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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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Effective from January 1983

The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
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Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)

Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
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Effective from May 1983

Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Effective from August 1983

The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
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Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)

Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
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Effective from March 1983

The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
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Effective from October 1997

Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)

The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc

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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
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Effective from April 1984

Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
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Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)

Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:

* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).

Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
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Effective from July 2001

Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
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Effective from August 1989

Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCRM: Criminal Activity
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Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
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Effective from May 1991

Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
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Effective from December 2007

Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
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Effective from August 1986

Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
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Effective from May 2007

Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
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Effective from September 2006

Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
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Effective from June 2000

Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
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Effective from August 2006

Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)

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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
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Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
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Effective from January 1999

Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
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Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.

(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
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Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
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Effective from August 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
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Effective From October 1999

Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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Effective from April 1984

Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
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Effective from February 1984

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
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Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
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Effective from May 2000

Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
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Effective from November 1984

Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Effective from August 1996

Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
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Effective from March 1993

Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
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Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
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Effective from October 1997

Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
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Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)

Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
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Effective from July 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
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Effective from June 1984

Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
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Effective from September 2008

Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
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Effective from November 1995

Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
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Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
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Effective from June 1995

Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
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Effective from January 1983

Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
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EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
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Effective from January 1983

Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
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Effective from October 1999

Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
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Effective from January 1983

A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)

The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
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Effective from January 1983

Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
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Effective from January 1985

The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
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Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)

People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
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Effective from January 1983

The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
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Effective from March 1995

The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)

The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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07ANKARA1809IRAN-TURKEY NATURAL GAS MOU
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish MFA officials MFA confirm that Energy Minister Hilmi Guler signed a preliminary MOU with Iranian Oil Minister Kazem Variri-Hamaneh that, after further study, may involve (1) construction of pipelines and the transit of gas from Turkmenistan through Iran to Turkey, (2) devel [...]
2007-07-16 16:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET PREL TU IR
07ANKARA1812TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, June 2007
[...] The joint air force Anatolian Eagle Exercise-2007/2 (second exercise of the year) took place in Konya June 11-22. United States, Britain, Pakistan, Jordan and NATO attended the exercise. The first Anatolian Eagle Exercise was held in 2001. Government-Military Focus on Terrorism ------------ [...]
2007-07-17 07:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR PREL CH RO UK KS RS GM GR TU
07ANKARA1816TURKISH AMBIVALENCE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] (C) Summary: Two Embassy-organized videoconferences and a recent Turkish roundtable reveal continued ambivalence about Iran's nuclear program among Turkey's non-governmental policy elites, including academics, think-tankers, and columnists. Turkish opinion-makers do not want to see Iran, a nei [...]
2007-07-17 10:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM IR TU
07ANKARA1817ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-17 13:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA182ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-29 15:07:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1820TURKEY: LONG ODDS IN SUNDAY'S ELECTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Opinion polls appear to have coalesced around the idea that only three parties will enter parliament in the wake of Turkey's July 22 general election. However, given the notorious unreliability of opinion polls here, several long-shot parties taking a "hail Mary" pass could do b [...]
2007-07-18 06:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL TU
07ANKARA1822TURKEY: ALEVI GROUPS DEEM CHP "LEAST BAD" OPTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-18 08:38:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA1823TURKEY NOTIFIED OF USAFE MANPOWER REDUCTION PLANS
[...] (S) We informed MFA Head of Department for the Americas Oguzhan Ertugrul on July 17 of US Air Force Europe plans to reduce manpower over three fiscal years across the command (ref b). We provided specific figures for reductions planned for Turkey by location, emphasizing that the adjustments a [...]
2007-07-18 09:42:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MARR PARM NATO TU
07ANKARA1824BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON
[...] (SBU) Per reftel request, we spoke with Mechanical and Chemical Industries Corporation (MKEK) procurement department July 16 and 17 in order to obtain a contact within the Turkish Ministry of Defense (MOD),the end user listed for license number 05-050047111. MKEK representatives informed us [...]
2007-07-18 10:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEG ETTC KOMC TU
07ANKARA183STRATEGY FOR ENGAGING TURKEY ON IRAN
[...] (S) Summary: We believe that it is time to initiate in-depth consultations with Turkey on the defense and security implications of a resurgent, possibly nuclear-armed and missile-equipped Iran, and we recommend making use of the visit by U/S Joseph and ISN A/S Rood in February to do so. Work [...]
2007-01-29 15:09:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MOPS PGOV TU IR
07ANKARA1831ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-18 13:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1832TURKISH ELECTION: SOUTHEAST KURDISH VOTERS WILL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In Turkey's southeastern provinces the Kurdish issue will be the main determinant of voting patterns on July 22, giving the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and independent candidates endorsed by the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) the bulk of the seats. Many [...]
2007-07-18 14:08:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PTER TU
07ANKARA1833TURKEY: ESKISEHIR AMBIVALENT TOWARD AKP
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Two and a half hours west of Ankara, the prosperous industrial city of Eskisehir, population 750,000, is preparing for elections with mixed feelings for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). The home of dwindling reserves of soft Meerschaum mineral used for carving pipes [...]
2007-07-18 15:33:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA1835TURKEY: IDEPENDENT CANDIDATE BASKIN ORAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-19 05:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA1836TURKEY COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR
[...] Embassy Ankara grants country clearance to Mr. Erik Deschler and Ms. Erin Mark to travel to Ankara to meet with Turkish National Police representatives to discuss the providing of nonproliferation assistance, including training and equipment, from July 30 to August 3, 2007. 2. Embassy Cont [...]
2007-07-19 06:09:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP OTRA PARM TU
07ANKARA1840Update on PKK Violence (July 8-15, 2007)
[...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most T [...]
2007-07-19 09:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA1842TURKISH ELECTIONS: ANALYSTS ASSESS MILITARY
[...] (C) Summary: Experts on civil-military relations in Ankara contend the Turkish General Staff (TGS) is satisfied with the process set in motion by its April 27 warning and the Constitutional Court's subsequent decision on the presidency vote which brought Turkey to early elections. Analysts cla [...]
2007-07-19 11:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA1843TURKEY: AMBASSADOR URGES GOT ACTION ON ARTICLE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-19 11:45:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA1849ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-19 14:09:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1850TURKEY-IRAN GAS MOU: AMBASSADOR RAISES U.S.
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador conveyed Washington's serious concern over the Turkey-Iran gas MOU with MFA U/S Apakan (D equivalent) on July 18. Apakan urged the U.S. not to over-interpret, saying there is a real question whether the MOU will be implemented and stressing that Turkey's Iran policy h [...]
2007-07-19 14:10:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET PREL TU IR
07ANKARA1852ON THE EVE OF TURKEY'S ELECTION - PKK VIOLENCE
[...] (C) As Turks prepare to vote this Sunday, July 22, they do so following a campaign dominated in part by the ongoing terrorist activities of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK),coupled with claims by the nationalist opposition that ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) efforts to counter th [...]
2007-07-19 14:42:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL TU IZ
07ANKARA1853RISING CONSUMERISM IN TURKEY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Recent years have seen a rapid growth in consumerism in Turkey with private consumption and retail sales more than doubling between 2002 and 2006. Credit has helped drive this consumerism trend, as newly-affordable interest rates have increased the use of consumer loans and cred [...]
2007-07-19 14:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EFIN TU
07ANKARA1859TURKEY AND US-TURKISH RELATIONS AFTER THE ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Turkey's July 22 election will not quell, and may aggravate, the polarizing battles here over secularism, fundamentalism, nationalism, and minority (Kurdish) rights, and between the old elite and a rising new one. Ditto civil-military tensions, which will continue to express th [...]
2007-07-20 10:52:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL US TU
07ANKARA1860ECONOMIC INSECURITY IN TURKISH BLACK SEA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Despite its reputation as a nationalist hotbed, Trabzon is a lively, cosmopolitan city, influenced by growing trade and tourist relations with the former Soviet Union. The charm and prosperity of its downtown mask significant underemployment and a growing concern about the re [...]
2007-07-20 12:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON ETRD EIND SOCI TU
07ANKARA1861ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-20 13:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1864Opposition Parties' Market-Unfriendly Stance Helps Markets
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish markets have rallied buoyed by global bullishness and the increasing likelihood of an AKP victory that would increase the probability of continued market-friendly policies. Investors' doubts about the principal opposition parties are attributable to these parties elector [...]
2007-07-20 14:42:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PGOV TU
07ANKARA1866SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF DOD GENERAL COUNSEL
[...] (S) Summary: Your July 25 visit will come right after Sunday's parliamentary elections here. Allegations regarding U.S. arms in Iraq going to the Kurdish PKK terrorist organization have featured prominently during the campaign to portray the AKP government as soft on terrorism. PM Erdogan an [...]
2007-07-20 15:05:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPGOV PREL MARR PTER IZ TU
07ANKARA187 TURKEY REVITALIZES ITS PETROLEUM CODE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a long-awaited good news story for its investment environment, Turkey finally passed a new petroleum code, intended to provide more attractive incentives to encourage foreign investment in oil and gas exploration and production. The U.S. company Toreador, which will start pr [...]
2007-01-30 11:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET BEXP TU IZ
07ANKARA1875TURKEY: RULING AKP SCORES SOLID VICTORY IN
[...] (U) Summary. Unofficial results indicate that Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) scored a significant victory in July 22 parliamentary elections, returning to power with 46.6% of the vote, up from 34% in the 2002 election. Two other parties crossed the ten percent election t [...]
2007-07-23 08:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV TU
07ANKARA1876TURKEY'S ELECTIONS: AKP EMERGES WITH MANDATE;
[...] (C) Voters across Turkey handed PM Erdogan and the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) a resounding vote of confidence in July 22 parliamentary elections (reftel). Turks rewarded AKP for five years of effective governance, strong economic growth and relative political stability. FM Gul's de [...]
2007-07-23 10:00:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA1877Turkish Markets Embrace AKP Victory
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish Financial Markets soared in reaction to the AKP's strong -- but not too strong -- performance in parliamentary elections. The result, allowing AKP to form a single-party government with a comfortable majority sets the stage for continued orthodox, investor-friendly econo [...]
2007-07-23 11:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PGOV TU
07ANKARA1879ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-23 13:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA188ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-30 12:55:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1882TURKEY/IRAQ: NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT IRAQI CLAIMS
[...] (S/NF) Summary: We have investigated and found no evidence to support Iraqi claims (ref a) that Turkey undertook major cross-border strikes into Iraq on July 18. JAC Molesworth, as well as the NATO Combined Air Operations Center (CAOC) in Eskisehir, which monitors regional airspace, report no [...]
2007-07-23 15:23:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL MOPS IZ TU
07ANKARA1888ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-24 13:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1890TURKEY SCENESETTER FOR STAFFDEL GROVE, JULY 25-28,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) scored a significant victory in Sunday's polls and appears set to form another single-party government with a mandate to pursue its economic reform policies. On Iraq, Turkey continues to be an essential partner, supporting co [...]
2007-07-24 13:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS PTER ECON ENRG OREP IZ TU
07ANKARA1891TURKEY: DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN AZERBAIJAN
[...] (C) We delivered reftel A points to MFA South Caucasus Desk Officer Yavuz Kul July 20. Kul expressed the GOT's appreciation for the careful approach adopted by the United States towards Azerbaijan, and pledged to convey our points to his principals and to the Turkish Embassy in Baku. 2. [...]
2007-07-24 14:07:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM OSCE PHUM AJ TU
07ANKARA1892TURKEY: ENGAGEMENT WITH IRAQ
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOT is open to the possibility of the next ministerial meeting of Iraq's expanded neighbors process taking place in the first half of September, but believes it should be held in Istanbul as agreed to by participants in the first meeting at Sharm-el-Sheikh. Turkish MFA Iraq C [...]
2007-07-25 06:41:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA1893TURKEY: FUNDING REQUESTED FOR ANTI-TIP INITIATIVES
[...] (SBU) Post requests Department and USAID consider funding anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) initiatives in Turkey to support Turkey,s efforts to qualify as a Tier I TIP country (see paras. 3 - 6). U.S. resources and/or expertise in the areas cited in the 2007 TIP Report can improve Turkey,s [...]
2007-07-25 07:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN EAID ELAB PHUM SMIG SOCI TU
07ANKARA1895ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-25 14:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1899TURKEY: SOUTHEAST ELECTION RESULTS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-26 06:33:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL PTER OSCE TU
07ANKARA19MINISTER BABACAN COMMITS TO SOCIAL SECURITY AND
[...] (C) Summary: Economy Minister Babacan told the Ambassador December 22 the AKP Government was committed to the Social Security Reform despite the recent adverse court ruling and would move ahead, albeit with a delay. Babacan agreed that the business community was concerned about the upcoming e [...]
2007-01-05 13:10:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEFIN ENRG EINV TU
07ANKARA1901TURKEY: AKP VICTORY A "MEMORANDUM" TO THE GENERALS
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. As the magnitude of the Justice and Development Party's (AKP) win in the July 22 election sinks in, many credit AKP's track record, successful economic policies, and issue-based election campaign with boosting AKP to over 46 percent. AKP -- far better than its party r [...]
2007-07-26 08:04:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA1902TURKEY: CHP LEADERSHIP IN DENIAL, AGITATION FROM
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) is in deep denial and disarray after a lacklustre showing in the July 22 general election. CHP leadership is pointing the finger everywhere but at itself, going so far as to hint that the ruling Justice and Dev [...]
2007-07-26 08:36:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV TU
07ANKARA1904TURKEY: TIMING FOR NEW PARLIAMENT, NEW GOVERNMENT,
[...] (C) Summary and comment. Official results of Turkey's July 22 general election are expected July 26, starting the clock for setting up the new parliament, forming a new government and electing the next president. If all goes smoothly -- a big "if" -- parliament could complete the process by [...]
2007-07-26 12:10:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV TU
07ANKARA1905TURKEY: AN INSIDER'S VIEW OF PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN
[...] (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Prime Minister Erdogan, chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP),is a perfectionist workaholic who sincerely cares for the well-being of those around him, according to a top-level Prime Ministry insider. His boss is very "democratic," he said, but the ove [...]
2007-07-26 12:11:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPGOV PINR PBIO TU
07ANKARA1907TURKEY: HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE RESOLUTION AT UNESCO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-26 12:18:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNHRC BO SI TU
07ANKARA1908TURKEY: IOM DG CANDIDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-26 12:19:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNHRC UNESCO
07ANKARA1909Update on PKK Violence (July 16-23, 2007)
[...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...]
2007-07-26 12:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA1913TURKS CONCERNED ABOUT IRAQ-BOUND ANTITANK MISSILES
[...] (C) A shipment of FAGOT guided antitank missiles, along with other arms (nfi),is being transported aboard a St. Vincent-flagged vessel, the Slavyanin, which departed the port of Oktyabrsk in Ukraine and transited the Bosphorus 21-23 July, bound for the port of Umm-Qasr in Iraq, according to T [...]
2007-07-26 13:57:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPARM MARR PREL IZ TU
07ANKARA1915TURKISH U/S APAKAN ON AGENDA FOR TALKS WITH U/S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA U/S Apakan told Ambassador July 24 that he plans to pursue a broad agenda during his late August bilateral consultations with U/S Burns and others in Washington. Apakan expressed interest in the U.S. internal debate over Iraq and medium-long term U.S. plans and expectations t [...]
2007-07-26 14:08:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU US
07ANKARA192TOP FIVE INFLUENTIAL TURKISH WOMEN
[...] (U) The top five influential women in Turkey are: -- GULER SABANCI, Sabanci Holding CEO. Sabanci Center 4, Levent, 34330 Istanbul, Turkey. Tel: 90 212 281-6516/281-1091; Fax: 90 212 281-2553 -- FEYHAN KALPAKLIOGLU, Yasar Holding CEO. Sehit Fethi Bey Caddesi, No. 120, 35210 Izmir, Turkey. [...]
2007-01-31 06:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL TU
07ANKARA1921TURKEY: OFFICIALS HOPEFUL NEW GOVERNMENT WILL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-27 06:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA1922TURKEY SCENESETTER FOR AMERICAN-TURKISH COUNCIL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) scored a significant victory in the July 22 election and appears set to form another single-party government with a mandate to pursue its economic and political reform policies. On Iraq, Turkey continues to be an essential par [...]
2007-07-27 07:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS PTER ECON ENRG OREP IZ TU
07ANKARA1923TURKEY'S ROBUST ROLE IN PEACEKEEPING AND
[...] (U) Summary: Turkey's contributions to multi-national peacekeeping operations around the world are significant. Possessing NATO's second largest military, Turkey has led operations in the Middle East and the Balkans, and has provided troops and support to UN initiatives in Africa and East Asia [...]
2007-07-27 07:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO UN TU
07ANKARA1926ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-27 12:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1927TURKEY: MEK IRANIAN REFUGEES NOT WELCOME
[...] (C) We have been contacted informally by MNF-I representatives with a request to press the Government of Turkey to accept MEK (Mujahideen-e-Khalq) Iranians currently located in Camp Ashraf in Iraq. UNHCR officials have also told us that their representatives in Jordan have received similar qu [...]
2007-07-27 12:54:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL TU IZ
07ANKARA1928TURKISH PM ADVISOR ON ELECTIONS, REGIONAL ISSUES
[...] (C) Turkish PM/FM foreign affairs advisor Ahmet Davutoglu said the AKP's July 22 electoral showing was a big victory that effectively puts the party in Turkey's political center. In a July 24 conversation with the Ambassador, Davutoglu expressed uncertainty about how PM Erdogan will handle th [...]
2007-07-27 13:30:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL US TU
07ANKARA193ANKARA'S LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING PROCEDURES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-31 07:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDAADP MARR MASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL EU TU
07ANKARA1934Turkish MFA on BSEC and Environmental Protection Symposium
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-27 15:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECIN SENV TU
07ANKARA1938TURKEY: CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE
[...] (C) Summary: Although Turkey remains committed to resolving Kosovo,s final status, the GOT has expressed apprehension about moving forward without the legal mandate of a UNSCR. The GOT maintains that, in the absence of a UN resolution, any multilateral or unilateral action would establish a p [...]
2007-07-30 12:04:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA1940COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL BAIRD/SHAYS
[...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Congressman Shays and Mr. Nicholas Palarino. Anthony Renzulli will be your Control Officer for Ankara. He can be reached at: Office: 011-90-312-457-7178; Home: 011-90-312-442-1804; Cellular: 011-90-554-671-4877. Rusty Ingraham [...]
2007-07-30 13:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TU
07ANKARA1941TURKISH CUSTOMS TARGETING AND RISK MANAGEMENT
[...] Summary: Turkish Customs places great importance on accurate and timely targeting and risk management of shipments coming to, leaving, and passing through the Republic of Turkey. Due to the high volume of cargo which does pass through Turkish Customs areas, Turkish Customs has been working t [...]
2007-07-30 13:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PARM TU
07ANKARA1945TURKISH ENERGY MINISTER ON GAS TRANSIT AND
[...] (C) Summary: On July 24, Energy Minister Hilmi Guler met with Ambassador to discuss gas transit, energy security, and the preliminary Iran-Turkey gas memorandum of understanding (MOU). Guler expressed frustration with negotiations with Azerbaijan about gas purchase and transit. Guler defended [...]
2007-07-31 03:49:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG TU
07ANKARA1948TURKEY/IRAQ: DOD GENERAL COUNSEL HAYNES BRIEFS
[...] (U) This cable contains sensitive law enforcement information regarding ongoing investigations. Summary ------- 2. (S/NF) Summary: Department of Defense General Counsel Haynes briefed Turkish officials July 25 on the ongoing DOD investigation into corruption relating to the procurement [...]
2007-07-31 05:39:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER MOPS KCRM IZ TU
07ANKARA195ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP COMMISSION SCENESETTER
[...] (SBU) We are delighted to welcome Assistant Secretary Sullivan and his delegation to Turkey for the third meeting of the Economic Partnership Commission (EPC). Resuming economic dialogue since the last meeting in Washington in December 2003 is an important part of the "Shared Vision and Stru [...]
2007-01-31 12:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN BEXP TU
07ANKARA1952ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-31 08:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1956WMD FOREIGN CONSEQUENCE MANAGEMENT MEMORANDUM OF
[...] (SBU) We presented proposed Consequence Management MOU text (ref a) to Bora Kerimoglu, Section Chief in the MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department, on July 31. Kerimoglu promised to review the text and bring it to the attention of Deputy Director General Ahmet Gun and other officials whe [...]
2007-07-31 10:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIA OTRA PTER TU
07ANKARA1957TURKISH GENERAL STAFF VIEWS ON IRAQ
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish General Staff (TGS) J-3 Chief of Plans and Operations MG Kenan Kocak told a visiting Senate Appropriations Sucommittee on Foreign Operations (SACFO) staff delegation led by Paul Grove on July 26 that TGS is not optimistic about a decrease in the level of violence in Iraq a [...]
2007-07-31 10:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PTER OREP IZ TU
07ANKARA1958ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-31 11:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1959TURKEY-IRAQ-PKK: POST-ELECTION POSSIBILITIES
[...] (S) SUMMARY: The danger of a Turkish cross-border operation against the PKK in northern Iraq has receded slightly following the parliamentary election. Several factors will argue for Turkish caution, and key upcoming events give us opportunities to reinforce this. The danger remains of a la [...]
2007-07-31 12:03:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA1960STAFFDEL GROVE'S MEETINGS WITH TURKISH MFA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A Senate Appropriations Committee staffdel led by Paul Grove discussed Russia, Iraq and Iran with Turkish MFA officials on July 26. Emphasizing the importance of Turkey's strategic partnership with the United States, the Turks stressed the damage to bilateral relations if the Ho [...]
2007-07-31 13:07:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER OREP AJ AM IZ IR RS TU
07ANKARA1961TURKEY AND THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE
[...] We raised reftel points with Bora Kerimoglu, Section Chief in the MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department on July 31, encouraging his office to ensure that the International Convention is on the agenda for the newly elected parliament's consideration this fall. We also inquired about any [...]
2007-07-31 13:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA1962TURKEY BRIEFED ON U.S.-INDIA AGREEMENT FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-31 15:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ENRG KNNP KTIA TU
07ANKARA1968EXBS: GOVERNMENT OF TURKEY ACCEPTS CUSTOMIZED
[...] We have received a Diplomatic Note (text below) informing the United States that the Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade (UFT),on behalf of the Government of Turkey (GOT),has accepted the customized software. The GOT requests that written permission be given to the GOT to place this customiz [...]
2007-08-01 09:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA1970TURKEY: NEW AIR FORCE AND NAVY COMMANDERS TO BE
[...] (C) Summary: The Supreme Military Council (YAS) will meet August 1-4 and is expected to name new Turkish Air Force and Navy commanders. In all, five three-star officers will be promoted to four stars to replace officers retiring this year. Chief of Turkish General Staff (CHOD) GEN Yasar Buyu [...]
2007-08-01 11:21:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS MARR TU
07ANKARA1971POST SUPPORTS 1206 FUNDING FOR USAREUR PROPOSAL
[...] (S) Embassy Ankara supports USAREUR G2/EUCOM J2 Section 1206 proposal for training of tactical HUMINT operators. This training will enable Turkey to deploy tactical HUMINT forces in support of stability and counter-terrorism operations with the same level of collective training as US soldiers [...]
2007-08-01 12:22:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MARR MCAP PTER TU
07ANKARA1973TURKEY: 62ND UNGA HIGH LEVEL ATTENDANCE AND LUNCH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-01 12:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA SOCI TSPL IO EDA
07ANKARA1974ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-01 14:52:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1975TURKEY: A GUL PRESIDENCY: DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN?
[...] (C) Summary and comment. Turkish MPs are readying for the next major contest: electing a new president. So far, it is deja vu all over again, with FM Abdullah Gul still the front runner despite his failed attempt in April. Gul supporters -- and even some opposition -- contend the Justice and [...]
2007-08-01 15:07:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV TU
07ANKARA1976TURKEY REQUESTS VERIFICATION OF MILITARY CARGO
[...] (U) Action request at para 4. 2. (C) Pol-Mil Counselor was summoned to the Foreign Ministry on August 1 by Deputy Director General for Security Affairs Sakir Torunlar, who requested information on the vessel MV Slavyanin and verification that its military cargo, reportedly destined for the [...]
2007-08-01 16:24:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL EWWT MARR UP TU IZ CY
07ANKARA1977WELCOME CONGRESSMAN SHAYS: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit to Turkey comes as the recently elected parliament prepares to approve a new government and elect the country's next president. Terrorism and Iraq remain key issues, and the return of pro-Kurdish representatives to parliament after 14 years may offer a chance for i [...]
2007-08-01 17:06:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS PREL PTER ECON ENRG OREP AM IZ TU
07ANKARA1981TURKEY: OPPOSITION CHP BLAMES ELECTION RESULTS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Incoming opposition deputies on the center-left shared their views with Ambassador that the July 22 election result -- a soaring win for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and a piddling increase for so-called center-left Republican People's Party (CHP) -- was due to [...]
2007-08-02 07:32:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA1985TURKEY: PUSHING FOR DIALOGUE WITH THE KRG
[...] (C) Charge told Iraq Coordinator Celikkol August 1 that Turkey needed to expand its contacts with the GOI and to establish dialogue with the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG). She noted that KRG authorities possess the capability to take action against the PKK and continuing to refuse contact [...]
2007-08-02 10:25:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IZ TU
07ANKARA1986TURKEY: PUBLICLY FUNDED ELECTIONS DELIVER SMOOTH
[...] (U) Summary: Turkish election experts believe the GOT's public campaign financing system contributed to the trouble-free July 22 election. Supporters contend that providing campaign operating funds to parties that garnered 7 percent in the 2002 election allows candidates to focus on campaign [...]
2007-08-02 13:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA1987ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-02 14:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA199ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-31 15:55:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1990TURKEY/IRAQ: MULLING THE WAY FORWARD ON PKK
[...] (C) As the pressure for a CBO into northern Iraq has diminished somewhat in the post-election period (ref B),the GOT is considering next steps in its dialogue with Iraq on the PKK issue. GOT Iraq Coordinator Celikkol told Charge on August 1 that the PKK will figure prominently in discussions [...]
2007-08-02 14:48:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL IZ TU
07ANKARA1992TURKISH PUBLIC OPINION: WHAT IT MEANS AND WHAT WE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This year's Pew poll confirmed what many already knew -- Turks are angry about US policies. Negative opinion has increased over the past four years, exacerbated by the situation in Iraq and perceived US inaction toward the PKK. Negative Turkish public opinion has gone beyond pol [...]
2007-08-03 06:06:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAO TU
07ANKARA1996THE WIDENING EFFECTS OF TURKEY'S DROUGHT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey is experiencing its hottest and driest summer in 78 years, and the drought is having a widening impact across the country. Coming after a dry winter that failed to fill water reservoirs, the drought has caused severe water shortages, particularly in Ankara province, which [...]
2007-08-03 09:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAGR ENRG ECON TU
07ANKARA1998TURKEY-IRAQ: GOT PREPARES FOR PM MALIKI VISIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey's primary focus during PM Maliki's August 7 Ankara visit will be on security-related issues. The GOT hopes to make progress on a bilateral security agreement, but does not expect to sign the agreement during the visit. The GOT will also devote attention to economic coopera [...]
2007-08-03 11:23:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ECON ENRG IZ TU
07ANKARA20ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-05 14:35:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2000USTR GSP DIRECTOR DISCUSSES TURKEY'S PARTICIPATION AT
[...] (SBU) Summary: As discussed at the April U.S.-Turkey Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council meeting (reftel),USTR Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Program Executive Director Marideth Sandler visited Turkey during the week of July 9 to discuss Turkey's participation in [...]
2007-08-03 12:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD TU
07ANKARA2001Update on PKK Violence (July 24-31, 2007)
[...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...]
2007-08-03 12:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA2002ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-03 12:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2003TURKISH MFA ON BSEC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) held on July 10 an after action review of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) 15th Anniversary Summit in Istanbul on June 25. Deputy Director General for Multilateral Affairs Ahmet Asim Arar chaired the meeting, and representativ [...]
2007-08-03 12:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECIN SENV TU
07ANKARA2004TURKEY'S NEW PARLIAMENT CONVENES TO ELECT SPEAKER
[...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. Turkey's newly elected MPs took their oaths without incident on August 4 and will convene again on August 9 to begin electing a Speaker and forming a government. PM Erdogan is expected to announce h [...]
2007-08-06 10:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV TU
07ANKARA2014TURKEY'S NATIONALIST ACTION PARTY DEPUTIES: FRESH SOPHISTICATES COVER UP OLD-LINE BRUISERS
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. The far-right Nationalist Action Party (MHP) is returning to parliament after five years on the sidelines, having carried 14.4 percent of the vote in Turkey's July 22 elections (septel). Since its coalition government with the Motherland Party (ANAP) and Democratic [...]
2007-08-07 09:26:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPBIO PGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA2018ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-07 14:42:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2019ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-07 14:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2020EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (JUL 2007)
[...] Summary: MFA notifies Embassy that final step in the entry-into-force of NP Cooperation Agreement depends on information concerning status of Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy Agreement. Twenty-four Turkish Customs officials attend Targeting and Risk Management Workshop in Ankara. This worksh [...]
2007-08-08 05:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA2021TURKEY: ANNUAL MILITARY PROMOTIONS AND DISMISSALS
[...] (C) Summary: Results of the 2007 Supreme Military Council (YAS) meeting, announced August 4, included the promotion of 34 generals and admirals and the extension of service for 40 general officers. As expected, General Aydogan Babaoglu was named Air Force Commander, and Admiral Muzaafer Metin [...]
2007-08-08 09:35:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR TU
07ANKARA2024TURKEY: ENERGY AND NON-PROLIFERATION COOPERATION
[...] (U) Action request at para 5. 2. (C) Summary: The Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy (123) Agreement was initialed by the US and GOT in July 2000. The GOT ratified this agreement in January 2005. To date, the USG has not submitted this agreement to Congress for ratification. Senior GOT o [...]
2007-08-08 13:28:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG KNNP PARM PREL TRGY TU
07ANKARA2027ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-08 13:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2028TURKEY/IRAQ: MALIKI VISIT FOCUSED ON SUNNI
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi PM Maliki's August 7 visit to Ankara achieved the Turks' principal objective of sending a positive signal about the overall bilateral relationship. Coming at a moment of intense domestic crisis in Iraq, the Turks explicitly intended the visit to show support for Maliki and [...]
2007-08-08 14:16:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IZ TU
07ANKARA2035TURKISH GENERAL STAFF PROVIDES LIST OF SERIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-09 13:01:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MARR KCRM IZ TU
07ANKARA2036TURKEY'S NEW SPEAKER TOPTAN A SOLID CHOICE;
[...] (C) Summary and comment. Turkey's parliament elected Koksal Toptan, a widely respected moderate, its new Speaker in condensed voting on August 9. Toptan, the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) Zonguldak deputy, is a former True Path Party (DYP) member with 30 years in government. Vi [...]
2007-08-09 13:24:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV TU
07ANKARA2037TURKS EXPRESS CONCERN OVER AUGUST 4 CHECKPOINT
[...] (C) MFA Undersecretary Apakan and D/CHOD Saygun have contacted Charge to discuss an August 4 incident near Kabul during which a U.S. patrol fired on a vehicle carrying Turkish ISAF soldiers. The Turks expressed concern about the encounter and noted a strong desire for closer coordination to [...]
2007-08-09 13:42:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS NATO AF TU
07ANKARA2038TURKEY: KURDISH POLITICAL PARTY ENTERS PARLIAMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-09 14:43:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PTER OSCE TU
07ANKARA2039ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-09 14:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2040TURKISH COURT CALLS FOR REMOVAL OF EMBASSY
[...] SUMMARY: Embassy's perimeter is enhanced with a line of concrete bollards along the sidewalk. In response to civil litigation, an administrative court in Ankara has ruled that the bollards must be removed and the Court is insisting the Municipality take immediate steps to comply. We have c [...]
2007-08-09 14:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ABLD AMGT TU
07ANKARA2041TURKEY: MHP SUCCESS TEMPERED BY HIGHER EXPECTATIONS
[...] (C) Summary and comment. Right-wing Nationalist Action Party (MHP) is reflecting on its shortcomings after winning only 14.4 percent of the vote in Turkey's July 22 general election. Their tally was enough to surmount the ten percent election threshold and score 71 seats in parliament (one MH [...]
2007-08-09 16:42:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA2043Update on PKK Violence (August 1-7, 2007)
[...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...]
2007-08-10 09:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA2046TURKISH D/CHOD SEEKS AIR RECON OF IRAQI BORDER
[...] (S/NF) The Turkish military would like to conduct air reconnaissance missions up to 10 kilometers inside Iraq over PKK terrorist camps located along the Turkish-Iraqi border, D/CHOD General Saygun told Charge on August 9. Charge reminded Saygun that the US had previously conducted this type [...]
2007-08-10 13:06:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNMARR PREL PTER MOPS IZ TU
07ANKARA2049TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, July 2007
[...] The Silk Road-2007 Flag Officers Seminar (the 8th annual seminar) was held on July 2-6 in Antalya. Defense ministers and army chiefs from NATO, Partnership for Peace, Mediterranean Dialogue and Istanbul Cooperation Initiative countries participated in the seminar. In the keynote address, Chie [...]
2007-08-10 14:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR PREL UP GR TU
07ANKARA2051ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-10 14:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2052Central Bank Governor Stays focused on Inflation
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Central Bank of Turkey (CBRT) noted in its recent inflation report that the Government should restrain spending to help the CBRT meet its inflation target this year. CBRT Governor Durmus Yilmaz affirmed this view to us, and noted that the CBRT has not changed its stance des [...]
2007-08-10 14:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN TU
07ANKARA2057COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL ROSENBLUM (AUGUST
[...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to StaffDel Rosenblum. Rebecca Graham will be your Control Officer for Ankara. She can be reached at: Office: 011-90-312-457-7194; Home: 011-90-312-441-8338; Cellular: 011-90-532-620-3846. Dan Kiryelejza will be your Control Office [...]
2007-08-13 10:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOREP OTRA TU
07ANKARA2059GRANTS ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC
[...] Reftel raised important issues concerning coordination between post Public Affairs Section (PAS) and Management/ICASS sections in support of public diplomacy programs and activities. PAS Turkey does receive adequate ICASS support -- when questions or issues arise, they are worked out in a co [...]
2007-08-13 10:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP AMGT KICA KPAO TU
07ANKARA206U.S.-TURKEY POLICY PLANNING CONSULTATIONS: DATE
[...] (U) This contains an action request: please see para 8. 2. (U) Turkish MFA Deputy Director General for Policy Planning Atilla Gunay informed us that the Turkish side accepts the proposed date of February 22 for bilateral policy planning talks. Ambassador Altay Cengizer, who will shortly t [...]
2007-02-01 11:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL TU US
07ANKARA2061TURKISH HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-13 10:54:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA2062CODEL SHAYS: GOT UNDERSCORES SUPPORT FOR MALIKI;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Rep. Chris Shays told Turkish officials on August 8 that a reduction of U.S. forces in Iraq is inevitable, predicting that it would take place gradually. The Turks stressed that Iraq's disintegration would de-stabilize the region for decades. They called PM Maliki's August 7-8 An [...]
2007-08-13 13:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM OREP AM IZ TU
07ANKARA2067ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-13 14:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2072TURKEY: FM GUL LINING UP AS SOLE AKP PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) Summary. FM Abdullah Gul will lobby opposition party leaders today before making what most expect will be a formal announcement of his presidential candidacy. At an August 13 executive board meeting, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) apparently decided to back Gul as the part [...]
2007-08-14 09:28:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV TU
07ANKARA2077TURKEY PRESSING FOR CONSTRUCTIVE FOLLOW-UP TO
[...] (C) The GOT is committed to a quick and constructive effort to build on the progress achieved during the August 7 visit to Ankara by Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki (ref). The Turks' top priority now is to ensure that the promised follow-up visit by the Iraqi National Security Advisor and Interio [...]
2007-08-14 10:52:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IZ TU
07ANKARA2080ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-14 13:01:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2084TURKEY: IT'S OFFICIAL: FM GUL ANNOUNCES HIS
[...] (U) FM Abdullah Gul submitted his presidential candidacy to parliament's new Speaker on August 14, formally opening his bid for the job as the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) sole candidate. After meeting with several opposition leaders, Gul told a press conference that, as presi [...]
2007-08-14 14:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV TU
07ANKARA2085TURKEY VIEWS KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE AS INEVITABLE
[...] (C) We delivered REF A points to MFA Deputy Director General for the Balkans and Western Europe Hasan Asan. Asan reiterated that Turkey remains committed to resolving Kosovo's final status and acknowledged that Kosovo independence is inevitable. Furthermore, Turkey strongly supports the prin [...]
2007-08-14 15:25:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEU PGOV PREL KV YI UN
07ANKARA2092TURKEY WARY BUT CALM ON TERRORIST PKK ANNIVERSARY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: August 15 marks the 23rd anniversary of the PKK's first attacks against the Turkish state in 1984. While GOT security forces are on alert today, violence remains at a lower level than last year and domestic pressure to conduct a cross border operation into northern Iraq has droppe [...]
2007-08-15 10:34:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL IZ TU
07ANKARA21MINISTER BABACAN SEES NEW, UNCERTAIN ERA IN
[...] (C) Summary: EU negotiator Ali Babacan told the Ambassador December 22 that Turkey's relations with the EU have entered a new, uncertain era, with progress depending more on political considerations than technical progress in meeting the EU acquis. Without clear targets and timelines to open [...]
2007-01-08 06:48:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALECIN PREL EUN
07ANKARA2110ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-15 14:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2112TURKISH POLICE SEIZE EQUIPMENT ALLEGED FOR PKK AND
[...] (C) On August 14, MFA Deputy Director General for Security Affairs Sakir Torunlar requested US assistance with an investigation of a truck seized by Turkish police in the Mediterranean Sea port of Mersin on August 2. The truck contained portable radios and first aid supplies which, according [...]
2007-08-15 15:18:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER GM TU
07ANKARA2118TURKEY: GUL'S CANDIDACY MET WITH RESIGNATION AND
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. Most Turks have accepted FM Abdullah's Gul's presidential candidacy (reftel) with either enthusiasm or resignation. The military is silently absorbing the blow that their earlier efforts to derail a Gul presidency crashed and burned. Leftist parties are in disarray, [...]
2007-08-16 13:35:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON TU
07ANKARA2119(S) DESIGNATING TAK AS A PKK ALIAS
[...] (S) Ref solicited post views on the designation of the Turkish terrorist group, TAK. As extensive IC reporting indicates, TAK has been established by the PKK to create the appearance of separateness. This allows TAK to attack tourist areas in western Turkey while PKK disavows responsibility [...]
2007-08-16 14:03:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPTER KTFN TU
07ANKARA2120TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SPECTER, AUGUST
[...] (SBU) Summary: The new parliament is in the midst of electing Turkey,s next president, following general elections in July. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) scored a significant victory, returning with a mandate to pursue its economic and political reform policies. On Iraq, Tur [...]
2007-08-16 14:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAM ECON ENRG IZ OREP PGOV PINS PTER TU
07ANKARA2122ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-16 14:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2124TURKEY: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CONVENTION AGAINST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-17 07:47:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNGA TU
07ANKARA2128TURKEY: NEXT STEPS ON IRAQ
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOT is looking at ways to increase engagement with PM Maliki and the GOI. It is already committed to hosting the next Expanded Neighbors group ministerial in Istanbul, and hopes to focus the GOI, USG, and others on committing to specific dates for the meeting. The Turks als [...]
2007-08-17 10:07:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IZ TU
07ANKARA2133TURKEY'S PRESIDENT LEAVES NEW CABINET'S APPROVAL
[...] (C) Summary and comment. In what many saw as a final insult and others called a gracious gesture, President Sezer told PM Erdogan to present his new cabinet to the next president for approval. Erdogan, who admitted being surprised by the move, played it as an outgoing president deferring to h [...]
2007-08-17 13:03:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV TU
07ANKARA2134TURKEY: GOT CONCERNED ABOUT PAKISTAN,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The GOT is following developments in Pakistan with concern. It is encouraging President Musharraf to compromise with his political opponents and broaden his base. Though not enamored of Musharraf, the GOT fears his departure would herald much greater instability and is looking [...]
2007-08-17 14:05:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV AF PK TU
07ANKARA2135TURKEY'S RECENT ENERGY DIPLOMACY WITH IRAN,
[...] (U) Summary: GOT officials say that Turkey intends to continue its energy cooperation with Iran, Iraq, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan as potential future sources of gas to meet Turkey,s growing domestic needs and supply European markets. We have on several occasions firmly reiterated U.S. polic [...]
2007-08-17 14:22:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALAJ ENRG EPET IR IZ KZ RS TU
07ANKARA2139TURKISH BUSINESS COMMUNITY LOOKING BEYOND GUL PRESIDENCY TO
[...] Both Embassy Ankara and ConGen Istanbul contributed to this report. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Turkish business community's reaction to FonMin Abdullah Gul's presidential candidacy has been positive but muted. In public statements, most business groups expressed support for Gul's presidency wh [...]
2007-08-20 04:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EFIN TU
07ANKARA214COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR SUSAN NEUMANN
[...] Embassy Ankara requests country clearance for Information Management Tech Specialist Ms. Susan Neumann to travel Baku, February 7 - March 2, 2007. The purpose of the visit is to support the information network. Traveler holds a Top Secret clearance. 2. Information on the traveler is as fol [...]
2007-02-01 15:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDACOA AJ OTRA XG XT ZM
07ANKARA2143TURKEY: FEDERAL ASSISTANCE AWARD ACCOUNTING FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-20 11:16:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREF
07ANKARA2145TURKEY: GUL PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDACY OPENS A NEW ERA
[...] (C) Summary. Turkey's long tradition of tumultuous politics has entered a new phase with FM Gul's renomination for president. The once all-powerful military, who tried to derail Gul's earlier bid with dire warnings of Islamic fundamentalism, have been knocked down a notch, and the "bedrock" p [...]
2007-08-20 12:46:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA2149 HIJACKING OF ATLAS JET FLIGHT KKK 1011 ON AUGUST 18, 2007
[...] (SBU) We are currently awaiting information from the GOT's investigation of the August 18, 2007 hijacking of Atlas Jet flight KKK 1011, which departed from Lefkosa (Northern Cyprus) en route to Istanbul. Two students from Northern Cyprus -- Mommen Abdul Aziz Jumah Talikh, possibly an Egyptian [...]
2007-08-20 14:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER EAIR ASEC TU
07ANKARA215ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-01 15:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2150TURKEY: COUNCIL OF EUROPE INVESTIGATES CRACKDOWN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-20 15:42:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA2154TIP: TURKEY REQUESTS INFORMATION ON 2007 TIP
[...] (SBU) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent us a diplomatic note on August 13 about the Netherlands country narrative in the 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, which contains a reference to Turkish men being trafficked to the Netherlands for purposes of forced labor. (See paragraph 2 fo [...]
2007-08-21 08:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSMIG PREL PHUM NL TU
07ANKARA2166ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-21 12:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2167ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-21 12:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2168ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-21 12:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA217TURKEY/IRAQ: SPECIFIC ISSUES RAISED DURING
[...] (U) Action Request at para. 4. 2. (S/NF) In the context of January 30-31 talks in Ankara on countering PKK terrorism from northern Iraq, Turkish anti-PKK envoy Edip Baser raised several specific allegations concerning U.S. activities in Iraq in a private meeting with U.S. Special Envoy Rals [...]
2007-02-01 16:26:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS PTER IZ TU
07ANKARA2173AMERICAN-TURKISH ASSOCIATION STAFFDEL FOCUSES ON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-22 08:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER OSCE TU
07ANKARA2174TURKEY: ALEVIS CELEBRATE CULTURE, CALL FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-22 08:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA2179TURKEY: IMPORT SAFETY DIALOGUE STARTED
[...] We delivered ref A information to Ziya Altunyaldiz, Deputy Director General for Exports, and Kadir Bal, Deputy Director General for Imports, at the Turkish Foreign Trade Undersecretariat. Neither had substantive comments at this time but assured us they would review it. We will include this t [...]
2007-08-22 15:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO TU
07ANKARA218TURKEY-IRAQ: SOMO CRISIS ABATES, FOR NOW
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The trade crisis unleashed when SOMO advised Turkish fuel product suppliers seeking to renew 2006 contracts to deal with the KRG (as opposed to the central GOI) seems to have abated. Contacts confirm press accounts that the GOI has assured the GOT that its suppliers should conti [...]
2007-02-01 16:38:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALETRD EPET PREL TU IZ
07ANKARA2184Update on PKK Violence (August 8-15, 2007)
[...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...]
2007-08-23 12:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA2185TURKEY/IRAQ: GOT TO PRESS HASHIMI ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOT is bringing GOI VP Tariq al-Hashimi to Ankara August 23 for meetings with PM Erdogan and FM Gul to press for reconciliation as Turkish officials promised PM Maliki during his August 7-8 visit here. The Turks will use the visit to urge dialogue and constructive participatio [...]
2007-08-23 13:53:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV IZ TU
07ANKARA2188TURKEY REVIEWING REQUEST TO DENY FLIGHT CLEARANCE
[...] (S) Per reftel request, we met with MFA Aviation Department Head Hamit Olcay and Acting South Asia Department Head Ilhan Sener at 1030 local on August 24 to deliver demarche concerning reftel Iranian PARS Air flight. Olcay checked immediately with the MFA flight clearance department to determ [...]
2007-08-24 11:10:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPARM PREL ETTC IR SY TU
07ANKARA219GOT REITERATES TO SPECIAL ENVOY RALSTON THE NEED FOR CONCRETE ACTION AGAINST PKK
[...] (S) Summary: Turkey is still waiting for concrete action against the PKK, GOT leaders and officials told visiting Special Envoy Ralston Jan. 30-31. Ralston's interlocutors acknowledged progress on the Makhmour refugee camp, but emphasized that they have higher priorities. The GOT agreed to work w [...]
2007-02-01 16:50:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPTER PREL PREF MOPS TU IZ
07ANKARA2192KRG LOOKING FOR DIALOGUE WITH GOT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) wants to establish a senior-level dialogue with the GOT, according to Safeen Dizayee, foreign policy advisor to KRG President Massoud Barzani. Iraqi Kurds are encouraged by a perceived slight increase in GOT flexibility to engage directly with [...]
2007-08-24 14:08:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER IZ TU
07ANKARA2193TURKEY SHOCKED BY ADL REVERSAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. The Anti-Defamation League's reversal in describing the events of 1915 as genocide has shocked Turkey. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs blasted the ADL statement and rejected ADL National Director Foxman's concern that passage of an Armenian genocide resolution (AGR) [...]
2007-08-24 14:13:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM AM IS TU
07ANKARA2194TURKEY: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION GOES TO DECISIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Turkey remains on track to election FM Abdullah Gul as its new president on Tuesday, August 28. The swearing in will take place at parliament the same evening at 6 pm local. Assuming nothing derails the presidential process, Justice and Development Party (AKP) cha [...]
2007-08-24 14:30:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV TU
07ANKARA2195TURKEY: PRUDENTIAL REVOCATION - OSMAN BAYDEMIR
[...] (C) Post was informed via reftel of the prudential revocation of Diyarbakir Mayor Osman Baydemir's visa based on his membership in the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP). In our subsequent dialogue with Department, we were told the basis for this revocation was another agency's judgm [...]
2007-08-24 14:33:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPHUM CVIS PGOV PTER TU
07ANKARA2196GOT OFFICIALS PRESS CODEL SPECTER ON CONTINUED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish officials believe the U.S. must remain in Iraq to ensure the country's future as a unified state. They also see increased involvement by the United Nations as an asset. Senator Specter argued that Iraqi political leaders have had sufficient time to establish a power-shar [...]
2007-08-24 14:47:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV TU IZ IR SY
07ANKARA220 TURKISH BUSINESS ECOURAGED ON GAZA PROJECT
[...] (SBU) Summary. Turkish business officials say they had productive meetings in Israel in mid-January about their proposed development of the Erez Industrial Zone in Gaza. Israeli officials said they would start work on special tax and security arrangements for the zone, with the MOD taking t [...]
2007-02-02 06:16:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAID PREL TU
07ANKARA2206TURKEY DECLARES CYPRIOT TENDERS FOR OIL
[...] (U) We met this week with the TPAO (Turkish Petroleum Corporation) Acting General Director Mehmet Uyusal, MFA Acting Deputy Director General for Cyprus Huseyin Muftaoglu, Maritime Department Head Mehmet Poroy, and Norwegian Charge Stian Christensen to discuss the recent Cypriot announcement of [...]
2007-08-27 14:05:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALAJ ENRG EPET IR IZ KZ RS TU
07ANKARA2207ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-27 15:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2209ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-27 15:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA221TURKEY-IRAQ: SOMO CRISIS ABATES, FOR NOW
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The trade crisis unleashed when SOMO advised Turkish fuel product suppliers seeking to renew 2006 contracts to deal with the KRG (as opposed to the central GOI) seems to have abated. Contacts confirm press accounts that the GOI has assured the GOT that its suppliers should conti [...]
2007-02-02 06:16:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALETRD EPET PREL TU IZ
07ANKARA2210ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-27 15:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2211ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-27 15:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2213MILITARY PUTS GUL ON NOTICE AS HE APPROACHES
[...] (C) Summary: In a tersely worded Victory Day message to the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) posted to the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website the evening of August 27, Chief of Defense GEN Buyukanit condemned those seeking to undermine the unity and secular nature of the Turkish state. Buyukanit's mess [...]
2007-08-28 10:02:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR TU
07ANKARA2214TURKEY DENIES OVERFLIGHT CLEARANCE FOR IRANIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-28 14:03:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPARM PREL ETTC IR SY TU
07ANKARA222TURKISH-ISRAELI RELATIONS: VOLATILE BUT RESILIENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish-Israeli relations, especially over the past 15 years are perhaps best described as one academic put it: "...(C)ompare it to a late-life love affair. Two parties who have known each other for years suddenly develop a near-passionate relationship, to the astonishment of the [...]
2007-02-02 10:07:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON MARR KWBG IS TU
07ANKARA2222ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-28 14:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2223TURKEY: ALL EYES ON PRESIDENT GUL
[...] (C) Summary and comment: The Turkish parliament elected FM Abdullah Gul as Turkey's 11th President on August 28 with 339 votes. Gul was sworn in at 6 pm local. All but the Republican People's Party (CHP) attended the voting; CHP continued its boycott of both the vote and the swearing in. Th [...]
2007-08-28 15:19:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA2227BLUE LANTERN END USE CHECK ON LICENSE 05-050022026
[...] (SBU) We met with Tubitak Uzay Director Ugur Murat Leloglu on August 28 to discuss reftel Blue Lantern cases associated with Tubitak Uzay's RASAT Remote Sensing Satellite Project. Leloglu was forthcoming and eager to cooperate with our inquiry. We confirmed that Tubitak Uzay has received the [...]
2007-08-29 12:24:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC KS TU
07ANKARA2234TURKISH PRESIDENT GUL: RISKS, CHALLENGES,
[...] (C) Summary: Abdullah Gul comes to office as Turkey's president already experienced on the international scene. His victory is one of personal and political tenacity; many had written him off after the military's e-memorandum derailed the attempt to elect him president in April. Looking ahead [...]
2007-08-29 14:48:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR TU
07ANKARA2235PRESIDENT GUL APPROVES PM ERDOGAN'S GOVERNMENT
[...] (U) Less than 24 hours after Abdullah Gul assumed the office of President, PM Erdogan submitted to Gul his proposed list for Turkey's 60th government. Gul approved the list, which contains 25 names, up from 23 in the previous government. It includes three Deputy Premiers/State Ministers who [...]
2007-08-29 15:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV TU
07ANKARA2240TURKEY: POST-ELECTION ENGAGEMENT WITH IRAQI KURDS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: With the accession to the Presidency of former FM Abdullah Gul, the GOT will be looking to change the dynamic of its relationship with Iraqi Kurds and the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG). While the exact timing is not yet clear, GOT officials indicate Gul will first reach out [...]
2007-08-31 11:43:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV IZ TU
07ANKARA2245TURKEY: PROMOTING DISCUSSIONS OF THE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-31 13:53:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM TU
07ANKARA2246TURKEY: THUMBNAIL BIOS OF 60TH GOVERNMENT
[...] (U) Thumbnail biographical sketches of the 25 ministers who comprise Turkey's 60th Government, as presented August 29, 2007 President Gul are below in para 2. Ministers are already in place and functioning; the government will seek a parliamentary vote of confidence on September 5. 2. (SBU [...]
2007-08-31 14:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR TU
07ANKARA2247MFA UNDERSECRETARY APAKAN INQUIRY ABOUT M-16S
[...] (U) Action request at para 4. 2. (C) Turkish MFA U/S Apakan and DG for Security Affairs Guven raised the issue of US-origin M-16s captured recently from PKK terrorists in Turkey during an August 29 meeting with Ambassador on various subjects. The Turkish General Staff had provided the MFA [...]
2007-08-31 14:57:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALASIG PREL MARR KCRM PTER IZ TU
07ANKARA2254Update on PKK Violence (August 16-23, 2007)
[...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...]
2007-09-04 12:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA2255Update on PKK Violence (August 24-31, 2007)
[...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...]
2007-09-04 12:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA2258 PRM A/S SAUERBREY VISIT TO TURKEY: CONTINUED QUICK
[...] Summary: In an August 22-24 visit to Turkey, PRM Bureau Assistant Secretary Ellen Sauerbrey expressed thanks to Government of Turkey SIPDIS counterparts for their cooperation in issuing exit permission to in-country Iraqi refugees being resettled to the United States, and requested that this [...]
2007-09-04 14:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF TU IZ
07ANKARA2266TURKEY: "ERDOGAN II" GETS PARTY-LINE VOTE OF
[...] (U) On September 5, the Turkish parliament gave PM Erdogan and his single-party Justice and Development Party (AKP) government a vote of confidence. As was the case with the presidential election (ref A),the vote split cleanly along party lines, with 337 AKPers voting for their government and [...]
2007-09-05 13:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV TU
07ANKARA2269TURKEY: KURDISH MAYOR'S CONTROVERSIAL REMARKS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-05 14:03:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA2273REGIONAL ENERGY CHIEFS OF MISSION CONFERENCE -
[...] This message grants country clearance and provides an update on administrative and logistical arrangements for the Regional Energy Chiefs of Mission Conference to be held at the Conrad Hilton hotel in Istanbul September 20-22, 2007. Attendees will receive a notional schedule via email in comin [...]
2007-09-06 07:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ENRG TU
07ANKARA2278BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] (SBU) We met with ASELSAN Purchasing Manager Mehmet Ali Akcoray on September 5 to discuss reftel Blue Lantern case. Akcoray confirmed that ASELSAN received the shipment of two quartz dual axis rate sensors on September 21, 2006, and stated that the reftel items are periodically being used in [...]
2007-09-06 10:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC TU
07ANKARA2279TURKEY: PLANNING FOR CONSULTATIONS ON/WITH IRAQ
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey will participate in the September 8-9 senior officials meeting in Baghdad, during which GOT officials hope to determine a date for the expanded neighbors ministerial meeting in Istanbul. The GOT will propose the October 31-November 1 time frame. GOT officials will also pa [...]
2007-09-06 10:33:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ TU
07ANKARA2282TURKEY: NEW GOVERNMENT PROGRAM EMPHASIZES RIGHTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The program of the 60th government, which PM Erdogan read on August 31, builds on the Justice and Development Party's (AKP's) previous four-and-a-half years in government by emphasizing rights and social welfare. The program signals the GOT's determination to pursue liberal demo [...]
2007-09-06 14:50:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA2286ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-07 12:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2287ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-07 12:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2288ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-07 12:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2289ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-07 12:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2290ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-07 12:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2291ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-07 12:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2292ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-07 12:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2295TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER BABACAN: BABY JOHN TAKES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: With President Gul's official acceptance of the new cabinet proposed by PM Erdogan on August 29, Ali Babacan succeeded Gul as Turkey's foreign minister. The youngest of Erdogan's 25 ministers, some Turkish journalists used to call him "Baby John" because of his youthful appearanc [...]
2007-09-07 14:06:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA2297TURKEY UNLIKELY TO LOBBY RELUCTANT ALLIES, BUT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-07 14:55:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL GG TU
07ANKARA23TURKEY: ERDOGAN IMPATIENT FOR U.S. ACTION AGAINST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish leaders have in recent days publicly lashed out against the slow pace of U.S. efforts to counter the PKK. Remarks by PM Erdogan and FM Gul openly critical of the level of USG and GOI cooperation to date in fighting the PKK have been touted by local commentators as presagin [...]
2007-01-08 10:54:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER US TU IZ
07ANKARA2304TURKEY CELEBRATES 60 YEARS OF PAKISTAN
[...] (C) Summary. Historical ties, shared experience, and common interests in the region have forged a 60-year bond of friendship and alliance between Pakistan and Turkey that has endured political and ideological changes in the two countries. Despite an Islamic ideology that is in marked contra [...]
2007-09-10 13:15:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD EINV MARR MASS IN PK TU
07ANKARA2307POSSIBLE VIOLATION OF TURKISH AIRSPACE BY ISRAEL
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Babacan has expressed his concern over reports that Israeli warplanes may have violated Turkish airspace near the Turkey-Syria border on September 6. A full investigation is underway. According to press reports, jettisoned fuel tanks -- allegedly associated with [...]
2007-09-10 15:10:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS SY IS TU
07ANKARA2308ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-11 07:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA231ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-02 12:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2313Update on PKK Violence (September 1-7, 2007)
[...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...]
2007-09-11 10:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA2315ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-11 13:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2318IRAQ NEIGHBORS SET DATES FOR ISTANBUL MINISTERIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq's neighbors have agreed on the date for the next Expanded Neighbors ministerial, to be held November 1 in Istanbul. The ministerial will be preceded by a senior officials meeting, probably on October 31, during which work on the communique will be finalized. According to Tur [...]
2007-09-11 15:13:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ TU
07ANKARA2324TURKEY: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PACKAGE VOTE
[...] (C) Summary and comment: The voting process for the October 21 referendum on the seven-article constitutional amendment package (the "Package") -- which foresees direct election of the President -- started September 11 at the border gates. One article is sowing confusion because it refers to [...]
2007-09-12 12:37:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA2325EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (AUG 2007)
[...] Summary: EXBS Advisor continued work on grant agreement to transfer a new Z-Backscatter Van (ZBV) to Turkish Customs. Work also continued on cooperation plan to standardize the training curriculum of the Turkish Customs Training Academy. Twenty-four Turkish Customs officials attend Radiation [...]
2007-09-12 12:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA2326ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-12 14:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2332TURKEY: FS MILIBAND ADVOCATES BOLD EU STEPS
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband utilized his first visit to Turkey to urge the GOT to take bold moves on EU accession. Regarding Cyprus, Miliband pressed for responsible Turkish engagement. FM Babacan's pitch for increased UK engagement with Syria fell flat. M [...]
2007-09-13 10:06:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEUN IR IZ PREL SY TU UK
07ANKARA2333COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DRL OFFICER KATHRYN LURIE
[...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to DRL Officer Kathryn Lurie. Geoffrey Odlum will be your Control Officer for Istanbul. He can be reached at: Office: 011-90-212-335-6492; Home: 011-90-212-351-7752; Cellular: 011-90-533-385-1273. Jeff Collins will be your Control [...]
2007-09-13 12:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PHUM TU
07ANKARA2334ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-13 12:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2335PRESIDENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDTABLE AT 2007 UNGA:
[...] (U) Turkey just emerged with strengthened democratic credentials from a turbulent five-month period that tested its democracy. The result is a government with a new popular mandate, a parliament representative of 85 percent of the voters, and a new President who is likely to take an active fo [...]
2007-09-13 14:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA2336VISIT OF U/S BURNS TO TURKEY SEPTEMBER 18-20
[...] (C) Everything has changed since your January visit. A new electoral mandate for PM Erdogan; a new, activist President Gul; a victory for democracy; positive statements on US-Turkey relations and the imperative to push forward on EU accession-related reforms -- real opportunity for progress o [...]
2007-09-13 14:42:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ECON ENRG MARR KNNP TU
07ANKARA2347ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-14 13:42:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2348TURKEY: SYRIAN FM'S VISIT OVERSHADOWED BY AIRSPACE
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Israeli jets' September 6 violation of Syrian and Turkish airspace overshadowed Syrian FM Mouallem's previously scheduled visit. Calling on Israel to provide an explanation, FM Babacan simultaneously urged all parties to show restraint for the sake of regional stabil [...]
2007-09-14 14:53:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL IS LE SY TU IQ
07ANKARA2350TURKEY'S INCONSISTENT IRAN POLICY (PART I): ENERGY
[...] (U) This is the first of a two-part cable on Turkey's Iran policy. Please see part II, septel. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Through a string of recent energy deals with Turkey, Iran is demonstrating a continued capacity to conduct business in the international arena. Turkey has been all too accommo [...]
2007-09-17 11:55:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MOPS MNUC ENRG ETRD ECON IR TU
07ANKARA2351TURKEY'S INCONSISTENT IRAN POLICY (PART II): SOME
[...] (U) This is the second of a two-part cable on Turkey's Iran policy. Please see part I, septel. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Energy needs notwithstanding, deepening commercial ties, and Iranian military action against PKK-affiliated targets in northern Iraq, are further bolstering Turkish [...]
2007-09-17 11:55:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MOPS MNUC ENRG ETRD ECON IR TU
07ANKARA2355ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-17 14:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2361TURKEY: MFA ON POTENTIAL LEBANON-SYRIA BORDER
[...] (C) We pulsed Turkish MFA Middle East Department desk officer Cem Ulusoy regarding the Spanish proposal on a potential ESDP monitoring mission on the Lebanon-Syria border (ref A). Professing no knowledge of the Spanish proposal, Ulusoy said Turkey shares USG concerns about weapons smuggling f [...]
2007-09-18 10:23:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEUN PGOV PREL LE TU
07ANKARA2364ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-18 13:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2365TURKEY: WILL CIVIL-MILITARY TENSIONS PLAY OUT IN
[...] (C) Since Abdullah Gul's elevation to the presidency on August 28, Turks have been parsing every interaction between him and the military to discern the future of military-government relations. Despite a peaceful, uneasy coexistence, military leaders are clearly alarmed by the AKP's overwhelm [...]
2007-09-18 15:05:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR TU
07ANKARA2367Update on PKK Violence (September 8-15, 2007)
[...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...]
2007-09-19 04:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA237PKK Issue: Update on Violence and Political Developments
[...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...]
2007-02-05 10:52:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA2372ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-19 11:01:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA238Top rice importer calls on Ambassador to ask United States
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 1, 2007, the Ambassador met with a top rice importer who wants to persuade the USG to drop the WTO case on Turkish rice imports in exchange for the GOT promising to lower the tariff on paddy (unmilled) rice. The Ambassador responded that although he also hoped for a [...]
2007-02-05 13:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD TU WTO
07ANKARA2384IBRAHIM PARLAK DEMARCHE REACTION: "OUR LAWS
[...] We delivered reftel demarche urging issuance of a travel document enabling Ibrahim Parlak's return to Turkey. Akil Oktem, head of the Department of Consular Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was familiar with the case. He said the GOT has no travel document akin to the U.S. parole [...]
2007-09-20 13:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER TU
07ANKARA2386ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-20 14:52:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2388ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-21 11:52:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2390TURKISH MFA ACKNOWLEDGES TRANSATLANTIC DINNER
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-21 12:26:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALNATO OPDC PREL EU TR
07ANKARA2394TURKEY TO INSPECT SHIPMENT BETWEEN IRAN AND SYRIA
[...] (S) We provided reftel points on the potential shipment of sensitive equipment to Hizballah and Syria via IL-76 aircraft from Iran via Turkish airspace to Basat Ozturk, MFA Deputy Director General for Aviation and Maritime Affairs, on the morning of September 22. 2. (S) Ozturk informed us t [...]
2007-09-22 09:24:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MASS SY IR TU
07ANKARA2400TURKEY CONSIDERING CONTRIBUTION TO SPECIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-24 12:33:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALUNSC PTER LE TU
07ANKARA2401ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-24 12:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2402NEW TURKISH STATE MINISTER FOR TREASURY MEHMET
[...] (C) Summary. Newly-appointed State Minister for Treasury Mehmet Simsek said the reelected AKP has a comprehensive reform roadmap to create a modern, competitive, performance-based Turkish economy. The highest priorities are proceeding with a revised version of the Social Security reform pack [...]
2007-09-24 13:59:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN TU
07ANKARA2403VETERAN DIPLOMAT FINALLY NAMED SECRETARY GENERAL
[...] (C) Summary: On September 22, the Government of Turkey announced the appointment of Turkish Ambassador to Greece Tahsin Burcuoglu as Secretary General of Turkey's National Security Council (MGK),a post that has been vacant for months because of the previous President's refusal to sign off on [...]
2007-09-24 14:52:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL TU
07ANKARA2405TURKEY: PRESIDENT GUL OFF TO A PURPOSEFUL BUT
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. President Gul's first weeks in office have set the tone for a more open, accessible, and constructively engaged presidency than that of his predecessor, Ahmet Necdet Sezer. Gul is trying to demonstrate that he represents all Turks, not just those who voted for his fo [...]
2007-09-25 10:47:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA2408ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-26 04:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2412TURKEY: COUNCIL OF EUROPE INVESTIGATIVE TEAM
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-26 08:33:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA2413Update on PKK Violence (September 16-23, 2007)
[...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...]
2007-09-26 09:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA2414TURKEY: HEADSCARF BAN DOMINATES INITIAL DEBATE
[...] (C) Summary and comment. The debate over the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) proposed revisions to Turkey's 25-year old constitution is turning increasingly shrill, with particular focus on whether to lift the headscarf ban for university students. The party's delay in releasing [...]
2007-09-26 13:28:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM TU
07ANKARA2416ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-26 14:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2419ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-27 13:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA242TURKEY: MFA TALKING POINTS ON OPERATIONS CARRIED
[...] (C) On February 2, the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department Head for International Terror Huseyin Ozdemir provided talking points on the January 29 coordinated operations in 6 provinces against the Haydar Kirkan group. After going through the talking points, Ozdemir pointedly drew at [...]
2007-02-05 15:54:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL PTER TU
07ANKARA2420TURKEY: SENIOR GENERAL ON KURDISH ISSUE,
[...] (C) Summary: In his annual address to new cadets at the start of the Turkish Military Academy's academic year, Turkish Land Forces Commander General Ilker Basbug (widely expected to become CHOD in 2008 -- ref. a) warned against attempts to redefine "secularism." He cautioned Kurdish nationali [...]
2007-09-27 14:49:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR TU
07ANKARA2422A/S SULLIVAN WITH MFA U/S APAKAN ON TURKEY'S
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a September 20 meeting with MFA Undersecretary Ertugrul Apakan, EEB A/S Sullivan raised the progress made on action items identified at the February U.S.-Turkey Economic Partnership Commission (EPC),an event showcasing Turkey that A/S Sullivan plans to host on the margi [...]
2007-09-28 08:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON ENRG TU
07ANKARA2430COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR INR/B OFFICER NIGRO AND
[...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to INR/B Officer Alexandra Nigro and Political Officer Melissa Will. Christina Bobrow will be your Control Officer for Ankara. She can be reached at: Office: 011-90-312-457-7250; Home: 011-90-312-491-7700; Cellular: 011-90-555-358-6 [...]
2007-09-28 12:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPINR OTRA TU
07ANKARA2436ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-28 14:52:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2437TURKEY AND IRAQ SIGN COUNTER-TERRORISM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey and Iraq signed on September 28 a bilateral accord that provides for cooperation in countering terrorist groups and acts of terrorism in both countries. The two sides were unable to come to agreement on specific language concerning hot pursuit of terrorists across the Turki [...]
2007-09-28 16:15:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IZ TU
07ANKARA2439ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-01 13:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA244TURKISH MFA PROTESTS ON GREEN ZONE ACCESS ISSUES
[...] (C) MFA Head of Department for Iraq Fazli Corman called us in Feb. 2 to protest "increasingly inappropriate treatment" by U.S. authorities in Iraq (text of note in para. 5). Corman recounted two attempts by Turkish Embassy officials to access the International Zone (IZ). On Jan. 31, the Turkis [...]
2007-02-05 16:08:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC TU IZ US
07ANKARA2440TURKEY AND IRAQ SIGN COUNTER-TERRORISM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey and Iraq signed on September 28 a bilateral accord that provides for cooperation in countering terrorist groups and acts of terrorism in both countries. The two sides were unable to come to agreement on specific language concerning hot pursuit of terrorists across the Turki [...]
2007-10-01 14:18:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IZ TU
07ANKARA2441PKK ATTACK KILLS 12
[...] (SBU) A September 29 attack on a minibus in southeastern Turkey resulted in the deaths of 12 Turkish citizens. Two more were injured. GOT officials believe the attack was carried out by PKK terrorists. According to press reports, the bus was returning from a worksite in the Altinsu District [...]
2007-10-01 15:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL TU
07ANKARA2442TURKEY'S TEXTILE INDUSTRY GAINING IN EU, LOSING IN U.S.
[...] (SBU) Summary: While overall Turkish exports of apparel increased 15.4% in 2006, government and industry officials are concerned about the continued drop in exports to the U.S., which fell by 26% in 2006. The textile and apparel sectors in Turkey comprise close to 7.8 percent of total GDP and [...]
2007-10-02 04:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EIND KTEX ECON TU
07ANKARA2445Update on PKK Violence (September 24-30, 2007)
[...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...]
2007-10-02 09:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA245SHIELD S22- MFA INVESTIGATES TURKISH COMPANY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-05 16:24:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPARM PREL CBW ETTC IR
07ANKARA2454ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-03 06:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA246TURKEY: SARG FM MUALLEM'S VISIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The February 1 visit of SARG FM Muallem to Ankara was the latest in a series of high level visits in both directions in recent months. Muallem's day of high-level meetings did not break any apparent new ground but focused primarily on ways the GOT and SARG could cooperate with ot [...]
2007-02-05 16:38:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON IQ SY LE TU
07ANKARA2460TURKEY PREPARING FOR IRAQ NEIGHBORS MINISTERIAL
[...] (S) Summary: Turkish MFA Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol met October 2 with Ambassador to outline Turkey's plans for the upcoming Iraq Neighbors Ministerial in Istanbul, November 2-3. Participants will finalize the statement during sub-ministerial planning sessions on November 1-2. MFA is c [...]
2007-10-03 12:21:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL IZ TU
07ANKARA2461ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-03 14:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2465TURKEY: U/S BURNS' MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Erdogan warmly received U/S Burns on September 19 and underscored areas where Turkey is working to be a regional leader, in line with U.S. efforts, including Iraq, the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP),and troops in Afghanistan and Lebanon. Erdogan expressed frustr [...]
2007-10-04 10:09:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA2466TURKEY: U/S BURNS' MEETING WITH PRESIDENT GUL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Gul emphasized the GOT's wish to strengthen Turkish-U.S. ties during a September 19 meeting with U/S Burns. He wants to work closely with us on upcoming meetings of the Iraq Expanded Neighbors process and on Middle East peace. Gul noted the PKK as a major impediment to [...]
2007-10-04 10:09:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU
07ANKARA2467TURKEY: U/S BURNS CONSULTATIONS WITH MFA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Under Secretary Nicholas Burns consulted with senior Turkish MFA officials on a broad array of issues during bilateral meetings in Ankara September 19. They discussed Iraq, the PKK, Iran, U.S.-Turkey bilateral relations and the impact of a Congressional Armenian genocide resoluti [...]
2007-10-04 12:06:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM TU IZ IR
07ANKARA2468TURKEY: POLITICAL REFORMS STALLED AS GOT FOCUSES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-04 12:06:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA2469TURKEY/IRAQ: DEFENSE AND STATE INSPECTORS GENERAL
[...] (C) Summary: During their September 28 visit to Ankara, DOD IG Kicklighter and DOS IG Krongard outlined for senior Turkish officials their mission to establish more effective controls and accountability for U.S. arms being provided to the security forces of Iraq and Afghanistan. They undersc [...]
2007-10-04 12:06:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER MOPS KCRM IZ AF TU
07ANKARA247TURKISH POLICE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
[...] (C) Per ref a, LEGATT approached the Tukish National Police (TNP) Organized Crime and Anti-Terrorism Departments on January 31 to offer the visit of a DIA CHUCKWAGON team to assist in identifying the origin of the confiscated weapons contained in ref b. TNP officials noted their appreciaton of [...]
2007-02-06 05:55:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALETTC KOMC PTER TU IZ
07ANKARA2470TURKEY'S OCTOBER 21 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
[...] (C) Summary. Turks go to the polls again October 21 to vote on a constitutional amendment package primarily aimed at allowing Turkey's president to be elected directly by the people rather than parliament. The package, which parliament approved in June over former President Sezer's veto, was [...]
2007-10-04 12:28:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV TU
07ANKARA2473ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-05 04:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2474EXBS: TURKEY ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORT- (SEP 2007)
[...] Summary: EXBS Advisor continued work on grant agreement to transfer a new Z-Backscatter Van (ZBV) to Turkish Customs. Work also continued on a cooperation plan to standardize the training curriculum of the Turkish Customs Training Academy. Eighteen Turkish officials from Turkish Customs, Nat [...]
2007-10-05 04:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA2475 ANKARA NOMINATION: 2008 SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR
[...] (U) Personal Information: Full legal name of nominee - Rojbin Tugan Job title/Association - Lawyer Date of Birth - May 30, 1971 Country of Birth - Turkey Citizenship - Turkish Republic Address - Bulak Mahallesi, Cumhuriyet Cad., Tugan Apt. 3rd Floor, Hakkari Telephone - +90 (0438) 211-6963 [...]
2007-10-05 06:24:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL KPAO TU
07ANKARA2483Turks worried about cholera outbreak want to provide
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. ----------------------------------- GOT Concerned about Outbreak Spread ----------------------------------- 2. (SBU) On October 1, we met with Ministry of Health Department Head for Communicable Diseases Dr. Mehmet Ali Torunoglu to discus [...]
2007-10-05 08:42:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM PREL TU IZ
07ANKARA2484TURKEY'S NEW SPEAKER: PLEASE, NO ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
[...] (SBU) During Ambassador's October 4 courtesy call, Koksal Toptan, the new speaker of Turkey's parliament, stressed his commitment to US-Turkey ties. Turkey was working well with the US on Iraq, including through the Neighbors process, and was strongly committed to Iraq's territorial and polit [...]
2007-10-05 10:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL TU US
07ANKARA2487ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-05 13:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA249TURKEY AND THE IRAQI KURDS: STUMBLING TOWARD
[...] (C) Summary: Both Turkish officials and the PUK representative in Ankara acknowledge the need for greater dialogue between the GOT and KRG leadership on the vexing issues of the PKK and Kirkuk. Turkish MFA asked that the USG weigh in with KRG PM Nechirvan Barzani to bring a positive message t [...]
2007-02-06 12:30:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER TU IZ
07ANKARA2491US EUROPEAN/CASPIAN/EURASIAN ENERGY STRATEGY
[...] (SBU) On September 20-22, Istanbul hosted a Eurasia regional energy Chiefs of Mission conference. Participants included representatives from the supplier country posts of Ashgabat, Astana, Baghdad and Baku; posts in countries that are on key transit routes and/or are major buyers, including t [...]
2007-10-05 15:53:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET XF XG ZK TU
07ANKARA2492AGR: GOT SQUARELY FOCUSED ON OCTOBER 10
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Senior MFA officials informed the Ambassador that they view the October 10 mark-up on the Armenian genocide resolution (AGR) in the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) as critical. They are engaged at the highest levels to prevent the resolution from passing out of committee [...]
2007-10-05 15:58:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS AM TU
07ANKARA25ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-08 14:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA250ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-06 14:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2500TURKEY: WEEKEND AMBUSH BRINGS TEMPERATURE TO
[...] (C) Summary: A PKK ambush October 7 killed 13 Turkish soldiers in southeastern Sirnak province,the biggest single loss the military has incurred in years and the latest in a string of terrorist incidents. A series of high level meetings, including a PM-President-CHOD meeting, and the counter [...]
2007-10-09 11:55:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV ASEC PREL TU IZ
07ANKARA2501ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-09 13:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2502TURKEY: DELEGATIONS INVESTIGATE ATTACK ON
[...] (C) Summary: Following a September 29 attack on a minibus in southeastern Turkey that resulted in the deaths of 12 Turkish citizens, several delegations traveled to the site to investigate. As Turkish casualties mount in a series of attacks, mine explosions, and bombings from Sirnak to Izmir, [...]
2007-10-09 14:37:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA2503TURKEY'S COUNTER-TERRORISM COUNCIL: FULL ARRAY OF
[...] (C) Summary: Turkey's counter-terrorism council met October 10 under the chairmanship of PM Erdogan. It issued a written statement which places all options - economic, political, legal and military - on the table. By taking a broad-reaching approach, the Turks are putting the Iraqis on noti [...]
2007-10-09 15:05:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA2504TURKEY PULLS BACK FROM CONFRONTATION OVER PKK
[...] (c) Summary: Turkey is pulling back from a confrontation with us over PKK violence that took place here last weekend -- at least for now. This was the implicit message given by MFA U/S Apakan, who convoked Ambassador late on October 9 to discuss the PKK attacks. A similar measured and non-c [...]
2007-10-09 15:58:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IZ TU
07ANKARA2508ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-10 11:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2510TURKEY: INTENSIFIED COUNTER-TERROR ACTIVITY IN
[...] (S) Summary: Local press reports describe Turkish counter-terror security operations currently underway against the PKK in the Southeast as the most extensive in recent years, following attacks which killed 13 Turkish soldiers on October 7 (ref a). However, there is no evidence of a military [...]
2007-10-10 14:21:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPTER MOPS ASEC PREL IZ TU
07ANKARA2511TURKEY: FRENCH FM ATTEMPTS TO MEND FENCES
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: On October 5, FM Kouchner became the first high-level French official to visit Turkey since the French National Assembly's approval of a bill criminalizing denial of Armenian genocide nearly a year ago. Characterizing the trip as a symbol of France's desire to improve [...]
2007-10-11 06:19:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL FR TU
07ANKARA2512TURKEY'S TIP SHELTERS FACING CRITICAL BUDGET
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Budgetary short-falls threaten the continued operation of Turkey's two dedicated anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) shelters. While the Istanbul shelter is at least secure through the end of 2007, Ankara shelter administrators have told us that they have had to divert resource [...]
2007-10-11 07:35:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID AFIN ELAB PHUM SMIG SOCI TU
07ANKARA2516ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-11 09:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2517TURKS DETERMINED TO CONTINUE TO FIGHT ARMENIAN
[...] (U) Summary: Initial GOT reaction to the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) October 10 decision to send Resolution 106 - the Armenian genocide resolution (AGR) - to the House floor reflects disappointment and anger, as well as appreciation for US Administration efforts and determination t [...]
2007-10-11 10:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ASEC PREL PTER MOPS TU US AM
07ANKARA252FORMER TURKISH PRESIDENT DEMIREL ON ARMENIA
[...] (C) Summary: Former Turkish President Demirel is worried about the "extremely negative" impact of an Armenian genocide resolution on the Turkish public and on US-Turkish relations. In a private lunch with Ambassador and Demirel advisor Mehmet Ali Bayar on February 5, the former president pre [...]
2007-02-06 15:27:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU UZ AM IZ
07ANKARA2520TURKEY UNABLE TO SEND SENIOR MFA REP TO MNF-I
[...] (C) MFA Head of Department in the Office of the Iraq Coordinator, Aydin Selcen, told us October 11 that, because of the Iraq Neighbor's Ministerial meeting Turkey plans to host in Istanbul on November 2-3, the MFA does not expect Turkey's Special Representative for Iraq, Ambassador Oguz Celikk [...]
2007-10-11 13:28:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL OTRA IZ TU
07ANKARA2521Update on PKK Violence (October 1 - 7, 2007)
[...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...]
2007-10-11 13:35:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA2522TURKISH MFA REACTION TO ARMENIAN GENOCIDE VOTE
[...] (c) Turkish MFA U/S Apakan convoked Ambassador October 11 regarding the House Foreign Affairs Committee vote on the Armenian genocide resolution (AGR) the day before. He expressed great appreciation for Administration efforts against the AGR and was well aware of work by the President, Secret [...]
2007-10-11 13:46:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL US TU
07ANKARA2523TURKEY: IRAQ NEIGHBORS MINISTERIAL PLANNING UPDATE
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish MFA Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol met October 11 with the Ambassador to provide an update on planning for the Iraq Neighbors Ministerial in Istanbul, November 2-3. The MFA is finishing the draft statement and will provide it to us on or about October 15. Celikkol pro [...]
2007-10-12 07:32:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ TU
07ANKARA2524TURKEY: MANAGING PUBLIC OPINION ON ARMENIAN
[...] (C) Summary: With the capital emptied out for the end-of-Ramadan holiday, PM Erdogan and others in the GOT are carefully managing public opinion on the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) passage of the Armenian genocide resolution (AGR) and declining to detail retaliatory measures the GOT [...]
2007-10-12 10:42:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER ASEC TU US AM IZ
07ANKARA253GENERAL BUYUKANIT'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON, FEBRUARY
[...] (C) Yasar Buyukanit ascended to the top of Turkey,s military just six months ago in September 2006. His actions since then have positioned him as one of the most dominant players in this political scene. He has spoken out aggressively in public fora about Turkey,s foreign policy, its domesti [...]
2007-02-06 15:40:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MARR IR IZ TU
07ANKARA2530TURKISH DEFMIN GONUL REQUESTS MEETING WITH SECDEF
[...] (C) Defense Minister Gonul contacted Ambassador October 15 to convey his request for a meeting with Secretary Gates on the margins of the NATO Defense Ministerial in Noordwijk, Netherlands, 24-25 October. Gonul explained that the purpose of the meeting would be to discuss the GOT's request to [...]
2007-10-15 11:31:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS IZ TU
07ANKARA2532TURKEY: USD(P) EDELMAN AND A/S FRIED DISCUSS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: USD(P) Edelman and EUR A/S Fried told MFA U/S Apakan and senior MFA officials October 13 that the Administration regrets House Foreign Affairs Committee passage of HR 106 and will continue to strongly oppose its passage by the House. They urged Turkish officials to avoid reactions [...]
2007-10-15 12:46:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR TU AR AF IZ
07ANKARA2533TURKEY'S SOUTHEAST: GROWING VIOLENCE THREATENS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-15 13:08:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA2534ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-15 13:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2537TURKEY: USD(P) EDELMAN AND A/S FRIED DISCUSS PKK
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Apakan and Deputy Defense Chief GEN Saygun told USD(P) Edelman and A/S Fried October 13 that Turkey is reaching the end of its patience with PKK terrorism and expects concrete US help. They noted recent unprecedented attacks, including rocket attac [...]
2007-10-15 14:03:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS PTER TU IZ
07ANKARA2538FALL-OUT FROM HFAC PASSAGE OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish government and public reaction to the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) October 10 approval of the Armenian genocide resolution (AGR) was fueled by harsh statements from opposition political party leaders and some media commentators, as well as strong remarks by the Pr [...]
2007-10-15 14:03:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER ASEC TU US AM IZ
07ANKARA2539TURKEY: USD(P) EDELMAN AND A/S FRIED DISCUSS
[...] (C) Summary: USD(P) Edelman and EUR A/S Fried told Deputy Chief of Defense GEN Ergin Saygun October 13 that the Administration regrets House Foreign Affairs Committee passage of HR 106 and will continue to strongly oppose its passage by the House. They urged the Turkish military to avoid react [...]
2007-10-15 15:01:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR TU AR AF IZ
07ANKARA2545TURKEY REMAINS CONCERNED ABOUT IRAQ-BOUND MILITARY
[...] (U) Action Request at para 8. 2. (C) Summary: Foreign Ministry officials have requested re-confirmation of the bonafides of a shipment of military equipment aboard the MV Slavyanin, currently being transloaded to Mongolian-flagged "Onyx" in Limassol, and destined for Iraq. Absent confirmat [...]
2007-10-16 08:47:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL ETTC MARR KNNP IZ CY MO TU
07ANKARA2546TURKS CLEAR THAT PARLIAMENTARY MOTION FOR CROSS
[...] (SBU) On October 15, Turkish PM Erdogan's cabinet approved and forwarded to parliament a draft motion to authorize conducting cross border operations (CBO) against PKK terrorists in northern Iraq. Parliament is scheduled to debate and vote on the motion October 17. If, as expected, parliamen [...]
2007-10-16 09:44:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ASEC TU US AM IZ
07ANKARA2549TURKISH PARLIAMENT TO CONSIDER MOTION AUTHORIZING
[...] (C) Summary. Under intense public pressure following an up-tick in terrorist killings, Turkey's parliament is scheduled to vote October 17 on a GOT proposal to authorize a cross-border operation (CBO) aimed at eliminating terrorist PKK camps in northern Iraq (reftels). The motion, submitted [...]
2007-10-16 11:24:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MOPS TU IZ
07ANKARA2550ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-16 12:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2552TURKEY: RECOMMEND THAT MV ONIKS REMAIN IN LIMASSOL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-16 15:45:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS ETTC TU CY IZ
07ANKARA2566TURKEY: MFA EXPLAINS PARLIAMENTARY MOTION ON CROSS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA convoked representatives of approximately 25 missions October 17 to explain the reasons behind the GOT's parliamentary motion to authorize a cross border operation (CBO) against PKK terrorists in northern Iraq. MFA officials emphasized that passage of the motion by parliament [...]
2007-10-17 10:42:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ US
07ANKARA2569ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-17 12:24:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA257STRENGTHENING NONPROLIFERATION COOPERATION WITH
[...] (C) Turkey has embraced the objectives of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GI). A participant in every major non-proliferation regime and a strong supporter of the Proliferation Security Initiative, Turkey has acted against proliferators and blocked shipments of concern to I [...]
2007-02-06 16:30:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETKNNP MNUC PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA2573TURKEY: PARLIAMENT OVERWHELMINGLY APPROVES MOTION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 17, the Turkish parliament, as expected, approved by an overwhelming margin a government-sponsored motion authorizing a cross border operation (CBO) against Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) terrorists in northern Iraq. It gives the government authority for one year to [...]
2007-10-17 15:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV PREL TU IZ US
07ANKARA2575TURKEY: PUBLIC CONFUSED ABOUT OCTOBER 21 REFERENDUM
[...] (C) Summary and comment. Three days before Turks vote October 21 on a package of constitutional amendments that would shift Turkey to direct presidential elections, the referendum process is in disarray. The package, which the Justice and Development Party (AKP) pushed through parliament las [...]
2007-10-18 09:30:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA2577TURKS REQUEST HIGH-LEVEL ASSURANCES ON US MATERIEL
[...] (C) Action request at para 5. 2. (C) MFA U/S Apakan convoked Ambassador October 18 to discuss continued GOT concerns about the MV Onyx and its cargo. Apakan told Ambassador he has had many conversations in recent days with the Turkish General Staff about the Onyx and that he is "sick of s [...]
2007-10-18 12:41:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PTER ETTC KOMC IZ MG UP CY TU
07ANKARA2579ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-18 14:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA258INROADS SLOW FOR LIBERTARIAN THINK TANK IN TURKEY
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Association for Liberal Thinking (ALT),is an Ankara-based think tank established in 1994 to promote classical liberal (i.e. libertarian) thought in Turkey. In an effort to maintain autonomy, ALT has no direct links to any political party or movement, receives minimal fundi [...]
2007-02-07 08:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PHUM KPAO SOCI TU
07ANKARA2581MTAG: INDIAN FIRM WORKING ON BEHALF OF IRAN'S UAV
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-18 15:02:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCR KSCA IR TU
07ANKARA2582KRG OFFICIALS IN ANKARA SEEK DIALOGUE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Ambassador met October 17 with the Chief of Staff to KRG PM Nechirvan Barzani, Sawraz Hawrami, and advisor Zakaria Hazan to discuss the PKK and Turkey/KRG dialogue. Ambassador told Hawrami that the Turkish government does not want military action against the PKK in northern Iraq [...]
2007-10-18 15:04:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PTER IZ TU
07ANKARA2583GOT LOWERS PRIMARY SURPLUS TARGET FOR 2008
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOT submitted the 2008 budget on October 17, the statutory deadline. At an October 18 press conference, Finance Minister Kemal Unakitan announced the GOT expects a budget deficit of YTL 17.8 billion ($14.8 billion). The Minister also announced a program-defined primary su [...]
2007-10-18 15:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN TU
07ANKARA2584TURKEY: REENGAGING ISRAEL
[...] (C) Summary: Turkey's relationship with Israel has reached a new and somewhat different equilibrium. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government's occasional casual use of anti-Israeli rhetoric and rapprochement with Israel's arch enemies has caused the once warm friendship to [...]
2007-10-18 15:15:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON KWBG MARR TU IS
07ANKARA2585SYRIAN PRESIDENT ASSAD VISIT TO ANKARA
[...] (c) Turkish Presidency/PM foreign affairs advisor Davutoglu told Ambassador October 17 that Turkey worked hard during President Assad's visit to persuade Syria to participate in the Middle East Peace conference planned for Annapolis in late November if it is invited. 2. (c) Assad and FM Mua [...]
2007-10-18 15:46:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER SY TU
07ANKARA2586IMF REVIEW TEAM ON TURKEY'S STATUS
[...] (C) Summary: On October 15, Ambassador hosted G7 ambassadors for a readout by IMF Turkey Desk Chief Lorenzo Giorgianni and new IMF Resident Representative Hossein Samiei. The IMF team expressed concern about a lack of focus on economic policy by the government since the July election and con [...]
2007-10-19 05:00:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEFIN PGOV TU
07ANKARA2587TURKEY: INTENSIVE MIDDLE EAST OUTREACH
[...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY. Turkish FM Babacan embarked on the second leg of an intensive period of Middle East and regional outreach this week. His October 17-19 visit to Egypt and Lebanon follows closely on the heels of his recent tour of Syria, Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian territories. As a [...]
2007-10-19 08:02:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPREL IS IZ SA SY TU XF
07ANKARA2589TURKEY: URGING PRO-KURDISH DTP PARTY TO CONDMEN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-19 09:32:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA2591ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-19 11:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2592RESPONSE TO TURKISH DCHOD REQUEST FOR OVERFLIGHTS
[...] (s) Ambassador conveyed message in reftel to Turkish D/CHOD Gen. Saygun during a meeting October 16. Saygun appreciated the follow up and said he will be in touch with the Turkish Air Force and others regarding US plans for overflights closer to the Iraq-Turkey border. He made no further men [...]
2007-10-19 11:44:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETMARR MOPS PREL PTER IZ TU
07ANKARA2594TURKEY: NEW PRIME MINISTRY UNDERSECRETARY OPEN ON
[...] (C) Summary and comment: In DCM's October 10 introductory call on new Prime Ministry Undersecretary Efkan Ala, Ala pointed to a possible cross-border operation (CBO) as one of a number of tools the GOT needs to combat the PKK. The problem is solvable through cooperation on all sides. A pro- [...]
2007-10-19 13:10:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL TU US AM IZ
07ANKARA2595TURKEY: PRO-KURDISH PARTY SAYS CROSS-BORDER
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-19 13:28:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA2596TURKEY: ABKHAZ "PRESIDENT" CANCELS VISIT
[...] (C) We met on October 16 with Georgian DCM Koplatadze, who complained about the planned visit to Turkey of Abkhaz "President" Bagapsh, calling it unacceptable -- unofficial or not. He said Georgia expected the GOT to intervene to ensure that it is canceled. (The visit was, in fact, canceled. [...]
2007-10-19 13:33:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL GG TU
07ANKARA2597SCENESETTER FOR SECDEF GATES MEETING WITH TURKISH
[...] (C) Summary: USD/P Edelman's October 13 visit here reinforced to the Turks the Administration's intensive efforts to defeat the Armenian genocide resolution (HR 106) and our wish that the bill not derail relations. Senior officials tell us they are deeply frustrated and will be forced to resp [...]
2007-10-19 13:42:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS MASS PTER IZ TU
07ANKARA2598TURKEY: KOSOVO ESDP MISSION UNDER CLOUD OF
[...] (C) Summary: Turkey's so far unrequited desire for more direct participation in ESDP decision-making and access to EDA continues to cast a shadow over ESDP mission planning for Kosovo (ref a). Foreign Ministry officials appear unimpressed with EU and French ideas for improving NATO-EU relatio [...]
2007-10-19 14:16:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALAF EU MARR PREL TU NATO
07ANKARA26TURKEY: 2006 DECA INSPECTION DEMONSTRATES PROGRESS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-08 15:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR TU
07ANKARA260ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-07 12:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2601PROVOCATIVE PKK ATTACKS IN SE TURKEY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PKK terrorists have carried out attacks on Turkish security and other targets over the last 36 hours, accounting for the deaths of at least 12, and possibly more, security personnel. At least 16 security personnel were injured, along with another 17 civilians in a separate attack [...]
2007-10-22 08:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER PGOV TU US IZ
07ANKARA2604TURKEY ERUPTS OVER PKK ATTACKS; EIGHT SOLDIERS
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: GOT leadership met late October 21 in a special counter terrorism "summit" to determine how to respond to the latest terrorist attacks. The public statement released by the Office of the Presidency reaffirmed the government's resolve in responding to terrorism and called for n [...]
2007-10-22 12:14:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PTER PGOV TU IZ US
07ANKARA2605TURKEY: PUBLIC ATTACKS ON DTP OFFICES FOLLOWING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-22 14:45:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA2606TURKEY: CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM PASSES; LEGAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Turks passed a referendum package of constitutional amendments -- including a provision on direct election of the president -- by a comfortable margin in October 21 voting. However, confusion persists on a number of points, including how and when to implement the changes. Opposit [...]
2007-10-22 15:01:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA2608Update on PKK Violence (October 8-15, 2007)
[...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents military contacts/clashes with the PKK as well as casualties incurred. TGS does not account for police casualties and Ministry of Int [...]
2007-10-22 16:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA261NEXT STEPS WITH ALLIES ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-07 14:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MOPS PTER NATO PINS PREL AF TU
07ANKARA2614AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON TURKEY'S NEW ENVIRONMENT
[...] (C) Summary: On October 9, Ambassador paid a courtesy call on newly appointed Minister of Environment and Forestry Veysel Eroglu. Previously, Eroglu served for four years as the Director General of State Hydraulic Works. He continues to be highly interested in water issues and hydro electri [...]
2007-10-23 09:36:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENIV ENRG SENV TU
07ANKARA2618TURKEY: GOVERNMENT TRIES TO QUELL PUBLIC FURY; PKK
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In the face of growing public outrage over PKK terrorism, senior government officials have urged the public to remain calm and the media to report responsibly. They also have emphasized that Turkey should not lash out in anger but rather take action that is in the nation's best in [...]
2007-10-23 11:56:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPTER PGOV PREL TU IZ US
07ANKARA262EURO-TURKISH PROSECUTORS' ANTI-TERRORISM ROUNDTABLE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On January 25-26, the US Department of Justice, Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training ("OPDAT") through post's Resident Legal Adviser, hosted a legislative roundtable on methods to investigate and prosecute terrorist organizations, particularly t [...]
2007-02-07 15:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KTFN TU FR NL UK
07ANKARA2620TURKEY TAKES TO THE STREETS - PUBLIC FURY AT PKK
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A volatile social situation is rapidly emerging here in the wake of Sunday's Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) attacks near the Iraqi border, the third in as many weeks. Spontaneous protests are mushrooming into large unscheduled demonstrations, and public displays of anger and nat [...]
2007-10-23 12:46:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA2622TURKEY: OFFICIALS EXTREMELY ALARMED, ON MESSAGE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. High-level officials from the ruling party and government bureaucracy are delivering the same anxious message: the Turkish people are on the verge of slipping beyond the government's control. Anger stoked by a series of vicious attacks by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has r [...]
2007-10-24 09:16:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER TU
07ANKARA2624TURKEY: GOVERNMENT PURSUES DIPLOMACY; CONTINUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: While FM Babacan pursued talks with senior Iraqi leaders in Baghdad October 23, the GOT continued its effort to calm domestic fury in the wake of October 21 terrorist attacks. Government officials implemented a little used law to muzzle radio and television broadcasts related to [...]
2007-10-24 10:21:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL TU IZ US
07ANKARA2626Turkish Response to Washington International Renewable
[...] This is an Action request. See paragraph 3. 2. There was a Turkish Holiday in mid-October that delayed the Turkish Government's response to the invitation to the WIREC Conference. The MFA informed us October 16 that the GOT would like to participate in the conference, and has one confirmed [...]
2007-10-24 10:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA TU
07ANKARA2627TURKEY: EU HARMONIZATION PROCESS OVERSHADOWED BY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-24 10:37:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA263 GOT POSTPONES FULL PRIVATIZATION OF STATE BANK
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-08 05:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN TU
07ANKARA2630TURKEY: PRO-KURDISH LEADER AHMET TURK DEFENSIVE IN MEETING WITH EU AMBASSADORS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-24 12:43:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA2631TURKEY FINDS AZERBAIJAN PESSIMISTIC ON N-K;
[...] (C) MFA Deputy U/S for Caucasus and Central Asia Unal Cevikoz held bilateral consultations last week with Azerbaijan Deputy FonMins Azimov and Khalafov. MFA Caucasus Acting Head of Section Yavuz Kul told us that Cevikoz found the GOAJ deeply pessimistic on the state of Nagorno-Karabakh (N-K) [...]
2007-10-24 13:06:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS AJ AM GG TU ZJ
07ANKARA2632TURKEY: PUBLIC ANGER CONTINUES; SOME VIOLENCE;
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Demonstrations of public anger continue on a widespread basis. Although anti-American sentiment colors the protests, most are largely focused on rage at the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Violence has been limited, but a potentially explosive situation remains. Leaders of all [...]
2007-10-24 13:54:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER TU
07ANKARA2633ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-24 14:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2634ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-24 14:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2635ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-24 14:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2636ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-24 14:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2639TURKEY: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IAAC CANDIDATE WALKER
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-25 08:07:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA UN AORC TU
07ANKARA2640TURKEY: FM BABACAN CONTINUES REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish FM Babacan continued his intensive outreach to Middle East neighbors with trips to Egypt and Lebanon while, concurrently, Syrian President Asad and FM Mualem visited Ankara. GOT officials continue to urge the SARG to stem the flow of foreign fighters into Iraq and to play [...]
2007-10-25 08:58:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL IS IZ LE SY TU XF
07ANKARA2641TURKEY: GOT CONSIDERING ECONOMIC SANCTIONS ON KRG
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Turkey's National Security Council (NSC) recommended on October 24 that the GOT implement economic sanctions against groups supporting the PKK. The NSC's recommendation will be taken up by the cabinet in due course. Military operations in the border region of Hakkari Province [...]
2007-10-25 11:30:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPTER PGOV PREL TU IZ US
07ANKARA2643ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-25 13:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2644ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-25 13:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2645ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-25 13:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2647TURKEY: ERDOGAN TALKS PKK IN THE UK
[...] (C) Turkish PM Erdogan met with UK PM Gordon Brown, opposition leader David Cameron, MPs from both Houses of Parliament, British investors, and Oxford University students during his October 22-23 trip to London. UK Ambassador to Turkey Nick Baird told us PM Erdogan spoke at length with PM Bro [...]
2007-10-25 14:05:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER TU UK IZ EUN
07ANKARA2651TURKEY NIXES GOI DELEGATION WITH KDP AND KRG
[...] (C) Turkey's Iraq Coordinator Celikkol told Ambassador during an October 25 meeting that the GOT will not accept representatives of Iraqi Kurdish political parties nor of the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) in bilateral security discussions proposed by the GOI. Pointing to the presence of K [...]
2007-10-25 14:43:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV TU IZ US
07ANKARA2652TURKEY: STATUS OF 123 AGREEMENT WITH TURKEY
[...] SUMMARY: (C) GOT officials are certain to ask Energy Secretary Bodman about the status of US ratification of the SIPDIS Agreement on the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy (123 Agreement) during his November 15-20 visit to Turkey. Turkish officials insist that ratification is necessary to rein [...]
2007-10-25 15:06:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG KNNP MNUC PREL TU
07ANKARA2656TURKEY PURSUES DIPLOMACY, POISED FOR MILITARY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOT continues to pursue diplomacy to pressure Iraqi and Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) officials, as well as the U.S., to take concrete steps to root out the PKK presence inside northern Iraq. However, Turkey remains poised to conduct a cross border operation (CBO) at any [...]
2007-10-26 11:08:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ US
07ANKARA2657ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-26 11:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2658TURKEY PURSUES DIPLOMACY, POISED FOR MILITARY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOT continues to pursue diplomacy to pressure Iraqi and Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) officials, as well as the U.S., to take concrete steps to root out the PKK presence inside northern Iraq. However, Turkey remains poised to conduct a cross border operation (CBO) at any [...]
2007-10-26 12:01:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ US
07ANKARA2660TURKEY: LONG-TIME ADVOCATES CITE BETRAYAL AND
[...] (C) Summary: Anger on the streets pales in comparison with the deep sense of betrayal long-time friends of America are expressing to us. They assert we are on the brink of a full blown rupture in relations. End summary. 2. (C) Suat Kiniklioglu is the former head of the German Marshall Fu [...]
2007-10-26 12:05:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV TU US
07ANKARA2662TURKISH VIEW OF PKK TALKS WITH IRAQ
[...] (c) Summary: Turkish MFA Apakan gave Ambassador on October 27 a disappointed account of the talks in Ankara the day before with the Iraqis regarding the PKK. He did not dismiss the ideas brought from Baghdad, but said Turkey needs actions that will have an impact now. Apakan noted that the [...]
2007-10-28 13:43:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IZ TU
07ANKARA2663TURKS HEAR DIALOGUE, BUT NO ACTION FROM KRG
[...] (c) Summary: In follow-up talks here the week of October 21, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) officials offered to create a propaganda campaign to counter and discredit the PKK pursuant to a written, Turkey-KRG agreement to be signed by PM Erdogan and KRG President Barzani that would effect [...]
2007-10-28 14:27:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IZ TU
07ANKARA2664TURKEY: GOT FRUSTRATED BY YEREVAN'S SUPPORT FOR
[...] (C) MFA U/S Apakan told the Ambassador on October 18 that GOT officials are deeply frustrated by what they describe as contentment on the part of Armenian officials regarding the progress of AGR in the U.S. House of Representatives. The GOAM is "totally wrong" to believe that it can force Tur [...]
2007-10-28 15:10:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL AM TU
07ANKARA2670GOT OFFICIALS STRESS UNITY, RECORD NUMBERS MARCH
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: As senior GOT officials stressed national unity on the 84th anniversary of the founding of the Turkish Republic, Turks marched in record numbers in cities across the country to commemorate the holiday and to protest PKK terrorism. Turkish officials publicly characterized Octobe [...]
2007-10-30 11:58:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ US
07ANKARA2674TURKEY: MPS ACROSS POLITICAL SPECTRUM EXPRESS
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish MPs across the political spectrum have stressed to us that expectations for action are high. The context is public fury against the U.S. following recent PKK terrorist attacks in southeast Turkey. The MPs, ranging from ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) members to [...]
2007-10-30 14:36:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU IZ
07ANKARA2675TURKEY'S PARTICIPATION IN LEBANON SIDE MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-30 14:53:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER LE SY TU
07ANKARA2676ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-30 15:09:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2677Update on PKK Violence (October 16-23, 2007)
[...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK as well as casualties incurred. The TGS does not account for police casualties and the Ministry of [...]
2007-10-30 15:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA2678ADVANCE NOTICE TO TURKISH GOVERNMENT OF
[...] (S) This is an action message. Post requires action to provide timely advance notification of US reconnaissance flights along the Iraqi-Turkish border as promised in ref a. 2. (S) As instructed, Ambassador notified D/CHOD Gen. Saygun October 16 that the U.S. planned to resume air reconnaiss [...]
2007-10-30 16:15:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETMARR MOPS PREL PTER IZ TU
07ANKARA2680MINISTERS TO DECIDE ON ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AGAINST
[...] (C) Summary: The Turkish Council of Ministers will meet in emergency session on October 31 to consider authorizing economic actions against Northern Iraq. Four potential measures are on the agenda: cutting off of electricity exports, closing road access through Habur Gate, restricting Turkis [...]
2007-10-31 10:53:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKFPC ECON ETRD ETTC PREL EAIR TU
07ANKARA2682PM ERDOGAN ROLLS OUT WASHINGTON AGENDA, CABINET
[...] (C) Summary: During his October 30 address to his Justice and Development Party (AKP) parliamentary group, PM Erdogan laid out his agenda for his November 5 meeting with President Bush. Erdogan identified three main messages: 1) the U.S. must take necessary steps against the PKK; 2) the U.S [...]
2007-10-31 12:00:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ US
07ANKARA2684ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-31 12:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2685TURKEY SUPPORTS USG POLICY IN BOSNIA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-31 13:52:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BK TU NATO
07ANKARA2693TURKISH MFA OUTLINES EXPECTATIONS FOR ERDOGAN AND
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish MFA U/S Apakan summoned Ambassador late October 31 to relay on behalf of FM Babacan Turkey's expectations for the Secretary's bilateral visit here and PM Erdogan's upcoming meeting with the President. Apakan emphasized that the PKK problem has changed qualitatively and n [...]
2007-10-31 17:43:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IZ US TU
07ANKARA2695DEALING WITH TURKISH SUSPICIONS REGARDING US ARMS
[...] (C) Rising PKK violence and the leakage of potentially thousands of US-procured weapons from Iraq have heightened Turkish government and public sensitivities about the transfer of weapons to Iraq. Delays and confusion as we attempted to provide the GOT with information on the origin and desti [...]
2007-11-01 10:04:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MARR PTER MOPS ETTC KOMC MG UP CY IZ TU
07ANKARA2696 EXPANSION OF BTC PIPELINE CONTINGENT ON NEW OIL
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: On October 5, we met with local BP representatives Djan Suphi, Director for Exploration and Production in Turkey and Norman Rodda, Project Manager for Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline company to discuss two projects to increase the capacity of the line to 1.2 and [...]
2007-11-01 11:49:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALAJ ENRG EPET IR IZ KZ RS TU
07ANKARA2697GOT DECIDES ON SANCTIONS, CONVEYS EXPECTATIONS FOR
[...] (C) Summary: On October 31, the Council of Ministers agreed upon an as yet undisclosed package of economic sanctions aimed at the PKK and those who help them in Northern Iraq. Civilian flights that use Turkish airspace to travel to and from Erbil appear to have been largely curtailed, though [...]
2007-11-01 12:45:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ US
07ANKARA2698TURKEY: DAS BRYZA REVIEWS SOUTH CAUCASUS ISSUES
[...] (SBU) EUR DAS Bryza and the DCM met with Turkish MFA Deputy U/S for South Caucasus and Central Asian Affairs Unal Cevikoz on October 24 in Ankara, on the margins of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) Foreign Ministers meeting. Cevikoz and Bryza exchanged views on developments in Nagorn [...]
2007-11-01 15:31:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS AJ AM GG TU
07ANKARA2699ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-01 15:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA270ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-08 15:09:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2702WARM RECEPTION FOR FM BABACAN IN IRAN; TEPID
[...] SUMMARY. Turkish FM Babacan received a warm reception from Iranian political leaders in his first visit to Iran, October 27-28. Iran is well-positioned to understand Turkey's PKK dilemma, but Iranian leaders did not extend support for a Turkish military incursion into northern Iraq. Iran an [...]
2007-11-02 09:21:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KNNP PARM EFIN IR IZ TU
07ANKARA2707TURKEY: WELL-CONNECTED DIYARBAKIR MP TAKES A HARD
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Governing party MP from Diyarbakir Ihsan Arslan's prescription for solving the current impasse Turkey faces with respect to the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK),northern Iraq and the US is that Turkey must take a hard look at the damaging policies it has purs [...]
2007-11-02 15:23:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER TU IZ US
07ANKARA2708TURKEY APPROVES ECONOMIC MEASURES AGAINST NORTHERN
[...] (C) Summary: The Turkish Council of Ministers approved a set of economic measures directed against the PKK and Northern Iraq on October 31, but did not announce what measures they had approved. The GOT said November 2 that it has not yet implemented any of the approved economic measures. Tu [...]
2007-11-02 15:52:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKFPC ECON ETRD ETTC PREL EAIR TU
07ANKARA2709ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-02 15:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2713TURKEY: THE KURDISH DTP PARTY'S SQUANDERED
[...] (U) This is a Consulate Adana cable. 2. (C) Summary: Despite having 20 of its representatives in parliament, the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) has entirely sidelined itself during Turkey's confrontation with Iraq over the terrorist Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). The DTP erred [...]
2007-11-05 11:34:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA2716ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-05 14:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2717TURKEY REACTS TO HOSTAGE RELEASE
[...] (SBU) All media headlined the November 4 release of the eight Turkish soldiers held hostage since October 21 by the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Before boarding his plane to Washington for his November 5 meeting with President Bush, PM Erdogan thanked the U.S. and Iraqi governme [...]
2007-11-05 14:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ US
07ANKARA2718ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-05 14:55:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2719ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-05 14:55:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2720DAS BRYZA AND TURKISH ENERGY MINISTER GULER ON
[...] (C) Summary: On October 25, EUR DAS Matt Bryza met with Turkish Energy Minister Guler and reaffirmed their commitment to a shared U.S. )Turkey strategic vision to help Europe diversify its natural gas supplies away from dependence on Russia. Guler warmly welcomed positive news from Bryza on [...]
2007-11-06 09:58:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALAJ ENRG EPET IR IZ KZ RS TU
07ANKARA2722TURKEY: EXPECTATIONS FOR MID-NOVEMBER IAEA REPORT
[...] (C) We met with MFA Department Head for South Asia Devrim Ozturk to share USG expectations for the upcoming IAEA report on Iranian implementation of the work plan (ref a). Ozturk welcomed the points and promised to share them with colleagues in other departments. He said the GOT continues t [...]
2007-11-06 11:25:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA AORC IR TU
07ANKARA2724ERDAL INONU: A TURKISH PATRIOT IS LAID TO REST,
[...] (SBU) Erdal Inonu -- professor and physicist, reluctant politician, social democrat, former Deputy PM and FM, and son of Turkey's second President, General Ismet Inonu -- was laid to rest November 4 in Istanbul. Inonu's epitaph could well read: here lies an honest, decent human being who wante [...]
2007-11-06 15:23:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR TU
07ANKARA2727EXBS: TURKEY ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE -
[...] Summary: The EXBS Advisor transition was completed with Robert Cieslinski assuming duties as EXBS Advisor to Turkey. The language in the property grant to transfer Z-Backscatter Van (ZBV) to Turkish Customs has been reviewed with A/LM/AQM and is under consideration by Turkish Customs. Turki [...]
2007-11-07 08:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA2728TURKEY: REQUEST TO MEET WITH PLO REPRESENTATIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-07 11:34:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG GZ IS WB
07ANKARA2730TURKEY: HOLDING US TO THE RULES ON MIL-MIL
[...] (C) Summary: The Turkish General Staff (TGS) has continued its trend, seen since late 2006, of tightening requirements and more strictly enforcing rules for routine military cooperation, within established bilateral agreements. On October 31, TGS informed us that we would be held more strictl [...]
2007-11-07 14:07:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS TU
07ANKARA2731TURKEY'S NATIONALISTIC JUDICIARY AN OBSTACLE TO
[...] (C) Summary: A diverse array of legal experts agree the judiciary (judges and prosecutors) has been a major force in Turkey's failure to fully implement legal reforms related to its EU harmonization effort. Contacts from academia, private practice, government, and civil society told us that, [...]
2007-11-07 14:45:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA2733TURKEY'S KURDS RELIEVED BY OUTCOME OF PM ERDOGAN'S
[...] (C) Summary: Our contacts in southeast Turkey have all reacted positively to PM Erdogan's Oval Office meeting, noting that the chance of a cross-border land attack by Turkish forces has diminished significantly, though many still expect air strikes against PKK targets in the Qandil mountains [...]
2007-11-07 15:27:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL TU IZ
07ANKARA2734PERES AND ABBAS TO MEET IN ANKARA
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Turkey will host Israeli President Peres and Palestinian Authority President Abbas for concurrent visits from November 11-13. GOT officials say they have scheduled the coinciding visits to reinforce U.S. and others' efforts prior to a possible Middle East meeting. Th [...]
2007-11-07 15:48:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON KWBG MARR TU IS
07ANKARA2736DEMARCHE TO TURKISH GOVERNMENT ON HAMAS
[...] (U) This contains an urgent action request - please see para 5 below. 2. (C) Charge raised reftel points November 8 with MFA Deputy Undersecretary Rafet Akgunay. He was accompanied by Middle East Deputy Director General Omer Onhon. Charge stressed both USG and Palestinian Authority Presid [...]
2007-11-08 09:45:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KTFN TU
07ANKARA2739Update on PKK Violence (October 24-31, 2007)
[...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK as well as casualties incurred. The TGS does not account for police casualties and the Ministry of [...]
2007-11-08 11:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA2741ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-08 15:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2742SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF ENERGY
[...] (SBU) Summary. Your first official visit to Turkey will be an opportunity to reaffirm U.S ) Turkish shared strategic vision on the development of Caspian oil and gas resources and diversification of transit routes to lessen Europe's dependence on Russia. You will need to encourage Turkey to [...]
2007-11-08 15:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET IR IZ KZ RS TU
07ANKARA2744TURKEY REACTS POSITIVELY TO ERDOGAN-POTUS MEETING
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Reactions in Turkey to PM Erdogan's November 5 meeting with President Bush span the spectrum depending on the political and ideological views of the individual or media outlet offering comment. In public comments subsequent to his meeting with POTUS, Erdogan has made clear his ap [...]
2007-11-09 06:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER TU US IZ
07ANKARA2745TERRORIST FINANCE: FOLLOW-UP ON ILLICIT CASH
[...] We spoke with Ergin Ergul, Deputy Director General for Foreign Relations at the Justice Ministry. His comments related to questions in reftel are shown below. In addition, we have included information from the April 2007 Financial Action Task Force review of Turkey, which are relevant to th [...]
2007-11-09 08:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN KCRM EFIN ETTC PREL PTER
07ANKARA2747TURKEY WILL CONSIDER REQUEST TO INSPECT FLIGHTS
[...] (S) We shared ref a. points concerning potential shipment of sensitive equipment to Syria from Iran with MFA Department Head for Aviation Affairs Hamit Olcay on the morning of November 9. Olcay said a request for these flights has not been submitted, and GOT regulations require a 10-day advan [...]
2007-11-09 12:35:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL ETTC MASS TU IR SY
07ANKARA2749ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-09 13:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2751DEMARCHE TO TURKISH GOVERNMENT ON HAMAS
[...] (S) Ambassador used the opportunity of a meeting late November 8 with Turkish FM Babacan on other subjects to urge steps by the Turkish authorities to stop the planned "International Jerusalem Meeting" planned for Istanbul and prevent HAMAS-related fundraising that may be planned there. Drawi [...]
2007-11-09 14:56:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPTER PREL PGOV KTFN TU
07ANKARA2752TURKISH FM BABACAN ON RELATIONS WITH YEREVAN
[...] (c) Ambassador used a meeting late November 8 with Turkish FM Babacan on other subjects to update him on House Resolution 106 (the "Armenian genocide resolution"). Many with whom he spoke during consultations in Washington following PM Erdogan's White House meeting November 5 believed it ver [...]
2007-11-09 16:10:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL AM TU
07ANKARA2753TURKEY'S PLANS FOR COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES
[...] (U) We delivered reftel points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Human Rights Department Head Hasan Ulusoy on November 6, 2007. Ulusoy reported that Mr. Yalcin Kaya Erensoy, Turkey's Ambassador to Senegal, will represent Turkey at the November 14-17 Mali Ministerial. 2. (U) Ulusoy told us the [...]
2007-11-09 16:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM PREL UNGA TU
07ANKARA2754TURKEY: 2006 DOMESTIC REPORT ON COMBATING HUMAN
[...] (SBU) The GOT recently issued its 2006 Report on Combating Human Trafficking in Turkey. The report provides an overview of Turkey's anti-TIP legal framework, international cooperation mechanisms, TIP prevention and victim protection measures, and supporting 2006 statistical data. The report [...]
2007-11-09 16:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PHUM PGOV SMIG KCRM KWMN TU
07ANKARA2755 TURKEY PASSES ITS NUCLEAR ENERGY LAW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkish Parliament passed the long pending Nuclear Energy Law on October 8, after just two days of debate and despite criticism from opposition parties and NGO's. The law is expected to be approved by the President. The law establishes an extremely rapid selection process, [...]
2007-11-09 17:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EINV BEXP TU
07ANKARA2756DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS
[...] Per reftel we met with and advised all relevant parties in the Turkish Government to inform them of these designations. Those contacts are Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director General for Iranian Affairs, Babur Hizlan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director General for Security A [...]
2007-11-09 17:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PREL PARM EFIN
07ANKARA2758Update on PKK Violence (November 1-7, 2007)
[...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK as well as casualties incurred. The TGS does not account for police casualties and Ministry of Inte [...]
2007-11-13 10:24:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA2760DEMARCHE TO TURKISH GOVERNMENT ON HAMAS
[...] (s) Further to ref a, Ambassador raised November 13 with Turkish Presidency/PM foreign affairs advisor Davutoglu US objections to the "International Jerusalem Meeting" planned for Istanbul. Davotoglu indicated that President Gul had discussed this earlier in the day with Palestinian President [...]
2007-11-13 13:17:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPTER PREL PGOV KTFN TU
07ANKARA2761ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-13 14:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2762TURKEY: EU PROGRESS REPORT BRINGS NO SURPRISES
[...] (C) Summary: The EU's annual progress report on Turkey, released November 6, went largely unnoticed here as the public and media remained focused on the latest PKK terrorist crisis. The GOT was pleased to see a "balanced" report, according to MFA and its EU Secretariat officials. Human righ [...]
2007-11-13 14:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA2765ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-14 11:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2768TURKEY: REPORTS OF STRIKES INTO IRAQ UNCONFIRMED
[...] (S) Summary: Intensive counter-terror operations continue in the Southeast and along the Turkey-Iraq border. However, there is no evidence to confirm November 13 press reports of Turkish air strikes against PKK targets inside northern Iraq. Prime Minister Erdogan publicly denied knowledge of [...]
2007-11-14 14:36:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPREL MOPS IZ TU
07ANKARA2769PERES ENCOURAGES MODERATION, COMPROMISE WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: Israeli President Shimon Peres addressed a group of Bilkent University students and faculty on November 11, his first public event during a three-day visit to Ankara. He encouraged the students to embrace a future defined by moderation and risk-taking. Throughout his talk, Pe [...]
2007-11-14 14:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KMDR TU IS
07ANKARA277NATIONALISM TURNING NASTY IN TURKEY
[...] (C) Summary. The nationalism that has been a unifying force since the Turkish Republic's founding in 1923 is becoming dangerously divisive under the pressure of national elections, government-military tensions and the continuing focus on the PKK in Iraq. The Dink assassination offered a bri [...]
2007-02-09 10:55:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA2774TURKEY: PRO-KURDISH DTP PARTY ELECTS HARDLINER AS
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) members elected Nurettin Demirtas, 34, as party chairman and adopted the concept of "democratic autonomy" during a November 8 extraordinary convention in Ankara. Several Kurdish contacts believe the elevation of Demirtas, a h [...]
2007-11-15 12:09:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA2775TURKEY: PRESIDENT GUL CELEBRATES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. President Gul descended on Azerbaijan, November 6-8, with a delegation of over 140 businessmen, pledging to elevate the bilateral economic relationship to a level matching the two countries' strong political ties. GOT officials and media alike interpret Gul's first state visit [...]
2007-11-15 14:31:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG AJ AM TU
07ANKARA2776ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-15 14:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2777TURKISH GOVERNMENT VIEWS ON BANK MELLI AND BANK
[...] (U) This is an action cable. Post requests guidance on related item outlined in paragraph 4. 2. (S) Per Reftel A, we informed leaders at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA),and MASAK, the Turkish financial intelligence unit, of Bank Mell [...]
2007-11-15 14:37:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETKNNP MNUC TU PREL IR PARM EFIN
07ANKARA2779ANKARA FORUM PROVIDES GOT PLATFORM FOR PERES,
[...] (SBU) In what the Turkish media has labeled a "mini-summit," President Gul hosted Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at a November 13 meeting of the private sector-led, government supported Ankara Forum. Bringing together Turkish, Israeli, and Pal [...]
2007-11-15 15:27:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL KMDR TU IS
07ANKARA278TURKEY'S FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION DEBATE HEATS UP
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-09 11:25:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA2780TURKEY: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-15 15:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KWMN SOCI UNGA TU
07ANKARA2781GOT LAYS ANNAPOLIS MARKER WITH PERES, ABBAS
[...] (SBU) Summary: As the first Israeli leader ever to speak before a predominantly Muslim parliament, President Shimon Peres joined Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in addressing the Turkish Grand National Assembly on November 13. In consecutive speeches, the two leaders expressed [...]
2007-11-15 15:30:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL KMDR TU IS
07ANKARA2785TURKISH PARTICIPANTS FOR ONDCP/INL DEMAND
[...] We spoke with leaders at the Turkish International Academy Against Drugs and Organized Crime (TADOC) and the Alcohol and Substance Addiction Treatment and Training Center (AMATEM) to discuss the best candidates for the January 23-24, 2008 ONDCP/INL International Demand Reduction Seminar on Be [...]
2007-11-16 13:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SNAR
07ANKARA2786ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-16 14:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA279TURKEY: PAKISTANI PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF'S NEW
[...] (C) Pakistani President Musharraf visited Ankara February 6, meeting wit President Sezer and Prime Minister Erdogan over the course of his one-day stay. According to MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East Omer Onhon, Musharraf's meetings focused solely on what Onhon described as "Pak [...]
2007-02-09 11:27:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PK TU
07ANKARA2790TURKEY: UNAMI OFFICIAL SEES GREATER GOT INTEREST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Former UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Charge Michael Schulenburg sees increased GOT interest in a UN role in defusing tensions over the future status of Kirkuk. He sensed a new GOT willingness and approach. Schulenburg indicated that Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) Pres [...]
2007-11-19 09:48:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM UN IZ TU
07ANKARA2792ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-19 13:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2798Update on PKK Violence (November 8-15, 2007)
[...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK as well as casualties incurred. The TGS does not account for police casualties and the Ministry of [...]
2007-11-19 15:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA2805ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-20 12:55:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2807TURKEY: PROSECUTOR OPENS CLOSURE CASE AGAINST
[...] (C) Summary and comment. Turkey's top prosecutor filed an indictment with the Constitutional Court on November 16 to close down the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) for alleged ties to the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). The indictment calls for a ban against DTP participat [...]
2007-11-20 15:36:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA281ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-09 14:47:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2811TURKEY: 2008 NTE SUBMITTED NOVEMBER 13
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-21 12:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EFIN TU
07ANKARA2813ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-21 13:24:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2814TURKEY: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-21 14:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA PHUM PREL UN TU
07ANKARA2815SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MURTHA'S VISIT TO TURKEY,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit comes on the heels of PM Erdogan's November 5 meeting with President Bush, when we promised to support effective measures to eliminate the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) terrorist threat from northern Iraq. A November 20 follow-up visit by Generals Cartwright and Pet [...]
2007-11-21 15:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER MASS PARM IR IZ TU
07ANKARA2817CFE/ISTANBUL: TURKEY SHARES OUR SKEPTICISM ABOUT
[...] (C) We shared ref a points with MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Deputy Director General Ahmet Gun on November 21. Gun was grateful to have our views in advance of the arrival of the German and Spanish ambassadors, who met with Deputy Undersecretary Rafet Akgunay later that day to push the G [...]
2007-11-23 12:19:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL RS NATO OSCE KCFE TU
07ANKARA2818ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-23 13:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2819TURKEY: DEMOCRACY IN VENEZUELA
[...] (C) We delivered reftel points on November 21 to MFA Latin America Head of Department Ece Ozturk Cil. Cil assured us that U.S. concerns in Latin America are strongly taken into account in Turkey's Latin America policies, given her department's location in the MFA Americas Directorate and Tur [...]
2007-11-23 15:27:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM VE TU WHA
07ANKARA2820TURKEY: PRESIDENT GUL TO TRAVEL TO PAKISTAN; WILL
[...] (C) Turkish President Gul telephoned President Musharraf November 19 to request an opportunity to visit Pakistan, preferably in early December, according to MFA South Asia desk officer Ilhan Sener. Traditionally, Pakistan is one of the first foreign visits by a Turkish President, after north [...]
2007-11-23 15:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AF PK TU
07ANKARA2826ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-26 14:29:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA283 Cases of H5N1 Avian Influenza Confirmed in Poultry in
[...] (U) Summary. In a press release, the Ministry of Agriculture (MARA) confirmed that 170 birds died of Avian Influenza (AI) on a small farm in the village of Bogazkoy in the province of Batman. On Feb. 9, MARA confirmed that the birds were indeed infected with the H5N1 strain of AI. All precau [...]
2007-02-09 14:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED CASC EAID SENV TU KFLU
07ANKARA2831TURKEY: CENTER-RIGHT DEMOCRAT PARTY DOWN FOR THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. After an abysmal showing in Turkey's July 22 election, Democrat Party's (DP) reflections on how it got to this point and how to recover have been supplanted by fractious internal jockeying. Center-right consensus holds that DP was doomed as soon as the planned merger with the Mo [...]
2007-11-26 17:09:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA2833TURKEY: CODEL MURTHA DISCUSSES IRAQ, ARMENIA, AND
[...] (SBU) Turkish President Gul expressed great appreciation for the efforts of Rep. Murtha and other Codel members to prevent House passage of the Armenian genocide Resolution (AGR). He said the meeting between President Bush and PM Erdogan on November 5 had brought Turkey and the US to a "good [...]
2007-11-27 12:47:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL OREP AM IZ IR TU
07ANKARA2834TURKEY: CHP LEADER BAYKAL MAKES POTEMKIN SENSE, AT
[...] (C) Summary. Deniz Baykal, Chairman of the Republican People's Party (CHP),recently proposed surprising policy approaches to Turkey's Kurdish problem, including starting to deal with northern Iraqi authorities. Baykal, a chronic contrarian, urged strategic thinking and outreach to Iraqi Kur [...]
2007-11-27 12:55:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU IZ
07ANKARA2835JERUSALEM MEETING UNNECESSARY DISTRACTION FROM
[...] (S) Summary and Comment: Despite repeated requests from the international community and the MFA to cancel the conference, Turkish authorities decided to allow the most recent "International Jerusalem Meeting" to occur as scheduled in Istanbul, November 15-17. Speakers advocated the use of vio [...]
2007-11-27 13:34:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PTER TU IS
07ANKARA2836TURKEY: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ELECTION FOR THE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-27 14:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PREL PHUM TU
07ANKARA2837TURKEY: MALATYA MURDER TRIAL GETS UNDERWAY AMID
[...] (C) Summary: The high-profile trial of seven men accused of the April murder of three Christian bookstore workers in the southeastern city of Malatya began on November 23. Five defendants face multiple life sentences for murder and terrorist acts; two others are charged with assisting in the [...]
2007-11-27 14:33:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA2839ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-28 06:16:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2846ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-28 15:06:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2847TURKEY EXTENDING A DIPLOMATIC HAND TO GEORGIA,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Through frequent high-level visits, the GOT has reaffirmed its strong support for Georgian independence and territorial integrity. It has sought, too, to reduce any sense of diplomatic isolation felt by Tbilisi since the deterioration of Russian-Georgian relations and, more rec [...]
2007-11-28 15:12:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL ECIN ETRD ELTN SMIG NATO AJ AM GG TU ZJ
07ANKARA2848TURKEY: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Post responses are keyed to reftel questions. 2. (U) A. Watchlisting (see para 10, below) 3. (U) B. Traveler Information Collection. -- Who collects traveler information? Turkish National Police (TNP) Foreigner [...]
2007-11-28 15:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS TU
07ANKARA2850TURKEY'S ATTITUDE CHANGE; PRESSURE FOR MILITARY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Since PM Erdogan's November 5 meeting with President Bush, pressure for immediate Turkish military action against Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) terrorist camps has subsided. While both government and military leaders continue to stress Turkish readiness to carry out cross-borde [...]
2007-11-29 07:16:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV TU IZ US
07ANKARA2851TURKEY: CODEL MURTHA'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY DEFENSE
[...] (SBU) Summary: DCHOD GEN Ergin Saygun briefed Codel Murtha on Turkey's struggle with PKK terrorism, the PKK's involvement in narcotics smuggling and organized crime, and the inadequate response of many European allies. On Armenia, Saygun stressed Yerevan's implied territorial claims on Turkey [...]
2007-11-29 08:53:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV OREP IZ IR AM TU
07ANKARA2852U.S. COURT RULING BRINGS HEAVY CASH PENALTY TO UZAN FAMILY
[...] (SBU) Summary: On November 21, Motorola won an appeal in a long-standing U.S. fraud case against the Turkish Uzan family, the former owners of the Turkish GSM company Telsim. The U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a $1 billion award, which the Uzans had appealed claiming they could not afford to pay [...]
2007-11-29 10:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ECPS EFIN TU
07ANKARA2853Update on PKK Violence (November 16-23, 2007)
[...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK as well as casualties incurred. The TGS does not account for police casualties and the Ministry of [...]
2007-11-29 10:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA2856ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-29 14:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA286ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION: TURKS PREDICT DIRE
[...] (C) Summary: Contacts from across the Turkish political spectrum are deeply alarmed at the prospect that a Congressional Armenian genocide resolution (AGR) is likely to pass for the first time this year. All predict a harsh reaction, especially from the public, in this already politically-cha [...]
2007-02-09 15:36:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU AM US
07ANKARA2860TURKEY/IRAQ: TURKEY REQUESTS US HELICOPTER SUPPORT
[...] (C) The Turkish military has requested U.S. support to transport Turkish Special Forces liaison officers (LNOs) co-located with US/Coalition forces in Northern Iraq to the Habur Gate border crossing. MND-N has previously provided helicopter support for this rotation on an informal basis but [...]
2007-11-30 13:48:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS IZ TU
07ANKARA2862ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-30 15:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2863CODEL SHAYS TALKS PKK, KURDISH ISSUE, IRAQ, AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Rep. Christopher Shays met with MFA Under Secretary Apakan, Turkish General Staff (TGS) Plans and SIPDIS Operations Chief Maj. Gen. Kocak, and a group of current and former parliamentarians representing southeastern Turkey in Ankara on November 26 and 27, the first two days of [...]
2007-11-30 16:49:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER TU IZ
07ANKARA2864TURKEY/IRAQ: GOVERNMENT APPROVES OCTOBER 17
[...] (SBU) Prime Minister Erdogan reportedly stated November 30 that the Council of Ministers and President Gul have authorized the Turkish Armed Forces to conduct a cross-border operation (CBO) against PKK terrorists operating in northern Iraq. Foreign Ministry and Turkish parliament contacts tel [...]
2007-11-30 16:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MOPS TU IZ
07ANKARA2865CRASH OF ATLASJET FLIGHT FROM ISTANBUL TO ISPARTA, TURKEY
[...] (SBU) Summary: An Atlasjet flight from Istanbul to Isparta, Turkey crashed 12 km from the Isparta Airport at approximately 01:45 local time on 30 November, 2007. The plane was a McDonald-Douglas 83. The remains of all 57 onboard have been located by Search and Rescue teams. The pilot, Serh [...]
2007-11-30 17:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC TU
07ANKARA2867TURKISH FORCES FIRE ON PKK CAMP IN NORTHERN IRAQ
[...] (C) Summary. Turkish artillery fired on a terrorist PKK camp in the eastern Zap region along Iraq's northern border from 10:38 til 11:05 Zulu December 1. In two announcements made following the action, the Turkish General Staff (TGS) confirmed the operation, asserting TGS forces killed 30 P [...]
2007-12-02 11:42:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR TU
07ANKARA2870AVOIDING CUTOFF OF TURKISH ELECTRICITY TO NORTHERN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Karadeniz Toptan Elektrik Ticareti(Kartet) supplies electricity to Northern Iraq from a plant in SE Turkey. Kartet Director Nuray Atacik told us that this year, delays in getting annual renewal of Kartet's fuel oil export permit and letter of credit from the Government of Ira [...]
2007-12-03 09:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDENRG IZ TU
07ANKARA2874TURKEY: POSITIVE REACTIONS TO DECEMBER 1
[...] (U) Summary: There has been no subsequent military action following artillery strikes against PKK positions in northern Iraq on December 1. However, senior GOT officials have publicly reaffirmed Turkey's readiness to make additional hits on PKK bases across the border and have said it is no [...]
2007-12-03 12:35:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS MARR IZ TU
07ANKARA2875Update on PKK Violence (November 24-31, 2007)
[...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website. TGS does not account for police casualties and Ministry of Interior casualty data is not made public. As a result, actual numbers for total Turkish [...]
2007-12-03 12:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA2877ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-03 14:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2879POLL OPENS DOOR INTO TURKEY'S SOUTHEAST
[...] (SBU) Summary. A clear majority of residents polled in 14 southeastern Turkish provinces said they would prefer to live in Turkey even if an independent Kurdish state were founded in northern Iraq. The Turkish polling company Metropoll claimed its November survey of 1,079 people is the first [...]
2007-12-03 15:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA2885CODEL SHAYS GOES TO SOUTHEASTERN TURKEY
[...] (U) This is a Consulate Adana cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Representative Christopher Shays obtained first-hand insight into the Kurdish issue and efforts to counter the PKK during a November 27-28 visit to southeastern Turkey. He also toured the Habur border gate and was briefed on Turkish-Iraq [...]
2007-12-04 08:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER TU IZ
07ANKARA2886TURKEY: GREEK ORTHODOX ARCHONS CLAIM ECUMENICAL
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish government policies are slowly suffocating the Ecumenical Patriarchate (EP),according to representatives of the Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, a U.S.-based group of Greek Orthodox laymen. In November 29 meetings, the delegation told Turkish officials crawling re [...]
2007-12-04 08:41:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA2888 FIVE YEARS WAITING IN THE WINGS: CHILDREN'S LAW SIGNED
[...] Turkish President Gul on December 1 signed into law the "Children's Law" which includes language implementing the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction. The Turkish Parliament passed the law on November 22. 2. This marks the successful culmination of a five-year effort by pos [...]
2007-12-04 09:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA2891ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-04 14:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2893TURKEY: RELIEF ON THE WAY FOR ANKARA TIP SHELTER
[...] (SBU) The Ankara TIP shelter, operated by the Foundation for Women's Solidarity (FWS),remains open despite a three-month funding short-fall. FWS could not pay salaries in September, October, or November 2007. The Canadian International Development Agency has responded positively to the IOM [...]
2007-12-04 15:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID AFIN ELAB PHUM SMIG SOCI TU
07ANKARA2894 TURKEY SIGNS ELECTRICITY AGREEMENT WITH IRAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey and Iran signed an electricity agreement on November 21 and pledged to continue cooperation on energy issues despite U.S. objections. The agreement calls for private sector construction of two thermal power plants and one hydropower plant and investment in trans-border t [...]
2007-12-04 16:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EINV BEXP TU IR
07ANKARA2895Rising Inflation Challenges the Central Bank
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's headline consumer inflation was 1.95 percent in November, considerably higher than the 1.58 percent consensus estimate, and this result surpassed even the most pessimistic economic forecasts. Core indicators were not encouraging and non-food inflation picked up sharply [...]
2007-12-05 05:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN TU
07ANKARA2898TURKEY: SECDEF'S MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER
[...] (S) Our real-time intelligence and cooperation with Turkey in attacking PKK encampments in northern Iraq has turned around a relationship that soured in September and October due to the Armenian genocide resolution and PKK attacks. You should highlight our commitment to helping Turkey combat t [...]
2007-12-05 14:11:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PGOV MARR MOPS TU IZ
07ANKARA2905TURKEY: ADANA GOVERNOR REVEALS HIS SUSPICIONS
[...] (U) This is a Consulate Adana cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: At an opening ceremony of the Adana chapter of the EU-supported Civil Society Development Center (STGM),Adana Governor Ilhan Atis verbally attacked the coordinator, questioned European motives (and competence),and insisted civil soci [...]
2007-12-06 14:38:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KDEM TU
07ANKARA2907TURKEY/IRAN: INITIAL TURKISH REACTION TO NATIONAL
[...] (C) Ambassador reviewed the NIE key judgments and reftel points with MFA Undersecretary Apakan and President/Prime Minister advisor Davutoglu on December 4. Drawing on points in reftel, Ambassador highlighted the NIE's conclusion that Iran had a nuclear weapons program and stopped it in 2003, [...]
2007-12-06 15:03:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC PARM IR TU
07ANKARA2909ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-06 15:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2914TURKEY: PEACE UNIVERSITY TO DEVELOP ECONOMY,
[...] (SBU) This cable contains confidential business information not intended for external distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: As President Gul prematurely announced during the recent Peres/Abbas visit to Turkey, Bilkent University Rector and philanthropist Ali Dogramaci is building a "Peace Unive [...]
2007-12-07 11:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPRELEVU EINV TU IS
07ANKARA2915ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-07 13:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2917BLOCKING MONEY FLOWS TO THE PKK IN NORTHERN IRAQ:
[...] (S) Summary. As the United States works together with Turkey to implement the President's directive for effective action against PKK terror, we must also redouble our efforts to shut down the financial support that flows from Europe into PKK headquarters located in northern Iraq. While previ [...]
2007-12-07 14:48:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETKTFN EFIN PTER PREL TU IZ
07ANKARA2918DESIGNATING TAK AND PJAK TERRORIST GROUPS: NEED
[...] (S) Summary: The USG should move quickly to formally designate TAK (Kurdish Freedom Falcons) and PJAK (Party of Free Life of Kurdistan),two terrorist groups that work in close collaboration with the northern Iraq-based PKK. Designation would help efforts to cut off financing to these well-k [...]
2007-12-07 14:49:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PTER CBIS TU
07ANKARA2919TURKEY'S CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM FOCUSES POLITICAL
[...] (C) Summary and comment. After a clumsy start, the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) efforts to push through comprehensive constitutional revisions are gaining momentum. AKP officials, at least in private, are forthrightly stating that wholesale changes are necessary to wrench contr [...]
2007-12-07 14:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM TU
07ANKARA2921PRESIDENT GUL PROPOSES GAS PIPELINE VIA IRAN AND JOINT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkish President Abdullah Gul's December 5-6 visit to Turkmenistan focused on energy and economic relations. Gul proposed to his Turkmen counterpart to transport Turkmen gas to market via Turkey, and joint oil and gas exploration in Turkmenistan. Energy Minister Guler was quo [...]
2007-12-07 15:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EINV BEXP TU
07ANKARA2922TURKEY: POLITICAL HOT-BUTTON APPOINTMENT TESTS NEW
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. President Gul will shortly appoint a new chairman of the Higher Education Council (YOK),a body enshrined in the 1982 Constitution to oversee Turkey's university system and preserve its staunchly secularist nature. In a country perpetually challenged by perceived thr [...]
2007-12-10 05:54:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA2926ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-10 13:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2928TURKEY: PRESIDENT GUL URGES PAKISTAN OPPOSITION TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Turkish President Gul, during a December 2-3 visit to Islamabad, urged Pakistan's opposition leaders to put President Musharraf above the political fray and compete amongst themselves in the upcoming, January 6 elections. Pointing to the long and bumpy road Turkish [...]
2007-12-10 13:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AF PK TU
07ANKARA293BEST YEAR EVER: TURKEY IMPORTANT MARKET FOR U.S. PHRMA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey currently represents the 14th largest market in the world in terms of pharmaceutical sales, and it is on track to grow to the 10th largest by 2009. The size of the market comes from volume and not from the pricing of pharmaceuticals, which PhRMA company representatives c [...]
2007-02-12 12:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR USTR EUN TU
07ANKARA2931Update on PKK Violence (December 1-7, 2007)
[...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the December 1-7, 2007 reporting period, one GOT se [...]
2007-12-11 05:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA2934ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-11 12:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2935TURKEY: GOT FLOATS A TRIAL BALLOON ON GENERAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Erdogan sent up a trial balloon December 9 on the possibility of issuing some form of amnesty to PKK members. As the GOT and military continue to work closely with us to implement the November 5 understanding, they want to keep the pressure on both the PKK in northern Iraq and [...]
2007-12-11 13:44:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL TU IZ
07ANKARA2938INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS ASSOCIATION SETS 2008 PRIORITIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Moving Turkey's informal economy (still estimated at over 40% of the Turkish workforce) into the formal economy and tax rolls again topped the International Investors Association of Turkey's (YASED) priorities for 2008. During their November annual meeting in Ankara, YASED exec [...]
2007-12-11 15:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV BEXP KIPR TU
07ANKARA2940ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-11 15:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2942TURKISH EFFORTS ON LEBANESE PRESIDENCY
[...] (c) Further to reftels, Ambassador spoke December 11 with Turkish Presidency/PM foreign affairs advisor Davutoglu about the Lebanese presidency state of play. Davutoglu said that he and PM Erdogan have been in touch on an almost daily basis over the past couple of weeks with key players in Bei [...]
2007-12-11 16:54:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM LE SY TU
07ANKARA2943EXBS: TURKEY ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORT- (NOVEMBER
[...] Summary: The EXBS Advisor completed transfer of the Z-Backscatter Van (ZBV) to Turkish Customs. Turkish MFA continues to withhold implementation of EXBS Agreement pending U.S. ratification of the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy (123) Agreement. Progress continues for ongoing enforcement tra [...]
2007-12-12 05:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA2944TURKEY: GUL'S APPOINTMENT TO HIGHER EDUCATION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-12 09:13:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA2945ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-12 15:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2949MFA OFFICIAL PREDICTS RENEWED NATO-EU TENSIONS
[...] (C) Summary: EU plans to deploy an ESDP police mission to Kosovo could spark renewed NATO-EU tensions by mid-January unless the issue of NATO support for the mission, and the broader problem of Turkey's relationship with ESDP, are addressed to Turkey's satisfaction. A Turkish MFA official hi [...]
2007-12-13 11:52:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL TU YI
07ANKARA2952TURKEY: GOT CONCERNED ABOUT NEW YORK SECURITY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-13 13:14:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA2953ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-13 14:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2955TURKISH THINKING ON AZERI GAS VOLUMES AND TRANSIT
[...] (C) Summary: Turkey's energy priorities are increasing gas supply and diversity of suppliers, and reducing its energy costs. The Turkey-Greece-Italy Intergovernmental Agreement that allows Turkey to buy 15% of transiting gas at a netback price plays a central role in meeting these needs. Netba [...]
2007-12-13 15:33:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET TU EINV AZ
07ANKARA2958TURKEY: NEW JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS LAW IRKS SECULAR
[...] (C) Summary: President Gul's midnight signing of a new law governing the selection process for prosecutors and judges brought sharp criticism from a legal establishment that sees the move as a challenge to its independence by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). The truth is more [...]
2007-12-14 11:08:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA2959TURKEY: 2007 DECA INSPECTION FOCUSES ON INCIRLIK
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-14 11:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR TU
07ANKARA296ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-12 13:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2960TURKEY/IRAQ: TAKING THE PULSE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador urged GOT Iraq Coordinator Celikkol to move forward with a GOT invitation to President Talabani to visit Ankara, noting such a step could help break the ice between the Turks and Iraqi Kurds and lead to eventual dialogue with Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) officials. [...]
2007-12-14 11:18:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PTER ETRD TU IZ
07ANKARA2962EXBS: TURKISH ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY REQUESTS
[...] (U) Action request at para 5. 2.(C) Summary: The Turkish Atomic Energy Authority (TAEK) has requested that the USG send a team of experts to conduct a joint nuclear smuggling threat assessment with TAEK to obtain a better understanding of the threat to Turkey of proliferation of nuclear mat [...]
2007-12-14 11:26:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA2963ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-14 12:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2965TURKEY: UPDATE ON WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR
[...] Turkey continues its efforts to eliminate all forms of child labor, increasing access to basic and vocational education to improve the prospects of children currently working, and withdrawing them from employment while they are children. Post provides new information below in response to the [...]
2007-12-14 14:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI TU
07ANKARA2968TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP: October & November 2007
[...] In the keynote speech delivered at the opening of the Turkish War Academies on Oct. 1, CHOD GEN Yasar Buyukanit underlined the theme that no power can divide Turkey, change its secular structure, or shake the Turkish nation's confidence in its military. Emphasizing the importance of the fight [...]
2007-12-14 15:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR PREL YI CI AJ IZ GR KS IT UK IS CY PL
07ANKARA2969TURKEY: 2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-14 15:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR TU
07ANKARA2970TURKEY: 2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-14 15:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR TU
07ANKARA2973TURKEY: CURRENT THINKING ON THE IRAN NUCLEAR THREAT
[...] (C) Summary: Conversations with Turkish officials, parliamentarians, academics, and opinion-makers following publication of the latest National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran, reveal the following: -- While the GOT remains opposed to and very concerned about a nuclear-armed Iran, it f [...]
2007-12-16 01:13:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL KNUC OREP TU IR
07ANKARA2974TURKEY/IRAQ: TURKEY CONDUCTS AIRSTRIKES AGAINST
[...] (C) Turkish warplanes attacked suspected PKK terrorist targets in northern Iraq between 0100 and 0400 hours local time on December 16. Turkish General Staff (TGS) officials provided approximately one hour advance notice to U.S. personnel via the Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) in Ankara, [...]
2007-12-16 10:45:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PTER IZ TU
07ANKARA2975TURKEY: POLITICAL SUPPORT FOR KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: There is little public concern in Turkey over Kosovo's final status. The GOT continues to view independence as inevitable. Because public support cuts across party lines, there will be a strong political consensus for Turkey to play a post-independence role. Neverthel [...]
2007-12-17 07:49:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU KV
07ANKARA2983TURKEY: REACTION TO MILITARY STRIKES AGAINST PKK
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Reaction to Turkish military air and artillery strikes (ref A) against PKK targets in northern Iraq early December 16 dominated Turkish media on December 17. President Gul, PM Erdogan, and other government officials praised the Turkish military's ability to carry out night-tim [...]
2007-12-17 12:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS PTER TU IZ
07ANKARA2985ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-17 14:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2989MAY 1 DANISH FLIGHT SEARCH NETS 19 PKK CASH
[...] (S) Danish authorities briefly detained 19 suspected PPK cash couriers on a May 1 charter flight that stopped in Copenhagen en route from Stockholm to Erbil in northern Iraq, Danish Embassy Police Liaison Officer Jens Mortensen told Regional CT Coordinator on December 14. The flight was given [...]
2007-12-17 16:05:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPTER PREL EFIN KTFN IZ DA TU
07ANKARA2991TURKEY/IRAQ: TURKISH AIR AND ARTILLERY STRIKES ON
[...] (S) Turkish warplanes attacked suspected PKK positions in the Zap region, in northern Iraq along the Turkey-Iraq border, between 1200 and 1400 hours local time on December 17. The Turkish General Staff (TGS) provided advance warning to the Ankara Coordination Center (ACC) located in the Offic [...]
2007-12-17 17:38:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MOPS TU IZ
07ANKARA2992PKK-LINKED ROJ-TV DOMINATES TURKEY-DENMARK CT
[...] (C) Summary. Denmark needs "better" evidence from the Turks to successfully prosecute PKK-linked ROJ-TV, Danish U/S Taksoe-Jensen told his Turkish counterparts during inaugural Turkey-Denmark CT consultations on December 12. Given the strict independence of Denmark's prosecutors, he suggested [...]
2007-12-17 18:11:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL KTFN DA TU
07ANKARA2994TURKEY: RELIGIOUS MINORITIES VOICE OPPOSITION TO
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Turkey's traditional religious minority communities -- Greek Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Jewish Community -- recently have criticized elements of a draft Foundations Law, vetoed in 2006 by then-President Sezer, that Parliament is expected to take up in early 2008 [...]
2007-12-18 09:03:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA2997TURKEY/IRAQ: TURKISH TROOPS ENTER NORTHERN IRAQ ON
[...] (S) Summary: Turkish troops in battalion strength entered northern Iraq in the Hakurk and Ava Shin regions late December 17 and into December 18. Turkish General Staff (TGS) claims this was a hot pursuit operation, initiated by a local commander and to a limited depth, and therefore was unabl [...]
2007-12-18 10:49:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MOPS PTER IZ TU
07ANKARA2998TURKEY: RELIGIOUS MINORITIES VOICE OPPOSITION TO
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Turkey's traditional religious minority communities -- Greek Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Jewish Community -- recently have criticized elements of a draft Foundations Law, vetoed in 2006 by then-President Sezer, that Parliament is expected to take up in early 2008 [...]
2007-12-18 10:49:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA3000TURKEY: JORDANIAN KING DISCUSSES MEPP, SYRIA WITH
[...] (C) Jordanian King Abdullah's discussions with President Gul and PM Erdogan during his December 10 visit focused primarily on regional security issues, according to MFA Levant desk officer Cem Ulusoy. All three leaders expressed support for the latest round of the Middle East peace process ( [...]
2007-12-18 11:46:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU IS JO SY
07ANKARA3004ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-18 13:07:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA3006TURKEY: REACTION TO MILITARY STRIKES AGAINST
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Senior GOT and military officials continue to praise the strikes against PKK targets in northern Iraq and deny that civilian targets there were hit. However, inadequacies in interagency coordination and the sidelining of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs plague GOT efforts to addre [...]
2007-12-18 15:55:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MOPS PGOV PTER TU IZ
07ANKARA3008Update on PKK Violence (December 8-15, 2007)
[...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the December 8-15, 2007 reporting period, no GOT se [...]
2007-12-19 09:40:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA3009TURKEY TO FOLLOW-UP AGAINST WITH IRANIANS ON
[...] (S) GOT officials have said they will again follow-up with Government of Iran authorities to press for information related to the disappearance of Robert Levinson. MFA Deputy Director General for South Asia Babur Hizlan told us December 18 that he will ask the Turkish embassy in Tehran to cont [...]
2007-12-19 09:40:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETCASC PREL PHUM TU IR
07ANKARA3010TURKEY: CATHOLIC PRIEST STABBED IN IZMIR
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Police detained a 19-year old Turkish man shortly after he stabbed Italian Priest Adiano Franchini inside Izmir's St. Antoine Church on Sunday, December 16. Franchini, who survived the attack and is recovering well, said he would not press charges against the attacke [...]
2007-12-19 09:40:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA3014TURKEY'S TOP BUSINESS GROUP TAKES LEAD IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodities Exchanges (TOBB) is a leader in the Ankara Forum for Economic Cooperation between Turkey, Palestine, and Israel (refs A-C). They are developing free trade zones in Gaza and the West Bank, although they are frustrated by lack of pro [...]
2007-12-19 10:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID ETRD PREL TU IZ AF PA IS
07ANKARA3015TURKISH OPPOSITION APPEALS TO COURT TO ANNUL THE NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and Democratic Left Party (DSP) asked the Constitutional Court on December 6 to annul the recently passed Nuclear Power Law. They assert that the law is unconstitutional because it usurps parliamentary authority, violates the "great [...]
2007-12-19 10:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EINV BEXP TU
07ANKARA3016TURKEY: RULING AKP TACKLES A TABOO -- IMPROVING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-19 14:52:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA3017TURKEY: MHP'S BRIEF MOMENT OF NOTORIETY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Opposition Nationalist Action Party (MHP) members are quietly distancing themselves from the words of their colleague in parliament, Osman Durmus, who sharply criticized Chief of the General Staff General Buyukanit. MHP will wisely keep itself at arm's length from direct attacks [...]
2007-12-19 14:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER TU
07ANKARA3020ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-26 07:55:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA3028TURKEY: REACTIONS TO CONTINUED AIRSTRIKES AGAINST
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Public reaction to repeated Turkish strikes against PKK targets in northern Iraq continues to be positive. The role the U.S. has played in sharing intelligence and deconflicting Iraqi airspace has also received a great deal of positive attention. Turkish media continue to note [...]
2007-12-26 15:35:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER MOPS PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA3031Update on PKK Violence (December 16-23, 2007)
[...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the December 16-23, 2007 reporting period, no GOT s [...]
2007-12-27 06:01:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA3033ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-27 08:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA3039ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-27 15:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA3040TURKEY: 2007 ADVANCE SPECIAL 301 INITIATIVE UPDATE
[...] (SBU) The Turkish government has made little progress on six action items in the 2007 Advance Special 301 Initiative Action Plan since we presented it to them in August. Foreign Trade Undersecretariat (FTU) officials enthusiastically accepted the plan but, we surmise, ran into resistance with [...]
2007-12-27 16:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR PGOV TU
07ANKARA3043(S) SHIELD S15A-06: TURKEY PREPARED TO HELP BLOCK
[...] (S) We delivered reftel paper to MFA Department Head for Arms Control and Disarmament Elif Ulgen on December 17. Ulgen, who personally reviews all export licenses to Syria involving Australia Group-controlled items, expressed appreciation for the information and promised to share the informati [...]
2007-12-28 08:00:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PARM ETTC
07ANKARA3044TURKEY PREPARING TO REVIVE EU REFORMS IN 2008
[...] (C) Summary and comment: The EU's December 19 decision to open negotiations with Turkey on two new policy chapters appears to have calmed GOT officials infuriated by French President Sarkozy's maneuvering to have the terms "accession" and "membership" removed from the GAERC's December 10 stat [...]
2007-12-28 08:24:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA3045TURKEY: CODEL SKELTON DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES
[...] (C) President Gul, PM Erdogan, DCHOD Saygun and DefMin Gonul all expressed satisfaction with U.S. support to Turkey against PKK terrorism. The Turkish people have a more positive view of the U.S. as a result. Codel Skelton stressed the common struggle against terrorism and U.S. understanding [...]
2007-12-28 11:32:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL OREP AM IZ IR TU KV IS KPAL
07ANKARA3047TURKEY SHARES USG CONCERNS ABOUT OSLO PROCESS, BUT
[...] (C) We delivered reftel papers on December 17 to MFA Department Head for Arms Control and Disarmament Elif Ulgen, who was a member of the Turkish delegation to the Oslo Process meeting in Vienna on 5-7 December. Ulgen stated that, as a country with cluster munitions in its arsenal, Turkey sha [...]
2007-12-28 11:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL NATO TU
07ANKARA3049ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-28 14:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA3051TURKEY: BATMAN SEES LOCAL POLITICAL TENSIONS RISING
[...] (U) This is a Consulate Adana message. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Two prominent Batman Bar Association leaders in southeast Turkey told us during a recent visit that local political tensions between the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) have inc [...]
2007-12-28 15:30:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA3052MGPKO2: TURKEY CONDEMNS BHUTTO ASSASSINATION,
[...] (U) Turkey has strongly condemned the assassination of former Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto and called for unity in the face of terrorism and extremism. In its December 27 statement, the MFA greeted the news of Bhutto's death with great sorrow and went on to state, "There is no doubt that thes [...]
2007-12-28 15:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PK TU
07ANKARA307ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-13 15:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA308COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR S/P DIRECTOR STEPHEN KRASNER
[...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to S/P Director Stephen Krasner and S/P Delegation. 2. (U) Janice Weiner, Political Counselor, is your Control Officer for Ankara. She can be reached at: Office 011-90-312-455-5555, Ext 2515; Home: 011-90-312-448-2108 or ext 2114; [...]
2007-02-13 16:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PREL TU
07ANKARA310EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (JAN 2007)
[...] Summary: Turkish Parliament ratified the U.S. - Turkish NP Cooperation Agreement, a major step in fully opening the EXBS program in Turkey. EXBS Advisor continued coordination of training opportunities for Turkish Customs Officials. GOT approved the upgrade of previously installed por [...]
2007-02-14 05:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA311MIDNIGHT EXPRESS IT'S NOT: MODEL TURKISH PRISON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-14 07:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA313TURKEY: IMPACT OF THE ARMENIA BILL ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: French interests in Turkey have suffered as a result of votes taken by the French National Assembly to recognize (in 2001) the events of 1915 as a "genocide," and then in October 2006 to criminalize the denial of those events. In the case of the former, French embassy officials [...]
2007-02-14 11:47:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON MARR ETRD FR AM TU
07ANKARA316Scenesetter for the Visit of CODEL Dicks to Turkey
[...] Summary: Your visit comes at a critical period in the U.S.-Turkey bilateral relationship as the government grapples with continued PKK terrorist attacks from northern Iraq, fears that Iraq's instability will spread beyond its borders, the aftermath of the Dink murder, a potential U.S. congressi [...]
2007-02-14 14:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER ETRD PGOV TU IZ IR
07ANKARA317ANKARA MEDIA REACTION@SDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-14 15:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA318Nomination for Woman of Courage Award - Nebahat Akkoc,
[...] (U) The following is Mission Turkey's nomination for the Secretary's "Woman of Courage" awards. SIPDIS 2. (U) Nominee: Nebahat Akkoc, President and founder of KA-MER (Women's Center),Turkey. Age: 54. Contact addresses: Ali Emiri 4. Sk. Diskale Apt No:2/4 Yenisehir, Diyarbakir, Turkey; [...]
2007-02-14 16:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL KPAO TU
07ANKARA319TURKEY: NATIONALIST PEOPLE'S PARTY CHAIRMAN DEVLET BAHCELI: NATIONALISM FOR ALL TURKS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 5, Nationalist People's Party (MHP) Chairman Devlet Bahceli outlined to Ambassador the party's priorities for the coming election year. His candor was hampered by an adherence to the party's declared goal of becoming the sole governing party after the general electio [...]
2007-02-15 06:49:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA324UNSCR 1737: TURKEY WILL SEARCH FOR ASSETS, BUT
[...] (C) Summary. Demarches on implementation of UNSCR 1737 have been delivered to the Minister of Finance, Turkey's financial intelligence unit, and the Foreign Ministry. The senior foreign ministry official responsible for intelligence and security appreciated the information, but admitted tha [...]
2007-02-15 12:22:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALETTC KFTN PARM KNNP IR TU
07ANKARA325SUCCESS STORY - AFGHAN-TURKISH COUNTERNAROCTICS TRAINING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Post organized an INL-funded, DEA-run counternarcotics training program for Afghan and Turkish counternarcotics supervisory agents in Ankara January 29-February 2. The course advanced multiple USG goals at very modest cost: bringing together Afghan and Turkish officials to enha [...]
2007-02-15 13:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR EAID KPAO TU
07ANKARA335ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-15 15:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA336ANKARA DELIGHTED WITH PKK ARRESTS IN FRANCE AND
[...] (S) Summary: Turkish MFA Director General for Security Guven stressed the importance of the recent French and Belgian arrests of PKK individuals and looked forward to further cooperation with the French on the case. At the same time, Guven noted French concerns about press reports crediting [...]
2007-02-15 15:32:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETKTFN PTER EFIN FRU TU BE
07ANKARA338WHY KIRKUK MATTERS TO TURKEY
[...] (C) Summary: The future status of Kirkuk is the number one issue in Turkish political debate on Iraq. Policymakers have told us that it is more significant than the PKK problem. Turkish concern is primarily centered on the fear that Kurdish control of Kirkuk will lead to an independent Kurdish [...]
2007-02-16 06:58:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PTER TU IZ
07ANKARA339PKK Issue: Update on Violence and Political Developments
[...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News`ency, and international wilties and are often otherwise unreliable. 2. (U) During the January 16-31, 2007 [...]
2007-02-06 08:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA343TURKS ASK FOR MORE JUSTIFICATION FOR WMD TASK
[...] (C) Summary: ISN/WMD Office Director Thomas Lehrman presented a draft MOU on the creation of a bilateral Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Terrorism Enforcement Task Force to Serhan Yigit, Head of Section, MFA Department of Arms Control and Disarmament on February 13 on the margins of the Anka [...]
2007-02-16 12:43:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL PTER TU
07ANKARA351ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-16 14:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA354TURKEY AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - NO HUMAN CASES
[...] SUMMARY: The GOT moved rapidly to contain outbreaks of avian influenza in chickens in villages in Batman and Diyarbakir provinces in the southeast that began on February 5 (refs). Ministry of Agriculture (MARA) officials culled nearly 3,000 birds and are implementing other appropriate biosecu [...]
2007-02-16 15:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR TBIO AMED CASC EAID SENV TU KFLU
07ANKARA356COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL TILLEMANN
[...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Tomicah Tillemann. 2. (U) Jeff Collins, Political Officer, is your Control Officer for Ankara. He can be reached at: Office 011-90-312-455-5555, Ext 2521; Home: 011-90-312-495-6433; Cellular: 011-90-532-620-3849. Chris Fri [...]
2007-02-20 07:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA OREP AMGT AFIN ASEC TU
07ANKARA367TURKEY SEEK TO REVITALIZE BSEC AS IT FETES 15 YEARS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey aims to use its BSEC (Black Sea Economic Cooperation) chairmanship to revitalize BSEC as it commemorates its 15th anniversary at its Istanbul Summit on June 25. BSEC and Turkey urge high level participation at this event. BSEC hopes to highlight BSEC institutional refo [...]
2007-02-20 15:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SENV KCRM TU
07ANKARA369TURKEY COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DHS/DNDO
[...] Embassy Ankara to Mr. Dave Smith and will travel to Ankara and@fuclear Research Facility Q February 24 to March 3, rol Officer is Kevin Lyon who can be contacted via the IVG 295-2524 or Commercial (90)(312)455-5555 ext.2524 or through Embassy switchboard ext 0. 3. Local contact and lodgin [...]
2007-02-21 09:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP OTRA PREL TU
07ANKARA372IRAQ: TURKEY EAGER TO MOVE ON NEIGHBORS CONFERENCES
[...] (S) Following up on ref email conveying the Secretary's interest in pursuing FonMin Gul's proposal to host a senior "Iraq neighbors" plus P5/G8 meeting in the near future, Ambassador met Feb. 16 with Gul and Feb. 19 with GOT Special Coordinator for Iraq Celikkol. They confirmed that Turkey en [...]
2007-02-21 09:25:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PGOV TU IZ IR SY EG SA
07ANKARA373Special 301 - Recommendation to Put Turkey on Watch List
[...] (SBU) Post recommends moving Turkey to the Special 301 Watch List in 2007 to recognize improved legislative protections for intellectual property as well as the increase in seizures and resources dedicated to capturing and sentencing IPR violators. Turkish officials provided comprehensive and f [...]
2007-02-21 10:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KIPR USTR TU
07ANKARA375ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-21 13:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA378TURKISH CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR EXPRESSES CONFIDENCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Central Bank Governor Durmus Yilmaz told A/S Sullivan that the Bank was hopeful it could achieve its 2008 target and would attain a respectable 5.1% in 2007 if current conditions prevailed for the remainder of the year. While this is below the official target (of 4%),the Gover [...]
2007-02-22 09:33:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN TU
07ANKARA379TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, January 2007
[...] The Turkish Parliament ratified on January 24 the Bilateral Agreement on Cooperation to Facilitate the Provision of Assistance for Nonproliferation Purposes (EXBS),which was originally signed on June 14, 2005. The agreement, which was ratified despite the objection of the CHP (Republican Peop [...]
2007-02-22 10:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR PREL LE GR UP IS AJ TU
07ANKARA38KAYSERI'S BOOM SHOWS TURKEY'S PROMISE, POLITICS PERMITTING
[...] (SBU) A recent visit to the thriving central Anatolian city of Kayseri showed the potential for expanding the geographical base of U.S.-Turkey trade beyond the megalopolis of Istanbul and how economic stability and openness are spreading growth in Turkey's regional cities, creating opportunit [...]
2007-01-09 12:09:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN BEXP SOCI TU
07ANKARA381CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-22 11:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN AMGT OREP OTRA PGOV TK TRY
07ANKARA382U/S JOSEPH ASKS TURKISH FINANCE MINISTER FOR
[...] (C) Summary: U/S Joseph briefed Turkish Finance Minister Unakitan on the nuclear threat from Iran and sought Turkish support in taking financial measures against Iran, with specific reference both to export credits and sanctions on entities controlled by AIO and IRGC. Unakitan seemed concerned [...]
2007-02-22 12:14:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETKNNP KTFN EFIN TU IR
07ANKARA383SCENESETTER FOR CENTRAL ASIA CONSULTATIONS IN
[...] (C) Introduction: The U.S.-Turkey bilateral relationship is in a critical phase as the government grapples with continued PKK terrorist attacks from northern Iraq, fears that Iraq's instability will spread beyond its borders, the aftermath of the Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink murder, [...]
2007-02-22 14:46:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU
07ANKARA384ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-22 14:47:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA385Kayseri: Eye of the Anatolian Tiger
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kayseri, a city of one million people in the center of Turkey, is one of the centers of Turkey economic revival. The business elite tends to recycle investment capital back into the city, and credit is usually obtained overseas. The limits on Kayseri's development are its fic [...]
2007-02-22 15:09:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON SOCI TU
07ANKARA386IRAQI VP ABDEL MAHDI ASKS FOR TURKEY'S SUPPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-22 15:49:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PTER PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA387TURKISH GOVERNMENT AND MILITARY CLASH OVER
[...] (C) Summary: A dispute between Turkey's military and government over contacts with Iraqi Kurdish leaders is threatening to scuttle an already twice-postponed meeting between FonMin Gul and KRG PM Nechirvan Barzani. The military, even more than the political opposition, will attempt to use thi [...]
2007-02-22 15:49:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA388TURKEY CONFIRMS OFFER TO COMMAND UNIFIL NAVAL
[...] (C) MFA Middle East Department Head Sedat Onal and Turkish Navy Plans and Policy CDM Cem Gurd to take oveQ after Germany. 2. (C) Both officials insist%d that the Turkish offer was made without Cyprus-related caveats. Turkish command of the force would not prejudice the ability of contributi [...]
2007-02-22 16:05:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM UNIFIL CY LE TU
07ANKARA391HIGH ADMINISTRATIVE COURT MAINTAINS FREEZE ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's High Administrative Court has maintained the freeze on Yassin Al-Qadi's assets in Turkey by overruling last July's lower court ruling. The lower court had challenged the Government's authority to freeze. The High Court's ruling appears to be final, unless the Council [...]
2007-02-23 14:11:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKTFN TU
07ANKARA399ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-23 14:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA4TURKISH CONCERNS ON IRAQ, ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
[...] (C) Summary: Turkey will continue closely to cooperate with the US on Iraq and hopes Washington will share its evolving thinking prior to any public announcements, newly promoted MFA U/S Apakan told Ambassador December 30. After repeating remarks on Iraq made December 27 to the DCM (reftel),[...]
2007-01-04 10:18:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU
07ANKARA40ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-09 15:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA403RUSSIAN THREATS AGAINST MISSILE DEFENSE IN POLAND
[...] (C) Ambassador raised ref a points February 22 with MFA Deputy Undersecretary (U/S-equivalent) Haydar Berk, stressing unacceptable Russian threats to Poland and the Czech Republic even though Russia knows missile defenses based in those countries pose no threat to the Russian strategic arsenal. [...]
2007-02-23 16:41:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR PL CZ RU TU
07ANKARA404TURKISH PROFESSOR RECEIVES MULTIPLE DEATH THREATS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-23 17:41:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA406TURKISH FM GUL REAFFIRMS IMPORTANCE OF BILATERAL
[...] SUMMARY: Turkish FM Gul told a congressional delegation that the US/Turkey relationship has weathered many storms but that a US congressional Armenian genocide resolution threatens to undermine cooperation on our shared goals for Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, NATO and more. US failure in Iraq will [...]
2007-02-26 10:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR MOPS TU IZ AR
07ANKARA407ENERGY MIN TELLS A/S SULLIVAN READY TO TRANSIT AZERI GAS TO EUROPE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In February 10 meetings with EEB A/S Dan Sullivan on the margins of U.S.-Turkey Economic Partnership Committee meetings, Energy Minister Hilmi Guler and state-owned pipeline company (BOTAS) acting Director General Saltuk Duzyol emphasized that Turkey is ready facilitate transit [...]
2007-02-26 10:36:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET PREL TU GG AJ RS IZ
07ANKARA408TURKISH MINISTER DESCRIBES EU AND ECONOMIC REFORM
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish Minister of Economy and EU Negotiator Ali Babacan described the profound transformation of Turkey as a more transparent, globally-interconnected country to visiting EEB A/S Sullivan on February 10. Following the EU's December suspension of negotiations over eight chapters, [...]
2007-02-26 11:10:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALECIN EFIN EU TU
07ANKARA41TURKEY: ELECTRICITY PRIVATIZATION POSTPONED UNTIL AFTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: Confirmation that the Government has decided to postpone electricity distribution company privatizations planned to begin this month put a damper on markets at the start of the new year. The reason for the delay appears to be the political desire of the AKP Government to avoid e [...]
2007-01-10 05:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ENRG EFIN TU
07ANKARA418ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-26 15:29:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA42 Turkey Seeks Clean Coal Cooperation
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: In an introductory meeting with THE state-owned Turkish Coal Enterprises (TKI),Director Selahaddin Anac expressed hope for activity under the bilateral Implementing Arrangement for Cooperation in the Field of Coal and Power Systems. He voiced strong interes [...]
2007-01-10 10:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG BEXP SENV TU
07ANKARA421INVITATION FOR TURKEY TO PARTICIPATE IN COESPU
[...] We delivered reftel demarche jointly with Italian PolCouns Lucio Demichele on February 22 to Gulin Dinc, Head of Department, MFA International Political Organizations. We emphasized that the program was designed for training of trainers and that we would be prepared to send a joint U.S.-Itali [...]
2007-02-27 07:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS PGOV TU
07ANKARA423TURKEY: STAFFDEL TILLEMANN DISCUSSES ARMENIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-27 09:54:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE AM TU
07ANKARA424TURKISH FM GUL REAFFIRMS IMPORTANCE OF BILATERAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkish FM Gul told a congressional delegation that the US/Turkey relationship has weathered many storms but that a US congressional Armenian genocide resolution threatens to undermine cooperation on our shared goals for Iraq, Afghani and more. US failure `ill be Turkey's failu [...]
2007-02-27 09:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR MOPS TU IZ AR
07ANKARA429ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-27 11:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA430ANKARA'S MAMAK DISTRICT: VOICES OF ANKARA'S HAVE NOTS
[...] (SBU) Summary. A visit to one of Ankara's oldest squatter settlements provided insight into the multiple challenges Turkey faces in dealing with its endemic squatter housing problem, which is linked to persistent regional income disparities and the country's deep urban and rural poverty. Res [...]
2007-02-27 11:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID SOCI PHUM PGOV ECON TU
07ANKARA432HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR TURKEY'S NEW MORTAGE LAW
[...] (U) Summary. In a social and economic watershed moment for Turkey, officials, real estate developers and finance experts are trumpeting the recent passage of a long-awaited mortgage law as an important step toward transforming Turkey's housing market and blighted urban landscape, a move that c [...]
2007-02-27 12:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV TU
07ANKARA438CFE FLANK ENTITLEMENTS: TURKEY REVIEWING THE MOU
[...] (C) Turkish MFA Deputy Director General for Arms Control and Disarmament Ahmet Muhtar Gun told us February 23 that the ministry's legal office is reviewing U.S. comments on the draft MOU for Turkey's transfer of flank entitlements to the U.S. Gun said he is arguing for the more flexible, poli [...]
2007-02-28 08:23:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KCFE NATO NO GR TU
07ANKARA439TURKISH LOGISTICAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO COALITION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Incirlik Air Base (IAB) in southern Turkey has been a strategic asset to coalition efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan since the first Gulf War. Current Turkish authorization to use IAB as air-refueling, cargo transit and FAA navigation aid operation hubs has saved the US hundreds of [...]
2007-02-28 08:46:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS TU IZ AF
07ANKARA444COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
[...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Departm Amy Ritualo. Chris Fri@er, is your Control Of 0@779. 2. (U) Post underQlogistical arrangementQng made by ILO. 3. (U)Visas: Please note that all Americans entering Turkey must have a valid Visa. The onlyexception [...]
2007-02-28 11:24:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDELAB OTRA AFIN AMGT TU
07ANKARA449ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-28 14:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA45TURKISH FM GUL WILL ATTEND NATO FOREIGN MINISTERIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-10 13:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL NATO TU
07ANKARA450GLOBAL RISK REDUCTION HITS TURKISH MARKETS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-28 15:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN TU
07ANKARA451GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM:
[...] (SBU) In the wake of the second Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism meeting held in Ankara on February 12-13, we addressed follow-up items with MFA Arms Control Deputy Director General Ahmet Muhtar Gun on February 23. Gun noted that, as a contribution to the GI workplan, Turkey has [...]
2007-02-28 16:07:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER KNNP TU
07ANKARA452TURKEY ON IAEA REPORT ON IRAN'S NONCOMPLIANCE WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-28 16:12:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL TU IR
07ANKARA458TURKEY 7TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: OVERVIEW AND
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in Reftel A. This is part 1 of 3 (septel). Embassy point of contact is Cathy Westley, telephone number 90-312-455-5555 X 2513, fax number 90-312-468-4775. Westley (FS-03) spent [...]
2007-03-01 09:42:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU
07ANKARA459TURKEY 7TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: INVESTIGATION AND
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in Reftel A. This is part 2 of 3 (septels). -------------------------------------------- Investigation and Prosecution of Traffickers ------------------------------------------ [...]
2007-03-01 09:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU
07ANKARA460TURKEY 7TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: PROTECTION AND
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in Reftel A. This is part 3 of 3 (septels). ------------------------------------ Protection and Assistance to Victims ------------------------------------ A. (U) The GOT [...]
2007-03-01 09:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU
07ANKARA461TURKEY'S KURDS ALARMED BY GROWING EXTREMISM;
[...] (C) Summary. Heading into the traditionally with thQ Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) (or even IQaqi president Talabani) as disrespectful, particularly given Turkey's readiness to defend Iraqi Turkomans. Baydemir said the escalation of tension, particularly the prospect of a Turkish military [...]
2007-03-01 11:12:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA462TURKEY'S OWN "24" -- "VALLEY OF THE WOLVES"
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-01 14:23:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA463NEXT STEPS ON PKK IN EUROPE
[...] (S) Summary: Recent French arrests of PKK operatives on criminal charges are a good sign of progress against PKK networks in Europe. To most effectively build on this, we need to follow up to move law enforcement and intelligence cooperation with Europeans to an operational level. Post recom [...]
2007-03-01 14:23:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETKTFN TU
07ANKARA465DESPITE ILL WILL, TURKEY PLANS TO MOVE FORWARD ON
[...] (C) Summary: Turkey plans to proceed with its planned outreach to the Iraqi Kurds, but what officials view as a steady stream of unhelpful rhetoric from the KRG leadership complicates this effort. Turks are dismayed by Masoud Barzani's Feb. 26 interview on Turkish television -- and annoyed by [...]
2007-03-01 14:50:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA467ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-01 15:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA468HOPE FOR OUTREACH TO ARMENIA FADES
[...] (C) Summary: Even as concern over a U.S. Congressional Armenian genocide resolution mounts, Turks from across the spectrum caution that in this election year Turkey will not/cannot make a dramatic gesture to Armenia. End summary. 2. (C) The hot-button issue of a possible Armenian genocide [...]
2007-03-01 16:14:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM TU AM AJ
07ANKARA469TURKEY: RACE FOR UNSC SEAT BRINGS RENEWED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As Turkey gears up its campaign for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for 2009-2010, the GOT is taking a renewed interest in Africa, reflected in part by PM Erdogan's recent visit to Addis Ababa for the African Union Summit. Never a key focus of Turkey's foreign pol [...]
2007-03-01 16:53:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON AORC UN XA TU
07ANKARA47ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-10 15:06:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA470TURKEY: HAK-PAR POLITICIANS CONVICTED FOR USING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-02 07:09:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA474TURKEY FOCUSED ON POLITICAL PRESSURE TO STOP
[...] (C) Summary: Recently announced plans by the Republic of Cyprus to move ahead with a licensing round for offshore oil exploration (reftel) are of great concern to Turkey. Although Turkey claims rights to the area in question under the Law of the Sea, Foreign Ministry officials say they will [...]
2007-03-02 14:03:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEPET EWWT PGOV PREL TU CY
07ANKARA476ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-02 14:47:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA477TURKISH TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY NOT WORRIED ABOUT
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish Treasury Under Secretary Ibrahim Canakci told us March 3 he was not worried about the current wave of market turbulence. He said it would not have substantial macroeconomic impact unless it persisted for a longer period. Nor did Canakci express concerns about the IMF Mis [...]
2007-03-02 15:59:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEFIN TU
07ANKARA478TURKISH MFA COMPLAINT ABOUT SENATE RESOLUTION ON
[...] (c) Turkish MFA U/S Apakan called in Ambassador March 2 regarding the Senate draft resolution on the Hrant Dink assassination that has been introduced by Sen. Biden. 2. (c) Reading from a Washington embassy report, Apakan noted that S-Res 65 is listed publicly on the SFRC agenda for March [...]
2007-03-02 16:25:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM TU
07ANKARA479IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MOTTAKI'S VISIT TO TURKEY
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish officials say they pressed Mottaki to make Iran's nuclear program more transparent and to carefully consider diplomatic offers already on the table, including the P5 1. The Turks cautioned that the international community's lack of confidence about Iran's nuclear program [...]
2007-03-02 16:38:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP ENRG PREL TU IR
07ANKARA480TURKEY: GREEK MEASURES TO STRENGTHEN RIGHTS OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey believes Greece's efforts to address the concerns of the ethnic Turkish minority population of Western Thrace fall short. While noting that the GOG had made a start, MFA officials indicate they await final Greek action on the proposed legislation and other details before [...]
2007-03-02 18:18:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM GR TU
07ANKARA482TURKEY AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE
[...] As of February 28, the H5N1 strain of avian influenza has been detected in 12 locations of four districts in Batman province, including one area with wild birds, and in six locations of two districts in Diyarbakir province. There have been a total of 283 dead birds with confirmed cases of H5N [...]
2007-03-05 07:29:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED CASC EAID SENV TU
07ANKARA486PKK Issue: Update on Violence and Political Developments
[...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...]
2007-03-05 07:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA488MFA CENTRAL ASIA CONSULTATIONS IN ANKARA
[...] (C) Summary: Turkey's approach to Central Asian countries largely echoes ours: ensuring security and stability, promoting democracy and human rights and fostering economic development and integration. During broad consultations in Ankara, SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum and MFA interlocutors explor [...]
2007-03-05 08:34:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TX AJ UZ TI AF KG TU
07ANKARA489TURKEY EAGER TO COOPERATE ON CENTRAL ASIA
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish government officials agreed with SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum to explore complementary cooperation where possible on our approaches to Central Asia (septel). Representatives from the Turkish General Staff, the Turkish International Cooperation Administration, the Foreign Trade [...]
2007-03-05 08:35:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TX AJ UZ TI AF KG TU
07ANKARA49TURKEY'S TELECOM SECTOR - VOIP AND OTHER REGULATION: SLOW
[...] SUMMARY: While Turkey's Telecom sector achieved a critical milestone with privatization of Turk Telekom (TT) in early 2006, the six-year old regulatory body Telecom Authority (TK) is still struggling to gain competence and maintain its independence vis a vis still dominant TT and the Ministry [...]
2007-01-10 16:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDECPS EINT EINV TU
07ANKARA491PROGRESS IN TURKEY'S EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE
[...] (SBU) Summary: A visiting U.S. team was impressed by the level of commitment and sophistication in emergency planning evidenced in a range of meetings with national-level disaster assistance players in the Turkish capital. FEMA and OFDA committed to follow up with the Turkish Emergency Manage [...]
2007-03-05 13:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID SENV EINV TU
07ANKARA493ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-05 15:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA494TURKEY: WEAPONS TRAINING DEPLOYMENTS REINITIATED
[...] (C) On February 23, the US 22nd and 23rd Fighter Squadrons, based at Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany, completed a six-week long Weapons Training Deployment (WTD) (NOTE: Turkey prefers the use of the term Rotational Training Deployment) at Incirlik Air Base, the first significant WTD to take pl [...]
2007-03-05 15:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS TU
07ANKARA495TURKEY CRITICAL OF FRENCH DEFENSE AGREEMENT WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-05 16:03:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS GR TU
07ANKARA496TAEK PRESIDENT ON HEU FUEL EXCHANGE AND SISTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish Atomic Energy Authority (TAEK) President Okay Cakiroglu stated TAEK is open to discussing areas for peaceful nuclear cooperation, including repatriation of HEU current held at the Cekmece Nuclear Research Center and the USG-proposed nuclear laboratory-to-laboratory ("Si [...]
2007-03-06 07:41:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP PARM PREL TRGY TU
07ANKARA50TURKEY: ERDOGAN SUPPORTS SINIORA IN LEBANON, BUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Although PM Erdogan and Lebanese PM Siniora reportedly speak often and, according to remarks in the press attributed to iniora, "have had a visible chemistry together," it seems the GOT prefers to support "stability" in Lebanon above all else. Erdogan met with most Lebanese polit [...]
2007-01-10 16:21:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU LE SY
07ANKARA501EXCITEMENT AND FRUSTRATION IN TURKEY'S TELECOM SECTOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Fresh from participation at the annual 3GSM World Conference in Barcelona, participants at a recent telecom sector conference in Istanbul were agog with new visions, technology, and opportunities. Coming back to earth, there was widespread frustration with recently privatized an [...]
2007-03-06 11:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS EINT EINV TU
07ANKARA502ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-06 14:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA508TURKISH REPRESENTATIVE FOR IRAQ DISCUSSES
[...] (S) Summary. Turkey's Special Representative for Iraq Oguz Celikkol told Ambassador on March 6 that the Iranians have agreed to attend the March 10 Baghdad meeting and the Neighbors of Iraq plus P5, but the Saudis remain unconvinced. Celikkol plans to travel to Tehran on March 7 to lock in [...]
2007-03-06 16:36:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL IZ TU
07ANKARA512BRIEFINGS ON ILLICIT TRAFFICKING AND REVIEW OF
[...] (SBU) Summary; Two nuclear smuggling and forensics experts from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory conducted a nuclear smuggling workshop for members of the Turkish National Police (TNP). They also met with Turkish Atomic Energy Authority (TAEK) scientists at the Cekmece Nuclear Research [...]
2007-03-07 08:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM TU
07ANKARA513A/S HARTY'S MEETINGS WITH TURKISH OFFICIALS STRIKE
[...] (SBU) Summary. A/S Harty met with senior Turkish officials from the Ministries of Justice, Interior, and Foreign Affairs during a visit to Ankara on March 6. Expressing gratitude for Turkey's recent efforts to resolve a number of high profile child abduction cases, A/S Harty also conveyed the [...]
2007-03-07 10:33:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCMGT CVIS TU
07ANKARA514CFE FLANK ENTITLEMENTS: CROSS-GROUP STATIONING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-07 11:33:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL KCFE NATO GR NO UK CA RO BU TU
07ANKARA515CFE FLANK ENTITLEMENTS: TURKS WILLING TO WORK ON
[...] (C) In the absence of MFA Arms Control Deputy Director General Ahmet Muhtar Gun, we pressed Department Head Serhan Yigit on March 7 for Turkish reaction to our comments on the draft MOU for the transfer of 35 tank and 20 ACV entitlements, explaining our desire to complete notification of the [...]
2007-03-07 11:36:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KCFE NATO GR NO TU
07ANKARA516TURKEY: DISPLACED VILLAGERS CRITICIZE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-07 13:02:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA517ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-07 15:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA518TURKEY ENERGY MINISTER ON EXPANDING SOUTHERN GAS
[...] (C) On March 6 Ambassador and Turkish Energy Minister Hilmi Guler discussed state of play on the "southern gas corridor," including the potential roles of Iraq, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan. The Minister looked forward to the March 9 meeting with Iraqi gas experts in Istanbul as a start on a [...]
2007-03-07 15:48:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET PREL TU AJ TX IZ IR
07ANKARA519"MODERATE ISLAMIC" SUMMIT STILL UP IN THE AIR
[...] (C) Summary: Timing for a follow-on summit to the February 24 Islamabad foreign ministers meeting on Middle East Peace remains unclear, according to Turkish MFA. Pakistan, Indonesia, Malaysia and Turkey are concerned that the effort not be perceived as an anti-Iran initiative. Saudi Arabia wa [...]
2007-03-07 16:19:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU
07ANKARA521TURKEY-IRAN JEC RESULTS IN PLAN FOR EXPANDED TRADE
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish Foreign Trade (FTU) officials provided a more positive readout of the recent Turkey-Iran Joint Economic Commission meeting than their MFA colleagues (ref A). They reported that the two sides agreed to begin negotiating a preferential trade agreement and also discussed Ec [...]
2007-03-08 08:19:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALETRD PREL ENRG KNNP TU IR
07ANKARA522RUSSIAN THREATS AGAINST MISSILE DEFENSE IN POLAND
[...] (C) MFA Arms Control Acting DDG Serhan Yigit told us March 7 that Turkey had decided against making any public statement concerning Russian threats to Poland and the Czech Republic as we had urged MFA officials to do on February 22 and 23 (ref a). 2. (C) Yigit told us the MFA is concerned t [...]
2007-03-08 09:09:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR PL CZ RU TU
07ANKARA523RELIABLE REPLACEMENT WARHEAD POINTS DELIVERED TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-08 09:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA525EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (FEB 2007)
[...] Summary: EXBS Advisor assisted in Embassy support to U.S. delegation attending Global Initiative (GI) meetings, coordinated Turkish participation at export control conference and began coordination of Turkish customs officials' participation at upcoming International Border Interdiction [...]
2007-03-08 12:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA527TURKISH READ ON BAGHDAD/CAIRO/ISTANBUL CONFERENCES
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish MFA Special Representative on Iraq Oguz Celikkol, just back from meetings in Tehran, told DCM March 8 that the Iranians have committed to participate at both the March 10 preparatory meeting in Baghdad and the expanded Istanbul ministerial, which the Turks hope will take [...]
2007-03-08 14:36:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU IZ IR SY
07ANKARA528English Language Fellow Program in Turkey
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The English Language Fellow (ELF) Program has proven to be a valuable public diplomacy tool for reaching younger and broader audiences across Turkey, at a time when US foreign policies are viewed with suspicion by Turkish opinion leaders and citizens. ELF access to educators, off [...]
2007-03-08 15:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC KPAO SCUL TU
07ANKARA529ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-08 15:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA531SMOOTHING THE ENTRY OF TURKISH OFFICIALS INTO THE
[...] (U) Action request at para. 5. 2. (SBU) A Turkish delegation headed by Minister of State Ali Babacan and Deputy Chief of the General Staff (DCHOD) GEN Ergin Saygun and including Undersecretary for Defense Industries Murad Bayar, TGS J-5 Strategy Division Chief MGEN Serdar Savas and other o [...]
2007-03-08 15:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR CMGT TU
07ANKARA532TURKEY: STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1737
[...] (SBU) We presented reftel points and U.S. report to MFA Iran Desk Officer Aziz Sevi who provided us in return a copy of the Turkish status report to the UN on its compliance with UNSCR 1737 dated February 21 (faxed to ISN/RA). The one-page Turkish report states that the MFA organized a number [...]
2007-03-09 07:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY TU IR
07ANKARA533INVITATION FOR MIAMI LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-09 09:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA534TURKEY WILL NOT OBJECT TO U.S. UAV/CRUISE MISSILE
[...] (C) We delivered reftel points to Bora Kerimoglu, Chief of Section, MFA Department of Arms Control and Disarmament, and urged GOT support for the U.S. proposal on Modifications to UAV/Cruise Missile Criteria at the Oslo MTCR Technical Experts Meeting. Kerimoglu told us on March 8 that Ministry [...]
2007-03-09 09:04:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PARM PREL ETTC KSCA MNUC TSPA
07ANKARA539Central Bank Governor Firm on Independent Policies
[...] (SBU) Once again showing his readiness to speak out in implied criticism of government policies and to assert his independence in monetary policymaking -- including in an election year -- Central Bank Governor Durmus Yilmaz told a conference in Istanbul March 7 that the inflation rate was not [...]
2007-03-09 13:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN TU
07ANKARA541ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-09 14:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA542TURKISH COURT BLOCKS ACCESS TO "YOUTUBE" WEBSITE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-09 15:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL ECPS OSCE TU
07ANKARA548SPECIAL ENVOY FOR COUNTERING THE PKK RALSTON
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Turkey will review U.S. suggestions for deliverables on the PKK, GOT Special Envoy Baser told U.S. Special Envoy Ralston March 8. Turkey remains concerned that the PKK maintains a potentially intimidating presence in the Makhmour refugee camp, but will proceed with negotiations [...]
2007-03-12 09:33:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PREF PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA55ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-11 15:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA552TURKISH GENERAL STAFF TAKING A HARDER LINE WITH
[...] (C) The Turkish General Staff (TGS),in some cases fronted by the Foreign Ministry, is taking a harder line on routine military cooperation with allies. -- Ankara-based diplomats told us that blanket overflight clearances granted to France, Germany, Spain, and Canada for support to Operati [...]
2007-03-12 11:22:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR FR GE SP AU TU
07ANKARA555 U.S.-TURKEY RENEWS CALL FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: The February 8 and 9 U.S.-Turkey EPC meetings resulted in an invigorated bilateral economic dialogue and a plan for cooperation in the coming year. The EPC began in Istanbul with a series of meetings with the U.S. and Turkish private sectors that provided a first-hand account [...]
2007-03-12 12:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD TU
07ANKARA558ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-12 15:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA559TURKEY: PRO-KURDISH PARTY HOLDS CONVENTION AMID
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-12 15:31:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA56U/S BURNS VISIT TO TURKEY JANUARY 18-19
[...] (S) Your visit comes at the start of a pivotal year for Turkey. Presidential and parliamentary elections will intensify internal political competition and aggravate nationalism at a time when Turkey finds itself more uncertain about its future -- both domestically and externally -- than any t [...]
2007-01-11 15:14:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PGOV TU
07ANKARA560KEY TURKISH OFFICIAL ON TURKISH-IRAQI KURD CONTACTS
[...] (C) Turkish FM/PM foreign affairs advisor Ahmet Davutoglu told Ambassador and EUR DAS Bryza March 8 that contacts with the Iraqi Kurdish leadership will go forward, but probably not before late-spring or summer. As the initiator of Turkey's current effort at dialogue with the Iraqi Kurds begi [...]
2007-03-12 16:50:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER TU IZ
07ANKARA563TURKEY: CHIEF OF STAFF BUYUKANIT TAKES ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Long-standing strains between the Turkish General Staff (TGS) and the AKP -led government have escalated recently into regular confrontations over foreign policy. On France, Cyprus and Iraq, Chief of Staff (CHOD) Buyukanit has preempted or disputed government positions, leaving t [...]
2007-03-13 07:35:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS TU
07ANKARA57TURKEY: THE GOT ON LEDRA STREET BRIDGE REMOVAL:
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Although GOT officials were not supportive of "TRNC President" Mehmet Ali Talat's decision to dismantle the Ledra Street footbridge at the Green Line in Nicosia, they nonetheless stated in the end it was Talat's decision to make. While Talat had broached the subject in late Novem [...]
2007-01-11 16:34:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNFICYP MOPS TU CY
07ANKARA573ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-13 14:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA574TENSION ESCALATING IN RUN-UP TO NEVRUZ HOLIDAY IN
[...] (U) This is a Consulate Adana cable. 2. (C) Summary: The judicial offensive against several DTP politicians and growing militant activity by PKK supporters raise the possibility that this year's Nevruz (March 21) holiday could be particularly violent, according to many of our contacts in t [...]
2007-03-13 15:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA58BSEC: TURKEY ASKS FOR FLESHED OUT PROPOSAL ON ENVIRONMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey seeks to coordinate with the U.S. and the EU as it composes its strategy for its BSEC chairmanship starting in May 2007. Its priority areas are trade and development, transportation, energy security and safety, organized crime, and environment. Turkey asks that the U.S [...]
2007-01-12 10:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ECON TU
07ANKARA581TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, February 2007
[...] Turkey's National Security Council (NSC) held its bi-monthly meeting on February 23. Internal developments affecting Turkey's national security and the PKK terrorist organization topped the agenda. Recent developments in Iraq were discussed and the importance of territorial integrity and poli [...]
2007-03-14 10:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR PREL ET AJ AL JO AF TU
07ANKARA584TURKEY: GOT POSITIVELY INCLINED TO US REQUEST FOR
[...] SUMMARY: Turkish government officials are likely to make a positive decision in response to the USG request to resettle Iraqi refugees currently located in Turkey. They expressed some initial hesitation, primarily because they fear an increased influx of refugees from Iraq and elsewhere in t [...]
2007-03-14 13:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM TU IZ
07ANKARA585ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-14 14:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA588TURKEY: PRESSURE MOUNTING ON PM ERDOGAN BEFORE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Erdogan is the target of a growing pressure campaign from various quarters in the run-up to the filing for presidential candidacy on April 16. Recent remarks by military and opposition leaders, along with provocative media campaigns, are ratcheting up the tension in [...]
2007-03-14 15:34:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA591IMF CONFIDENT DESPITE ELECTION YEAR
[...] (C) Summary. At a March 13 breakfast briefing hosted by Ambassador at the midpoint of the ongoing 6th review of Turkey's stand-by program, Mission Chief Lorenzo Giorgianni told G-7 ambassadors and embassies that he was facing difficult negotiations of specific structural and fiscal issues. [...]
2007-03-14 16:21:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEFIN TU
07ANKARA592TURKEY'S INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY; INCREASED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-15 10:01:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL PINR OSCE TU
07ANKARA596ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-15 14:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA598TURKEY/GREECE/NATO: NOBLE ARCHER CANCELLATION AND
[...] (C) We understand the commander of the NATO Air Component Command in Izmir cancelled NATO involvement in the February 27 Noble Archer exercise in the Aegean after Greek authorities posted a NOTAM that included the island of Limnos, whose demilitarized status is in dispute. MFA Deputy Directo [...]
2007-03-15 15:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO GR TU
07ANKARA599TURKEY'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM:
[...] (SBU) We delivered ref points to Turkish MFA Deputy Directorate for International Political Organizations Head, Zeynep Kiziltan, on March 15. Kiziltan had no immediate substantive response, but she had already discussed the matter with the Turkish mission in New York. We will follow up. V [...]
2007-03-16 07:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC APER PREL TU
07ANKARA604ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-16 12:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA606FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS' SCRUTINY OF IRANIAN TRAVELERS
[...] (S) Summary: Queries to Iranian visa applicants regarding how they obtained visas to travel to countries other than the United States revealed that in most cases obtaining a tourist visa is simply a matter of filing the proper forms and paying the requisite fees. The relative ease with whic [...]
2007-03-16 15:16:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETCVIS IR PINR PREL TU
07ANKARA610 Business Sees Nationalism as Bigger Risk than Elections
[...] (SBU) Summary. The head of Merrill Lynch's new Istanbul branch is not overly concerned about the short-term outlook for the Turkish economy or politics. He minimizes the double election year political risk, estimating a 95% chance that PM Erdogan will seek and get the presidency and a large [...]
2007-03-17 07:41:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV TU
07ANKARA614TRILATERAL IRAQ GAS GROUP MEETS FOR FIRST TIME IN ISTANBUL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S., Turkish, and Iraqi officials met March 9 in Istanbul to discuss potential development of Iraq natural gas production for domestic use and export via the "Southern Corridor" network of gas pipelines to Europe. The group agreed to cooperate on attracting gas sector investme [...]
2007-03-19 07:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET PREL TU IZ
07ANKARA615TURKEY OPEN TO PARTNERSHIP FOR DEMOCRATIC
[...] (SBU) We have provided reftel's non-paper to several different offices at the Turkish MFA, particularly those involved in the recent Policy Planning Talks: the Americas desk, their Policy Planning shop and the Office of Multilateral Economic Affairs. S/P Krasner raised the PDG in his February [...]
2007-03-19 08:33:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID OECD KDEM TU
07ANKARA616 MFA PREVIEWS TURKEY'S RESPONSE TO EPC ACTION PLAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 14 meeting with Ambassador, Foreign Ministry Under Secretary Ertegrul Apakan previewed Turkey's reaction to our draft of the Economic Partnership Commission (EPC) Action Plan. Stressing that MFA staff needed a week or two to get interagency clearance, Apakan said h [...]
2007-03-19 09:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD TU
07ANKARA622TURKS ANTICIPATE BANNER TOURISM YEAR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On the heels of dashed expectations for tourism in 2006, Turkish officials expressed confidence that tourist arrivals for 2007 would surpass the record 21.1 million set in 2005. To attract more tourists from North and South America, the Government of Turkey (GOT) has invested [...]
2007-03-19 10:29:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON TU
07ANKARA624ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-19 15:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA628TURKEY: POST SUPPORTS FY07 SECTION 1206 SUBMISSION
[...] (S) In response to reftel request, post stands by its FY07 1206 program request. The proposal was comprised of two parts: an $8.5M UAV training and maintenance program for the upgrade of and training on three grounded Unmanned Aerial Vehicles currently in Turkey's inventory, and a $2.5M count [...]
2007-03-19 16:15:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETMASS PARM TU
07ANKARA629TURKEY: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS ONE MONTH OUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: With the presidential election process beginning in just four weeks, political circles are bursting with theories about what the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) will do. For his part, Prime Minister Erdogan has stuck to his declared intention not to signal any decision [...]
2007-03-19 16:51:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA632TURKEY SUPPORTS U.S. NATO GOALS
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish officials told USNATO PermRep Nuland that Turkey will maintain its commitments in Afghanistan and expand Wardak PRT operations, but would not commit to sending additional helicopters. Amb. Nuland praised Turkish contributions to ISAF while urging the Turks to do more and [...]
2007-03-20 10:59:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO OVIP TU
07ANKARA635TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTRY REACTION TO WMD
[...] (C) Summary: The Foreign Ministry is reviewing the draft WMD Enforcement Task Force MOU but told us it will be tough to sell to other agencies without modification and further justification. Post suggests we focus our efforts on the Consequence Management MOU instead and recommends ISN bureau [...]
2007-03-20 13:42:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL PTER TU
07ANKARA636ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-20 15:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA639TURKEY'S WATER WORRIES - WAITING FOR APRIL SHOWERS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With only 1642 cubic meters/year per capita usable water, Turkey is far from a water-rich country and acutely subject to increased dryness due to global warming. Now a particularly dry winter has left many of Turkey's reservoirs at low levels. Although Ankara authorities have [...]
2007-03-21 08:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDENGR SENV EAGR TU
07ANKARA64ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-12 13:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA641TURK-AZERI DIASPORA TAKES AIM AT ARMENIAN DIASPORA
[...] (C) Summary: A recent Turkish-Azeri diasporas forum in Baku is seeking to develop an organized counterbalance to the influence of the Armenian diaspora worldwide. Possible Turkish-Armenian rapprochement looks bleak, although MFA sources tell us FM Gul plans to approach Secretary Rice with a p [...]
2007-03-21 12:05:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AM AJ TU
07ANKARA642TURKISH GOVERNMENT MAKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR AKDAMAR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-21 13:13:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA643GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM:
[...] (C) We notified MFA Arms Control Deputy Director General Ahmet Muhtar Gun that the U.S and Russia have invited most of the world's countries to participate in the initiative (ref a). In response, Gun repeated earlier Turkish concerns about Cyprus becoming a partner. He warned that, while the [...]
2007-03-21 13:58:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER KNNP IAEA CY TU
07ANKARA644ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-21 14:06:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA646TURKISH, ISRAELI, PALESTINIAN BUSINESS LEADERS TO
[...] (SBU) In a March 20 meeting with the Ambassador, Rifat Hisarciklioglu, the chairman of TOBB, Turkey's leading business association, described plans to hold a meeting of the Ankara Forum, which includes Hisarciklioglu,s Israeli and Palestinian counterparts, on March 26 in Washington, DC. The po [...]
2007-03-21 14:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECIN ECON ETRD IS KWBG TU
07ANKARA648THE TRUTH BEHIND THE AKP'S "SECRET ISLAMIC AGENDA"
[...] (C) Summary. Ever since its victory in the 2002 general elections, rumours and suspicion have swirled around the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) "secret" Islamist agenda. After more than four years in power, some doubters are relieved to find an AKP that appears conservative, We [...]
2007-03-21 15:33:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON TU
07ANKARA652TURKEY: LEFT-LEANING OPPOSITION SHOWING SOME SIGNS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In the past two weeks, Turkey's long-moribund, inchoate left has begun to show signs it may coalesce into a pre-election alliance. While there are significant hurdles to overcome -- in particular, who should head the formation -- they evince a new resolve to get in the game befor [...]
2007-03-22 11:42:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA653TURKEY: FESTIVE NEVRUZ CELEBRATIONS PASS WITHOUT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-22 12:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA654TURKEY: HIGH HOPES FOR PALESTINIAN NUG; MUBARAK
[...] (U) Action Request in Para 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Turkish officials are hopeful the establishment of the new Palestinian National Unity Government (NUG) represents a chance for a fresh start in establishing peace and security in the Palestinian territories as well as for dialogue between the Pa [...]
2007-03-22 12:49:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKISL KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL IS TU
07ANKARA655SETTING THE TONE FOR THE 2007 U.S.-TURKEY TIFA MEETINGS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The fifth U.S. Turkey TIFA discussions in Washington provide an opportunity to build on the positive tone set in the 2006 meetings to further improve our bilateral trade relationship. Turkey has made significant improvements to its investment climate, and FDI is rising consider [...]
2007-03-22 13:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR KIPR TU
07ANKARA658TURKEY: WILL GO WITH THE EU FLOW ON ZIMBABWE, BUT
[...] (C) We delivered ref a points March 19 to MFA Africa Department Head Raif Karaca. Karaca asked for time to discuss the issue internally and came back to us March 21. Karaca noted that Turkey, as an EU accession candidate country, associates itself routinely with EU statements on Zimbabwe and [...]
2007-03-22 16:13:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ZI TU
07ANKARA659TURKEY TELECOM BOARD - VISIT TO FCC MAY 11
[...] Turkish Telecom Board President Tayfun Acarer has informed the Embassy that he would like to visit the FCC on May 11 to have a meeting with the FCC Chairman to build a strong institutional relationship and learn from U.S. experience. Embassy has long supported high-level interaction between t [...]
2007-03-22 16:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDECPS EINT EINV TU
07ANKARA661PKK: PUSHING INTRA-EUROPEAN COOPERATION ON S/CT
[...] (S) Summary: Turkish MFA Security Affairs DG Hayati Guven recommends that S/CT Urbancic use his travel to Paris, Brussels and Copenhagen next week to maximize intra-European information-sharing on PKK financial operations. He stressed the financial links between the PKK financiers arrested i [...]
2007-03-22 17:14:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETEFIN PTER KTFN TU JO IZ FR DA BE
07ANKARA662TURKEY SEEKING TO HOST WORLD PETROLEUM
[...] SUMMARY: The government-supported Turkish Organizing Committee seeks U.S. support for its candidacy to host the 20th World Petroleum Congress in 2011 in Istanbul. Turkey's Organizing Committee will meet U.S. World Petroleum Council (WPC) members (Chevron, API, Schlumberger) in Houston April [...]
2007-03-23 11:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG AORC TU
07ANKARA663KRG MAY BE PONDERING DELAYED KIRKUK REFERENDUM
[...] (C) Summary: The Iraqi Kurdish leadership is weighing political modalities for a delay in a Kirkuk referendum, visiting KRG foreign policy adviser Dizayee told us March 20. KRG-GOT dialogue is continuing, even though a meeting at the political level may not occur until after Turkey's mid-May [...]
2007-03-23 12:12:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PREF PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA666ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-23 13:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA668VISA ASSISTANCE FOR IRAQIS ATTENDING GERMAN MARSHALL FUND
[...] (SBU) Turkey's Union of Chambers of Commerce and Commodities Exchange (TOBB),the leading Turkish business association, and the German Marshall Fund will co-host a conference on "Iraq Futures" in Washington, DC April 10 - 11. TOBB has asked for assistance in facilitating travel of some Iraqi c [...]
2007-03-23 14:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS PREL ECON TU IZ JO AE
07ANKARA67TURKEY GENERALLY SUPPORTS NEW IRAQ STRATEGY
[...] (C) Summary: Turkey supports the USG's new Iraq strategy, MFA Undersecretary Apakan told the Ambassador Jan. 12. Turkey still attaches significant importance to the Kirkuk and PKK issues, and will seek continued consultations on these in the weeks ahead. End summary. 2. (C) Ambassador call [...]
2007-01-12 15:59:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA670 TURKEY: SURVEY SPOTS U.S. BUSINESS CONCERNS
[...] (SBU) Summary. A membership survey by the American Business Forum in Turkey (ABFT) paints a mixed picture of how American companies view the challenges and opportunities of doing business in Turkey. They see a lucrative market with vast potential for growth, a stable macroeconomic environme [...]
2007-03-23 14:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV BEXP TU
07ANKARA671TURKISH DEFMIN GONUL URGES AGAINST CLOSURE OF NATO
[...] (C) Minister of National Defense Vecdi Gonul expressed to Ambassador on March 21 Turkey's concerns regarding NATO consideration in the Command Structure PE review of closing Component Command Air Izmir. Closure of that command would be "bad news for the Turkish people" for two reasons, accord [...]
2007-03-23 15:08:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR TU
07ANKARA676 TURKEY'S ELECTRICITY SECTOR: ANGST AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey's long anticipated electricity shortage is at hand. The government's slow progress on liberalization, market pricing, rule- making, and privatization have led to failure to deliver new investment, so the government is already confronted with managing electricity supply [...]
2007-03-26 13:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EINV BEXP TU
07ANKARA680ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-26 13:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA681TURKEY CFE ENTITLEMENT TRANSFER MOU
[...] (SBU) As requested reftel, we informed MFA Arms Control DDG Ahmet Muhtar Gun's office that the U.S. agrees with all of the Turkish proposed changes to the draft text of the CFE entitlement transfer MOU, and that we seek to put the MOU into final form, exchange notes, and transmit the text to W [...]
2007-03-26 14:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCFE NATO PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA682ELECTRICITY PRICE ISSUE HOLDING UP IMF PROGRAM
[...] (SBU) Summary: The IMF mission left Ankara March 21 without reaching agreement on the terms of the Sixth Review. Both sides, however, were at pains to explain that agreement was reached in every area but one: what to do about the fiscal impact of constant electricity prices charged by state-ow [...]
2007-03-26 14:29:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN TU
07ANKARA685ELECTRICITY PRICE ISSUE HOLDING UP IMF PROGRAM
[...] (SBU) Summary: The IMF mission left Ankara March 21 without reaching agreement on the terms of the Sixth Review. Both sides, however, were at pains to explain that agreement was reached in every area but one: what to do about the fiscal impact of constant electricity prices charged by state-ow [...]
2007-03-26 14:41:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN TU
07ANKARA686TRADITIONAL TURKISH TROOP BUILD-UP UNDERWAY FOR
[...] (C) On the eve of the March 21 Newroz celebrations in honor of the Kurdish New Year, the Turkish press reported a significant troop build-up along Turkey's border with Iraq in preparation for the traditional spring offensive by the PKK terrorist organization in southeast Turkey. Land Forces C [...]
2007-03-26 14:41:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PTER TU IZ
07ANKARA687GOT CONSIDERING SENDING SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE TO
[...] (C) Summary: Turkey will likely send a senior MFA official to Armenian PM Margarian's March 28 funeral, MFA Deputy Undersecretary Cevikoz told the Charge. Given that the Akdamar Church opening ceremony is the following day, Cevikoz will push for the GOT to allow a direct Yerevan-Van flight to [...]
2007-03-26 14:44:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM TU AM
07ANKARA688TURKEY: LOOKING TO NAIL DOWN DATE FOR IRAQ
[...] (S) Action Request in para five. 2. (S) Turkey is moving ahead with planning of the Iraq neighbors plus ministerial to take place in Istanbul based upon reports that Iraqi PM Maliki has agreed on Istanbul as the venue. According to GOT Special Envoy for Iraq Amb. Oguz Celikkol, this inform [...]
2007-03-26 15:32:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PGOV IZ TU
07ANKARA694ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-27 13:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA699TURKEY CONTINUING EU REFORMS DESPITE SETBACK
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-28 06:48:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA700TURKEY: VERDICT IN CLOSELY WATCHED TORTURE TRIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-28 06:54:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA701TURKEY: NEGOTIATING WITH TERRORISTS AGAINST GOT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-28 07:14:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV AF IT TU
07ANKARA708ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-28 13:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA709REQUEST FOR RESETTLEMENT OF GUANTANAMO DETAINEES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-28 14:08:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC TU
07ANKARA710TURKEY ON KOSOVO: SUPPORT AHTISAARI PLAN; HOPE TO
[...] (C) Turkey continues to support UN Special Envoy Ahtisaari's plan, including his recommendation that Kosovo become independent. We delivered ref a points March 27 to MFA Balkans Department Head Ilhan Saygili, who reiterated Turkey's long-standing position (reported ref b) in support of the pr [...]
2007-03-28 14:31:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNMIK UN YI TU
07ANKARA711TURKEY: STONEWALLING ON UN-BROKERED CYPRUS TALKS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey's MFA characterizes recent Greek Cypriot steps to re-start UN-brokered talks and to facilitate a re-opening of the Ledra Street crossing of the Green Line in central Nicosia as "just for show." The GOT believes G/C President Papadopoulos is feeling pressure from the EU and [...]
2007-03-28 14:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNFICYP CY TU
07ANKARA712TURKEY: FIRST REACTIONS TO UNSCR 1747 SANCTIONS
[...] (C) We delivered ref a points on UNSCR 1747 to MFA Head of Department for South Asia Murat Ahmed Yoruk on March 26. Yoruk said the MFA is studying the text of the resolution and commented that its provisions appear to be similarly targeted as those in UNSCR 1737. He advised that the text of la [...]
2007-03-28 16:02:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP EFIN IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC IR TU
07ANKARA719ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-29 12:55:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA722TURKEY: MUBARAK VISIT LONG ON RHETORIC, SHORT ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish MFA and Egyptian embassy officials described the March 22-23 visit of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to Turkey as "symbolically important" and "a useful exchange between two regional powers." Despite agreement by both countries to establish a structured "strategic dialo [...]
2007-03-29 15:07:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL EPET ENRG EG TU
07ANKARA723TURKEY TO SUBMIT FINAL CFE ENTITLEMENT TRANSFER
[...] (SBU) Per ref a, we followed up with Ahmet Muhtar Gun, MFA Deputy Director General for Arms Control and Disarmament, on March 28 to underscore US acceptance of Turkey's changes to the CFE Entitlement Transfer MOU text and press for the exchange of final documents by March 30. Gun said that the [...]
2007-03-29 15:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCFE NATO PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA726BODRUM: TURKISH TOURIST HOTSPOT "FIGHTING THE MAN"
[...] (SBU) Summary: Located on the southern Aegean and one of Turkey's most famous tourist destinations, Bodrum currently faces many challenges as its plans for infrastructure expansion are stymied by the inefficiency of Turkey's centralized government bureaucracy in Ankara. Of main concern to t [...]
2007-03-30 10:40:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PREL TU
07ANKARA728 EU Funding takes off in Turkey
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-30 12:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EU PGOV TU
07ANKARA73ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-16 15:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA734TURKEY: VISIT OF PALESTINIAN NUG "OUT OF QUESTION"
[...] (C) The GOT has flatly rejected press reports suggesting an imminent visit of Palestinian National Unity Government (NUG) officials to Turkey. Both publicly and privately, the Turks have told us that Erdogan's March 28 meeting with Abbas (on the margins of the Arab League Summit in Riyadh) was [...]
2007-03-30 14:08:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IS TU
07ANKARA735ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-30 14:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA737TURKEY WWF AND TRILATERAL WATER TALKS
[...] SUMMARY: (SBU) The Turkish MFA was pleased with the kick-off planning meeting for the 2009 World Water Forum (WWF) conference in Istanbul (ref A) and the subsequent "River Basin Management" Conference in Antalya. On the margins of the latter, Turkish, Iraqi, and Syrian ministers restarted tr [...]
2007-04-01 12:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG SENV EAGR KPAO OEXC SCUL TU IZ
07ANKARA74TERRORISM FINANCE: U/S LEVEY MEETINGS IN ANKARA
[...] (C) Summary: In his meetings with the Turkish Foreign and Finance Ministries, Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey pointed out how better use of counterterrorism finance tools could help Turkey elicit stronger European cooperation against PKK. Turkish MFA expressed satisfaction with U.S. coo [...]
2007-01-16 15:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKTFN PTER EFIN ETTC TU
07ANKARA747TURKEY'S RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS DIRECTORATE'S
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-02 11:47:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA749TURKISH IRAQ COORDINATOR ON NEIGHBORS-PLUS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Ambassador April 2, Turkish MFA Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol urged a prompt decision on the timing and venue of the Iraq Neighbors-plus ministerial, which Turkey hopes will be April 23-24 in Istanbul. He said that PM Maliki should have no concerns about an Ista [...]
2007-04-02 12:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ TU
07ANKARA75COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR UNDER SECRETARY NICHOLAS
[...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Under Secretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns and Special Assistant Herro Mustafa. 2. (U) Cathy Westley, Political Officer, is your Control Officer. She can be reached at: Office 011-90-312-455-5555, EXT 2513; Home: 011-9 [...]
2007-01-16 15:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP OTRA AMGT AFIN PGOV TU
07ANKARA750PKK Issue: Update on Violence and Political Developments
[...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...]
2007-04-02 13:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA754ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-02 14:40:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA755EXCHANGE OF NOTES ON CFE ENTITLEMENTS TRANSFER MOU
[...] (SBU) The Turkish Foreign Ministry and embassy exchanged diplomatic notes in Ankara on March 30 to formalize the transfer of Conventional Forces Europe (CFE) Treaty equipment entitlements based on the memorandum of understanding text in ref b as modified in ref c. Turkish note was e-mailed to [...]
2007-04-03 07:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCFE NATO PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA756 TURKEY: ADVANCING BYPASSES AND IRAQ GAS/OIL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkish public and private sector officials are eager to move forward on consideration of Iraqi gas for export to and via Turkey. The GOT is ready to discuss scheduling the second meeting of the Iraq Gas Working Group, but expects to receive a draft from the USG on conclusions [...]
2007-04-03 08:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET EINV TU IZ
07ANKARA757DENIZLI: TEXTILES REIGN SUPREME NEAR TURKEY'S "COTTON
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's Denizli province, located just east of the Port of Izmir, is yet another example of how Turkey's economic recovery is trickling down to its diverse regions. One of Turkey's largest textile producing regions, companies who previously lost U.S. business at the end of the [...]
2007-04-03 09:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON BEXP KTEX TU
07ANKARA76TURKEY/GREECE: DUST UP OVER IMIA/KARDAK ISLET AND
[...] (C) Summary: The Turkish military is downplaying a series of confrontations between Turkish Coast Guard vessels and Greek fishermen near the disputed islet of Imia/Kardak, as well as reports of air intercepts over the Aegean since mid-December. The MFA described the December encounters aroun [...]
2007-01-17 05:49:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR TU GR
07ANKARA762ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-03 13:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA767TURKISH OFFICIALS BRIEFED ON MISSILE DEFENSE
[...] (C) Summary. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Deputy Director BG Patrick O'Reilly briefed Turkish military as well as Defense and Foreign Ministry officials April 2 on the Iranian ballistic missile threat and the U.S. Integrated Ballistic Missile Defense System. BG O'Reilly's presentation address [...]
2007-04-04 11:57:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MARR IR TU
07ANKARA77 TURKEY: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] 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),are [...]
2007-01-17 09:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV OPIC KTDB USTR TU
07ANKARA773TURKEY: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WINDOW ABOUT TO OPEN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey's presidential election process officially begins April 16. Despite months of tail-chasing by the political classes, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's enigmatic silence on his own candidacy has frustrated pundits and opponents alike, while serving gradually to acclima [...]
2007-04-04 14:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA774ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-04 14:47:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA776SHIELD S02-07: MFA REQUESTS MORE INFORMATION ABOUT
[...] (S) We delivered ref a demarche to MFA Arms Head of Department Serhan Yigit on April 3. We thanked Yigit for MFA's efforts (reported ref b) on the Turkish firm Norm Limited and explained that we have new information that the Turkish firm Rottest A.S. and a second firm located in Izmir are pro [...]
2007-04-04 15:13:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPARM PREL ETTC IR TU
07ANKARA777BANK SEPAH AND DEFENSE INDUSTRIES ORGANIZATION
[...] (S) Summary: The head of the Foreign Ministry's Iran Department (which has the MFA lead on Iran sanctions) told us that measures are underway within the bureaucracy to implement UNSCRs 1737 and 1747, but that action against Sepah accounts at banks in Turkey had not yet been taken. He said that [...]
2007-04-04 16:37:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETKNNP EFIN TU IR
07ANKARA778 DESPITE ALLEGATIONS, MEDIA TAKEOVER PROBABLY NOT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Turkish Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (SDIF) re-seized a major media group (including Sabah newspaper and ATV television) and other companies nominally belonging to businessman Turgay Ciner on April 1. The SDIF acted after it came to its attention in March that Ciner had e [...]
2007-04-05 05:15:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV EFIN TU
07ANKARA779TURKEY-ARMENIA PUSH AFTER ELECTIONS; NO HAMAS VISIT
[...] (C) Summary: In an April 3 meeting with Turkish MFA U/S Ertugrul Apakan, Ambassador reviewed the status of the draft Armenian genocide resolution in Congress and discussed prospects for an opening in Turkish-Armenian relations, highlighting USG willingness to work with Turkey once the electio [...]
2007-04-05 08:32:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU AM KPAL
07ANKARA78TURKEY: GOVERNMENT DEVELOPS 2007 EU ROADMAP
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-17 09:52:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA780TURKS PREFER CYPRUS NOT BE A PARTY TO THE GLOBAL
[...] (C) In an April 3 meeting with Ambassador, Turkish MFA U/S Ertugrul Apakan restated Turkish objections to Cyprus becoming a party to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GI) (reftel). Apakan and Deputy Director General for Arms Control Ahmet Gun explained that, at the February A [...]
2007-04-05 08:34:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER KGIT PREL PARM TU CY
07ANKARA783ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-05 11:29:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA794ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-06 11:04:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA799THE POLITICS OF SPRAWL IN ANKARA'S NEIGHBORHOODS
[...] (C) Summary. In visits to three of Ankara's poorer neighborhoods, we found officials and residents grappling with rural to urban migration challenges, unemployment and a political system that leaves many feeling unheard. As Turkey's presidential and parliamentary elections approach, politica [...]
2007-04-06 12:41:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON TU
07ANKARA801 FIFTH YEAR OF STRONG GROWTH IN TURKEY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-06 14:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PGOV EU TU
07ANKARA803TURKEY-IRAN: ENERGY PARTNERS OR WARY NEIGHBORS?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Turkish press reports April 6 that the GOT is moving forward on energy cooperation with Iran, including investment in it upstream energy production. Ambassador delivered a strong warning on Iran to the Energy Minister last month, just after the visit of the Iranian Foreign Mi [...]
2007-04-06 16:28:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET PREL TU IR
07ANKARA804TURKEY PLANS ITS BSEC SUMMIT BIRTHDAY PARTY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkish MFA held a meeting with Embassies April 4 to describe its planning for the June 25 BSEC (Black Sea Economic Cooperation) Summit meeting of heads of state and government. Turkey aims to use its chairmanship to revitalize BSEC as it commemorates its 15th anniversary a [...]
2007-04-09 05:06:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SENV KCRM TU
07ANKARA805TURKEY SHOCKED BY GOI DECISION ON IRAQ EXPANDED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In successive conversations April 6 with Ambassador, Turkish MFA Iraq Coordinator Celikkol and PM/FM foreign affairs advisor Davutoglu expressed "shock" and great disappointment that Egypt rather than Istanbul is being chosen to host the Iraq Neighbors-plus ministerial. Both urge [...]
2007-04-09 05:06:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ TU
07ANKARA811TURKISH AMBASSADOR DOES NOT ATTEND NATANZ CEREMONY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-09 10:38:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC IR TU
07ANKARA812PKK VIOLENCE MAGNIFIES TURKISH ANGER AT IRAQI
[...] (C) Summary: A sudden spike in Turkish casualties in operations against the PKK -- along with mounting anger at what is seen here as increasingly provocative rhetoric from KRG President Barzani -- have likely combined to put the possibility of a Turkish cross-border operation back on the table [...]
2007-04-09 10:44:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER MOPS TU IZ
07ANKARA814ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-09 11:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA82TURKEY: GOT AND KRG MOVING TOWARD DIALOGUE?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kurdish Regional Government and the GOT are moving in the direction of initiating a dialogue, perhaps in early February, according to Masoud Barzani's foreign policy advisor (and former KDP Ankara rep.) Safeen Dizayee. According to Dizayee, GOT officials this week offered to [...]
2007-01-17 14:13:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV PREF TU IZ
07ANKARA822TURKEY WARNS IRAQ AND US TO BRING BARZANI AND THE
[...] (C) Summary: MFA separately called in both the Iraqi Ambassador and us to reiterate its concerns about recent combative rhetoric from KRG President Barzani, and to warn that Turkey reserves the right to take action against the PKK if the Iraqis will not. Turkish officials are concerned that B [...]
2007-04-09 16:58:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MOPS PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA828TURKEY: TROUBLED GOVERNMENT-MEDIA RELATIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Secularist contacts assert that Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government pressures an important voice in society -- the media -- through a variety of means. Such charges have been leveled against previous governments, but AKP's concentrated hold on power m [...]
2007-04-10 13:30:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV TU
07ANKARA83ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-17 14:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA830ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-10 13:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA832TURKISH ANGER CONTINUES OVER SHIFT OF
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish officials remain persuaded that the Iraqi Kurds, then the Egyptian and Iraqi governments, essentially conspired to shift the "neighbors-plus" ministerial from Istanbul to Egypt. They have serious doubts as to whether all neighbors will attend the meeting, though Turkey wi [...]
2007-04-10 14:16:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU IZ EG
07ANKARA833ANKARA PUK REP OUTLINES TALABANI'S EFFORTS TO
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Iraqi President Talabani will work to defuse Turkey-KRG tensions, according to the PUK representative in Ankara. Talabani will seek to create breathing room for PM Erdogan and his ruling AKP party to weather the political storm of presidential and parliamentary elections, as h [...]
2007-04-10 15:12:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER MOPS TU IZ
07ANKARA838TURKEY COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOC/BIS
[...] Embassy Ankara grants country clearance to Ms. Rossitza Petrov and Mr. Brian O'Brien who will travel to Ankara to provide an "Internal Control Program (ICP)" Instructor Training workshop to Government of Turkey officials from April 30 to May 3, 2007. 2. Embassy Control Officer is Kevin Lyo [...]
2007-04-11 07:52:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KSTC OTRA PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA84MFA: TURKEY NOT READY TO SWALLOW U.S.
[...] (C) During a Jan. 12 meeting, MFA Undersecretary (D-equivalent) Apakan told the Ambassador that the Turkish public will react harshly if the U.S. Congress passes a resolution asserting that the Ottoman Empire committed genocide against Armenians during World War I. This reaction will in turn [...]
2007-01-17 14:51:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU AM
07ANKARA840EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (MAR 2007)
[...] Summary: Two USG nuclear smuggling and forensic experts met with Turkish Atomic Energy scientists to continue cooperation on nuclear forensic review. EXBS Advisor completed mid-year program review and consultation trip to Washington DC. EXBS Advisor continued work with Turkish Customs to i [...]
2007-04-11 10:09:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA842TURKEY COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR
[...] Embassy Ankara grants country clearance to Dr. Louise Shelley to travel to Ankara to meet with Turkish National Police representatives to discuss the NNSA's research project on nuclear smuggling from April 19 to 21, 2007. 2. Embassy Control Officer is Kevin Lyon who can be contacted via th [...]
2007-04-11 11:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP OTRA PREL TU
07ANKARA844ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-11 12:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA845PRESS REPORTS OF TURKISH ATTACKS ON NORTHERN IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-11 14:29:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETMARR MOPS PTER PREL TU IZ
07ANKARA847LOOKING EAST: TURKEY'S MILITARY INVESTS IN THE
[...] (C) Turkey has invested heavily in its security relationships in the Caucasus and Central Asia, with the bulk of its military assistance going to Azerbaijan. Turkey provides security assistance funds and training to all the countries in the region except Armenia and Uzbekistan. Historical and [...]
2007-04-12 09:58:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MARR PINS ZJ ZK AJ GG TI RS TU
07ANKARA849TURKEY: ERDOGAN OPPONENTS TALKING BIG BEFORE
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In the final days before Turkey's presidential election process officially begins on April 16 (ref A),Prime Minister Erdogan's opponents are waging a last gasp effort to prevent his candidacy. Secularists' attempts to stir the public to action against the perceived Is [...]
2007-04-12 11:03:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA858ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-12 14:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA859TURKISH MFA APPRECIATES EFFORTS TO AVERT GENOCIDE
[...] (C) Summary: In an April 11 meeting with Ambassador, MFA U/S (D equivalent) Ertugrul Apakan expressed appreciation for US Administration efforts to avert a congressional Armenian genocide resolution and asked about language of the Presidential proclamation that would be issued on the occasion [...]
2007-04-12 15:22:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL TU
07ANKARA860TURKS SEEKING ENHANCED ROLE IN ESDP PLANNING
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish MFA U/S (D equivalent) Apakan told Ambassador April 11 that Turkey would like an enhanced role in ESDP planning. The Turks are approaching other NATO and EU members individually; PM Erdogan spoke with Javier Solana in Riyadh. As an EU accession candidate which participa [...]
2007-04-12 15:30:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL NATO EUN TU
07ANKARA861TURKISH CHIEF OF STAFF PUTS THE MILITARY BACK IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey's Chief of Staff General Yasar Buyukanit in an hour-long televised speech to assembled military brass and press at the General Staff headquarters on April 12 addressed the military's three-decade long fight against terrorism, defended the military from accusations of wron [...]
2007-04-12 15:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA862HIJACKING OF TURKISH AIRLINER ON APRIL 10
[...] (U) On April 10, a Boeing 737 owned by private Turkish airline Pegasus heading to Istanbul from Diyarbakir was hijacked 25 minutes after takeoff. The hijacker, Mehmet Goksingol, told crew members he would explode a cell-phone activated bomb in a package he had with him if the plane did not ta [...]
2007-04-13 04:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER EAIR ASEC CASC TU
07ANKARA863MARE NOSTRUM? BLACK SEA MARITIME SECURITY AND
[...] (C) Turkey seeks to maintain its leadership role in Black Sea maritime security but remains frustrated that not all six littoral countries are enthusiastic followers. Ankara complains of Romanian foot-dragging as the GOT seeks to add anti-WMD and anti-terrorism capabilities to BLACKSEAFOR. An [...]
2007-04-13 05:10:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS GG RO RS UP BU TU
07ANKARA868ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-13 13:35:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA874TURKEY MAINTAINS HARD LINE ON MAKHMOUR CAMP
[...] (C) Summary: Turkey is not ready to agree on moving forward on closing the Makhmour Camp, MFA Director General Guven told the Ambassador April 13. Guven remains unconvinced that the PKK has been expelled from the camp; believes the Iraqis' insistence on third-country resettlement will lead to [...]
2007-04-13 15:18:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER PREF AORC PREL MOPS TU IZ
07ANKARA875TURKEY ON NOTICE THAT BUYUKANIT STATEMENT ON CBO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador notified NSC SecGen Alpogan on April 13 that the statements by Chief of Staff Buyukanit on April 12 regarding Turkish Armed Forces support for a cross-border operation (CBO) into Iraq were harmful to US efforts to facilitate Iraqi cooperation on the PKK terrorist issue [...]
2007-04-13 15:41:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL PGOV IZ TU
07ANKARA876MESSAGE TO PM ERDOGAN: TURKEY MUST REMAIN SECULAR
[...] (C) Summary. Turkey's secularists staged a triple play to deter PM Erdogan from running for president as the election process gets underway on April 16. On April 14, hundreds of thousands of demonstrators turned out in Ankara for a peaceful rally in support of secularism and the Republic. Th [...]
2007-04-15 11:16:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA88TURKEY'S VIEWS ON GOALS FOR AFGHANISTAN AT JANUARY
[...] (C) Ambassador reviewed US thinking on Afghanistan ahead of the January 26 NATO foreign ministers meeting with Turkish MFA U/S Ertugrul Apakan on January 17. Drawing on reftel points, he highlighted the NATO leaders, discussions in Riga and their commitment to Afghanistan and the success of th [...]
2007-01-18 14:03:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALNATO PINS PREL MARR MOPS AF PK TU
07ANKARA889ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-16 13:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA89TURKEY: KOSOVO STATUS PROCESS TIMELINE
[...] (C) Turkey continues to agree with the U.S. view of Kosovo's final status process and supports UN Special Envoy Ahtisaari's timeline for moving forward toward resolution. Ambassador discussed the issue with MFA Undersecretary (D-equivalent) Ertugrul Apakan January 17, emphasizing (per ref a) o [...]
2007-01-18 14:24:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU OPDC
07ANKARA891TURKEY: NSC SECGEN ON TURKISH HEZBOLLAH AND CYPRUS
[...] (C) During an April 13 meeting to discuss CHOD Buyukanit's April 12 press conference (reftel) and the April 10 NSC meeting, outgoing NSC SecGen Yigit Alpogan advised Ambassador that Turkish Hezbollah could overtake PKK as the most serious security threat to Turkey and expressed pessimism about [...]
2007-04-16 13:36:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER TU GR CY
07ANKARA894KAZAKHSTAN FM VISIT TO TURKEY -- BOSPORUS BYPASS
[...] (c) During a recent meeting on various subjects, Turkish MFA Deputy U/S for Eurasia Unal Cevikoz described the results of Kazakh FM Murat Tazhin's visit to Turkey on April 5. Cevikoz attached significance to the fact that this visit was the first by a Kazakh foreign minister to Turkey since 199 [...]
2007-04-16 14:32:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL EPET KZ TU
07ANKARA90EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (DEC 2006)
[...] Summary: Turkish National Police (TNP) sent two participants to an FBI-hosted WMD exercise in New York City; coordination for approval by GOT of the change out of portal monitors continued; and continued progress was made on the Internal Control Program (ICP). Finally, EXBS Advisor cont [...]
2007-01-18 15:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA906Drowning in Tea Leaves - Turkish Press Coverage of the
[...] Summary: As the Turkish Presidential election begins officially, the media's coverage leading up to the election has been obsessed with "will he or won't he," playing a guessing game rather than conducting any serious analysis of what it would mean for the country, should PM Erdogan become pr [...]
2007-04-17 10:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV KPAO TU
07ANKARA908ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-17 12:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA91ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-18 15:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA910COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR S/I AMBASSADOR DAVID
[...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State and Coordinator for Iraq Ambassador Davie Satterfield and Treasury Malachy Nugent. David Burger, Chief of the Political Section's External Affairs Unit,is your Control Officer for Ankara. He [...]
2007-04-17 13:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA OREP AMGT TU IZ
07ANKARA916TURKISH OPPOSITION'S DESPERATE MANEUVERING AS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. With little ammunition to force PM Erdogan and his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to present a consensus candidate for Turkey's next president, the opposition has resurrected its threat to boycott the first round of voting (reftel A). Relying on a specious interpret [...]
2007-04-18 11:04:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA917ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-18 14:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA926PUSHING TURKEY TO IMPLEMENT UNSC SANCTIONS ON
[...] (C) Summary. Following up on earlier demarches, Ambassador met April 19 with Foreign Ministry Middle East Director General Bozkurt Aran to keep the pressure on Turkey to implement UNSC Resolutions 1737 and 1747. Bozkurt said the process of adopting a Council of Ministers implementing decre [...]
2007-04-19 11:45:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEFIN KNNP IR TU
07ANKARA931TURKEY PREPARED TO ENGAGE IN IRAQI NEIGHBORS PLUS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey will send a delegation to Sharm el-Shaikh to participate in the May 3-4 meetings of the International Compact with Iraq and the Neighbors Plus Ministerial, but FM Gul may be unable to make the trip due to domestic political requirements. GOT Special Envoy for Iraq Amb. Ogu [...]
2007-04-19 14:14:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU IZ EG IR SY
07ANKARA932ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-19 14:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA933AFTERMATH: TRIPLE-MURDER OF CHRISTIAN BOOKSTORE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-19 14:51:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA934TURKEY RESPONSE TO WMO DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-20 08:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TPHY WMO TU
07ANKARA936TURKS CONCERNED ABOUT UNBALANCED ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
[...] (SBU) Turkish MFA Deputy Director General for Security Affairs Sakir Torunlar called us in April 18, under instructions, to express concern about a program they had heard would be aired on Iraqi TV station Al Hurra soon regarding allegations of Armenian genocide. Torunlar said that, were thi [...]
2007-04-20 09:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV TU IZ AM
07ANKARA938TURKEY COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR WISCONSIN
[...] Embassy Ankara grants country clearance to Mr. Gary Milhollin and Ms. Kelly Motz to travel to Ankara to meet with Government of Turkey official to discuss the Wisconsin Project/Risk Report from April 23 to 26, 2007. 2. Embassy Control Officer is Kevin Lyon who can be contacted via the IVG [...]
2007-04-20 11:16:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA940COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EUR/ERA JOHN ROBINSON
[...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to EUR/ERA John Robinson. Jeff Collins, Political Officer is your point of contact for Ankara. He can be reached at Office: 011-90-312-455-5555, EXT 2521; Home: 011-90-312-495-6433; Cell: 011-90-532-620-3849. 2. (U) Hotel and ot [...]
2007-04-20 12:40:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TU
07ANKARA943ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-20 14:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA944TURKEY'S NEXT PRESIDENT: FM ABDULLAH GUL
[...] (U) The suspense is over. PM Tayyip Erdogan, at an April 24 meeting of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP),announced that FM and Deputy PM Abdullah Gul is AKP's candidate to be Turkey's 11th president. AKP has the votes to elect its candidate by the third round, all but assuring [...]
2007-04-24 10:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR TU
07ANKARA949COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LEE ANN SCHEUER AND
[...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Lee Ann Scheuer and Leah-Ming Toomer. Christina Bobrow, Political Officer, is your Control Officer She can be reached at: Office 011-90-312-455-5555, Ext 2539 Home: 011-90-312-491-7700; Cellular: 011-90-555-358-6803. 2. (U) Hot [...]
2007-04-24 11:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TU
07ANKARA953ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-24 13:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA954TURKEY INFORMED THAT CYPRUS JOINS THE GLOBAL
[...] (C) Ambassador informed MFA U/S Apakan on April 20 of the adherence by Cyprus to the Global Initiative Statement of Principles, drawing on the points provided reftel. He emphasized the importance the USG attaches to combating nuclear terrorism and our view that the forum should not be used/m [...]
2007-04-24 15:01:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER KNNP KGIC PREL PARM TU CY
07ANKARA957MNF-1 GEN. PETRAEUS MEETING WITH TURKISH D/CHOD
[...] (S) Summary: MNF-I Commanding Gen. David Petraeus met April 22 with Turkish General Staff (TGS) D/CHOD Gen. Ergin Saygun at Incirlik Air Base to discuss Iraq. Saygun stressed Turkey's strong interest in Iraq's success and in putting past US-Turkish differences behind us. He expressed misgiv [...]
2007-04-24 15:49:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PTER IZ TU
07ANKARA959TURKEY: STILL COMMITTED TO JULY 8 PROCESS, BUT TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Turkish MFA Deputy Under Secretary responsible for Cyprus Haydar Berk claims that Turkey remains committed to the July 8 process. He said Turkey wants to ensure, though, that the Turkish Cypriots do not shoulder the blame for the process breaking down by agreeing to discuss [...]
2007-04-25 12:46:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNFICYP TU CY
07ANKARA961ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-25 14:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA964TURKEY: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE GUL CAUTIOUSLY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Many in Turkey are cautiously welcoming Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul's nomination for president (ref A) as one that eases national tensions and will serve Turkey's international standing well. Those who dreaded the specter of Prime Minister Erdogan's a [...]
2007-04-25 14:23:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA965TURKEY: PRO-KURDISH DTP EXPECTS ELECTORAL SUCCESS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-25 15:15:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA969AMBASSADOR PRESSES GOT ON ATTENDANCE AT SHARM
[...] (C) Summary: Turkey is still weighing its level of attendance at the May 3-4 Sharm el-Sheikh meetings on Iraq, according to PM/FM foreign policy advisor Davutoglu. Turkey is still smarting from Iraq's decision not to hold the ministerials in Istanbul, and will press Iraqi FonMin Zebari for an [...]
2007-04-26 09:37:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER TU IZ IR SY EG
07ANKARA971TURKEY ANNOUNCES 7-YEAR EU REFORM PLAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-26 10:37:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA974 Turkey: FY 2008 IVLP Nomination Slate
[...] M. Gunden Cinar, Turk Telecom Privatization Coordinator, Privatization Administration European Regional Project, NEW Election Year Politics for Journalists (2 weeks) (March 3 - March 14, 2008) 2. Nagehan Alci, Reporter and Columnist, Aksam daily European Regional Project, Trade and Ec [...]
2007-04-26 12:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC KPAO SCUL TU
07ANKARA978ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-26 13:29:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA979TURKEY: QUORUM QUESTION CONTINUES TO COMPLICATE
[...] (C) Turkey's parliament will convene Friday, April 27, at 3pm to begin the first round of the presidential election process. The opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) is standing firm on its threat to boycott. If the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) fails to muster 367 deputi [...]
2007-04-26 14:58:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV TU
07ANKARA984TURKEY: NPT PREPCOM DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-27 11:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT TU
07ANKARA986AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN-TURKEY TRILATERAL: EMBASSY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey will promote constructive dialogue and seek to cool negative Karzai-Musharraf rhetoric during April 30 three-way, AF-PK-TU discussions, senior MFA officials told the Ambassador April 26. The GOT would like to achieve a Joint Statement and agrees that the Organization of the [...]
2007-04-27 12:00:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PTER ISCON AF PK TU
07ANKARA995ANKARA-BASED KURDISH RADIO STATION FACES RISING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-27 12:26:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA996TURKEY WILL SEND MINISTER TO SHARM MEETINGS,
[...] (C) Summary: Turkey will send a state minister (to be named) to the May 3-4 Iraq meetings at Sharm el-Sheikh, GOT officials and the Iraqi Ambassador confirmed to us. MFA expects Iran and Syria will also send ministers. FonMin Gul reportedly appealed to visiting Iraqi FonMin Zebari April 26 f [...]
2007-04-27 12:59:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER TU IZ IR SY EG
07SECTION01OF03ANKARA365ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-20 15:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1TURKEY'S 2008 ENERGY SECTOR PRIORITIES
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (SBU) Summary. Energy Minister Guler told the Ambassador December 28 that energy issues will continue to play a central role in the GOT's domestic and foreign policy agendas for 2008. Guler noted three main priorities: 1) expanded investment [...]
2008-01-01 07:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET TU
08ANKARA100ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-17 15:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1000ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-28 13:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1002Update on PKK Violence (May 16-23, 2008)
[...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the May 16-23, 2008 reporting period, four security [...]
2008-05-29 07:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
08ANKARA1005EMBASSY ANKARA RESPONSE FOR OPIC FINANCE: FERSAN
[...] Per reftel, we conducted a review of Fersan operations and determined there is no derogatory information about the company, industry, or its prospects. Please see more detail in the internal report emailed to Alfredo Rodriguez by Robert Dunn on May 28. We have no available information on any [...]
2008-05-29 12:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEINV TU
08ANKARA1006ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-29 12:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1010ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-30 12:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1014TURKEY: IMF, LABOR, AND ILL-ADVISED PENSION
[...] (C) Summary. President Abdullah Gul signed into law a new employment and labor reform package this week. Key components include a five-percent reduction in employer social security contributions, five-year GOT subsidies of social security premiums for companies that hire women or young peop [...]
2008-06-01 13:40:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON TU
08ANKARA1015TURKEY'S KURDISH DTP: HAWKS 1, DOVES 0
[...] (C) The Democratic Society Party's (DTP) July convention is likely to be a turning point for the pro-Kurdish party, following a tumultuous period that saw the ouster of party moderates in favor of hard-line leadership. DTP Parliamentary Group Chairman Ahmet Turk's surprisingly frank statement [...]
2008-06-02 09:46:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA102TURKEY: POSITIVE ATMOSPHERE SURROUNDS KARAMANLIS
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Turkey and Greece's decade-long rapprochement will take a much awaited step forward with Greek PM Costas Karamanlis' January 23-25 trip to Ankara and Istanbul -- the first visit of a Greek prime minister to Turkey in 49 years. His meetings with high-level GOT official [...]
2008-01-18 13:23:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU GR
08ANKARA1022SCENESETTER FOR TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER BABACAN'S
[...] (C) Summary. FM Ali Babacan is projecting a business-as-usual image as Turkey's domestic political situation continues to roil over the fate of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). With the Prime Ministry focused on Iraq issues and the Presidency tracking Turkey's relations with A [...]
2008-06-02 14:02:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV EFIN EAID TU
08ANKARA1023ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-02 14:06:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1024Update on PKK Violence (May 24-31, 2008)
[...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the May 24-31, 2008 reporting period, one security [...]
2008-06-03 07:07:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
08ANKARA1025EFFORTS TO PROMOTE THE BENEFITS OF AGRICULTURAL
[...] (U) This report was coordinated with FAS Ankara. 2. (C) Summary: Agricultural Biotechnology is a very sensitive subject in Turkey about which there currently is little public debate. Turkey is taking its lead on biotech policy from Europe, in part due to its desire to join the European Un [...]
2008-06-03 07:47:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO TU
08ANKARA1026TURKEY: WHY INVESTORS ARE NERVOUS
[...] Summary: Both economic and financial indicators show the honeymoon is over for the Turkish economy. Expectations are negative and Turkish assets are losing value. Our investment banking contacts see more nervousness from investors, occasionally setting Turkey apart from other emerging mark [...]
2008-06-03 09:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN TU
08ANKARA1029ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-03 14:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1032TURKEY WILL SIGN THE KYOTO PROTOCOL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Nudged by the EU, and seeking greater influence in post-Kyoto negotiations, the GOT announced on June 2 that it would begin a process to ratify the Kyoto Protocol. The GOT hopes the parliament will approve the ratification before its July recess, clearing the way for Turkey to [...]
2008-06-03 16:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV TU
08ANKARA1033TURKEY WILL SIGN THE KYOTO PROTOCOL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Nudged by the EU, and seeking greater influence in post-Kyoto negotiations, the GOT announced on June 2 that it would begin a process to ratify the Kyoto Protocol. The GOT hopes the parliament will approve the ratification before its July recess, clearing the way for Turkey to pa [...]
2008-06-04 04:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TU
08ANKARA1034TURKEY WILL SIGN THE KYOTO PROTOCOL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Nudged by the EU, and seeking greater influence in post-Kyoto negotiations, the GOT announced on June 2 that it would begin a process to ratify the Kyoto Protocol. The GOT hopes the parliament will approve the ratification before its July recess, clearing the way for Turkey to [...]
2008-06-04 04:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV TU
08ANKARA1036TURKEY CLAIMS GLOCKS SEIZED IN ANTI-AL QAEDA RAIDS
[...] (C) Summary: The Turkish Foreign Ministry provided us June 3 the serial numbers of five Glock pistols recently seized by Turkish authorities. Four of the Glocks were reportedly seized during Turkish law enforcement raids against al Qaeda cells in Gaziantep, Istanbul and elsewhere on January [...]
2008-06-04 11:26:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ETTC KCRM OIG IZ TU
08ANKARA1037ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-04 14:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1040TURKEY/IRAN: NO STATEMENT ON IAEA REPORT,
[...] (C) We delivered reftel non-paper to MFA Department Head for Iranian Affairs Devrim Ozturk and MFA Department Head for Nonproliferation and Disarmament Bora Kerimoglu on June 3. Ozturk offered the following response: -- Turkey appreciates the reftel information and has been studying the IAE [...]
2008-06-04 15:17:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU IR
08ANKARA1043TURKEY'S RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS DIRECTORATE POSTS
[...] (U) Turkey's Religious Affairs Directorate's (Diyanet) guidance on "appropriate" conduct for Muslims, posted on its website, is generating considerable debate, particularly proscriptions governing "sexual life." The list attracted attention during a May Provincial Muftis Conference; Radikal d [...]
2008-06-05 06:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM TU
08ANKARA1045 INFLATION TROUBLE IN TURKEY
[...] Summary: Following May CPI inflation data that signaled the return of double-digit inflation for the first time since 2004, the Central Bank of Turkey (CBRT) significantly revised upward its official inflation target for 2009, 2010, and 2011 to 7.5%, 6.5%, and 5.5%, respectively. Inflation [...]
2008-06-05 11:41:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON PGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA1046SECRETARY CHERTOFF URGES INCREASED
[...] (C) Summary. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Michael Chertoff urged more interactive and continuous counterterrorism cooperation with Turkey in May 28 meetings with senior Prime Ministry, Foreign Ministry (MFA),Interior Ministry (MOI),Justice Ministry (MOJ),Jandarma General [...]
2008-06-05 12:47:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER TU
08ANKARA1047ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-05 13:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1048TURKEY: BUGGING INCIDENT BOOMERANGS ON OPPOSITION
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Hastily condemned as Turkey's own Watergate, an alleged government bugging incident is looking increasingly like a technical blooper by the supposed "victim". Despite evidence to the contrary, opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Chairman Deniz Baykal stands by his man, Se [...]
2008-06-05 13:33:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER TU
08ANKARA1049TURKEY WILL ATTEND 4TH GI MEETING, UNCLEAR AT WHAT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-05 14:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP PGOV TU
08ANKARA105ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-18 14:41:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1050THE MANY FACES OF TURKISH SECULARISM
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Differing interpretations of secularism in Turkey cloud public discussion of a concept central to the closure case against the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the struggle to modernize Turkish society. Traditional "secular" elites focus on state authority -- over r [...]
2008-06-06 03:52:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA1051TURKEY'S CONSTITUTIONAL COURT ANNULS HEADSCARF
[...] (C) Summary and comment. On June 5, Turkey's Constitutional Court annulled two constitutional amendments designed to lift the headscarf ban at universities and halted their implementation. The Court ruled that the amendments are inconsistent with "immutable" Constitutional provisions protect [...]
2008-06-06 10:16:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV TU
08ANKARA1052TURKEY-PAKISTAN-AFGHANISTAN: "ANKARA PROCESS"
[...] (C) Ongoing political wrangling in Pakistan has caused the dates for the next Turkey-Afghanistan-Pakistan trilateral summit (the "Ankara Process") to slip once again, this time to October 2008, according to MFA South Asia Section Head Ilhan Sener. An U/S-level Joint Working Group (JWG) would [...]
2008-06-06 10:48:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AF PK TU
08ANKARA1054ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-06 12:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1055CODELS TANNER AND LEAHY MEET WITH PM ERDOGAN,
[...] (SBU) Summary: In May 29 meetings with Codels Tanner and Leahy, President Gul and Prime Minister Erdogan lauded improved U.S.-Turkey relations and expressed gratitude for U.S. support against PKK terrorism. Erdogan complained of Congressional resolutions introduced on Cyprus and the Aegean t [...]
2008-06-06 14:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR PTER ENRG ETTC IR IS TU
08ANKARA1056TURKEY: JUNE UPDATE ON IOM DG CANDIDATE
[...] (C) Pursuant to Ref A guidance, on June 5 we delivered additional talking points to MFA UN desk chief Nilufer Kaygisiz regarding our continued interest in Turkey's support for Ambassador Bill Swing's IOM Director General candidacy (refs c and d). We emphasized Amb. Swing's strong credentials, [...]
2008-06-06 15:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL SMIG TU
08ANKARA1057TURKISH GENERALS SPEAK OUT ON MIDDLE EAST
[...] (C) Summary: At a June 5-6 symposium on the Middle East in Istanbul organized by the Turkish General Staff's (TGS) Strategic Studies Research Center, TGS Chief General Buyukanit provided a pessimistic outlook on the Middle East in remarks characterized by implicit criticism of the West. Buyuk [...]
2008-06-09 03:52:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU IZ IR IS SY
08ANKARA106TGS DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FROM JANUARY 15 AIR STRIKES
[...] (U) The Turkish General Staff (TGS) released the following statement on January 18: BEGIN TGS STATEMENT (Unofficial Embassy translation) No. BA-09/08 Evaluations regarding the results of the air operations Turkish Armed Forces carried out against the PKK/KONGRA-GEL terror organization i [...]
2008-01-18 16:17:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MOPS IZ TU
08ANKARA1060TURKEY: INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD
[...] (U) Post consulted with GOT officials, representatives of organized labor, employers' organizations, and ILO representatives in Turkey in an effort to determine the level and nature of the use of child and forced labor in the production of goods, per request in ref A. Post is aware of one rep [...]
2008-06-09 11:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI
08ANKARA1061ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-09 13:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1062ABKHAZ "FM" SHAMBA IN ANKARA: "INDEPENDENCE NOT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Addressing a small audience of supporters and Caucasus experts in Ankara June 4, Abkhaz "FM" Shamba underscored the priority Abkhazia attaches to its "special relationship" with the Abkhaz diaspora in Turkey and the importance of opening direct travel with Turkey, but describe [...]
2008-06-09 13:51:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL GG TU
08ANKARA1064TURKEY: UPDATED INFORMATION FOR LEADING GOVERNMENT
[...] (SBU) The contact information provided is keyed to reftel request. -- Country: The Republic of Turkey. -- Date of information: May 30, 2008 2. (SBU) Head of Government: Prime Minister -- Last Name: Erdogan -- First/Middle Names: Recep Tayyip -- Conventional Usage: Prime Minister Erdoga [...]
2008-06-10 06:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL TU
08ANKARA1065Update on PKK Violence (June 1-7, 2008)
[...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the June 1-7, 2008 reporting period, no security of [...]
2008-06-10 06:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
08ANKARA1068EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (MAY 2008)
[...] (U) Summary: Turkey continues to progress with proposed enhancements to their existing export controls and has submitted new proposed legislation to combine export control lists, form a Export Control Board (ECB),and improve licensing processes for dual-use and other sensitive items (ref a). [...]
2008-06-10 08:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
08ANKARA107TURKEY: PRESIDENT GUL IN DAMASCUS 1/19
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish officials told us President Gul plans a one-day visit to Damascus January 19 in connection with a cultural event the SARG is organizing, but will urge Asad to play a positive role in Lebanon. Visiting NEA PDAS Satterfield urged that Gul push Asad hard to allow presidenti [...]
2008-01-19 16:59:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU LE SY
08ANKARA1070TURKEY: GULER UPBEAT ON GAS SUPPLY POST-NAKHCHIVAN
[...] (C) Summary. PM Erdogan,s meeting with Azerbaijan President Aliyev June 4 in Naxchivan may have produced enough agreement on new Azeri gas supplies for Turkey to unblock the Nabucco and Turkey-Greece-Italy (TGI) gas transit negotiations, Energy Minister Guler suggested to Ambassador June 9. [...]
2008-06-10 11:45:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET TU
08ANKARA1071TURKEY UNVEILS SCHEDULE FOR NABUCCO
[...] (C) Summary. On May 30 and June 4, we met with Turkey's Nabucco Coordinator Osman Goksel and MFA Energy Issues Department Head Berris Ekinci, respectively. Both understood that Turkey is being blamed for lack of progress on Nabucco and they detailed a re-invigorated GOT approach to Nabucco t [...]
2008-06-10 12:41:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET TU
08ANKARA1073ANKAIR WILL COMPLY WITH DOC STOP-ORDER AND PLANE'S
[...] (SBU) On June 7, we received a copy of the June 6 Temporary Denial Order signed by Department of Commerce (DOC) Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement Darryl Jackson, temporarily denying the export privileges of Turkish company Ankair from selling a Boeing 747 to British company Galaxy Av [...]
2008-06-10 13:33:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON PREL TU IR
08ANKARA1074ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-10 13:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1075TURKEY: 1267 NOTIFICATION ON AL RASHID TRUST AND
[...] (SBU) On June 6, we shared reftel points with Metin Ergin, Office Director for Security Affairs at the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ergin thanked us for the information, and said he would share it promptly with all appropriate parties in the Government of Turkey. 2. (S) In Reftel [...]
2008-06-10 14:26:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETKTFN EFIN PTER PINR PREL
08ANKARA1076TURKEY: EXBS AGREEMENT ENTRY INTO FORCE
[...] (SBU) On June 10, Foreign Ministry Deputy Director General for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Affairs Ahmet Muhtar Gun presented us with a diplomatic note (e-mailed to EUR/SE),dated June 9, advising that the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Turkey and the Government of [...]
2008-06-10 15:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETTC PTER KNNP PARM TU
08ANKARA1081ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-11 13:47:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1085BOTAS CONFIRMS SOCAR GAS OFFER
[...] (C) Summary. June 4 talks between PM Erdogan and Azerbaijan President Aliev resulted in a SOCAR offer to sell 50% of the Shah Deniz phase II export volumes to Turkey (roughly 5 bcm),BOTAS Chairman Duzyol told the Ambassador on June 11. Duzyol went on at length about Turkey's need for gas; [...]
2008-06-12 10:33:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET TU
08ANKARA1086TURKEY: 2008 REPORT ON EXPROPRIATION AND INVESTMENT
[...] The following is Embassy Ankara's submission for the 2008 report to the U.S. Congress on expropriation claims and investment disputes, providing an update on the two ongoing cases reported in 2007. 2. Claimant Data: -- Claimants A are Victor and Kristy Bedoian, both U.S. citizens. The [...]
2008-06-12 12:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEINV KIDE OPIC PGOV CASC TU
08ANKARA1088ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-12 13:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1090ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-12 13:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1091TURKISH PARLIAMENT PASSES LAW TO INCREASE
[...] (C) Summary. Turkey's Parliament passed a law June 11 with a provision that allows state-owned Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) to devote one of its 24-hour television channels to foreign-language broadcasting -- specifically, Kurdish, Arabic, and Persian. The bill will be sent [...]
2008-06-12 14:05:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
08ANKARA1096STRESS FRACTURES WITHIN TURKEY'S RULING PARTY
[...] (C) Summary and comment. The closure case against the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) complicates PM Erdogan's challenge of holding together his big tent party. Under the strain of a possible closure, differences among the traditional AKP factions - National View (Milli Gorus),lib [...]
2008-06-13 11:51:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV TU
08ANKARA1098EXPERT VIEWS ON TURKISH MONETARY AND FISCAL POLICY
[...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings this week with Central Bank (CBRT) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) managers, we heard similar complaints about GOT shortfalls in economic management and fiscal policy. Central Bank Markets Department Manager Cigdem Kose said the CBRT will have trouble [...]
2008-06-13 14:05:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON TU
08ANKARA11TURKISH PRESIDENT GUL'S JANUARY VISIT TO WASHINGTON
[...] (SBU) Abdullah Gul is Turkey's first president to visit Washington since 1999. He took office in August following a sharp confrontation between the government and military in April and an overwhelming Justice and Development Party (AKP) victory in parliamentary elections in July. Gul's move f [...]
2008-01-03 13:20:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALOVIP PGOV PREL PTER ENRG TU
08ANKARA1100TURKEY: SPECIAL REP. OZCELIK ON TURKEY-IRAQ NEXT
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Turkey-Iraq bilateral relations are set to gain another boost with PM Erdogan's visit to Baghdad to establish a TU-IZ senior level bilateral strategic commission o/a July 4 (please protect). GOT Special Representative for Iraq Murat Ozcelik hopes to gain Turkish National Security [...]
2008-06-13 14:09:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PGOV ECON ENRG TU IZ
08ANKARA1101TURKEY ADVOCATES PATIENCE ON CIS PEACEKEEPERS IN
[...] (C) The Turkish MFA has not yet been briefed by Georgia on any decision to call for the replacement of Russian peacekeepers in Abkhazia (ref A),but is aware of the proposal from contacts in other capitals, according to MFA South Caucasus Head of Department Firat Sunel. Sunel believes the pr [...]
2008-06-13 14:59:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GG RU TU
08ANKARA1103TURKEY: PRIME MINISTER'S ALEVI ADVISOR RESIGNS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-16 07:28:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALOSCE PGOV PHUM PREL TU
08ANKARA1108TURKEY ON PROPOSED GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIP
[...] We delivered reftel demarche to Turkish MFA Maritime Department Head Mehmet Poroy. Poroy told us that Turkey agrees with the principles of the Global Maritime Partnership (GMP) in general; however, he had a number of questions about how the GMP will work operationally that were not answered i [...]
2008-06-16 11:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT EAID ECIN TU
08ANKARA1110TURKEY/BERLIN CONFERENCE: EAGER TO HELP, BUT IN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 7. 2. (C) We delivered ref a demarche to MFA Security Affairs Department Head Metin Ersin on June 13. Ersin, who represented Turkey at a preparatory conference in Berlin, told us Foreign Minister Babacan is expected to lead the Turkish delega [...]
2008-06-16 12:18:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG PBTS PHUM IS EUN
08ANKARA1113PRESIDENTIAL SPECIAL ENVOY CUMBER'S JUNE 6-8 VISIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Presidential Special Envoy Cumber underscored the need for cooperation and innovation within the OIC during May 6-8 meetings in Ankara and Istanbul with GOT officials, OIC representatives, intellectuals, and journalists. S/E Cumber explained his mandate and briefed on efforts t [...]
2008-06-16 14:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOIC PREL PGOV PHUM TU
08ANKARA1119FRANK MERMOUD DISCUSSES NUCLEAR POWER AND
[...] (C) Summary. The Secretary's Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs Frank Mermoud discussed Turkey's vision for civilian nuclear power development with Ministry of Energy Acting Under Secretary Cimen and Turkish Atomic Energy Agency (TAEK) Chairman Cakiroglu on June 12. M [...]
2008-06-17 14:35:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG KNNP KTIA TU
08ANKARA1120ELECTRICITY EXPORTS TO IRAQ SET TO EXPIRE JUNE 30
[...] (C) On June 17, Karadeniz Toptan Elektrik Ticareti (KARTET) Director Nuray Atacik told us that electricity exports to Iraq are set to expire on June 30, 2008, unless Kartet receives two key documents from the GOI, followed by an approval from the GOT. From Iraq, Kartet needs an extension of [...]
2008-06-17 15:50:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET TU
08ANKARA1121ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-18 06:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1122TURKEY'S RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS DIRECTORATE DOWNPLAYS
[...] (C) Summary and comment: A senior official from Turkey's Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet) called news reports the Diyanet posted a list of sexual do's and dont's on its website (reftel) "irresponsible." The official told us reporters had cherry-picked several items out of a "quite pro [...]
2008-06-18 07:52:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
08ANKARA1126Update on PKK Violence (June 8-15, 2008)
[...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the June 8-15, 2008 reporting period, two security [...]
2008-06-18 09:47:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
08ANKARA1132TURKEY'S PARTY CLOSURE CASE BARRELS TO CONCLUSION
[...] (c) Summary: It is increasingly expected in Turkey that the Constitutional Court will close the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and ban a range of its leaders, especially PM Erdogan. In the wake of a ruling that could occur this autumn or possibly sooner, the AKP plans to re-form [...]
2008-06-18 13:51:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL US TU
08ANKARA1134ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-18 14:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1135EU REACTIONS TO TURKISH CLOSURE CASE
[...] (c) UK Ambassador to Turkey Nick Baird has expressed concern to Ambassador about where EU thinking may be heading on reactions to the AKP closure case. Of immediate concern, Baird understands that Enlargement Commissioner Rehn now believes a Constitutional Court ruling to close the party and [...]
2008-06-18 14:32:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EU TU
08ANKARA1136TURKEY/IRAN: TURKEY TO URGE IRAN TO ACCEPT P5+1
[...] (C) During a June 18 meeting with MFA U/S Apakan (reported septel),Ambassador shared information on the P5 1 offer, explained the strategy behind it, and urged Turkey to encourage Iran to accept the package. Drawing on reftel points, Ambassador stressed that the package was generous, builds [...]
2008-06-18 14:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR TU
08ANKARA1137TURKEY: CHP'S EMBRACE GETS COLD SHOULDER IN
[...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Ankara-Consulate Adana cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Republican People's Party (CHP) chairman Deniz Baykal traveled to Turkey's Kurdish southeast June 4-5 to deliver a message of understanding for the needs of the region's farmers and of pride in Turkey's ethnic diversi [...]
2008-06-18 15:53:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA1138TURKEY: AMBASSADOR AND MFA U/S APAKAN DISCUSS
[...] (C) Summary: During a June 18 meeting with MFA U/S Apakan, Ambassador urged Turkey to encourage Iran to accept the P5 1 package (ref a),sought MFA's assistance in modernizing U.S.-Turkish cooperation in counterterrorism, and recommended Turkey do more to develop a coordinated message on Nabucc [...]
2008-06-18 16:42:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PGOV ENRG NATO EUN TU
08ANKARA1139TURKISH COURT ORDERS CLOSURE OF GAY-LESBIAN
[...] (C) Summary and comment. An Istanbul court ruled May 29 that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and transsexual (LGBTT) advocacy organization "Lambda Istanbul" be closed for violating the "general moral rules" of society. Lambda, which appealed to the Court of Cassation (and is allowed to [...]
2008-06-19 05:51:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
08ANKARA1142TURKEY: MOJ SAYS COURT ERRED IN FIRST ARTICLE 301
[...] (U) Summary and comment: In the first high-profile verdict to be handed down since parliament amended controversial Penal Code Article 301 (insulting "Turkishness"),an Istanbul court sentenced Armenian-British publisher Ragip Zarakolu to pay a fine of 1400 YTL (USD 1100),for publishing a bo [...]
2008-06-19 09:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL OSCE TU
08ANKARA1145ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-19 12:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1148EU FRIENDS OF TURKEY ON AKP CLOSURE CASE REACTIONS
[...] (c) A close-hold, ad hoc EU Friends of Turkey group consisting of the foreign ministers of the UK, Italy, Spain, Sweden and Finland, plus Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn, met June 19 to discuss possible reactions to a Turkish Constitutional Court decision to close the ruling Justice and Dev [...]
2008-06-20 11:11:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EU TU
08ANKARA1149ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-20 12:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1150TURKEY: ISRAEL-SYRIA PEACE TALKS' DOMESTIC
[...] (C) Summary: Since the media began reporting on the latest round of Israel-Syria peace talks, Turkey's regional leadership role has resonated particularly well with its domestic audience, at a time when the government could use a foreign policy success. The talks are the first major victory f [...]
2008-06-20 13:24:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL IS SY TU
08ANKARA1155TURKEY: REPORTED FORCED DEPORTATION OF IRANIAN
[...] (C) Post raised US concerns over reports of forced repatriations by Turkey to Iraq per reftel at various levels of the MFA. Ambassador has done so twice with MFA U/S Ertugrul Apakan. Apakan was initially only slightly aware of the incident from having to approve MFA press guidance and said h [...]
2008-06-23 07:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PREL IR IZ SY TU
08ANKARA1156ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-23 13:52:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1157TURKEY/IRAN: TURKEY RAISES P5+1 OFFER WITH IRAN
[...] (C) MFA Deputy Undersecretary Sinirlioglu told the Ambassador June 23 Turkey followed up with the Iranians on the updated P5 1 package EU that foreign policy chief Solana presented during his recent visit to Iran. FM Babacan met in Kampala June 20 on the margins of the Organization of the Isl [...]
2008-06-23 14:51:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR TU
08ANKARA1158ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-24 13:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1162TURKEY SENDS MORE WATER TO IRAQ AND UPDATE ON
[...] (SBU) Summary. On June 24, the MFA briefed the Ankara diplomatic community about the Fifth World Water Forum to be held in Istanbul March 16-22, 2009. Following the briefing, we met with MFA Environmental and Water Advisor Altay Altinoirs to discuss the status of on-going trilateral (Turkey [...]
2008-06-24 15:15:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALECON SENV
08ANKARA1166TURKEY URGING PAKISTAN/AFGHANISTAN DIALOGUE AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Turkish President Gul plans to call Afghan President Karzai, Pakistani President Musharraf and Pakistani PM Gillani to urge them to commit to talks in Ankara in September, per a Turkish MFA contact. The Turks believe Karzai would accept, and even welcome, Gillani's participatio [...]
2008-06-25 11:36:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PGOV AF PK TU
08ANKARA1167TURKEY: BUREAUCRATIC ELITES CAUGHT HOLDING HANDS IN THE DARK
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Evidence of secret alliances among Turkey's unelected elites, including elements of the military, judiciary, and bureaucracy, emerged in recent days. Although Turks have long accepted as fact the existence of an alleged "deep state" network pulling strings behind the scenes, conc [...]
2008-06-25 12:23:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA1168TURKEY'S YOUTH REMAIN POLITICALLY DISENGAGED
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. At a critical time in Turkey's political evolution, the country's youth are politically disengaged, due in part to their own apathy and an authoritarian society. Students, professors, journalists, and NGOs at a DVC hosted by the Ambassador discussed the situation in T [...]
2008-06-25 15:06:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALOPRC PGOV PREL SCUL TU
08ANKARA1170TURKEY: MILITARY MACHINATIONS ALLEGED, CRITICIZED
[...] (C) Chastened by the unintended consequences of its April 2007 "e-memorandum," Turkey's military has refrained from publicly commenting on politics for well over a year. However, a series of media reports suggest the brass has been busy behind the scenes seeking to influence key institutions a [...]
2008-06-26 03:51:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR TU
08ANKARA1172EU SUPPORTS TURKEY AS A NATURAL GAS HUB
[...] Summary. On June 20, Turkey,s Nabucco Coordinator Osman Goksel told us the EU and Turkey reached a new level of understanding during June 14-15 talks with the EU Nabucco Coordinator's Assistant Brendan Devlin. Goksel supports the EU's new position which shifts focus from Nabucco to the larg [...]
2008-06-26 09:17:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET TU
08ANKARA1173ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-26 11:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1175ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-26 12:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1176FOREIGN INTEREST DOWN FOR TURKEY'S PRIVATIZATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Privatization receipts are a significant source of income for Turkey. The AKP-led government has pursued an aggressive privatization program since it took office in 2002. On June 12, Privatization Agency (PA) President Metin Kilci told us that although foreign investor intere [...]
2008-06-26 14:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ENRG ECON TU
08ANKARA1178Update on PKK Violence (June 16 - 23, 2008)
[...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the June 16 - 23, 2008 reporting period, one securit [...]
2008-06-27 12:16:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
08ANKARA1179ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-27 13:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1182TURKEY GSP WAIVER REVIEW
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador carried out reftel instructions regarding Turkey's Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) eligibility for gold jewelry with MFA U/S Apakan by phone June 27 and in person June 28. Apakan reaffirmed the positions stated in Foreign Trade Minister Tuzmen's April 8, 200 [...]
2008-06-28 14:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PREL TU
08ANKARA1183GOT Electricity Hikes Affect Mission Turkey's Bottom Line
[...] (SBU) Summary. The GOT is moving to eliminate subsidies in the electricity sector. This is a welcome and necessary step for privatization of the sector. The combination of high fuel prices (input for electricity generation) and a GOT-imposed price ceiling on electricity prices has resulted [...]
2008-06-30 10:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYABUD AFIN AMGT ECON ENRG TU
08ANKARA1187ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-30 14:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA119ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-22 15:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1190TURKEY/CYPRUS: MFA TAKING WAIT AND SEE APPROACH ON
[...] (C) Summary and comment: In a June 27 meeting, MFA Cyprus Section Head Can Oztas told us the MFA remains supportive of current negotiations between the Greek and Turkish Cypriots, but has no plans to propose any concessions or gestures towards building momentum for a resolution. He rejected r [...]
2008-06-30 15:52:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR CY TU
08ANKARA1191TURKEY/CYPRUS: MFA TAKING WAIT AND SEE APPROACH ON
[...] (C) Summary and comment: In a June 27 meeting, MFA Cyprus Section Head Can Oztas told us the MFA remains supportive of current negotiations between the Greek and Turkish Cypriots, but has no plans to propose any concessions or gestures towards building momentum for a resolution. He rejected r [...]
2008-07-01 04:24:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR CY TU
08ANKARA1193ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-01 12:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1194TURKEY: GOVERNMENT COUNTERSTROKE AGAINST DEEP
[...] (C) Summary: On the morning of July 1, Turkish police arrested up to 24 individuals associated with the so-called "Ergenekon gang," under investigation for conspiring to topple the government. Among those arrested are two retired four-star Army generals: Hursit Tolon, former First Army Comman [...]
2008-07-01 14:17:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPGOV PHUM TU
08ANKARA1195TURKISH CANDIDATES FOR MAKTOUM FOUNDATION
[...] Per reftel, we offer seven candidates for possible participation in a Maktoum Foundation Conference to be held in Dubai in early 2009. Their names and descriptions follow: 2. Ms. Mutlu Alkan: She is an executive in the family company Malkan Makina textile machinery and has greatly expan [...]
2008-07-01 14:52:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PREL
08ANKARA1196TURKEY LESS OPTIMISTIC ON PAKISTAN FOLLOWING
[...] (C) The GOT is more pessimistic about the prospect for Pakistani political unity following Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Zardari's June 27-28 visit, according to MFA Section Head Ilhan Sener. Zardari, who stopped in Turkey enroute to Socialist International meetings in Athens, explain [...]
2008-07-01 16:21:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AF PK TU
08ANKARA12ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-03 14:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA120TURKISH ADVISOR ON GUL VISIT TO DAMASCUS
[...] (c) Turkish Presidency/PM foreign affairs advisor Ahmet Davutoglu briefed Ambassador January 22 regarding President Gul's visit January 19 to Damascus. As noted ref a, the proximate cause was a Syrian invitation to an "Arab Cultural Capital of 2008" event. According to Davutoglu, Gul decided [...]
2008-01-22 15:57:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM LE SY TU
08ANKARA1202ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-02 14:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1206TURKEY: OPPOSITION CHP UNDER ATTACK ON TWO FRONTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) is under scrutiny both within Socialist International (SI) and by Turkey's Constitutional Court in unrelated developments that highlight the party's feckless leadership and the lack of meaningful alternatives on the left. CH [...]
2008-07-02 15:16:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA1209Update on PKK Violence (June 24-30, 2008)
[...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the June 24-30, 2008 reporting period, no security [...]
2008-07-03 08:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
08ANKARA121TURKEY: NEW CASES OF AVIAN INFLUENZA
[...] The Turkish Ministry of Agriculture reported on January 22 that avian influenza was found in dead backyard poultry in the town of Caycuma, in the northern province of Zonguldak. Following the RT-PCR method testing at the Central Veterinary Control and Research Institute, it was determined tha [...]
2008-01-23 05:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED CASC EAID SENV TU
08ANKARA1212TURKEY: ERGENEKON ARRESTS AND MILITARY SUCCESSION
[...] (U) The Turkish General Staff's (TGS) official reaction to the July 1 "Ergenekon" arrests (ref a),which netted two retired army four-star generals and other former military personnel, has been limited to an official website posting clarifying that searches of military property related to the [...]
2008-07-03 11:22:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER KCRM PREL TU
08ANKARA1215ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-03 13:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1216TURKEY: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE IRISL CARGO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-03 14:35:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPINR PREL KNNP EUN TU
08ANKARA1217TURKEY: COUP THWARTED OR REVENGE TAKEN?
[...] (C) Summary. As the shock wanes over the July 1 detention of over 20 people, including two senior retired military officers, in connection with the year-old Ergenekon investigation (reftel),most Turks view the developments as a worrisome escalation of the struggle between Kemalist ultranatio [...]
2008-07-07 11:26:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA122Update on PKK Violence (January 8-15, 2007)
[...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the January 8-15, 2007 reporting period, no GOT sec [...]
2008-01-23 05:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
08ANKARA1222SCENESETTER FOR C. BOYDEN GRAY'S JULY 10-13 VISIT
[...] (SBU) Summary. Your visit coincides with political uncertainty surrounding the fate of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) due to a closure case against it pending in the Constitutional Court. Recent high-profile detentions in connection with a year-long investigation into suspec [...]
2008-07-07 14:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET TU
08ANKARA1223TURKEY -- A FINE MESS
[...] (c) Summary: The next four weeks in Turkey will likely be as dramatic as any in over a decade. This time frame will probably see a ruling by the Constitutional Court on the AKP closure case, an indictment in the alleged Ergenekon plot by retired military and other Kemalists to overthrow the [...]
2008-07-07 16:29:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA1224ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-08 03:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1226ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-08 13:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1227TURKS PLAY THE WAITING GAME AS AKP CLOSURE CASE
[...] (C) Summary. Following oral arguments last week, the closure case against the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) enters its final phase. Once the Constitutional Court's rapporteur completes his assessment of the evidence, including a non-binding recommended ruling, the chief justice [...]
2008-07-08 13:51:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV TU
08ANKARA1228WHO'S ON FIRST? TURKEY AND THE IMF
[...] (C) Summary. On May 10, Turkey's stand-by arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) ended. Reftels detail the importance investors place on Turkey continuing to have a strong relationship with the IMF, including the ability to borrow if the economy goes south. In separate meeti [...]
2008-07-09 03:40:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN TU
08ANKARA1231TURKEY QUIET ON EU CUBA BENCHMARKS
[...] (C) The GOT does not intend to endorse publicly the June 23 EU policy statements on Cuba, but believes Turkey will be able to support the EU approach of setting aside sanctions and furthering a political dialogue based on Cuban progress on key human rights benchmarks, MFA Latin America Departm [...]
2008-07-09 07:45:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CU TU
08ANKARA1232TURKEY: TERRORISM FINANCE: VENEZUELA-BASED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-09 07:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN EFIN ETTC PTER PREL CVIS VE TU
08ANKARA1237TURKISH-IRANIAN ETHNIC OPPOSITION GROUPS UNDER
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Iranian regime is suppressing Azeri-Iranian (Turkish) ethnic opposition groups in Iran, leading those groups to become more militant and espouse armed struggle, according to Center for Eurasian and Strategic Studies (ASAM) Middle East Expert Arif Keskin (protect). Ethnic na [...]
2008-07-09 12:07:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IR TU
08ANKARA1238EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (JUNE 2008)
[...] (U) Summary: EXBS Advisor and Coordinator attended annual EXBS Advisor Conference in Washington DC June 9th-13th, 2008. EXBS's long awaited Nonproliferation Agreement was placed into force on June 9th, 2008 by GOT. MFA agrees to co-host a joint EXBS Nonproliferation Seminar in Ankara in Sept [...]
2008-07-09 12:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
08ANKARA1239ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-09 14:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1240TURKEY REMAINS STAUNCH KOSOVO SUPPORTER, BRUSSELS
[...] (C) On July 3 we met with MFA Department Head Ilhan Saygili and made REF A points. Saygili reiterated that Turkey was among the first countries to recognize Kosovo, remains a staunch Kosovo supporter through International Steering Group (ISG) membership, and continues to press for additional [...]
2008-07-09 15:32:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKPKO PREL PGOV TU KV
08ANKARA1241TURKEY EVALUATING SARGSIAN'S INVITATION TO
[...] (C) Turkey has received the written invitation to President Gul from Armenian President to attend the Turkey-Armenia World Cup qualification match in Yerevan, September 9 (reftel),according to MFA South Caucasus and Central Asia DDG Umit Yardim. Yardim told us that the invitation was receiv [...]
2008-07-09 15:42:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AM GA TU
08ANKARA1242TURKEY: REACTIONS TO ATTACK ON ISTANBUL CONSULATE
[...] (U) Following the attack in front of Consulate General Istanbul at approximately 1100 on July 9, at 15:28 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs released the following statement (unofficial Embassy translation): "We strongly denounce the heinous armed attack that occurred in front of the US Consulate [...]
2008-07-09 16:12:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKPAO PGOV PREL PTER TU
08ANKARA1245TURKEY: INFORMATION STILL INCOMPLETE ON ISTANBUL
[...] (SBU) Turkish National Police (TNP) officials this morning passed the Embassy, unofficially, the names of the assailants in yesterday's attack on the Consulate General in Istanbul: Raif Topcil, born in 1988; Erkan Kargin, born in 1982; Bulent Cinar, born in 1985. (Note: Several newspape [...]
2008-07-10 10:40:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKPAO PGOV PREL PTER TU
08ANKARA1247IF TURKEY'S RULING PARTY IS CLOSED, WHAT THEN?
[...] (SBU) Summary. The chance Turkey's Constitutional Court will close the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has Turks checking their constitutions to plan their post-closure moves. Even those betting the Court will penalize the party with something short of closure are preparing for the [...]
2008-07-10 13:26:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV TU
08ANKARA1248ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-10 13:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA125TURKEY APPEALS FOR USG HELP TO KEEP PKK ON EU
[...] (C) MFA DDG for Security Affairs Sakir Torunlar appealed for U.S. support against PKK efforts to be removed from the European Union's list of terrorist organizations during a January 22 meeting with Regional Counterterrorism Coordinator. Reiterating points made by DG Hayati Guven to the Amba [...]
2008-01-23 13:57:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL EU UK TU
08ANKARA1255ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-11 12:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1256TURKEY/IRAN: FM MOTTAKI TO VISIT ANKARA JULY 17-18
[...] (C) FM Mottaki is planning to visit Ankara, July 17-18 (arriving the evening of July 17),according to MFA DDG for South Asia and Iran Babur Hizlan. Mottaki had previously indicated to the Turks an intention to visit Turkey following internal discussion on the refreshed P5 1 package. FM Bab [...]
2008-07-11 13:44:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IR TU
08ANKARA1259TURKEY: STILL AIMING FOR SEPTEMBER AF-PK-TU
[...] (C) Turkey believes hosting a meeting between Afghan and Pakistani leaders is more important then ever, given heightened bilateral tensions, but confirming a date and Pakistani representation remains difficult, MFA Deputy U/S for Middle East, South Asia and Iran Sinirlioglu told Ambassador Ju [...]
2008-07-11 16:25:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AF PK TU
08ANKARA126ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-23 13:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1260THE CASE FOR NON-CLOSURE OF TURKEY'S RULING PARTY
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. There are signs that at least some in Turkey think that closure of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) by the Constitutional Court -- deemed inevitable by many since the case was filed in March -- may not occur. Signals that AKP opponents see value in not c [...]
2008-07-11 16:43:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA1264ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-14 14:24:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
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