septel),Econoff raised State Minister Kursad Tuzmen's upcoming visit to Iraq (January 10 to 12) with Tevfik Mengu, Director General for Agreements at the Foreign Trade Undersecretariat. Mengu, who will travel with the delegatio [...] | 2003-01-10 13:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC IZ PREL TU UNSC |
03ANKARA263 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-01-10 13:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA2646 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-24 14:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA2660 | TFIZ01: MFA DELAYS TURKISH RED CRESCENT AID [...] (U) Classified by Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Francis Ward for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) This cable contains action requests for the Department/CENTCOM. See paras 9 and 10. 3. (C) Summary: MFA has delayed the Turkish Red Crescent's planned delivery of aid to Iraq to Apri [...] | 2003-04-24 17:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID IZ MOPS PREL TU |
03ANKARA2661 | FREEZING IRAQI ASSETS: INITIAL TURKISH RESPONSE [...] SUMMARY: (C) On April 24, we delivered reftel demarche to Central Bank Governor Sureyya Serdengecti and Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA) Acting Chairman Ibrahim Canakci. Both officials said they would make this a top priority and welcomed any information or assistance. Serdeng [...] | 2003-04-24 17:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ETTC EFIN TU IZ |
03ANKARA2663 | TFIZ01: MFA DELAYS TURKISH RED CRESCENT AID [...] (U) Classified by Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Francis Ward for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) This cable contains action requests for the Department/CENTCOM. See paras 9 and 10. 3. (C) Summary: MFA has delayed the Turkish Red Crescent's planned delivery of aid to Iraq to April [...] | 2003-04-24 17:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID IZ MOPS PREL TU |
03ANKARA2664 | TURKISH IMPLEMENTATION OF OECD BRIBERY CONVENTION [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOT Parliament ratified the OECD Bribery Convention in 2000, but did not ratify the implementing legislation until January 2, 2003. This makes Turkey the last of the 35 signatories to the Convention to ratify laws that make it a crime to bribe foreign officials in internatio [...] | 2003-04-24 17:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PGOV BR AR SI CI BU |
03ANKARA2666 | TURKEY'S HEADSCARF ISSUE OPENS ANOTHER POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: The Islamist headscarf remains a threatening symbol for the Kemalist state. In inviting headscarved women to a reception in honor of the children's holiday, AK Party Speaker of Parliament Arinc has widened a rift between the GOT and the Turkish Establishment. End summary. 2. [...] | 2003-04-24 17:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA2667 | TURKISH MFA PLEASED WITH FREE MOVEMENT OF GREEK [...] (SBU) MFA Cyprus DG Ertugrul Apakan summoned EU and US reps to discuss the free movement of Greek and Turkish Cypriots that began on the island April 23. Apakan claimed that "TRNC President" Denktas has suggested the policy and that the GOT had supported it from the beginning. According to A [...] | 2003-04-24 17:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TU CY |
03ANKARA2695 | TURKEY'S ECONOMY APRIL 25: POSITIVE NEWS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Some positive news came at the end of a relatively quiet week in Turkish markets: the GOT announced a well-regarded macro-economist bureaucrat, Ibrahim Canakci, to replace Faik Oztrak at Treasury. The Central Bank announced a 3 percentage point cut in its short-term borrowin [...] | 2003-04-25 11:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL TU |
03ANKARA2700 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-25 13:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA2709 | EXBS: TURKS REJECT AGREEMENT ARTICLES: NEXT STEPS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (C) Polmiloff on April 25 spoke with MFA/Disarmament Second Secretary Aykut Kumbaroglu to inquire if there had been any further movement on Turkey's objection to three articles of our proposed Export Control and Related Border Secu [...] | 2003-04-25 14:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KSTC PARM PREL TU |
03ANKARA2710 | FLEEING IRAQI OFFICIALS LIST: TURKS SAY NO [...] (U) Classified by Political-Military Counselor Stuart Brown. Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (S) On April 24, Polmiloff delivered ref demarche to MFA/Middle East Department Ferhat Alkan. Alkan promised to deliver it at once to MFA DG for Middle East Affairs Tahsin Burcuoglu, who had bee [...] | 2003-04-25 14:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | MARR MOPS PARM PREL TU IZ |
03ANKARA2711 | APRIL 29 MINI-SUMMIT ON ESDP: TURKS SHARE OUR [...] (U) Classified by Political-Military Counselor Stuart Brown. Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) On April 23, Polmiloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA/Disarmament Second Secretary Esra Dogan. Dogan thanked us for sharing the USG approach with regard to the April 29 "European Defense Su [...] | 2003-04-25 14:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU BE FR TU |
03ANKARA2712 | TURKISH ENVIRONMENT NGOS MORE CONCERNED ABOUT [...] Summary. Many of the 30 Turkish NGOs and other organizations participating in a recent UNDP meeting in Ankara expressed concern over the Black Sea coastal environment, their limited participation in environmental management, and several proposed environmental laws and regulations. They expr [...] | 2003-04-25 14:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG TBIO TU |
03ANKARA2741 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-28 13:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA2758 | IRAQ/STABILIZATION: TURKS PRESS FOR GOT [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Robert Pearson. Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) During an informal breakfast meeting on April 27 with visiting Congressman Robert Wexler (D-FL),MFA D/US Ilkin raised the GOT's wish to play a role in any stabilization force in Iraq. Ilkin told the Congre [...] | 2003-04-29 11:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS TU IZ |
03ANKARA2776 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-29 14:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA278 | NORTHERN IRAQ: MASOUD BARZANI IN ANKARA: DESPITE IMPROVEMENT IN "TONE" OF RELATIONS W/GOT, TURKISH MILITARY PRESENCE IN NIRAQ UNACCEPTABLE [...] (S/REL UK) Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) leader Masoud Barzani briefed DCM, PolMilCouns, Operation Northern Watch POLAD and UK Charge in Ankara Jan. 9 on his Jan. 7-9 meetings with Turkish officials. Barzani said the tone of Turkish official interaction had improved significantly this visi [...] | 2003-01-10 16:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MARR TU IZ PHUM PREF |
03ANKARA2781 | TFIZ01: Turkish Red Crescent Aid Shipment En [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-29 15:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID MOPS IZ TU |
03ANKARA2800 | TURKEY'S OPPOSITION CHP CONTINUES TO TRY TO HAVE [...] (C) Summary: In private conversations with us, opposition CHP M.P.s assert they value U.S.-Turkey relations and claim the party is the United States' "best friend." Publicly, experienced CHP deputies continue to pursue an anti-American line that belies their private assurances. End Summary. [...] | 2003-04-30 07:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA2809 | TURKISH MFA RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON ARAFAT CONTACTS [...] (C) In absence of higher-ranking MFA officials, we delivered reftel demarche to Acting Head of Department for Middle East and Maghreb Tuzun. In response Tuzun said he is not aware of any current GOT plans to visit Arafat. 2. (C) Noting Turkey's strong support for President Bush,s initiat [...] | 2003-04-30 12:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG IS TU |
03ANKARA2811 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-30 13:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA2812 | TURKEY/CYPRUS: TURKS ENCOURAGED BY FREE FLOW OF [...] (C) Summary: Turkish MFA is encouraged by the flow of people between the two sides on Cyprus and plans to open additional gates. Nevertheless, MFA is concerned that the Greek Cypriots are attempting to restrict UNFICYP's important role in the buffer zone, which would undermine the current pos [...] | 2003-04-30 13:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU CY |
03ANKARA2813 | Turkish Trade with Iraq [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See para 11. 2. (SBU) Summary: Turkish foreign trade officials emphasized Turkey's desire to gain a share of the commercial opportunities arising from Iraq reconstruction, and implied that special consideration should be given to Turkish comp [...] | 2003-04-30 13:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ETTC IZ TU |
03ANKARA2817 | IRAQ AND TURKEY: GOT SAYS SHIFTING FOCUS FROM [...] (S) According to MFA Iraq Department Head Kerim Uras (strictly protect),the GOT held a coordination meeting on Iraq policy April 26 at which MFA, TNIO and TGS reps agreed that Turkey should concentrate more on trade with and aid to Iraq, and less on the military issues surrounding the Iraqi b [...] | 2003-04-30 15:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS PTER TU IZ |
03ANKARA2819 | TURKEY SEEKS SUPPORT FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-30 15:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | IO SENV TU |
03ANKARA284 | TURKEY REQUESTS ADDITIONAL BORDER CONTROL [...] Embassy Ankara received correspondence dated December 4 from the Turkish Under Secretary for Customs requesting additional radiation detection equipment be provided for Turkish borders. Embassy notes that the current NP/NDF program completed its last installations in December 2002. The Turks [...] | 2003-01-13 10:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM ETTC ASEC TU |
03ANKARA2847 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-01 13:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA2853 | TURKEY: ENVIRONMENTAL HIGHLIGHTS, APRIL 2003 [...] Update on merger of Environment and Forest ministries 2. Turkish scientists receive satellite data 3. Broad-based committee sets S&T priorities 4. Water basin management in Turkey 5. Lessons learned from water user associations 6. The chatter on WWF-Turkey 7. Ankara lawyers mark [...] | 2003-05-01 14:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO TU |
03ANKARA286 | TURKEY: 2002 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] No summary [...] | 2003-01-13 11:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL SNAR TU |
03ANKARA2862 | TURKISH MFA ON IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) Summary: MFA Director for Iraq Reconstruction Okcun told EconCouns April 29 that Turkey would pursue an aggressive private/public sector approach to winning reconstruction contracts in Iraq. He asked if the U.S. could help by dispelling the notion that Turkish firms were at a disadvantag [...] | 2003-05-02 12:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAIR PREL TU IZ |
03ANKARA2865 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-02 12:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA2870 | ANTI-CORRUPTION CONFERENCE IN KOREA: TURKEY [...] (U) Sun Kim, Second Secretary at the Korean Embassy in Ankara, said his Embassy recently sent its formal invitation to the GOT for the 3rd Global Forum on Fighting Corruption, to be held in Seoul May 29-31. He said the Korean Embassy did not receive instructions from Seoul to jointly approach [...] | 2003-05-02 14:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PGOV BR AR SI CI BU OECD |
03ANKARA2872 | APRIL 29 BELGIAN MINI-SUMMIT: TURKS SHARE OUR [...] (C) On May 1, Polmiloff, drawing on reftel talking points, briefed MFA/NATO Department Second Secretary Esra Dogan on USG concern over the April 29 Belgian mini-summit Joint Statement. Dogan, who had also been briefed earlier that day by the UK Embassy, said she was not surprised by the min [...] | 2003-05-02 14:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL TU NATO |
03ANKARA2898 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-05 13:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA2902 | SUGAR LAW LEAVES BITTER TASTE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A new sugar law implemented in September 2002 was supposed to eliminate the sugar industry's rampant overproduction, as well as GOT subsidies for its export, and eventually move the industry toward the free market. However, even as state-owned sugar company SEKER (its privati [...] | 2003-05-05 14:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD EFIN PREL TU |
03ANKARA2903 | TURKEY: FRIENDSHIP AND FEAR IN RURAL ANKARA [...] (C) Summary: In conversations at all levels during April visits to Ankara sub-provinces, poloffs encountered Turks eager to get U.S.-Turkish relations back on track. Nevertheless, we also noted the kind of suspicion and doubt from State authorities about the purpose of our trips that we normal [...] | 2003-05-05 14:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA2907 | FOREIGN EMBASSIES IN BAGHDAD: TURKS PLAN TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (C) On May 3, DCM delivered ref A talking points to MFA DG for Middle East Affairs Tahsin Burcuoglu on the CENTCOM agreement to allow countries to send small security teams to guard diplomatic properties in Iraq. DCM conveyed the p [...] | 2003-05-05 14:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU IQ |
03ANKARA2909 | EU-RELATED DRAFT REFORM BILL REFLECTS GOT STRUGGLE [...] (C) Summary: The GOT has prepared a new package of EU-related legislative reforms, which it expects to introduce in Parliament by late May. Proposed measures relating to Kurdish broadcasting and non-Muslim foundations are designed to loosen restrictive regulations adopted pursuant to previous [...] | 2003-05-05 15:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA2912 | IRAQ: LETTERS FROM TGS CHOD OZKOK TO CJCS MYERS, [...] (C) On May 5, 2003, the Embassy received copies of three letters from TGS CHOD Gen. Ozkok: (1) an April 30 letter to CJCS Gen. Myers (see para two for text),(2) a May 1 letter to CJCS Myers (see para three for text) and (3) a May 1 letter to SACEUR Gen Jones (see para four for text). The fi [...] | 2003-05-05 16:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR TU IZ |
03ANKARA2914 | AK REVIVES PLANS TO SELL STATE LANDS, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PM ERDOGAN ANNOUNCED RECENTLY THAT THE GOT IS PLANNING TO REALIZE BETWEEN $25-30 BILLION IN NEW REVENUE FROM THE SALE OF STATE-OWNED "FOREST LAND," MUCH OF IT TREELESS SUBURBAN SQUATTER SETTLEMENTS. THE OPPOSITION CHP AND SEVERAL NGOS CRITICIZED THE PROPOSAL, AND PRESIDENT SEZ [...] | 2003-05-06 04:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV TU |
03ANKARA2940 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-06 14:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA2950 | TURKEY'S ECONOMY MAY 6: GOOD NEWS ON INFLATION AND [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 6, Turkish markets continued the recent positive trend. Treasury raised TL 4.9 quadrillion (nearly $3 billion) in three T-bill auctions, achieving a debt roll-over rate this week of over 100 percent. April inflation data was under market expectations, with CPI at 2.1 p [...] | 2003-05-06 16:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL TU |
03ANKARA2953 | UPDATE ON BOT COMPANIES IN TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: Energy Minister Guler is continuing to pressure the BOT projects to cut their electricity tariffs, threatening parliamentary investigations or legal troubles if they do not. The BOTs, which include U.S.-owned companies Trakya Elektrik (Enron) and Doga Enerji (Edison Mission),ha [...] | 2003-05-07 07:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ENRG ECON PREL TU |
03ANKARA2957 | Special 301 Demarche Delivered; GOT Plans to [...] (SBU) Summary: Noting outstanding issues in pharmaceuticals, copyright and trademark protection, Emboffs informed GOT interlocutors that Turkey will remain on the Special 301 Watch List this year. In a change from its earlier position that data exclusivity is not required by the TRIPS Agreem [...] | 2003-05-07 08:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU USTR WTO |
03ANKARA2975 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-07 13:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA298 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-01-13 14:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA2984 | TURKEY AND IDEF: SUPPORT FOR STRONG DOD ATTENDANCE [...] The Embassy supports and encourages direct senior-level Department of Defense participation in the sixth International Defense Industry, Aerospace and Maritime Fair (IDEF) that will be held in Ankara, Turkey, September 30-October 3, 2003. 2. Given the current economic situation in Turkey [...] | 2003-05-07 14:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR PREL TU |
03ANKARA2997 | BTC CO LIFTS MATERIAL BREACH CLAIM [...] (C) Summary: BTC Co has formally informed the GOT that the government is no longer in material breach of its obligations under the BTC agreements (reftel). BTC Co CEO Michael Townshend told us he is satisfied that the GOT has resolved all outstanding operational issues, a point he reiterated [...] | 2003-05-08 04:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU |
03ANKARA2998 | HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION: "POLICE RAID A WARNING [...] (C) Summary: Police May 6 raided the Ankara offices of the Human Rights Association (HRA),seizing records and computers as part of an investigation of alleged support for terrorism. The HRA President believes the action is an attempt to warn NGOs and the GOT against supporting a planned confe [...] | 2003-05-08 07:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE |
03ANKARA301 | EMBASSY PRESSES AK ON ECONOMIC POLICY [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador delivered reftel points to Prime Minister Gul January 9, emphasizing that any possible U.S. financial assistance was conditional on continued implementation of the economic reform program. Embassy delivered the same message January 9 and 13 to Treasury U/S Oztrak and [...] | 2003-01-13 15:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL TU |
03ANKARA3011 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-08 11:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA3014 | TOBACCO CONTROL DEMARCHE RESPONSE: TURKEY STILL [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-08 13:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL TU |
03ANKARA3016 | ERDOGAN ADVISOR BENEFITS FROM GOT GENEROSITY TO [...] (C) Summary: Unable to fulfill his campaign pledge to raise support prices for Turkey's hazelnut farmers, Prime Minister Erdogan instead announced in February that the government would provide additional direct income support to this politically-powerful group. One of the beneficiaries of t [...] | 2003-05-08 14:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EAGR TU |
03ANKARA3017 | MILITARY PENSION FUND THRIVING IN TROUBLED ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary: Since Turkey's financial crisis in early 2001, OYAK, the Turkish military pension fund, has been one of the country's most profitable companies (it was the most profitable in 2001.) Its critics accuse OYAK of having unfair tax advantages, and see OYAK's prominence as the militar [...] | 2003-05-08 15:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EFIN MARR TU |
03ANKARA3018 | TURKISH TREASURY RAISES NEXT STEPS ON $1 BILLION [...] (SBU) On May 8, Treasury Deputy Undersecretary Aydin Karaoz raised with Acting DCM the next steps on effecting the $1 billion in U.S. assistance for Turkey. Karaoz said he had just returned from the annual EBRD meeting in Tashkent, where he had briefly discussed the issue with Treasury U/S Ta [...] | 2003-05-08 15:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL TU |
03ANKARA3022 | TURKISH REQUEST FOR SECURE PASSAGE TO BAGHDAD - [...] (C) Pol-Mil Counselor delivered Ref A demarche to MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East Safak Gokturk and Iraq Deskoff Farhat Alkan May 8. Gokturk responded by saying that the first Turkish convoy (carrying Turkey's Ambassador to Iraq) had already left Ankara and would cross the Iraq [...] | 2003-05-09 08:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR TU IZ |
03ANKARA3023 | AUSTRALIA GROUP SPRAYER NON-PAPER SHARED WITH GOT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-09 08:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PARM PREL TU |
03ANKARA3036 | MFA INQUIRY ON KIRKUK-YUMARTALIK PIPELINE [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See para 5. 2. (C) MFA Deputy Director General For Energy Hakki Akil called in Acting DCM May 8 to raise two issues of GOT concern related to the stoppage of oil flow in the Kirkuk-Yumurtalik pipeline. First, Akil said, Turkey's Kirikkale Refine [...] | 2003-05-09 10:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL ETTC TU IZ |
03ANKARA3052 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-09 13:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA3055 | MFA DEMARCHE ON OFF CONTRACTS [...] (C) Head of Department for Middle East Bilateral Economic Affairs Akif Ayhan called in econoff together with the British DCM May 8 to deliver the following demarche regarding Turkey's pending Oil for Food (OFF) contracts. Ayhan said he had delivered the same demarche earlier to the Russian, C [...] | 2003-05-09 14:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC TU IZ |
03ANKARA3057 | AFGHANISTAN: TURKS INTERESTED IN CONTRIBUTING TO [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. 2. (C) MFA Coordinator for Iraq and Afghanistan Reconstruction Ambassador Ahmet Okcun and DDG for South Asian Affairs Aydin Evirgen told us May 9 the MFA was interested in continuing Turkey's high-level participation in international security an [...] | 2003-05-09 15:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PTER PGOV MARR MASS MOPS AF TU |
03ANKARA3058 | LIFTING IRAQ SANCTIONS: TURKISH MFA RESPONSE [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-09 15:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ TU |
03ANKARA3059 | TERRORIST FINANCE: TURKISH REACTION TO BATASUNA [...] (SBU) On May 9, MFA Deputy DG for intelligence and research Hakan Okcal told us the MFA had circulated interagency reftel information about additional names affiliated with ETA (Batasuna, Euskal Herritarrock and Herri Batasuna). If GOT agencies found assets owned or controlled by these addit [...] | 2003-05-09 15:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS TU |
03ANKARA3061 | Sauces/Fanta Beverage Base Classification; [...] (U) Econoff presented U.S. positions on classification of sauces and of Fanta beverage base (reftels) to Ercan Saka, General Director, EU and Foreign Relations Department, Turkish Customs Undersecretariat, on May 6. Saka responded that Turkish Customs would take these demarches into account i [...] | 2003-05-12 06:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON TU |
03ANKARA3062 | U.S. Sumbissions on Antidumping, Subsidies and [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-12 06:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD TU |
03ANKARA3072 | Special 301 Demarche: Culture Ministry's Plans [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see para 10. 2. (U) Summary: At a meeting to discuss the decision to keep Turkey on the Special 301 Watch List, a Turkish copyright official acknowledged increased copyright piracy and outlined a series of steps to improve both the lega [...] | 2003-05-12 10:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
03ANKARA3078 | IRAQ: TURKISH DELEGATION TO TRAVEL TO IRAQ TO [...] (C) MFA Deputy Director General for Middle East Affairs Safak Gokturk informed us May 12 that Turkey intends to send a three-person "specialized" team to northern Iraq (Mosul, Irbil and Kirkuk) to meet with KDP, PUK and Turkmen leadership. The team is planning to fly from Ankara (via Turkish [...] | 2003-05-12 11:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS TU IZ |
03ANKARA3082 | NEXT STEPS ON FINANCIAL AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-12 12:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON TU |
03ANKARA3085 | GOT REQUEST FOR USG SUPPORT FOR CANDIDACY IN [...] ACTION REQUEST - PARA 4. 2. Embassy received MFA diplomatic note no. 2003/UKGY/178657 dated May 5 requesting USG support for its candidate to the International Tribunal for Rwanda at the United Nations General Assembly in June 2003 in New York. The body of the diplomatic note is as fol [...] | 2003-05-12 14:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IO TU UN |
03ANKARA3093 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-12 14:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA3097 | LETTER FROM FM GUL TO AMB PEARSON THANKING USG FOR [...] Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul sends a letter to Ambassador Pearson dated May 8, 2003. Following is the text of the letter received by the Embassy on May 12, 2003. Begin Text: 2. Dear Mr. Ambassador, I would like to express my appreciation to you personally and to the Governm [...] | 2003-05-12 16:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID TU |
03ANKARA31 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-01-02 13:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA310 | TURKISH RESPONSE TO A/S WAYNE LETTER ON OECD; [...] (U) Embassy received an electronic copy of the Turkish response to A/S Anthony Wayne's letter on OECD reform and the Anti-Bribery Convention (reftel). The letter dated January 13 is to be sent by Ambassador Alev Kilic, Deputy Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs. In addition to presenting Turk [...] | 2003-01-14 05:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KCRM TU OECD |
03ANKARA3151 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-13 14:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA3153 | TURKISH MFA DELEGATION VISIT TO IRAQ: ITS IN OUR [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (C) Reftel reported the MFA's intention to send a three-person delegation to Iraq beginning May 15. The visit is in large part in response to past invitations from the KDP and PUK for a senior GOT delegation to visit northern Iraq. The Turks [...] | 2003-05-13 15:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS TU IZ |
03ANKARA3154 | FORMER MP DISCUSSES ROLE IN MANISA TORTURE [...] (C) Summary: Sabri Ergul, one of the prosecuting attorneys in the high-profile Manisa police torture case, used his status as a parliamentarian to maintain pressure on the GOT and ensure the 10 defendants were convicted and sentenced. Ergul served as a witness in the case, having seen some of [...] | 2003-05-13 16:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA3155 | TURKEY: RETURN OF THE HOCA [...] (C) Summary: At Saadet Party's May 11 national convention, long-time leader of Turkey's Islamist movement Necmettin Erbakan returned to active politics as party chairman. Unlike recent conventions of right-of-center DYP and ANAP, Saadet's congress was far more lively and colorful. The mood of [...] | 2003-05-13 17:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA3157 | USG CONTRACTOR BEGINS TO EXPORT TURKISH LPG AND [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. military contractor Kellogg, Brown, and Root (KBR) has successfully delivered its first shipment of Turkish Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) and gasoline from Turkey to Iraq, which will be donated as humanitarian assistance to Iraqi civilians. The U.S. military has contracted K [...] | 2003-05-14 04:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ETTC PREL TU IZ |
03ANKARA3172 | GOT OFFICIALS ON IRAQ SANCTIONS IMPLEMENTATION [...] (C) Emboffs met with MFA and Foreign Trade Undersecretariat officials to obtain information on Turkish implementation of Iraq sanctions as requested reftel. Although our interlocutors cautioned that they could not provide definitive answers on how quickly Turkish sanctions against Iraq would b [...] | 2003-05-14 11:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC IZ PREL TU |
03ANKARA3173 | REORGANIZATION OF THE IRAQI MFA: GOT WILL DO BEST [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-14 12:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TU IZ |
03ANKARA3181 | SEEBRIG ASSURANCES: GOT STRESSES ITS SIGNATURE TO [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-14 12:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR TU |
03ANKARA3186 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-14 14:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA3187 | CONSTITUTIONAL COURT CHIEF JUSTICE DISCUSSES ROLE [...] Summary: In a May 8 meeting with Ambassador, Constitutional Court Chief Justice Mustafa Bumin discussed his views on: the ruling AK Party; the threat of Islamic fundamentalism in Turkey; the role of the Constitution in a State of law; and the recent law lowering the retirement age for civil se [...] | 2003-05-14 14:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL TU |
03ANKARA3190 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PIPELINES, BOT PROJECTS WITH [...] (C) Summary. Energy Minister Guler reiterated to Ambassador May 13 his personal commitment to completing BTC construction on time in Turkey, and thanked Ambassador for his reassurance that U.S. support for BTC had not decreased with the change in Iraq. Ambassador requested GOT support for th [...] | 2003-05-15 08:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET ETTC GG TU IZ |
03ANKARA3195 | DEMARCHE FOR MAY 19 EU FMS MEETING DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-15 10:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU |
03ANKARA3197 | HIGHLIGHTS OF APRIL 27-29 CODEL WEXLER [...] (C) Summary: During an April 27-29 visit to Ankara, Representative Robert Wexler visited with senior GOT leadership to assure continued support for the U.S.-Turkish relationship while simultaneously acknowledging there had been recent differences between the two countries. To mitigate any p [...] | 2003-05-15 11:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON OREP PGOV PREL TU US |
03ANKARA3202 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THREE INSTRUMENTS RELATED TO [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche May 15 to Gokcen Kaya, MFA Department Head for the United Nations. Kaya noted the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict is on the Turkish Parliament's agenda for ratification during this [...] | 2003-05-15 13:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM TU |
03ANKARA3205 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-15 14:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA3206 | IMF READOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: IMF resident rep in Ankara briefed us May 13 on the status of the Fifth Review. Given the number of unmet conditions at this point, the earliest date for the Fifth Review Board meeting is likely to be early July. While the GOT may meet its primary surplus criterion, there are [...] | 2003-05-15 15:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV TU |
03ANKARA3225 | GOT OFFICIALS ON IRAQ SANCTIONS LIFT RESOLUTION, [...] (C) Summary: Senior MFA officials and the Energy Minister reacted positively to demarches by the Ambassador and others on the UN Security Council draft Iraq sanctions lift resolution. However, other MFA and Foreign Trade officials stressed the GOT's strong view that all pending, signed co [...] | 2003-05-16 06:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC IZ PREL TU |
03ANKARA324 | TURKEY AGREES ON U.S. APPROACH TO EU BALKAN OPS [...] No summary [...] | 2003-01-14 11:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU NATO |
03ANKARA3257 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-16 14:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA326 | PRESSING TURKEY ON ECONOMIC REFORM: NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Embassy will continue to deliver the economic reform message (reftel) in meetings with senior government officials, AK Party leaders, and key parliamentarians. In these meetings, we will remind the government that its own bureaucrats (specifically at Treasury) say they need the $1.7 bill [...] | 2003-01-14 11:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL TU |
03ANKARA3265 | TURKEY'S ECONOMY: SOME POSITIVE SIGNS, BUT LITTLE [...] (SBU) Summary: The rapid end of the Iraq war, prospect of U.S. and IMF money, and a global emerging market rally have combined to boost the Turkish currency and reduce interest rates substantially in recent weeks. Meanwhile, exports and industrial production continue to rise, while inflatio [...] | 2003-05-16 14:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV TU |
03ANKARA3266 | GOT RESPONSE TO POLICE RAID OF HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: FM Gul and EU leaders have publicly criticized the May 6 police raid of the Human Rights Association's (HRA) Ankara offices. MFA and Justice Ministry contacts told us they regretted the raid, but said prosecutors acted within the law. However, one senior Interior Ministry contac [...] | 2003-05-16 14:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA3268 | MFA RAISES KIRKUK-YUMARTALIK PIPELINE AGAIN [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See para 3. 2. (C) MFA Deputy Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Alev Kilic and Director General For Energy Hakki Akil told Econ Couns May 15 that, as the MFA had told us previously (reftel),the lack of oil flow in the Kirkuk-Yumurtalik pipel [...] | 2003-05-17 05:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG ETTC TU IZ |
03ANKARA3287 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-20 13:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA3288 | Readout on FM Gul's Visit to Bulgaria: Energy [...] (SBU) Summary: MFA characterized FM Gul's recent visit to Bulgaria as a success. Turkish investment in Bulgaria and trade in energy were key subjects of discussion during the Gul visit. MFA told us that the agreement to buy electricity from Bulgaria may not be commercially sensible for Turk [...] | 2003-05-20 13:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ENRG EINV BG TU |
03ANKARA329 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-01-14 12:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA33 | U/S TAYLOR'S DISCUSSIONS WITH GOT ON ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: In his talks in Ankara December 28 and 29, Treasury Under Secretary Taylor several times stressed the need for the GOT to implement economic reform, specifying the 2003 primary budget surplus, resolution of two large banks, and implementation of the Public Procurement Law as thr [...] | 2003-01-02 15:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PREL TU |
03ANKARA3305 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-21 12:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA3306 | Turkish Red Crescent Travel to Iraq to Explore [...] (U) MFA Ambassador for Iraq Reconstruction Issues Ahmed Rifat Okcun called in Econ Counselor April 21 on Turkish Red Crescent (TRC) plans to visit Iraq to discuss assistance for hospitals with the Iraqi Red Crescent. MFA Head of Department for Multilateral Political Organizations Feza Ozturk [...] | 2003-05-21 13:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID IZ TU |
03ANKARA331 | NATO/IRAQ: TURKEY PATIENT FOR NOW BUT LOOKING FOR [...] (S) Summary: MFA DG for International Security Affairs Morali told DCM January 13 that NATO should move forward prudently on Articles IV and V with respect to Iraq. Nevertheless, the GOT hopes the package outlined in reftel with evolve as necessary and discussion of Article IV will not be defe [...] | 2003-01-14 13:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MOPS MARR TU IZ NATO |
03ANKARA3393 | EXPORT OF TURKISH LPG AND GASOLINE TO IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-23 10:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ETTC PREL TU IZ |
03ANKARA3397 | UNION OF CHAMBERS PRESIDENT BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON [...] (SBU) Influential Union of Chambers of Commerce (TOBB) President Rifat Hisarciklioglu told the Ambassador May 22 that he had returned from a three-day visit to Washington with agreement on several specific initiatives to bolster the bilateral relationship. They include: - establishing a [...] | 2003-05-23 12:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON TU IZ |
03ANKARA3399 | TURKEY RESPONDES TO RUSSIAN IMO PAPER ON TURKISH [...] (SBU) Summary: MFA Chief of Maritime Affairs Erciyes told econoff May 22 that the paper Russia had submitted to the IMO, which claims that Turkey has implemented new, costly restrictions on passage through the Turkish Straits, was factually incorrect. Erciyes maintained that the guidelines i [...] | 2003-05-23 13:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EWWT TU |
03ANKARA3401 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-23 13:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA3408 | GOT REQUESTS INFORMATION ON GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) In a March 22 meeting with Ambassador, Interior Minister Aksu requested information on six Turkish citizens he said are being held at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. Aksu provided names, DOBs and POBs for the detainees, as follows: -- Murat Kurnaz; 3/ [...] | 2003-05-23 14:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA3409 | AMBASSADOR RAISES SECURITY, TIP, CHILD ABDUCTION [...] (C) Summary: In a May 22 meeting with Interior Minister Aksu, Ambassador discussed possible terrorist threats against the American community and the GOT's efforts to combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP). Ambassador also sought the Minister's assistance in a U.S. child abduction case. Aksu pro [...] | 2003-05-23 14:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CASC PHUM TU |
03ANKARA3410 | OPPOSITION FROM TURKEY'S NSC SHARPENS CONFLICT [...] (C) Summary: GOT leaders continue to support passage of a series of reform packages to harmonize Turkey's practices with EU membership criteria. TGS chief Ozkok and his deputy Buyukanit also formally support Turkey's EU candidacy. At the same time the military-dominated National Security Cou [...] | 2003-05-23 14:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA3412 | TURKEY'S CYPRUS POLICY: WHAT NOW? [...] (C) Summary: Assessments of how Turkey should move on Cyprus vary in both the GOT and Turkish State. Some (e.g., FonMin Gul) are working to overcome what they recognize as pressure on Turkey's interests following the failure of the UN-sponsored Cyprus talks and the EU's decision to accept a d [...] | 2003-05-23 15:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CY TU |
03ANKARA3416 | THE TURKS AND THE STABILIZATION FORCE IN IRAQ [...] (C) The GOT continues to express an interest in participating in the stabilization force in Iraq. The Turks understand the political sensitivity of a neighboring state putting troops in Iraq. According to MFA DDG for NATO Affairs Sanivar Kizildeli, Turkey is not looking to use NATO as a "bac [...] | 2003-05-27 06:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS TU IZ |
03ANKARA343 | GOT ANNOUNCES 2003 PRIVATIZATION [...] SUMMARY: DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER SENER ANNOUNCED JANUARY 13 THE 2003 PRIVATIZATION PROGRAM, ADOPTED EARLIER BY THE HIGHER PRIVATIZATION COUNCIL. IT SETS AN AMBITIOUS TARGET OF $4 BILLION IN PRIVATIZATION REVENUE. IT INCLUDES FOUR MAJOR STATE ENTERPRISES - PETKIM (PETROCHEMICALS),TEKEL (TOBAC [...] | 2003-01-15 04:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG TU |
03ANKARA3458 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-27 14:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA3462 | OIC FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING: DEMARCHE ON [...] (C) May 27 we delivered reftel demarche to Serra Erarslan, Turkish MFA OIC department head. Erarslan undertook to transmit a copy of the text to the Turkish delegation, which is already in Tehran for the May 28-31 foreign ministers meeting. PEARSON [...] | 2003-05-27 15:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ XF TU |
03ANKARA3463 | TURKS FIRM IN THEIR SUPPORT FOR "OPTION TWO" FOR [...] (U) Classified by Political-Military Counselor Stuart Brown. Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Polmiloff met with Fatih Ceylan, Head of the MFA NATO and Euro-Atlantic Defense and Security Affairs Department, on May 22 on the subject of NATO command restructuring. Ceylan said that Turkey wo [...] | 2003-05-27 15:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL TU |
03ANKARA3475 | COMMUNICATING WITH TURKISH OFFICIALS ON IRAQ [...] (C) Reftels instructed embassies to identify a high-level point of contact in host governments for a virtual e-mail contact group on Iraq reconstruction, and to ask host governments to send resumes to State and ORHA of experts who might be able to support Iraqi ministries. Embassy strongly s [...] | 2003-05-28 07:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN PREL IZ TU |
03ANKARA3480 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-28 11:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA3481 | ANKARA OSAC DISCUSSES SOFT TARGET VULNERABILITY [...] RSO, CONS and FCS hosted a reconstituted OSAC Country Council on 5/27/03 to discuss the critical nature of the global terrorist threat and the focus on "soft" targets. RSO provided an overview of the historical terrorist threat in Turkey, the worldwide threat from Al-Qa'ida and its network o [...] | 2003-05-28 12:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC KSAC PTER |
03ANKARA3487 | TURKEY: MFA D/U/S ILKIN'S MAY 27 CYPRUS BRIEFING [...] (C) Summary: MFA Deputy U/S Baki Ilkin briefed representatives of EU and Permfive countries May 27 regarding GOT and "TRNC" efforts to reinvigorate the Cyprus process. Ilkin asserted that decisions by "TRNC" leader Denktas and the GOT allowing Greek Cypriots to visit the north and the Turkish [...] | 2003-05-28 15:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA3488 | POLITICIANS PRESS CENTRAL BANK TO CUT INTEREST [...] (SBU) Government ministers continue to ratchet up the pressure on the Central Bank to cut overnight interest rates, arguing that such a move is needed to weaken the recently-robust lira and prevent Turkey's growing current account deficit from deteriorating further. 2. (SBU) The pressur [...] | 2003-05-28 15:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV TU |
03ANKARA3503 | TURKEY WORKING ON CATCH-ALL CONTROLS [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-29 12:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC TU |
03ANKARA3504 | TURKS DECLINE OFFER FOR SECOND TRANCHE OF ANTHRAX [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-29 13:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO MARR MASS AMED TU |
03ANKARA3506 | DAS PASCOE'S MAY 21-22 POST-WAR TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (C) State Department DAS for European Affairs Lynn Pascoe told GOT officials May 21-22 the USG was disappointed with Turkey over its handling of issues of major importance to the US, including Iraq and Cyprus. DAS Pascoe said the door to rebuilding relations was open, but it was up to Turkey t [...] | 2003-05-29 15:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MARR AR TU IZ IS |
03ANKARA3507 | TURKISH FONMIN GUL TO OIC: "WE SHOULD FIRST PUT [...] (U) Much of May 29 Turkish press highlights what it reports as Deputy P.M./FonMin Gul's strong pro-democracy statement at May 28 OIC meeting in Tehran. Promoting what some press characterized as a "visionary" message (one supporting some USG points in reftel demarche),Gul urged the transform [...] | 2003-05-29 15:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PGOV SCUL TU |
03ANKARA3509 | TURKEY: CHP TAKES A TACTICAL VIEW OF REFORM [...] (C) Summary: Opposition CHP has publicly, and privately in meetings with us, endorsed the AK government's EU reform package but has rejected AK proposals to sell state-owned forestry lands and to allow local administrations more control over health and education services. The CHP stance refle [...] | 2003-05-30 07:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA352 | FOREIGN TRADE CLAIMS TUZMEN'S VISIT TO IRAQ [...] (C) Econoff met with Tevfik Mengu, Director General for Agreements at the Foreign Trade Undersecretariat, on January 14 for a readout on State Minister Kursad Tuzmen's January 10 to 12 visit to Baghdad. Mengu characterized the visit as very successful, noting that, in addition to Tuzmen's one [...] | 2003-01-15 08:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | ETRD ETTC IZ PREL TU UNSC |
03ANKARA3524 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-30 12:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA3528 | MFA U/S ZIYAL STRESSES IRAQ IN 5/22 MEETING WITH [...] (C) MFA U/S Ziyal told visiting EUR DAS Lynn Pascoe May 22 his main objective was to get the US-Turkey bilateral relationship back on track. Ziyal said he was looking forward to meeting with USG officials in Washington and suggested the second week of June. On Iraq, Ziyal said it was importa [...] | 2003-05-30 13:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS TU IZ PTER ASEC |
03ANKARA3536 | IMF CONCLUDES STAFF MISSION: STILL MUCH WORK TO DO [...] (SBU) Summary: IMF Mission Director told us May 30 that, while the staff mission had gone somewhat better than he expected, Turkish authorities still had much work to do in the next 10-14 days if they hoped to see a Fund board review by end-June. The government needs to adopt new fiscal mea [...] | 2003-05-30 15:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV TU |
03ANKARA3537 | DISCUSSION WITH MFA ON TURKEY-IRAQ TRADE AND [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See para 8. 2. (SBU) Summary: DCM met with MFA Deputy U/S for Economic Affairs Alev Kilic May 29 to discuss ways in which Turkey could begin establishing a normal trading relationship with Iraq. Kilic said the MFA was ready to move forward [...] | 2003-05-30 15:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL EPET IZ TU |
03ANKARA356 | INPUT FOR CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED REPORT ON [...] Post provided Ref A materials on 12/26/02 to MFA Coordinator for Afghanistan Reconstruction Ambassador Ahmet Okcun whose office responded with information for reports required by U.S. Congress. 2. The information below responds to the matrix compartments: -- Tokyo Pledge in USD millio [...] | 2003-01-15 11:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL EFIN AF TU |
03ANKARA358 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-01-15 12:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA3675 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-06-06 13:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA3677 | MANPADS AIRPORT ASSESSMENT IN TURKEY [...] PER REFTEL, TURKISH CIVIL AVIATION DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR SECURITY ERDAL UGUR TOLD ECONOFF THAT THE TURKISH DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF CIVIL AVIATION (DGCA) WOULD BE PLEASED TO CONDUCT A JOINT MANPADS ASSESSMENT WITH THE TRANSPORT SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (TSA) AT ISTANBUL ATATURK AIRPORT. UGUR SAID [...] | 2003-06-06 13:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PTER ASEC ECON TU |
03ANKARA3691 | DEMARCHE ON STROVILIA DELIVERED [...] (SBU) We presented reftel demarche to Ethem Barkan Oz, first secretary in Cyprus Directorate General, who undertook to convey USG concerns to Cyprus DG Ertugrul Apakan. 2. (C) Implying that he did not understand why the USG was making the demarche, Oz denied vehemently that Turkish Cyprio [...] | 2003-06-06 13:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU CY GR |
03ANKARA3693 | UPDATE ON PROGRESS ON IMF REVIEW [...] (SBU) IMF ResRep (strictly protect) told us late today that he was not thrilled with the GOT's rate of progress toward meeting the conditions for the upcoming Fifth Review of the program. He expressed doubt that the government would be able to complete all of the outstanding work in time for [...] | 2003-06-06 14:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL TU |
03ANKARA3694 | DEFINING THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY: GENERAL STAFF AND GOVERNMENT STRUGGLE WITH THEMSELVES AND EACH OTHER [...] (C) Summary: Chief of the General Staff (TGS) Ozkok's attempt to smother disgruntlement in senior ranks and at the same time to warn ruling AK party against perceived anti-secular trends has achieved neither goal. While tensions between the military and AK, and within each, will continue, we [...] | 2003-06-06 14:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS TU |
03ANKARA3706 | NEGOTIATING THE EXBS MOU: MFA SUGGESTS WASHINGTON [...] No summary [...] | 2003-06-09 09:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KSTC PARM PREL TU |
03ANKARA3707 | EMBASSY DELIVERS DRAFT FINANCIAL AGREEMENT TO [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 4. 2. (SBU) EconCouns delivered the draft financial agreement and disbursement request document to Treasury Deputy U/S Aydin Karaoz June 9, highlighting the agreement's economic and political conditions. Karaoz said he or Deputy Director Genera [...] | 2003-06-09 10:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON TU |
03ANKARA3729 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-06-09 13:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA373 | USG SUPPORTS MANDIL FOR IEA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: [...] No summary [...] | 2003-01-15 14:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET AORC TU IEA OECD |
03ANKARA3731 | FACILITATING TURKEY-IRAQ FUEL OIL FOR GASOLINE/LPG [...] (C) In separate June 9 meetings, Ambassador and EconCouns urged MFA U/S Ziyal and Foreign Trade U/S Kayalar, respectively, to facilitate GOT approval of the pending SOMO-Delta Petroleum barter deal (reftel),under which SOMO would export fuel oil to Turkey in return for benzine (gasoline) and [...] | 2003-06-09 15:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL ETRD IZ TU |
03ANKARA3732 | TURKEY'S OPPOSITION CHP DEVELOPS "NUANCES" ON EU [...] (C) Ref A noted main opposition CHP's general support for the AK government's sixth EU reform package, which could be brought to Parliament perhaps as early as this week. However, in light of the May 28 NSC meeting and the well-publicized opposition to the reform process among hardliners in th [...] | 2003-06-09 15:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA3738 | PROSECUTOR OPENS TWO CASES AGAINST WRITER FOR [...] (C) Summary: An Ankara prosecutor has opened two cases against writer and scholar Fikret Baskaya for works originally published 10 years ago. One of the cases involves a book for which Baskaya was convicted and imprisoned in 1994; the European Court of Human Rights later ruled in Baskaya's f [...] | 2003-06-10 11:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA3748 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-06-10 12:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA3751 | GOT FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF USG APPROACH FOR JUNE 16 [...] (U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Robert Deutsch. Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) Action Request at paragraph 8. 3. (C) SUMMARY. We delivered reftel demarche on June 9 to representatives of the Turkish MFA, who promised full support for the USG approach at the June 16 IAEA Bo [...] | 2003-06-10 13:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | IR KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA |
03ANKARA3753 | TURKS ASSERT WILLINGNESS TO MOVE FORWARD DURING [...] (SBU) Summary: During a June 1-4 visit to Ankara, President of the Project on Transitional Democracies Bruce Jackson urged Turkish officials to consider a wider, European context as it pursues foreign policy over the next 18 months. GOT interlocutors embraced Jackson's message and seemed will [...] | 2003-06-10 13:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA376 | TURKEY'S ECONOMY: UPDATE ON REFORM MEASURES [...] (SBU) Summary: A GOT team of experts is drafting a letter of intent for the 2003 IMF program. IMF resrep hopes to receive the draft by this weekend, paving the way for an IMF mission as early as next week. The IMF focus remains the 2003 budget. While the GOT has formally committed to a 6.5 p [...] | 2003-01-15 16:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL TU |
03ANKARA3777 | Request for Guidance on Iraq-Turkey Civair [...] Baghdad minimize considered. 2. This cable contains an action request for the Department in para 4. 3. CENTAF contacted Embassy's Assistant Air Attache in connection with the objective of establishing agreements allowing civilian air traffic control between Turkey and Iraq. Wi [...] | 2003-06-11 12:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PREL TU IZ |
03ANKARA3784 | TURKEY'S GENC PARTY: THE KEMALIST STATE'S NEW [...] (C) Summary: As reported in reftels, Motorola deadbeat Cem Uzan is trying to moderate Genc Party's nationalist-corporatist image by toning down his angry anti-U.S., anti-West rhetoric and by recruiting well-known politicians from the center-right. As part of this strategy, Uzan has been grant [...] | 2003-06-11 12:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA3787 | TURKEY TRYING TO SUPPORT THE MIDDLE EAST ROADMAP [...] (C) Since late May, numerous meetings with GOT officials and press reports suggest Turkey is seeking to develop a constructive approach on Middle East issues, offering to host an MEPP (and a separate OIC) conference in Turkey and sending appropriate, reform-minded messages to Iran and Syria (r [...] | 2003-06-11 12:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS TU |
03ANKARA3794 | KDP'S CONTINUED PRACTICE OF CHARGING FEES AT [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. 2. (C) Recent reports that the KDP intends to continue charging taxes/fees for goods crossing the Turkish-Iraqi border threatens to stall our ability to facilitate the flow of goods to Iraq and could hamper our overall reconstruction efforts. [...] | 2003-06-11 14:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL IZ TU |
03ANKARA3795 | TURKS EXPRESS APPRECIATION FOR COOPERATION [...] No summary [...] | 2003-06-11 14:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS TU IZ |
03ANKARA3797 | Demarche on WTO Trade Facilitation [...] No summary [...] | 2003-06-11 14:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD TU USTR WTO |
03ANKARA3798 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-06-11 14:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA3814 | GOT FULLY CONCURS WITH USG ASSESSMENT OF DG [...] (U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Robert Deutsch. Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) On June 12, we delivered ref A demarche, following up on ref B demarche (reported in ref C). The GOT has gone over ElBaradei's report with great care and fully concurred with USG concerns over Iran's [...] | 2003-06-12 13:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | IR KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA |
03ANKARA3815 | TURKEY ECONOMIC UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: The increasing likelihood of a delay beyond end-June in the Fifth Review under Turkey's IMF program so far has not dampened the relatively buoyant mood in the markets, as the lira continues to trade strongly against the dollar. The Central Bank intervened again this week, to [...] | 2003-06-12 13:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV PGOV TU |
03ANKARA3826 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-06-12 15:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA3827 | Turkish Customs Undersecretary on Iraqi Border [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (SBU) Summary: Turkey's Customs Undersecretary told us that two-way crossings at Habur total about 1,500 vehicles daily, and that he expects this traffic to more than double in the near future. Following a stoppage at the border prompted by a Kurdis [...] | 2003-06-12 15:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ENRG EAID PREL TU IZ |
03ANKARA3830 | Turkish Customs Undersecretary on Iraqi Border [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (SBU) Summary: Turkey's Customs Undersecretary told us that two-way crossings at Habur total about 1,500 vehicles daily, and that he expects this traffic to more than double in the near future. Following a stoppage at the border prompted by a Kurdis [...] | 2003-06-13 06:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ENRG EAID PREL TU IZ |
03ANKARA3832 | GOT Offer of Assistance on Iraqi Hotels [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (SBU) This cable contains an action request in para 5. 3. (SBU) In a June 11 meeting with Econ Counselor, Ambassador Ahmet Okcun, MFA Coordinator for Afghanistan and Iraq, conveyed a GOT plan to fund construction of and equipment for 2 hosp [...] | 2003-06-13 06:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL TU IZ |
03ANKARA3842 | ARTICLE 98: GOT SAYS IT SUPPORTS AGREEMENT IN [...] (C) Summary: GOT officials told a visiting State and Defense Article 98 delegation June 10 that the GOT in principle favors reaching an Article 98 agreement with the US, but cannot do so at this time because of intense EU pressure. The officials noted that Turkey is not a signatory to the Int [...] | 2003-06-13 10:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR TU |
03ANKARA3843 | TURKS VIEW TIER III TIP RATING AS UNFAIR, [...] Summary: GOT officials said they are "disappointed" by Turkey's Tier III ranking in the 2003 TIP Report. They claimed the report ignores TIP-related reforms adopted by the GOT over the past year, and argued that the ranking was not based on fair, objective analysis. The press focused on the [...] | 2003-06-13 10:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL TU OSCE |
03ANKARA3848 | TURKEY-IRAQ ECONOMIC RELATIONS; UPDATE ON BARTER [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Finance Minister Unakitan told the Ambassador that the Prime Minister had instructed an interagency group to resolve the problems holding up trade at the Habur Gate, including those involved in the Delta Petroleum products ba [...] | 2003-06-13 16:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ENRG EAID EAIR PREL TU IZ |
03ANKARA3858 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-06-15 04:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA3875 | MFA REQUESTS BILAT BETWEEN SECRETARY POWELL AND FM [...] (U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Robert Deutsch. Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Embassy Ankara understands that Secretary Powell will attend the June 21-23 World Economic Forum meeting in Jordan. We received a call on June 16 from the acting DDG for the Americas at the MFA, who [...] | 2003-06-16 10:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | JO OVIP PREL TU |
03ANKARA3892 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-06-16 13:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA3895 | (S) TERRORIST FINANCE: ANKARA: HAMAS NAMES [...] (SBU) Classified by Econ Counselor Scot Marciel. Reasons 1.5 (b) (d). 2. (C) Econoff conveyed names and background paper in reftel to Hakan Okcal, Director General for Research and Intelligence at the Foreign Ministry in a June 16 meeting. Noting the need to keep the information close h [...] | 2003-06-16 14:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KVPR CVIS KPAL TU |
03ANKARA3896 | BALKANS WITNESS SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2003-06-16 14:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID PGOV ZL TU |
03ANKARA3911 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-06-17 14:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA3913 | IRAQ: GOT DESIRES TO SHIP OFFICE FURNITURE TO [...] (C) The Turkish MFA has responded positively to requests from the Iraqi MFA and the Iraqi Tribal Coalition to provide these organizations office supplies. The MFA is prepared to send these goods (via the Habur Gate) as soon as authorization from OCPA is received. The MFA requests that US aut [...] | 2003-06-17 14:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS TU IZ |
03ANKARA3914 | TURKISH PARTICIPATION IN UN HOSTED TECHNICAL [...] No summary [...] | 2003-06-17 14:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN PREL TU |
03ANKARA3915 | PENAL CODE AMENDMENTS INCLUDE HUMAN RIGHTS REFORMS [...] (U) Summary: A revised version of the Turkish Penal Code (TPC),currently under parliamentary review, includes measures that would: expand the definition of torture and increase prison sentences for those who commit torture; strengthen privacy rights; introduce home detention for minor crimes; [...] | 2003-06-17 15:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE |
03ANKARA3916 | FIFTH REVIEW DELAY RAISES NEW CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) Summary: IMF Resident Representative Odd Per Brekk indicated to us today that, even with speedy conclusion of the GOT's letter of intent, the IMF's fifth review "cannot" be completed by the end of June, bringing into full play tough end-of-June performance targets. Benign markets stem [...] | 2003-06-18 04:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV PGOV TU |
03ANKARA3918 | AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE VISIT TO ANKARA, JUNE 6, [...] (C) Five members of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) including Harold Tanner, president, Shula Bahat, chief operating officer, Stanley Bergman, board member, Marian Bergman, board member and Barry Jacobs, director of strategic studies visited Ankara on Friday, June 6 to meet with senior G [...] | 2003-06-18 07:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER IS TU |
03ANKARA392 | TURKISH BUSINESS LEADER CRITICIZES AKP; SEEKS U.S. [...] (U) In a January 13 news conference in Istanbul, Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen Association (TUSIAD) Chairman Tuncay Ozilhan criticized the new AKP government for its loosening of fiscal discipline and its failure to take a stand on the Iraq issue. "We don't need any of this in such [...] | 2003-01-16 06:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL TU |
03ANKARA3921 | TURKEY: BALKANS WITNESS SECURITY [...] (U) Responding to ref A questions, Atalay Ozdemiroglu, Assistant Chief of the GOT Ministry of Interior's Department of Organized Crime and Smuggling (Research Division),informed us June 17 that Turkey: -- has no legal regional witness security programs; -- makes witness protection dec [...] | 2003-06-18 13:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PGOV ZL TU |
03ANKARA3922 | UNILATERAL ACTIONS BY KURDISH GROUPS CONTINUE TO [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) The KDP's June 17 refusal to allow a 40-person delegation of Iraqi businessmen to cross into Turkey to meet with Turkish businessmen, together with the KDP's continued practice of charging taxes/fees for good [...] | 2003-06-18 14:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS TU IZ PTER ASEC |
03ANKARA3934 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-06-18 14:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA3937 | TURKEY'S ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS NEEDS TO BE [...] Summary. Even though Turkey's environmental laws are written to produce environmentally sound economic development, regulations fall short of providing the uniform standards and technical criteria for preparing environmental impact assessments (EIAs). The government's technical staff is insuf [...] | 2003-06-19 13:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TU |
03ANKARA3958 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-06-19 13:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA3974 | SIXTH EU-RELATED REFORM PACKAGE IN PARLIAMENT, [...] (C) Summary: With the Turkish Parliament beginning its consideration of the GOT's sixth EU-related reform package in the past two years, the ruling AK Party has moved forward despite an attempt by the military-dominated National Security Council (NSC) to delay the legislation and the outspoken [...] | 2003-06-19 15:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA3975 | TURKEY WAITING FOR RESPONSE TO IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION [...] This cable contains an action request. See paras 2 and 4. 2. Summary and action request: The GOT has proposed various types of Iraq Reconstruction assistance, including: the donation of office supplies, vegetable seeds, and two hospitals; the provision of electricity and mobile phone l [...] | 2003-06-19 15:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL TU IZ |
03ANKARA3976 | UPDATE ON BOT COMPANIES [...] (SBU) Summary: President of the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) Yusuf Gunay told EconCouns June 17 that EMRA was working on a response to the recent letter from the export credit agencies regarding the BOT contracts (reftel). The U.S. BOT companies, Trakya Elektrik (Enron) and Doga [...] | 2003-06-20 05:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ENRG ECON PREL TU |
03ANKARA3992 | TURKEY'S LOCAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN ANKARA: LET [...] (C) Summary: In the metropolitan municipality of Ankara, the campaign season has begun anew. Local elections must be held here by April 2004, although some of our contacts continue to speculate that the ruling AK Party could change the constitution to hold local polls sometime this fall. Cand [...] | 2003-06-20 13:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA3997 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-06-20 13:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA400 | TURKISH OFFICIALS QUESTION IRAQ IMPACT ON ENERGY [...] (C) Summary: Turkish officials have begun to ask about the potential impact of an Iraq operation on Turkish energy interests, raising with us the possible effect on BTC, Shah Deniz, the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline, and Turkey's oil supply. BOTAS is worried about the potential impact on Iskenderun [...] | 2003-01-16 08:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET ETTC IZ AJ GG KZ TU UNSC |
03ANKARA4003 | TURKEY: KURDISH YEZIDIS SPEAK UP [...] (U) Among Turkey's estimated 12-15 million Kurds exists a minority within a minority -- the Yezidis. According to Veysi Bulut, a leader of the Yezidi community in Turkey: -- Yezidism (note: a non-Islamic religion derived from Zoroastrianism. End note) was once the dominant form of worshi [...] | 2003-06-20 14:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA4004 | TURKS AGREE TO FACILITATE TRAVEL OF IRANIAN RFE/RL [...] (C) We have conveyed requests as outlined in reftel to Turkish MFA. Engin Yurur, head of Iran desk, was aware of the issue and had already conveyed our concerns to the relevant Turkish authorities and was coordinating with the Interior Ministry. MFA will confirm final details of how they wil [...] | 2003-06-21 09:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL TU IR AJ EZ |
03ANKARA4013 | ASSESSMENT OF TURKISH OSCE MEDIA REPRESENTATIVE [...] (U) Bio: Ahmet Tan, currently the head of the Turkish Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, is a journalist, former member of Parliament for Bulent Ecevit's left-of-center DSP, and former Minister of Tourism. He graduated from Ankara University's Faculty of Political Science, and rec [...] | 2003-06-23 13:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL TU |
03ANKARA4016 | TURKEY, BAE SYSTEMS AND SPEWS II: FURTHER DELAY [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (C) BAE Systems and the Turkish government have been trying to secure an amendment to an existing Manufacturing License Agreement (MLA) that re-hosts Turkish software and jamming routines on the new SPEWS II hardware since early 2003. Turke [...] | 2003-06-23 14:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS TU PREL |
03ANKARA4019 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-06-23 14:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA4024 | GOT PLANNING TO IMPLEMENT CATCH-ALL CONTROLS IN [...] No summary [...] | 2003-06-24 06:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PARM PREL TU |
03ANKARA4025 | GUIDANCE ON IRAQ-TURKEY CIVAIR AGREEMENT [...] Baghdad minimize considered. 2. This cable contains an action request in para 4. 3. As reported ref B, CENTAF has proposed a Letter of Agreement (LOA) to govern air traffic control between Turkey and Iraq. Embassy requested in reftels that the Department provide instructions for tra [...] | 2003-06-24 06:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PREL TU IZ |
03ANKARA4026 | TURKEY: AK GOVERNMENT TIGHTENS THE SCREWS ON [...] (C) Summary: AK Party is engaging in a broad and popular anti-corruption campaign for both normative policy and narrower, hardball political reasons. By doing so, P.M. Erdogan and AK are: 1) implicating both their political and bureaucratic rivals; thereby 2) putting them on the defensive and [...] | 2003-06-24 11:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA4031 | GOT APPROVES REVISED SEEBRIG ASSURANCES [...] Embassy Ankara received a diplomatic note from the Turkish MFA on June 24, confirming that the SEEBRIG assurances requested of the GOT (reftel) are acceptable to the GOT and that its note constitutes an agreement between the USG and the GOT. Embassy Ankara has reviewed the diplomatic note and [...] | 2003-06-24 13:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR TU MASS |
03ANKARA4032 | TURKS AGREE TO FACILITATE TRAVEL WHEN POSSIBLE [...] (S) Embassy confirmed with Turkish officials that they remain willing to ensure the two journalists will be able to transit Turkey as they travel to Prague when a new itinerary is developed. GOT officials asked that their participation be kept confidential. During preparations for transit on [...] | 2003-06-24 13:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PREL TU IR AJ EZ |
03ANKARA4033 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-06-24 13:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA404 | SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL RICHARD MYERS, CHAIRMAN, [...] (S/NF) Your visit comes at a critical time in preparing for potential Iraqi operations. Site surveys began on 14 Jan 03. EUCOM/TGS military-to-military consultations reconvened on 3 and 13 Jan 03 respectively. Based on a 14 Jan 03 TGS request, a small CENTCOM/EUCOM planning team will soon [...] | 2003-01-16 10:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL ECON MARR MOPS IZ TU |
03ANKARA4061 | CONTROVERSY SWIRLS AROUND PETKIM PRIVATIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The first major sale in Turkey's ambitious 2003 privatization program is nearing the finish line, with the imminent submission of the winning bid for the state petrochemical company Petkim to Turkey's High Privatization Council for approval. The tender is engulfed in controve [...] | 2003-06-25 13:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ENRG TU |
03ANKARA4066 | GOT EXPRESSES DETERMINATION ON ANTI-TIP EFFORTS [...] (C) June 23 DCM delivered reftel talking points to Ambassador Umur Apaydin, MFA Director General for Consular Affairs. Apaydin stated GOT would review USG trafficking-in-persons (TIP) recommendations and guide its work as appropriate. Noting strong bilateral cooperation and thorough police i [...] | 2003-06-25 13:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL TU TIP IN TURKEY |
03ANKARA4068 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-06-25 14:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA4070 | IRAQI SOMO-DELTA PETROLEUM BARTER DEAL UNDERWAY [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (SBU) Delta Petroleum and the MFA confirmed to us that the GOT had given final approval for the pending SOMO-Delta barter deal (reftels),under which SOMO will export fuel oil to Turkey in return for Turkish benzine (gasoline) and LPG. Delta Petroleum o [...] | 2003-06-25 15:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET PREL TU IZ |
03ANKARA4072 | KURDISH GROUPS' UNILATERAL ACTIONS CONTINUE TO [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (C) Summary and action request: Reftels report the KDP's practice of charging taxes/fees for goods crossing the Turkish-Iraqi border. Reports from GOT officials, local businessmen, and UN officials indicate that the KDP continues to charge fees for ce [...] | 2003-06-25 15:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS PTER ASEC TU IZ |
03ANKARA4073 | TURKISH CABINENT APPROVES USE OF BASES AND PORTS [...] (C) MFA DDG for the Americas Suna Ilicak told the DCM June 25 that the Turkish cabinet earlier this week had approved the use of Turkish bases and ports for humanitarian and reconstruction operations covered under UNSCR 1483. Ilicak said the Cabinet's decision came in the form of a decree, is [...] | 2003-06-25 16:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS TU IZ |
03ANKARA4074 | TURKISH MARKETS SOFTEN AS IMF CONCERNS RE-EMERGE [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish markets have softened in recent days on worries about delays in completion of the IMF program's fifth review. Two leading brokerages (JPMorgan and Merrill Lynch) reduced their exposure to Turkish assets in their models, citing IMF worries. Some progress has been regis [...] | 2003-06-26 03:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV TU |
03ANKARA4098 | THIRD COUNTRY TRANSFER: GOT REQUEST TO SELL 23 [...] This is an action request. See para 4. 2. The Embassy recently received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs requesting USG approval to sell US-origin H-300 helicopters to "Air Consult" located in Kurttepe, Adana. This the second diplomatic note we have received from t [...] | 2003-06-26 13:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR TU |
03ANKARA4105 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-06-26 14:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA4110 | TURKEY'S OPPOSITION CHP STILL WALKING TIGHTROPE ON [...] (C) Summary: AK government says it will pursue as one or two additional EU reform packages (the seventh and eighth) before Parliament goes on delayed recess this summer. Opposition CHP supported the sixth package in June 20 vote, but is now attempting to put the breaks on the government's refo [...] | 2003-06-26 20:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA4121 | WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE: RECENT IMPROVEMENTS [...] Summary. Turkey's wastewater resources infrastructure serves its metropolitan populations sufficiently but is unable to provide adequate sanitation services in rural areas. Most wastewater is disposed of untreated in bodies of water. Although the number of wastewater treatment facilities i [...] | 2003-06-27 12:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO PGOV ECON TU |
03ANKARA4130 | THREE AMERICAN CORNERS OPEN IN TURKEY [...] SUMMARY: In the past week, the U.S. Mission in Turkey has opened three uniquely Turkey-specific American corners in three of the most dynamic business cities of the country. The venues are the headquarters of Chambers of Commerce and Industry in those cities. We believe that the venues are on [...] | 2003-06-27 14:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KIRC |
03ANKARA4131 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-06-27 14:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA4155 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-06-30 14:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA416 | THE AK GOVERNMENT'S DOMESTIC ENERGY STRATEGY: [...] (C) Summary and comment: Two months into its administration, the AK Government has not yet clearly defined its domestic energy strategy, except to announce general support for liberalization and its desire to decrease electricity prices. Although the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) [...] | 2003-01-16 13:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ENRG ECON PREL TU |
03ANKARA4160 | THIRD COUNTRY TRANSFER: GOT REQUEST TO SELL MURAT [...] This is an action request. See para 4. 2. The Embassy recently received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs requesting information on this submarine re-transfer request. This is the third diplomatic note we have received from the MFA regarding this case. The first two [...] | 2003-07-01 08:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR TU |
03ANKARA4161 | TURKEY: CORRUPTION CHARGES DIMMING GENC PARTY'S [...] (C) Summary: New corruption charges against Motorola deadbeat Cem Uzan, stemming from his abuse of Uzan-linked companies against Turkish citizens in Turkey, are having a negative impact on his populist, xenophobic Genc Party's standing in the public eye. The controversy surrounding the notori [...] | 2003-07-01 09:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA417 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-01-16 14:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA4170 | TURKEY: ENVIRONMENTAL HIGHLIGHTS, MAY-JUNE 2003 [...] Illegal fishing plagues Black and Azov seas 2. International team of scientists explore the Black Sea aboard the Research Vessel Knorr 3. "Blue Flags" for Turkey's safe and clean beaches 4. No change in winter air quality for big cities 5. Ambassador salutes environmental education [...] | 2003-07-01 14:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO KPAO TU |
03ANKARA4171 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-01 14:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA4177 | STATUS OF HIV/AIDS: LOW PREVALENCE, LOW PRIOIRTY [...] Post used the delivery of Ref A materials on the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief to obtain updated information on HIV/AIDS in Turkey from the Ministry of Health (MOH),Ministry of Foreign Affairs and UN Population Fund. The institutions appreciated receiving the materials, acknowl [...] | 2003-07-01 14:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO PGOV ECON TU |
03ANKARA4178 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-01 14:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA418 | TURKISH GENERAL STAFF WARNS GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: TGS Chief Ozkok's Jan. 8 prepared statement to assembled media reps: 1) reprimanded AK government's alleged support for Islamic "reactionaries" and AK's softer line on Cyprus; 2) denied that the military opposes AK's pursuit of EU membership; and 3) noted that while the military w [...] | 2003-01-16 14:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON TU |
03ANKARA4180 | MARKET FIRMS ON Q1 GROWTH [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish markets rebounded on July 1, helped by strong growth figures for the first quarter and a perception that relations with both the U.S. and IMF are on a positive track, following announcements of both a July 9 IMF mission and FM Gul's impending visit to Washington. The T [...] | 2003-07-02 04:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV TU |
03ANKARA419 | EMBASSY REQUESTS MEETING FOR GOT CONFERENCE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 2. 2. (C) Action Request. That G/TIP director John Miller meet GOT trafficking-in-persons (TIP) inter-agency task force leader Fatma Firat Topcuoglu, MFA DDG for Consular Affairs, on the margins of Feb 2003 G/TIP-sponsored conference "Pathb [...] | 2003-01-16 14:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KWMN SMIG PHUM TU TIP IN TURKEY |
03ANKARA4190 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-02 12:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA4193 | TURKEY: SEZER UNDER FIRE FOR ANTI-REFORM STANCE [...] (C) As reported reftel, President Sezer vetoed an article in the AK Government's sixth EU Copenhagen Criteria harmonization package, which Parliament had passed with a unanimous vote -- a rare occurrence in Turkey. The veto overruled a provision abolishing Turkey's controversial Article 8 of [...] | 2003-07-02 13:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA4196 | GOT CIRCULAR ON ARMENIAN "GENOCIDE" SEEN AS [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Education Ministry has urged all fifth- and seventh-graders to write an essay arguing that allegations that the Ottomans committed genocide against Armenians are "baseless." The Ministry also asked schools to organize conferences on the issue, and seven teachers have been [...] | 2003-07-02 15:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA4217 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-03 12:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA4222 | IRAQ: TURKS REMAIN CONCERNED ABOUT KURDISH [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (U) Classified by DCM Robert Deutsch. Reasons: 1.5 (B and D). 3. (C) Action Request: Refs A and B list GOT offers of assistance related to the reconstruction and stability of Iraq, for which Post has requested guidance from the Department or OCP [...] | 2003-07-03 13:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS TU IZ |
03ANKARA4224 | BOTAS READY TO RESUME PIPELINE OPERATIONS; WAITING [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (SBU) BOTAS General Manager Mehmet Bilgic told econoff July 3 that the storage tanks at Ceyhan, which store Iraqi crude from the Kirkuk-Yumurtalik line, were nearly empty. The only remaining oil in the storage tanks was bound for Turkey's Kirakkale refi [...] | 2003-07-03 13:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG PREL TU IZ |
03ANKARA4230 | TURKEY DEMANDS IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF ITS SPECIAL [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (C) Acting Undersecretary of MFA Baki Ilkin convoked DCM the evening of July 4th to formally protest the reported arrest by US forces of Turkish Special Forces (SF) in Sulaimaniyah, Iraq. According to Ilkin, at approximately 14:30 July 4, Turkish SF re [...] | 2003-07-04 20:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | MOPS PREL TU IZ |
03ANKARA4231 | ARREST OF TURKISH SF CLOSES BORDER [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (S) Ambassador spoke with MFA Acting U/S Baki Ilkin the morning of July 5 concerning the arrest of Turkish Special Forces in Iraq (reftel). Ilkin said that US military authorities in northern Iraq told the Turkish Liaison team with the 173rd in Iraq th [...] | 2003-07-05 11:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | MOPS PREL TU IZ |
03ANKARA4237 | TURKISH PRESS SLAMS US DETENTION OF TURKISH [...] Public reaction and rhetoric about the Turkish SF detained in Iraq continues to mount in Turkey as evidenced by increasingly large demonstrations at our missions and more vociferous statements to the press by government officials. Headlines in July 6 major Turkish newspapers -- "The Ugly [...] | 2003-07-07 08:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA4239 | GOT CONCURS WITH USG WAY AHEAD ON IAEA/IRAN, [...] (U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Robert Deutsch. Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Per ref A, we delivered ref B demarche on July 2 to Ibrahim Yagli, Head of the Disarmament Department at the MFA. Yagli concurred with the way ahead outlined in our demarche, and stressed that the GO [...] | 2003-07-07 09:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | IR KNNP MNUC PARM PREL |
03ANKARA4240 | TURKEY: GROWING HOSTILITY TOWARD USG IN WAKE OF N. [...] (C) Summary: Despite the release of the Turks detained by U.S. forces in Suleimaniye, negative press and public reaction to the U.S. operation reached new heights in the July 7 morning papers. The hostile press reaction will continue to grow absent a clear and forceful public justification fo [...] | 2003-07-07 10:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA4243 | HABUR BORDER CROSSING CLOSED TO OCPA CONTRACTORS; [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (SBU) Following the U.S. detention of Turkish special forces in northern Iraq, the GOT closed the lone Turkey - Iraq border crossing at Habur to U.S. contractors. UN traffic has also been impacted. Kellogg, Brown and Root's (KBR's) representative i [...] | 2003-07-07 11:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ENRG ETRD IZ PREL TU |
03ANKARA4246 | EDUCATION MINISTER BLAMES NSC FOR CIRCULAR ON [...] (C) Education Minister Celik asserted to us July 3 that the National Security Council (NSC) is responsible for a circular urging all fifth- and seventh-graders to write an essay arguing that allegations that the Ottomans committed genocide against Armenians are "baseless." The circular was i [...] | 2003-07-07 14:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA4251 | GOT REOPENS HABUR BORDER CROSSING TO OCPA [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (SBU) Following the reported release of detained Turkish special forces in northern Iraq, both Kellogg, Brown and Root (KBR) and the World Food Program told us that the Habur border crossing with Iraq returned to normal operation at approximately midday [...] | 2003-07-07 15:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ENRG ETRD IZ PREL TU |
03ANKARA4256 | MOJ OFFICIAL BLAMES "NARROW MINDED" JUDGES FOR [...] (C) Summary: In pursuing why the Turkish Appeals Court has ruled to suspend the sentences of two police convicted of torturing a detainee in 1997, we have learned that a recent amendment to the criminal code outlawing the suspension of torture convictions does not apply to pre-existing cases. [...] | 2003-07-08 08:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA4268 | Turkish Airlines Applies for Service to [...] Baghdad minimize considered. 2. MFA notified the Embassy on July 8 that Turkish Airlines (THY) had applied to the Coalition Provisional Authority to resume flights to Baghdad effective September 1, 2003. If approved, THY would operate flights four times per week from Istanbul (detail [...] | 2003-07-08 14:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PREL TU IZ |
03ANKARA4278 | TURKEY: ESTABLISHMENT SEETHES WHILE AK GOVERNMENT MAINTAINS MEASURED STANCE ON IRAQ INCIDENT [...] (C) Summary: Turkish press July 8 highlights the divide between the AK Government and military/Establishment over the recent arrest and release of Turkish troops by U.S. forces in Iraq. While AK insists on a measured response, the military's political/press allies continue a confrontational p [...] | 2003-07-08 15:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA4299 | TURKEY: PRESS BEGINS TO QUESTION TURKISH MILITARY [...] (C) Summary: Turkish press' sensationalist reaction to July 4 U.S. arrest (and subsequent release) of Turkish special forces soldiers in Iraq shifted somewhat July 9. Even mainstream secularist journalists have begun to question what the Turkish military is or may have been doing in Iraq. Re [...] | 2003-07-09 13:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA4313 | JUDGE BUMIN'S MAY VISIT TO US DEEMED A SUCCESS [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Constitutional Court Chairman Mustafa Bumin called his May visit to the US "intensive and valuable" and said he was exposed to US trial alternatives and police practices that could be beneficial for Turkey. Bumin also said he plans to follow through on a recommendation to [...] | 2003-07-09 14:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO TU |
03ANKARA4315 | KURDS ACKNOWLEDGE CONFLICT BETWEEN HUMAN RIGHTS, [...] (C) Summary: Leftist Kurdish human rights activists see some aspects of traditional Kurdish culture as major impediments to growth of individual liberty, human rights, and modernization. They note that the majority of Turkey's rural Kurds in the southeast continue to follow traditional practi [...] | 2003-07-09 14:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA4316 | IMF MISSION BEGINS TALKS AMID GROWING MARKET ANGST [...] (SBU) Summary: An IMF team began talks in Ankara this afternoon amid growing market nervousness over U.S.-Turkish relations and continued delays in meeting the conditions for the Fifth Review under the IMF-backed program. Treasury U/S Canakci told us the government still is shooting for an IM [...] | 2003-07-09 14:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PREL ECON TU |
03ANKARA4318 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-10 04:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA4319 | TURKISH REACTIONS TO IRAQ INCIDENT: AK GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Speaking to reporters July 9, F.M. Gul expanded on the AK Government's measured stance on the July 4 incident involving U.S. and Turkish troops in Iraq. Gul observed that the visit of General Jones shows the importance the U.S. attaches to friendship with Turkey. Asked whether he thought [...] | 2003-07-10 04:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA4332 | 58TH UNGA: TURKISH HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AND [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-10 10:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA KSEP TU |
03ANKARA4337 | Turkish Quarantine Regs-Oops They've Done it Again [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite recent assurances from the Ministry of Agriculture officials that new quarantine regulations would not go into affect until July 2004, Turkey announced and implemented new phytosanitary regulations on July 6, 2003. Most foreign embassies, trade associations and tradin [...] | 2003-07-10 12:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR KPAO TU |
03ANKARA4349 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-10 13:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA4355 | TURKISH MILITARY AND OPPOSITION CHP CONTINUE [...] (U) Action request -- para 10. 2. (C) Summary: While some of the Turkish press continues to fan anti-U.S. and anti-ruling AK party sentiment, other papers are featuring sources which point to charges that Turkish Special Forces were engaged in activities in Iraq inimical to cooperation wi [...] | 2003-07-10 16:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS TU |
03ANKARA4357 | U.S. INITIATIVES FOR THE 58TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-11 06:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA4358 | AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON ENERGY MINISTER GULER [...] (SBU) Summary: In his July 9 farewell call on Energy Minister Guler, Ambassador highlighted the importance of continued cooperation in developing the East-West Energy Corridor and stressed that Turkey's ability to attract foreign investment into its domestic energy market will depend heavil [...] | 2003-07-11 07:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV PREL TU |
03ANKARA4376 | (C) DEFENSE MINISTER GONUL SUSPICIOUS OF MILITARY [...] (C) Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul has consistently been one of the most responsible members of the ruling AK government. In the run-up to the failed March 1 vote, he argued within AK governing circles for cooperation with the US. Throughout the tense period that followed, he has always placed t [...] | 2003-07-11 13:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL TU IZ |
03ANKARA4382 | TURKEY: JULY 11 REACTIONS TO IRAQ INCIDENT [...] (U) Summary: sensationalist reporting on the July 4 detentions of Turkish Special Forces (TSF) by U.S. troops continued to fade in the July 11 Turkish press, with the incident pushed off the front pages in several major dailies. Ultra-nationalists, advocating a "reevaluation" of the bilateral [...] | 2003-07-11 14:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA4384 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-11 14:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA4385 | PRIME MINISTER DELIVERS STRONG MESSAGE TO SYRIAN [...] (C) MFA Director General for Middle East Tahsin Burcuoglu briefed DCM July 11 on the July 10 telephone call between PM Erdogan and Syrian President Assad. Burcuoglu said that during the June visit of U/S Ziyal to Washington, Turkey had been asked by the U.S to pass a strong message to the Sy [...] | 2003-07-11 14:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU SY IS KWBG |
03ANKARA4386 | TURKISH REGULATORS ON TAKEOVER OF UZAN'S BANK AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish banking regulatory authorities say their July 3-4 decision to take over management (and revoke the license) of Uzan family-owned Imar Bank was the result of a severe bank liquidity squeeze, which was prompted by the government's earlier revocation of the family's energy [...] | 2003-07-11 15:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ENRG PGOV TU |
03ANKARA4387 | 20032 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR TURKEY [...] OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Turkey has been pursuing liberal and outward-oriented economic policies since the mid-1980s. The Government of Turkey (GOT) views foreign direct investment as vital to the country's economic development and prosperity. Accordingly, on paper Turkey has one o [...] | 2003-07-12 04:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KTDB EFIN TU |
03ANKARA4392 | TURKEY AND THE CONTAINER SECURITY INITIATIVE [...] Customs Rome informed the Embassy (ref emails and telcons) that the port of Izmir has been selected for inclusion in the second phase of the Container Security Initiative. We further understand that Customs Assistant Commissioner Shruhan and Customs Attache Stiriti met with GOT counterparts a [...] | 2003-07-14 07:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT ETRD AMGT TU |
03ANKARA4406 | MTAG 05-96/NO EXPORT ACTIVITY FROM TURKEY TO [...] (U) Classified by Political-Military Counselor Stuart Brown. Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (S) Ibrahim Yagli, Head of the Disarmament Department at the MFA, reported to Polmiloff on July 9 that there has been no export activity from Turkey to the Iranian entities outlined in ref A. Yagli e [...] | 2003-07-14 10:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL |
03ANKARA441 | Turkish Officials Responding to Quarantine Concerns [...] (SBU) Summary. In the weeks following the implementation of Turkey's new phytosanitary regulations, Turkish agriculture and quarantine officials have been socked with objections and concerns expressed by Turkish industry, importers and embassies. Although Turkish quarantine officials have t [...] | 2003-01-17 10:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR KPAO TU USTR |
03ANKARA4411 | NIGHT VISION DEVICE CONTROLS IN WASSENAAR [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-14 10:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KSTC PARM |
03ANKARA4414 | TURKEY AND THE CONTAINER SECURITY INITIATIVE [...] Customs Rome informed the Embassy (ref emails and telcons) that the port of Izmir has been selected for inclusion in the second phase of the Container Security Initiative. We further understand that Customs Assistant Commissioner Shruhan and Customs Attache Stiriti met with GOT counterparts a [...] | 2003-07-14 11:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT ETRD AMGT TU |
03ANKARA4422 | AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR [...] (C) During a July 14 farewell call, Ambassador praised Central Bank Governor Serdengecti for his economic policy work and his cooperation with the U.S., and solicited Serdengecti's views on the issues on which the new Ambassador might want to focus. Serdengecti responded that the most impor [...] | 2003-07-14 13:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL ECON TU |
03ANKARA4423 | TURKEY: UNCONTRITE SEZER TELLS AMBASSADOR IRAQ [...] (C) Ambassador paid a farewell visit July 14 on President Sezer, who while maintaining his usually low-key and disinterested demeanor reiterated several times his public charge that the July 4 arrest (and subsequent release) of Turkish Special Forces (TSF) troops in Iraq was "unacceptable" und [...] | 2003-07-14 13:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA4424 | Ambassador's Meeting with DPM Sener on Economic [...] (SBU) Summary: In his farewell call on Deputy Prime Minister Sener on July 10, the Ambassador encouraged the GOT to stick with the economic reform program, emphasizing anti- corruption and other measures which would help boost foreign direct investment. The Ambassador also highlighted the ne [...] | 2003-07-14 14:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PREL TU |
03ANKARA4426 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-14 14:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA4451 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-15 13:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA4464 | IRAQI GOVERNING COUNCIL: TURKS UNHAPPY WITH [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (S) After several unsuccessful attempts to schedule a joint US/UK meeting to deliver reftel points to MFA's Iraq department at the working level, UK Ambassador Westmacott reportedly raised the points with MFA U/S Ziyal and DG Burcuoglu July 15 during a [...] | 2003-07-16 13:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPAO IZ TU |
03ANKARA4467 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-16 14:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA4468 | IRAQI GOVERNING COUNCIL: TURKS UNHAPPY WITH [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (S) After several unsuccessful attempts to schedule a joint US/UK meeting to deliver reftel points to MFA's Iraq department at the working level, UK Ambassador Westmacott reportedly raised the points with MFA U/S Ziyal and DG Burcuoglu July 15 during a [...] | 2003-07-17 05:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PGOV PREL KPAO IZ TU |
03ANKARA4475 | What Drives Investment in Turkey's Ag Sector? [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite a low level of direct foreign investment and foreign companies who are discouraged by the investment climate, local Turkish business are continuously seeking the next investment opportunity - even in Turkey's agriculture sector. The cattle sector is a prime example. [...] | 2003-07-17 07:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR KPAO TU |
03ANKARA4477 | SCENESETTER FOR GENS. ABIZAID AND JONES' JULY [...] (S) Summary: Your visits come as we try to close the July 4 incident and pull Turkey into a more fully helpful role in Iraq. The last year has shaken the confidence of the Turkish public, politicians, and military in the strength of the relationship with the U.S., just as it has shaken our [...] | 2003-07-17 08:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA4480 | IMF AND GOT CLOSE TO AGREEMENT ON FIFTH REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary: IMF and Turkish officials are close to an agreement that would pave the way for the Fifth Review to proceed, and hope to announce agreement by Friday, July 18. Discussions this week have focused on closing the estimated $1.8 billion fiscal gap. Although there has been some tal [...] | 2003-07-17 10:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA4481 | Humanitarian Assistance Update: UN and Energy [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. Summary: -------- 2. The World Food Program, Kellogg, Brown and Root, and Delta Petroleum advise that food and fuel supplies continue to flow across the Habur border crossing into Iraq. Noting good cooperation with the GOT, WFP reports that Turkey [...] | 2003-07-17 11:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL TU IZ |
03ANKARA4486 | GOT AGREES TO FURTHER DISCUSSIONS ON THE [...] (U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Robert Deutsch for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 3. (SBU) At a July 14 meeting with Assistant Air Attache and Econoff, MFA and Civil Aviation Authority (Turkish acronym DHMI) representatives agreed to receive a [...] | 2003-07-17 13:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | EAIR IZ PREL TU |
03ANKARA4487 | ISRAELI PRESIDENT KATZAV'S VISIT TO TURKEY "A [...] (C) Ankara Israeli Embassy contacts are pleased with President Katzav's July 8-9 visit to Ankara and Istanbul. Israeli DCM Emmanuel Nahshon said "The visit was a great success," and further commented, "The mere fact the visit occurred was a success in itself. The Turks did everything they co [...] | 2003-07-17 13:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAL JO IS TU |
03ANKARA4488 | FOLLOW-UP ON FAA RECOMMENDATIONS ON AVIATION [...] (SBU) EconCouns met with Transportation Deputy U/S Kemal Albayrak July 16 to reiterate FAA concerns resulting from its May 21 consultations in Ankara, and to urge the GOT to revise its legislation to give the Directorate General for Civil Aviation the authority needed to operate in compliance [...] | 2003-07-17 13:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PGOV TU |
03ANKARA4489 | Delivery of Treasury Letter on Iraqi Assets and [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-17 14:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PREL TU |
03ANKARA4490 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-17 14:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA4498 | TURKISH ARMED FORCES AGREE TO MOVE FORWARD ON [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION ROBERT DEUTSCH. REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE TURKISH ARMED FORCES HAVE ELECTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROCUREMENT OF THE SELF PROTECTION ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEM (SPEWS) II FROM BAE SYSTEMS NORTH AMERICA (BAE),SUBJECT TO CERTAI [...] | 2003-07-17 14:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU MASS |
03ANKARA4499 | TURKEY: KURDS SLAM PKK "REINTEGRATION" BILL AS [...] (C) Summary: Parliament is reviewing a "reintegration" law that would offer reduced prison sentences to combatants belonging to the PKK/KADEK and other terrorist organizations who agree to lay down their weapons and provide information to authorities. The Chairman of DEHAP (Sinn Fein to the P [...] | 2003-07-17 15:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA4500 | SCENESETTER FOR ADM NATTER JULY 20-22 VISIT TO [...] (S) Summary: Your visit comes as we try to close the July 4 incident and pull Turkey into a more fully helpful role in Iraq. The last year has shaken the confidence of the Turkish public, politicians, and military in the strength of the relationship with the U.S., just as it has shaken our c [...] | 2003-07-18 05:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA4525 | TURKEY: DRAFT 2003 IRF [...] The following text is the draft 2003 report on International Religious Freedom (IRF) for Turkey: 2. The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, and the Government generally respects this right in practice; however, the Government imposes some restrictions on religious groups and on [...] | 2003-07-18 12:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF TU |
03ANKARA4528 | PRIVATIZATION CHIEF SAYS SALES ARE MOVING FORWARD [...] (SBU) Summary: New Privatization Administration (PA) President Metin Kilci says strong political support is enabling him to proceed with long-delayed privatizations. The Higher Privatization Council's approval of the controversial sale of Petkim to the Uzan family was an important step forward [...] | 2003-07-18 13:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN PGOV TU |
03ANKARA4539 | MFA MIDDLE EAST DIRECTOR-GENERAL: THERE IS A [...] (U) Action request at para 7. Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (S) SUMMARY. DCM met with Tahsin Burcuoglu (Director-General for Middle East, OIC, and North Africa Affairs at the MFA) on July 18 at the latter's request. Burcuoglu passed the DCM a paper outlining the reasons why the GOT beli [...] | 2003-07-18 15:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | IZ KPAO PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA4540 | MFA DENIES VISA TO THE IRAQI AMBASSADOR IN THE PRC [...] (U) Action request at para 4. 2. (C) In a meeting between the DCM and Tahsin Burcuoglu (Director-General for Middle East, OIC, and North Africa Affairs at the MFA) on July 18, Burcuoglu noted that the MFA had recently instructed the Turkish embassy in Beijing to deny a visa to the Iraqi A [...] | 2003-07-18 16:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PREL TU |
03ANKARA4544 | TURKISH GENERAL STAFF OBJECTS TO EU REFORM PACKAGE [...] (U) CNN Turk and NTV news channels report July 18 that the Turkish General Staff (TGS) leadership has voiced objections to the AK Government about its latest EU-related reform package. According to the reports, TGS opposes the reforms because: 1) they "restrict the jurisdiction of the National [...] | 2003-07-21 07:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA4545 | 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR TURKEY - [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-21 08:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KTDB EFIN TU |
03ANKARA4546 | 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR TURKEY - [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-21 08:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KTDB EFIN TU |
03ANKARA4547 | 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR TURKEY - [...] OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT The Government of Turkey (GOT) views foreign direct investment as vital to the country's economic development and prosperity. Accordingly, Turkey has one of the most liberal legal regimes for FDI in the OECD. With the exception of some sectors (see below),[...] | 2003-07-21 08:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KTDB EFIN TU |
03ANKARA4548 | 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR TURKEY - [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-21 08:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KTDB EFIN TU |
03ANKARA4550 | TURKEY: MFA DISCUSSES ARMENIA, CAUCASUS ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: MFA officials have provided us with the latest GOT thinking on developments regarding Armenia and the Caucasus, including efforts to reach out to the Armenian Diaspora in the U.S. and elsewhere, and heightened attention to the strategic situation in the Caucasus region in the wake [...] | 2003-07-21 10:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA4551 | FUND MISSION AND GOT REACH AGREEMENT ON LOI, SHOOT [...] (SBU) IMF Mission Director Reza Mogdaham and State Minister Ali Babacan announced July 20 that they had reached initial agreement on a Letter of Intent. In a brief telephone call, IMF ResRep (protect) advised July 21 that, assuming IMF management approval of the agreed-upon text, they hope t [...] | 2003-07-21 10:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV TU |
03ANKARA4552 | SCENESETTER FOR TURKISH FONMIN GUL'S JULY 24 VISIT [...] (C) Summary: F.M. Gul comes to Washington as we try to pull Turkey into a more fully helpful role in Iraq. The last year has shaken the confidence of the Turkish public, politicians, and military in the strength of the relationship with the U.S., just as it has shaken our confidence in the T [...] | 2003-07-21 10:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA4553 | Turkey Plans to Accede to WIPO Internet [...] Econoff delivered reftel demarche urging accession to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty (WCT) and Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT) to Oya Karakas, MFA Head of Department for Multilateral Economic Affairs, on July 18. Karakas responded that Turkey i [...] | 2003-07-21 11:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TU |
03ANKARA4554 | GOT Leaning Toward Support for U.S. Position [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-21 11:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TU |
03ANKARA4559 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-21 13:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA458 | IMF KRUEGER AND WORLD BANK LINN DELIVER TOUGH [...] (SBU) Summary: IMF Deputy Managing Director Krueger delivered a tough message to Prime Minister Gul and the rest of the GOT January 16, stressing that the government needed to implement the economic reform program in light of its "dangerous" financial situation. She and World Bank VP Linn, w [...] | 2003-01-17 12:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL TU |
03ANKARA4583 | TURKISH NGO ASAM ARGUES FOR GREATER ROLE FOR [...] (C) In a July 16 meeting, Umit Ozdag, Director of the Center for Eurasian Strategic Studies (ASAM -- a leading Establishment think-tank),offered poloff his take on the July 4 incident in Iraq and the way forward in U.S.-Turkey relations. 2. (C) Ozdag called the July 4 incident, in which [...] | 2003-07-22 10:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA4591 | TURKEY: AMBASSADOR'S JULY 21 FAREWELL CALL ON [...] (C) Ambassador paid a farewell call July 21 on I. Melih Gokcek, long-time and currently independent Mayor of Ankara. Gokcek provided his view on recent U.S.-Turkey tensions and how to repair them. Gokcek observed that anti-Americanism is on the rise and risks becoming a permanent, and decisive [...] | 2003-07-22 13:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA4593 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-22 13:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA461 | IRAQ: TURKEY TO HOST IRAQ SUMMIT FOR SIX [...] (C) Pol-Mil Counselor spoke with MFA DDG/Mideast Safak Gokturk 1/17 about Turkey's plans for a "peace" summit of heads of state or government of Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Iran. Gokturk confirmed that FM Yakis had called in ambassadors/charges from the five other countries [...] | 2003-01-17 13:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR TU IZ PHUM PREF UNSC |
03ANKARA4613 | AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON STATE MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: In a July 22 farewell call on State Minister Ali Babacan, Ambassador noted market concerns about delays in the IMF program and possible 2004 financing difficulties, and stressed the need for the GOT to move vigorously to complete the economic reform program. He also urged the [...] | 2003-07-22 15:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV PREL TU IZ |
03ANKARA462 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-01-17 13:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA4621 | TURKISH GOVERNMENT RELEASES ANTI-TIP CIRCULAR [...] In a significant step to further implementation of Turkish laws and policy combating trafficking in persons, the Interior Ministry (MOI) recently issued a circular to all governors and senior security officials -- including the Jandarma -- calling for tougher implementation of existing regulat [...] | 2003-07-23 08:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM TU TIP IN TURKEY |
03ANKARA4654 | GOT Intends to Participate in Kimberley [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-23 12:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EMIN ETRD TU |
03ANKARA4655 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-23 12:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA4656 | Turkey Not Yet a Party to the ICCAT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-23 12:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS AORC PHSA SENV |
03ANKARA466 | Turkey Now on Both Sides of GSM Issue [...] (SBU) Summary: After hearing about the benefits of USDA credit guarantee program from the Turkish private sector, the Undersecretariate for Foreign Trade seems to have softened their opposition to the U.S. proposal on export credits. However they remain concerned that the program' [...] | 2003-01-17 14:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR KPAO TU USTR |
03ANKARA4666 | CONSTITUTIONAL COURT RULING THROWS MONKEY WRENCH [...] (SBU) Summary: The Turkish Constitutional Court this afternoon annulled an additional tax on motor vehicles, potentially creating a $780 million budget hole just as the government was moving to fill a $1.65 billion fiscal gap as part of an agreement with the IMF. It is not clear yet [...] | 2003-07-23 15:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PREL TU |
03ANKARA4669 | TURKISH INFORMATION ON IRAQI GOVERNING COUNCIL [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (S) On July 23 the Government of Turkey passed to the Embassy the information below to support its claims that Iraqi Governing Council member Mahmoud Othman is closely affiliated with the PKK/KADEK. (Note: KYB is the Turkish abbreviation for Talabani's [...] | 2003-07-24 08:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MOPS TU IZ |
03ANKARA467 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL WARNER [...] (SBU) Your visit comes at a critical time in US-Turkey relations. Over the last two years the US has supported IMF packages of unprecedented proportions to assist Turkey in recovering from its worst economic crisis in decades. The strategic partnership has grown as a result of Turkey's signi [...] | 2003-01-17 14:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OVIP TU |
03ANKARA4682 | TURKEY: RE-INTEGRATION LAW FOR PKK/KADEK ON HOLD [...] (U) Ruling AK Party July 23 withdrew from the floor of Parliament a "reintegration" law that would have reduced sentences for PKK/KADEK combatants and members of other terrorist organizations who agree to lay down their arms and provide information to authorities. 2. (U) During Parliament [...] | 2003-07-24 11:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA4692 | LITTLE PROGRESS ON RESOLVING BOT AND CARGILL/ADM [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish authorities are making little if any progress toward resolving the investment disputes involving U.S. power generation and starch-based sweetener companies. The BOT issue is being held up in part due to disagreements between the Energy Ministry and the Energy Market R [...] | 2003-07-24 12:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV PREL TU |
03ANKARA470 | LATEST EMBASSY MEETINGS ON ECONOMIC REFORM [...] (SBU) Embassy pressed the economic reform message January 16-17 in meetings with State Planning Under Secretary Ahmet Tiktik, Parliamentary Budget Committee Chairman Sait Acba, and AK Parliamentarian (and former Finance Minister official) Bulent Gidikli. In each of the meetings, we noted that [...] | 2003-01-17 15:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV ECON TU |
03ANKARA4700 | Turkey Restrict Street Vendors to Combat [...] Meeting with Econoff and Econ Specialist July 23, Gunay Gormez, Deputy Director General for Copyright Issues at the Turkish Ministry of Culture, informed us that the GOT had stepped up intellectual property rights enforcement in recent weeks. Provincial auditing commissions had received addit [...] | 2003-07-24 14:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TU |
03ANKARA4701 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-24 14:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA4716 | Iraq-Turkey Civilian Aviation Agreement Signed [...] Baghdad minimize considered. 2. On July 24, Danielle L. Barnes, representing the Baghdad Area Control Center (ACC),and Celalettin Bozkurt, Chief of the Ankara ACC, signed a letter of agreement (LOA) on operational procedures for coordinating and routing air traffic. Joseph T. Fetsch, [...] | 2003-07-25 09:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PREL TU IZ |
03ANKARA4732 | TURKEY PROMISES FULL SUPPORT FOR THE USG'S [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires ad interim Robert Deutsch. Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY. NP A/DAS Mark Fitzpatrick and T Senior Advisor David Wurmser were in Ankara on July 24 to consult with a team of Turkish MFA officials, led by Ambassador Turan Morali (Director-General [...] | 2003-07-25 12:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | DA IR KNNP MNUC PARM PREL |
03ANKARA4737 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-25 13:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA4755 | TURKISH ASSISTANCE FOR IRAQ [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (U) Foreign Ministry officials have advised that the GOT would pledge $5 million in assistance to Iraq this year. That pledge includes $1 million to the UN under the Flash Appeal, with the remainder to fund bilateral assistance, including through the Tu [...] | 2003-07-28 13:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID IZ TU |
03ANKARA476 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH AK PARTY LEADER ERDOGAN: [...] (C) Summary: Noting loss of market confidence, Ambassador pressed AK party chairman Erdogan to use his influence clearly to affirm that the GOT will hew to its IMF-supported economic program. Erdogan professed that there are no differences between the GOT and IMF on goals; he averred that the [...] | 2003-01-21 05:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN TU |
03ANKARA4761 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-28 13:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA4765 | HLG CHAIRMAN'S LETTER PASSED TO THE GOT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-28 13:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC |
03ANKARA4767 | TURKEY: THE BATTLE OVER CONTROL OF GOT RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS [...] (C) Summary: Recent controversy over AK Parliament and Government proposals to employ an additional 15 thousand imams at Turkish mosques is reawakening an age-old controversy over the role of religion in Turkish public life. It also reveals that: 1) both strict secularists and religious conser [...] | 2003-07-28 14:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA4770 | TURKS SIGN LOI; PROBLEMS WITH TAKEOVER OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish authorities signed the Letter of Intent (LOI) late July 25, paving the way for the IMF Board to complete the 5th Review as early as August 1. Agreement on the LOI came after GOT officials agreed to seek Parliamentary approval of revised motor vehicle tax legislation th [...] | 2003-07-28 15:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV TU |
03ANKARA4777 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-29 12:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA4787 | TURKISH PARLIAMENT PASSES "RE-INTEGRATION" LAW FOR [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (U) This is an action request. See paras 9 and 10. 3. (U) Parliament by a vote of 356 to 71 (there were 123 no-shows) passed the GOT's "re-integration" law for PKK/KADEK militants. During the debate, AK M.P. Ahmet Isik stated that the law comes i [...] | 2003-07-29 15:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA4804 | TURKEY: PARLIAMENT TAKES UP CONTROVERSIAL NSC [...] (C) Summary: Parliament July 30 -- two days before the legislative recess -- began debating the AK Government's 7th EU reform-related package, which deals with in part controversial changes to the powerful National Security Council and the NSC Secretariat. The package may be voted late July 3 [...] | 2003-07-30 13:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA4805 | Turkey and Biotechnology [...] (SBU) Summary: The development of biotechnology legislation has been identified as a priority by the new Turkish government. Regulations that parallel EU directives have been drafted, however no action has been taken to put them into place. With the possible exception of the Cartagena Bios [...] | 2003-07-30 13:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR TU |
03ANKARA4817 | PAPER ON THE USG APPROACH IN THE FIRST COMMITTEE [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Polmiloff passed reftel non-paper and points to Omur Yurdakul (1st Secretary in the MFA's Disarmament department) on July 30. Yurdakul had no immediate comment regarding the paper or points, noting that t [...] | 2003-07-30 14:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL MNUC AORC KNNP |
03ANKARA4818 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-30 14:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA4832 | BRSA PRESIDENT ON IMAR BANK PROBLEMS (ACTION [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 9. 2. (C) Summary: Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA) President Engin Akcakoca confirmed to us July 30 that the agency is facing serious difficulties trying to address the problems resulting from the discovery of massive fraud in t [...] | 2003-07-31 11:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV TU |
03ANKARA4834 | TURKISH PARLIAMENT PASSES NSC REFORM PACKAGE [...] (C) Summary: Parliament late July 30 unanimously approved the AK Government's seventh EU-related reform package. As noted in reftels, the most important -- and controversial -- aspects of the package concerned changes to the National Security Council (NSC). Though limited in scope, the NSC r [...] | 2003-07-31 12:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA484 | IRAQ: TURKEY'S "PEACE INITIATIVE" - SCHEDULING [...] (C) DCM delivered Ref A points concerning the Turkish peace initiative to the Prime Minister's Diplomatic Advisor Turkoglu and to MFA Director General for the Middle East Burcuoglu on 1/20. They each welcomed our views and reiterated that it is the GOT's intent to send a strong message to Ir [...] | 2003-01-21 13:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR TU IZ PHUM PREF UNSC |
03ANKARA4848 | AVOIDING DEHAP CONTACTS WITH PKK/KADEK, KDP, PUK, [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (S) Action Request: MFA DG for Middle East Affairs Burcuoglu called July 31 to inform Charge that members of DEHAP (the political front of the PKK/KADEK) had entered Iraq via Jordan and had already met with refugees at UNHCR's Mahmour Refugee Camp. Ac [...] | 2003-07-31 13:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS PTER TU IZ |
03ANKARA4849 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-07-31 14:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA4851 | TURKISH TROOPS FOR IRAQ: GOT NEEDS TO SHOW [...] (S) In separate meetings July 30 with MFA Deputy U/S Baki Ilkin and PM Advisor Ahmet Davutoglu, Charge was told that the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister want a Turkish troop deployment to Iraq, but must take to Parliament any decision to deploy troops to Iraq. In an effort to get to yes wh [...] | 2003-07-31 14:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS PTER TU IZ |
03ANKARA4856 | TURKEY: MORE ON DEHAP PLAN TO VISIT PKK/KADEK IN [...] (C) July 31, following delivery of reftel points to DEHAP regarding the party's planned Aug. 4 delegation to PKK/KADEK members in northern Iraq, Diyarbakir Mayor Feridun Celik, a delegation leader, called in Ankara requesting a meeting. (Note: as reported reftel, GOT officials had told us the [...] | 2003-08-01 07:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA486 | CSCE STAFFERS PRESS GOT ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, FREE [...] (U) Summary: In discussions on religious freedom, free speech, and other human rights issues with GOT officials, human rights activists, and religious groups in Ankara, two Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) staffers praised recent GOT reforms and urged continued progress. [...] | 2003-01-21 14:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA4862 | TURKEY: RESIGNATIONS THROW OPPOSITION CHP FOR A [...] (C) Two M.P.s from the main opposition, Establishment standard-bearer CHP resigned over the party's negative stance on the "re-integration" law -- designed to coax PKK/KADEK militants down from the mountains of n. Iraq -- which Parliament passed July 29 (reftel). Cemal Kaya and Nezir Nasirogl [...] | 2003-08-01 11:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA4864 | TURKISH MFA READY TO START TALKS ON PKK/KADEK [...] (S) In a Aug. 1 meeting, MFA Deputy Undersecretaries Baki Ilkin and Nabi Sensoy told Charge that the Turkish side will be ready to begin discussing cooperation on the presence of PKK/KADEK in Northern Iraq after the "re-integration" law (reftel) is signed by President Sezer and published in the [...] | 2003-08-01 12:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MOPS TU IZ |
03ANKARA4867 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-08-01 14:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA4871 | TURKEY: SUPREME COURT JUSTICE COMMENTS ON REFORM [...] (C) Hasim Kilic, a senior Justice of the Turkish Constitutional Court and a leading proponent of comprehensive reform in Turkey, offered to A/Polcouns on Aug. 1 his views on the AK Government legislative program and the prospects for further democratization. According to Kilic, AK's legislati [...] | 2003-08-01 14:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA489 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-01-21 14:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA4895 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-08-04 15:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA4899 | MTCR NON-PAPER PASSED TO THE GOT [...] (U) Classified by Acting Pol-Mil Counselor Harry Kamian. Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) On August 4, polmiloff passed reftel non-paper regarding MTCR-related contacts between the USG and non-MTCR countries since the September 2002 Warsaw MTCR plenary to Omur Yurdakul, 1st Secretary in th [...] | 2003-08-05 07:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC MASS |
03ANKARA4908 | AUSTRALIA GROUP: NO INDICATION THAT THE GOT WILL [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires ad interim Robert Deutsch. Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) On August 4, polmiloff delivered reftel points to Omur Yurdakul, First Secretary in the MFA's Disarmament Department. Yurdakul said that she was not aware of any intention within the GOT to brea [...] | 2003-08-05 12:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PARM PREL |
03ANKARA4911 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-08-05 13:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA4912 | BOTAS ON IRAQI OIL AND GAZPROM [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (C) Summary. BOTAS General Manager Mehmet Bilgic told us August 1 that a 10-person BOTAS technical team was in Iraq with Iraqi officials to inspect the Kirkuk-Yumurtalik pipeline and help get the oil flowing again as soon as possible. Bilgic asked abo [...] | 2003-08-05 13:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ETTC PREL TU IZ |
03ANKARA4914 | MARKETS RALLY ON IMF/INFLATION NEWS [...] (SBU) Turkish markets rallied Monday and Tuesday on the back of good inflation news and the IMF Board's August 1 decisions to approve the 5th Review and extend 2004-2005 Turkish repurchases. The lira strengthened to 1.406 million/dollar, yields on the benchmark August 8, 2004 t-bill dropped [...] | 2003-08-05 15:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV TU |
03ANKARA494 | TURKEY'S ECONOMY: GOOD TREASURY BOND AUCTIONS [...] (U) On January 21, Turkish Treasury auctioned a one-year fixed rate bond and a two-year floating rate bond today to strong demand, in advance of a January 22 debt redemption to the market of TL 5.4 quadrillion (about $3.5 billion). Treasury sold: -- a total of TL 3.2 quadrillion of the on [...] | 2003-01-21 15:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL TU |
03ANKARA4948 | MEETING WITH MFA ON BASAYEV PRENOTIFICATION AND [...] (U) CLASSSIFIED BY ECONOMIC COUNSELOR SCOT MARCIEL FOR REASONS 1.5 (B),(D). 2. (SBU) ON AUGUST 5, EMBOFFS MET WITH MFA DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR RESEARCH AND INTELLIGENCE HAKAN OKCAL TO EXECUTE REFTEL INSTRUCTIONS. 3. (S) EMBOFFS DELIVERED REF A TALKING POINTS EMPHASIZING THE CLO [...] | 2003-08-06 12:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | ETTC KCRM PTER SNAR TU |
03ANKARA4949 | SAWYERS AND DE MELLO VISIT ANKARA TO CONSULT ON [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (C) Summary: Outgoing British Iraq Special Envoy Sawyers and UN Iraq envoy de Mello visited Ankara July 30-31 and August 4 respectively. Both visitors exchanged assessments of Iraq with the GOT and noted the usefulness of a Turkish contribution to the [...] | 2003-08-06 13:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MOPS MARR PREL TU IZ |
03ANKARA495 | IRAQ: TURKEY'S "PEACE INITIATIVE" - NOT PREP MTG, [...] (C) DDG/Mideast Safak Gokturk told Pol-MilCouns 1/21 that Turkey's "Peace Initiative" meeting would go ahead as planned on 1/23 in Istanbul. However, it will be at ministerial rather than summit level. All Foreign Ministers have agreed to attend. 2. (C) Gokturk was reluctant to charact [...] | 2003-01-21 15:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR TU IZ PHUM PREF |
03ANKARA4950 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-08-06 14:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA4956 | MEETINGS WITH CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR AND TREASURY [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ECONOMIC COUNSELOR SCOT MARCIEL FOR REASONS 1.5 (B),(D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR SERDENGECTI AND TREASURY U/S CANAKCI EXPRESSED CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM ABOUT THE NEAR-TERM MACROECONOMIC OUTLOOK IN MEETINGS WITH EMBOFFS THAT COINCIDED WITH A CENTRAL BANK INTEREST [...] | 2003-08-06 15:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV TU |
03ANKARA4984 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-08-07 13:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA5000 | TURKEY IMPLEMENTS PKK/KADEK REINTEGRATION LAW, [...] (S) Summary: Implementing its newly-ratified Reintegration Law to attract PKK/KADEK members back from Iraq and Western Europe, the GOT is pushing strongly for U.S.-Turkish talks on PKK/KADEK to begin soonest. End summary. 2. (C) Aug. 7 we pressed MFA DDG for Intelligence Kemal Asya for d [...] | 2003-08-08 08:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MOPS PGOV PINS TU IZ |
03ANKARA5001 | TURKEY: DERVIS HINTS AT CHALLENGING INEFFECTUAL [...] (C) Summary: As opposition CHP struggles in public opinion polls, former State Minister/current CHP M.P. Kemal Dervis is beginning to push for a more visible role in the party, and to hint that he may eventually challenge Deniz Baykal for the party chairmanship. Surrounding himself largely wit [...] | 2003-08-08 09:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA5002 | TURKISH MFA READOUT OF SYRIAN P.M. MIRO'S VISIT TO [...] (C) In a readout of Syrian P.M. Miro's July 29-30 visit to Ankara, MFA Acting Head of Department for the Middle East Kemal Tuzun told us Miro's visit was significant as the first visit of a Syrian P.M. in 17 years. As a result of the visit, Tuzun said, Turkey has invited Syrian President Assad [...] | 2003-08-08 09:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD TU SY |
03ANKARA5015 | Turkey Suspends Import Licenses, Raises Corn Duty [...] (SBU) Summary. At the end of July, the government of Turkey (GOT) stopped issuing licenses for corn imports without any prior notification. Turkish officials claim that the action was taken in order to assess the number of licenses issued rather than to inhibit trade. After the corn duty was [...] | 2003-08-08 12:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR KPAO TU |
03ANKARA5039 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-08-08 14:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA5058 | CAPSTONE DELEGATION DISCUSSES US-TURKEY RELATIONS, [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires a.i. Robert Deutsch. Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) The participants in the National Defense University CAPSTONE European Field Studies Program, accompanied by representatives from ODC, DAO, and the pol-mil affairs section of the Embassy, met with MFA [...] | 2003-08-11 10:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ TU |
03ANKARA5072 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-08-11 13:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA5073 | GOT WILL LIKELY SUPPORT USG PROPOSALS AT MTCR [...] (U) Classified by Acting Pol-Mil Counselor Harry Kamian. Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) On August 8, polmiloff passed reftel paper to Omur Yurdakul, First Secretary in the MFA's Disarmament Department. Yurdakul indicated that the GOT would likely support all three reftel proposals at the [...] | 2003-08-11 13:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA FR BA TU |
03ANKARA5075 | MORE ON PRIVATIZATION,UZANS, AND BRSA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: RECENT MEETINGS WITH BANKING REGULATORS AND THE PRIVATIZATION AUTHORITY HAVE REINFORCED THE MESSAGE THAT: A) GOT OFFICIALS BELIEVE THE UZANS' FAILED PURCHASE OF PETKIM WILL NOT HVE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON TURKEY'S PRIVATIZATION PROGRAM, BUT B) THE IMAR BANK CASE IS RATCHETING U [...] | 2003-08-11 14:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN TU |
03ANKARA5105 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LUGAR'S VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (SBU) Your CODEL arrives in Ankara at a time when Turkey is considering increasing its cooperation in reconstruction and stabilization efforts in Iraq. The GOT is shifting its Iraq policy away from one centered on northern-Iraq and ethnic (Kurd or Turkmen) issues towards a more central Baghda [...] | 2003-08-12 12:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON TU |
03ANKARA5107 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MURTHA'S VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (SBU) Your CODEL arrives in Ankara at a time when Turkey is considering increasing its cooperation in reconstruction and stabilization efforts in Iraq. The GOT is shifting its Iraq policy away from one centered on northern-Iraq and ethnic (Kurd or Turkmen) issues towards a more central Baghda [...] | 2003-08-12 12:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON TU |
03ANKARA5116 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-08-12 14:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA5144 | SPACE COOPERATION: GOT IS ANXIOUS TO CONCLUDE A [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires a.i. Robert Deutsch. Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) Action request at paragraph 7. 3. (C) Following the conclusion of the "Statement of Intent between the United States Department of Defense and the Turkish General Staff for Defense Space Cooperat [...] | 2003-08-13 09:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KSCA KSTC PARM TU |
03ANKARA5154 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-08-13 12:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA5159 | GOT ACTIONS SINCE MARCH TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN [...] Summary: Emboffs met August 12-13 with MFA officials and contacted the director of the Ankara office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to discuss actions taken by the GOT to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) subsequent to March 30, the end of the period covered in the 200 [...] | 2003-08-13 14:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL TU TIP IN TURKEY |
03ANKARA5186 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-08-14 13:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA5187 | STATUS OF IRAQI ASSET ISSUE IN TURKEY [...] (SBU) DEPUTY ECONCOUNS SPOKE AUGUST 14 WITH UZGUR ULUDUZ, WHO HAS TAKEN OVER THE IRAQI ASSETS ISSUE IN THE MFA'S BILATERAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT, TO FOLLOW UP ON THE ACTION REQUEST IN REF A. ULUDUZ EXPLAINED THAT FOLLOWING RECEIPT OF THE EMBASSY'S DIPLOMATIC NOTE (REF B) MFA HAD DISTRI [...] | 2003-08-14 13:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC TU IZ |
03ANKARA5191 | TURKS IN GEAR TO DECIDE ON STABILIZATION FORCE [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (S) DG for Mideast Affairs Burcuoglu met with Charge d'Affaires August 14 to lay out additional steps the GOT envisions towards obtaining parliamentary approval for a Turkish contribution to the Iraq stabilization force by September 15. He noted that t [...] | 2003-08-14 14:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS PTER TU IZ |
03ANKARA5198 | TRADE OFFICIAL ON CUSTOMS UNION WITH NORTHERN [...] (C) Summary: Embassy's August 13 discussion with a senior foreign trade official raised questions about how much substance there is to the customs union framework agreement Turkey signed with the "TRNC" authorities August 8. Foreign Trade Director General for Agreements Tevfik Mengu argued [...] | 2003-08-15 06:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL ECIN TU CY |
03ANKARA5205 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-08-15 11:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA5208 | TURKEY PLANS TO AUGMENT AFGHAN PROVINCIAL [...] (U) Kabul minimize considered. 2. (C) Turkish MFA DG for Mideast Affairs Burcuoglu told Charge August 14 that Turkey had decided to augment either the UK Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Mazar-e-Sharif or the German one in Konduz. He said his office would be contacting TGS as well [...] | 2003-08-15 13:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS MOPS PTER TU AF |
03ANKARA5209 | TURKEY PLANS TO DEPOSIT NATO INSTRUMENT OF [...] No summary [...] | 2003-08-15 13:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM MARR PREL KTIA |
03ANKARA5217 | ATTORNEY FOR LEYLA ZANA ACCUSES COURT OF BIAS [...] (C) Summary: Lead defense attorney in the new trial of Leyla Zana and three other Kurdish former MPs accused the court of bias for refusing to release the defendants from prison during trial and consistently rejecting defense requests regarding witness testimony. Our European contacts share t [...] | 2003-08-15 14:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA5223 | TURKEY EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT POSSIBLE FALL-OUT [...] (C) MFA Middle East DG Burcuoglu advised DCM August 14 that the July 22 Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif incident involving non-Muslim groups praying in the al-Aqsa mosque could adversely impact potential Turkish participation in Iraq and the Roadmap. Burcuoglu believed that permitting non-Muslim [...] | 2003-08-18 05:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS KPAL KWBG KIRF IS TU |
03ANKARA5227 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-08-18 12:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA5233 | TURKEY ENCOURAGES PAKISTAN TO CONTRIBUTE TO IRAQ [...] (C) PolMilOff delivered ref B info to MFA Iraq deskoff Haldun Tekneci August 15. Tekneci thanked PolMilOff but made no comment on the information. 2. (C) During an introductory call August 18, MFA U/S Ziyal gave the Ambassador a brief readout of Pakistani FonSec Khokhar's meetings in A [...] | 2003-08-18 15:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS TU IZ PA |
03ANKARA524 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-01-22 13:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA5269 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-08-19 14:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA5271 | TURKISH AID DELEGATION PLANS TO TRAVEL TO IRAQ [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 4. 2. (SBU) The Foreign Ministry advised us late August 19 that a delegation including Turkish parliamentarians, Ministry of Public Works officials, the Turkish Red Crescent, and private sector representatives plans to travel by vehicle to Iraq [...] | 2003-08-19 14:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL TU IZ |
03ANKARA528 | ENERGY MINISTER GULER ON RUSSIAN GAS, BTC [...] (C) Summary. Energy Minister Guler told Ambassador January 15 that one of his top priorities was to renegotiate Turkey's expensive natural gas contracts with Russia. He asked if the U.S. would help him strengthen his negotiating hand vis-a-vis the Russians by tolerating -- or pretending to t [...] | 2003-01-22 14:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET GG TU KZ ETTC |
03ANKARA5312 | TURKS SHARE CONCERNS ON ESDP AND "BERLIN PLUS" [...] No summary [...] | 2003-08-20 13:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EU TU |
03ANKARA5313 | CODEL MURTHA STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF US-TURKISH [...] (C) Visiting Congressmen Murtha and Larson assured Minister of Defense Gonul and TGS CHOD Gen Ozkok August 19 that Turkey was one of the USG's best allies and that we were looking to Turkey to contribute to reconstruction and stabilization efforts in Iraq. Gonul and Ozkok said Turkey shared o [...] | 2003-08-20 13:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS TU IZ |
03ANKARA5314 | GETTING THE MOST OUT OF THE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy recommends an ambitious agenda for the next Economic Partnership Commission meeting, tentatively slated for October, as a way to advance our economic agenda with Turkey and bolster the broader bilateral relationship. We suggest sessions on economic reform, foreign dir [...] | 2003-08-20 13:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV PREL ENRG TU |
03ANKARA5315 | REPORTS OF IRANIANS OPENING CONSULATES IN NORTHERN [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (C) MFA Iraq Department Head Serra Erslan telephoned us August 20 to report that the MFA had received reports that the Iranians recently had opened consulates in two cities in northern Iraq -- Irbil and Suleymaniye. Erslan said that up until [...] | 2003-08-20 13:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS TU IZ PTER ASEC |
03ANKARA5325 | FOLLOW ON TO TURKISH AID DELEGATION PLANS FOR [...] (SBU) In two August 20 diplomatic notes, the MFA advised that the aid delegation discussed in reftel will delay its travel to Iraq by one day, until August 22. The notes also provided updated information re delegation members. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy appreciates Department and [...] | 2003-08-20 14:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL TU IZ |
03ANKARA5326 | CHILD LABOR INFORMATION UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: Turkey's new labor law, drafted to conform with European Union law, became effective June 10, 2003. It prohibits all employment of children under the age of fifteen; fifteen-year olds who have completed their primary education may be employed in "light positions." Fifteen-year [...] | 2003-08-20 14:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID TU |
03ANKARA5334 | 58TH UNGA ATTENDANCE: INITIAL HIGH-LEVEL TURKISH [...] No summary [...] | 2003-08-21 07:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OTRA KSEP TU |
03ANKARA535 | CONSTITUTIONAL COURT RULES ERDOGAN NO LONGER AK [...] (U) Turkish Constitutional Court's 6-5 retroactive ruling that AK Party (AKP) chairman Erdogan lost his chairmanship when he was forced to resign as a founding member in October throws another temporary barrier in Erdogan's path to the Prime Ministership. At the same time we understand from th [...] | 2003-01-22 16:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA5356 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-08-21 13:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA5365 | TERRORIST FINANCING: ANKARA: MEETING WITH MFA RE [...] (U) Classified by Economic Counselor Scot Marciel for Reasons 1.5 (b),(d). 2. (C) Summary: Econoffs met with MFA Deputy Director General for Research and Intelligence Hakan Okcal on August 20 to deliver Ref A and B demarches, and obtain an update on status of previous designations. Okc [...] | 2003-08-21 14:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | EFIN ETTC PTER TU |
03ANKARA539 | NORTHERN IRAQ: PAVING THE WAY FOR US-TURKEY-KURD [...] (S) Ambassador conveyed Ref A points to MFA Undersecretary Ugur Ziyal Jan. 22. Ziyal said he had no problems with the ideas therein (with the exception of the military forces point which needs to be addressed in mil-mil channels) and added that the GOT would like to start talking with the US [...] | 2003-01-22 18:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MARR PREF PHUM TU IZ |
03ANKARA5409 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DAVIS' VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (SBU) Your CODEL arrives in Ankara at a time when Turkey is considering increasing its cooperation in reconstruction and stabilization efforts in Iraq. The GOT is shifting its Iraq policy away from one centered on northern-Iraq and ethnic (Kurd or Turkmen) issues towards a more central Baghda [...] | 2003-08-25 12:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON TU IZ |
03ANKARA541 | TURKS IN NO HURRY TO PUSH FOR MESKHETIAN [...] (C) Summary: Turkish MFA officials consider resettlement to Georgia the best long-term solution to the Meskhetian issue. Aware of Georgia's delicate domestic political situation, however, they are reluctant to pressure Tblisi and prefer to work through the Council of Europe. Meanwhile, in t [...] | 2003-01-23 06:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU GG RS |
03ANKARA5415 | MTCR PROPOSALS DELIVERED TO TURKEY [...] No summary [...] | 2003-08-25 13:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA TU |
03ANKARA5416 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-08-25 13:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA5418 | IRAQ: DELIVERY OF LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY TO FM [...] No summary [...] | 2003-08-25 14:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | OPDC PREL TU IZ |
03ANKARA5419 | IRAQ: KIRKUK VIOLENCE HAVING IMPACT ON TURKISH [...] (C) The August 23-24 violence in Kirkuk that left several Turkmen and Kurds dead/injured was front page news in Turkey over the weekend, and generated demonstrations in front of the Ankara PUK offices that reportedly left 23 police and 5 demonstrators injured. While the story has subsided here [...] | 2003-08-25 15:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS PTER TU IZ |
03ANKARA5436 | SENATOR LUGAR DISCUSSES TURKISH PARTICIPATION IN [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (C) Summary: Senator Lugar reaffirmed to the GOT on August 20 the importance of the longstanding U.S.-Turkish relationship. In meetings with the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Justice, and Defense, as well as the Chief of TGS, Lugar emphasized that the [...] | 2003-08-26 11:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS PTER IS TU IZ |
03ANKARA5438 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-08-26 12:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA5442 | AMBASSADOR EDELMAN'S INITIAL CALL ON TURKISH [...] (C) Summary: During Ambassador Edelman's initial call on Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer August 25, Sezer asserted the importance of the U.S.-Turkey relationship, raised Iraq, and commented on Cyprus' EU accession and Armenian genocide claims. The Ambassador stressed the importance of [...] | 2003-08-26 13:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | AM CY ECON PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA5443 | MARKETS BUOYANT DESPITE WEAK BUDGET NUMBERS [...] (U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Robert Deutsch for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (SBU) Summary: January-July budget data, combined with a frankly skeptical assessment by a key budget official, suggest that the GOT will have difficulty meeting the IMF,s Sixth Review and end-year f [...] | 2003-08-26 16:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN TU |
03ANKARA5449 | IRAN SOLICITING TURKEY'S SUPPORT FOR THE IAEA BOG [...] (C) Summary: MFA DG for International Security Affairs Morali gave DCM August 26 a detailed readout of the visit of Iranian National Security Council Deputy SYG Hussein Mousavin (spelled Museviyan in the Turkish press) August 25. According to Morali, Mousavin told his Turkish interlocutors tha [...] | 2003-08-27 07:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL MNUC IR TU IAEA |
03ANKARA5456 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-08-28 04:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA5464 | AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL CALL ON FONMIN GUL: FOCUS ON [...] (C) Summary: FonMin Gul said Aug. 27 the GOT wants a democratic, stable Iraq able to govern itself; GOT will move cautiously toward a decision on possible troop contribution to stabilization force; U.S. response to Turkey's concerns on PKK/Kadek remains a key point for Ankara. Reaffirming U.S. [...] | 2003-08-28 10:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS TU IZ |
03ANKARA548 | SCENESETTER FOR SACEUR GENERAL JONES'S JANUARY 24 [...] (S) Your visit comes at a critical time in preparing for potential Iraqi operations. Site surveys began on 14 Jan 03. EUCOM/TGS military-to-military consultations reconvened on 3 and 13 Jan 03 respectively and should be completed 23 January 03. Based on a 14 Jan 03 TGS request, two small C [...] | 2003-01-23 11:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MARR TU |
03ANKARA5480 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-08-29 07:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA549 | TURKEY: PRESS ALLEGATIONS OF USG SUPPORT FOR PKK: [...] (C) Summary: Amid strong anxiety in Turkey about a possible war with Iraq, recent reports in the Turkish media alleging that the USG and specific members of the Mission staff are in contact with and supporting the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK, aka KADEK) have been brought to our attention at [...] | 2003-01-23 11:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PGOV PREL ECON TU |
03ANKARA5491 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-08-29 10:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA5515 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON DEFENSE [...] (C) During the Ambassador's introductory call on Minister of National Defense Vecdi Gonul September 1, Gonul affirmed his desire to foster closer cooperation with the US and to support the US in any way Turkey could. On Iraq, Gonul said he hoped the GOT would persuade the Turkish public and P [...] | 2003-09-02 14:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MARR MOPS TU IZ |
03ANKARA5516 | IRAQI MINISTERS: TURKISH OFFICIALS COMPLAIN THERE [...] (C) In seperate conversations with the Ambassador and DCM Sept. 1 and August 30 respectively, MFA Deputy Undersecretary Ali Tuygan and MFA Acting Director General Safak Gokturk said Turkey was disappointed that the Iraqi Governing Council had appointed only one Turkmen minister. Turkish Ambass [...] | 2003-09-02 14:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MARR MOPS TU IZ |
03ANKARA553 | TURKISH RESPONSE TO FAA REQUEST FOR CONSULTATIONS [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See paras 2 and 8. 2. (SBU) Summary and action request. EconCouns delivered reftel points to senior GOT officials January 21-22. The Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority (DGCA) acknowledged that the DGCA had not yet implemented all [...] | 2003-01-23 12:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ASEC ATRN TU |
03ANKARA5530 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-03 07:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA5546 | TURKISH DELEGATION FROM IRAQ 9/04: ASSISTANCE [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (C) This is an action request. See para 4. 3. (C) Embassy received the following dip note regarding the GOT delegation planning to return from Iraq September 4. Begin Text: OAGY-II/273 dated September 2, 2003. The Ministry of Foreign Affa [...] | 2003-09-03 13:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS TU IZ PTER ASEC |
03ANKARA5547 | ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH INVITES PRESIDENT BUSH TO [...] (C) Summary: Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, who will travel to New York in March 2004, hopes he could also see President Bush in Washington then. He wants to invite the President to visit the Patriarchate when he is in Istanbul at the May 2004 NATO Summit. The Patriarch characterized his [...] | 2003-09-03 13:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL TU |
03ANKARA5548 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-03 13:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA5551 | IMF RESREP PREPARES FOR BUSY SEASON; [...] (SBU) Summary: IMF Resident Representative Odd Per Brekk told us the Fund is gearing up for an intense period of work towards the Sixth Review. The jury is still out on a series of structural reforms, especially direct tax reform, and big questions remain on the budget, though a Treasury ann [...] | 2003-09-03 14:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PREL TU |
03ANKARA5553 | TURKEY'S U/S ZIYAL: QUALMS ABOUT IRAQ, URGENCY ON [...] (C) Turkish MFA Undersecretary Ziyal invited Ambassador for a meeting Sept. 3 to discuss Iraq, the PKK, the NATO Summit dates and Cyprus. Ziyal worried that the situation in Iraq was not improving and that Lebanonization remained a possibility. He raised Turkey's unhappiness with the Iraqi m [...] | 2003-09-03 15:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MARR MOPS CY TU IZ NATO |
03ANKARA5566 | TURKEY'S EU CANDIDACY: FOCUS NOW ON IMPLEMENTATION [...] (C) Summary: European diplomats in Ankara say the GOT's extensive human rights reforms have brought Turkey close to meeting EU accession criteria; the EU will now focus on how well the reforms are implemented. However, Turkey still falls short of the criteria in some areas, and pro-EU advocat [...] | 2003-09-04 10:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA5576 | IAEA/IRAN: TURKEY RIDING THE COATTAILS OF THE E.U. [...] (C) Because higher level GOT disarmament officials were in Vienna for the CTBT discussions, PolMilOff delivered reftel talking points to the new MFA Head of the Disarmament Department Bulent Meric September 4. Meric said his department was still examining the IAEA August 26 report in detail, [...] | 2003-09-05 06:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL MNUC IR TU IAEA |
03ANKARA5579 | TERRORIST FINANCE: ANKARA: JI TEN/LIST 40 [...] (U) Classified by Economic Counselor Scot Marciel for Reasons 1.5 (b),(d). 2. (C) Summary: Econoffs met with MFA official Ahmet Arda to deliver Ref A and C demarches, and discuss possible additional legal bases for seizing terrorist assets. End Summary. 3. (C) Effective [...] | 2003-09-05 10:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL PTER |
03ANKARA5584 | AMBASSADOR, INTERIOR MINISTER DISCUSS PKK, IRAQI [...] (C) Summary: In a September 2 introductory meeting with the Ambassador, Interior Minister Aksu called on the U.S. to take action against the PKK/KADEK in northern Iraq and offered training for Iraqi police. The Ambassador said the USG and GOT will soon discuss an approach to the PKK/KADEK pro [...] | 2003-09-05 11:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CASC PHUM IZ TU |
03ANKARA5587 | GOT Views on the WTO Ministerial in Cancun [...] (SBU) Meeting with Econoff and Econ Specialist on September 3, Husnu Dilemre, Deputy Director General for Agreements at the Foreign Trade Undersecretariat, provided an overview of Turkish views and objectives for the upcoming Cancun WTO Ministerial. In particular, he highlighted Turkey's desi [...] | 2003-09-05 12:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD AORC TU |
03ANKARA5628 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-05 12:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA5637 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-05 12:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA5641 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER BABACAN [...] (C) Summary: In a September 3 courtesy call, Ambassador urged State Minister Babacan to wrap up talks on the U.S. financial package quickly, stick to the economic reform program, and take concrete steps to resolve problems facing U.S. investors. Babacan said he had instructed his staff to c [...] | 2003-09-05 13:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV EAID PREL TU |
03ANKARA5643 | Demarche on ICAO Air Navigation Conference [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-05 14:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR TU |
03ANKARA5644 | BANK REGULATOR'S HEADACHES [...] (U) Classified by Economic Counselor Scot Marciel for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary: In a meeting with econoffs September 4, embattled BRSA Chairman Engin Akcakoca described GOT consideration of legislation that, if enacted in its current form, would greatly reduce the indepe [...] | 2003-09-05 14:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV TU |
03ANKARA5645 | CHOD OZKOK EMPHASIZES KURDISH ISSUES AS KEY TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the AMB's 9/5 introductory call on GEN Ozkok, the CHOD focused on ethnic tension in nIZ and its effect on Turkish public opinion, and thus on Turkey's ability to contribute troops to the stabilization force. US action on PKK/KADEK is also a key factor in Turkey's decision [...] | 2003-09-05 14:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL TU IZ |
03ANKARA5646 | A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE BOT ISSUE? [...] (SBU) Summary: An Enron executive says a "trial balloon" floated by the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) has the potential to lead to a solution to the dispute between the GOT and BOT power generating companies over pricing and other contractual issues. The idea would be for EMRA to [...] | 2003-09-05 14:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ENRG EFIN TU |
03ANKARA5647 | FIRST TURKISH POWER TO IRAQ ON SCHEDULE FOR [...] With the strong support of the GOT, Turkish power company Karadeniz Energy is preparing to export 50 megawatts of power from Turkey into the Iraqi power grid. The 2-year deal was signed with the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad on August 26, with power scheduled to begin flowing Sep [...] | 2003-09-05 15:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PGOV PREL TU IZ |
03ANKARA5652 | TURKEY: AMBASSADOR, DEPUTY P.M. SAHIN DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: In his introductory call on Deputy P.M. Mehmet Ali Sahin, the Ambassador underscored the importance of U.S.-Turkey relations; said that Turkey could play an important positive role in Iraq; and raised concerns about minority foundations. Sahin said the GOT believes it can contrib [...] | 2003-09-08 09:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ TU PHUM |
03ANKARA5658 | Foreign Trade Undersecretary on Booming Trade [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. Summary: -------- 2. (SBU) In a September 5 meeting with Econ Counselor and Econoff, Foreign Trade Undersecretary Tuncer Kayalar predicted that Turkish exports to Iraq would continue to grow quickly, and said that an intense inspection regime aimed a [...] | 2003-09-08 12:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ELTN ENRG PREL TU IZ |
03ANKARA5668 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-08 12:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA5671 | TURKEY: OPPOSITION CHP IN DENIAL OVER FLAGGING [...] (C) Summary: Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) continues to argue against sending Turkish troops to Iraq as part of a stabilization force -- so far to no noticeable effect with the voters. Although hurting at the polls, senior members of the party seem unconcerned with the direc [...] | 2003-09-08 13:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA5680 | IRAQ: CONGESTION AT HABUR BORDER CROSSING REQUIRES [...] (C) Over the past week, Post has fielded multiple reports from a variety of sources, including the CPA and the Turkish MFA, about delays, extremely long lines, extensive searches and unhappy truckers on both sides of the Habur Bridge/Ibrahim Khalil border crossing between Iraq and Turkey. Bec [...] | 2003-09-08 14:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS ETRD ETTC TU IZ |
03ANKARA5681 | TURKEY CONSIDERING PSI STATEMENT OF INTERDICTION [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-08 15:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TU |
03ANKARA5683 | Demarche on Geographical Indications and the [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-09 06:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TU |
03ANKARA5693 | IAEA/IRAN: EXPECT MORE COOPERATION FROM TURKEY [...] (C) Subsequent to receiving clarification from the Department that resolutions described in Refs D and E were in fact the same resolution, MFA Disarmament Head of Department Bulent Meric reiterated to PolMilOff Sept. 8 that Turkey's position on the Iran resolution was the same as the EU's. Pol [...] | 2003-09-09 12:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL MNUC IR TU IAEA |
03ANKARA5694 | IRAQ, TURKEY AND A NEW UNSC RESOLUTION: PASSAGE [...] (C) The passage of a new UNSC resolution on Iraq authorizing a UN-mandated MNF would provide useful cover for GOT officials with the Turkish Parliament if/when the GOT seeks Parliament's approval for a Turkish troop contribution. Significantly, President Sezer, the loudest voice insisting on [...] | 2003-09-09 14:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS TU IZ |
03ANKARA5701 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-09 14:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA5728 | NEW AIR FORCE CHIEF TAKES TOUGH TACK ON INCIRLIK, [...] (C) SUMMARY: New Air Chief Gen Ibrahim Firtina took a surprisingly aggressive approach on a range of issues at the AMB's introductory call 9/8. First, he surprised us by re-opening the F16 EW suite issue which his predecessor had agreed to (reftel). Then he implied that the US was lucky Turk [...] | 2003-09-10 07:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL TU IZ |
03ANKARA5736 | CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR TO AMBASSADOR: WE'VE MADE [...] (C) Summary: Central Bank Governor Serdengecti told Ambassador September 9 that Turkey had made progress on a number of economic issues, but he remains cautious because "anything can happen." On the positive side, the economy is enjoying both growth and disinflation, the government has incr [...] | 2003-09-10 10:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV TU |
03ANKARA5745 | SCENESETTER FOR INTERAGENCY CONSULTATION TEAM FOR [...] (C) Summary: Four and a half years after the capture of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, the GOT remains divided over how to deal with the remnants of the terrorist organization, how to handle Kurdish nationalism, and whether to loosen restrictions on Kurdish political and cultural expression. The [...] | 2003-09-10 11:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER TU IZ |
03ANKARA5750 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-10 14:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA5753 | 58TH UNGA ATTENDANCE: FINAL ADDITIONS TO [...] (U) Turkish MFA UN Head Kaya submitted final high-level attendance list for the Turkish delegation to the 58th UNGA. Per ref (A) format: C. (Updated information) Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul will depart Istanbul on TK 0001 at 11:35 and arrive New Yor [...] | 2003-09-10 15:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA KSEP TU |
03ANKARA5757 | AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MINISTER OF FINANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IN HIS FIRST MEETING WITH FINANCE MINISTER UNAKITAN, THE AMBASSADOR EXPRESSED HIS VIEW THAT TURKEY HAD A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD ON RECENT GOOD NEWS BY ACCELERATING REFORMS AND RESOLVING INVESTMENT DISPUTES. THE FINANCE MINISTER CLAIMED THE GOT WAS STRONGLY COMMITTED TO REFO [...] | 2003-09-11 07:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV PREL TU |
03ANKARA576 | TGS PUSHES AGAIN TO KEEP NATO COMMANDS IN TURKEY [...] (C) In a Jan. 20 meeting with CJCS GEN Myers, Turkish CHOD GEN Ozkok noted that NATO should maintain its Combined Air Operations Center (CAOC) in Eskisehir and its Joint Sub-Regional Command (JSRC) in Izmir and pressed for US support. TGS J-3 LTG Karabay reiterated Ref A request for bilateral [...] | 2003-01-24 09:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL TU NATO |
03ANKARA5769 | DEMARCHE ON POSSIBLE AL-QAIDA AVIATION THREAT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-11 11:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | ASEC EAIR PTER TU |
03ANKARA5774 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2003 [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-11 12:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | NOTAG TU |
03ANKARA5780 | TRAVEL OF TURKS TO KIRKUK SEPT 11 BY BUS THROUGH [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-11 14:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR MOPS TU IZ PTER ASEC |
03ANKARA5787 | EXBS: SEPTEMBER 11 MEETING WITH TURKEY ON EXBS [...] (SBU) Summary: An interagency team led by NP/ECC Director van Son met with Turkish MFA and the Turkish interagency on September 11 to negotiate the proposed EXBS legal agreement so that planned EXBS assistance programs can commence. The Turkish and U.S. teams concentrated their discussions [...] | 2003-09-12 06:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM ETTC PREL KSTC TU |
03ANKARA5791 | TURKEY: LOCAL AK PARETY BOSSES CONFIDENT IN [...] (C) Summary: In separate early September meetings, ruling AK Party bosses in Ankara discussed signs of improving economic conditions, local elections, and intra-party politics. Poloff met with Hamdi Balaban of Ankara's left-leaning Yenimahalle district and Orhan Kaya of Altindag, one of Ankar [...] | 2003-09-12 08:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA5801 | MARKETS STRONG DESPITE DISAPPOINTING SECOND [...] (SBU) Summary: Markets continued their summer rally this week, buoyed by the news of the likely signature of the U.S. financial assistance agreement. On Wednesday, the rally was strong enough to propel the benchmark t-bill rate to its lowest level of the year, the stock market to its highe [...] | 2003-09-12 12:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV TU |
03ANKARA5805 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-12 13:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA5807 | GUL-SHALOM OCTOBER 5 LETTER [...] (U) The Israeli Embassy in Ankara shared with us an unclassified facsimile copy of a letter sent September 5 from SIPDIS Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul to Israeli Foreign Minister Sylvan Shalom. In the letter, Gul expresses concern over: -- the "formidable task" facing the Coali [...] | 2003-09-12 14:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINS KPAL IS TU |
03ANKARA5808 | Pharmaceuticals IPR Update [...] (SBU) Summary: Following heavy lobbying by the local generics industry, the GOT is contemplating introduction of data exclusivity protection for pharmaceutical test data only in 2007 and even watering down patent protection, but, to our knowledge, no final decisions have been taken on these m [...] | 2003-09-12 14:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
03ANKARA581 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-01-24 12:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA5811 | MORE ON ENRON BOT "TRIAL BALLOON" [...] Summary: ENRON's report of a GOT trial balloon to resolve the dispute between BOT operator Trakya (Enron) and the GOT (reftel) appears to have been overly optimistic. Yusuf Gunay, President of the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA),told us he had not heard of the proposal, while Ener [...] | 2003-09-13 06:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ENRG TU |
03ANKARA5828 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH CONSTITUTIONAL COURT [...] (U) Summary: In a September 8 introductory meeting, Constitutional Court President Bumin told the Ambassador he plans to establish a Free Speech Committee of Turkish jurists. He said the GOT should advance human rights reform and EU membership by focusing on implementing recent legal amendmen [...] | 2003-09-15 09:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA5836 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-15 14:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA5839 | AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL CALL ON FORMER PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: In an introductory call by the Ambassador, former president Demirel urged a repair to the relationship between the Pentagon and TGS; underscored the importance of higher-impact U.S. public diplomacy; called for the U.S. to project its power by finishing the job in Iraq without majo [...] | 2003-09-15 14:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS TU |
03ANKARA5848 | COULD AN ELECTION-RELATED COURT CASE CUT AK [...] (C) Summary: Supreme Appeals Court's likely confirmation of the sentence in an election fraud case against pro-Kurdish DEHAP raises the question whether High Election Board (YSK) will subsequently reallocate seats in Parliament, reducing AK's political dominance and enabling right-of-center DYP [...] | 2003-09-16 06:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINS TU |
03ANKARA5850 | Ambassador's Meeting with TOBB President Rifat [...] (SBU) In the Ambassador's first call on Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (Turkish acronym TOBB) President Rifat Hisarciklioglu, the two sides discussed Iraq reconstruction, economic reform, the upcoming Economic Partnership Commission meeting, and investment climate issues. H [...] | 2003-09-16 07:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PREL TU IZ |
03ANKARA5856 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-16 13:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA586 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-01-24 12:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA5866 | LETTER TO HHS SECRETARY THOMPSON FROM TURKISH [...] Post received Turkish MFA dip note no. 2003/CKGY/360370 requesting embassy to forward a letter to HHS Secretary Thompson from Minister of National Education Huseyin Celik announcing GOT support to the U.S. candidacy to the Executive Board. BEGIN TEXT Tommy G. THOMPSON Secretary of H [...] | 2003-09-17 09:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL TU |
03ANKARA5879 | Cargill and ADM Move a Step Closer to Higher Sugar [...] (SBU) Summary: A key GOT board has recommended increasing the quota for corn syrup producers to 15 percent of the total sugar quota, which, if implemented, will help Cargill and ADM/TateLyle avoid production losses on their massive investments in Turkey. Although the sugar beet industry is p [...] | 2003-09-17 14:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EAGR TU |
03ANKARA5892 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-17 14:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA5897 | TURKEY OPEN TO CANCELING FALL MILITARY EXERCISES [...] (C) Summary: In receiving Ref A demarche, GOT interlocutors from MFA and TGS did not push back on canceling this year's Toros/Barbaros exercise and expressed openness to following past practice of mirroring the Greek activities. However, they were characteristically unwilling to commit to doin [...] | 2003-09-18 06:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL TU GR CY |
03ANKARA5900 | AMBASSADOR, ANKARA MAYOR DISCUSS LOCAL [...] (C) Summary: In a Sept. 15 meeting with the Ambassador, Ankara mayor Melih Gokcek expressed hope that the AK Government will pass local administrative reform. He expects that the more controversial aspects of the reform will be taken up after local elections, which are scheduled for next Apri [...] | 2003-09-18 07:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA5920 | TURKEY SUPPORTS U.S. EFFORT TO ACCELERATE [...] (SBU) Turkey shares the U.S.goal to accelerate assitance to Afghanistan. Turkey has already exceeded its original 5-year pledge of $5 million and hopes to commit another USD 3 million in 2004. Ambassador Okcun, Turkey's Afghan Reconstruction Coordinator, will attend the September 21 meeting [...] | 2003-09-18 15:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AF EAID PREL TU |
03ANKARA5927 | GOT ENGAGED IN INTERNAL DEBATE OVER IDP CONFERENCE [...] (C) Summary: Some MFA officials support a UN recommendation to hold an international conference on return programs for those displaced from the southeast during the PKK conflict; however, the Interior Ministry opposes. UNHCR believes the conference should also include the return of refugees f [...] | 2003-09-19 06:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE |
03ANKARA5930 | IRAQ: TURKISH ENVOY KARAOSMANOGLU SHARES [...] (S) DCM met Sept. 17 with Turkish MFA Envoy Karaosmanoglu, who spent three weeks in Iraqi in August/Sept. on a fact finding mission to help the GOT determine whether to support a Turkish troop contribution to a stabilization force in Iraq. Karaosmanoglu said most Iraqis he met were opposed to [...] | 2003-09-19 07:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PTER PREL MOPS MARR TU IZ |
03ANKARA5938 | URGENT DEMARCHE: UN ACTION ON THE MIDDLE EAST: [...] (C) DCM presented reftel demarche September 18 to MFA Middle East AND Africa General Director Tahsin Burcuoglu. 2. (C) Burcuoglu accepted the U.S. views and reiterated Turkey's support for the Road Map and its continuing good relationship with both Israelis and Palestinians. He indicated [...] | 2003-09-19 10:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS TU |
03ANKARA5945 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-19 12:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA5951 | POST THOUGHTS ON DISBURSEMENT TIMING, MESSAGE TO [...] (U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Robert Deutsch for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary: Ankara-based IFI officials have expressed concern that the timing of the U.S. disbursement of its financial assistance could create moral hazard by removing market pressure for implement [...] | 2003-09-19 14:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA5953 | 58TH UNGA ATTENDANCE: ADDITIONAL NAME AND [...] (U). Please correct Ambassador Volkan Bozkir's position to read "Deputy Undersecretary." 2. (U) There will be five security officers accompanying the Turkish delegation. Please add the name of one additional security officer. D. Security Officer: -- Sirin Kose. EDELMAN [...] | 2003-09-19 14:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA KSEP TU UNGA UN |
03ANKARA5954 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-19 14:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA5961 | TURKEY: MFA DIPNOTE ON SEEBRIG [...] On September 18, 2003, the Embassy received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (see para 2 for complete text) on the South Eastern European Brigade (SEEBRIG). Embassy faxed copy of the diplomatic note to OSD's Maria Copson-Niecko in Istanbul. 2. Begin text of MFA no [...] | 2003-09-22 10:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR TU |
03ANKARA5962 | NORTHERN IRAQ: NEXT STEPS WITH TURKEY ON PKK/KADEK [...] (S) As we prepare for S/CT Black's visit and the next round of talks with Turkey on the PKK/KADEK presence in Iraq, Post believes we need to take into account a number of the Turkish positions expressed to DAS Pascoe on Sept. 12 (Ref B). RECOMMENDATION: To demonstrate the seriousness of the US [...] | 2003-09-22 11:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PTER PREL MOPS MARR TU IZ |
03ANKARA5963 | TURKEY: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH OPPOSITION CHP [...] (C) Summary: In a Sept. 17 meeting with the Ambassador, opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) chairman Deniz Baykal said it will be difficult to support USG policy in Iraq given the current ambiguous attitude of some Iraqis toward Turkey. He also asserted that any new UNSC resolution wil [...] | 2003-09-22 12:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA5964 | TURKEY'S NSC SECGEN TAKES CONSERVATIVE APPROACH ON [...] (C) Summary: During their initial meeting on the eve of the September 19 NSC meeting that would consider a troop contribution to the stabilization force in Iraq, new NSC Secretary General General Sukru Sariisik revealed little to SIPDIS the Ambassador of what would occur at the meeting. [...] | 2003-09-22 12:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CY IZ MARR PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA5966 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-22 14:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA5967 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY PM SENER [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Eric Edelman reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary: In a first meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy PM Sener seemed open to helping the U.S. with companies' problems in Turkey. In reply to the Ambassador's caution against complacency on the reform program, [...] | 2003-09-22 14:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV PREL PTER EFIN TU IZ |
03ANKARA5982 | Demarche on Montreal Convention Delivered [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-23 09:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON TU |
03ANKARA5993 | PRO-KURDISH PARTY CHAIRMAN AND OTHERS DETAINED IN [...] (C) Summary: Turkish police detained pro-Kurdish Democratic People's Party (DEHAP) Chairman Tuncer Bakirhan and several others September 22 in connnection with their attendance at a concert in Germany on September 13 where PKK flags and posters of jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan were alle [...] | 2003-09-23 13:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA6001 | U.S. CREDIT SIGNING CAPS STRONG MARKET RALLY [...] (SBU) Yesterday's signing of the U.S. Financial Agreement in Dubai capped a strong market rally over the previous two weeks, which saw the Turkish equity, foreign exchange and debt markets reach their high point of the year. Though the U.S. FA signing was important, forward-leaning comments f [...] | 2003-09-23 14:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN TU |
03ANKARA6002 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-23 14:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA6005 | Turkish Delegation to Oxford Tracker Workshop [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-24 06:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PARM TU |
03ANKARA6019 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-24 12:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA6020 | TURKEY'S EAST AND SOUTHEAST KURDS WARN RECENT [...] (C) Following is a field report from Consulate Adana Principal Officer. 2. (C) Summary: In a political environment which has once again become tense, Kurdish political and community leaders in Turkey's east and southeast assert vigorously that the GOT's recent reintegration law is inadequ [...] | 2003-09-24 13:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV PINS PHUM TU |
03ANKARA6028 | IRAQ: TURKEY'S U/S ZIYAL ON GC/TRIBES VISITS, [...] (C) On Sept. 23, Turkish MFA Undersecretary Ziyal and Ambassador discussed a range of Iraq issues. Ziyal said Iraqi tribes and the visiting Governing Council delegation told the Turks they did not want more foreign troops in Iraq. However, if Turkey sent troops, the Turks should be distinct [...] | 2003-09-24 15:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MARR MOPS ETRD ETTC TU IZ |
03ANKARA6048 | Turkish Official on Rail Link with Iraq, Syria [...] (SBU) Summary: A Turkish railway official told us that rail has moved relatively little cargo, including humanitarian aid, to Iraq in recent months, but that there are plans to begin moving some fuel by rail. Our interlocutor contended that steep Syrian transit fees were a serious obstacle t [...] | 2003-09-25 13:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN ETRD TU IZ |
03ANKARA605 | UPDATE ON TURKEY'S IMF PROGRAM [...] (SBU) IMF ResRep (protect) advised that Turkish authorities delivered late January 22 a draft Letter of Intent, along with a package of fiscal measures designed to enable the government to reach its primary surplus target of 6.5 percent of GNP. ResRep said his initial impression was that the [...] | 2003-01-24 14:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV ECON TU |
03ANKARA6053 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-25 14:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA6058 | TURKEY: AMBASSADOR EDELMAN'S MEETING WITH ENERGY [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Edelman,s first meeting with Energy and Natural Resources Minister Hilmi Guler focused on Turkey,s efforts to reduce the high prices it pays for natural gas imports, principally from Russia, and Guler,s desire to help U.S. efforts in Iraq. Guler said his Ministry wa [...] | 2003-09-25 14:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON ENRG IZ PREL TU |
03ANKARA6060 | TURKEY: THE VIEW FROM THE HEARTLAND, PART ONE [...] (C) Summary: During poloff's Sept. 10-13 trip to the western Black Sea provinces of Kastamonu and Sinop, contacts across the spectrum averred the importance of strong U.S.-Turkey relations but also took the opportunity to express their very palpable anxiety with USG Iraq policy, in particular [...] | 2003-09-26 07:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA6068 | Proposal for a Joint Demarche with EU on [...] (U) This cable contains an action request in para 4. 2. (SBU) In recent years, the USG has pressed Turkey to improve protection of intellectual property rights, particularly for pharmaceuticals manufacturers, but with limited results thus far. Copyright and trademark holders continue to [...] | 2003-09-26 13:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
03ANKARA6070 | EU to Inspect Turkish Poultry Plants for Export [...] (SBU) Summary. Five Turkish poultry facilities are being inspected by the EU veterinarians for approval to export poultry meat to the European Union. Turkish officials estimate that, during the first year, exports for the five plants could total up to 10,000 tons. An additional 4 plants wil [...] | 2003-09-26 13:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR KPAO TU USTR |
03ANKARA6071 | THE 6TH REVIEW AND OUR DISBURSEMENT [...] (C) IMF Deputy ResRep (protect) told us last night that, given Turkey's strong macroeconomic performance and positive public statements by Fund management, the GOT would have to stumble badly on one or more key issues to prevent the 6th review from moving ahead in a more or less timely fashion [...] | 2003-09-26 13:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL ECON TU |
03ANKARA6072 | NORTHERN IRAQ: TALABANI TRIES TO MEND FENCES WITH [...] (C) Iraqi Governing Council member and leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Jalal Talabani, sent letters Sept. 23 to Turkish PM Erdogan and MFA Undersecretary Ziyal seeking improved relations between the PUK and Turkey. He also sent a verbal message noting that Turkey and the Iraqi Kur [...] | 2003-09-26 13:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL MOPS MARR TU IZ |
03ANKARA6086 | TERRORIST FINANCE: ZARQAWI DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-26 13:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC PTER TU |
03ANKARA6090 | SUGGESTED ADDITIONAL COUNTER-TERRORISM SUBJECTS [...] (C) Although PKK/KADEK will be the primary focus of the upcoming delegation led by Cofer Black to continue counter-terrorism consultations with the GOT, post recommends discussion of the following terrorist groups and subjects: -- Al-Qaeda and the GWOT: Thank GOT for good bilateral coopera [...] | 2003-09-26 14:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV PINS TU |
03ANKARA611 | QUENCHING THE THIRST: WATER FOR TURKEY'S [...] Summary. Turkey has invested $30 billion over the past five decades in a massive water management system that challenges the limitations of its semi-arid climate. As a result, Turkey provides household water supply systems to 70 percent of its population, including 62 percent in rural areas [...] | 2003-01-24 15:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO PGOV ECON TU |
03ANKARA6111 | EXBS: REVISED TEXT OF LEGAL AGREEMENT PASSED TO [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-29 14:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM ETTC PREL KSTC TU |
03ANKARA6112 | TURKEY AND PSI STATEMENT OF INTERDICTION PRINCIPLES [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-29 14:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TU |
03ANKARA6113 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-29 14:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA612 | LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH FROM AKP CHAIRMAN ERDOGAN [...] No summary [...] | 2003-01-24 15:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPDC TU |
03ANKARA6122 | APPEALS COURT RULING COULD LEAD TO REDISTRIBUTION [...] (C) Summary: As expected, Turkey's Supreme Appeals Court upheld a lower court ruling convicting leaders of the pro-Kurdish Democratic People's Party (DEHAP) of election fraud. The High Election Board (YSK) will determine how to respond to the ruling. Most of our contacts predict the YSK will [...] | 2003-09-30 05:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA613 | LETTER FOR VICE PRESIDENT CHENEY FROM AKP CHAIRMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2003-01-24 15:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPDC TU |
03ANKARA6136 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-09-30 13:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA6139 | TURKEY UNLIKELY TO OFFICIALLY CANCEL CYPRUS [...] (C) We followed up on our earlier demarche about canceling the upcoming exercises on Cyprus (ref A) with MFA Deputy DG for Greece/Cyprus Necip Eguz on Sept 29. PolMilCouns pressed upon Eguz the need for an early official GOT position in order to ensure all sides follow last year's precedent [...] | 2003-09-30 15:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL TU GR CY |
03ANKARA6140 | KURDS IN SOUTHEAST FEAR U.S. CRACKDOWN ON PKK [...] (C) Summary: Kurds in southeastern Turkey fear a possible U.S. military action against the PKK/KADEK in northern Iraq, and oppose Turkish participation in the Stabilization Force because they believe Turkish authorities would use their presence in Iraq to crack down on Iraqi Kurds. Most of our [...] | 2003-09-30 15:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PTER IZ TU |
03ANKARA6141 | KEY ECONOMIC CONDITIONALITY ISSUES FOR USG LOAN [...] (SBU) Summary: For the decision on GOT compliance with economic conditionality in the U.S.-Turkish Financial Agreement, post recommends Washington focus on the most critical issues in the IMF's Sixth Review: staff reductions at SEE's, the end-August fiscal target, the 2004 budget, the Public [...] | 2003-09-30 16:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PREL TU |
03ANKARA6144 | REGULATORS COMPLAIN OF STIFF OPPOSITION TO ELECTRICITY REFORM [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-01 08:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PREL TU |
03ANKARA6145 | IRAQ: TURKS SEEK MEETING WITH USG/CPA DELEGATION [...] (C) On October 1, MFA Economics Department Head Akif Ayhan told PolMilOff that Turkish missions in Washington and Baghdad would be demarching State and CPA respectively to request a USG/CPA delegation with reps from Washington and Baghdad come to Ankara in the near future to discuss with the G [...] | 2003-10-01 09:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS ETRD ETTC TU IZ |
03ANKARA6160 | TURKEY: THE VIEW FROM THE HEARTLAND, PART TWO [...] (C) Summary: Public support for the AK government is solid in the conservative central Anatolian provinces of Konya and Karaman. If the AK government takes the lead, the local public, although wary, appears willing to go along with sending Turkish troops to Iraq. Government officials and r [...] | 2003-10-01 13:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS TU |
03ANKARA6161 | INDIAN PRIME MINISTER VAJPAYEE'S SEPTEMBER 16-19 [...] (U) Indian PM Vajpayee visited Turkey September 16-19, the first visit by an Indian PM in 15 years. Vajpayee spent September 17 in Ankara, meeting with GOT officials including PM Erdogan and FM Gul. Vajpayee went to Istanbul on September 18, meeting with business leaders and Turkish Preside [...] | 2003-10-01 13:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU IN |
03ANKARA6162 | IMF MISSION BEGINS TALKS [...] (SBU) IMF ResRep briefed us late October 1 on the mission's first few days of talks in Ankara. Although the talks are going well, he cautioned that there is still much work to do, and it is too early to say whether the mission will be able to wrap things up during this visit, which ends Octo [...] | 2003-10-01 14:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV TU |
03ANKARA6163 | TURKEY: VIEW FROM THE HEARTLAND III: KURDS IN [...] (C) Summary: Kurds in the southeast insist recent human rights reforms have not been implemented, and that practices such as torture, lack of attorney access for detainees, and restrictions on the use of the Kurdish language continue unabated. Even if the reforms are implemented in the rest of [...] | 2003-10-01 14:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA6164 | TURKS SAY THEY ARE STILL INTERESTED IN QIZ [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-01 15:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL TU |
03ANKARA6165 | PRIVATIZATION UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. After years of slow motion on privatization, IMF conditions and the AK government,s more business-oriented approach seems to have led to a decisive phase in Turkey,s privatization program. How serious the GOT has become will be known by the end of the year, by when three of t [...] | 2003-10-02 04:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EFIN PGOV TU |
03ANKARA6173 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-02 07:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA618 | CONTINUING TURKISH CONCERNS ABOUT ALLEGED USG-PKK [...] (U) Action request--para 5. 2. (U) Jan. 24 MFA DDG for anti-terrorism Asya called us in to discuss Turkish concerns that the USG has links with, and is supporting, PKK/KADEK. 3. (C) Handing over copies of Embassy's and Department spokesman's denials of any USG-PKK link and recalling [...] | 2003-01-24 16:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS TU |
03ANKARA619 | TURKISH CHOD STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF [...] (C) During a January 20 meeting with visiting CJCS, Turkish General Staff (TGS) CHOD Gen. Ozkok said that TGS would concentrate on the ATAK helicopter and the tank modernization programs after the conclusion of the three "big" visits (i.e. CJCS, 1/23 UK CHOD and 1/24 SACEUR Gen. Jones). Ozkok [...] | 2003-01-24 16:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL TU |
03ANKARA6197 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-02 12:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA6198 | MFA CAUCASUS OFFICIAL ON ARMENIA, GEORGIA, [...] (C) Summary. In a September 23 conversation with poloff, MFA Caucasus Department Head Murat Adali worried about Russian influence in the Caucasus, particularly Georgia, during a period when U.S. attention was turned to Iraq. Adali expressed eagerness for the U.S. and Turkey to work together [...] | 2003-10-02 13:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU GG AJ AM RS |
03ANKARA6199 | MEETING WITH TREASURY U/S CANAKCI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IN A MEETING WITH ECONOFFS, TURKISH TREASURY U/S CANAKCI DESCRIBED THE STILL-EARLY STATE OF PLAY WITH THE IMF SIXTH REVIEW MISSION. CANAKCI CLAIMED THE GOT WAS ON TRACK TO MEET OR GET CLOSE TO END-YEAR INFLATION, GROWTH AND FISCAL TARGETS. HE WAS ALSO OPTIMISTIC ABOUT ACHIEVING [...] | 2003-10-02 13:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID EINV PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA6208 | PRESIDENT SEZER'S SPEECH AT OPENING OF PARLIAMENT [...] () Summary: In reiterating his opposition to Turkish troops for Iraq and in displaying a partisan preference for left-of-center opposition CHP over the AK government, President Sezer demonstrated again that he is part of the problem, not the solution. End summary. 2. (C) Admonishing Turk [...] | 2003-10-02 14:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINS TU IZ |
03ANKARA6209 | GOVERNMENT ON THE DEFENSIVE ON LOAN AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Under fire for having agreed to political conditions (i.e., not sending troops unilaterally into northern Iraq) in the financial agreement with the United States, the government is on the defensive. State Minister Babacan told the press last night that the "loan will be used if [...] | 2003-10-02 14:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL TU |
03ANKARA6214 | Turkey's Biotechnology Regime [...] This is in response to reftel request. 2. (SBU) Summary: Although Turkey has drafted regulations pertaining to biotechnology, they have not been implemented. Turkey permits the importation of genetically modified crops although it does not permit use of bio-engineered seeds for plant [...] | 2003-10-03 06:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR TU |
03ANKARA6215 | GOT Extends Rice Import Moratorium [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Turkey (GOT) extended its moratorium on rice import licenses for another six months till March 2004. The Turkish Press is suggesting that importers requested the ban in order to force domestic prices higher and earn windfall profits. More likely, with upco [...] | 2003-10-03 06:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR TU USTR |
03ANKARA6217 | INITIAL TURKISH RESPONSE ON APPOINTMENT OF [...] (S) Deputy pol-mil counselor delivered ref a and b points to MFA NATO Department Head Atila Gunay October 2. Gunay said he was aware of the issue, having received a recent cable from the Turkish mission at NATO. Gunay explained he had held off on receiving deputy pol-mil counselor until now [...] | 2003-10-03 07:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MARR PINR PGOV BU TU |
03ANKARA6230 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-03 12:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA6231 | NORTHERN IRAQ AND PKK/KADEK: S/CT BLACK AND TURKS [...] (S) Coordinator for Counterterrorism Cofer Black and delegation met with an interagency GOT delegation led by MFA Deputy Undersecretary Sensoy October 2 in Ankara. Amb. Black told the Turks the USG would fight the PKK/KADEK, as it did all targets in the Global War on terrorism (GWOT) using all [...] | 2003-10-03 12:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PTER PREL MOPS MARR TU IZ |
03ANKARA6232 | TGS REQUESTS HLDG PROPOSAL [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (C) During his initial meeting with TGS Deputy Chief General Mehmet Ilker Basbug on October 2 (septel),the Ambassador informed the general that the US response to the Turkish proposed dates of November 17-19 for the next High Level Defense [...] | 2003-10-03 13:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL MOPS MASS TU |
03ANKARA6233 | ISTANBUL POLICE ARREST TRAFFICKERS [...] (U) Hurriyet newspaper reported September 25 that Turkish show business manager Muzaffer Arslan coerced four Ukrainian ballerinas to work in a night club in Istanbul's Atasehir district in mid-June. Arslan took possession of their passports, forced them to perform at the Play Show night club [...] | 2003-10-03 13:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG PREF TU |
03ANKARA6238 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCONNELL VISIT TO TURKEY [...] Your CODEL arrives in Ankara at a time when Iraq remains the focus of the US-Turkish relationship and where Turks are seized with two primary Iraq-related issues: the presence of PKK/Kadek terrorists in northern Iraq and whether Turkey will contribute troops to the stabilization force in Iraq [...] | 2003-10-03 14:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON TU IZ |
03ANKARA6241 | OCTOBER 3 UPDATE ON IMF MISSION [...] (SBU) Summary: IMF ResRep told us late today that progress in reaching agreement on measures for the 6th review had been a bit slower than they had planned, but he remained hopeful the mission could wrap things up by the end of next week. The main issues remain winning GOT political-level s [...] | 2003-10-03 15:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PREL TU |
03ANKARA625 | NORTHERN IRAQ: PAVING THE WAY FOR US-TURKEY-KURD [...] (U) This is an action request. See Para 4. 2. (S) TGS DCHOD Buyukanit told Ambassador Jan. 24 that the MFA had reported to him that the US in Ref B discussion with MFA U/S Ziyal said it did not want 5-way talks. Ambassador told Buyukanit that was not true, that he had told Ziyal he need [...] | 2003-01-24 18:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MARR PREF PHUM TU IZ |
03ANKARA626 | IRAQ: FOLLOW-UP READOUT ON AK PARTY CHAIRMAN [...] (C) In Jan. 20 follow-up to Jan. 19 Ambassador-AK leader Erdogan meeting, Erdogan foreign policy advisor Bagis told us: --Erdogan understood Ambassador's message that it's up to him (Erdogan) to make the case on Iraq to the Turkish public and parliament. --One factor holding Erdogan ba [...] | 2003-01-24 18:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS TU IZ |
03ANKARA6262 | Foreign Trade Officials' Views on Cancun, IPR [...] (SBU) Turkish Foreign Trade officials maintained that agriculture, particularly elimination of export subsidies, was their key concern at the Cancun Ministerial. This issue led the Turks to support the G- 21 at Cancun, though our interlocutors told us that actually joining the group would hav [...] | 2003-10-06 14:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR KIPR EFIN TU USTR WTO |
03ANKARA6263 | BOARD REJECTS CHALLENGE TO NOVEMBER ELECTION [...] (U) As expected (reftels) Turkey's High Election Board (YSK) voted 6-1 October 4 to reject appeals calling for a reallocation of seats in Parliament or an annulment of the November 2002 national election results. Several parties and individuals filed the appeals following a September 29 Supre [...] | 2003-10-06 14:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA6266 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-06 14:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA6269 | POWERFUL RALLY ON CONFLUENCE OF POSITIVE NEWS [...] (Sbu) Turkish markets rocketed forward on October 6 in reaction to several bits of positive news over the weekend. The High Election Council's decision not to invalidate last year's election, better-than-expected inflation numbers, GOT movement toward a parliamentary resolution on troops for [...] | 2003-10-06 15:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PREL TU |
03ANKARA6270 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH TGS DEP CHIEF BASBUG FOCUSES ON IRAQ AND CYPRUS [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador's lengthy (1.5 hours) initial call on the TGS DCHOD, General Basbug, focused primarily on Iraq and Cyprus. On Iraq, Basbug asserted that TGS supports a GOT decision to contribute troops to Iraq, preferably before a new UNSCR is passed, although he worried that m [...] | 2003-10-06 15:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MASS MARR MOPS PTER PINR CY IZ TU |
03ANKARA6272 | AK GOVERNMENT CONFIDENT PARLIAMENT WILL APPROVE [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's cabinet-equivalent Council of Ministers adopted and sent to the Parliament on October 6 a motion for the dispatch of Turkish troops to Iraq. Ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party parliamentarians and even one opposition parliamentarian expressed confidence the meas [...] | 2003-10-06 17:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS TU IZ |
03ANKARA6279 | NORTHERN IRAQ: PUK "PM" BARHAM SALIH IN TURKEY - [...] (C) Patriotic Union of Kurdistan "Prime Minister" Barham Salih visited Ankara October 6-7 for talks with Turkish officials. He met DCM, PolMilCouns and PolMilOff Oct. 6 and said that while he expected terrorism in Iraq to get worse before it got better, he was optimistic about the future, and [...] | 2003-10-07 11:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL MOPS MARR PINR TU IZ |
03ANKARA628 | TURKEY'S ECONOMY: CONCERN WITH RESOLUTION OF TWO [...] (SBU) Summary: Bankers and financial analysts in Istanbul January 23 pointed to the lack of resolution of two problem banks - Pamukbank and Yapi Kredi Bank, both owned by the Cukurova Group - as the single biggest problem at present for Turkey's reform program. The Cukurova Group refuses to [...] | 2003-01-24 19:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL TU |
03ANKARA6281 | IRAQ AND TURKISH TROOP DEPLOYMENT: GOT EXPECTS [...] (S) Ambassador was called October 7 by MFA Undersecretary Ziyal who said the GOT expects Ref A motion granting the GOT authority to deploy Turkish troops to pass this evening (Oct. 7). Ziyal and the Ambassador agreed to meet on Oct. 9 to discuss next steps. Ziyal expressed concern (that he sa [...] | 2003-10-07 11:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MOPS MARR TU IZ |
03ANKARA629 | NORTHERN IRAQ: PAVING THE WAY FOR US-TURKEY-KURD [...] (U) This is an urgent action request. See Para 3. 2. (S) During mil-mil discussions Jan. 24 on SOF planning for northern Iraq, the TGS proposed to SOCEUR BG Jones a need for Turkish, US, KDP, PUK and Turkmen military reps together to discuss military coordination in northern Iraq. Turkis [...] | 2003-01-25 13:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MARR PREF PHUM TU IZ UNSC |
03ANKARA6291 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-07 13:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA6297 | Civil Aviation Official Comments on [...] (SBU) Topa Toker, Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA),told us that the Transport and Communications Minister is very interested in achieving high standards for aviation safety and security, and in maintaining a cooperative relationship with USG aviation authorities. He suggested that th [...] | 2003-10-07 14:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR BEXP TU |
03ANKARA6302 | TURKEY RAISES CONCERN ABOUT STALLED OIL EXPORTS [...] (U) Baghdad Minimize considered. 2. (C) Turkish officials are concerned by recent press reports that Iraq has decided to suspend oil exports through Ceyhan, diverting the Kirkuk crude through pipelines to the south. MFA Director General for Energy and Water Hakki Akil told EconCouns th [...] | 2003-10-07 16:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ETRD IZ PREL TU |
03ANKARA6303 | TURKISH PARLIAMENT APPROVES TROOP DEPLOYMENT TO [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's Parliament approved sending troops to Iraq on October 7 by a comfortable majority, 358 for, 183 against, 2 abstentions. The opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) unsuccessfully tried to thwart approval by a last-minute assertion, quickly refuted by Foreign Minister [...] | 2003-10-07 16:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS TU IZ |
03ANKARA6306 | Turkish MFA Proposes Mutual Support for [...] This message contains an action request in para 3. 2. Econoff delivered reftel demarche seeking Turkish support for the U.S. candidacy to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council in Category "A" to Orkun Ersoy, of MFA's Maritime and Aviation Department, on October 7. Ersoy r [...] | 2003-10-08 06:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EWWT KTIA PHSA TU |
03ANKARA6322 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SAXTON VISIT TO TURKEY [...] You arrive in Ankara at a time when Iraq remains the focus of the US-Turkish relationship which in fact is much broader. The Turks are seized with two primary Iraq-related issues: The decision, approved by Parliament October 7, to contribute troops to the stabilization force in Iraq, and the [...] | 2003-10-08 11:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON IZ PGOV PHUM PREL TU |
03ANKARA6332 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-08 13:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA6334 | FOREIGN TRADE U/S ON IRAQ/IRAN [...] (C) Foreign Trade U/S Tuncer Kayalar told us October 6 that, during his recent visit to Teheran, State Minister Kursad Tuzmen had warned Iranian President Khatami not to "play games" on nuclear issues and to avoid supporting terrorists. Khatami responded, per Kayalar, that Iran would meet its [...] | 2003-10-08 14:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL TU IZ IR |
03ANKARA6340 | NORTHERN IRAQ: KDP'S SAFEEN DIZAYEE - TURKISH [...] (C) Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) official Safeen Dizayee called on DCM, PolMilCouns and PolMilOff Oct. 7. Dizayee described the situation in Baghdad as improving. He said the KDP did not believe that Turkish troops in Iraq could be neutral, that Turkey would use their presence to try to b [...] | 2003-10-08 14:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL MOPS MARR PINR TU IZ |
03ANKARA6341 | US CONCERNS ABOUT LIBYAN WMD DEVELOPMENT POST UN [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-08 15:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PARM MNUC KNNP LY TU |
03ANKARA6342 | NO AGREEMENT WITH IMF LIKELY UNTIL AT LEAST NEXT [...] (Sbu) Summary: IMF Resident Representative told Econoffs October 8 that the Fund Mission is highly unlikely to wrap up agreement on the Sixth Review until early next week at the earliest. Though the Turkish economic team had a long meeting with the Prime Minister October 7 on the IMF issues, [...] | 2003-10-08 15:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV TU |
03ANKARA6343 | DEMARCHE ON TURKISH HELICOPTERS ON CYPRUS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-08 15:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MASS MCAP PREL TU CY |
03ANKARA6344 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SAXTON VISIT TO TURKEY [...] You arrive in Ankara at a time when Iraq remains the focus of the US-Turkish relationship which in fact is much broader. The Turks are seized with two primary Iraq-related issues: The decision, approved by Parliament October 7, to contribute troops to the stabilization force in Iraq, and the [...] | 2003-10-09 06:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON IZ PGOV PHUM PREL TU |
03ANKARA6345 | TURKEY UNHAPPY WITH DECISION TO REVERSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Deputy DG for Energy and Water Haki Akil told EconCouns that Turkey was opposed to the recently announced agreement to reverse the Odessa-Brody pipeline. Akil said the agreement would mean more oil through the Turkish Straits and undermine U.S.-Turkish goals for the East-Wes [...] | 2003-10-09 08:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL RS TU UK |
03ANKARA6364 | LOCAL BUSINESSES LESS EUPHORIC THAN FINANCIAL [...] Summary. Recent discussions with business executives in Bursa, Istanbul, Kayseri and Izmir indicate increased optimism about the economic recovery and the AK Government. But business people show none of the euphoria exhibited by the IMF- and politics-focused financial markets. There is wide [...] | 2003-10-09 13:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV TU |
03ANKARA6365 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-09 13:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA6375 | Turkish MFA Proposes Mutual Support for [...] This message contains an action request in para 4. 2. MFA followed up our October 7 demarche on elections to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council with a diplomatic note proposing mutual support for Turkish and U.S. candidacies. The text of the October 7 note is reproduce [...] | 2003-10-10 08:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EWWT KTIA PHSA TU |
03ANKARA6377 | IMAR BANK UPDATE: IS IT FAIR TO BLAME BRSA? [...] (C) Summary: Post's banking contacts tend to defend BRSA, despite its failure to detect Imar Bank's problems. The bankers believe BRSA either could not have acted earlier due to the Uzans' power or could not detect the fraud becaus of its sophistication. One former bank inspector at the Centr [...] | 2003-10-10 12:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV TU |
03ANKARA6385 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-10 14:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA6390 | INVESTMENT DISPUTES: PROGRESS FOR CARGILL/ADM, [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOT announced October 9 that it will will increase the quota for non-sugar sweetener producers to 15 percent of the total sugar quota for the year that began September 1, which means Cargill and ADM can avoid potentially ruinous production cuts. Cargill, however, is still [...] | 2003-10-10 14:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECPS ETRD PGOV TU |
03ANKARA6391 | TURKEY AND GREECE AGREE TO CANCEL FALL MILITARY [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-10 15:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CY GR TU MARR |
03ANKARA6393 | Ambassador's Introductory Meeting with [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Meeting with Transport Minister Binali Yildirim on October 1, the Ambassador emphasized U.S. interest in maintaining high safety and security standards in civil aviation. (Aldo, this is just a laundry list of what they disc [...] | 2003-10-10 15:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EWWT ELTN ETRD KPRV BEXP TU IZ |
03ANKARA6395 | AMBASSADOR EDELMAN RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT CYPRUS [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-10 15:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU CY GR |
03ANKARA6398 | TURKEY HITCHES ARMENIA POLICY TO NAGORNO-KARABAKH [...] (C) Summary: In a October 8 discussion with poloff, MFA Caucasus and Central Asia Director Ertan Tezgor confirmed that the GOT clearly linked opening the Armenian border and resuming diplomatic relations to Armenian concessions on Nagorno-Karabakh (NK). Tezgor brushed off concerns this woul [...] | 2003-10-14 07:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU AM AJ |
03ANKARA6409 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-14 12:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA6411 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SAXTON VISIT TO TURKEY [...] You arrive in Ankara at a time when Iraq remains the focus of the US-Turkish relationship which in fact is much broader. The Turks are seized with two primary Iraq-related issues: The decision, approved by Parliament October 7, to contribute troops to the stabilization force in Iraq, and the [...] | 2003-10-14 13:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON IZ PGOV PHUM PREL TU |
03ANKARA6412 | GOT DENIES SUPER COBRA FLEW OVER CYPRUS SEPTEMBER 9 [...] (C) MFA Acting DDG for Greece and Cyprus Levent Bilman told PolMilCouns on October 14 that after our demarche on UNFICYP's sighting of a Turkish AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter on September 9, MFA checked with both the Turkish Embassy in Nicosia and TGS. Both denied such a flight could [...] | 2003-10-14 13:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL MCAP MASS TU |
03ANKARA6420 | MFA RAISES PROBLEM WITH U.S. FINANCIAL AGREEMENT'S [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (C) At the end of a meeting on other issues (reported septel) with the Ambassador October 14, MFA U/S Ziyal said the GOT has a serious problem with the U.S. Financial Agreement (FA). "We may not be able to finalize it," he said, sp [...] | 2003-10-14 15:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID PREL TU |
03ANKARA6422 | IMF CLOSE TO AGREEMENT ON SIXTH REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary: IMF Resident Representative Odd Per Brekk told econoff the IMF mission is close to agreement with the GOT on a Letter of Intent. The budget issues have been worked out and Brekk believes the Prime Minister has accepted a version of the direct tax reform the Fund can live with. [...] | 2003-10-14 15:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN TU |
03ANKARA6423 | BOT PROBLEMS STILL UNRESOLVED [...] (SBU) According to representatives from Enron and Doga (Edison Mission),the Turkish government is making no serious effort to resolve BOT problems, and the Energy Ministry (MENR) and Energy Market Regulaory Authority (EMRA) remain at odds on how to proceed. Enron's lawyer recently told EconC [...] | 2003-10-15 07:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ENRG ECON PREL TU |
03ANKARA6424 | CODEL MCCONNEL'S OCTOBER 10 MEETINGS WITH PM [...] (C) Summary: PM Erdogan told visiting Codel McConell October 10 that elements within Turkey and Iraq were making "ugly" statements about the possible deployment of Turkish troops to Iraq as part of the stabilization force there. Erdogan said he was not familiar with the details of the discuss [...] | 2003-10-15 07:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS TU IZ |
03ANKARA6441 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-15 14:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA6442 | Ambassador's Introductory Meeting with [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Meeting with Transport Minister Binali Yildirim on October 1, the Ambassador emphasized U.S. interest in maintaining high safety and security standards in civil aviation. Yildirim agreed that aviation safety and security are [...] | 2003-10-15 14:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EWWT ELTN ETRD KPRV BEXP TU IZ |
03ANKARA6445 | TERRORIST FINANCE: REDESIGNATION OF FTOS [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-15 14:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC PTER TU |
03ANKARA6446 | DEMARCHE TO GOT ON US CANDIDATE FOR COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-15 15:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM TU |
03ANKARA6447 | TURKEY: AK PARTY CONGRESS REAFFIRMS PM ERDOGAN'S [...] (C) Summary: PM Erdogan emerged from the ruling AK Party's Oct. 12 well-organized congress more in control of his party. In his acceptance speech, Erdogan focused primarily on AK's commitment to achieving a just, democratic system in Turkey. On Iraq, he reiterated the GOT's commitment to send [...] | 2003-10-15 15:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA6448 | TURKEY REACHES AGREEMENT WITH IMF STAFF ON SIXTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: THE IMF STAFF AND THE GOT ANNOUNCED AGREEMENT TODAY ON A LETTER OF INTENT FOR THE SIXTH REVIEW. TO MEET THE FISCAL TARGET, THE GOT OPTED TO RAISE TAXES ON AUTOS AND ALCOHOL. THE CENTRAL BANK CUT ITS OVERNIGHT BORROWING RATE 3 PERCENTAGE POINTS. THE TIMING OF THE RATE CUT ON THE [...] | 2003-10-15 15:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON TU |
03ANKARA6449 | TURKEY'S PARTICIPATION IN MADRID DONOR'S CONFERENCE [...] (U) Baghdad Minimize Considered. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Turkey is still developing its delegation and pledge for the Iraq Donor's Conference October 23-24 in Madrid, though FM Gul will not attend. On assistance, MFA officials could only say that Turkey's pledge will be much higher than the U [...] | 2003-10-16 04:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | BEXP ECON IZ PREL TU |
03ANKARA6450 | CODEL SAXTON'S ANKARA STOP FOCUSES ON IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Sahin told visiting CODEL Saxton (Oct 9-10, 2003) that the Turkish government is determined to expand Turkey's partnership with the US beyond Iraq, regional security, and international terrorism. In the AK Party's estimate, according to Sahin, s [...] | 2003-10-16 09:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OREP MOPS PGOV TU IZ |
03ANKARA6451 | AMBASSADOR MILLER MEETS WITH TURKISH MFA U/S ZIYAL [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador to Greece Thomas Miller met with Turkish MFA U/S Ziyal during a one-day trip to Ankara on October 10. Ziyal said his relations with Greek MFA SecGen Skopelitis were good and he predicted Turkish-Greek relations would improve as Turkey's relations with the EU improved. [...] | 2003-10-16 09:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CY GR IZ PREL TU |
03ANKARA6478 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-16 13:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA6479 | TERRORIST FINANCE: AL AKHTAR TRUST INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-16 14:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC PTER TU |
03ANKARA6481 | TURKEY: MORE FALLOUT FROM AK PARTY CONVENTION [...] (C) Summary: As noted reftel, PM Erdogan emerged from the Oct. 12 AK Party convention more firmly in control of the party's administration. In changing almost half of the AK's fifty-member Central Decision-Making and Administrative Board (MKYK),Erdogan has provided some clues as to who in the [...] | 2003-10-16 15:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PGOV TU |
03ANKARA6482 | IRAQ-TURKEY TRADE: HOW CAN TURKISH MERCHANTS GET [...] (C) CPA regulations prohibiting any cash over USD 10,000 from entering or leaving Iraq, coupled with the absence of a fully functioning banking system is problematic for merchants doing large-scale business in Iraq. The Turkish MFA informed Embassy this week that Turkish merchants are increasi [...] | 2003-10-16 15:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS ETRD ETTC TU IZ |
03ANKARA649 | IRAQ: TGS REQUESTS ANSWERS TO PHASE IV QUESTIONS [...] (U) This is an action message. See para 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) The Turkish General Staff (TGS) provided visiting CENTCOM/EUCOM planners January 23 questions (see para 4) concerning Phase IV operations in Iraq. TGS requested that appropriate USG authorities respond to th [...] | 2003-01-27 12:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | MARR MOPS TU IZ |
03ANKARA6493 | NORTHERN IRAQ'S MAKHMOUR CAMP - UNHCR ON NEXT [...] (C) On October 16, PolMilOff met with UNHCR Representative for Turkey Gesche Karrenbrock on Makhmour Camp issues. Karrenbrock hopes to meet with Turkish MFA and MOI officials in the next two weeks to discuss next steps. She said that Turkish press play linking the camp to the PKK was having a [...] | 2003-10-17 08:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM PREF PREL MOPS MARR TU IZ |
03ANKARA6499 | MFA DEPUTY U/S TUYGAN STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF [...] (C) MFA Deputy U/S Tuygan told Ambassador October 16 that the GOT was grateful for the US assistance before and after the recent bombing in front of the Turkish embassy in Baghdad. Tuygan agreed that it was important for the US and Turkey to manage and "get right" the issue of a possible Turk [...] | 2003-10-17 10:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS TU IZ PTER ASEC AF AR |
03ANKARA6525 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-17 13:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA6530 | MFA on Economic Partnership Commission Agenda, [...] (SBU) At an October 15 meeting with MFA on the upcoming Economic Partnership Commission (EPC) meeting, we suggested that both sides to focus on achieving progress on investment issues. MFA acknowledged that it was making preparations on investment issues, and suggested that the EPC include tw [...] | 2003-10-17 14:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL ETRD EINV ENRG TU |
03ANKARA6534 | SECURING UNDELIVERED IRAQI MEDIA EQUIPMENT -- [...] Istanbul Pol/Econ chief contacted the Al Huda San company, which ref a identified as the company which prior to the war had contracted to ship USD 17,881,020 worth of media equipment to Iraq. He spoke with one company official, Ahmet Cakir, who had been involved in the early stages of the dea [...] | 2003-10-17 14:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN IZ KPAO TU |
03ANKARA6535 | TURKEY: GREY WOLVES RE-ELECT PACK LEADER BAHCELI [...] (C) Summary: Ultra-nationalist MHP delegates Oct. 12 re-elected Devlet Bahceli as party Chairman. Our contacts in the party suggest there will not be many changes either to the party administration or the party line -- deep skepticism towards the EU and US and paranoia concerning Kurds in Turk [...] | 2003-10-17 14:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA6538 | GAS MARKET UPDATE FROM EMRA AND BOTAS [...] (SBU) Summary. Turkey's ambitious program to liberalize and privatize its natural gas market has stalled. The Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) told us that it has completed the necessary secondary regulations for the implementation of the Natural Gas Law and has already issued 32 l [...] | 2003-10-17 14:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON ENRG PREL TU |
03ANKARA6540 | TURKISH MFA REQUESTS FACILITATION FOR RED CRESCENT [...] This is an Action Request. 2. Embassy Ankara received a faxed diplomatic note from the Turkish MFA around 7:30 PM Friday requesting urgent Embassy assistance to facilitate the travel of a Turkish Red Crescent Society group to Iraq for humanitarian aid purposes. The group is travelling Oc [...] | 2003-10-17 17:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ OTRA PHUM PREL TU |
03ANKARA6554 | LATEST NEWS ON 2003 AND 2004 PRIVATIZATION AND [...] (SBU) Summary. President of the Privatization Authority (PA) and Treasury Undersecretariat Director General for State Economic Enterprises updated Econoffs on the progress of the 2003 privatization and workforce reduction programs and expectations for 2004. The 2003 privatization program app [...] | 2003-10-20 10:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV TU EINV |
03ANKARA6560 | GOT RESPONSE TO UN ACTION ON THE MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-20 12:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS TU |
03ANKARA6563 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-20 13:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA6568 | AMBASSADOR AND STATE MINISTER TUZMEN DISCUSS TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: The highlight of the Ambassador's October 14 call on State Minister Kursad Tuzmen was that -- for the first time in living memory -- Tuzmen did not push for U.S. lifting of textile quotas, saying the strong lira meant Turkish exporters could not even fill existing quotas. Tuz [...] | 2003-10-21 05:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL EINV TU IZ IR |
03ANKARA6570 | COURT CONTINUES TO DENY RELEASE OF LEYLA ZANA, [...] (SBU) Summary: An Ankara court continues to refuse to release Leyla Zana and three other Kurdish former MPs pending the outcome of their retrial. The defense has sought the release in each of the trial's eight hearings. Defense attorneys and a member of Parliament argued at the last session [...] | 2003-10-21 08:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA6574 | MFA PREPARED TO GO SLOW ON TROOPS AND LOAN PACKAGE [...] (S) Following Cyprus Special Coordinator Weston's meeting with MFA Under Secretary Ugur Ziyal on October 20, the Ambassador went one-on-one with Ziyal to discuss both the potential Turkish troop deployment to Iraq and the conditionality in the $8.5 billion financial assistance package. Rega [...] | 2003-10-17 13:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | MOPS EFIN MARR PREL TU IZ |
03ANKARA6577 | Update on Copyright Enforcement: Culture [...] (SBU) Copyright industry representatives contend that gaps in Turkish legislation and weak enforcement are responsible for persistently high piracy. The Culture and Tourism Minister promised the industry that the GOT would take several steps to tackle the problem, including a total ban on str [...] | 2003-10-22 10:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
03ANKARA6612 | GOT DECIDES TO TAKE OVER BOT COMPANIES [...] (SBU) Summary. The longstanding disputes between Build Operate Transfer (BOT) electricity generation plants and the Turkish government may have reached a new level due to the government's apparent decision to take over these facilities on what appears to be the presumption of corruption. Ac [...] | 2003-10-22 12:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ENRG ECON PREL TU |
03ANKARA6613 | TURKEY: BAYKAL SET TO BE RE-ELECTED OPPOSITION CHP [...] (C) Summary: With party delegates firmly in his grasp, CHP leader Baykal is likely to be re-elected chairman at an Oct. 23-24 general convention. Although our contacts expect a contentious atmosphere, they do not expect major changes to the CHP administration. Former state minister Kemal Derv [...] | 2003-10-22 12:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA6614 | PROPOSED PRESS GUIDANCE ON TURKISH TROOP DEPLOYMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-22 12:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO MOPS PREL PGOV IZ TU |
03ANKARA6618 | TERRORIST FINANCE: DAWOOD IBRAHIM (LIST 43) [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-22 13:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC PTER TU |
03ANKARA6619 | MFA DEPUTY U/S BOZKIR OPTIMISTIC ABOUT TURKEY'S EU [...] (C) Summary: In a Oct. 20 courtesy call, MFA Deputy U/S for EU affairs Bozkir told the Ambassador that he is optimistic about Turkey's EU prospects. The GOT has passed the necessary laws related to the Copenhagen Criteria. Bozkir admitted that Cyprus is a looming problem but added that a posi [...] | 2003-10-22 13:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM TU |
03ANKARA6620 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL ROYCE VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (SBU) Summary: Your CODEL arrives in Ankara at a time when Iraq and resolution of the PKK/KADEK question remain the focus of the US-Turkish relationship. Turks are seized with two Iraq-related issues: whether the U.S. will work out with the Interim Governing Council the eventual deployment of [...] | 2003-10-22 13:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON TU IZ |
03ANKARA6621 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-22 14:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA6623 | MEETINGS WITH GOT AND IMF ON SIXTH REVIEW, BUDGET [...] (C) Summary: The GOT needs to take several actions--mostly submission of legislation to parliament--before signature of a Letter of Intent, expected by early next week. Additional actions will be needed before the IMF Board vote, expected mid-November. The GOT is making fiscal adjustments o [...] | 2003-10-22 16:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN TU |
03ANKARA6676 | DEMARCHE: MESSAGE TO PALESTINIANS [...] (C) We presented reftel demarche October 21 to MFA Middle East and Maghreb Head of Department Kemal Tuzun. After promising to convey the contents of the demarche to MFA's Deputy Undersecretary for the Middle East, Tuzun then confirmed by telephone that the MFA would transmit the demarche dire [...] | 2003-10-24 05:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG PREL IS TU |
03ANKARA6677 | Ambassador Discusses Iraq Reconstruction, [...] (SBU) In their first meeting, Health Minister Recep Akdag told the Ambassador that Turkey wanted to contribute to Iraq reconstruction by building hospitals in Kirkuk and Baghdad. He identified decreasing infant/childbirth mortality, public education on AIDS/HIV and curbing smoking as public h [...] | 2003-10-24 08:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI ETRD KIPR SENV TU |
03ANKARA6683 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES RELIGIOUS ISSUES WITH MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: In an October 20 introductory meeting with the Ambassador, State Minister Mehmet Aydin (in charge of religious affairs) said the ruling AK Party's higher education bill has been distorted by critics who view Islam as a threat to the State. He said the bill would remove disadvanta [...] | 2003-10-24 09:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA6688 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TIP, OTHER WOMEN'S ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 22 introductory meeting, the Ambassador told State Minister Guldal Aksit (responsible for women's affairs) that Turkey could serve as a model on women's rights for the Middle East. He urged Turkey to implement recent initiatives to combat trafficking in persons (T [...] | 2003-10-24 11:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA6695 | EU REPORT ON TURKEY WILL PRAISE REFORMS, CRITICIZE [...] (SBU) Summary: The upcoming EU report on Turkey will praise GOT human rights reforms while criticizing the slow pace of implementation. Ankara-based contacts from EU states agree that Turkey's candidacy is progressing, but could be derailed by a failure to reach a Cyprus settlement. End Summ [...] | 2003-10-24 13:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA6696 | ENERGY MINISTRY DENIES BOT TAKEOVER PLANS [...] (SBU) Energy Minister Guler issued a statement denying the GOT would consider seizing BOTs, but continuing to pressure companies over high electricity prices. Separately, in a meeting with Econoffs, the Energy Ministry Undersecretary took a similar line. The ENRON BOT told Post it has yet t [...] | 2003-10-24 13:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ENRG ECON PREL TU |
03ANKARA6697 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-24 13:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA6702 | TURKEY: BAYKAL MANEUVERS TO EASY VICTORY AT CHP [...] (C) Summary: At a contentious but unenthusiastic convention, CHP leader Baykal won re-election easily after he rammed through by-laws that made challenging him nearly impossible. In his speech opening the convention, Baykal focused on what he termed CHP's historical role in Turkish politics a [...] | 2003-10-24 15:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA6724 | TURKEY SUPPORTIVE OF THE U.S. IN 58TH UNGA FIRST [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-27 14:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MNUC AORC KNNP TU |
03ANKARA6728 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-27 14:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA673 | IRAQ: TURKS WAITING FOR POLITICAL DIRECTION BEFORE [...] (C) MFA Americas Department Head Cihad Erginay (protect) told Deputy Pol-Mil Counselor January 27 that Turkish authorities were "considering" the MOU that EUCOM presented to the Turkish General Staff (MOU) during the January 13 mil-to-mil talks, but stressed that no further action would be tak [...] | 2003-01-27 16:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL TU IZ |
03ANKARA6734 | ANKARA WAITING FOR U.S. VIEWS ON ISTANBUL SUMMIT [...] (U) The is an action request; see para 5. Searching for NATO Summit Themes ================================ 2. (C) Pol-Mil Counselor and PolMilOff met with MFA DDG for NATO Affairs Sanivar Kizildeli October 24 and discussed Turkey's vision for the NATO Istanbul Summit. Kizildeli [...] | 2003-10-27 16:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU |
03ANKARA674 | OPPOSITION CHP VIEWS ON IRAQ: DON'T COUNT ON US [...] (C) From Jan. 11 through 27, we canvassed half a dozen senior officials and M.P.s from the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) on Iraq. As the party of Ataturk and standard bearer of the Establishment, CHP reflects a Kemalist line on domestic and foreign policy matters. CHP views on I [...] | 2003-01-27 16:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON TU |
03ANKARA6747 | DEMARCHE OPPOSING CUBA'S UN RESOLUTION AGAINST THE [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-28 10:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | CU ETTC PREL TU |
03ANKARA6752 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-28 11:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA676 | TURKEY'S ECONOMY: REFORM AND BANKING [...] (C) On January 27, we delivered reftel message to Treasury Undersecretary Oztrak, underlining that Washington believed the GOT was now seriously off-track on its IMF program and that U.S. assistance in the event of an Iraq operation would be impossible without the GOT's first completing the I [...] | 2003-01-27 17:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL TU |
03ANKARA6772 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-30 14:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA6775 | TURKEY'S FOREIGN MINISTRY NOT EAGER TO SUPPORT [...] Regional Environment Officer discussed U.S. position on French-proposed UNEO (reftel) with MFA Environment Office Head Asli Oral. Oral said that the government had been approached by the French Embassy and appreciated hearing the U.S. position. She said the Foreign Ministry was not eager to [...] | 2003-10-30 14:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | IO SENV EU TU |
03ANKARA6779 | SYRIA'S IRAQ MEETING: PART OF A PROCESS [...] (C) MFA MidEast DDG Safak Gokturk told polmilcouns October 30 that the meeting of foreign ministers from Iraq's neighbors plus Egypt in Damascus this weekend will be the fourth of its kind since January when the GOT convoked ministers in Istanbul, which they dubbed the "Regional Initiative." [...] | 2003-10-30 16:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KU SY IZ TU IR EG JO SA |
03ANKARA678 | GOT FOCUSES EFFORTS ON ANTI-TRAFFICKING INITIATIVES [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 6. 2. (U) Jan. 23 MFA DDG for Consular Affairs Topcuoglu called us in to discuss GOT developments in the fight against trafficking-in-persons (TIP). Topcuoglu stressed local, regional, and national efforts to raise awareness of the issue, pr [...] | 2003-01-28 08:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU |
03ANKARA6780 | THE LIRA'S OCTOBER DECLINE [...] (Sbu) Summary: After a long rally, Turkish markets have turned down over the past two weeks, although there has been little in the way of high-profile, market-jolting bad news. Instead, the markets, especially the foreign exchange market, have turned around due to a combination of seasonal fac [...] | 2003-10-30 16:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN TU |
03ANKARA6844 | TURKISH CYPRIOT ELECTION CONCERNS: ROUND FOUR: [...] (C) Summary: In response to reftel demarche, MFA DirGen for Northeastern Mediterranean Affairs to Ertugrul Apakan asserted that GOT intervention with the Turkish Cypriot "High Election Board" (HEB) would be improper. However, he would convey the demarche to higher levels of the MFA; in his o [...] | 2003-11-03 11:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CY GR PGOV PHUM PREL TU |
03ANKARA6846 | GOT EXPRESSES APPRECIATION FOR USG ASSISTANCE IN [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-03 12:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ASEC MOPS TU AF |
03ANKARA6847 | Post Comments on Special 301 [...] (U) This cable contains action requests in para 4. 2. (U) Embassy understands that PhRMA requested an Out- of-Cycle (OCR) Special 301 review of Turkey over the GOT's failure to implement data exclusivity, the proposed exclusion of pharmaceuticals from patent protection, and other concerns [...] | 2003-11-03 13:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
03ANKARA6854 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-03 15:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA6857 | THE VIEW FROM SOUTHEASTERN TURKEY: PART ONE [...] (C) SUMMARY: THIS IS THE FIRST OF THREE MESSAGES ABOUT THE AMCON ADANA REPORTING TEAM VISIT TO SOUTHEASTERN TURKEY FROM SEPTEMBER 14-26. REFTELS REPORT SOME ASPECTS OF THIS TRIP. THE REGION'S KURDISH POPULATION WAS DISTRUSTFUL OF STATE INITIATIVES; SAW THE "RETURN TO HOME" LAW AS INDISTINGU [...] | 2003-11-04 07:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PINR KNNP TU |
03ANKARA6858 | THE VIEW FROM SOUTHEASTERN TURKEY: PART TWO [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-04 07:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PINR KNNP TU |
03ANKARA6860 | TURKEY AND DONOR STRATEGIES FOR AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to Turkey's Coordinator for Afghan and Iraq Assistance Ambassador Okcun, Turkey takes very seriously its commitments to Afghan and Iraq Reconstruction. Turkey has already fulfilled its USD 5 million commitment for Afghanistan and is eager to disburse its USD 50 millio [...] | 2003-11-04 10:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN IZ PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA6861 | THE VIEW FROM SOUTHEASTERN TURKEY: PART THREE [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE IS THE THIRD OF THREE MESSAGES ABOUT THE AMCON ADANA REPORTING TEAM VISIT TO SOUTHEASTERN TURKEY FROM SEPTEMBER 14-26. REFTELS REPORT ON OTHER ASPECTS OF THIS TRIP. END SUMMARY. HAKKARI - VIOLENCE IN THE AIR, TRASH IN THE STREETS 2. (C) TRAVELING INTO HAKKARI SAW EV [...] | 2003-11-04 11:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PINR KNNP TU |
03ANKARA6870 | SOUTHEASTERN PRESS SUMMARY NOV. 1-3, 2003 [...] THIS CABLE IS FROM CONSULATE ADANA. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------------------- 2. Sabah, Hurriy [...] | 2003-11-04 12:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU |
03ANKARA6880 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-04 14:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA6886 | MEETING WITH TREASURY UNDERSECRETARY [...] (C) Summary: Econoff conveyed to Treasury Undersecretary Ibrahim Canakci that the U.S. would not revisit the political conditionality in the FA. Canakci explained that, although the Treasury had originally intended merely to seek approval from the Council of Ministers, the GOT is now debating [...] | 2003-11-04 15:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA6891 | SOUTHEASTERN PRESS SUMMARY - NOV. 4, 2003 [...] THIS CABLE IS FROM CONSULATE ADANA. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. ---------------------------------- POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------- [...] | 2003-11-05 08:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA |
03ANKARA6906 | MFA Requests More on Iraq Issues at Economic [...] (SBU) MFA's only substantive comment on our draft Economic Partnership Commission (EPC) agenda was that Iraq economic issues merit a separate session on the agenda. The Turkish side does not expect its companies to gain Iraq reconstruction subcontracts at this meeting, but views the opportuni [...] | 2003-11-05 11:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL ETRD EINV ENRG TU |
03ANKARA6908 | NATO: HLG MEETING -- CHAIRMAN'S LETTER TO [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-05 11:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | MNUC TU |
03ANKARA6909 | GOT RESPONDS TO CFE HOST COUNTRY AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-05 11:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL TU |
03ANKARA6910 | TURKEY ACCEDES TO THE OTTAWA CONVENTION ON [...] During a meeting on another topic, MFA Head of Department for Disarmament Affairs confirmed to PolMilOff that Turkey had deposited its instrument of ratification for the Ottawa convention simultaneously with Greece on September 25, 2003. Meric reminded PolMilOff that Turkey was party to every [...] | 2003-11-05 11:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM TU |
03ANKARA6919 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-05 14:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA6923 | IRAQ: TURKISH READOUT OF DAMASCUS MEETING: SAUDIS, [...] (C) POLMILCOUNS called on MFA Deputy DG for Middle East Safak Gokturk Nov. 5 for a readout of the Nov. 1-2 Damascus meeting on Iraq. Gokturk, who had been at the Damascus meeting, said Turkey worked hard to make the original Syrian draft communique moderate and balanced, and found the meeting [...] | 2003-11-05 16:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KU SY IZ TU IR EG JO SA |
03ANKARA694 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-01-28 11:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA6945 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-06 14:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA6954 | GOT MORE CONSCIOUS OF THE NEED TO SECURE [...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche regarding the disposition of radioactive sources from Iraq, on October 6 MFA Energy Department First Secretary Basak Tug gave PolMilOff a verbal, unofficial translation of a report of the events of September 28 as provided by the Turkish Atomic Energy Counc [...] | 2003-11-06 15:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PARM ZP TU |
03ANKARA6971 | LETTER FOR AMB BREMER FROM TURKISH UNION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-07 09:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAID ETTC PREL IZ TU |
03ANKARA699 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-01-28 14:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA6994 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-07 13:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA6995 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 5, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye / Due to [...] | 2003-11-07 14:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ANKARA6996 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] SUBJECT: This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 6, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriye [...] | 2003-11-07 14:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ANKARA6997 | SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 7, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet, Radikal [...] | 2003-11-07 14:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA |
03ANKARA7000 | KBR PERSPECTIVE ON HABUR GATE [...] (SBU-BUS SENS) A senior Kellogg, Brown and Root-Turkey (KBR-T) manager met with PO on Oct. 31 to update the state of current challenges to orderly flow in Turkey along the Iraq ground line of communication (GLOC) as well as transit bottlenecks at the Habur Gate. The KBR-T official noted tha [...] | 2003-11-07 14:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET PREL IZ TU |
03ANKARA7005 | TURKEY: SOUTHEAST EUROPEAN PROSECUTORS WORKING [...] (U) As part of Embassy Ankara's ongoing efforts to focus GOT officials on trafficking in persons (TIP),we discussed the talking points contained in reftels A, B and C, and particularly the agenda described in reftel B, with Head of Illegal Migration Hayati Soysal. A member of the GOT's Natio [...] | 2003-11-07 18:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KSEI KWMN PHUM SMIG TU ZL |
03ANKARA7006 | IRAQ: TURKEY WELL-SITUATED TO SUPPORT COALITION [...] (C) Given Turkey's desire to rehabilitate its relations with us through cooperation in Iraq and the decision not to use Turkish troops as part of the stabilization force, we need to identify areas where Turkey -- and the Turkish military in particular )- can play a constructive and meaningful [...] | 2003-11-10 07:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS TU IZ PTER |
03ANKARA7007 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH EDUCATION MINISTER CELIK [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the Ambassador,s October 31 courtesy call on Huseyin Celik, Minister of National Education and a co-founder of the AK (Justice and Development) Party, Celik praised the high level of educational cooperation between the U.S. and Turkey. While characterizing himself as a friend o [...] | 2003-11-10 10:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PREL TU GR |
03ANKARA701 | TURKEY'S NATIONALIST MHP: GREY WOLF PACK SNAPS AT LONE WOLF LEADER BAHCELI [...] (C) Summary: MHP members at all levels blame party leader Bahceli for the party's poor performance in Nov. 3 elections. Meanwhile, Bahceli is reneging on his promise to step aside and is working to secure his grip on the party, but faces growing pressure from the MHP grassroots and "Grey Wolve [...] | 2003-01-28 14:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS TU |
03ANKARA7015 | GAZIANTEP BUSINESS COMMUNITY: LET'S GET DOWN TO [...] SUMMARY: DPO and the PD FSN visited Gaziantep October 21-24 to become familiarized with the American Corner operation there and meet with local business people. Gaziantep presents itself as a forward-thinking, business-oriented city which seeks to overcome any obstacles to commerce. There a [...] | 2003-11-10 13:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | BBSR ECON IZ KPAO TU |
03ANKARA7016 | NOVEMBER 18-19 US-TURKEY HIGH-LEVEL DEFENSE GROUP [...] (C) The November 18-19 meeting of the U.S.-Turkey High-Level Defense Group (HLDG) represents an opportunity to achieve a number of important objectives: to solidify dialogue between the US and Turkish militaries; to begin to reshape our security relationship to the 21st century; and, to empha [...] | 2003-11-10 14:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS TU IZ AF ASEC |
03ANKARA7019 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-10 14:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA7020 | HABUR GATE/IBRAHIM KAHLIL [...] (C) In reftel CPA reacts to proposals for discussions with Turkey on transit capacity on the Iraqi border. The message rejects the Turkish proposal for a second gate because it is "politically" motivated. As we view the issue, the U.S. has a significant interest in improving the flow of goo [...] | 2003-11-07 21:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS ETRD ETTC TU IZ |
03ANKARA7025 | PKK/KADEK CHANGES ITS NAME, PLANS TO HOLD PRESS [...] (U) Press reports on November 11 (see Refs) cite a statement distributed by the terrorist organization PKK/KADEK in Baghdad stating that it had dissolved itself and formed a new organization to permit more democratic and broader participation. The new organization is called the Kurdistan Peop [...] | 2003-11-11 13:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PTER PREL PREF MARR MOPS TU IZ |
03ANKARA7033 | MFA RESPONSE TO USG REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE ON PFC [...] The Embassy recently received a diplomatic note, number 2003/ALGY/442572 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding Henry Oran Smith (reftels),the dual (American and Turkish) citizen US Marine who deserted while at Incirlik AB on September 29. As anticipated in ref B, the note denies ou [...] | 2003-11-12 13:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR CASC CPAS TU US |
03ANKARA7037 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-12 15:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA7038 | TERRORIST FINANCE: A STOCKTAKING [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-12 15:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL PTER |
03ANKARA7039 | TURKEY PREPARING TO DEPOSIT INSTRUMENTS OF [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-12 16:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM MARR PREL KTIA TU |
03ANKARA704 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DENYING ALLEGED USG-PKK CONTACTS [...] No summary [...] | 2003-01-28 15:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PREL PTER TU |
03ANKARA7040 | THIRD COUNTRY TRANSFER OF USS RAZORBACK: MFA [...] This is an action request. See Para 4. 2. On November 10, the Embassy received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that provides the GOT's rationale for wanting to transfer title of the vessel USS Razorback in Turkey (the dip note was faxed to EUR/SE November 10). [...] | 2003-11-12 17:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS TU |
03ANKARA7051 | PRIVATIZATION UPDATE: UPDATE: ONE STEP FORWARD, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Turkish government has canceled the privatization of Tekel,s tobacco operations, because bids submitted were far lower than expected. Though the cancellation is a blow to the privatization program, the government did accept the high bid for the smaller alcohol side of Tekel [...] | 2003-11-13 06:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV TU |
03ANKARA7057 | DECEMBER TURKISH CYPRIOT ELECTION CONCERNS: ROUND [...] (C) DCM delivered reftel demarche November 10 to MFA Director General for Northeastern Mediterranean Affairs Ertugrul Apakan. Apakan said he would pass the information and USG position to the Turkish Embassy in Nicosia. 2. (C) Deputy Polcouns followed up demarche later on November 10 a [...] | 2003-11-13 10:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CY PGOV PHUM PREL TU |
03ANKARA706 | AMBASSADOR PRESSES DEPUTY PM ON ECONOMIC REFORM, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador told Deputy Prime Minister Sener January 28 that Turkey was now seriously off-track on its IMF program, that USG assistance was conditioned on both military cooperation and implementation of the reform program, and that it would be impossible for the USG to agree to ass [...] | 2003-01-28 15:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD PREL TU |
03ANKARA7070 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-13 15:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA7090 | DEMARCHE TO GOT ON UN COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-14 11:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM TU |
03ANKARA7092 | NORTHERN IRAQ AND PKK/KADEK: TURKS ALLEGE KDP [...] (S) On November 14, MFA Intelligence and Research Department Head Ahmet Yildiz handed PolMilOff the following non-paper: Begin text: It has been reported that two members of PKK/KADEK terrorist organization, Sefin (born in 1966 in Syria) and Davut Felat (a Turkish national, born 1970 [...] | 2003-11-14 12:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PTER PREL MOPS MARR PINR TU IZ |
03ANKARA7093 | AK MP TRAVELS TO PAKISTAN TO SOLICT GOP ASSISTANCE [...] (C) AK MP Mahmut Kocak told pol counselor November 12 that he would lead a delegation to Pakistan November 13 to solicit the GOP's assistance in securing the release of Turkish national Hassan Ornal, who is being held hostage in Afghanistan by the Taliban. Kocak said the plan is to use the go [...] | 2003-11-14 12:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS TU AF PGOV PTER PINS |
03ANKARA7096 | MFA U/S ZIYAL REQUESTS REVISION OF FINANCIAL [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Eric Edelman for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) At a November 13 meeting, MFA Undersecretary Ugur Ziyal told the Ambassador that the political conditionality in Article 5(A)(ii) - the Iraq-related conditionality - of the USD 8.5 billion Financial Agreement co [...] | 2003-11-14 13:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL IZ TU |
03ANKARA7097 | TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 46 [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-14 14:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC PTER TU |
03ANKARA7098 | CAUCASUS WORKING GROUP PRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO [...] (C) Summary: The Turks came to the Nov. 7 Caucasus Working Group (CWG) working-level meeting armed with specific proposals for US-Turkish cooperation. The US should reciprocate at the Nov. 17 CWG in Williamsburg. Over the next seven months, the two sides should work towards having several ne [...] | 2003-11-14 14:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR TU |
03ANKARA7100 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-14 14:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA7103 | ENRON'S RESPONSE TO BOT PROBLEMS [...] (SBU) Summary. ENRON's lawyer has forwarded a proposal to AK Party Vice-Chair Reha Denemec in an attempt to reach a compromise with the Ministry of Energy (MENR) over its BOT project. ENRON continues to demand an unconditional license and appears anxious to resolve the dispute over electrici [...] | 2003-11-14 14:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ENRG ECON PREL TU |
03ANKARA7113 | GOT CLAIMS VESSEL TRAFFIC SYSTEM NOT FULLY [...] (SBU) Summary. Turkish Maritime Undersecretariat officials told us that the testing phase of the Vessel Traffic System (VTS) in the Istanbul area would have to be extended beyond the end-October deadline due to technical problems. Turkish Coastal Safety and Ship Rescue Management Director G [...] | 2003-11-14 15:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV ECON PREL TU |
03ANKARA7114 | TGS D/CHOD BASBUG'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON - AN [...] (C) Turkish General Staff Deputy Chief Basbug will visit Washington November 16-21 to lead the Turkish delegation to the US-Turkey High-Level Defense Group (HLDG). He has requested meetings with National Security Advisor Rice, DepSecDef Wolfowitz, CJCS Myers and VCJCS Pace. Basbug may also s [...] | 2003-11-14 15:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS TU IZ AF CY ASEC OVIP |
03ANKARA7115 | AMBASSADOR-ZIYAL MEETING ON IRAQ, REGIONAL ISSUES, [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Eric Edelman for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). Summary ------- 2. (C) At their November 13 meeting, MFA Undersecretary Ugur Ziyal told the Ambassador that the GOT wanted to engage the USG on regional issues, particularly Iraq. Ziyal maintained that the USG a [...] | 2003-11-14 15:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL ETRD IZ KIPR TU EINV |
03ANKARA7133 | PKK/KADEK/KHK MEETS NOV. 15 IN NORTHERN IRAQ: [...] (U) The Turkish press reported Nov. 16 that the newly-established KHK (the new name adopted by the PKK/KADEK) held a meeting Nov. 15 in the mountains of northern Iraq near Sulaymaniyah along the Iran-Iraq border. The press reports say that the KHK had planned to meet at a Mosul hotel, but was [...] | 2003-11-17 13:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PTER PREL PREF MARR MOPS TU IZ |
03ANKARA7134 | AMBASSADOR'S NOV. 14 MEETING WITH P.M. ERDOGAN [...] (C) Summary: USG's tougher language and steps against PKK/KADEK/KHK in Iraq has made strong impression on P.M. Erdogan and he responded positively to Ambassador's statement that Washington has put its unhappiness with Turkey behind us. Erdogan sees back-to-back defense and economic partnershi [...] | 2003-11-17 13:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN TU IZ |
03ANKARA7140 | MEETINGS WITH TREASURY UNDERSECRETARY AND CENTRAL [...] (Sbu) Treasury U/S Canakci told Econoffs that the IMF Sixth Review is unlikely to come to a Board vote before mid-December, since the Turkish parliament will need some time to pass the required legislation. Canakci also confirmed that the GOT will probably have to get parliamentary approval f [...] | 2003-11-17 15:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA7145 | ROILED WATERS AT THE BANK REGULATORY BODY [...] (Sbu) Summary: Under pressure over the failure to prevent the Imar Bank fiasco, bank regulatory body chairman Engin Akcakoca resigned November 5. GOT claims not to have exerted pressure are suspect, given earlier GOT actions, raising questions about the Ak Party Government's commitment to an [...] | 2003-11-17 17:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV ECON PINR TU |
03ANKARA7157 | DEFENSE AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary: The annual Defense and Economic Cooperation Agreement (DECA) inspections occurred the week of October 20-24, 2003 in Ankara, Izmir and Incirlik. While talks between the two sides became tense during discussions of a small number of specific issues, the overall mood of the inspec [...] | 2003-11-18 07:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR ELAB ECPS ECON TU |
03ANKARA7159 | Investigation of Alleged Purchase of Cruise [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-18 10:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ETTC TU |
03ANKARA7164 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-18 13:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA7180 | DOGA ENERGY'S RESPONSE TO BOT PROBLEMS [...] (SBU) Summary. DOGA Energy sent a letter to us explaining how it has responded to speculative reports attributed to GOT sources about alleged corruption in the DOGA Energy BOT Project. DOGA contends that the contracts were vetted and approved by the relevant GOT authorities. The main source [...] | 2003-11-18 15:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ENRG ECON PREL TU |
03ANKARA7184 | DEMARCHE: SUPPORT FOR THE UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (U) We delivered ref B demarche and, subsequently, Canadian draft resolution November 18 to Turkish MFA South Asia Department Head Soner. 2. (U) After reviewing the draft and citing "established practice that Turkey does not co-sponsor or vote in favor of resolutions against neighboring [...] | 2003-11-19 12:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL IR TU |
03ANKARA7205 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-19 14:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA7209 | UNGA RESOLUTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN TURKMENISTAN - [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-20 06:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL TX TU |
03ANKARA7213 | IRAQ: A/S DEWEY AGREES NEXT STEPS ON REPATRIATING [...] (SBU) On November 19, PRM Assistant Secretary Dewey met with Turkish MFA Undersecretary Sensoy, UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner Morjane, CPA rep Bartlett and Khalil Afar from the Iraqi Embassy on next steps for the voluntary repatriation of Turkish refugees in Iraq, including those in the Ma [...] | 2003-11-20 06:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PTER PREL MOPS MARR TU IZ |
03ANKARA7229 | SCENESETTER FOR TURKISH JUSTICE MINISTER CICEK'S [...] (C) Summary: Justice Minister Cicek's visit to Washington allows us to raise high-profile global issues with one of the Turkish cabinet's most influential and outspoken figures. Our priorities for his visit should be: 1) to urge continued GOT progress on EU-related human rights reform, and und [...] | 2003-11-20 12:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM CASC EFIN IZ TU |
03ANKARA7242 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-20 14:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA725 | TURKS SUPPORTIVE OF RESTRICTIONS ON MANPADS (AND [...] No summary [...] | 2003-01-29 12:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | ETTC PARM PREL TU |
03ANKARA7253 | IRAQ-TURKEY TRADE: IGC PRESIDENT TALABANI AGREES [...] (SBU) Iraqi Governing Council President Jalal Talabani shared with PolMilOff in Ankara Nov. 20 the text of an agreement (at Para 2) he said he and the IGC/Iraqi Ministers delegation reached Nov. 19 with Turkish Acting Foreign Minister and Foreign Trade Undersecretary Tuzman. Tuzman presented [...] | 2003-11-20 15:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL MOPS ETTC TU IZ |
03ANKARA7271 | ENERGY DISCUSSION AT TURKEY-U.S. EPC [...] (C) Action Request: Post urges Washington to reconsider the decision to drop energy as a separate topic on the EPC agenda. This is not just to mollify the Turks; we have real, substantive energy issues to discuss. We consider energy to be a critical building block of our economic and politi [...] | 2003-11-20 15:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL ECON TU |
03ANKARA7273 | TERROR ATTACK'S IMPACT ON FINANCIAL MARKETS [...] (Sbu) Summary: Though it is still early to judge, Turkish financial markets showed initial resilience in dealing with today's Istanbul terror attacks. The stock market fell sharply before it stopped trading. The foreign exchange, government security and interbank markets continued to function [...] | 2003-11-20 16:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PTER TU |
03ANKARA7274 | TURKEY AND RUSSIA REACH COMPROMISE ON GAS [...] (U) GOT officials have confirmed that BOTAS has reached a compromise with Gazprom's sales company Gazexport, following 11 months of negotiations, but have not made any official announcements detailing the new price, except to state that it was a competitive price, similar to the one applied [...] | 2003-11-20 16:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON PREL TU |
03ANKARA7279 | TURKEY TO CONSIDER HELO CONTRIBUTION TO ISAF [...] (C) PolMilOff delivered reftel demarche requesting additional helos to meet NATO's SOR for ISAF to MFA South Asia Head of Department Ergin Soner November 18. Soner noted the requirements, agreeing that meeting the SOR in order to go to the next stage of expanding ISAF outside Kabul and suppor [...] | 2003-11-21 07:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR AF TU |
03ANKARA728 | DESPITE REFORMS, BUREAUCRATS BLOCK KURDISH COURSES [...] (C) Summary: Despite reform legislation allowing Kurdish language courses, bureaucratic regulations place prohibitive costs by requiring that the courses be established in separate institutions, rather than added to existing schools. The owner of a chain of language schools says there is not [...] | 2003-01-29 12:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA7289 | IRAQI POLICE TRAINING: TURKS WANT TO PARTICIPATE, [...] Post was contacted 11/21 by Turkish MFA Coordinator for Iraq Assistance Ahmet Okcun regarding reftel demarche. Okcun said he had discussed the issue of police training with MFA U/S Ziyal. Turkey, he said, would like to participate in the training of Iraqi police, but would like to do it at th [...] | 2003-11-21 12:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PREL SNAR MOPS KCRM TU IZ |
03ANKARA7297 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-21 13:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA7300 | IRAQI GOVERNING COUNCIL PRESIDENT TALABANI [...] (C) Iraqi Governing Council (IGC) President Jalal Talabani and his delegation to Turkey met Ambassador, DCM and A/PolMilCouns Nov. 21, providing a readout of their Nov. 19-20 meetings with Turkish officials and businessmen, including PM Erdogan, Acting FM/Trade Minister Tuzmen, MFA U/S Ziyal, [...] | 2003-11-21 14:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC PTER TU IZ |
03ANKARA7308 | BOOSTING TURKISH ELECTRICITY EXPORTS TO IRAQ [...] (SBU) In response to Secretary Powell's request that Turkey look for ways to assist Iraq's reconstruction, beginning last September, a Turkish company began exporting a small amount (50MW) of electricity to Iraq. The operator, Karadeniz Energy, has rehabilitated existing transmission lines a [...] | 2003-11-22 06:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG ETRD IZ PREL TU |
03ANKARA7311 | SCENESETTER FOR THE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: A successful EPC will help our efforts to strengthen a bilateral relationship that has been through difficult times this year. Two developments -- the still-fragile recovery of the Turkish economy, and the development of economic opportunities in Iraq -- should create opportuni [...] | 2003-11-24 08:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL EFIN EINV TU |
03ANKARA7316 | New Turkish Airport Security Measures [...] (U) Turgay Sahan, of the Turkish National Police' Aviation Department, provided the Embassy with a copy of new security procedures introduced at airports as of November 14. An informal translation of the procedures follows below: 2. (SBU) Begin Informal Translation Airport Security Proc [...] | 2003-11-25 07:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER EAIR TU |
03ANKARA7318 | MEETING WITH PRIVATIZATION AUTHORITY OFFICIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Privatization Authority (PA) Vice President Ayhan Sarisu told emboffs that the PA intended to retender Tekel,s tobacco operations sometime early next year, and dismissed as baseless a lawsuit brought by a union to block the sale of Tekel,s alcohol operations. End Summary. -- [...] | 2003-11-25 09:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EIND ECON PGOV TU |
03ANKARA7319 | ANOTHER STEP TOWARD A "SOFT LANDING": VCJCS GEN [...] (C) You arrive in Turkey at a time when our focus is on increasing Turkish cooperation on Iraq reconstruction and minimizing the fallout from the decision to forego Turkey,s offer to contribute forces to the stabilization efforts in Iraq. The Turkish General Staff (TGS) saw deploying forces t [...] | 2003-11-25 13:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | MARR PREL PTER OVIP PGOV TU |
03ANKARA7329 | TRADE U/S ON TRADE PROTOCOL WITH IRAQ, DISCUSSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Foreign Trade U/S Tuncer Kayalar told us November 20 that the pre-war Turkey-Iraq trade protocol was a swap arrangement, under which Iraq shipped crude oil to Turkey in return for Turkish goods. Kayalar confirmed that Iraqi authorities had transferred oil to Turkey before Op [...] | 2003-11-28 09:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL ENRG TU IZ |
03ANKARA7338 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-11-28 14:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA7340 | IRAQ: TURKISH MFA DG BURCUOGLU ON VISIT OF [...] (C) DCM met MFA Director General for the Middle East Tahsin Burcuoglu Nov. 21 to deliver the Secretary's oral message on Iraq (Ref C) and to get a Turkish readout of the Talabani/IGC visit (Ref A). Burcuoglu pointed to the CPA-IGC agreement's reference to a federal structure, suggesting that [...] | 2003-11-28 15:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC PTER TU IZ |
03ANKARA7354 | DAS PASCOE'S NOVEMBER 21 TRIP TO ANKARA [...] (S) Summary: EUR DAS Lynn Pascoe visited Turkey on November 21 for a series of meetings with MFA officials. In all his meetings, Pascoe urged MFA officials to think about the period leading up to the NATO Summit as a critical opportunity to showcase Turkey's achievements before the December [...] | 2003-12-01 12:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | AJ AM GG PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA7360 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-12-01 15:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA7363 | PM ERDOGAN STIRS CONTROVERSY BY REJECTING "ISLAMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: PM Erdogan has ignited controversy by rejecting the phrase "Islamic terrorism" to describe the November 15 and 20 Istanbul bombings. Secular critics of Erdogan and his AK Party government worried that the government was soft on terrorism because of its Islamic roots. There i [...] | 2003-12-02 09:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL PGOV PTER TU |
03ANKARA7377 | TERRORIST FINANCE: USG TEAM VISITS TURKEY [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 17-19, a three-person team from DOS and DOJ met in Ankara with GOT officials to assess the status of Turkey,s efforts to combat terrorist financing, and determine what assistance USG should offer. GOT officials were generally receptive, and the USG team is likely t [...] | 2003-12-02 09:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC PTER TU |
03ANKARA7378 | TURKEY: 2003 TERRORISM REPORT [...] (U) Combating terrorism has long been a priority for the Government of Turkey (GOT). In 2003, Turkey continued its strong support of the coalition in the global war against terror in Afghanistan by agreeing to extend its leadership of the International Security Force (ISAF) into 2003. On October [...] | 2003-12-02 11:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA7388 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-12-02 15:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA7389 | TURKISH FINANCIAL MARKETS RECOVER IN POST-HOLIDAY [...] (U) Summary: In the first full trading day following the Istanbul bombings and a week of local holidays, Turkish financial markets more than recovered, with stocks rising 9.5 percent December 1, the lira strenthening, and interest rates resuming their downward trend. On December 2, equity mark [...] | 2003-12-02 15:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN TU |
03ANKARA7397 | Turkish Officials Comment on WTO Agriculture [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. DESPITE THE APPARENT FAILURE TO REACH AGREEMENT IN CANCUN, TURKISH OFFICIALS CONSIDER THE CONTINUATION OF WTO AGRICULTURE NEGOTIATIONS ESSENTIAL TO THE HEALTH OF THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY. TURKISH OFFICIALS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE CANCUN MEETINGS COMMENTED THAT THE UNITED STAT [...] | 2003-12-03 07:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR KPAO TU |
03ANKARA7400 | URGENT DEMARCHE: UN ACTION ON THE MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) As the Turkish MFA was closed for the prolonged Seker Bayram holiday, we presented reftel B demarche to MFA Middle East Head Kemal Tuzun December 2. We noted that the Palestinians were rethinking their request to have the International Court of Justice adjudicate the legality of the Israe [...] | 2003-12-03 08:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS TU |
03ANKARA7411 | TURKEY: LEFT-OF-CENTER OPPOSITION CHP SCORNS CALLS [...] (C) Summary: Opposition left-of-center CHP has rejected calls for unity on the political left in the run-up to March 2004 local elections. Optimism in CHP higher ranks is belied by growing frustration among CHP M.P.s with the party's prospects. Rather than focus on the party leadership's sho [...] | 2003-12-03 15:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA7412 | RUSSIAN TRANSNISTRIA SETTLEMENT PROPOSAL DEMARCHE: [...] (U) Due to Turkey's week-long official holiday, Embassy deputy political counselor delivered ref A demarche to MFA Eastern Europe Department Head Omur Solendil on December 3. 2. (C) Solendil said the GOT had "noted" the Russian Transnistria memorandum was prepared without consultation w [...] | 2003-12-03 15:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MD PBTS PREL TU |
03ANKARA7416 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-12-03 15:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA7417 | MEETING WITH WORLD BANK ECONOMIST [...] (C) Summary: Resident World Bank economist James Parks told econoffs that the GOT has yet to meaningfully re-engage with the Bank in several sectors, though in others there is a continuing dialogue. Parks raised the question of how to avoid a sharp fall in the lira, given the likely size of nex [...] | 2003-12-03 15:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EAGR ENRG ECPS TU |
03ANKARA7419 | MFA CAUCASUS OFFICIAL ON THE THREAT OF SECESSION [...] (C) Summary: On December 2, Turkish MFA Caucasus Department Head Murat Adali said Turkey would work to prevent Ajarian secession in Georgia. He was more cautious about Turkey's willingness to play an effective role in countering Abkhazian secession. End Summary. Ajaria 2. (C) Em [...] | 2003-12-03 15:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU GG |
03ANKARA742 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-01-29 14:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA7442 | ENERGY REGULATOR PESSIMISTIC ABOUT REFORM [...] (C) Summary. EconCouns met with Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) President Yusuf Gunay for an update on energy issues, including the pending Petroleum Law, electricity market reform, gas market reform, and Build-Operate-Transfer disputes. Gunay had mixed feelings about the Petrole [...] | 2003-12-04 11:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EINV ECON PREL TU |
03ANKARA7443 | TURKEY SUPPORTS PSI AND WANTS TO PARTICIPATE IN [...] This is an urgent action request. MFA Disarmament Head of Department Bulent Meric told PolMilOff December 4 that after much consideration the GOT had decided to support the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). Nevertheless, it still had many questions about what partnership entailed. Mer [...] | 2003-12-04 13:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TU |
03ANKARA7444 | IRAQ: TURKS AGREE TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY AT HABUR [...] (C) Iraqi Minister of Interior Nuri Badran led an interagency Iraqi/CPA delegation to Ankara Nov. 30-Dec. 2 to discuss with Turkish authorities improving the efficiency of operations at the Habur border crossing so that bulk fuels flow smoothly and regularly through the winter months. The age [...] | 2003-12-04 13:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC PTER TU IZ |
03ANKARA7445 | WASSENAAR: TURKEY WILL SUPPORT JOINT STATEMENT ON [...] (C) PolMilOff delivered ref A letter and joint statement to MFA Disarmament Head of Department Bulent Meric along with Italian DCM Gianni Piccato December 4. Meric said the GOT had received the joint statement earlier from its mission in Vienna, had decided to support the statement, and had a [...] | 2003-12-04 14:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | OPDC PREL ETTC KSTC PARM TU |
03ANKARA7446 | UNDER SECRETARY GROSSMAN'S FORCE POSTURE [...] (S) Welcome back to Turkey. We and the GOT are looking forward to your December 8-9 visit. You will be seeing TGS Deputy Chief Basbug (both TGS Chief Ozkok and DefMin Gonul are traveling),DPM/FM Gul, and MFA U/S Ziyal. You will find the Turks preoccupied with the investigation into the I [...] | 2003-12-04 14:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | OVIP PREL PGOV MARR TU |
03ANKARA7448 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-12-04 14:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA745 | ANTI-U.S. E-MAIL CAMPAIGN IN WAKE OF MEDIA [...] In the wake of recent anti-American stories in the Turkish press (RefTels),Embassy has received, via the Embassy web-site, a substantial number of e-mails claiming that the Ambassador and other U.S. officials are "no longer welcome" in Turkey. To date, the Embassy has received around 200 ide [...] | 2003-01-29 15:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPRC ASEC PTER TU |
03ANKARA7451 | TURKEY MFA CYPRUS DEPARTMENT HEAD ON UPCOMING [...] (C) Summary. MFA Cyprus Department Head Levent Bilman worries that despite its planned initiative for a Cyprus settlement, Turkey will be unfairly blamed for future breakdowns in negotiations. He claims Turkey's initiative will be prepared in line with the SYG's requirements and said, witho [...] | 2003-12-04 15:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CY PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA7452 | TURKISH TRUCKERS' STRIKE OVER; FUEL DELIVERIES TO [...] (SBU) Truckers delivering refined products to northern Iraq under the contract managed by Kellogg, Brown and Root (KBR) went on strike Monday, bringing badly need fuel deliveries to a halt and raising concerns of imminent fuel shortages. After two days of negotiations, the truckers agreed to [...] | 2003-12-04 15:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ENRG IZ PREL TU |
03ANKARA7491 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-12-05 15:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA7492 | BLACK SEA STATES TO CREATE NETWORK TO COMBAT AIDS [...] Action Request -- See para 7. 2. Summary: The Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC),in cooperation with UN agencies, wants to establish a regional network to address the growing risk of an AIDS outbreak in the Black Sea region. The concept has been endorsed by BSEC Foreign Ministers; [...] | 2003-12-05 15:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECIN KHIV SENV SOCI TU |
03ANKARA7493 | IRAQI TURKMEN FRONT REPS SAY ITF WILL SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITF) Ankara and London reps Ahmet Muratli and Asif Sertturkmen called on PolMilOff Dec. 5. They complained that Kurdish parties were flying flags all over Kirkuk, an act they considered provocative. They also complained that Kurds were disproportionately being giv [...] | 2003-12-07 12:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PREF MARR TU IZ |
03ANKARA7494 | MEETING WITH IMF RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE [...] (Sbu) IMF Resrep Odd Per Brekk told econoffs it is still possible the IMF Board could meet to approve the Sixth Review this year, but it will require expedited parliamentary action on the required legislation the week of December 8-12. The GOT seems to be making a serious effort to get the b [...] | 2003-12-08 06:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV TU |
03ANKARA7506 | TURKISH FOOD AID TO GEORGIA [...] (SBU) Turkish MFA Caucasus Department Head Murat Adali told poloff on December 8 that Turkey would provide humanitarian aid to Georgia in the form of food. According to Adali, Georgian Finance Minister Nogaideli had been in contact with the GOT and indicated that Georgia's most urgent need w [...] | 2003-12-08 13:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | GG PREL TU |
03ANKARA7509 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-12-08 15:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA7510 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL COX VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (SBU) Summary: Your CODEL arrives in Ankara at a time when the GOT is seized with the issues of security and counterterrorism. GOT leaders and security forces have reacted responsibly to the November terrorist attacks in Istanbul, though some politicians and commentators have tried to score p [...] | 2003-12-08 16:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT AFIN ASEC PTER PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA752 | GOVERNMENT RELEASES SOME 2003 BUDGET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DEPUTY PM ABDULLATIF SENER ANNOUNCED JANUARY 28 THE MACRO-ECONOMIC ASSUMPTIONS UNDERLYING THE 2003 BUDGET, AND SOME OF THE BUDGET AGGREGATES, BUT NOT THE FISCAL SAVING MEASURES THAT RESULT IN THE HEADLINE 6.5 PERCENT OF GNP PRIMARY SURPLUS. THOSE MEASURES ARE BEING DEBATED O [...] | 2003-01-29 17:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV TU |
03ANKARA7526 | NORTHERN IRAQ: TGS SUGGESTS USING PMF AS TRAINING [...] (S) During talks with VCJCS Pace December 3-4, Turkish General Staff Chief Gen. Ozkok and Deputy Gen. Basbug suggested that the "Peace Monitoring Force (PMF) can be used as a training unit or a security force in the new Iraqi National Army." Earlier, a senior Turkish officer voiced a similar [...] | 2003-12-09 12:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PTER PREL MOPS MARR PINR TU IZ |
03ANKARA753 | BTC UPDATE FROM TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: BTC construction in Turkey is on schedule (first pipe is scheduled to arrive at Iskenderun port on February 7) and on budget; however, there is some concern that the change in government has slowed down the decision-making process on operational issues. We believe that occasiona [...] | 2003-01-29 17:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU |
03ANKARA7538 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-12-09 14:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA7541 | MEETING WITH BRSA VICE PRESIDENT [...] (Sbu) Bank Regulatory and Supervisory Agency (BRSA) V.P. Ercan Turkan struck a surprisingly conciliatory note on the Government's idea of separating the BRSA's board from the Deposit Guarantee Fund's. However, he described morale at BRSA as "below zero." Turkan saw GOT commitments to remove [...] | 2003-12-09 14:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV TU |
03ANKARA7580 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-12-10 14:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA7584 | TURKEY: IN SEARCH OF A ROLE IN PSI [...] (C) PolMilOff delivered ref A and B information to MFA Disarmament Department Head Bulent Meric. Meric said that the GOT had discussed at length the PSI Principles and supported them unambiguously. In addition, the GOT was committed to making an "effective contribution" to interdiction activ [...] | 2003-12-10 14:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TU |
03ANKARA7588 | TURKEY RATIFIES CLIMATE CHANGE FRAMEWORK [...] Turkey's parliament, the Grand National Assembly, ratified the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC). Turkey had delayed ratification, because it objected to being included in Annex II of developed countries, which would have obligated Turkey to provide funds for developing count [...] | 2003-12-10 14:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO TU |
03ANKARA7597 | MORE ON TURKISH AIRPORT SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: In December 3-4 meetings with Turkish officials responsible for aviation security, EconCouns reiterated the USG's strong interest in Turkish airport/aviation security efforts and expressed concern about a loophole in the current system that enables some passengers arriving on [...] | 2003-12-10 15:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER EAIR TU |
03ANKARA7610 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-12-11 14:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA7611 | DECEMBER 1-2 VISIT TO TURKEY OF UKRAINIAN PM [...] (U) The December 1-2 visit to Turkey of Ukrainian PM Yanukovych focused mainly on bilateral economic relations. In the first-ever visit of the PM of an independent Ukraine to Turkey, the two nations discussed bilateral trade and signed environmental and cultural agreements. At the end of the [...] | 2003-12-11 15:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL SENV TU UP |
03ANKARA7612 | U/S GROSSMAN FORCE POSTURE CONSULTATIONS WITH [...] (C) In meetings with FM Gul, DCHOD GEN Basbug and others from MFA and TGS, U/S Grossman initiated consultations with the Turks on the US global posture review. He emphasized that this effort to move to a post-Cold War posture would be in accordance with our international security commitments a [...] | 2003-12-11 15:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL TU |
03ANKARA7626 | CHALLENGE TO CREDENTIALS REPORT: TURKEY DEMARCHE [...] (C) We delivered ref A demarche to MFA Middle East Department Head Kemal Tuzun on December 12, stressing that this credentails challenge threatened to invite further attempts to bring territorial disputes to the credentialing process, turning a routine procedure into political wrangling, and [...] | 2003-12-12 12:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KPAL PREL TU |
03ANKARA7627 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW: JOINT COMBINED EXCHANGE [...] (U) Classified by Political Military Counselor Timothy Betts. Reasons: 1.5b and d. 2. (U) This is an action requestion. See para 5. 3. (C) Reftel is a request for Embassy human rights vetting/certification for Turkish participation in this JCET, which is scheduled to take place in [...] | 2003-12-10 14:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM MASS MARR TU |
03ANKARA763 | IRAQ: TURKEY REQUESTS ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON [...] (C) On December 12, the Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) Turkey submitted a note to the Turkish General Staff (TGS) requesting authorization to ship humanitarian daily rations (HDRs) from the US to Turkey. The ODC letter noted that the purpose is to have rations stored in Turkey in the eve [...] | 2003-01-30 12:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL TU |
03ANKARA7631 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-12-12 14:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA7641 | TURKEY: CENTER-RIGHT MOTHERLAND PARTY STRUGGLING [...] (C) Summary: Unable to regain political momentum or solve ANAP's deepening financial difficulties, colorless chairman Ozdemir resigned days before the party's Dec. 13-14 general convention. Former M.P. Nesrin Nas is likely to emerge as the next ANAP leader. However, her ability to boost ANAP' [...] | 2003-12-12 15:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
03ANKARA7649 | 2004 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON TURKEY'S CONTRIBUTION [...] (U) This is Embassy Ankara's submission to the 2004 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. = = = = = = = = = = General Assessment = = = = = = = = = = 2. (SBU) In aiming to accelerate democratization, pursue its EU candidacy, revive the economy and tackle ch [...] | 2003-12-15 08:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP PREL TU |
03ANKARA7685 | TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTRY RAISES CONCERN ABOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Akif Ayhan, MFA Head of Department for Economics, raised the Ministry's concern about security for Turkish truck drivers in Iraq and emphasized that the problem could lead to more truckers quitting or even another truckers' strike. Ayhan said U.S. military security for truck co [...] | 2003-12-16 06:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ENRG ETRD IZ PREL TU |
03ANKARA7691 | NEW HIGHER EDUCATION PRESIDENT TAKES OVER TURKEY'S [...] (C) Summary: On December 8, President Sezer appointed Erdogan Tezic, the rector of Galatasaray University, as head of the Higher Education Council (YOK),replacing Kemal Guruz. Like President Sezer, Erdogan Tezic is a specialist in constitutional law, having served as a law professor in Istan [...] | 2003-12-16 10:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO OEXC SCUL TU |
03ANKARA7699 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-12-16 15:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA7700 | NOVEMBER ATTACKS HAVE NOT STOPPED REFORMS, BUT [...] (U) Summary: Members of Parliament, the bureaucracy and NGO community agree the GOT will continue its EU-related reform process despite the November terrorist attacks in Istanbul, but they fear that further attacks could undermine Turkey's EU candidacy. Human rights observers say police and G [...] | 2003-12-16 15:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA7724 | ACTING VS. PKK/KADEK IN IRAQ BEFORE POTUS-ERDOGAN: [...] (S) In anticipation of the January 28 meeting between President Bush and Prime Minister Erdogan, Post submits a list (see paras 2-5) of possible actions the USG could take against the PKK/KADEK/KHK in northern Iraq that the President could cite as completed deliverables in that meeting. The US [...] | 2003-12-17 10:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PTER PREL MOPS ETRD SNAR PINR IZ TU |
03ANKARA7727 | TERRORIST FINANCE: POST VETTING [...] No summary [...] | 2003-12-17 11:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | EFIN ETTC PREL PTER TU |
03ANKARA7729 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-12-17 13:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA7738 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH TURKISH INTERIOR [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador emphasized to Interior Minister Aksu U.S. willingness to offer FBI-sponsored training and to arrange visits to the U.S. terrorism counterintelligence center. Ambassador also raised concerns about Turkish airport security and lack of visa requirement for Iranians. Aks [...] | 2003-12-18 09:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PREL PTER TU |
03ANKARA7757 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-12-18 13:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA7761 | GOT's Unclear Message on Data Exclusivity [...] (SBU) At the December Economic Partnership Commission meeting, the Turkish Health Ministry and Foreign Trade Undersecretariat took seemingly contradictory positions on data exclusivity protection for pharmaceuticals. A followup meeting with the Health Undersecretary reinforced our impression [...] | 2003-12-18 14:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
03ANKARA7767 | TURKEY REACTS TO THE ELECTIONS IN NORTHERN CYPRUS [...] (C) Summary: Close results in northern Cyprus' December 14 elections have unleashed a wave of speculation about their meaning and possible coalitions on both sides in Turkey's Cyprus debate. However, amid the media hype there is a clear sense that all eyes are now on Ankara. Ankara's EU dip [...] | 2003-12-19 08:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | CY PGOV PREL TU |
03ANKARA7769 | 2003 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] No summary [...] | 2003-12-19 09:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KCRM PREL PTER SNAR TU |
03ANKARA7777 | DRAFT NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-12-19 11:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV EFIN ECON KIPR TU |
03ANKARA7784 | AMBASSADOR AND BABACAN DISCUSS FINANCIAL AGREEMENT [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 6. 2. (C) At the end of their December 17 discussion on economic and investment issues (septel),Ambassador told State Minister Babacan that, in response to the Prime Minister's request, the U.S. was exploring ways -- within the parameters of ou [...] | 2003-12-19 11:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL TU |
03ANKARA7785 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETINGS WITH FINANCE AND ECONOMY [...] (Sbu) Summary: In December 17 meetings with Economy Minister Babacan and Finance Minister Unakitan, the Ambassador stressed the need for continued fiscal discipline, structural reform and resolution of foreign investment disputes. Both Ministers reconfirmed the GOT's commitment to continue ec [...] | 2003-12-19 11:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV EIND PGOV KIPR TU |
03ANKARA7788 | NEW TURKISH ACTION REQUEST AGAINST PKK/KADEK/KONGRA GEL IN IRAQ [...] (C) Following our delivery of summary of ref (A) USG demarche to EU capitals on extending terrorist designation of KADEK/KONGRA GEL (septel),MFA DDG for counter-terrorism Asya passed over the a non-paper (para 2) which he said the Turkish General Staff had requested he forward. He asked that the U [...] | 2003-12-19 13:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER EFIN ETTC TU |
03ANKARA7790 | Economic Partnership Commission: Comment on [...] (U) This is an action cable. See paras 13 and 14. Summary/Introduction -------------------- 2. (SBU) Washington's draft EPC action plan can help build a stronger bilateral economic and commercial relationship with Turkey on economic reform, investment, trade, energy and regional iss [...] | 2003-12-19 13:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL ETRD EINV ENRG BEXP KIPR TU IZ |
03ANKARA7791 | BRIEFING THE TURKS ON USG FOLLOW-UP WITH EU [...] (C) On receipt of reftel text we briefed MFA DDG for counter-terrorism Asya on new USG follow-up with EU capitals to press for EU designation of PKK morphs KADEK and KONGRA GEL as terrorist organizations. Thanking us for continuing USG efforts with the EU, Asya said designation of KADEK is no [...] | 2003-12-19 13:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER EFIN ETTC TU |
03ANKARA7792 | UPDATE ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ISSUES: [...] (U) THE CULTURE MINISTRY IS CONSIDERING AN ARRAY OF LEGAL AMENDMENTS AND OTHER MEASURES AIMED AT COMBATING COPYRIGHT PIRACY, INCLUDING A BAN ON STREET SALES OF CULTURAL MATERIALS AND EMPOWERING THE POLICE TO ENFORCE COPYRIGHT WITHOUT SPECIFIC PROMPTS FROM RIGHTHOLDERS. THE MINISTRY REITERATED [...] | 2003-12-19 14:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
03ANKARA7793 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-12-19 14:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA7800 | TURKS OUTLINE RULES AND PRINCIPLES FOR USE OF [...] (C) DG for Bilateral Political Affairs Ahmet Banguoglu summoned DCM to the MFA December 19 to provide the GOT's written authorization for the US to use Incirlik to rotate US personnel in and out of Iraq (reftel). Banguoglu said the MFA and other interested agencies (including TGS and Customs) [...] | 2003-12-19 17:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS TU IZ |
03ANKARA783 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-01-30 15:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA7845 | HOMELAND SECURITY THREAT LEVEL CHANGE: TURKEY [...] (SBU) A/DCM and poloff delivered the text of the December 21 Homeland Security Department announcement to Americas Department Deputy Director General Suna Ilicak on December 22. Poloff informed Ilicak that the change was in response to intelligence indicating the possibility of an attack in [...] | 2003-12-22 14:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC PTER TU |
03ANKARA7847 | TURKEY TO OPPOSE CHALLENGE TO CREDENTIALS REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-12-22 14:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KPAL PREL TU |
03ANKARA7850 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-12-22 14:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA7876 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW: COMSOCEUR PROPOSES [...] (U) Classified by Political Military Counselor Timothy Betts. Reasons: 1.5b and d. 2. (C) Ref A notes that COMSEOCEUR has proposed postponing a JCET (Joint Combined Exchange Training) in Turkey (ref b) from February-March 2004 timeframe to June-July 2004 timeframe. 3. (C) ODC Anka [...] | 2003-12-12 09:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM MASS MARR TU |
03ANKARA7878 | AMBASSADOR MANN, TURKISH OFFICIALS DISCUSS NEXT [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Steven Mann, State Department Special Representative for Caspian Energy Diplomacy, visited Ankara, December 16-18 to discuss Caspian issues with senior Turkish officials, who confirmed Turkey's commitment to the East-West Energy Corridor and expressed confidence that B [...] | 2003-12-23 12:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ENRG EPET IZ PREL TU |
03ANKARA7881 | COMBATING MISINFORMATION - THE CASE OF "YENI SAFAK" [...] On October 22, "Yeni Safak," an Islamist-oriented Turkish daily close to the AKP Government, ran a story claiming that U.S. forces in Iraq had raped "at least 4,000" Iraqi women since the end of the war. The misinformation was based on a distortion of an article written by Dr. Susan Block, a U [...] | 2003-12-23 15:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PTER TU |
03ANKARA7918 | EX-BRSA CHAIR AKCAKOCA COMMENTS ON BANKING SECTOR, INVESTIGATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Ex-BRSA Chairman Engin Akcakoca complained to us recently that the police raid on his house, which uncovered confidential documents he had kept from BRSA, was a politically-motivated set-up. Numerous current and former officials, he said, had called offering support and confidin [...] | 2003-12-24 08:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV TU |
03ANKARA7933 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-12-24 10:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA7952 | IRAQ: TURKISH DELEGATION TO PULSE IRAQIS [...] (C) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (C) MFA DDG for Mideast Affairs Safak Gokturk called PolMilCouns 12/24 to inform him that a GOT delegation was planning to travel to Iraq on a fact-finding mission to meet with a broad range of contacts. Planning for the trip was in the initi [...] | 2003-12-24 13:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR TU IZ |
03ANKARA7954 | TERRORIST FINANCE: DEMARCHE ON AL QAIDA TERRORISM [...] No summary [...] | 2003-12-29 10:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC PTER TU |
03ANKARA796 | PARLIAMENTARIAN REQUESTS INFO ON GUANTANAMO [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) Mehmet Elkatmis, chairman of the Parliamentary Human Rights Committee, handed Poloff January 29 a copy of the letter reported reftel and asked for a response. Embassy requests guidance on how to respond to the inquiry. Embassy would also appreciat [...] | 2003-01-31 10:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA7972 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-12-29 14:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA7976 | GOT CANCELS PLAN TO EXPROPRIATE BAHA'I PROPERTY [...] (SBU) Summary: Local officials in Edirne canceled an order to expropriate a site sacred to followers of the Baha'i faith, apparently ending a 10-year dispute over the property. Baha'i contacts in Ankara and Istanbul said high-level GOT officials asked for the cancellation. End Summary. -- [...] | 2003-12-29 15:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA7977 | AFGHANISTAN: MFA U/S ZIYAL PROPOSES US-TURKISH [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (C) MFA Department Head for South Asian Affairs Ergin Soner told us December 27 that U/S Ziyal wished to hold formal bilateral consultations on Afghanistan in Ankara prior to the POTUS-Erdogan meeting at the end of January. Ziyal was pleased [...] | 2003-12-29 15:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS TU IZ PTER ASEC |
03ANKARA7984 | GROWING TURKISH REACTION, PUBLIC CRITICISM OF U.S. [...] Negative reaction by the Turkish Government, opposition politicians, and the press to the reported detention of 11 Turkish Special Forces troops in Northern Iraq continues to grow. Prime Minister Erdogan, describing the incident as "extremely distressing," said that he expects the situation t [...] | 2003-12-30 14:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA7992 | TURKISH EXPORTS TO IRAQ FLOURISHING [...] (SBU) Summary: Discussions with Turkish business executives and economists support the Foreign Trade Undersecretariat's reports that Turkish exports to Iraq are booming. In fact, some in the private sector argue that actual exports exceed official figures, with one prominent economist specu [...] | 2003-12-30 15:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ENRG PREL TU IZ |
03ANKARA800 | NORTHERN IRAQ: PUK'S BARHAM SALIH: WORRIES OF [...] (S) Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) "Prime Minister" Barham Salih briefed Operation Northern Watch POLAD in Ankara Jan. 29 and 31 on his recent travel in Europe and his Jan. 30 meetings with Turkish officials. Salih said his talks with Turks were mostly positive, with the exception of the T [...] | 2003-01-31 12:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MARR TU IZ PHUM PREF PTER |
03ANKARA8014 | TURKISH MARKETS END YEAR ON BULLISH NOTE [...] (Sbu) Summary: Despite news that would normally buffet the market--in both directions--Turkish debt and foreign exchange markets have been notably calm, with a positive trend in recent weeks. In thin trading close to the year-end balance sheet date, interest rates on GOT debt have gradually [...] | 2003-12-31 10:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON TU |
03ANKARA8015 | INCIRLIK AND OIF-2: PROPOSED RESPONSE TO TURKISH [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. 2. (C) On December 19, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs provided us a diplomatic note approving the use of Incirlik Air Base for the operation to rotate US personnel and their associated equipment in and out of Iraq (reftel),and outlining the ru [...] | 2003-12-31 11:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS TU IZ |
03ANKARA8023 | Update on Civair Security [...] (SBU) Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) officials told us that they had not yet examined TSA's emergency amendments which could require armed law enforcement officers to be posted on certain flights, and pointed out the risks of posting such officers without adequate training. They [...] | 2003-12-31 14:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER EAIR TU |
03ANKARA806 | HIGH LEVEL GROUP MEETING LETTER [...] (C) On January 30, 2003, Pol-Mil officer delivered reftel letter regarding the February 9-12 NATO High Level Group meeting in Colorado Springs to MFA/NATO Dept Official Rende. Rende promised to deliver the letter that day to Director General For International Security Affairs Morali. Rende [...] | 2003-01-31 13:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC TU NATO NPG |
03ANKARA808 | TURKEY: ARINC FLEXING PARLIAMENT'S MUSCLES [...] (C) Summary: The growing popular desire in Turkey for comprehensive, systemic change and a more open society gives Parliament, under leadership of AK Party heavyweight Bulent Arinc, room to assert itself and its constitutional prerogatives. In principle the process should be a boon to democra [...] | 2003-01-31 14:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS TU |
03ANKARA810 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-01-31 15:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA816 | TERRORIST FINANCE: TURKEY UPDATE [...] (SBU) On January 30, we met with Turkish MFA coordinator for anti-terrorist financing Hakan Okcal to brief him on the following recent UN and U.S. designations: Stichting Benevolence International Nederland (a.k.a. Benevolence International Nederland); Nabil Abdul Salam Sayadi and Patr [...] | 2003-01-31 15:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC EFIN CVIS PTER TU |
03ANKARA818 | IRAQ: MOU NEGOTIATING TEAM NEEDS TO BE READY START [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. ---------------------- SUMMARY/ACTION REQUEST ---------------------- 2. (C) Agreement with Turkey on a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on US activities related to a possible Iraq operation may be the long pole in the tent of our struggle [...] | 2003-01-31 16:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS TU IZ EFIN |
03ANKARA819 | MINISTER BABACAN TELLS AMBASSADOR ECONOMIC REFORM [...] (C) Summary: On the evening of January 30, the Ambassador pressed Minister Babacan hard on economic reform, underlining our conclusion that the government is off track and stressing that strong economic reform policy implementation as well as full military cooperation were conditions for any p [...] | 2003-01-31 16:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL TU |
03ANKARA820 | NORTHERN IRAQ: PAVING THE WAY FOR MULTI-PARTY [...] (S) DCM raised possible configurations for Feb. 6 multi-party talks (per Ref A) in successive bilats (US-Turkey),trilats (US-Turkey-KDP/PUK) and quads (US-Turkey-KDP/PUK-Turkmen) with MFA Deputy Director General for Middle East Affairs Safak Gokturk Jan. 31 (DG Burcuoglu was attending a Natio [...] | 2003-01-31 16:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MARR PREF PHUM TU IZ |
03ANKARA822 | TURKEY'S $3.3 BILLION DEBT SERVICE ON FEB. 5; [...] (U) Turkish Treasury released its February Domestic Debt Service schedule on January 31, showing a monthly total of TL 6.8 quadrillion ($4.1 billion),of which TL 5.6 quadrillion is to be paid on February 5. Given the ten-day holiday in the middle of the month, during which another TL 0.8 quad [...] | 2003-01-31 17:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL TU |
03ANKARA830 | TURKEY: ANTI-AMERICAN MEDIA CAMPAIGN AND ITS [...] (C) Summary: Amid an edgy public mood over Iraq, a strident anti-American propaganda campaign is underway in Turkey, encouraged by various political and Turkish State actors. According to our contacts, such rhetoric is resonating with the man on the street, who is (1) convinced that an operat [...] | 2003-02-03 09:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU IZ |
03ANKARA838 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-02-03 12:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA854 | THIS IS THE WEEK TO PRESENT A SIGNIFICANT TRADE [...] (C) We understand that Washington agencies have been working hard over the past few weeks to develop a trade package that we could offer to Turkey as part of our effort to get the Turks to "yes" on Iraq. From our limited point of view, this is decision week. If we are to influence Turkey's [...] | 2003-02-03 15:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL ECON TU |
03ANKARA855 | GERMAN DIPLOMATS OPTIMISTIC, BUT STILL CONCERNED [...] (C) Summary: PM Gul told German FM Fischer be believes five German foundations facing charges in Turkey will be acquitted. German diplomats agree the judge appears to be preparing to acquit, but consider the indictment a form of harassment and warn a conviction could weaken German support for [...] | 2003-02-03 15:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU |
03ANKARA859 | NORTHERN IRAQ: MULTIPARTY TALKS (V) - TURKS [...] (S) DCM met MFA DG for Middle East Tahsin Burcuoglu February 3 to discuss the upcoming multi-party talks per Ref A. Burcuoglu said the Turks would set up separate bilats for Amb. Khalilzad and his delegation at MFA and at TGS on February 5. For the multi-party talks on Feb. 6, Burcuoglu sai [...] | 2003-02-03 16:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MARR PREF PHUM TU IZ UNSC |
03ANKARA861 | TURKISH ECONOMY: TREASURY VIEWS OF DOMESTIC DEBT [...] (U) On January 3, Turkish Treasury auctioned a three-month T-bill to strong demand, selling TL 955 trillion (on total bids of TL 1.8 quadrillion) at the annually compounded rate of 47 percent. Note: This was a quarterly "reference rate auction," used to determine the interest rates for quar [...] | 2003-02-03 17:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV TU |
03ANKARA87 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-01-03 14:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA881 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-02-04 15:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA885 | MFA REACTION TO CONGRESSIONAL DRAFT RESOLUTION ON [...] (C) MFA Cyprus DG Ertugrul Apakan called us Feb. 4 to pass on GOT views about the draft resolution on Cyprus currently circulating on the Hill. 2. (C) Apakan stated that the GOT disagrees wholly with the substance of the draft resolution. He offered the following comments, which he said [...] | 2003-02-04 16:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CY TU GR |
03ANKARA886 | SCENESETTER FOR TREASURY U/S TAYLOR'S VISIT TO [...] (C) You will arrive one day ahead of the Turkish Parliament's debate over deployment of a number of U.S. troops for site preparation, and less than two weeks before Parliament's expected debate on deployment of U.S. combat troops. Your visit can help us achieve the best possible outcome in P [...] | 2003-02-04 16:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD PREL TU |
03ANKARA887 | TURKEY'S ECONOMY: IS THE DEAL ON PAMUK AND YAPI [...] (SBU) Summary: As details of the Banking Board's January 31 deal with Cukurova Group emerge, it looks like bail-out of the group. The deal reschedules Cukurova's $5 billion debt to two banks (Pamuk and Yapi Kredi) on favorable terms, without requiring the group to put any cash upfront. Furt [...] | 2003-02-04 17:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL TU |
03ANKARA898 | MFA HINTS TURKEY COULD NOT PURSUE COMPREHENSIVE FTA [...] (SBU) MFA Deputy U/S Alev Kilic told DCM February 4 that, while his comments should not be taken as the "final word" on the FTA issue, a U.S.-Turkey Free Trade Agreement did not appear to be legally possible within the parameters of Turkey's Customs Union agreement with the EU. He suggeste [...] | 2003-02-05 14:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL TU |
03ANKARA914 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-02-05 15:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
03ANKARA934 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-02-06 15:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |