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Identifier	Subject	Date	Office	Classification	Tags
05ANKARA7219	URGING TURKS ON PAMUK TRIAL [...] (C) In advance of the December 16 start of the trial of novelist Orhan Pamuk for "insulting Turkishness," DCM met with MFA Deputy Under Secretary (and incoming ambassador to the United States) Nabi Sensoy to push hard for high-level GOT action to demonstrate their commitment to democracy and [...]	2005-12-09 05:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL TU

05ANKARA7223	TURKISH RESPONSE TO UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE THANK YOU [...] (C) We delivered reftel A demarche and talking points to MFA Head of Human Rights Division Nilvana Darama on December 8. Darama indicated that the GOT appreciates U.S. consideration of the sensitivity of the Turkish position. She reiterated that the GOT had to balance EU positions and rela [...]	2005-12-09 11:01:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNGA UNHRC TU
05ANKARA7228	INFORMATION ON TURKISH GOVERNMENT INTERACTION WITH [...] There are a number of groups/NGOs in Turkey which support victims of terrorist attacks and their families, specifically victims of PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party). The two largest organizations, EMSAD and ASAYDD, participated with us at this year's 9/11 commemoration at a local martyrs' monume [...]	2005-12-09 12:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KWAWC KPAO TU
05ANKARA7236	TURKEY-IRAQ: WAY FORWARD ON SUSTAINMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post and EUCOM/DESC are prepared to work with Turkish authorities to explore short/medium term options that could improve predictability and consistency of fuel product flow across the border. These include staging sustainment trucks on the Turkish side of the border before th [...]	2005-12-09 13:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG PREL TU IZ
05ANKARA7237	AMBASSADOR WILSON PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS [...] (C) Ambassador presented his credentials to Turkish President Sezer on December 8. In a cordial, 20 minute private meeting following the ceremony, Sezer commented on the importance Turkey attaches to its close relationship with the US, which he described as a fundamental point of his country, [...]	2005-12-09 13:43:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD TU US
05ANKARA7239	TURKEY 2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] (U) Turkey is a major transit route for Southwest Asian opiates to Europe, and serves as a base for major narcotics traffickers and brokers. Turkish law enforcement organizations focus their efforts on stemming the traffic of drugs and intercepting precursor chemicals. Turkish law enforcement [...]	2005-12-09 14:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR TU
05ANKARA7241	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-12 05:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7242	TURKEY UNDER FIRE FOR HIGH-PROFILE SPEECH CASES [...] (C) Summary: Turkish prosecutors have recently opened a number of speech-related cases against high-profile writers and intellectuals, drawing sharp criticism from EU Enlargement Commissioner Rehn and others. The number of such cases has actually dropped in recent years. However, political a [...]	2005-12-12 07:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE TU
05ANKARA7247	TURKISH MFA SPOKESMAN ON IRANIAN LEADER'S DECEMBER [...] (U) On 9 December 2005, Turkish Foreign Ministry Spokesman Namik Tan delivered a statement in reply to a question about Iranian President Ahmadi-Nejad's 8 December 2005 statement casting doubt on the holocaust. The text of the Turkish statement is below. 2. (U) Begin Text: It is very impo [...]	2005-12-12 11:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL TU IR
05ANKARA7248	DOD PARTICIPATION IN TURKEY'S FY07 INTERNATIONAL [...] Per reftel request for recommendations for DOD participation in international trade shows, Mission supports DOD attendance at the 8th International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF) to take place in Ankara, Turkey in September 2007. The 7th IDEF, held in Ankara from Sept. 27-30, 2005, was attended [...]	2005-09-01 20:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL TU
05ANKARA7255	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, November 16- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published in the November 8th edition of Ye [...]	2005-12-12 12:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA7266	GOT TAKES STEPS TO BOLSTER ITS COUNTER-TERROR [...] (C) Summary. Turkey's current counter-terror finance regime lacks the legal authority to carry out effective action against financiers of terror and it is weak on enforcement and interagency coordination. For example, terrorism finance is not clearly criminalized in Turkish law and Turkey do [...]	2005-12-12 13:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN EFIN PTER TU
05ANKARA7271	IRAQ: KURDISTAN DEMOCRATIC SOLUTION PARTY [...] (C) Per ref a request, MFA Director General for Security Affairs (S/CT-equivalent) Amb. Hayati Guven passed us a document which he stated the Turkish Embassy in Baghdad has presented to the Independent Election Commission of Iraq regarding PKK front parties (text at para. 3). 2. (C) COMMENT [...]	2005-12-12 14:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR IZ TU
05ANKARA7278	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-12 15:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7289	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, OCTOBER & NOVEMBER 2005 [...] After months of delay, at the bi-monthly National Security Council (NSC) meeting on Oct. 24, a revised National Security Policy Document (NSPD) was approved. The policy document outlines the Government of Turkey (GOT) priorities with regard to threats to Turkey's internal and external securit [...]	2005-12-13 10:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS PREL PTER TU
05ANKARA7296	BUSINESS GIVES MIXED REVIEWS TO TURKEY'S IPR [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of Turkish music, film, and publishing industries give mixed reviews to the GOT's latest IPR enforcement efforts. While they agree that the 2004 IPR enforcement law is a welcome improvement, they argue that poor enforcement due to lack of training and knowledge [...]	2005-12-13 14:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR TU USTR
05ANKARA730	OUTREACH TO TURKISH NON-GOVERNMENTAL [...] Ref A requested information on private sector organizations which might have an interest in a sectoral initiative within the non-agricultural market access (NAMA) negotiating framework in the WTO. While there are a number of Turkish industries (especially the apparel, leather, tile, glasswar [...]	2005-02-08 12:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KTEX TU
05ANKARA7302	TURKISH GOVERNMENT INQUIRES ON TWO DETAINEES [...] (SBU) Summary and action request: The Turkish MFA has inquired about the status of two Turkish citizens it claims are CF detainees in Iraq. The MFA filed a diplomatic note about one alleged detainee; while it has not done so for the other, MFA personnel have made repeated informal inquiries w [...]	2005-12-13 14:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS PREL TU IZ
05ANKARA7303	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-13 15:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7308	TURKISH JUDGE LIFTS ZYPREXA INJUNCTION AND GENERIC [...] (SBU) Summary: A recent lifting of a Turkish court injunction allowed a generic copy of the Eli Lilly product Zyprexa to come on the market December 9. Lilly representatives plan to continue fighting the case in court, but asked us to refrain from discussing their specific case with the GO [...]	2005-12-14 10:07:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR TU
05ANKARA731	Mars on Alleged Turkish Infringement of [...] Evie Kyriakides, Trademark Counsel for Mars Incorporated, and Hoda Barakat, a partner in the Al Tamimi and Company law firm, called on Econoff and FCS Counselor in separate meetings on February 2 to seek USG advice and assistance with respect to alleged trademark infringements of Mars confect [...]	2005-02-08 12:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR BEXP TU
05ANKARA7318	Avian Influenza Situation Update in Turkey [...] The Turkish Ministry of Agriculture's Protection and Control Division published its fourth and final report on Avian Influenza (AI)on December 8, 2005 and submitted it to the World Organization of Animal Health (OIE). 2. The report declares that the country is free of AI a [...]	2005-12-14 12:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED TU CASC
05ANKARA7330	GERMAN EXCHANGE DIPLOMAT EVALUATES TURKISH MFA [...] (C) Summary: A German diplomat who spent two months at the Turkish MFA told us the ministry's "top down" mentality discourages officials from evaluating state policies. He said a majority of MFA officials oppose EU membership for Turkey, though most support the recent EU-related legal reforms [...]	2005-12-14 13:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
05ANKARA7335	VODAFONE WINS TURKISH MOBILE OPERATOR TELSIM [...] (SBU) Summary: In another demonstration of Turkey's growing attractiveness to foreign investors and a welcome injection of competition into the mobile phone market, British giant Vodafone won the competition for Turkey's second largest GSM operator Telsim with a $4.55 billion bid. The sale al [...]	2005-12-14 15:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV BEXP TU
05ANKARA7342	TURKEY FUMBLES BOTAS GAS CONTRACT TRANSFER [...] (SBU) Summary: In a complicated tale of intrigue and ineptitude, an apparent effort by the Turkish state-owned pipelines company BOTAS to demonstrate that the 2001 law requiring transfer of import contracts to the private sector was unworkable blew up in the company's face as the press level [...]	2005-12-15 08:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV EPET TU
05ANKARA7359	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-15 14:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7376	TURKEY/SYRIA/LEBANON: TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTRY ON [...] (C) MFA Syria Department Head Sedat Onal told us December 15 that he had not yet seen any draft UNSC resolution based on the UNIIIC's latest report, but surmised that Turkey will support a resolution that enjoins Syria to improve its cooperation with the Mehlis Commission. He acknowledged tha [...]	2005-12-15 15:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE SY TU SYRIA
05ANKARA7377	TURKISH MFA ON IRAQ ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. The Turkish Foreign Ministry released a generally positive press statement December 15 on the Iraqi elections (para 7). The statement did note that the GOT is concerned about information it has received on alleged irregularities in northern Iraq. MFA officials told us Turkmen [...]	2005-12-15 16:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ TU
05ANKARA7386	ESF FUNDING CRITICAL TO COMBATING TIP IN TURKEY [...] Summary: In FY 2004, we gave the International Office for Migration (IOM) a grant of $600,000 from ESF to assist with their efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) in Turkey. With that $600,000 ESF allocation, the IOM has made a world of difference in Turkey's fight against traffickin [...]	2005-12-16 08:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU
05ANKARA7390	UPDATE REQUESTED: AGREEMENT FOR COOPERATIONS [...] (U) This is an Action Cable. See para 8. 2. (U) Summary: The Government of Turkey continues to seek information concerning the status of the ratification of the Agreement for Cooperation Concerning the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy. The lack of any information is having a negative ef [...]	2005-12-16 12:41:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG KNNP PARM TRGY TU
05ANKARA7394	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, December 1- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Published by the Turkish Daily News on Thursd [...]	2005-12-16 14:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA7396	EXBS: UPDATE OF NP COOPERATION AND ASSISTANCE [...] This is an action cable. See para 5. 2. We received a diplomatic note from the MFA dated December 14, 2005 concerning the Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Turkey and the Government of the United States of America Regarding Cooperation to Facilitate the Provision of Ass [...]	2005-12-16 15:07:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KSTC PARM PREL TU US
05ANKARA7397	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-16 15:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7398	TURKEY/AFGHANISTAN UPDATE: KARZAI TO VISIT, ITALY [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para. 6. Summary ------- 2. (C) President Karzai will visit Turkey Jan. 5-6. Italy is joining Turkey and France's proposed co-command of ISAF's Capital Region Command; Turkey felt it could not refuse Italy's offer. Turkey may/may be prepared [...]	2005-12-16 15:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS EAID SNAR KPKO TU AF
05ANKARA7399	TURKEY RECEIVES PARTIAL PAYMENT FROM SOMO [...] (SBU) MFA confirms that on December 14 SOMO made a partial payment of $150 million on its arrears to its Turkish fuel suppliers. Before the payment, arrears (amounts more than 45 days past due) exceeded $600 million out of total debt of over $800 million. With this one-quarter payment SOMO [...]	2005-12-16 15:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PREL EFIN TU IZ
05ANKARA7400	TURKEY 2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] The following is Embassy Ankara's submission of Part II of the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: Money Laundering and Financial crimes. 2. BEGIN TEXT OF REPORT. TURKEY Turkey is an important regional financial center, particularly for Central Asia and the Caucasus, as well a [...]	2005-12-16 15:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR TU
05ANKARA7423	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH TURKISH FM [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-19 14:22:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL ETRD ECON PTER TU US IZ IR SY EU CY
05ANKARA7426	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON TURKISH PM [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador used his December 15 introductory call on Turkish PM Erdogan to lay out USG priorities for bilateral relations. He reiterated U.S. commitment on the PKK issue but cautioned that expectations need to remain realistic. Erdogan echoed the Ambassador's views on the import [...]	2005-12-19 14:36:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER TU IZ CY ECON
05ANKARA7437	HYPE VERSUS REALITY OVER TURKEY'S ALCOHOL "BAN" [...] (C) Summary: Reports of alcohol "bans" by Turkey's ruling pro-Islam Justice and Development Party (AKP) in the headlines are largely exaggerated and misleading. The reality is that control over liquor sales and licensing, once held by provincial governors, has been turned over to municipali [...]	2005-12-19 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI TU
05ANKARA7439	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-19 15:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7440	Treasury Official Sparks Interest in [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IN A FOLLOW-UP TO TREASURY U/S LEVEY'S VISIT IN JUNE AND SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS AND LETTERS, U.S. TREASURY OFFICIAL CHRISTOPHER BURDICK MADE A PRESENTATION TO GOT OFFICIALS ON TERRORIST FINANCE DESIGNATIONS ON DECEMBER 13. THE MEETING WAS WELL- ATTENDED BY AN INTERAGENCY GROUP [...]	2005-12-19 15:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PTER TU
05ANKARA7445	TURKISH MFA'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON PKK IN EUROPE [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche on 19 December to Nevzat Uyanik, department head in the Security Bureau of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Uyanik emphasized that the Turkish government places importance on the USG's anti-PKK efforts in Europe, but the Turks believe the USG will have [...]	2005-12-20 10:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER TU GM
05ANKARA7453	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-20 14:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA748	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-08 15:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7498	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-21 15:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7513	THE CHANGING FACE OF POVERTY IN TURKEY [...] (SBU) Summary: While the incidence of extreme poverty is very low, nearly 25 percent of Turks live below the World Bank's international poverty line, with poor people increasingly concentrated in large cities. Despite an improving economy, regional disparities in income, together with intern [...]	2005-12-22 10:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI PHUM KWMN TU
05ANKARA7519	REINVIGORATING PUBLIC DIPLOMACY CULTURAL AND SPORTS [...] CULTURAL AND SPORTS PROGRAMS HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE IN PUBLIC DIPLOMACY OUTREACH. IN ADDITION TO THEIR INTRINSIC VALUE, THEY GENERATE MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR POST TO PARTNER WITH A VARIETY OF ORGANIZATIONS AND ENGAGE BROAD AND NON- TRADITIONAL AUDIENCES. SUCH PROGRAMMING ADDRESSES POST'S MPP OBJE [...]	2005-12-22 13:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL TU
05ANKARA753	NPT 2005 REVIEW CONCERENCE (REVCON): REQUEST TO [...] EXBS Adviser delivered reftel issue paper and talking points to MFA Head of Department for Arms Control and Disarmament Sabri Ergen on February 4, 2005. Ergen thanked us for the information and assured EXBS Adviser that the information would be provided to the Turkish delegation attending the [...]	2005-02-09 10:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM TU
05ANKARA7534	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-22 14:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7539	ACTION REQUEST: TURKEY TO OPEN CONSULATE IN MOSUL, [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para. five. 2. (C) Turkey plans to re-open its consulate in Mosul imminently. The Consul General will be Huseyin Avni Botsali, until recently Head of Department for Middle Eastern Affairs. Botsali notified us Dec. 18 that he will travel to Mosul [...]	2005-12-22 15:24:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV TU IZ
05ANKARA7544	STATUS UPDATE: MEETING BETWEEN NUCLEAR AGENCY [...] Summary: Following up on a DOE/IRTR suggestions, Turkish Atomic Energy Authority (TAEK) offered to host a meeting with the head of the Jordanian and Iraqi nuclear authorities in early 2006. The Turks would welcome U.S. observers to the meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to begin discussi [...]	2005-12-23 07:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG IZ JO KNNP OTRA PARM TRGY TU
05ANKARA7558	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-23 10:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7559	IRANIAN KURDISH ACTIVIST IN TURKEY SEEKING [...] (C) Summary: Well-known Iranian Kurdish activist Roya Toloui is currently in Turkey seeking re-settlement in a third country, preferably the U.S. She told us Iranian authorities tortured her in detention after her August arrest for allegedly organizing protests in Iranian Kurdistan. End Summ [...]	2005-12-23 11:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF SMIG PGOV PHUM PTER IR TU
05ANKARA7560	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON TURKISH INTERIOR MINISTER AKSU [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador's first call on Interior Minister Abdulkadir Aksu December 22 focused on joint efforts against the PKK, particularly in Europe. The Ambassador emphasized the importance of assembling legal evidence against the PKK that European prosecutors could use to build cour [...]	2005-12-23 12:34:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	ASEC CASC PREL PTER TU
05ANKARA7561	TURKEY: WB SEEKS USAID AVIAN INFLUENZA ROLE [...] Summary: To supplement a proposed $15 million Bank loan, the World Bank seeks a partnership role with USAID in a package to assist Turkey's Avian and Human Pandemic Influenza readiness. Bank staff sees potential for USAID contribution on early surveillance training, communication, protectiv [...]	2005-12-23 13:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID TBIO SENV ECON EAGR CASC AMED TU
05ANKARA7562	DPM SENER ENGAGED ON ECONOMIC, INVESTMENT, AND EU [...] (SBU) Summary. Deputy Prime Minister Sener, who has coordinating responsibility for economic issues, told the Ambassador that despite Turkey's successful economic recovery, more work needs to be done: interest rates are too high, the current account deficit is large, and obstacles to foreig [...]	2005-12-23 14:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN TU
05ANKARA7590	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-27 14:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7592	NOV. 9-10 HIGH LEVEL DEFENSE GROUP MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the first High Level Defense Group (HLDG) meeting with Turkey in two years, the US side emphasized recent concrete US actions to assist Turkey in its efforts against the PKK terrorist organization and underscored the need for Turkey to publicly recognize the US role. The Turks [...]	2005-12-27 15:40:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	MARR MASS PREL PARM TU US IZ AF
05ANKARA7593	Minister of Agriculture, Mehdi Eker's comments on [...] (SBU) Summary. In a December 22 meeting, Minister of Agriculture Mehdi Eker gave the Ambassador a general overview of the new Turkish agriculture policy and commented on the Turkish rice situation, in light of the current WTO case. Both sides agreed that the best manner to resolve the rice [...]	2005-12-28 09:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR PGOV PREL GR TU
05ANKARA7594	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV [...] (SBU) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Energy personnel Harvey W. Clark, Ronald August Hansen, Scott Eston Hulse and Christopher John Joines to travel to Turkey from January 6-29, 2006. The purpose of the visit is in support of Department of Defense custome [...]	2005-12-28 10:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY KSCA PREL OTRA TU
05ANKARA7596	TURKEY: URGING EARLY HIGH LEVEL VISITS TO IRAQ [...] (C) Ambassador took the opportunity of a December 27 meeting with Turkish MFA Deputy U/S Apakan to raise reftel points on the importance of the December 15 Iraqi election and follow up now on the establishment of a broad government. Ambassador described the election as a major step forward, w [...]	2005-12-28 12:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM IZ TU
05ANKARA7602	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-28 13:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7604	TERRORISM FINANCING: OP-ED [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-28 13:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN KPAO PTER TU
05ANKARA7605	NEW USAFE AND TURKISH AF COMMANDERS GET OFF TO A [...] (C) Summary: On his initial visit to Ankara as USAFE commander, General Thomas Hobbins and Turkish Air Force (TUAF) Commander General Faruk Comert focused on how to improve the relationship through practical cooperation like sharing US lessons learned flying air patrols over Lithuania before [...]	2005-12-28 15:16:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL TU
05ANKARA7606	Second Avian Influenza Outbreak in Turkey [...] (U) Summary. On December 27, the Government of Turkey announced a second outbreak of avian influenza (AI) in the country. This one occurred in the East, near the Armenian border, in an area where there are only backyard farms and no commercial production operations. The government took all [...]	2005-12-28 15:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED TU CASC EAID SENV ECON
05ANKARA7629	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON TURKISH MOD GONUL [...] (C) Summary: At the Ambassador's December 23 initial call on Defense Minister Gonul, the two agreed on the importance of the Turkey-US relationship. Gonul reiterated what he has said publicly, that Turkey's Saddam-era agreement with Iraq permitting cross-border operations was no longer valid. [...]	2005-12-29 14:52:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS TU
05ANKARA7630	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-29 15:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7631	TURKISH MFA PREPARING CYPRUS PROPOSAL FOR PRIME [...] (C) Summary: Turkish MFA Deputy U/S Apakan previewed with Ambassador December 27 the current MFA draft aimed at opening Turkish ports and airports to Greek Cypriots as part of a negotiable package that would make such a move feasible here. MFA is working this at the behest of FM Gul, who rea [...]	2005-12-29 16:26:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU CY EU UN
05ANKARA7648	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EUR/SE CYPUS DESK [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to EUR/SE Cyprus Desk Officer Elise Mellinger to travel to Ankara January 18 - 19 and to Istanbul January 20 - 22, 2005. The purpose of the visit is to conduct meetings with local government officials. The point of contact for the visit [...]	2005-12-30 08:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OTRA PREL TU GR CY
05ANKARA7656	ENERGY MINISTER LOOKS FORWARD TO ENHANCED DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary. Seeing opportunities for cooperation on regional gas and oil projects as well as prospects for U.S. private investment in Turkey's fast growing domestic energy sector, Energy Minister Hilmi Guler looks forward to greater dialogue and cooperation with the United States on energy [...]	2005-12-30 10:38:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG BEXP IR IZ TX AJ TU
05ANKARA7658	TURKEY'S 2006 "YEAR OF THE AMERICAS" [...] (SBU) Summary. Based on the success of similar regional strategies the GOT has been implementing since 2003, Turkey's Foreign Trade Undersecretariat (FTU) will focus its 2006 trade promotion strategy on the United States. With a target of increasing the share of Turkish goods in U.S. impor [...]	2005-12-30 11:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD BEXP TU
05ANKARA7671	EU DELEGATION OBSERVES DANGEROUS TENSIONS IN [...] (C) Summary: A delegation of Ankara-based EU representatives recently observed what one member described to us as dangerously high tensions in the southeastern province of Hakkari following the November bombing of a bookstore, allegedly by Jandarma officers. Local residents resent what they v [...]	2005-12-30 13:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE TU
05ANKARA7674	REVISED ACTION REQUEST: TURKS FORMALLY REQUEST [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para. seven. 2. (C) Summary: MFA has revised its request for assistance for a Turkish team to travel to Mosul -- now o/a Jan. 16-19 -- to meet with local and U.S. officials and look at sites for the new Turkish consulate. We hope our colleagues in [...]	2005-12-30 14:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV TU IZ
05ANKARA7675	ISRAELI AMBASSADOR DESCRIBES TURCO-ISRAELI [...] (C) The Israeli ambassador to Turkey advised us December 30 that Jerusalem has invited Turkish FM Gul to visit Israel January 5. The Turkish government, which requested this visit some time ago, should advise shortly on whether the date is acceptable. The purpose of the visit will be to sign [...]	2005-12-30 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU IR IS
05ANKARA7676	AMBASSADOR RAISES SPEECH CONCERNS WITH MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador used his initial call on Turkish Justice Minister Cicek December 30 to warn that the recent series of speech-related prosecutions has damaged Turkey's image in the U.S. He said that traditional supporters of Turkey in Washington may not be helpful in the future if the [...]	2005-12-30 15:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
05ANKARA7677	IRAQ: GOT DISMAYED THAT IECI LIKELY TO THROW OUT [...] (C) The Turkish MFA is dismayed that the Independent Election Commission of Iraq (IECI) is considering throwing out the results of out-of-country voting (OCV) in Istanbul for the recent elections. A Turkish official told us that if the IECI does take this step -- especially if it does not ack [...]	2005-12-30 15:24:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU IZ
05ANKARA775	CONVERSION OF CEKMECE RESEARCH REACTOR AND RETURN [...] Summary: A DOE-State team visited Ankara and Istanbul January 14-17 to meet with officials of the Turkish Atomic Energy Commission (TAEK) and operators of the TR-2 research reactor at the Cekmece Nuclear Research Center. Discussions focused on possible Turkish participation in a combined shi [...]	2005-02-09 15:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP TRGY TU
05ANKARA776	HUMAN RIGHTS BOARD CHAIRMAN RESIGNS AMID FEUD OVER [...] (C) Summary: The chairman and vice chairmen of a GOT human rights board resigned from the body in protest Feb. 7, asserting that the Prime Ministry dismissed them one year before their terms were up. The resignations followed a bitter dispute over the board's taboo-breaking October report on [...]	2005-02-09 16:30:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
05ANKARA777	NATO-EU COOPERATION: STILL HOSTAGE TO CYPRUS [...] (C) Summary: Turkey will not change its position on NATO-EU cooperation absent ROC concessions on the Cyprus issue, including measures to help the Turkish Cypriots. End summary. 2. (C) Ambassador delivered ref a demarche Feb. 9 to MFA Deputy Under Secretary for Multilateral Political Affai [...]	2005-02-09 16:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU CY MT
05ANKARA778	EXBS; TURKEY ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] Summary: EXBS advisor's primary focus this month was on two significant events, DOS/DOE meeting with GOT officials concerning the proposed plan for the early return of spent HEU fuel rods to the United States and coordination of the DOC team to propose the Product Identification Tool (PIT [...]	2005-02-10 05:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM TU
05ANKARA779	CESIUM 137 CONFISCATED AT THE TURKISH/GEORGIAN [...] (C) EXBS Advisor met with Department Head for Customs Enforcement Ender Gurleyik on January 28, 2005 to request information concerning the truck parked between Georgian and Turkish customs gates (reftels). Gurleyik confirmed that the truck carrying scrap metal set off the portal monitors at t [...]	2005-02-10 06:44:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	AM ASEC KCRM MNUC PARM PINR PTER TU
05ANKARA78	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S JAN. 3 MEETING WITH TURKISH [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary underscored U.S. support for Iraqi elections on schedule; dismissed Gul's assertions that the U.S. favors Kurdish rather than Turkish concerns; and noted what Syria needs to do against former Iraqi regime elements if it wants better relations with the U.S. Gul emp [...]	2005-01-06 12:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS MARR TU IR IZ
05ANKARA782	BROADER MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA INITIATIVE: [...] Summary: Turkey's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) is planning a Democracy Assistance Dialogue (DAD) meeting focused on the role of women in society in Istanbul in June. The MFA appointed an ambassador-level BMENAI Coordinator in January. End Summary. June DAD Meeting in Istanbul Focused [...]	2005-02-10 12:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PREL TU
05ANKARA783	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-10 14:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA786	PLANNING FOR THE SECOND U.S.-IRAQ-TURKEY [...] Action Request: Embassy Ankara seeks Washington approval and guidance to discuss with Turkish officials scheduling the second trilateral (U.S.-Iraq-Turkey) meeting on trucker security. The first meeting was held November 30 in Ankara, followed by a bilateral Turkey-Iraq meeting December 29. [...]	2005-02-10 15:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD IZ MOPS PREL PTER TU
05ANKARA799	GREEK CYPRIOT PARTY LEADER ANASTASSIADES MEETS [...] (C) Summary: In the first visit by a Greek Cypriot politician to Turkey since 1963, Democratic Rally (DISY) Party leader Nicos Anastassiades met with Turkish FM and Deputy Prime Minister Gul in Ankara on February 10. We understand that (1) Anastassiades raised changes to the Annan Plan that [...]	2005-02-11 12:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU CY
05ANKARA802	TURKS SEEK TO INCREASE MULTILATERAL MARITIME [...] (C) Turkish military and civilian officials have told us that Turkey is working to multilateralize its current Black Sea Harmony (BSH) operation, which monitors and assesses Black Sea maritime traffic and reports the findings to NATO. This effort would only extend to the other five littoral st [...]	2005-02-11 13:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL PARM TU RS GG UP RO BU
05ANKARA805	2004-2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] As reported in ref a, Post has ascertained additional information for the 2004-2005 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) section on money laundering and financial crime. This information follows the corrections that were e-mailed (ref b) to the Department in draft form. [...]	2005-02-11 14:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KTFN PTER TU
05ANKARA809	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-11 15:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA810	UPDATE: CESIUM 137 CONFISCATED AT THE [...] (C) EXBS Advisor met with MFA Energy Department First Secretary Basak Tug on February 11 to discuss the truck that SIPDIS was stopped at the Turkish/Georgian border due to the presence of cesium 137 in the scrap metal it was carrying. Tug confirmed the facts presented previously in ref A. [...]	2005-02-11 15:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	AM ASEC KCRM MNUC PARM PINR PTER TU
05ANKARA812	TURKEY-IMF: IS IT ANY DIFFERENT THIS TIME? [...] (C) Summary: Although the IMF has gone public with its serious concerns about a new regional investment incentives law, markets are betting that the IMF and Turkish government will find a way to paper over their differences and work things out, as they have several times over the past three [...]	2005-02-11 16:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN TU
05ANKARA814	GOT'S NEW APPROACH TO PROTESTANTS SPARKS BACKLASH [...] (U) Summary: Protestants in Turkey say the GOT has made tentative steps toward a more flexible approach to churches and missionaries, partly due to the influence of the EU process. For example, during Christmas authorities in Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir for the first time gave permission for m [...]	2005-02-11 16:43:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
05ANKARA82	SCENESETTER FOR JAN. 11 U.S.-TURKEY-IRAQ TALKS ON [...] (C) Embassy appreciates the participation of our colleagues from Washington, Baghdad, and EUCOM in Jan. 11 trilateral (U.S.-Turkey-Iraq) talks on the PKK/Kongra-Gel. On. Jan. 5, Turkish MFA provided us with a rough outline for the talks themselves. In this message we hope to lay out what we believe [...]	2005-01-06 13:31:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	MOPS PTER PREL PREF IZ TU EUN AM CY RS
05ANKARA830	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) informed Embassy's Blue Lantern officer that unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) parts under license 05-879186 that were shipped from the United States on September 29, 2003 were received and checked by reftel recipients. All but one canceled item were [...]	2005-02-14 12:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMC TU
05ANKARA835	GOT DEFENDS NEW DATA EXCLUSIVITY REGULATION [...] (SBU) Health Ministry and Foreign Trade Undersecretariat representatives argued that Turkey's new data exclusivity regulation goes as far as is legally possible to protect research-based companies within Turkey's legal framework. The Health Ministry reported that it had implemented a system f [...]	2005-02-14 15:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR TU
05ANKARA837	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-14 15:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA839	GOT Defends New Data Exclusivity Regulation [...] (SBU) Health Ministry and Foreign Trade Undersecretariat representatives argued that Turkey's new data exclusivity regulation goes as far as is legally possible to protect research-based companies within Turkey's legal framework. The Health Ministry reported that it had implemented a system f [...]	2005-02-14 15:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR TU
05ANKARA861	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-15 10:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA862	SENIOR BIOTECH ADVISOR'S MEETINGS WITH [...] (SBU) In meetings with GOT officials and private sector organizations, State's Senior Agricultural Biotech Advisor raised U.S. concerns about the potential of Turkey's draft biosafety law to hinder trade and development, and provided an overview of U.S. biotechnology policies, particularly w [...]	2005-02-15 11:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TBIO KPAO TU

05ANKARA864	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-15 13:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA865	AFGHANISTAN: TURKS RELAXED ABOUT MAZAR REJECTION [...] (C) The subject of Turkey's interest in replacing the UK at its PRT in Mazar-e Sharif (refs A and B) came up during a meeting on another subject between MFA DDG for South Asia Aydin Evirgen and polmilcouns. Evirgen understood that London was no longer interested in Turkey taking over the Maza [...]	2005-02-15 13:32:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV TU AF UK
05ANKARA866	GREEK CYPRIOT PARTY LEADER ANASTASSIADES MEETS [...] (C) Summary: Two days after meeting with Turkish FM Gul (reftel) Greek Cypriot Democratic Rally Party (DISY) leader Nicos Anastassiades met for about an hour with PM Erdogan in Istanbul February 12. Anastassiades again raised possible changes to the Annan Plan, although with more specificity [...]	2005-02-15 13:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU CY
05ANKARA879	TURKISH MFA ON THE ANKARA AGREEMENT EXTENSION [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Northeastern Mediterranean Affairs Acting DDG Bilman foresees no problems finalizing the text of the Ankara Agreement extension protocol. However, he told us the Commission has given the Turks contradictory information on whether or not Turke [...]	2005-02-15 16:14:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CY TU
05ANKARA88	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-06 14:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA886	Update on Turkey BOT Power Plants [...] (SBU) Summary. The importance for Turkey of honoring its "BOT" contracts with independent power projects despite their high cost has been on the U.S.- Turkey economic agenda since the beginning of this decade. Despite public blustering and pressure on the companies to reduce prices, the go [...]	2005-02-16 09:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV TU
05ANKARA891	TURKISH PAPER ON KIRKUK [...] (C) During the Secretary's Feb. 6 meeting with FonMin Gul, Gul handed over a Turkish paper on ideas regarding the Kirkuk issue. MFA provided the paper to us on Feb. 7. Full text in para. 2. 2. (C) BEGIN TEXT OF TURKISH PAPER: SET OF IDEAS REGARDING THE ARRANGEMENTS NEEDED TO SAFEGUARD [...]	2005-02-16 11:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU IZ
05ANKARA896	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-16 14:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA900	TIP IN TURKEY: IOM TRAINS EAST EUROPEAN, RUSSIAN [...] (U) On February 4, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) conducted a seminar on trafficking in persons (TIP) for embassy officials from Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia. Representatives from the embassies of Romania, Belarus, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekista [...]	2005-02-16 16:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA902	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, Feb 1-10, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published Wednesday, February 9 by M [...]	2005-02-17 07:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA903	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, Feb 11-15, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published Sunday, February 13 by the [...]	2005-02-17 07:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA905	TURKEY'S PARTICIPATION IN PSI OEG MEETINGS- MARCH [...] This is an action request- see para 5. 2. MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Head of Department Sabri Ergen on February 16 informed EXBS Advisor that MFA had received a copy of an OSD invitation to Turkey to participate in the next PSI Operational Experts Group meeting to be held in Omaha, N [...]	2005-02-17 09:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC PARM TU
05ANKARA911	RESIGNATION FROM TURKISH CABINET: WHEN AND HOW [...] (C) Summary: Culture and Tourism Minister Mumcu's resignation from the AKP cabinet and the party will not split AKP. Nor is Mumcu or anyone else outside AKP with aspirations to form a credible political alternative able to challenge AKP's dominance in the near term. But Mumcu's move highligh [...]	2005-02-17 11:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS TU
05ANKARA912	ESF SIGNING CEREMONY GENERATES POSITIVE NEWS [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 7, the Ambassador participated in a signing ceremony for the $9 million U.S. ESF grant to the World Bank to be used for conditional cash payments to poor families. Remarks by the Ambassador, World Bank director, Turkish Treasury Undersecretary and the manager of the [...]	2005-02-17 12:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL EFIN TU
05ANKARA916	TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTRY ON HARIRI MURDER AND SYRIA [...] (C) Summary: Responding to our approach (ref A) by averring that evidence of Syrian involvement in the Hariri murder is currently unclear, Turkish MFA interlocutors show no inclination to deviate from the line of warming Turkish-Syrian relationship and seem to ignore the larger point that Syr [...]	2005-02-17 12:52:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV SY LE TU
05ANKARA920	TURKS REQUEST EMERGENCY HELO FLIGHTS AUTHORIZATION [...] (S) MFA Middle East/South Asia Director General Oguz Celikkol informed the DCM on February 16 that the Turkish Embassy in Baghdad had formally requested from the Iraqi Interim Government authorization to fly helicopters into northern Iraq for emergency extractions and personnel rotations. The [...]	2005-02-17 17:17:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	MARR MOPS PREL TU IZ
05ANKARA929	EX-MILITANTS CLAIM KONGRA-GEL "PEACEFUL" [...] (C) Summary: A group of ex-convict PKK militants faxed a letter to the Embassy making reference to the January U.S.-Turkey-Iraq talks on the PKK and claiming that the PKK successor organization Kongra-Gel seeks a peaceful solution to its conflict with the Turkish State. Officials from the pro [...]	2005-02-18 09:41:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE TU
05ANKARA939	TURKEY: DATA EXCLUSIVITY DEMARCHE TO MFA [...] (SBU) Following-up on our meetings with the Health Ministry and Foreign Trade Under Secretariat (ref A),DCM made ref B demarche to MFA Director General for the Americas Selhattin Alpar on February 18. The DCM highlighted the important role intellectual property issues have played in our bi [...]	2005-02-18 14:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR TU
05ANKARA94	TURK TELEKOM: FROM MONOPOLY TO COMPETITION [...] (SBU) Summary. State telecommunications monopoly Turk Telekom (TT) has been taking steps to maintain its dominance in Turkey's newly liberalizing telecom market, including by making significant investment in new technology in order to strengthen its "natural monopoly" position in the market. [...]	2005-01-06 16:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV TU
05ANKARA941	Turkey Takes Positive Steps in IPR Enforcement [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Culture considers the 2004 copyright legislation, which brought about a significant fall in street sales of pirated materials and jail terms for several convicted pirates, to be successful. The Ministry is now waiting for the Prime Ministry to approve a new C [...]	2005-02-18 14:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR TU
05ANKARA942	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-18 14:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA944	TURKISH CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ON IMF DISPUTE [...] (C) Summary: Central Bank Governor Serdengecti described how the government's effort to extend regional investment incentives over the objection of the IMF opened the door to a resurgence of the dangerous political notion that Turkey could go it alone without the support of the IMF in particu [...]	2005-02-18 15:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN TU
05ANKARA949	TURKEY'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NATO TRAINING [...] (C) During a wide-ranging discussion of Middle East issues with the DCM on February 16, MFA Director General for Middle East and South Asia Affairs Oguz Celikkol highlighted Turkey's support for the NATO training mission in Iraq through its offer to train Iraqi Security Force leadership in Ank [...]	2005-02-18 15:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU
05ANKARA953	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK OF [...] On February 18, post received a written response from the MFA to our November 17, 2004 request for Turkish Land Forces Command (TLFC) confirmation of the receipt of Bradley Fighting Vehicle M-110 Howitzer and M-60A3 tank components purchased from the German company Defense Logistics and Aviat [...]	2005-02-18 17:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMC ETTC GM TU
05ANKARA967	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-22 15:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA97	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL ABIZAID'S JANUARY 11-12 [...] (C) Summary: Our bilateral relationship with Turkey has become quite bumpy over the last years. The comfort of our NATO Alliance has been tested by Turkish perceptions of our operations in Iraq, developments on the domestic scene, and the movement toward the EU. Turkey shares our overall poli [...]	2005-01-06 16:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS TU IZ AF
05ANKARA971	Special 301 - Recommendation to Continue [...] (SBU) The GOT has taken a number of steps in the last year to improve intellectual property protection, especially for copyright owners. However, Turkey has not implemented fully TRIPS-consistent data exclusivity protection, and piracy and counterfeiting rates remain high. Embassy recommend [...]	2005-02-23 07:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR TU
05ANKARA972	TURKEY TAKES A SMALL STEP IN DEALING WITH ARMENIA [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish MFA is moving responsibility for official communication with the Government of Armenia from its Embassy in Moscow to its Embassy in Tbilisi. MFA portrays this as a pragmatic response to increased travel between Turkey and Armenia through Georgia. In substance, Turk [...]	2005-02-23 07:37:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	AM GG PREL TU
05ANKARA98	TURKEY URGES OIC MEMBERS TO ASSIST TSUNAMI RELIEF, [...] We delivered reftel points January 5 to Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Middle East Affairs Department Head Botsali, who is in charge of OIC-related issues. Botsali noted that OIC SecGen Ihsanoglu issued an appeal on January 1 for assistance to all OIC countries and Turkish FM Gul [...]	2005-01-06 16:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR EAID PGOV TU
05ANKARA982	ANKARA PUK REP SAYS TALABANI STRONGLY OPPOSES [...] (C) Ankara PUK Representative Bahros Galali--who has proven to be well-connected to the PUK leadership--pulled PolMilOff aside after a Feb. 23 briefing Galali provided to local diplomats on the Iraqi elections (reported septel). He expressed party leader Jalal Talabani's deep concern that the [...]	2005-02-23 12:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU IZ
05ANKARA987	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-23 15:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA993	TURKEY MFA UPDATE ON TRANSPORTATION ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: In February 11 and 15 meetings with Econ Counselor and Econoff, MFA transport officials: indicated that the GOT would respond favorably to the Container Security Initiative (CSI); raised problems in managing Turkish-Iraqi airspace; warned that Bosphorus tunnel construction coul [...]	2005-02-24 09:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT EAIR IZ TU
05ATHENS1505	CONTINUED GREEK ANGST, BUT POSITIVE NUMBERS ON [...] (C) Summary. Senior Greek officials continue to express concern about the level of Turkish air activity in the Aegean. At the same time, statistics recently released by the MOD paint a more positive picture of the actual situation in the region. Greek officials insist that, the content and [...]	2005-06-03 07:24:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR GR TU TURKEY
05ATHENS1528	GREEK FOREIGN MINISTER REJECTS LINK BETWEEN [...] (SBU) In advance of Greek FM Molyviatis' June 2 press conference with the Foreign Press Association in Athens, Ambassador drew on reftel points to suggest to Molyviatis, chief of staff Constantinos Rallis that the FM use the occasion to emphasize that the French referendum outcome should have [...]	2005-06-03 13:50:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	GR TU PREL TURKEY
05ATHENS1598	MOLYVIATIS ON TURKEY/CYPRUS [...] (C) At a June 9 lunch, FM Molyviatis and Ambassador discussed Cyprus and Turkey issues in light of Turkish PM Erdogan's visit to Washington and Under Secretary General Prendergast's recent trip to the region. Molyviatis commented that the idea of a report to the SYG on "the failures of 2004" [...]	2005-06-10 08:32:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	CY GR PREL TU TURKEY
05ATHENS2263	CODEL HYDE AFFIRMS STRONG U.S.-GREECE FRIENDSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: At an August 26 meeting with Foreign Minister Molyviatis, CODEL Hyde emphasized the close relationship between the U.S. and Greece, and noted that despite differences in the run-up to the Iraq war, the bilateral relationship was strong and getting stronger. Standing in for Chairm [...]	2005-08-30 13:58:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PREL PGOV IR TU IZ GR VISIT
05ATHENS2371	MOLYVIATIS WORRIED TURKEY/EU IN DOWNWARD SPIRAL [...] (C) On the margins of the Prime Minister_ September 10 Thessaloniki Fair speech (septel),Foreign Minister Molyviatis told Ambassador that he was worried political pressures in Cyprus and France were pushing the Turkey/EU issue into a downward spiral. A glum Molyviatis, who had assured Ambassa [...]	2005-09-11 08:35:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	CY GR PGOV PREL TU EU TURKEY
05ATHENS2403	DAS BRYZA AND GREEK DEFMIN ON DEEPENING BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary. DAS Bryza with Greek DefMin Spiliotopoulos discussed how to deepen bilateral military ties during a September 7 meeting. Bryza praised the increased focus on strategic concerns, such as promoting stability in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Balkans, and away from relatively minor, [...]	2005-09-14 11:59:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR GR TU CY AMB
05ATHENS315	MFA SECRETARY GENERAL: "QUALITATIVE DIFFERENCE" TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Secretary General Gennimatas complained to Ambassador and visiting EUR DAS Kennedy during a January 28 meeting about reported airspace incursions by Turkey, claiming formations of Turkish fighters had flown within two nautical miles of the Greek islet of Antipsara -- a "qua [...]	2005-01-31 16:05:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR TU TURKEY
05ATHENS554	AMBASSADOR'S FEBRUARY 24 CALL ON DFM VALYNAKIS: [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a February 25 introductory meeting with Ambassador, DFM Valynakis said Greece "meant business" in finding a solution to the Macedonia name issue. However, Greek redlines were that the term "Republika Makedonija" had to be modified by a third word and had to remain in Slavic. [...]	2005-02-25 15:37:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GR MK TU AMB
05ATHENS587	AMBASSADOR'S FEBRUARY 28 CALL ON DFM STYLIANIDIS: [...] (C) SUMMARY: DFM Evripidis Stylianidis, at a February 28 meeting with Ambassador, pitched the proposed Burgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline as a cheap and safe way to ship Russian oil to Western Europe and beyond. Ambassador raised the stalled Greece-Albania child repatriation agreement as an i [...]	2005-03-01 16:05:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EPET ENRG EWWT PHUM GR TU BU RS AMB
05ATHENS617	MOLYVIATIS ON CYPRUS/TURKEY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greek FM Molyviatis told Ambassador he was working on a meeting between PM Karamanlis and Turkish PM Erdogan (on the margins of the March 22 EU Summit in Brussels and just before Molyviatis's visit to Washington),and his own trip to Turkey in April for discussions of Greek-Turki [...]	2005-03-03 14:42:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	GR PREL TU AMB
05ATHENS629	GREECE: NEW SECURITY POLICY, BUT LITTLE CHANGE IN [...] (C) Summary. An updated Greek national security strategy appears to suggest that Athens' concern about a military threat from Turkey may be diminishing. Initial discussions with senior- and mid-level defense and national security officials offer little evidence of such a change, however. [...]	2005-03-04 14:40:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR GR TU INTERNAL
05ATHENS643	TURKISH AMBASSASDOR UPBEAT ON BUSY SCHEDULE OF [...] (C) As part of a broader effort to improve the tone of bilateral relations, Greece and Turkey are planning a busy season of high-level meetings, including visits to Ankara by the Greek Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, and Defense Minister, an optimistic Turkish Ambassador to Athens Tahsin B [...]	2005-03-08 06:22:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR GR TU CY TURKEY
05ATHENS830	YOUR VISIT TO GREECE [...] (C) SUMMARY: I am delighted to welcome you to Greece March 30-31. The Greeks see your trip to Athens, following on the heels of Foreign Minister Molyviatis' March 24 visit to Washington, as more proof of America's reengagement with Europe. Greece will want to characterize your visit -- the [...]	2005-03-24 10:14:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	CY GR PGOV PREL TU ZL VISIT
05BAGHDAD2401	TURKISH EXTRADITION REQUEST FOR MNF-I DETAINEES [...] (S) Summary: Post has been informed that the Government of Turkey wishes to extradite two security internees held by MNF-I inside Iraq, based on GOT suspicion of their involvement in terrorist bombings in Istanbul. MNF-I is willing to transfer these detainees to Iraqi custody to permit an Ir [...]	2005-06-06 08:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PHUM PINS PTER TU XF
05BAGHDAD2587	KURDS WANT MAXIMUM DECENTRALIZATION WITHOUT [...] (U) This is a REO Kirkuk cable. 2. (C) . (C) SUMMARY. Key Kurdish leaders told DCM and MNF-I Political Military and Economic Affairs Chief on June 13-15 that they cannot accept "provincial" or "administrative" federalism and will focus instead on pursuing "historic geographic" federali [...]	2005-06-17 15:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS PTER IZ SY TU IR KDP
05BAGHDAD2954	ACTION REQUEST--CONTINUED DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND [...] (C/REL TO UK AND AUS) This is an action request. See paragraph 2. 2. (C/ REL TO UK AND AUS) Action Request: Post asks that the Department of State request the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (Customs and Border Protection) to continue its support of the Border Support Team missi [...]	2005-04-13 19:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PTER PINS PREL PGOV IZ IR JO KU SY SA TU
05BAGHDAD3039	TALABANI AND BARZANI DISMISS KDP SUPPORT FOR PKK [...] (S) On July 19, the Charge discussed the report with President Talabani that the PKK is planning an operation in Northern Iraq. Talabani suggested there are actually two factions of the PKK in the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). One, he said, is committed to terrorist action in Turkey. [...]	2005-07-21 17:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PINS PTER PINR TU IZ
05BAGHDAD3068	TALABANI PONDERS HOW TO REACH OUT TO SUNNI ARABS, [...] (C) Summary: President Talabani told Ambassador Khalilzad that the Sunni Arabs have to be brought back into the constitution-drafting process, and agreed with the Ambassador's point that the Iraqi Government should provide security for their negotiators to facilitate that return. Talabani no [...]	2005-07-24 14:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL IZ TU SY
05BAGHDAD3100	PRIME MINISTER JA'AFARI TO APPOINT TURKMEN SUNNI [...] (C/NF) Both Prime Minister Ja'afari and President Talabani told Ambassador Khalilzad on July 26 that they have decided to appoint Aneesah Mohammad Nouri, a Turkmen Sunni woman, to the position of Deputy Prime Minister. They said that KRG President Masoud Barzani initially resisted the idea but [...]	2005-07-26 18:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER KWMN IZ TU
05BAGHDAD3102	PRIME MINISTER JA'AFARI TO APPOINT TURKMEN SUNNI [...] (C/NF) Both Prime Minister Ja'afari and President Talabani told Ambassador Khalilzad on July 26 that they have decided to appoint Aneesah Mohammad Nouri, a Turkmen Sunni woman, to the position of Deputy Prime Minister. They said that KRG President Masoud Barzani initially resisted the idea but [...]	2005-07-27 02:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER KWMN IZ TU
05BAGHDAD3161	IRAQIS SAY THEY PLAN TO ATTEND PKK TRILATERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Chief of Staff Fawzi Hariri confirmed that Iraq plans to send a three person delegation to the PKK trilateral talks in Washington originally scheduled for August 2. However, the MFA was not able to submit the required visa applications unt [...]	2005-07-31 10:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL PINS TU IZ
05BAGHDAD3394	TURKEY'S AMBASSADOR CEVIKOZ: WE SHARE YOUR GOALS [...] (C//REL AUS,GB) Turkish Ambassador Unal Cevikoz opened his August 11 courtesy call on the Ambassador with a reaffirmation of his government's commitment to the Coalition's political goals for Iraq. "We support the political process," he said, "We're in the same boat as you." He regretted Tur [...]	2005-08-17 11:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL TU IZ
05BAGHDAD3445	UPDATE ON TURKISH EXTRADITION REQUEST [...] (SBU) Coalition Forces are working with the Central Criminal Court of Iraq (CCCI) to expedite the trial of two Turkish nationals requested for extradition by Turkey on suspicion of involvement in the Istanbul bombings. (As noted in Reftel, the CCCI has informed Post that it intends to try bot [...]	2005-08-23 11:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PHUM PINS PTER TU IZ
05BAGHDAD3550	FUEL SHORTAGE REACHES BAGHDAD, ITG TAKES ACTION [...] (C) Summary: A series of events culminating in the August 24 suspension of fuel shipments from Turkey to Iraq, due to the State Oil Marketing Company (SOMO)'s unpaid debt to Turkish firms, has caused a serious fuel shortage in northern Iraq that is cascading into Baghdad and points south. A [...]	2005-08-30 18:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EPET ENRG ETRD PGOV TU IZ ECON
05BAGHDAD4219	TURKISH ASSISTANCE TO TAL AFAR AND KIRKUK [...] (C) Summary. If the Turks want to offer humanitarian assistance, and Iraq wants to take it, we have no objection. However, there is no urgent need for Turkish aid. This aid proposal is certainly politically charged and should be negotiated bilaterally between the GOT and the ITG with minimal [...]	2005-10-13 16:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV MOPS IZ TU KCRS
05BAGHDAD4230	MGIZ02: POWER DISRUPTION, FUEL IMPORT SHORTAGES [...] (C) Summary: On the eve of the Constitutional referendum, Iraqis face an almost general electricity blackout, another round of fuel shortages, and a major pipeline breach at the critical al-Fatah Crossing in the north. A decision to amply supply Baghdad with fuel at this time has produced sho [...]	2005-10-14 17:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET MOPS MARR PGOV PINS PREL TU IZ
05BAGHDAD4231	SOMO ARREARS MOUNTING, FUEL IMPORTS INTERRUPTED [...] (C) Summary: Fuel imports from Turkey have been reduced due to canceled contracts, allegations of corruption, and Iraqi arrears to Turkish suppliers. State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) officials said October 6 that their outstanding debt to Turkish firms (reftels/emails) was $25 million [...]	2005-10-14 18:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PREL TU IZ
05BAGHDAD4322	OIL MINISTRY OFFICIAL SAYS IRAQ WILL PAY ARREARS [...] (C) Summary: Senior Advisor to the Minister of Oil Abdul Sahib al-Qutub said that he was working with the Ministry of Finance to organize payment o/a October 19 of some $450 million in arrears to Turkish firms for fuel imports. Ministry of Oil officials blamed the poor security situation in t [...]	2005-10-19 19:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET MOPS MARR PGOV PREL TU IZ
05BAGHDAD4345	IRAQ'S FUEL SITUATION WORSENS UNDER IMPACT OF [...] (S) Summary: National power blackouts and repeated interdictions of crude oil and product supply lines to and from major refineries have reduced Iraq's domestic fuel production, and increased its reliance on imported fuel. Stores of gasoline are low (critically in the north) and dropping, as [...]	2005-10-21 18:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ECON ENRG EFIN ETRD EPET MOPS MARR PGOV PREL TU IZ
05BAGHDAD4356	NATIONAL ENERGY COUNCIL REVIEWS ENERGY CRISIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The National Energy Council October 20 reviewed the increasing attacks against energy infrastructure and tactics used in response resulting in Iraq,s current energy shortages. An increase in the effectiveness of attacks in the north has cut off the electricity flow to Baghdad and [...]	2005-10-23 08:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ENRG EPET EFIN ECON MOPS PGOV PREL TU IZ
05BAGHDAD4403	IRAQI MOJ REQUESTS VISIT FROM TURKISH JUDGE [...] (C) Post and Coalition Forces continue to work with Iraqi authorities to expedite the extradition to Turkey of Sadettin Akdas and Burhan Kus. The ITG is itself unclear as to the correct procedures for the processing of extradition requests, and much effort has been expended on both sides in [...]	2005-10-26 15:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV PREL PTER IZ TU
05BAGHDAD4449	IRAQI ENERGY COUNCIL IN DISARRAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The National Energy Council (NEC) assessed the energy infrastructure siege of Baghdad October 27. Attacks against infrastructure in the North have cut off the oil flow to Baghdad and Turkey, reducing fuel supplies in parts of Iraq to critically low levels. Deputy Prime Minister C [...]	2005-10-30 15:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG EPET EFIN ECON MASS MOPS PGOV PREL IZ TU
05BAGHDAD4453	SOMO ARREARS -- CHECK REALLY IN THE MAIL [...] (SBU) Ministry of Oil Director General for Finance Radwan al-Sa'adi updated Emboffs October 30 on the status of Iraq's payment of some $900 billion in arrears to Turkish fuel exporters. According to Radwan, the Ministries of Finance and Planning have both signed off on the release of $500 mi [...]	2005-10-31 06:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PREL TU IZ
05BAGHDAD4808	PRESIDENT TALABANI'S CHIEF OF STAFF COMMENTS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kamiran Karadaghi, President Talabani's Chief of Staff, told PolOff on November 29 that the Shia List was increasingly concerned about its prospects in the December elections, and predicted that former Prime Minister Allawi would fare even worse than he did in the elections last [...]	2005-12-01 19:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TU IZ
05BAGHDAD7	FOREIGN MINISTER ZIBARI SAYS IRAQ'S NEIGHBORS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Interim Government Foreign Minster Zibari told Deputy Secretary Armitage on December 31 that Iraq's Arab neighbors need to worry less about what the Shi'a will do in Iraq after elections and think about how to help convince Iraq's Sunni Arabs to stop tearing the country apar [...]	2005-01-02 17:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KISL PNAT IZ SY TU
05BRATISLAVA552	SLOVAK VIEWS ON JULY 18 GAERC [...] (C) Pol-Econ Chief shared ref A pre-GAERC points with Lubomir Rehak, European Correspondent, on July 8. Rehak was pleased to discuss U.S. positions and stated that he would share the talking points with others within the Ministry prior to the GAERC meeting, adding that Foreign Minister Kuka [...]	2005-07-12 15:23:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU UZ TU HR LO UN
05BRATISLAVA660	SLOVAKIA ON TURKISH ACCESSION: "YES, BUT" [...] (C) On August 16, Deputy Chief of Mission raised reftel issue of Turkish EU accession with MFA Director for Common Foreign and Security Policy Anna Turenicova and European Correspondent Lubomir Rehak. Turenicova explained that within the EU there were three camps on Turkish accession: "yes," [...]	2005-08-17 14:42:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU TU LO
05BRATISLAVA686	SLOVAKIA ON TURKEY'S EU ACCESSION: A ROSIER [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-25 14:50:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU TU LO
05BRUSSELS1556	WHAT A FRENCH "NON" ON THE EU CONSTITUTION COULD [...] (C) No one can be sure of all the political consequences of a French rejection of the EU Constitution, but it would almost certainly end the document's chances of ever entering into force. While forty days remain before the vote, Embassy Paris (refs A and B) has described the challenges facin [...]	2005-04-20 13:13:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV FR TU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2419	BARROSO CALLS FOR EU BUDGET COMPROMISE; [...] European Commission President Barroso on June 22 said the EU could face "paralysis" unless its budget quarrel was settled quickly. Barroso said a clause permitting review of the budget situation in 2008 might break the deadlock. He cautioned against "explicitly" linking farm spending and th [...]	2005-06-23 13:36:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EFIN TU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS3558	EU FOREIGN MINISTERS TO FOCUS ON TURKEY, IRAN, [...] (C) EU FMs will meet in an extraordinary session the evening of October 2 to focus on Turkey. On October 3 EU foreign ministers will hold their scheduled meeting (GAERC) and will focus on strategy regarding Iran, decide whether current Croatian cooperation with the ICTY merits a start of acce [...]	2005-09-29 16:06:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL HR RS TU IZ IR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS537	EU GAME PLAN ON TURKEY AND NORTH CYPRUS [...] (C) Summary: A number of European Commission officials expressed concern to visiting EUR DAS Ambassador Kennedy on January 27 about the inability of the member states to free up the trade and financial assistance package to north Cyprus that the Council had approved in July 2004. They also wor [...]	2005-02-07 10:09:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL CY TU EAID EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS676	MANDATE FOR COMMISSIONER'S NEW CYPRUS ADVISOR [...] (C) We contacted Jean-Christophe Filori, Commissioner Rehn's Cabinet advisor on Turkey and Cyprus, regarding the mandate of Jaako Blomberg, the Commissioner's new "Special Advisor" on Cyprus. Filori (protect) told us Blomberg's immediate responsibility will be to pressure the Cypriots to en [...]	2005-02-16 10:48:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL CY TU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BUCHAREST1063	BLACK SEA CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS ROMANIAN EFFORTS [...] (C) Summary. An April 20 conference on strategic opportunities in the Black Sea region permitted Romanian President Basescu to highlight his view that democratic stability, security, and prosperity in the region depended on Euro-Atlantic cooperation. He also emphasized that Romanian strategi [...]	2005-04-29 13:36:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PGOV PREL PINR PINS ENRG SENV ECON TU GG RS UP UK RO NATO
05BUCHAREST1270	ROMANIA EXPRESSES CONCERNS ABOUT RESURGENT BLACK [...] (U) This is an Action Request for the State Department. See Paragraph 10. 2. (C) Summary. GOR interlocutors who handle Black Sea issues express appreciation for U.S. views on Romania's possible contributions to the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) and the Romania-organized Black [...]	2005-05-31 12:03:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL ENRG SENV ECON TU GG RS UP UK RO NATO
05BUCHAREST477	ROMANIAN ENTHUSIASM FOR PSI OPERATIONAL SUPPORT - AND CONTINUED CONCERNS ABOUT BLACKSEAFOR EXPANSION [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-25 15:30:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	BU GG MARR MASS MNUC NATO PARM PGOV PINS PREL RO RS TU UP
05BUCHAREST748	SECI CENTER AND BRUSSELS: A VIEW FROM THE OTHER [...] SECI Center DoS Coordinator traveled to Brussels and met with EU officials concerning SECI initiatives and EU plans to become more involved with the Center. Though EU officials were very interested in the current work of SECI, they were reluctant to commit any resources despite the reality th [...]	2005-03-24 14:40:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PREL ECON EU GR TU SR HU SL BK MK BU HR RO
05BUCHAREST938	ROMANIA SATISFIED WITH BLACKSEAFOR OUTCOME [...] (C) Summary. Romania is satisfied with the results of the recent BLACKSEAFOR meeting, which includes an agreement allowing Black Sea states to work with non-BLACKSEAFOR states and organizations in the region, and activates the BLACKSEAFOR mission control structure for a period of one year, al [...]	2005-04-15 11:32:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL PARM TU RS GG IP RO NATO RU
05BUCHAREST946	SECI UPDATE MARCH 2005 [...] SECI Center's governing body, the Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC),met on 18 March 2005 in Bucharest for their semi-annual meeting. The agenda of the meeting included the approval of the SECI Center's near-term strategy, election of a General Director, as well as other issues concerning the [...]	2005-04-15 13:43:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PREL ECON EU GR TU HU BK MK BU HR RO SECI
05DUSHANBE1695	TAJIKISTAN: RAHMONOV TO VISIT TURKEY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Turkish Ambassador Cengizer revealed on October 18 that he has completed negotiations for Tajikistan's President Rahmonov to make an official visit to Turkey January 19-24, 2006. Rahmonov will [...]	2005-10-18 11:27:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL TU TI
05DUSHANBE1786	TAJIK AIR MONOPOLY HARMS TAJIKISTAN'S ECONOMIC PROSPECTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite 30% annual growth, Tajikistan State Airlines (TSA) presents a mismanaged, bloated organization unable and unwilling to reform itself or respond to market forces. Turkish Air is still negotiating to fly between Istanbul and Dushanbe, but threatens the very lucrative [...]	2005-11-08 11:58:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAIR ECON TI TU RS
05HELSINKI1022	FINLAND: TURKEY, IRAN AND CROATIA TO DOMINATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Finland believes discussions of Turkey and Iran are likely to dominate the Oct. 3 GAERC meetings. The GOF is optimistic about an Oct. 3 start date for EU accession talks with Turkey, but fears that some member states may try to push prematurely for a statement regarding Croatia's [...]	2005-09-27 12:22:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM KPAL FI TU EUN EU GAERC
05HELSINKI906	FINLAND: SUPPORTING TURKEY'S EU ACCESSION PROCESS [...] (C) The Government of Finland supports Turkish accession to the EU and the start of accession talks in October. Former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari chaired the EU Independent Commission on Turkey exploring the question of Turkish membership; the Commission published its report earlier [...]	2005-08-16 12:06:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU FI RU EUN
05HELSINKI920	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH CONSERVATIVE PARTY [...] (C) Summary: Conservative Party presidential candidate Sauli Niinisto provided us a candid summary of his views on the upcoming campaign and on key issues of interest to the United States. Domestically, he criticized President Halonen for benefiting from Finland's decade of economic and fore [...]	2005-08-23 13:17:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EU FI TU
05ISTANBUL1	TURKEY GETS A DATE FROM THE EU, ISTANBUL REACTS [...] (u) Summary: The December 17 EU decision to begin membership negotiations with Turkey in October 2005 was greeted in Istanbul with a mixture of relieved satisfaction and lingering skepticism. Following the initial euphoria after the decision was announced, some Turks in academic circles alrea [...]	2005-01-03 10:03:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EU TU
05ISTANBUL1075	BMENAI: MFA BMENAI COORDINATOR AND NEA DAS CARPENTER DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: In a cordial June 21 meeting with NEA DAS Scott Carpenter in Istanbul, MFA Coordinator for the Broader Middle East and North Africa Initiative (BMENAI) Ambassador Omur Orhun reiterated Turkey's strong support for the initiative and its determination to express that support throu [...]	2005-06-23 14:07:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL TU
05ISTANBUL1080	DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE DIALOGUE COMES TO LIFE IN [...] (U) Summary: A June 20-21 Istanbul symposium within the framework of the Democracy Assistance Dialogue (DAD) focused on "Empowering Women in Public Life and Democratic Development in the BMENA Region." At this first issue-focused DAD activity, nearly 100 NGO and government representatives e [...]	2005-06-23 16:27:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PREL TU XD XF XI
05ISTANBUL1127	U.S. OIL COMPANY BLAZES TRAIL IN BLACK SEA NATURAL [...] (SBU) Summary: In a project that company executives confidently predict will soon be a banner success for U.S. investment in Turkey, Torreador Energy Corporation (the former Madison Oil Company) is moving forward to full development of a natural gas field off of Akcakoca on Turkey's western Bl [...]	2005-07-01 05:32:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ENRG EINV ECON TU
05ISTANBUL1164	AK'S BUSINESS BASE GOES CALLING IN ANKARA [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of the Independent Businessmens' Association (MUSIAD) returned on June 30 from a three-day lobbying junket to Ankara, where they pressed for government action to assist small and medium-sized enterprises, arguing that it is time to "rehabilitate the real sector a [...]	2005-07-07 14:48:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN TU
05ISTANBUL1170	"WORLD TRIBUNAL" CONFAB CONDEMNS COALITION [...] (U) Summary: A self-appointed "World Tribunal on Iraq" (WTI) comprising an international group of academic and civil society activists met in Istanbul from June 24-27 to charge the U.S. and U.K. governments with waging an illegal war of aggression in Iraq, recommend coalition forces' immediat [...]	2005-07-07 16:19:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ PREL TU
05ISTANBUL1199	ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH: FRUSTRATED WITH GOT INERTIA [...] (C) Summary: In a July 11 introductory call with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Charge reaffirmed USG support for religious pluralism and freedom in Turkey, for the re-opening of the Halki seminary on Heybeli Island, and for Turkey's EU accession process as the best way forward for achiev [...]	2005-07-13 11:42:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TU
05ISTANBUL1283	BMENA REGION BUSINESSWOMEN BRAINSTORM IN ISTANBUL [...] (U) Summary: On July 11-12, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) Istanbul Center hosted a workshop on "Building Awareness of Women's Entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)," at which some 90 participants from MENA and other countries brainst [...]	2005-07-26 07:53:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KWMN KMPI TU XD XF XI BMENA
05ISTANBUL1297	ALEVI GROUP PUSHES FOR EQUAL FUNDING AND RELIGIOUS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Cem Foundation, an Istanbul-based Alevi organization, presented petitions to the Prime Ministry and the Ministry of Education on June 22 demanding proportional public funding for religious institutions, and changes to the religious education curriculum in Turkish public sc [...]	2005-07-28 07:02:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL TU
05ISTANBUL1313	MEDIA GETS IT WRONG ON TWO TERROR STORIES [...] (U) On July 26, TGRT TV station, a part of the Ihlas Group of companies, aired a mistaken report on its daily news program that there had been a large explosion with many injured in Istanbul's Taksim Square. (Note: There was no such explosion. End note.) The report was supplemented by a T [...]	2005-07-29 14:58:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC KPAO TU
05ISTANBUL1333	ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH: KINALIADA CONTROVERSY BOILS [...] (C) Summary: Controversy flared this week between the GOT and the Ecumenical Patriarch after Turkish bureaucrats delayed the opening of a longstanding youth summer camp at a monastery on Kinali Island in an attempt to force church officials to recognize state seizure of that property. Church [...]	2005-08-03 16:15:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU OSCE
05ISTANBUL1336	RALLYING SUPPORT FOR THE HOCA [...] (C) Summary: In a farewell luncheon for Consul General, Istanbul Chief Rabbi Ishak Haleva noted that he is wrestling with a difficult request from a local foundation for a letter in support of Fethullah Gulen, the Turkish-Muslim spiritual leader of a major Islamist lodge who is currently residi [...]	2005-08-04 12:10:00	Consulate Istanbul	SECRET	CVIS PHUM PREL TU
05ISTANBUL1359	ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE RAISES SPECIFIC CONCERNS [...] (C) In a July 11 meeting with Charge (ref A),Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew offered to share with us upon his return the points discussed during his July 11-12 discussions in Brussels with EU officials, including European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and EU Enlargement Commissio [...]	2005-08-09 11:51:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TU OSCE
05ISTANBUL1393	CURRENT ACCOUNT CONTINUES TO SWELL [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's current account deficit set a new record in June, reaching 2.35 billion USD, for a year-to-date total of 13.7 billion USD and a cumulative total of 19.3 billion USD over the last 12 months. The result slightly exceeded market expectations, but was not a surprise, as Tu [...]	2005-08-12 13:54:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN TU

05ISTANBUL1420	CHP DISSIDENTS: VOICES FROM ISTANBUL [...] (C) Summary: Discontent among "dissidents" within the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) (ref A) continues to fester in Istanbul. The party's July 31 Istanbul Congress, which began in fisticuffs, left the provincial party apparatus firmly in the hands of supporters of CHP Chairman D [...]	2005-08-18 15:06:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU POLITICAL PARTIES
05ISTANBUL1421	TURKEY: EURASIA SENIOR ADVISOR MANN'S JULY [...] (C) Summary: In a July 20 meeting in Istanbul with Raphel Moissis, the CEO of the Public Gas Corporation of Greece (DEPA),Senior Advisor for Eurasia Ambassador Steven R. Mann discussed the Greek-Turkey gas interconnector, prospects for Italian-Greek cooperation on the Greece-Otranta line, pr [...]	2005-08-19 05:37:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	BEXP ENRG GR SENV TU
05ISTANBUL147	INTERNECINE WARFARE THREATENS TO SPLIT OPPOSITION [...] (sbu) Summary: Republican People's Party (CHP) Chairman Deniz Baykal and Sisli Mayor Mustafa Sarigul are set for a collision course at the upcoming January 29-30 party congress. Efforts by Istanbul MP Zulfu Livaneli and CHP delegate Hursit Gunes to present themselves as compromise candidates [...]	2005-01-28 17:43:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU POLITICAL PARTIES
05ISTANBUL1492	GE CAPITAL ENTERS TURKISH BANKING SECTOR AS TURKS [...] (SBU) Summary: The August 24 announcement that GE Capital will acquire 25.5 percent of the shares of Garanti Bank, one of Turkey's four leading private banking institutions, is a welcome indication of U.S. interest in the Turkish financial sector, following a wave of European acquisitions over [...]	2005-08-26 15:19:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON EFIN BEXP TU
05ISTANBUL1495	ISTANBUL BOMBING TRIAL POSTPONED [...] (U) 30 of the 71 defendants in the November 2003 Istanbul bombings were brought before Istanbul's Heavy Penal Court (Agir Ceza Mahkemesi) No. 10 for their closing statements on August 27. Their lawyers reiterated that the attacks were not targeted at the Turkish Republic but at the US and its [...]	2005-08-29 15:10:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PGOV PREL PTER TU
05ISTANBUL1506	DAS BRYZA'S ISTANBUL MEETINGS ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Istanbul Chief Rabbi Isak Haleva on August 24, visiting EUR DAS Matthew Bryza strongly reaffirmed USG support for religious freedom and pluralism in Turkey and stressed that the subject will remain front and center in o [...]	2005-08-31 12:47:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TU
05ISTANBUL1556	HIZB-UT TAHRIR ACTIVE IN ISTANBUL [...] (U) Members of the radical Islamic organization Hizb-ut Tahrir (HT) staged a protest and delivered a press statement after Friday prayers at Fatih Mosque in Istanbul on September 2. Calling for the the reinstatement of the Caliphate, HT's putative leader in Turkey, Yilmaz Celik, reportedly c [...]	2005-09-09 14:15:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PHUM PINS PTER TU
05ISTANBUL1557	TROUBLE IN PARADISE AS EXAGGERATED HARASSMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Within weeks of Western press reports hailing them as a haven of tolerance and a lingering reflection of Istanbul's historic but much diminished diversity, Istanbul's Princes' Islands have again been in the news in recent days as a result of allegations by a local human rights g [...]	2005-09-09 14:47:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TU
05ISTANBUL1577	SDIF CHIEF REVIEWS A SUCCESSFUL BUT TURBULENT YEAR [...] (SBU) Summary: In a wide-ranging conversation with visiting Ankara Econ Counselor and Istanbul P/E Chief, the Chairman of Turkey's Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (SDIF),Ahmet Erturk, reviewed his organization's progress in recouping Turkey's losses from the 2001 banking crisis. Noting that th [...]	2005-09-15 09:07:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV CASC TU
05ISTANBUL1579	INTROSPECTION AND SCUFFLES MARK 50TH ANNIVERSARY [...] (SBU) Summary: In contrast to its indifferent approach to earlier anniversaries, Istanbul marked the 50th anniversary of the infamous 1955 riots that sounded the death knell for its once vibrant Greek Orthodox community with exhibits, panels, and a flurry of media attention. Interest focuse [...]	2005-09-15 09:46:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TU
05ISTANBUL1603	BSEC SENIOR OFFICIALS CLEAR U.S. REQUEST FOR [...] (SBU) In separate phone conversations on September 16 and September 20, Black Sea Economic Cooperation Secretary General Tedo Japaridze and First Deputy Secretary General Tugay Ulucevik confirmed to Istanbul P/E Chief that the organization's senior officials had agreed in their September 15 I [...]	2005-09-20 10:57:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN ETRD TU PREL
05ISTANBUL1619	TURKISH TEXTILE AND APPAREL SECTOR: STATISTICS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Total production in the textile and apparel sectors stands at over USD 30 billion, according to estimates by both industry and government officials. Registered exports for the sector in 2004 totalled 17.6 billion USD, or 28 percent of total Turkish exports. In addition, however [...]	2005-09-21 15:19:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTEX ECON ETRD TU
05ISTANBUL1628	ISTANBUL VATICAN REPRESENTATIVE SANGUINE ABOUT GOT [...] (C) In the Consul General's September 21 introductory call on Istanbul Apostolic Vicar Monsignor Georges Marovitch, Marovitch indicated that the Vatican is satisfied with the GOT's invitation to Pope Benedict XVI to visit Turkey in 2006. (Note: Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I had invited [...]	2005-09-22 13:53:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM TU
05ISTANBUL1655	ISTANBUL ADMINISTRATIVE COURT BLOCKS "ALTERNATIVE [...] (U) This is an action message, see para 13. 2. (SBU) Summary: In a controversial decision unveiled just hours before the start of the "Alternative Armenian Conference," at which independent-minded speakers planned to challenge Turkish orthodoxy about the massacre of Armenians in 1915, an [...]	2005-09-23 18:15:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM TU AM
05ISTANBUL1680	"ALTERNATIVE ARMENIAN CONFERENCE" GOES FORWARD [...] (U) Summary: The "Alternative Armenian Conference" (on Armenians in the late Ottoman Empire) unfolded without incident on September 24 and 25 at a campus of its third organizer, Bilgi University, less than 48 hours after an Istanbul court had attempted to block it. Foreign Minister Gul, who, [...]	2005-09-27 16:47:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM TU AM
05ISTANBUL1716	PLAYING POLITICS WITH PRIVATIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary: A political and media furore has swirled in recent days around the controversial 49-year lease for Istanbul's Galata port on a prime stretch of waterfront overlooking the old city. Critics point out that the winning bid, announced at USD 4.3 billion, actually has a real present [...]	2005-10-04 13:58:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV TU
05ISTANBUL1723	UNDER SECRETARY HUGHES' ISTANBUL MEETINGS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: During her 24-hour visit to Istanbul, Under Secretary Hughes met with religious leaders representing a range of confessions and exchanged views on how extremism can most effectively be counteracted. All stressed the need to combat the underlying causes of extremism, including [...]	2005-10-05 10:37:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO TU
05ISTANBUL1729	Steering Group for Middle East and North Africa [...] (SBU) Summary: The steering group of the MENA OECD program met on October 3-4 in Istanbul. Key developments included advancing work on a ministerial declaration, discussing individual national reform agendas that would be presented at the ministerial, reviewing funding needs for the program [...]	2005-10-05 14:03:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV TU OECD
05ISTANBUL1734	ISTANBUL MEZZES: SLICES OF LIFE FROM TURKEY'S [...] (U) This is the first in a series of cables offering a sampling of political, economic and human rights topics making news in Istanbul. Green on the Green ------------------ 2. (U) Residents of Istanbul's upscale and secular residential Kadikoy districts are up in arms about a City Cou [...]	2005-10-06 06:26:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM TU
05ISTANBUL175	MUSLIM OUTREACH - THE INDIRECT APPROACH [...] (SBU) Summary: While remaining steadfast in opposition to U.S. policies on Iraq and the Middle East, Islam-oriented opinion leaders and broader audiences of devout Muslims in Istanbul and the surrounding areas have been receptive to our public outreach on other topics of common interest. Our [...]	2005-02-02 17:23:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SCUL KPAO PREL TU
05ISTANBUL1766	ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH: OCTOBER 3 PROVIDES NEW [...] (C) Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew told CG October 9 that he was optimistic regarding Education Minister Celik's remarks to Milliyet newspaper last week that he would "open the (Halki) seminary overnight" if it were up to him. Bartholomew acknowledged the Minister's having uttered similar [...]	2005-10-12 10:52:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV TU
05ISTANBUL1780	ARTICLE 301 STRIKES AGAIN: PUBLISHER CONVICTED OF [...] (C) Summary: Citing Article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code (TPC),an Istanbul court October 7 convicted publisher Hrant Dink of "insulting Turkish identity" and issued a six-month suspended sentence. This case, resulting from a 2004 article in Dink's Agos newspaper, was brought by the same [...]	2005-10-14 15:51:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM TU
05ISTANBUL1804	ARMENIAN CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS DEBRIEF STEVEN [...] (C) Summary: Three organizers of the recent "Alternative Armenian Conference" here (ref A) told former U.S. Congressman and GOT consultant Steven Solarz October 7 that the watershed conference would embolden students to pursue more serious and objective research on the topic. They averred - [...]	2005-10-18 15:00:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TU AM
05ISTANBUL1825	ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE: METROPOLITAN DOWNBEAT ON [...] (C) Summary: Metropolitan Meliton of Philadelphia, a senior advisor at the Ecumenical Patriarchate, expressed his skepticism October 13 to visiting EUR/SE Director Doug Silliman about the GOT's ability and willingness to move the Halki seminary issue forward. Silliman underlined USG support [...]	2005-10-20 11:47:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TU
05ISTANBUL1839	TURKISH TEXTILE SECTOR RENEWS CALL FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with General Scowcroft's visiting American Turkish Council Delegation (ATC),Turkish textile representatives renewed their call for a preferential trade agreement to enable application of lower U.S. customs duties to Turkish textile exports to the U.S. The industry [...]	2005-10-21 14:13:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KTEX TU
05ISTANBUL1844	ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH PUBLICLY HIGHLIGHTS CONCERNS [...] (U) Summary: Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew raised publicly October 20 his inability to use his ecumenical title in Turkey and the continued lack of dialogue with the Turkish government on such key issues as reopening Halki Seminary. Turkish press gave wide coverage to the remarks, which wer [...]	2005-10-24 09:40:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TU
05ISTANBUL1867	TURKEY-ARMENIA: TRACK TWO ON TRACK? [...] (C) Summary: Turkish-Armenian "Track Two" efforts continue to chip away at old attitudes. A New Jersey-based Armenian Orthodox Church official was pleased with his reception in Ankara during a recent visit, and plans to organize tours to Turkey with diaspora Armenians next year. "Alternati [...]	2005-10-27 11:49:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM TU AM
05ISTANBUL1870	ISTANBUL BUSINESS BULLISH, BUT SEES INFLATD ASSET [...] (SBU) Summary: In Istanbul meetings October 20,visiting Special Representative for Commercial ad Business Affairs Frank Mermoud found both Turksh and international business executives optimistc about the Turkish economy. They concurred, hoever, that there is something of a bubble in Turish as [...]	2005-10-27 14:07:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD TU
05ISTANBUL1879	ISTANBUL-ERBIL FLIGHTS RECEIVE MFA CLEARANCE [...] (SBU) Business contacts here indicate that plans are moving forward for direct air links between Istanbul and Erbil in Northern Iraq. Longtime CG Istanbul contact Berna Turkili informed us on October 26 that she had received "political approval" for such flights from the Ministry of Foreign A [...]	2005-10-28 10:42:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR TU IZ
05ISTANBUL1888	ISTANBUL MEZZES: SLICES OF LIFE FROM TURKEY'S [...] (U) This is the second in a series of cables offering a sampling of political, economic and human rights topics circulating in Istanbul; herewith, a special "Ramazan" edition. Istanbul Iftars --------------- 2. (U) "Iftar," or the traditional breaking of the Ramadan ("Ramazan," in Tur [...]	2005-10-31 15:19:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
05ISTANBUL1889	MOTOROLA DISPUTE SETTLED [...] (SBU) Protracted negotiations between Motorola and the Turkish Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (SDIF) came to a successful conclusion on October 28 with the signing of an agreement by which Motorola renounced its legal claims against both the SDIF and Telsim in exchange for a cash payment of US [...]	2005-10-31 15:59:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECPS BEXP TU
05ISTANBUL1916	DUBAI OR NOT DUBAI: THAT IS ISTANBUL'S QUESTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Istanbul Municipality and Dubai Holding inked an agreement October 7 heralding Dubai International Properties' (DIP) intent to invest USD 5 billion in Turkey in the coming years. Istanbul will chip in USD 1 billion in property for a 20 percent share of the joint venture. A U [...]	2005-11-08 16:03:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV TU
05ISTANBUL1941	INVESTMENT CONFERENCE PRAISES TURKEY'S PROGRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: A November 8-9 investment conference organized by Turkey's Foreign Investors' Association (YASED) offered GOT policymakers a chance to highlight progress registered in recent years and to underline their readiness to accept foreign investment, whatever its source. Business part [...]	2005-11-14 13:34:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON EFIN TU
05ISTANBUL1957	CDA ADDRESSES ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE/APPEAL OF [...] (U) Summary: he Ecumenical Patriarchate and Rabbi Arthur Schnier's Appeal of Conscience Foundation hosted a cnference in Istanbul November 7-9, bringing togethr religious and other leaders from the Balkans, Cntrl sia nd th Cacasus, as well as Greece' Mnste o Edcaion and Religious Affairs, [...]	2005-11-15 15:55:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL TU
05ISTANBUL1968	DOD A/S FLORY'S BSEC CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) Summary: In an extended November 11 briefing and subsequent private meeting with Ambassador Tedo Japaridze, Secretary General of the Organization for Black Sea Economic SIPDIS Cooperation, visiting DOD Assistant Secretary for International Security Policy Peter Flory explored areas wher [...]	2005-11-16 15:43:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ETRD TU PREL
05ISTANBUL1977	ARMENIAN PATRIARCH AT ODDS WITH ECUMENICAL [...] (C) In the course of responding to a routine visa inquiry from the Istanbul-based Armenian Patriarch Mesrob II, CG noted his absence at the November 7 opening session of a conference hosted by the Ecumenical Patriarch and the New York-based Appeal of Conscience (septel). Mesrob's representa [...]	2005-11-18 08:15:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TU
05ISTANBUL1993	BOMB EXPLODES NEAR BUS STOP IN ISTANBUL [...] (SBU) Summary. On Friday, 11/18/05 at approximately 1830 hours a bomb exploded near a bus stop in the Buyukcekmece District of Istanbul. One person was killed and as many as twelve have been reported injured. Two vehicles were reported damaged in the explosion. The police suspect the PKK t [...]	2005-11-21 15:43:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER TU TAGS
05ISTANBUL2003	SINNED AGAINST OR SINNING? OWNERS OF FAILED [...] (C) Summary: In recent months, a number of owners of failed Turkish banks have begun to speak out to condemn the Turkish government for pursuing a "vendetta" against them-- including for political and even religious reasons-- and to warn that Turkish government actions to seize their assets ar [...]	2005-11-23 14:31:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV TU
05ISTANBUL2020	ISTANBUL WRITERS SPEAK OUT ON FREEDOM OF [...] (SBU) Summary: A "Gathering for Freedom of Expression" November 19-22 in Istanbul brought local writers, authors and activists together to evaluate the state of free speech in Turkey. Though Noam Chomsky's counter-intuitive (and perhaps garbled) statement that Europe has much to learn from [...]	2005-11-28 16:39:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV TU
05ISTANBUL2053	ISTANBUL POLITICS: TAYYIP BEY STILL IN CHARGE? [...] (C) Summary: Istanbul Mayor Kadir Topbas captured the city's attention last month when he fired Istanbul Deputy Mayor Idris Gulluce, following intense media speculation that Gulluce was the real power behind the throne. The move allowed Topbas to regain "face," but privately contacts have to [...]	2005-12-06 09:45:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TU
05ISTANBUL2058	ARMENIAN CONFERENCE FALLOUT: PROSECUTORS TARGET [...] (U) Adding to the growing list of publishers and writers being taken to criminal court (ref A),an Istanbul prosecutor filed charges December 2 against five prominent Turkish journalists for their articles criticizing the September 2005 Istanbul court decision that granted an injunction blocki [...]	2005-12-06 15:44:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TU
05ISTANBUL2071	AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD'S DECEMBER 4 MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) Summary: During a very cordial hour-long lunch sandwiched between U.S. meetings with a team of Iraqi Sunnis -- conducted in Istanbul and orchestrated and observed by the GOT -- Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul told visiting U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Khalilzad that Turkey had counseled t [...]	2005-12-07 14:42:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY IZ TU SYRIA
05ISTANBUL2072	EXPORTERS ASSEMBLY CHIEF PUSHES FOR NEW U.S. TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: Suleyman Orakcioglu, acting President of the Turkish Exporters' Assembly (TIM) and head of the Istanbul Textile and Apparel Exporters Association (IKTIB) raised eyebrows here this week with his announcement to the press that a new "special trade agreement" is in the works betwee [...]	2005-12-08 11:19:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD TU
05ISTANBUL2076	ISTANBUL ASSEMBLY: CHP MARGINALIZED [...] (C) Summary and Comment: According to CHP's leader in the Istanbul Municipal Assembly, Deputy Mayor of Besiktas Kemal Akar, the Assembly, as an institution, is marginalized in all aspects of city decision-making. Akar complained about the lack of transparency in AK Party real estate develop [...]	2005-12-08 13:03:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TU
05ISTANBUL2077	PATRIARCH EXPRESSES APPRECIATION FOR DEPARTMENT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-08 13:15:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL TU OSCE
05ISTANBUL2110	ISTANBUL'S AK PARTY WOMEN: GETTING (RELATIVELY) [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Istanbul Women's Branch celebrated the 71st anniversary of women's suffrage in Turkey December 5 with a panel discussion focused on expanding the role of women in politics. AKP remains a party in which women do the grassroot [...]	2005-12-14 08:48:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TU POLITICAL PARTIES
05ISTANBUL2111	BSEC: ROMANIAN CHAIRMANSHIP'S VISION OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) Executive Manager Stefana Greavu and Project Coordinator Konstantinos Zaimis reviewed possible areas of cooperation with the U.S. in separate meetings with us on December 8. Greavu outlined Romania's priorities for its Chairmanship-in-offic [...]	2005-12-14 09:06:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ETRD TU PREL
05ISTANBUL2134	PAMUK TRIAL POSTPONED PENDING JUSTICE MINISTRY [...] (SBU) Summary: In an unsurprising move, the judge presiding at the initial hearing in Istanbul,s Sisli District courthouse for Orhan Pamuk,s trial on charges of insulting the Turkish state decided to delay action on the case pending Justice Ministry review of possible "procedural flaws." Th [...]	2005-12-16 15:50:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV TU
05ISTANBUL2152	ISTANBUL JOURNALISTS DEBATE TURKISH POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador exchanged views with senior Turkish journalists n Istanbul on key foreign policy issues, includig Iraq, Iran, Syria, Cyprus, EU accession and doestic developments in Turkey. In this off-the-recrd discussion, debate was most spirited among thejournalists regarding t [...]	2005-12-22 12:45:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV TU
05ISTANBUL2171	AMBASSADOR'S FIRST VISIT TO ISTANBUL [...] (SBU) In his first visit to Istanbul December 18-20, Ambassador met with a range of business, government and other leaders, including Mustafa Koc, head of Turkey's largest holding company, Aydin Dogan, the country's leading media baron, the Turkish-American Business Council (TAIK),the Americ [...]	2005-12-26 23:29:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV TU
05ISTANBUL2177	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON ECUMENICAL [...] (C) Summary: During a cordial introductory call on December 20, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I outlined for the Ambassador the history of the Greek Orthodox Church in Turkey and underscored three major factors threatening it: the lack of a seminary for the training of priests; the lack of [...]	2005-12-28 08:20:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM TU AA OSCE
05ISTANBUL218	YAPI KREDI DEAL WILL VAULT KOC INTO BIG LEAGUES OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The January 31 deal to purchase Yapi Kredi Bank from the embattled Cukurova Group will vault Koc Financial Services into the front rank of Turkish banking, fulfilling a long-standing goal of the Koc Group. More critically, it will remove a major cloud hanging over the Turkis [...]	2005-02-11 06:44:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV TU
05ISTANBUL2180	FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND MINORITY PROPERTY ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: "The genius of democracy is in freedom of expression; those without this are hunters and gatherers." Thus Can Paker, Chair of TESEV (Istanbul's preeminent thinktank) opened a December 10 conference on Turkey's Minority Rights Question, underlining Turkish civil s [...]	2005-12-28 13:27:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TU PHUM
05ISTANBUL2186	ISTANBUL MEZZES: SLICES OF LIFE FROM TURKEY'S [...] (U) This is the third in a series of cables offering a sampling of political, economic and human rights topics circulating in Istanbul. Vatican II ) Muslim Style? -------------------------- 2. (SBU) We recently attended a Koran reading and sermon at Sehzadebasi Mosque in the Eminonu-Fat [...]	2005-12-29 14:28:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
05ISTANBUL267	IZMIR VIEWS ON APP CLOSURE, OVACIK MINE RESTART, [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings in Izmir February 2-4, Izmir liaison officer informed municipal, business and academic officials of the Congressional decision to close the Izmir American Presence Post and the U.S. plan to reopen a consular agency. Regarding U.S. efforts to reopen the Ovacik Gold [...]	2005-02-17 13:15:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TU PHUM EINV
05ISTANBUL329	MUNICIPALITY TO FUND ISTANBUL TIP SHELTER, BUT [...] Summary and comment: In recent Istanbul meetings on trafficking in persons (TIP),G/TIP officer Jennifer Donnelly discussed the upcoming TIP report and Turkey's Tier 2 watch list placement with Istanbul prosecutors, municipal and governorate officials and the leading Turkish NGO on TIP issues. [...]	2005-02-28 14:25:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TU BO MD PHUM KCRM PGOV KJUS TIP IN TURKEY
05ISTANBUL346	SUZER PLAZA CONTROVERSY CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Istanbul's controversial Suzer Plaza skyscraper, which houses the Ritz Carlton Hotel and was partially financed by OPIC, has returned to the headlines in recent weeks. In early January, two restaurants at the building's base were targeted for partial demolition by city official [...]	2005-03-02 07:59:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV TU OPIC
05ISTANBUL357	INFORMAL ECONOMY TURNS DEADLY AS 10 TURKS SUCCUMB [...] (U) Summary: The problem of counterfeiting in Turkey took a new and deadly turn this week as ten Istanbul residents died from alcohol poisoning after drinking counterfeit raki. Another forty remain hospitalized here, several in critical condition. The homemade brew, some of which was produced [...]	2005-03-04 07:44:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN TU
05ISTANBUL377	MOSQUE-STATE RELATIONS: ISTANBUL DEBATES ROLE OF [...] (u) Subject: A new report on the relationship among religion, state, and society by TESEV, a prominent establishment Turkish think tank, has stimulated a lively discussion among Istanbul academic and media circles on the role and future of Turkey's Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet). TES [...]	2005-03-08 13:21:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL TU
05ISTANBUL38	ISTANBUL POLICE ON TIP AND MURDER OF BELARUSIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 27, poloff met with Osman Kaplan, Deputy Director of the Foreigners Unit of the Istanbul Police Department, to follow up on trafficking in persons issues raised during the visit of a Moldavan anti-TIP government delegation (ref B) and the murder of a Belarusian woman [...]	2005-01-11 07:37:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TU BO MD KCRM PGOV KJUS
05ISTANBUL383	ISTANBUL POLICE BRUTALITY DRAWS EU CRITICISM [...] (c) Summary: The use of violence by Istanbul police to break up a demonstration of Turkish women on March 6 prompted widespread international press coverage and criticism from a visiting EU Troika delegation. Our human rights contacts characterized the police response as harsh and unacceptable [...]	2005-03-08 15:16:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TU
05ISTANBUL403	MARMARA GROUP REFLECTIONS ON PRESIDENT ASSAD AND [...] (SBU) Summary: A delegation of Marmara Group (Strategic and Social Research Foundation, founded in 1985) members visiting Damascus February 20-24 was impressed with President Assad's stated interest in promoting positive relations with Turkey and the U.S., but sensed the Syrian bureaucracy was [...]	2005-03-14 12:18:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SY TU
05ISTANBUL412	TURKISH LPG TANKER SINKS WITH LITTLE ENVIRONMENTAL [...] (U) This cable was coordinated with Embassy Ankara. 2. (U) A 138 ton Turkish tanker carrying seven tanks of LPG from Kartal on the Asian side of Istanbul to Zeytinburnu on the European side sank at approximately 22:00 March 12. Five tanks of LPG were retrieved intact with no leakage from th [...]	2005-03-15 06:06:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EWWT SENV TU
05ISTANBUL422	TURKISH-U.S. BUSINESS COUNCIL PLANS AGRESSIVE PUSH [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish-U.S. Business Council (TUSBC) leaders outlined an agressive push to expand both their business promotion work and their public relations activities in support of the bilateral relationship in a March 14 breakfast with Consul General. Incoming President Yilmaz Arguden, [...]	2005-03-17 14:31:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV TU
05ISTANBUL470	DELIVERY OF NOTE REQUESTING OBSERVER STATUS TO THE [...] (SBU) Post delivered diplomatic note contained in ref A para 5 to the International Secretariat of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Council on Wednesday, March 23. In P/E Chief's meeting later that day with the organization's Secretary General, Ambassador Tedo Japaridze, his three SIPDIS [...]	2005-03-28 14:08:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ETTC KFPC KTIA TU XG
05ISTANBUL502	FORMER TURKISH HOSTAGE ALLEGES MALFEASANCE IN [...] (C) Summary: In an Istanbul meeting with Ambassador Edelman, Turkish businessman Kahraman Sadikoglu, who was held hostage in Basra from December 15, 2004, to February 15, 2005, made serious allegations regarding malfeasance in USAID contracting in Basra in 2003. Sadikoglu, who was working und [...]	2005-04-01 14:49:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON IZ PTER TU
05ISTANBUL526	CORRUPTION: TURKEY'S 800-POUND GORILLA? [...] (SBU) Summary: Public attention has returned to the subject of corruption in Turkey in recent weeks with publication of a country survey by the "Economist" magazine blaming the problem for Turkey's failure to attract more foreign investment. The survey coincided with the publication of Trans [...]	2005-04-08 05:51:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCOR ECON EFIN TU
05ISTANBUL645	RUSSIA PUTS HOLD ON U.S. BSEC OBSERVER REQUEST [...] (SBU) Summary: Sources in the Secretariat of the Organization of Black Sea Economic Cooperation indicate the Russian Delegation blocked approval of the U.S. application for observer status at last week's Meeting of Senior Officials in Komotini, Greece. While the Russians technically "supporte [...]	2005-05-02 13:07:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN ETTC KFPC KTIA TU XG
05ISTANBUL691	SABAH ARTICLE: "SARIYER, THE MOST [...] SUMMARY: THE U.S. CONSULATE IS SETTING THE TREND IN ISTANBUL. NATIONAL DAILY "SABAH" REPORTS THAT SEVEN CENTRAL ASIAN COUNTRIES ARE SETTING UP THEIR JOINT CONSULATE NEARBY. BELOW IS A TRANSLATION OF THE APRIL 29 ARTICLE. END SUMMARY. 2. "A DIPLOMATIC CENTER IS DEVELOPING IN SARIYER, WHE [...]	2005-05-06 14:29:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL ABLD AMGT ASEC TU
05ISTANBUL692	INVESTMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL PRAISES TURKEY'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's second annual Investment Advisory Council Meeting on April 29 in Istanbul brought recognition of the economic and political strides Turkey has made over the past year, including most notably macroeconomic stability and a date for beginning of accession negotiations with [...]	2005-05-06 15:41:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON EFIN TU
05ISTANBUL758	CLOSURE OF YAPI KREDI DEAL HIGHLIGHTS FOREIGN [...] (SBU) Summary: The announcement on Monday, May 9 that Koc Financial Services and the Cukurova Group had reached final agreement by which Koc and its Italian partner Unicredito will purchase Yapi Kredi Bank vaults Koc into the banking big leagues and removes the largest remaining cloud hangin [...]	2005-05-13 14:54:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV BEXP TU
05ISTANBUL890	REFLEXIVE TURKISH NATIONALISM ENSNARES MASTERCARD [...] (SBU) Summary: After briefly basking in the reflected glow of last week's exciting UEFA Champion's League Final in Istanbul between Milan and Liverpool, corporate sponsor Mastercard has found itself dealing with a public relations nightmare in recent days following public criticism of inclusion in [...]	2005-06-01 11:51:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KISL ASEC TU
05ISTANBUL97	YAPI KREDI END GAME NEARS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a move that marked the first official step forward towards realization of its long-rumored desire to buy Yapi Kredi Bank, Unicredito-Koc Holding on January 17 announced that it had signed an agreement with the bank's dominant shareholder, the controversial Cukurova Group, for [...]	2005-01-21 09:25:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON TU
05KUWAIT4649	ERDOGAN PROMOTES ECONOMIC TIES DURING VISIT TO [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-31 08:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON TU KU
05LJUBLJANA600	SLOVENIA SUPPORTS TURKEY'S EU ACCESSION PROCESS [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief spoke with Robert Kremelj of the MFA Department for Integration and Economic Relations. He manages the EU enlargement portfolio. Kremlj repeated Slovenia's consistent position which is that it supports Turkey's accession, assuming it meets all the necessary criteria, and [...]	2005-08-18 06:48:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU SI
05MANAMA1668	FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: MINISTERIAL OPENING AND [...] (U) November 12, 2005; 9:00 a.m., Manama, Bahrain. 2. (U) Participants: G8 and BMENA Foreign Ministers Speakers: Secretary Rice SIPDIS Bahrain FM Shaikh Khalid Al-Khalifa Moroccan FM Benaissa UK Foreign Secretary Straw Jordan Planning Minister Al-Ali Russia Deputy Foreign Minister [...]	2005-11-14 10:16:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KMPI EAID PGOV PREL PHUM BA AF CA JA PK TU OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA
05MANAMA1669	FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: MINISTERIAL SESSION ON [...] (U) November 12, 2005; 11:00 a.m., Manama, Bahrain. Kirk Wolcott (notetaker) 2. (U) SUMMARY. One of two main components of the second BMENA Forum for the Future, held November 12 in Bahrain, centered on the continuing need to promote knowledge and education throughout the region (the s [...]	2005-11-14 10:21:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KMPI EAID PREL PGOV PHUM BA AF CA JA PK TU OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA
05MANAMA1670	FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: MINISTERIAL SESSION ON [...] (U) November 12, 2005; 12:10 p.m., Manama, Bahrain. 2. (U) Participants: G8 and BMENA Foreign Ministers Peter Mulrean (notetaker) 3. (U) SUMMARY. During the afternoon session of the Forum for the Future, participants discussed Civil Society and the Democracy Assistance Dialogue. W [...]	2005-11-14 10:23:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KMPI EAID PREL PGOV PHUM BA AF CA JA PK TU OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA
05MANAMA1671	FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE [...] SUMMARY. Initial contributing governments to the Foundation for the Future and Fund for the Future gathered for a public announcement of the new initiatives on the margins of the November 11-12 Forum for the Future conference in Manama. All speakers emphasized the importance of democratic an [...]	2005-11-14 10:38:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID PGOV PHUM KMPI KDEM BA AF CA JA PK TU OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA
05MANAMA1676	FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: NOVEMBER 11 SENIOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Senior Officials Meeting of the BMENA Forum for the Future on November 11 finalized preparations for the Ministerial session the following day. Representatives of governments, civil society and the private sector reviewed progress on BMENA initiatives undertaken since last D [...]	2005-11-14 11:51:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KMPI EAID PREL PGOV PHUM BA AF CA JA PK TU OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA
05NICOSIA1566	EXTREMISM IN CYPRUS: (MOSTLY) "NO PROBLEM" [...] (S) This message is in reply to ref a tasking. The 31-year division of Cyprus has produced two separate, and quite distinct, populations and governing systems on the island. While the USG and the international community recognize the Republic of Cyprus as the sole sovereign government on the [...]	2005-09-28 04:10:00	Embassy Nicosia	SECRET	ASEC PGOV PREL PTER SOCI TU CY
05NICOSIA1886	TURKISH CYPRIOTS UNVEIL NEW SCHEME FOR GREEK [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Turkish Cypriot administration has drafted a new law that would significantly alter the way in which the "TRNC" handles claims for restitution or compensation for Greek Cypriot property, which makes up between 80 and 90 percent of the land in the north. In response to an Apr [...]	2005-11-30 09:31:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CY TU PHUM PREF COE ECON
05NICOSIA291	CIVILIAN-MILITARY RELATIONS IN NORTH CYPRUS: [...] (C) SUMMARY. With roughly 25,000 troops in Cyprus and a history of interference in Turkish Cypriot politics, the Turkish military exercised considerable sway in many spheres of civilian life in the north. The army has kept a low profile, however, since the 2003 elections that brought the pro [...]	2005-02-18 15:16:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CY TU PHUM PINR ECON
05NICOSIA304	SHIP VISIT TO CYPRUS: CALLING IN THE NORTH IS A [...] (C) SUMMARY. Embassy Nicosia supports a visit by the USN to the Republic of Cyprus (south),but opposes a ship visit to north Cyprus under the current circumstances. The Republic of Cyprus has hosted many visits by the United States Navy (USN) over the years without incident. The Cyprus go [...]	2005-02-23 13:19:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	CY TU PREL MOPS MARR
05PARIS1055	FRENCH FORMER PRESIDENT GISCARD D'ESTAING ON [...] (C) Former French President Giscard d'Estaing, over lunch February 16, told Ambassador Leach that he had been impressed by Secretary Rice on her recent visit to Paris. He thought that following the Iraqi elections and the constitution of an Iraqi government, France would be more open to assi [...]	2005-02-18 12:04:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR TU IZ SY UK EUN LB PINT
05PARIS4920	FRENCH RESPONSE ON JULY 18 GAERC [...] (U) We delivered reftel points on July 6 to Caroline Ferrari, sous-directeur for EU External Relations, and Jean-Louis Falconi, Chief of the MFA's CFSP unit. We discussed the points with Ferrari on July 8 and with Falconi on July 15. Turkey ------ 2. (C) Ferrari noted that she expecte [...]	2005-07-15 16:57:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL IR LE SY TU UZ FR UN
05PARIS5307	VILLEPIN STIRS THE POT ON TURKISH EU ACCESSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 2 radio interview, PM Villepin appeared to raise the bar for French support for the opening of accession negotiations with Turkey scheduled to begin October 3, saying that, "It doesn't appear to me conceivable that such a negotiation process can be opened with a count [...]	2005-08-03 11:13:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV FR TU EUN
05PARIS5471	FRENCH DENY CHIRAC MESSAGE TO PAPADOPOLOUS; REMAIN [...] (C) Summary: Both Presidency and MFA contacts have denied Cypriot press reports that President Chirac last week passed a message to Cypriot President Papadopoulos in which he argued that EU accession talks with Turkey should not begin until Ankara recognized the Government of Cyprus, and asked [...]	2005-08-11 18:04:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV FR TU EUN
05PARIS5528	EMBASSY PARIS RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST ON [...] (C) Post refers Washington to refs B, C and D for its current analysis of French views and intentions with respect to the beginning of EU accession negotiations with Turkey on October 3. We continue to believe that PM de Villepin's statement on recognition of Cyprus was motivated primarily by [...]	2005-08-16 13:57:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL PGOV FR TU EUN
05PARIS5610	TURKISH READOUT OF ARPAKAN-FRENCH CONSULTATIONS ON [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Deputy Under Secretary Apakan's August 17 and 18 discussions with officials in FM Douste-Blazy's and PM de Villepin's cabinets provided no new clarity on French motives and intentions. The French rehearsed familiar arguments about the need to take French public opinion [...]	2005-08-19 17:18:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV FR TU CY
05PARIS5864	FRENCH RESPONSE ON SEPT 1-2 GYMNICH: CHIRAC AND FM [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to Pascal LeDeunff, deputy of the MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy unit, the French have tabled a paper for discussion on Turkey at the September 1-2 EU Gymnich meeting. LeDeunff told us Aug. 30 that FM Douste-Blazy will meet with President Chirac Aug. 31 to de [...]	2005-08-30 17:07:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREL IR CH TU IZ VE CY FR EUN
05PARIS5942	FM DOUSTE-BLAZY'S SPEECH TO FRENCH AMBASSADORS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: FM Douste-Blazy kicked off the August 30 second session of the annual Ambassadors' Conference with a more detailed elaboration or "road map" for President Chirac's foreign policy "grand orientation" of the previous day (reftel). On relations with the U.S., Douste-Blazy said th [...]	2005-09-01 13:48:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU FR EUN UNSC
05PARIS6033	A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH EUROPEAN DIRECTOR BRIATTA [...] (C) Summary: French MFA A/S equivalent Briatta told A/S Fried September 2 that he was "reasonably optimistic" that the EU could work out a declaration on Turkey that would allow accession negotiations to begin as scheduled on October 3, so long as the Greeks and Cypriots did not insist on new [...]	2005-09-07 07:15:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR TU EUN NATO
05PARIS6328	FRENCH SAY AGREEMENT NEAR ON EU DECLARATION ON [...] (C) Summary: French MFA DAS-equivalent Ferrari expressed optimism on September 15 that the EU would soon come to full agreement on the text of a declaration on Turkish non-recognition of Cyprus. She downplayed the risks of a Cypriot veto, while indicating that France would continue to suppo [...]	2005-09-16 14:09:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR TU CY EUN
05PARIS6741	FRENCH ON OCTOBER 3 GAERC [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel A points on September 27 to MFA deputy for CFSP Pascal Le Deunff and DAS-equivalent for enlargement and European neighborhood policy Caroline Ferrari, and followed up in conversation September 30. 2. (C) Both LeDeunff and Ferrari echoed comments in reftel B that [...]	2005-09-30 14:15:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	BO GG HR IZ KDEM KPAL PREL RS TU UP MD FR EUN
05PRAGUE1243	CZECHS QUESTIONING TURKISH ACCESSION, BUT LIKELY [...] (C) Summary: Czech public and official position on Turkey's EU accession has softened noticeable from late last year, when the GOCR came out clearly in favor. A petition opposing Turkish accession received 12,000 signatures last month; the Foreign Minister this week published an editorial sa [...]	2005-08-25 08:50:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU EZ EUN
05PRAGUE1256	CZECHS ON GYMNICH/TURKEY/CROATIA: NOT YET FIRMLY [...] (C) Summary: The Czechs continue to deliberate their position on Turkish EU accession and to send mixed signals. Visiting Turkish MFA officials last week heard what they wanted to hear: the GOCR supports the Oct 3 starting date and will not impose new conditions. But during an Aug 29 speech [...]	2005-08-29 15:08:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU HR EZ EUN
05PRAGUE1304	EU/TURKEY: CZECHS REMAIN FAVORABLE, BUT NOT FIRM; [...] (C) Summary: The Czechs continue to support moving forward with the Oct 3 negotiations on Turkish accession. They are engaged in negotiating the EU's counter-declaration, with the focus not on recognition but the modalities of the Customs Union, i.e, restrictions at Turkish ports. The Czechs [...]	2005-09-07 16:15:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU EZ EUN
05PRAGUE1407	CZECHS ON OCT 3 GAERC [...] (C) Summary. The Czechs are optimistic that the upcoming GAERC will find a way forward on Turkey. The GOCR has formally stated that they support launching talks with Turkey without establishing a privileged partnership or other status as an option. They also insist that there is no linkage w [...]	2005-09-30 16:51:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EZ TU EUN
05ROME1174	DRIFTNETS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN: WORLD [...] (U) This is an action request: please see paragraphs 8 and 9. 2. (SBU) Embassy recently received a letter from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Mediterranean Programme Office in Rome that alleged illegal driftnet activity by Morocco, Algeria, France, Italy and Turkey in the Mediterranean hi [...]	2005-04-06 19:14:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS SENV KSCA ETRD AG FR IT MO TU ICCAT

05ROME2178	ITALY-EU: BERLUSCONI STANDS FIRM, BUT PRODI [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified; not for Internet distribution. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Italian reactions to the French/Dutch rejection of the EU Constitution are playing out in the context of national election politics, Italy's own battle with Brussels over Stability Pact bu [...]	2005-06-27 12:20:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON IT TU EUN ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS
05ROME2372	ITALIAN PREVIEW OF THE JULY 18-19 GAERIC [...] (C) Italian MFA EU Office Director Luigi Mattiolo provided Laborcouns July 14 with a review of the EU Political Directors meeting in Bath, England regarding the July 18-19 GAERIC and responded to reftel points. Mattiolo said the Bath meeting was held in the shadow of the London bombings wit [...]	2005-07-15 11:53:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID IR LE PREL SY TU UZ IT UN
05ROME2720	ITALY MAINTAINS STRONG SUPPORT FOR TURKEY'S EU [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Berlusconi's government continues to steadfastly support Turkey in the run-up to the expected start of EU negotiations October 3, although Italian officials acknowledge that the talks will be lengthy and difficult. Italian officials concede that EU membership for [...]	2005-08-17 12:11:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU IT ITALIAN POLITICS
05ROME2874	ITALY SAYS TURKEY WILL LIKELY DOMINATE SEPTEMBER [...] (C) Summary. On August 24, Poloff met separately with Sergio Mercuri of the MFA's EU office and Stefano Ravagnan of the MFA's Southern Europe office to discuss ref A demarche. Poloff also met with Raimondo De Cardona from the MFA's Balkans office on August 29. Mercuri and Ravagnan stated t [...]	2005-08-29 14:38:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL TU IT EUN
05SOFIA508	BULGARIA LOOKING TO SELL ELECTRICITY TO IRAQ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Bulgaria's new Minister of Energy, Miroslav Sevlievski, asked March 15 for U.S. assistance in facilitating a deal that would provide Bulgarian electricity to Iraq through Turkey. In a meeting with the DCM, he suggested that the deal would provide up to 300 MW to the Bosporus g [...]	2005-03-17 04:33:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL ETRD PGOV IZ TU BU
05TELAVIV6160	ISRAEL SEEKING REGIONAL COORDINATION ON AVIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOI is hoping to use an existing health grouping to pull together a meeting of health ministers to coordinate regional preparations on avian influenza. The Turkish Health Minister reportedly has agreed to host such a gathering. GOI officials hope that there can be some US [...]	2005-10-20 13:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR PREL IS CY EG JO KPAL KWBG TU ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
05TELAVIV6196	BAHA'I LEADERS DESCRIBE RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 19 meeting, the two highest-ranking officers of the Baha'i International Community, Secretary-General Albert Lincoln and Deputy Secretary-General Murray R. Smith, told the Ambassador that SIPDIS the Government of Iran still persecutes members of the Baha'i faith, [...]	2005-10-27 08:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KIRF IR IS TU AE ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV6557	A/S LOWENKRON'S CONSULTATIONS AT THE MINISTRY OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: DRL Assistant Secretary Barry Lowenkron discussed a range of democracy and human rights reform issues with senior MFA officials Yoram Ben-Zeev, Aharon Leshno Yaar and Harry Kneiy-Tal. Topics included the November 14 BMENA Forum for the Future meeting in Bahrain, internal develop [...]	2005-11-20 09:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IS IR TU AE GOI EXTERNAL HUMANITARIAN AID ISRAELI SOCIETY PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6877	ISRAELIS DELIBERATELY "AMBIGUOUS" ON PALESTINIAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: National Security Advisor Giora Eiland and Deputy National Security Advisor Eran Etzion told NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch December 9 that the GOI has adopted a deliberately "ambiguous" approach to Palestinian Authority (PA) elections "so the PA can't blame Israel for the p [...]	2005-12-10 16:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PGOV KPAL KDEM KPKO LE SY IS IR TU AE ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05THEHAGUE1941	NETHERLANDS/GAERC: DUTCH EXPECTATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Responding to reftel, the Dutch MFA was prickly in response to the suggestion there be no "package approach" to UN reform. The Dutch thought Syria was improving its behavior in Lebanon in response to international pressure and suggested they are doing their best under the circ [...]	2005-07-11 14:30:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID LE PREL SY TU UZ NL UN
05THEHAGUE2463	NETHERLANDS/EU/TURKEY: DUTCH LOSING PATIENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to a senior Dutch MFA official (Pieter de Gooijer),the Dutch support starting EU accession talks with Turkey on October 3, but are losing patience with all sides. The MFA assumes there will be a September 26 GAERC and is planning accordingly. PM Balkenende is facing [...]	2005-09-09 15:34:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU NL EUN
05THEHAGUE2802	NETHERLANDS/PKK: DUTCH DEMARCHED ON COMBATTING [...] (S) POLCOUNS delivered reftel demarche on reducing European support to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to Pim Dumore, Director of the Dutch MFA's Political Affairs Department, on October 13. On October 14, POLCOUNS followed up with Fred Olthof, Director of the Dutch MFA's Office of New Thr [...]	2005-10-17 15:46:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PTER PREL PINR EFIN KCRM TU NL
05THEHAGUE3380	NETHERLANDS/EU: DUTCH VIEWS ON TURKEY, ENERGY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 13, EUR DAS Matthew Bryza discussed Turkey, Energy Security, and the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) in meetings with Marnix Krop (Director General for European Cooperation, MFA),Pieter de Gooijer (Deputy Director General for Political Affairs, MFA) and Kees van R [...]	2005-12-22 07:40:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS EUN TU NL
05VATICAN483	ASST. SECRETARY FRIED REVIEWS EUROPE AFTER THE "NO" VOTES [...] (C) EUR Assistant Secretary Dan Fried met with Holy See Deputy Foreign Minister equivalent Msgr. Parolin June 6 to review U.S. priorities in Europe and share U.S. concerns that Europe could turn inward in the e of recent negative votes in France and Holland. Parolin affirmed the Holy See's de [...]	2005-06-14 13:52:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM VT XG TU
05VATICAN515	TURKISH DIPLOMAT SOUR ON RELATIONS WITH VATICAN [...] (C) Turkish diplomat Ali Riza Ozcoskun (protect) complained to us recently about the poor state of Holy See - Turkish relations, charging that there is simply no dialogue between the two states. He went over the well-known stalemate, explaining that the Catholic Church sought certain legal as [...]	2005-08-26 12:15:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SOCI TU VT
05VATICAN519	VATICAN: MEETING WITH ARCHBISHOP LAJOLO [...] (C) Summary. Charge d'affaires a.i. called on Vatican FM-equivalent Lajolo September 3 and raised a number of issues, including Venezuela, China, Turkey/Islam, UN reform, Israel, Iraq. End Summary. 2. (U) Charge paid an introductory 30-minute call on September 3 on Archbishop Giovanni La [...]	2005-09-09 16:09:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VT VE IS CH TU IZ
05VIENNA1969	AUSTRIA: LEADERS EXPRESS SKEPTICISM ABOUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Austria's political establishment is underlining its deep skepticism of Turkish EU membership. First, Chancellor Schuessel (conservative People's Party - OVP) reiterated the position he took at the December 2004 EU summit: that the EU should conduct "open-ended" negotiations wit [...]	2005-06-14 12:39:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECIN AU TU EUN
05VIENNA2626	EU/TURKEY: AUSTRIANS SHARPEN CRITICISM, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Austrian attitudes are hardening on Turkey's prospects for EU accession. Polls show only ten percent of Austrians support Turkish entry. In recent statements, leaders across the spectrum have voiced increasing skepticism regarding Turkish EU membership. Finance Minister Grasse [...]	2005-08-04 13:14:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECIN AU TU EUN
05VIENNA2752	EU-TURKEY: AUSTRIANS ON CONSISTENT LINE; WON'T [...] (C) The Austrian position on Turkey's EU accession (as reported ref b) has been fairly consistent over the past several months and is not likely to change prior to October 3. Austria does not and will not want to reopen the December 2004 decision to begin talks this autumn. Austria [...]	2005-08-17 15:06:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN TU AU EUN
05VIENNA2827	DEMARCHE ON TURKISH EU ACCESSION: AUSTRIA SUPPORTS [...] (C) Summary: The Austrian Foreign Ministry's Southern Europe head and its director for Common Foreign and Security Policy told us August 22 that Austria considers the October 3 start date for Turkey's EU accession talks absolute. Austria is seeking language in the negotiating framew [...]	2005-08-23 14:41:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN TU CY AU EUN
05VIENNA2944	TURKISH EU ACCESSION: CYPRIOT FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: On August 31, EconPolCouns met with the Foreign Ministry's Assistant Secretary-level Director for Southern European Affairs, Clemens Koja, to receive a readout of the Cypriot Foreign Minister Georgios Iacovou's August 30 visit to Vienna and to discuss Turkey's accession talks wi [...]	2005-09-02 10:07:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN TU CY AU EUN
05VIENNA3142	ALPBACH POLITICAL FORUM: EU UNABLE TO PROJECT [...] SUMMARY: The EU, a self-conscious "soft power," is unable or unwilling to use the potential for political clout that stems from its economic might. At the same time, EU membership holds considerable attraction for countries in the Western Balkans and beyond, and is an important inc [...]	2005-09-21 15:06:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECIN ELAB TU SR AU EUN RU CZ
05VIENNA3245	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA IN ADVANCE OF OCTOBER 3 EU [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered ref (a) demarche on September 28 to Andreas Riecken, the Austrian Foreign Ministry's European Union "correspondent." ------ Turkey ------ 2. (C) Riecken noted continuing discussions between the British Presidency and his colleagues in Brussels on [...]	2005-09-29 15:14:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAL PREL TU AU EUN
05VIENNA328	AUSTRIAN BANK HIGHLIGHTS BENEFITS TO EU OF [...] (U) A recent study by Austria's largest bank, Bank Austria Creditanstalt, concludes the EU would benefit economically from Turkish membership and that costs would be approximately the same as the costs from the May 2004 enlargement. There are certain caveats associated with Turkish membershi [...]	2005-02-04 13:33:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN PREL TU AU EUN
05VILNIUS857	GOL CONTINUES TO SUPPORT TURKEY'S EU BID [...] (C) Vidmantas Purlys, Head of the MFA's EU Sector Policies Coordination Division, told us August 18 that the GOL shares USG concerns about adding conditions to the negotiating framework ahead of the planned October 3 start of EU accession talks with Turkey. Purlys said that while the GOL is [...]	2005-08-18 14:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU TU LH
05WARSAW3194	SUPPORTING TURKEY'S EU ACCESSION PROCESS: POLAND [...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche to the Polish MFA's European department, underscoring our concern about possible attempts to impose additional pre-conditions for Turkish EU accession negotiations. Polish MFA desk officer for Turkey Patrycja Ozcan assured us that the Polish government fully [...]	2005-08-24 11:52:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU PL EUN
05WARSAW3234	POLISH APPROACH TO SEPTEMBER 1-2 EU GYMNICH [...] (C) Responding to reftel points, Polish MFA Director for CFSP Beata Kolecka confirmed that Poland will hold a firm line against any new conditions for the start of Turkish accession talks, resist efforts to soften ICTY conditionality for Croatia, and maintain positions complementary to the U.S. [...]	2005-08-30 14:02:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM TU PL EUN
05YEREVAN1479	TURKISH SCHOLAR: GUILTY BUT FREE TO GO [...] (C) On August 16, a local-level Yerevan court convicted Yektan Turkyilmaz, a Turkish citizen and Duke University doctoral candidate arrested June 17 at Yerevan's Zvartnots Airport, for attempting to smuggle eighty-eight "historically and culturally important" books and manuscripts out of Armen [...]	2005-08-16 13:33:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV AM TU
05YEREVAN149	PUBLIC BANTER ON KARS AGREEMENT PUTS OSKANIAN ON [...] (C) An exchange in the press between Armenian Foreign Minister Oskanian and Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan has captured what we believe is the most public acknowledgment by the GOAM's MFA (under the administration of President Robert Kocharian) of the validity Soviet-era border agreements. Res [...]	2005-01-31 11:31:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU AM
05YEREVAN1492	LINES OF CONTACT--NEW GOAM TEAM TACKLING TURKEY [...] (C) Beyond the attention-grabbing meetings between GOAM Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian and Turkish MFA Deputy Undersecretary Ahmet Uzumcu (septel),the Armenians point to a series of government-to-government channels that provide opportunities for exchange with their estranged neigh [...]	2005-08-17 12:28:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU AM
05YEREVAN1494	LATEST MEETING WITH TURKISH COUNTERPART [...] (C) On August 16, Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian told the Ambassador that his recent meeting in Vienna with Turkish Deputy Undersecretary Ahmet Uzumcu was less productive than the GOAM had hoped. According to Kirakossian, the two sides still cannot agree on the structure or scope o [...]	2005-08-18 12:22:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU AM
05YEREVAN1531	RAILROAD ISOLATION AN URGENT GOAM CONCERN [...] (C) Top Armenian government officials continue to voice their deep concern about plans to build a railroad which would further isolate Armenia and exclude it from the process of regional economic integration. This concern has been echoed by the Armenian-American community and has found reson [...]	2005-08-24 12:47:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD TU GA AM AJ
05YEREVAN154	UPDATE ON CESIUM 137 CONFISCATED ON THE TURKISH [...] (C) On January 31, we met with Armen Israelian, head of the MFA's Department for Arms Control and International Security to follow up on the reported (ref) seizure on the Georgia-Turkey border of cesium-137 reportedly originating in Armenia. Israelian said that the Armenian National Security [...]	2005-01-31 13:10:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR MNUC PARM KCRM PTER ASEC TU AM
05YEREVAN1625	HOLD THE PRESSES: TURKISH SCHOLAR RETURNS TO U.S. [...] (C) Yektan Turkyilmaz, the Turkish citizen and Duke University doctoral student arrested for attempting to smuggle controlled books and manuscripts out of Armenia (reftel),departed Yerevan for his home in Durham, North Carolina on September 2. Despite claims in court to the contrary, Turkyil [...]	2005-09-08 10:44:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV TU GG AM
05YEREVAN2209	TOUCHING BASE ON A TOUGH 2005 FOR ARMENIA-TURKEY [...] (C) MFA Middle East Department Chief Artem Aznaurian and MFA Turkey Desk Officer Sahak Sargsyan told us December 22 that 2005 had not produced much progress in the Armenia-Turkey rapprochement process, but said the GOAM would continue to engage in working-level meetings with Turkish diplomats [...]	2005-12-22 12:29:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU RS AM
05YEREVAN312	LITTLE PROGRESS ON INVESTIGATING SEIZURE OF [...] (C) Armenia asserts that it has still not received formal notification that from either the IAEA or from the Turkish authorities that Cesium-137 seized on the Georgia-Turkey border in December 2004 originated in Armenia. Armenian MFA experts tell us they will insist on a formal investigation [...]	2005-02-24 09:00:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM KCRM PTER ASEC AM TU KPRP
05YEREVAN434	ARMENIA'S PLANS FOR APRIL 24 COMMEMORATION, STATUS [...] (SBU) Armenian Foreign Minister Oskanian convoked chiefs of mission resident in Yerevan March 10 to preview events planned in April to mark "Genocide Memorial Day." The two main events will be an academic conference, April 21-22, featuring several American scholars, and the April 24 formal co [...]	2005-03-11 07:35:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PBTS AM TU UNHRC
05YEREVAN439	ARMENIA REFUSES TO SEND "GENOCIDE" BACK TO THE [...] (C) In a March 10 interview, Armenian FM Vartan Oskanian said that the question of the 1915 "genocide" is no longer an issue for historians and now must be decided in the political sphere. This statement was in response to Turkish PM Erdogan's proposal for a new joint historical study of the [...]	2005-03-11 13:08:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM AM TU
05YEREVAN583	HEARINGS ON N-K OPEN NEW SPACE FOR PUBLIC DEBATE [...] (C) Public hearings on Nagorno-Karabakh hosted by Armenia's National Assembly March 29-30 continue to dominate local political discussions and appear to have opened a new space for public debate on the issue. Reports by Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian, Defense Minister Serzh Sargsian and pro [...]	2005-04-04 10:59:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS AJ TU AM
05YEREVAN634	UPDATE ON CESIUM 137 CONFISCATED ON THE TURKISH [...] (C) We recently met with Ashot Martirosyan, head of the Armenian Nuclear Regulatory Agency (ANRA) to follow-up on any details concerning the December 2004 Cesium-137 seizure at the Georgian/Turkish border per ref A. Martirosyan stated that ANRA had still not received any official notification [...]	2005-04-12 02:17:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR MNUC PARM KCRM PTER ASEC TU AM
05YEREVAN707	KOCHARIAN RESPONSE TO ERDOGAN LETTER [...] (C) On April 20, FM Oskanian told us that President Kocharian had drafted a response to PM Erdogan's letter and the letter would be transmitted on April 21. Oskanian described the letter as agreeing to some of the substance in PM Erdogan's letter, but proposed -- instead of creating a joint [...]	2005-04-21 07:12:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS TU AM
05YEREVAN761	ARMENIA PRESS REACTION: WHITE HOUSE STATEMENT [...] As they did last year, the Armenian media expressed disappointment that President Bush did not use the term "genocide" in his April 24 "Armenian Remembrance Day" statement. Several newspapers focused on the President's "failure, once again" to honor an alleged promise made while campaigning [...]	2005-04-27 13:01:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OPRC PREL TU AM
05YEREVAN769	GOAM RELEASES TEXT OF KOCHARIAN-ERDOGAN [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) While the final text of the letter from President Kocharian to his Turkish counterpart Prime Minister Erdogan stuck broadly to the outline that Foreign Minister Oskanian gave us April 21 (refte [...]	2005-04-28 09:12:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AM TU
05YEREVAN846	RUSSIAN OFFICIAL COMMENTS ON ARMENIAN BORDER [...] (C) A Russian Border Guard (RBG) official posted in Armenia contends that the border with Turkey is porous and that locals easily cross at will. On the margins of a routine meeting to discuss consular fraud prevention, he told us he was concerned about the possibility of corruption at the air [...]	2005-05-13 12:43:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET	KFRD PGOV ASEC TU AM RU
05YEREVAN847	MARKARYAN'S STATEMENT ON ARMENIA-TURKEY BORDER [...] (C) A loosely translated May 12 statement by Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Markaryan regarding the possible opening of the Armenia-Turkey border by the end of the year sparked speculation in Yerevan about potential developments in the bilateral relationship. The statement, which appears to [...]	2005-05-13 12:43:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU AM
06ADANA1	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23, 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-04 08:17:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA10	HUMAN RIGHTS PROTEST IN ADANA [...] (U) The Adana Chapter of Turkey's Human Rights Association lead a protest at the US Consuate in Adana on Friday, January 20, 2006 at 12:15 pm. There were aproximately 40 attendees and the protest lasted twenty minutes. A representative made a statement protesting the conditions of the prison [...]	2006-01-23 06:51:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PREL TU ADANA
06ADANA101	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 05, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-08 08:54:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA102	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 08, 2006 [...] One of the attorneys told the daily that the pressure on the court could be intensified in the coming days, since the court did not release the defendants. EVRENSEL / OZGUR GUNDEM: The dailies criticized PM Erdogan for saying nothing about resolving the Kurdish issue during his visi [...]	2006-05-09 05:24:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA105	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 09, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-10 05:40:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA106	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 10, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-11 05:47:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA107	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 11, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-12 05:08:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA109	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 15, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-16 05:10:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA110	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 17, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-17 11:16:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA112	TURKEY: FORMER PRESIDENT SULEYMAN DEMIRAL STUMPS IN ADANA [...] (SBU) In a May 16 keynote speech to kick off his stump around the region, center-right octogenarian former President Suleyman Demirel sung the praises of the Turkish secular state. Speaking for over one hour at Cukurova University before an audience of more than 500 people (approximately 25 pe [...]	2006-05-18 09:14:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM CASC PREL TU
06ADANA114	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 22, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-23 06:22:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA118	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 23, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-24 06:34:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA124	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR 24 MAY 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-30 11:31:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA125	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FORMAY 25, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-30 11:31:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA126	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR 28-29-30, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-30 11:32:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA127	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 26, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-30 11:43:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA128	TURKEY: SOUTHEAST'S TEXTILE INDUSTRY CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's textile industry continues to face difficulties in dealing with rapidly growing global competition, particularly from China and India. Textile industry leaders in Kahramanmaras, Gaziantep and Adana recently told us that the textile industry in Turkey's southeast continu [...]	2006-05-30 12:46:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PREL TU SY IZ
06ADANA129	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 31, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-01 05:28:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA13	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 24, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-30 07:07:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA130	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 01, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-02 05:02:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA131	TURKEY: SOUTHEAST TURKEY POLITICAL FIGURE BIOGRAPHIES [...] (U) EFKAN ALA, DIYARBAKIR GOVERNOR Efkan Ala was born in Erzurum in 1965, graduated from the Political Science Faculty of Istanbul University, and did his bachelor's degree in Economics. Ala lived in England in order to develop his language skills and carry out studies on Governing Systems. [...]	2006-06-05 13:49:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM CASC TU
06ADANA132	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR 5 JUNE 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-06 05:11:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA133	TURKEY: SATURDAY BOMBING IN MERSIN [...] (U) One police officer and twelve civilians were wounded by a bomb which exploded at 11:40 am on Saturday, June 3, 2006, in downtown Mersin. The bomb reportedly was planted in a black plastic bag. Some press accounts attribute the detonation to a remote control device. No American citizens w [...]	2006-06-06 06:59:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC TU
06ADANA134	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 06, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-07 05:38:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA135	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 07, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-08 10:31:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA136	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 09, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-12 06:19:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA137	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 08, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-12 06:19:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA138	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 12, 2006 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 12, 2006. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. RADIKAL / EVREN [...]	2006-06-13 10:28:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA139	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 13, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-13 13:28:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA14	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 26, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-30 07:08:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA140	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 14, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-14 11:59:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA142	TURKEY: IRAQI INTERNATIONAL FAIR IN GAZIANTEP [...] (U) Summary: The first Iraqi International Fair was held in Gaziantep on June 7-11, with the goal of increasing economic and trade relations between Turkey and Iraq, as well as among other countries in the region. With high-level business and government participation from Turkey, Iraq and othe [...]	2006-06-15 11:09:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PREL PHUM CASC TU SY IZ
06ADANA143	TURKEY: W/W VISIT OZEL, CENGIZ; MELISSA [...] (SBU) Information for CA Only: Mr. Ozel spent considerable time during the welfare and where abouts visit talking about his family situation. He volunteered that he receives disability checks form the U.S. and that previously his wife helped to support the family with various jobs, which incl [...]	2006-06-16 11:53:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC KOCI TU
06ADANA144	TURKEY: ATTEMPTED BOMING IN TARSUS [...] (SBU) The Anti-Terror Branch of the Turkish National Police reported, to Consulate Adana's SD Supervisor, that the police had a tip regarding Turkish citizen Fahrettin Kocakaya (born in Diyarbakir in 1987). They were following him when he came to Tarsus and attempted to enter the Sub-Governo [...]	2006-06-16 12:15:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC TU
06ADANA145	TURKEY: OPPOSITION IN ADANA HOPING FOR EARLY ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: In Adana, Turkey's fourth largest city, local opposition leaders are pushing for an early national election to prevent the Justice and Development Party (AKP)-controlled parliament from choosing the next Turkish President. To do so, they hope to stoke fears of an "Islamic threa [...]	2006-06-19 10:54:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM CASC TU
06ADANA146	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 15, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-19 12:07:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA147	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 19, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-19 12:07:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA148	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL DEAL [...] U.S. Consulate Adana grants country clearance to Representatives Nathan Deal, Charlie Norwood, Michael Burgess, Gene Greene; Staffers Chris Riley, Todd Smith, Lodriguez Murray, Brandon Clark; as well as U.S. Army Escort Major Patrick Lewis and Attending Physician Dr. Mark Corrairie who will vi [...]	2006-06-21 13:15:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN TU
06ADANA149	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 21, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-22 05:06:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA15	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 23, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-30 07:09:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA150	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 23, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-23 12:32:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA151	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 26, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-26 12:54:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA153	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 28, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-29 05:47:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA155	TURKEY: CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION AT HABUR GATE SLOWS FUEL [...] (U) On June 28 the flow of fuel trucks across Habur Border Gate was drastically reduced in both directions for nearly one day as a result of the arrest of 30 officials at the gate, allegedly for irregular handling of petroleum products. The press reported that the Silopi Prosecutor stopped tra [...]	2006-06-30 05:44:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON CASC TU
06ADANA156	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 3, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-05 05:02:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA157	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 06, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-06 12:55:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA159	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 07, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-10 09:20:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA16	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 20, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-30 07:09:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA160	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 10, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-10 13:40:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA161	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 11, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-13 09:07:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA162	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 12, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-13 09:07:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA163	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 13, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-13 11:02:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA164	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 14, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-14 13:27:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA165	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 15, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-18 08:45:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA166	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 16, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-18 08:48:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU

06ADANA167	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 17, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-18 08:48:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA168	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 16, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-18 12:10:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA169	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 17, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-18 12:10:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA17	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 19, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-30 07:10:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA170	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 15, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-18 12:10:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA171	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 18, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-19 09:29:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA172	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 19, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-20 12:05:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA174	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 2, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-02 12:43:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA176	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 03, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-07 09:38:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA177	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 7, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-08 10:03:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA178	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 08, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-09 09:36:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA179	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 9, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-10 06:38:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA180	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 09, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-10 09:27:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA182	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 10, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-11 05:25:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA184	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 14, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-15 06:44:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA187	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-21 09:42:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA188	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-22 06:44:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA189	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-22 12:52:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA190	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 24, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-25 06:29:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA191	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-05 11:14:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA192	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 01, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-05 11:23:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA193	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-05 11:23:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA194	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 05, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-06 09:19:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA196	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 06, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-07 09:47:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA198	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 07, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-08 11:04:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA199	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 11, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-12 07:01:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA2	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 27, 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-04 08:18:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA20	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 30,2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-31 10:20:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA200	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 12, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-13 05:03:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA201	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 13, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-13 12:55:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA202	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 15, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-15 09:50:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA203	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 17, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-18 09:02:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA204	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR 18 SEPTEMBER, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-19 05:24:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA205	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 19, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-19 12:19:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA206	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 22, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-25 05:46:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA208	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 23-24-25, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-27 07:45:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA209	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-27 07:45:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA211	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 02, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-02 13:14:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA212	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 03, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-03 08:37:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA214	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 4, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-05 08:50:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA215	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 05, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-05 11:59:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA216	WOMEN'S NGO IN SE TURKEY CHANGING ATTITUDES ABOUT "HONOR" [...] (SBU) A women's non-governmental organization - KA-MER - has established centers throughout SE Turkey and is making impressive inroads against the practice of families killing women who have damaged their "honor." Although social attitudes remain regressive on this topic, KA-MER is influencin [...]	2006-10-11 05:43:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA217	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 09, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-11 09:32:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA218	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 11, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-11 10:31:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA225	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-18 05:28:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA226	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-18 06:31:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA227	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-18 07:13:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA228	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 18, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-19 05:20:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA229	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 19, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-20 06:16:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA23	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 31, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-02 06:36:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA230	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 20, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-20 10:56:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA233	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 01, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-01 14:35:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA235	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 31, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-01 16:34:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA236	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR NOVEBMER 01, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-02 06:19:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA237	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 31, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-02 06:25:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA238	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 07, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-08 08:25:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA239	SE TURKEY FLOODING PUTS PM ERDOGAN IN HOT WATER [...] (SBU) Summary: The worst flooding in Turkey since 1937 has caused serious damage in the underdeveloped Southeast, killing at least 40 people and leaving tens of thousands homeless. While the GOT has mobilized local military assets and promised assistance to the victims, PM Erdogan's hands-off [...]	2006-11-08 08:36:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON TU
06ADANA24	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 03, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-06 12:11:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA240	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 08, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-09 10:35:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA243	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 19, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-20 09:24:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA244	GAZIANTEP: TURKEY'S SOUTHEASTERN ENGINE KEEPS CHUGGING; [...] The Southeastern Turkish city of Gaziantep is the region's model child for economic development, with a diverse, internationally competitive industrial base. Locals attribute the success to an entrepreneurial tradition, a light touch by government as well as above-average levels of smuggling [...]	2006-11-20 14:02:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PREL TU CH
06ADANA245	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 20, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-21 06:43:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA246	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 27, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-28 06:48:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA247	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 26, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-28 06:48:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA248	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 22, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-28 06:48:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA249	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 28, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-29 11:04:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA25	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 02, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-06 12:15:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA250	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 29, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-29 13:22:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA253	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 04, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-05 09:21:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA254	TURKEY'S SOUTHEASTERN ENGINE KEEPS CHUGGING; NEIGHBORING [...] (SBU) The Southeastern Turkish city of Gaziantep is the region's model child for economic development, with a diverse, internationally competitive industrial base. Locals attribute the success to an entrepreneurial tradition, a light touch by government as well as above-average levels of smu [...]	2006-12-06 08:12:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PTEL TU CH
06ADANA255	TURKEY'S "HOUSTON"?: ADANA WANTS BTC PIPELINE TO ATTRACT [...] (U) With the BTC terminal as an anchor, the Turkish government wants its eastern Mediterranean coast-line to develop into an energy-based hub that will include ship-building, petro-chemicals and oil refining. While hype about Ceyhan becoming Turkey's "Houston" or "Rotterdam" is overblown, if [...]	2006-12-08 07:05:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG TU
06ADANA258	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 11, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-12 06:23:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA259	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 12, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-13 06:23:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA26	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 07, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-08 07:43:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA260	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 13, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-13 12:02:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA261	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-19 12:46:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA262	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-19 13:29:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA266	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 25, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-26 11:58:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA267	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 26, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-27 11:52:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA28	US AVIAN INFLUENZA TEAM VISITS VAN IN EASTERN TURKEY [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. interagency Avian Influenza (AI) team traveled to Van, Turkey on January 22 for talks with local officials. The team met with the Acting Governor and the Deputy Governor, who heads up the province's interagency AI crisis management center. The team then split into two [...]	2006-02-08 11:08:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU PGOV TU ADANA
06ADANA29	ADANA AKP CHAIRMAN ENGAGES CONSTRUCTIVELY ON SENSITIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Adana AKP Chairman Abdullah Dogru constructively engaged us on a number of sensitive issues in Turkey-US relations. He was confident that the AKP would remain in power in the upcoming elections and would find a lasting solution to the Kurdish issue within the next five years. D [...]	2006-02-09 09:26:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL TU ADANA
06ADANA3	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 28, 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-04 08:18:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA30	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 08, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-10 06:48:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA31	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 09, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-10 06:48:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA33	TURKEY - SE TURKEY UNSETTLED BY LARGE PEACEFUL PROTESTS OF [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-14 11:12:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL TU ADANA
06ADANA34	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 10, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-15 06:18:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA35	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 14, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-15 06:19:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA36	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FOR FEBRUARY 13, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-15 07:56:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA37	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 15, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-16 12:05:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA38	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 16, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-22 10:09:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA39	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 17, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-22 10:09:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA4	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 29, 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-04 08:19:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA40	TURKEY: PROTESTS MARK ANNIVERSARY OF OCALAN CAPTURE [...] (SBU) Summary: As in past years, protest activities marking the anniversary of the February 15, 1999 capture in Kenya of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan and his subsequent transport to Turkey by Turkish authorities, occurred throughout southeast Turkey. This year's protests lasted one week, instea [...]	2006-02-22 12:27:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER TU ADANA
06ADANA42	TURKEY: SOME ENTREPRENEURSHIP EMERGING IN EASTERN MED ZONE [...] (SBU) Summary: The adaptability of the business community along Turkey's eastern Mediterranean coast to new opportunities created by the changes and growth in Turkey's economy contrasts with the rest of the region's traditional agricultural and industrial communities. These coastal businesses [...]	2006-02-23 10:21:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN TU ADANA
06ADANA43	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 27, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-28 10:43:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA44	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28- MARCH 1, [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-02 12:37:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA46	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-14 09:57:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA49	TURKEY: AMBASSADOR WILSON VISITS GAZIANTEP AND ADANA IN SE [...] (SBU) During a March 5-8 trip to Gaziantep and Adana, Ambassador Wilson met with local government leaders, business groups, academics, journalists, civic leaders, as well as U.S. Air Force personnel at Incirilik Air Base. He also participated in numerous outreach activities, including a visit [...]	2006-03-15 06:09:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON TU ADANA
06ADANA5	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30, 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-04 08:19:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA50	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-20 09:58:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA

06ADANA51	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR 20 MARCH, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-21 07:03:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA53	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17, 2006 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 17, 2006. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. ZAMAN: A bomb [...]	2006-03-21 07:50:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA54	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-22 11:08:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA55	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-24 07:32:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA56	TURKEY: PRIVATE BROADCASTERS BEGIN KURDISH LANGUAGE [...] (SBU) Summary: Three private, local stations began Kurdish-language broadcasts in Turkey's southeast on March 23. The landmark broadcasts mark the end of nearly four years of obstructionism by GOT broadcasting authorities. Though strapped with severe restrictions on air time and Turkish-langu [...]	2006-03-24 14:28:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL TU ADANA
06ADANA57	TURKEY: NEWROS CELEBRATIONS QUIET IN SE TURKEY [...] (SBU) Participation in this year's March 23 Newroz celebrations was generally lower than in past years throughout Turkey's southeast. The celebrations were generally peaceful with comparatively few instances of violence reported. Our contacts in the region, as well as media reports, said that [...]	2006-03-24 15:24:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL TU ADANA
06ADANA58	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-28 05:32:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA59	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 28, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-28 14:23:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA6	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 03, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-04 08:19:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA60	TURKEY: VIOLENT CIVIL UNREST IN SE AT HIGHEST LEVEL IN [...] (U) Summary: March 28 funeral ceremonies for PKK killed by security forces turned violent around southeastern Turkey, including in Diyarbakir, Adana, Batman and Siirt, when large crowds, waving PKK flags and shouting pro-Ocalan slogans, confronted security forces with Molotov cocktails and sto [...]	2006-03-29 13:52:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA62	TURKEY: NEWROS CELEBRATIONS QUIET IN SE TURKEY [...] (SBU) Participation in this year's March 23 Newroz celebrations was generally lower than in past years throughout Turkey's southeast. The celebrations were generally peaceful with comparatively few instances of violence reported. Our contacts in the region, as well as media reports, said that [...]	2006-03-30 06:38:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL TU
06ADANA63	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR 29 MARCH, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-30 09:43:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA64	TURKEY: UNEASY CALM SHATTERED ON THE THIRD DAY OF FUNERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: A temporary, uneasy calm was shattered at approximately 3:30 p.m. local time on March 30 when renewed violence erupted between funeral mourners and security forces in Diyarbakir (reftel). Diyarbakir Mayor Osman Baydemir had earlier called on both sides to cease the violence. L [...]	2006-03-30 16:34:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM CASC TU
06ADANA65	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-31 09:28:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA66	TURKEY: DIYARBAKIR MAYOR OSMAN BAYDEMIR'S MARCH 30 [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-31 14:44:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM CASC TU
06ADANA67	TURKEY: CIVIL UNREST CONTINUES IN SOUTHEAST [...] (SBU) Summary: A tense mood continued to prevail in Diyarbakir on March 31, the fourth day of violent civil unrest sparked by anger over the recent deaths of PKK guerrillas. With the March 31 police shooting death of yet another victim, a young child in Batman, the death toll across the southe [...]	2006-03-31 16:09:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM CASC TU
06ADANA68	TURKEY: TENSIONS REMAIN HIGH WHILE UNREST SPREADS THROUGHOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Violent civil unrest abated in Diyarbakir and Batman over the April 1-2 weekend, but picked up elsewhere in southeast Turkey. The press reported that demonstrators in Kiziltepe set fire to the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) provincial offices and two banks, while po [...]	2006-04-03 13:47:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM CASC TU
06ADANA69	POLICE SHOOTING OUTSIDE US CONSULATE ADANA [...] (SBU) On Sunday, April 2, 2006 at 10:40 am an altercation occurred between a TNP police member on duty at the US Consulate in Adana and his Supervisor. The Supervisor has been working at the Consulate for approximately four years and the other policeman only six weeks. The two policemen have [...]	2006-04-04 09:39:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC TU
06ADANA71	TURKEY: DIYARBAKIR MAYOR OSMAN BAYDEMIR'S MARCH 30 STATEMENT [...] (U) Post's iniformal translation of Diyarbakir Mayor Osman Baydemir's March 30 statement before protestors follows. 2. (U) Begin translation: Dear Press Members, Respectable People of Diyarbakir, The events that have occurred in the past one week in the region and in the past two days [...]	2006-04-04 09:55:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM CASC TU
06ADANA72	TURKEY: VIOLENCE SUBSIDES BUT UNREST AND TENSIONS SPREAD [...] (SBU) Civil unrest in Turkey's southeast (reftels) has subsided, though problems continue throughout the region. While no new deaths were reported on April 4, security forces continue to detain and arrest protestors, and tensions remain high in many southeast towns that have been affected over [...]	2006-04-04 13:59:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM CASC TU
06ADANA73	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-05 08:56:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA74	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-05 08:56:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA75	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-10 09:35:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA76	TURKEY: GAZIANTEP AS LIKLEY TERROR FINANCE CENTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Legitimate businesses in Gaziantep are used to launder money obtained through drug and fuel smuggling taking place in Turkey's southeast. Gaziantep's role as a logistics and finance center for PKK activities serves to protect the city itself from becoming host to, or victim of, [...]	2006-04-10 13:38:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PREL PHUM TU IZ SY
06ADANA77	TURKEY: GAZIANTEP AS LIKELY TERROR FINANCE CENTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Legitimate businesses in Gaziantep are used to launder money obtained through drug and fuel smuggling taking place in Turkey's southeast. Gaziantep's role as a logistics and finance center for PKK activities serves to protect the city itself from becoming host to, or victim of, [...]	2006-04-12 05:49:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PREL PHUM TU IZ SY
06ADANA78	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 10, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-12 06:36:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA79	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-12 07:07:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA81	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 12, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-13 06:41:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA82	TURKEY: PKK-RELATED VIOLENCE IN THE SE , AND ALLEGATIONS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: PKK-related violence continues throughout Turkey's southeast. Meanwhile, though civil unrest in cities throughout the southeast has abated, tensions remain high amid allegations of torture by security forces. End Summary PKK-related Violence Picks Up ---------------------- [...]	2006-04-13 13:23:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM CASC TU
06ADANA84	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 13, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-20 10:24:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA85	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 14, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-20 10:47:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA86	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-20 10:47:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA87	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24, 2006 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 24, 2006. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. BOLGE / OZGUR G [...]	2006-04-25 06:40:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA88	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-26 05:05:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA89	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-26 05:05:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA9	OCALAN APPEAL STILL STRONG IN SE [...] (SBU) On January 18 a Turkish court confined imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan to his cell on Imrali Island for 20 days, and stipulated that his lawyers would not be able to see him during that period, according to our contacts and press reports. The government charged that, during Decembe [...]	2006-01-20 11:14:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL TU ADANA PKK
06ADANA90	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-26 05:08:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA91	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 25, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-26 05:18:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA92	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 26, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-27 10:28:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA93	SOUTHEAST TURKEY: MINORS INDICTED, KURDISH LANGUAGE UNDER [...] (SBU) Our contact at the Diyarbakir Bar Association told us that 5 of the 57 minors remaining in custody after the recent civil unrest in Diyarbakir (reftel) were released on April 25, leaving 52 minors in prison. According to the press, the Children's Branch of the Prosecutor's office has pr [...]	2006-04-27 14:24:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM CASC TU
06ADANA96	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-28 13:40:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA97	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 01, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-03 06:59:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA98	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 03, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-04 05:55:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA99	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 4, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-05 05:45:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06AMMAN8577	CONCERN OVER GAS STATION POLLUTION UNITES MIDDLE EAST [...] (U) SUMMARY: TWENTY-TWO PARTICIPANTS FROM ISRAEL, THE WEST BANK AND GAZA, AND JORDAN PUT REGIONAL TENSIONS ASIDE AT A WORKSHOP IN ISTANBUL ON NOVEMBER 12-16 TO FOCUS ON A COMMON CONCERN -- POLLUTION FROM LEAKING STORAGE TANKS AT GASOLINE STATIONS. TWO EPA SPECIALISTS PRESENTED A MEATY, PRACTI [...]	2006-11-25 13:08:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PREL TU XF
06ANKARA100	TURKEY: 2006 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),areas [...]	2006-01-06 12:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV KTDB TU OPIC USTR
06ANKARA1002	NO JOY IN ANKARA OVER EU AID FOR TURKISH CYPRIOTS [...] (C) Summary: FM Gul, MFA working levels and Turkish opposition politicians believe that the EU's de-coupling of trade and aid for Turkish Cypriots forecloses any possibility the EU will approve direct trade with the "TRNC," a top Turkish priority. They are also unhappy with the degree of Gre [...]	2006-02-28 16:00:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU CY EU
06ANKARA1003	TURKISH MFA UNREPENTANT OVER REFUSING ACCESS TO [...] (C) Northeastern Mediterranean Affairs DDG Bilman told us openly on February 27 that Turkey's February 22 refusal to grant access to the Cypriot-flagged vessel Able F reflects GOT policy of not admitting Cypriot-flagged ships. This is in contrast with the MFA's earlier technical excuses. Bil [...]	2006-02-28 16:01:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU CY
06ANKARA1010	TURKEY,S MINISTER CALLS TCP DRIVING FORCE FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: GOT Energy Minister Guler appealed February 27 to Ambassador for USG support on the Trans-Caspian Pipeline fQ natural gas from Turkmenistan and Samsun-Ceyhan Bosphorus bypass oil pipeline. He welcomed cooperation with the U.S. on approaching Turkmenistan to advance TCP, as an al [...]	2006-03-01 12:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EWWT SENV TU IZ RU IR TX
06ANKARA102	ANKARA EAC MEETING 01/06/2006 [...] (U) Charge chaired the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 01/06/06 to discuss recent developments with Avian Influenza (AI) in Turkey before the upcoming Turkish holiday. In attendance were representatives from the following sections/agencies: RSO, MGT, IMO, RMO, CON, DAO, POL, MSG, FCS, EC [...]	2006-01-06 13:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT CASC AMED TU
06ANKARA1020	TURKEY/IRAQ: FM GUL AND UNSYG ANNAN DISCUSS [...] (C) Turkey's Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol told Ambassador March 1 that, at a February 26 meeting in Doha, Foreign Minister Gul and UN Secretary General Annan discussed holding an "Iraq and its Neighbors" meeting of foreign ministers. This would be in the context of an existing series of " [...]	2006-03-01 16:05:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR SY IZ TU
06ANKARA1021	AEGEAN: TURKEY STOPS FILING DAILY FLIGHT [...] (C) Summary: Turkey stopped filing Daily Flights Schedules with NATO for military flights over the Aegean as of Jan. 18, but the GOT only informed us Feb. 28. MFA officials are concerned about rising tensions over the Imia/Kardak islets. End summary. 2. (C) During a Feb. 28 meeting on anot [...]	2006-03-01 16:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO MARR TU GR
06ANKARA104	Turkey Avian Influenza Update - January 6 [...] Summary. As of mid-day January 6 there are three confirmed deaths resulting from bird flu. The third death has not confirmed as H5N1, however the three positive cases yesterday have now been confirmed as H5N1. European Union and WHO teams arrived in Turkey January 5 and travelled to the affe [...]	2006-01-06 13:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU
06ANKARA1042	TURKEY: CONCERN OVER U.S. POLICY UNDERMINES [...] (U) This message is from AmConsulate Adana. 2. (C) Summary: During a recent visit to Diyarbakir and Sanliurfa in southeast Turkey, many of our interlocutors expressed concerns about the recent Danish cartoon issue and U.S. Middle East policy. Even our more moderate contacts who tend to b [...]	2006-03-02 10:29:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
06ANKARA1043	TURKEY TO CONSIDER CFE FLANK ENTITLEMENT REQUEST [...] (S) Per reftel, we approached the MFA on Feb. 28 and the Turkish General Staff (TGS) on Mar. 1 with our request for Turkey to consider a transfer of some of its unused CFE ground equipment entitlements to the US to allow the rotational training of US forces in Romania and Bulgaria. MFA Deputy [...]	2006-03-02 10:30:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	NATO PREL MARR KCFE PARM TU GR RO NO BU RU
06ANKARA1057	TURKEY: APPROACHING POTENTIAL DONORS TO THE MARCH [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-02 12:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PGOV BK TU
06ANKARA1065	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-02 15:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1066	TURKEY/IRAQ: PM JAFARI VISIT TO ANKARA AND [...] (C) Turkey's Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol reviewed his visit to Baghdad (ref a),described PM Jafari's meetings in Ankara, and discussed Muqtada al-Sadr's probably visit here with Ambassador on March 1. Turmoil surrounding the Samarra bombing dominated both sets of talks, although the two [...]	2006-03-02 15:37:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ IR TU
06ANKARA1069	TURKISH PRESS DOUBTS U.S. INTENTIONS IN BLACK SEA [...] (C) The Turkish press on March 1 and 2 has been full of speculation that the U.S. has an aggressive policy to gain dominance over the Black Sea. When asked, we are explaining to the media and the diplomatic community that U.S.-Turkish cooperation and dialogue on potential threats in the Black [...]	2006-03-03 05:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL NATO MOPS TU US
06ANKARA1075	TURKEY/IRAQ: GETTING TURKEY TO DO MORE [...] (C) Three years after the crisis of March 2003 and long-standing doubts about the Iraq war, Turkey now seems convinced that Coalition success in Iraq is essential to this country's security. Turkey's contribution to coalition efforts in Iraq is multifaceted. The GOT has expressed a willing [...]	2006-03-03 07:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KDEM ECON IZ TU
06ANKARA1100	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-03 14:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1101	TURKEY READY TO ENGAGE ON MAKHMOUR, SEEKS SECURITY [...] (C) MFA's Director General for Security Affairs, Hayati Guven, told us March 1 that Turkey is ready to engage on closing the Makhmour refugee camp and that it considers such a step as an important objective in its battle against the PKK. The GOT seeks assurances that there will be sufficient [...]	2006-03-03 14:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF MOPS EAID SOCI PHUM PREL PTER IZ TU
06ANKARA1103	RETHINKING ELIMINATION OF THE VOA TURKISH SERVICE [...] Summary: The proposed elimination of the VOA Turkish Service in FY-07 has unleashed an outpouring of protest in this country, particularly from those who are long-time friends of the United States. Over the last two years, listenership and usage of VOA radio, television, and Internet servic [...]	2006-03-03 15:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO TU
06ANKARA1104	TURKISH MFA CAUTIOUS ABOUT CYPRUS TECHNICAL TALKS [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish MFA is approaching cautiously the idea of UN brokered technical-level talks (reftel),wanting to avoid topics the GOT considers final settlement issues. MFA officials welcome the talks cautiously for what they are and recognize the importance of face-to-face discuss [...]	2006-03-03 16:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU CY UNFICYP EU
06ANKARA1105	THE ALLEGED OVERVALUATION OF THE TURKISH LIRA [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-03 16:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD TU
06ANKARA1114	AVIAN INFLUENZA IN IRAN [...] (C) Summary: AI is present only along Iran's eastern and northern borders according to Iranian visa applicants in Ankara. Iranians in the medical field believe that the GOI does not have the plans, the resources, or vaccine stock to handle an AI outbreak. Iranians outside the medical profes [...]	2006-03-06 12:46:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PINR PREL TU TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EFIN EAGR KFLU
06ANKARA1115	TURKISH PM TAKES CRITICS TO COURT [...] (C) Summary: PM Erdogan has opened numerous legal cases against writers, politicians, cartoonists, and others whose criticism he found personally offensive. Contacts say Erdogan's aggressive response to criticism reflects a combative nature honed during his childhood in an impoverished distri [...]	2006-03-06 13:14:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE PINR TU
06ANKARA1121	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-06 15:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1137	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-07 13:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1152	EUROPEAN DIPLOMATS IN ANKARA OPEN TO ENHANCED [...] (C) Summary: At a briefing by a visiting JAC analyst, French, British and German diplomats in Ankara were receptive to enhanced cooperation against PKK networks in their countries. Both the British and French DCM's believed their host government's attitude towards Kurdish issues was evolving, [...]	2006-03-08 09:41:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PTER KTFN FR GM UK TU PKK
06ANKARA1153	TURKEY: LAWSUIT AGAINST ARMY COMMANDER RAISES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish Land Forces (TLFC) Commander GEN Yasar Buyukanit (slated to take the top job in TGS this Aug.) is again at the center of public controversy. On Mar. 5, the Van Public Prosecutor filed a complaint against Buyukanit for allegedly trying to influence the trial of Jandarma off [...]	2006-03-08 11:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV TU
06ANKARA116	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-06 16:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1160	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-08 14:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA118	Turkey Avian Influenza Update - January 7 [...] Summary. As of mid-day January 7 there are no new deaths or additional confirmations of human cases. Nine or ten sub- provinces are under animal quarantine. Though there are multiple reports of dead birds in other regions, none have been confirmed as AI, with the possible exception of two wi [...]	2006-01-09 09:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU
06ANKARA120	Turkey Avian Influenza Update - January 8 [...] Summary. There are 14 human cases confirmed by local testing, so far, but no new deaths. There is still no evidence of human-to-human transmission. The geographic distribution of the confirmed cases has broadened to central Anatolia. 17 provinces have had outbreaks in birds with animal qua [...]	2006-01-10 08:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU
06ANKARA121	Turkey Avian Influenza Update - January 9 [...] Summary. There are 14 human cases confirmed by local testing, so far, but no new deaths. There is still no evidence of human-to-human transmission. The geographic distribution of the confirmed cases has broadened to central Anatolia. 17 provinces have had outbreaks in birds with animal qua [...]	2006-01-10 08:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU
06ANKARA1213	TURKISH MFA READ-OUT OF IRANIAN PARLIAMENTARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MFA Deputy Director General (DDG) for Arms Control and Disarmament Bulent Meric briefed select missions about the March 3 visit of a delegation led by Iranian Parliamentary Foreign Policy, National Security and Defense Affairs Committee Chair Alaadin Boroujerdi to Ankara to disc [...]	2006-03-09 12:38:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU FR UK AU GR CH IS
06ANKARA1227	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-09 14:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1250	TURKEY/ARMENIA: NEW TURKISH PROPOSAL? [...] (C) MFA Caucasus DDG Karslioglu told us March 8 that Turkey would present a new "paper" to Armenia on March 10, but would not elaborate on its content or method of delivery. He stated "significant progress" must be made on both Nagorno-Karabakh as well as on bilateral issues (genocide and a [...]	2006-03-10 12:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OSCE AR AJ TU
06ANKARA1251	TURKEY AND THE PKK: TERRORIST ATTACKS CONTINUE [...] (C) Summary: There have been several terrorist attacks over the past week in southeastern Turkey and in the Aegean city of Izmir. These attacks, which have resulted in several fatalities, are likely the first salvos of PKK/Kongra-Gel's expected, annual spring offensive. End Summary. 2. (C [...]	2006-03-10 12:41:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER ASEC TU
06ANKARA1252	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried, Ambassador Steven Mann, and Elizabeth Rood to travel to Turkey from March 16 - 21, 2006 for meetings with government officials. We understand that A/S Fried will depart Turkey on March 17, and Ambassad [...]	2006-03-10 13:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PGOV TU AM AJ GG
06ANKARA1253	SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRIED'S MARCH 16-17 VISIT TO [...] (C) We look forward to your visit to Ankara, which is very timely in view of events in the Caucasus. The Turkish government has heard conflicting accounts of the Rambouillet talks, is disappointed at the apparent lack of progress, and is anxious to hear your and Steve Mann's views on the way [...]	2006-03-10 13:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR SY IS KWBG AR AJ TU
06ANKARA1254	TURKEY'S MILITARY AND RULING AKP GOVERNMENT: [...] (C) Summary: Since being elected in 2002, Turkey's pro-Islam Justice and Development Party (AKP) government has coexisted uneasily with the staunchly secular military. Direct communication between the Prime Ministry and military has dropped off demonstrably compared to previous eras; the AKP [...]	2006-03-10 14:37:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TU
06ANKARA1256	TURKEY: TELECOM/IT SECTOR CLAMORING FOR MORE [...] (SBU) Summary: Following the privatization last July of Turkey's fixed line telecom company Turk Telekom, operators are urging the Telecommunications Regulatory Board to move more quickly in licensing cable and new technologies and to augment competition. Still dominant Turk Telekom's new man [...]	2006-03-10 15:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINT EINV TU
06ANKARA1257	EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (FEBRUARY [...] Summary: EXBS Advisor coordinated and participated in meetings for a multi-agency team, led by US Ambassador to UNVIE, which came to Turkey to brief Turkish officials on the Iranian nuclear program. He continued to promote action on several projects -- (Internal Control Project (ICP),[...]	2006-03-10 16:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM TU
06ANKARA130	Turkey Avian Influenza Update - January 12 [...] Summary. There are 18 human cases confirmed by local testing, so far, but no new deaths. There is still no evidence of human-to-human transmission. The geographic distribution of the confirmed cases continues to broaden with the two new cases in southeastern Turkey. Official sources now pu [...]	2006-01-13 11:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU
06ANKARA1325	TURKISH RESPONSE TO U.S.-INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-13 14:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PINS TU
06ANKARA1328	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EUROPEAN REGIONAL [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance to European Regional Affairs (EUR/ERA) Officer John Robinson to travel to Ankara from March 16-18, 2006. The purpose of this trip is for consultations with embassies and host government officials. Embassy control officer for the visit is Political [...]	2006-03-13 14:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PGOV BE BU TU
06ANKARA133	Turkey Avian Influenza Update - January 12 [...] Summary. There are 18 human cases confirmed by local testing, so far, but no new deaths. There is still no evidence of human-to-human transmission. The geographic distribution of the confirmed cases continues to broaden with the two new cases in southeastern Turkey. Official sources now pu [...]	2006-01-13 11:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU
06ANKARA1330	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-13 15:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1332	ERDOGAN'S RISKY ECONOMIC DECISIONS COINCIDE WITH [...] (SBU) Under pressure from exporters, the GOT announced a Value-Added Tax rate cut for the textile sector without consulting the IMF and in violation of its agreement with the Fund. At the same time, the GOT has decided not to renew the mandate of the respected Central Bank Governor. These two [...]	2006-03-13 15:44:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN TU
06ANKARA1344	TURKEY: IRANIAN OBSERVATIONS ON MEDIA [...] (C) Summary: A recent survey of Iranian visa applicants suggests that most are distrustful of news from official Iranian sources and prefer to get their news from western media. Applicants relied heavily on satellite television and the internet to keep informed on world events. At least in Te [...]	2006-03-14 11:46:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PINR PREL TU
06ANKARA1346	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-14 13:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA135	AVIAN INFLUENZA: REQUEST FOR MILITARY AIR SUPPORT [...] This is an action request. See para 3. 2. Based on information received January 13 from Washington, we expect an interagency team to arrive in the next few days to assess the AI situation in Turkey and what role the USG could usefully play to support GOT and international agencies' efforts [...]	2006-01-13 12:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS PREL OTRA TU AR GG AZ
06ANKARA1352	U.S. CHAMBER-TURKEY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM [...] (SBU) The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and its Turkish counterpart, the Union of Chambers and Exchanges (TOBB),tell us they are not prepared to sign a "memorandum of understanding" in Ankara on March 17. Activities under the MOU would be implemented by the private contractor Carana, which has [...]	2006-03-14 15:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID BEXP TU
06ANKARA1353	SOUTHEAST TURKEY'S ALEVI COMMUNITY UPDATE [...] (U) This message is from AmConsulate Adana. 2. (C) Summary: Southeast Turkey's Alevi population is deeply alienated by perceived Sunni attempts to change Turkey's secular identity and is asserting its concerns more widely, including in EU institutions, and seeking to establish a higher p [...]	2006-03-14 16:08:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TU
06ANKARA1354	TURKEY REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL LAW [...] Embassy Ankara received a diplomatic note dated March 13, 2006 from the MFA, requesting U.S. support for Professor Rauf Versan for the International Law Commission. 2. The text of the diplomatic note is as follows: MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY The Ministry of [...]	2006-03-15 08:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL UNGA TU
06ANKARA136	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR US INTERAGENCY AVIAN [...] Embassy Ankara grants country clearance for the US Interagency Avian Influenza Team traveling to Turkey arriving January 16 to assess the Avian Influenza outbreak in Turkey and to assist the response by the GoT, WHO and FAO/OIE. 2. Embassy Ankara will meet and assist team members at Anka [...]	2006-01-14 15:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TBIO CDC WHO TU AGMT
06ANKARA137	TURKISH AGRICULTURE MINISTER ON AVIAN FLU [...] Summary. Turkish Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Eker, in a meeting with Ambassador January 13, reported on the progress made in responding to the recent outbreak of Avian Influenza in Turkey and agreed to a proposed US assessment team visit the week of January 16. He appealed for U [...]	2006-01-14 16:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU
06ANKARA1378	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-15 12:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU

06ANKARA1392	TURKEY-IRAQ HABUR GATE SLOWS TO A TRICKLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: fuel shipments from Turkey to SOMO in Iraq remain suspended for lack of implementation of the February 15 agreement between GOI and GOT to resolve persistent arrears. In combination with the imposition of new truck licensing regulations, particularly onerous for older trucks, [...]	2006-03-15 16:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EPET PREL TU IZ
06ANKARA1400	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, February 2006 [...] Turkey's National Security Council (NSC) held its first meeting of 2006 on February 23. Turkey-Iran relations, February 4 IAEA decision on Iran's nuclear program, and Turkey's foreign assistance policy topped the agenda. Turkish media coverage of the meeting was wider than other months. The [...]	2006-03-16 09:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL TU UP KS TC PK SU IR AL RU
06ANKARA1402	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-16 12:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1409	Turkish Treasury Under Secretary Optimistic about [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-16 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN TU
06ANKARA141	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, DECEMBER 2005 [...] (U) Turkey's Supreme Military Council (YAS) - convened under PM Tayyip Erdogan on December 1 - assessed war readiness of the TAF (Turkish Armed Forces) and major modernization projects, discussed recent developments in the Middle East, assessed fight against separatism, reactionism and separat [...]	2006-01-16 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PREL PGOV TU
06ANKARA1410	SCENESETTER FOR MARCH 22-23 VISIT OF CODEL WARNER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your March 22-23 visit comes at a time when Turkey is attempting to balance its commitments to the West against its desire to maintain harmonious relations with its neighbors and to play a constructive role with other Muslim countries. Turkey remains a significant contributor to [...]	2006-03-16 14:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR MASS TU IZ AF IR IS
06ANKARA1414	UNODC AND TURKISH POLICE SUPPORT RESUMED U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary. The local rep of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) sought us out to request that the U.S. help fund programs to combat the floods of Afghan opiates that transit Turkey annually. Turkish National Police officials separately suggested that INL funding assist with regional [...]	2006-03-16 15:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL TU
06ANKARA1415	TURKISH IRAQ COORDINATOR UPDATE ON TURKEY'S IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: In a March 15 meeting with DCM, Turkish Special Representative for Iraq Oguz Celikkol outlined Turkey's efforts to bridge Iraq's sectarian divides by meeting with a wide range of interlocutors. There is still no firm date or any specific plans for an al-Sadr visit to Turkey. D [...]	2006-03-16 15:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU IZ
06ANKARA1421	U. S. EXPERTS MEET WITH TURKISH OFFICIALS ON [...] (U) Summary: Officials from the Turkish Atomic Energy Authority (TAEK) and Turkish National Police (TNP) shared information concerning the August 2005 seizure of uranium (ref tels) with a US delegation from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory on March 2-3, 2006. TAEK officials and the US [...]	2006-03-17 12:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	AU KNNP PARM RS TU
06ANKARA1426	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-17 15:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1434	TURKEY 2005 END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] Since 1986, the International Narcotics Crime and Control (INCC) program has provided approximately 5,500 units of equipment and training, valued at over USD 5.7 million, to five Turkish agencies with responsibility for Turkey's anti-narcotics programs: the Turkish Grain Board (TMO),Turkish [...]	2006-03-20 09:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN SNAR TU
06ANKARA1440	PSI: TURKISH EXERCISE ANATOLIAN SUN [...] The Government of Turkey held a planning conference on March 15, 2006 in Ankara for the upcoming PSI exercise Anatolian Sun. (Originally named Anatolian Deer, in late January the name was change to Anatolian Sun; TGS tells us this was to better match the operating area and objectives of the [...]	2006-03-20 11:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL TU
06ANKARA1442	INDICTMENT OF TURKISH LAND FORCES COMMANDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Turkish General Staff (TGS) has reviewed the indictment issued against TLFC Commander GEN Buyukanit (ref a) and determined that there is no reason to approve a trial, while the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Justice Minister has launched an investigation into the p [...]	2006-03-20 12:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS TU
06ANKARA1458	U.S. - INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION INITIATIVE [...] (C) We delivered ref a and b demarches to Turkish MFA Disarmament and Arms Control First Secretary Serhan Yigit on March 17. Yigit appreciated the demarches and stated that MFA is interested in learning more about the agreement and how it could effect the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Yigit [...]	2006-03-20 13:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KNNP PREL TU
06ANKARA1460	TURKEY'S LOWER 2006 TOURISM NUMBERS COULD [...] (U) SUMMARY. ON THE HEELS OF 2005'S RECORD TOURISM NUMBERS, A "SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS" - THE AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK, THE CARTOON CONTROVERSY, AND RUMORS OF AN ALCOHOL BAN - HAS LED TO A SHARP DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF 2006 BOOKINGS FOR FOREIGN VISITORS IN TURKEY. WHILE THE ANTALYA'S M [...]	2006-03-20 13:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON TU
06ANKARA1463	TURKEY: EVOLVING VIEWS ON IRANIAN NUKES [...] (SBU) In recent weeks, AKP officials have gradually been ratcheting up public pressure on Iran, simultaneously sending messages to their domestic constituencies that the situation has reached a more serious level. Over the weekend of March 11, Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdulla [...]	2006-03-20 16:08:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PINS IR TU
06ANKARA1464	NEVRUZ HOLIDAY SPURS CONCERN OF INCREASE IN PKK [...] (S/NF) Summary: Protests in major Turkish cities and in the southeast in advance of a traditional Kurdish holiday may harbinger the escalation of PKK/Kongra-Gel-related violence and tensions in Turkey. Although we expect an increase in violence -- including rural military clashes and urban te [...]	2006-03-21 05:34:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER MOPS PREL PGOV TU IZ
06ANKARA1465	TURKEY: UN OCHA DONOR CONFERENCE ISTANBUL [...] With respect to the UN OCHA Donor Support Non- Traditional Donors Conference co-chaired by the GOT and USAID and scheduled for April 27-28 in Istanbul at the Hotel Dedeman, Embassy POC is David Young (90-312-455 5555 X2256; YoungDK@state.gov) and Consulate PA POC is Katharina Gollner-Sweet (9 [...]	2006-03-21 07:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT EAID PREL TU
06ANKARA1468	SCENESETTER FOR THE 23-26 MARCH VISIT OF CHAIRMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Your March 23-26 visit comes at a time when progress has been made in improving the character of US-Turkish relations that frayed badly in 2003-2005. Senior level dialogue, including on the military-to-military side, has resumed; Turkey has downplayed its whining about the PDD and [...]	2006-03-21 08:27:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PGOV TU IZ AF RU
06ANKARA1477	TURKEY: ATTACK ON CATHOLIC CLERGY AMID [...] (U) This message is from AmConsulate Adana. 2. (SBU) Summary: A Catholic friar and several other church members were attacked on March 11 in the Mersin Catholic church by a Turkish man wielding a knife and yelling anti-Christian epithets. No one was injured. Catholic contacts told us tha [...]	2006-03-21 09:33:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ANKARA1478	TURKEY: PLAYING CHICKEN ON BTC AND CASPIAN GAS [...] (C) Summary: During Ambassador Steve Mann's March 17 meetings in Ankara, Turkish government and BTC officials said they are still aiming for loading the first oil tanker May 27 in Ceyhan, although the target date for an official ceremony has slipped to July. The BTC consortium and BOTAS are a [...]	2006-03-21 10:30:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV PREL TU GG AZ
06ANKARA1479	GOT CONCERNED FRENCH PROPOSAL COULD STALL EU [...] (U) Summary: GOT and UK Embassy contacts say they are concerned about a French-led proposal that would require Turkey -- and perhaps other accession candidates -- to make progress on human rights reforms before opening talks on EU acquis chapters. GOT officials called the proposal a "headache [...]	2006-03-21 10:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE EU TU
06ANKARA1480	TURKISH REPLY ON SAJID MOHAMMED BADAT DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) The Turkish MFA has responded to reftel demarche with a diplomatic note informing the Embassy, "that Sajid Mohammed Badat, born in 1979, holder of the British passport No: 703114075 had entered Turkey on 8 Decmeber 2001through Istanbul Ataturk Airport and left the country on 10 December [...]	2006-03-21 11:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN PTER TU
06ANKARA1485	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-21 12:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1489	TURKEY, SEEKING UNSC SEAT, CUTS RECIPROCAL SUPPORT [...] (C) Turkish MFA Deputy Director for International Political Organizations Tunc Ugdul called us in March 20 to pitch Turkey's UNSC candidacy for 2009-2010 and place the Guatemala/Venezuela issue in perspective. Turkey's candidacy, within the WEU and others group, is a high GoT priority. They [...]	2006-03-21 15:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC TU
06ANKARA1496	TURKEY: TRADE MINISTER SEEKS TO END WTO RICE CASE [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Trade Minister Tuzmen told Ambassador March 21 that he will present a letter to USTR Portman on March 27 agreeing to abolish the tariff quota system and licensing requirement. Separately, post receive by anonymous fax an internal memo from Tuzmen to other GOT Ministers a [...]	2006-03-22 09:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR WTO TU
06ANKARA1511	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-22 14:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1513	DECLINE IN TURKISH-AMERICAN DEFENSE INDUSTRY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Defense industrial cooperation, historically the strongest area of US-Turkish bilateral relationship, has deteriorated in recent years. No US firm has won a direct commercial sale (DCS) since 2002 and post-contract negotiations hamper the few US direct sale and FMS projects that [...]	2006-03-22 17:34:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS TU
06ANKARA1524	AI Continues to Plague Turkish Poultry Sector [...] (U) Summary. The AI outbreak continues to plague the poultry sector in Turkey albeit at a reduced pace. AI has been confirmed in 151 locations in 28 provinces throughout Turkey, according to the most recent report from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. Poultry consumption remain [...]	2006-03-23 10:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED TU CASC EAID SENV ECON
06ANKARA1527	TURKEY: PLAYING CHICKEN ON BTC AND CASPIAN GAS [...] (C) Summary: During Ambassador Steven Mann's March 17 meetings in Ankara, Turkish government and BTC officials said they are still aiming for loading the first oil tanker May 27 in Ceyhan, although the target date for an official ceremony has slipped to July. The BTC consortium and BOTAS are [...]	2006-03-23 11:24:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV PREL TU GG AZ
06ANKARA1528	DISARRAY OVER CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR SYMPTOMATIC OF [...] (C) Summary: The process of selecting a new Central Bank Governor moved from comedy to farce as President Sezer and Prime Minister Erdogan traded confusing statements about the state of play. The disarray over selection of a new Central Bank Governor reflects Erdogan,s pro-Islam ruling Jus [...]	2006-03-23 12:41:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV TU
06ANKARA1529	TURKISH TREASURY TAKES LEAD ON IRAQ DEBT ISSUE [...] (SBU) A Turkish official confirmed that Turkish Treasury has now taken the interagency lead on the stalled Iraq debt issue. With Turkish officials receiving Iraq's debt advisors next week, Turkish officials are reviewing bilateral claims on Iraq and may report a higher figure than the $1.6 bill [...]	2006-03-23 12:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN TU IZ
06ANKARA1530	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-23 13:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1533	TURKEY/IRAQ: CELIKKOL-KHALILZAD CONVERSATION [...] (C) Summary. During a brief March 20 meeting in Ankara, Turkish Iraq envoy Celikkol told Ambassadors Khalilzad and Wilson that Turkey was ready to agree to a request from Muqtada al-Sadr to accept thirty Iraqi civilians wounded in recent Sadr City bombings for medical treatment. Khalilzad ur [...]	2006-03-23 13:26:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU IZ
06ANKARA1547	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, February 16- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Published by the Turkish Daily News on Sunday [...]	2006-03-24 08:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
06ANKARA1557	TURKEY/GEORGIA: SOME BUMPS IN THE ROAD [...] (C) President Sezer's March 14-15 visit to Georgia highlighted the relationship's growing economic dimension, as the two sides agreed on the joint use of the new, Turkish-built, Batumi airport. Turkey asked for Georgian help on repatriation of Meskhetian Turks, preserving Ajara's autonomy, an [...]	2006-03-24 11:43:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR GG TU
06ANKARA1568	TURKEY-SYRIA FTA: NARROW SCOPE AND MODEST [...] (C) Summary: Turkish government officials and businessmen do not share the SARG's optimism about the recently-approved Turkey-Syria Free Trade Agreement. Turkish officials tell us that Turkey's FTAs are dictated by European Customs Union requirements, and business contacts tell us that Syria [...]	2006-03-24 13:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD POL ECON TU SY
06ANKARA1570	PM ERDOGAN TO ATTEND ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT, DELIVER [...] (SBU) MFA Under Secretary Uzumcu told Ambassador that PM Erdogan will be visiting Khartoum March 28-29 for the Arab League summit. PM Advisor Ali Yakital, (who just returned 3 months ago as Turkish ambassador in Khartoum),confirmed Erdogan was invited as a guest of the Arab League in his ca [...]	2006-03-24 14:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KAWC PHUM PREF SU TU
06ANKARA1575	SCENESETTER FOR THE MARCH 31-APRIL 1 VISIT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Your visit comes at a time when Turkey is trying to balance its role as regional good neighbor with its responsibilities as a NATO member and EU candidate. The Government of Turkey (GOT) counsels engagement over isolation in dealing with countries like Iran and has presented itsel [...]	2006-03-24 14:37:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS TU IZ IR
06ANKARA1579	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-24 15:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1581	TURKISH INTEREST IN NUCLEAR ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's need for energy diversification has become a more prominent issue after this winter's problems with the supply of hydrocarbon products provided by Iran and Russia. Nuclear power is being actively considered and several countries have offered to assist in this developm [...]	2006-03-27 04:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	BEXP ECON ENRG IR KNNP PARM TRGY TU
06ANKARA1605	2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON TURKEY'S [...] (U) This is Mission Turkey's contribution to the 2005/2006 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. We follow reftel's format. General Assessment ------------------- 2. (U) A. Turkey has NATO's second-largest military after the United States. It has taken on an [...]	2006-03-27 08:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP PREL NATO US TU
06ANKARA1614	MARCH 24 LETTER TO SECRETARY RICE FROM TURKISH [...] On March 24, Deputy Chief of Mission Nancy McEldowney received from MFA Deputy Under Secretary Apakan a copy of a letter dated March 22 from Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Gul addressed to Secretary Rice. 2. The text of the letter is as follows: MESSAGE FR [...]	2006-03-27 10:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TU
06ANKARA1622	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, March 1-15, [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Reported by Aksam on Thursday, March 2: TITLE: "The C [...]	2006-03-27 13:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
06ANKARA1623	CODEL WARNER MEETS WITH TURKISH PARLIAMENTARIANS [...] Summary: In a March 23 meeting with Codel Warner, a group of Turkish parliamentarians representing both the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) expressed concerns about ongoing violence in Iraq and the PKK presence in northern Iraq. [...]	2006-03-27 13:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL TU IZ
06ANKARA1627	ANOTHER LOOK AT TURKEY'S BLACK SEA MARITIME [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para. 13. Summary ------- 2. (C) Turkey welcomes U.S., NATO, EU and others' active involvement in political and economic challenges facing the greater Black Sea region, such as frozen conflicts and energy flows. However, Turkey prefers that th [...]	2006-03-27 13:46:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL NATO MOPS TU US RO
06ANKARA1628	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-27 14:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1629	IMF CRITICISM OF TURKEY COINCIDES WITH PRESIDENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-27 14:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PBIO TU
06ANKARA1630	Terrorism Finance: Turkish FIU Still Waiting for [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-27 14:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTFN EFIN PTER TU
06ANKARA1651	A/S FRIED'S MEETINGS WITH TURKISH MFA U/S TUYGAN [...] (C) A/S Daniel Fried, accompanied by Special Negotiator Steven Mann and EUR/NCE Director Elizabeth Rood, discussed Nagorno-Karabakh, the Armenian genocide resolution, Cyprus, Iran and the Balkans with MFA Undersecretary Ali Tuygan and Deputy Undersecretary Ahmet Uzumcu on March 16. Fried said [...]	2006-03-28 13:50:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PGOV PREL AM AJ GG IR KPAL IS CY TU
06ANKARA1652	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-28 13:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1653	INCOME INEQUALITY DECREASING IN TURKEY, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: According to updated data for 2004, the share of the population living in poverty in Turkey decreased from 28.12 percent to 25.6 percent. The data also shows a growing city/countryside divide as urban poverty declines and rural poverty increases. Contrary to widespread percept [...]	2006-03-28 14:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI PHUM TU
06ANKARA1655	URGING A POSITIVE TURKISH APPROACH TO CYPRUS [...] (C) Summary: DCM urged MFA Deputy U/S Apakan on March 24 to set a positive agenda for upcoming technical talks between Turkish and Greek Cypriots, and to develop a good working relationship with SRSG Moeller (refs A and B). Apakan blamed Moeller for what he termed the "professional mistake" [...]	2006-03-28 16:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU CY UNFICYP
06ANKARA1656	TURKEY: CODEL WARNER WITH PM ERDOGAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senator John Warner led a six-member Senate Armed Services Committee delegation to Turkey on Feb. 23 for meetings with the Parliament (reftel) and Prime Minister Erdogan. (Note: Complete delegation list provided at para. 8) The delegation emphasized the importance of the bila [...]	2006-03-29 05:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PGOV PREL OREP TU IZ
06ANKARA1657	CJCS AND CHOD OZKOK STRESS IMPORTANCE OF [...] (S) Summary: CJCS Gen Pace and TGS Chief Ozkok reaffirmed the importance of the US-Turkey military relationship. Ozkok underscored Turkey's record of cooperation on Iraq, acknowledged recent progress there, stressed the importance of Kirkuk, and warned that sectarian strife could draw neighbo [...]	2006-03-29 06:04:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR PTER OVIP PACE PETER TU IZ IR SY
06ANKARA1659	CJCS GEN PACE'S MARCH 23 MEETING WITH PM ERDOGAN [...] (C) Summary: Turkey continues to support the Iraqi people and coalition efforts, but the PKK, ethnic and religious strife, and Kirkuk remain difficult issues for the GOT, Prime Minister Erdogan told CJCS Gen Pace March 23. Erdogan praised the U.S.-Turkey strategic partnership and hoped the re [...]	2006-03-29 07:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PACE PETER PREL MOPS MARR PTER TU US
06ANKARA1666	TURKEY/BELARUS: TURKEY KEEPING A LOW PROFILE ON [...] (C) We shared ref b points concerning our talks with EU member states on responding to Belarus elections with MFA Commonwealth of Independent States Department Head Meltem Buyukkarakas on March 28. We asked if Turkey has considered making public statements concerning the fraudulent elections [...]	2006-03-29 12:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CVIS BO TU
06ANKARA1668	GOT PLANS TO RENOVATE CHURCHES, SYNAGOGUE [...] (U) ConGen Istanbul contributed to this report. 2. (C) Summary: The GOT's Directorate General for Foundations (DGF) is planning to renovate seven historic churches and a synagogue this year, marking the first time the agency has renovated non-Muslim places of worship. Christian and Jewish [...]	2006-03-29 13:30:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF OSCE PGOV PHUM PREL TU
06ANKARA1676	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-29 14:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA168	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-17 15:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1697	THE CAUCASUS WORKING GROUP: NEXT STEPS [...] (C) The Caucasus Working Group began in 1999 as a bilateral mechanism for the United States and Turkey to coordinate on security assistance to the South Caucasus (except Armenia). It has since expanded to cover Kazakhstan. CWG has developed into a "political-military" discussion of the regio [...]	2006-03-30 12:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS TU AJ AM GG KZ RS
06ANKARA1705	TURKEY: BTC OIL ADVANCES - ERZURUM AS ENERGY CROSS- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With first oil at Pump Station 3, BTC is still on track for first tanker loading at Ceyhan on May 27. The project has achieved good "buy-in" from the local population from jobs and its community programs. Nearby major city Erzurum hopes to benefit more from development as an [...]	2006-03-30 14:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EINV TU IR
06ANKARA1723	TURKEY REQUESTS U.S. DEMARCHE TO DENMARK ON ROJTV [...] (C) MFA DG for Intelligence and Research Hayati Guven asked to see the Charge March 31 to raise the GOT's ongoing concerns about Roj TV's broadcasts from Denmark. Guven said the GOT believes that Roj TV's broadcasts have been intentionally used by the PKK to incite the current civil unrest [...]	2006-03-31 12:33:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV TU DA
06ANKARA1727	TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTRY STATEMENT ON PALESTINIAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-31 13:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KPAL IS TU
06ANKARA1741	PROPOSED ELIMINATION OF THE VOA TURKISH SERVICE [...] Post continues to hear comments from influential Turks alarmed by the possible elimination of the VOA Turkish Service. VOA serves as a compass for many journalists working in Turkey's free but irresponsible media. Elimination of the VOA Turkish service (while the Kurdish service continues) wo [...]	2006-03-31 14:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO TU VOA
06ANKARA1742	PROPOSAL FOR INL-FUNDED REGIONAL IPR TRAINING [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Embassies, Athens, Bucharest, Sofia, and Tirana and Consulate Thessaloniki. 2. (U) As requested ref A, this message provides a proposal for FY '06 INL-funded regional IPR training. IPR: A REGIONAL PROBLEM ----------------------- 3. (SBU) Accordin [...]	2006-03-31 15:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR KCRM TU
06ANKARA1743	TURKEY: PROPOSAL FOR INL-FUNDED IPR TRAINING [...] (U) As requested ref A, this message provides a proposal for FY '06 INL-funded IPR training in Turkey. 2. (SBU) While Turkey's IPR regime improved significantly in 2005, gaps in protection, particularly in enforcement, remain. Turkey will most likely remain on the Special 301 Priority Watc [...]	2006-03-31 15:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR KCRM TU
06ANKARA1744	TURKEY: WTO PANEL CONTINUES AND MEDIA ANNOUNCES [...] (SBU) Summary: A March 31 article in "Referans" (Turkey's business paper of record) reports that the Ministry of Agriculture will begin issuing control certificates for rice imports on April 1. Upon hearing about the decision, Turkish domestic producers sharply criticized the GOT for this de [...]	2006-03-31 15:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR WTO TU
06ANKARA1746	The Anatolian Tiger Roars: 7.4% GDP Growth in 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-03 05:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON TU
06ANKARA1748	TURKISH RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON ETLO [...] (C) We met with Huseyin Ozdemir, Chief of Section for the International Security Section of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on March 30 to follow up on our January demarche (reftels) regarding China's request that the UN designate the East Turkistan Liberation Organization (ELTO/SHAT) [...]	2006-04-03 06:27:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PTER TU CH
06ANKARA1768	Reports of Turkish Clash with IMF Overstated [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-03 13:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN TU
06ANKARA1771	ANKARA MEDIA EACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-03 13:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1789	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-04 14:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1790	TURKEY SUPPORTS ENGAGING GEORGIA IN NATO'S [...] (C) We contacted MFA NATO Affairs Deputy Director General Serdar Kilic on April 3 to urge support for NATO's engaging Georgia, delivering ref a points. Kilic recalled Turkey's long-standing support for eventual Georgian entry into Euro-Atlantic institutions, and undertook to provide a conside [...]	2006-04-04 15:16:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL GG TU NATO
06ANKARA180	PSI: UPDATE ON TURKISH EXERCISE ANATOLIAN DEER [...] MFA Disarmament and Arms Control First Secretary Serhan Yigit provided us with a list of the 57 countries which were invitd to participate in the May 2006 Turkish-led PS exercise "Anatolian Deer,"annotated with their responses to date. 17 have responded that they will attend the exercise, 3 [...]	2006-01-18 14:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL TU
06ANKARA1812	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, March 16- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Reported by Anadolu Ajansi on Friday, March 17: TITLE: [...]	2006-04-05 12:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
06ANKARA1813	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-05 12:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1821	TURKEY, PKK TERRORISM, AND NEXT STEPS BY THE USG [...] (S) SUMMARY: PKK terrorism in Turkey is on the upswing. Violent protests in the southeast and bomb attacks in Istanbul have resulted in over 15 deaths in under a week. On April 3, the Kurdish Freedom Falcons issued a warning to foreign tourists to avoid Turkey and called on Kurdish youth to j [...]	2006-04-06 04:34:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV MOPS TU IZ
06ANKARA183	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, December 16- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Published by the Turkish Daily News on Friday [...]	2006-01-18 14:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
06ANKARA1846	CFE HOST COUNTRY AGREEMENT WITH TURKEY: NOW IN [...] Embassy transmitted the following diplomatic note to the Turkish MFA on March 29, 2006: BEGIN TEXT OF NOTE No. 511 The Embassy of the United States of America presents its compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey and has the honor to refer to the Minist [...]	2006-04-06 11:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KCFE PARM PREL TU NATO
06ANKARA1853	EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (MARCH 2006) [...] Summary: EXBS Advisor coordinated DOE instructor training for Turkish Commodity Identification Training (CIT) instructors; meetings between US and GOT nuclear smuggling experts; and US participation in the exercise planning conference for the upcoming Turkish led PSI exercise Anatolian S [...]	2006-04-06 13:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
06ANKARA1858	DAS GRAY DISCUSSES IRAN WITH TURKISH MFA OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary. DAS Gordon Gray visited Ankara on March 22 to discuss USG ideas on the Iranian nuclear program with several senior Turkish MFA officials. DAS Gray delivered a strong message emphasizing that, while Washington has taken no option off the table, the USG remains committed to a dipl [...]	2006-04-06 14:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINS IR TU
06ANKARA1876	TURKEY/IRAQ: DAS BRYZA MEETING WITH IRAQ [...] (C) Turkish Government Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol told DAS Bryza he was satisfied with his recent meetings in Washington on U.S. - Turkey cooperation in Iraq. He suggested Kirkuk's status should be resolved first through negotiations and only then subjected to a plebiscite. Turkey sees J [...]	2006-04-07 10:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ TU
06ANKARA1877	DAS BRYZA'S DISCUSSIONS AT FOREIGN MINISTRY ON [...] (S) MFA Caucasus Director General Resit Uman briefed DAS Bryza April 4 on Turkey-Georgia relations, focusing on President Sezer's March visit to Tbilisi (ref a). He said Georgian MFA officials had told the Turks Georgia would prefer a "5 plus 2" formula in order to internationalize negotiatio [...]	2006-04-07 10:52:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL GG AR TU
06ANKARA188	IRAN/TURKEY - DISCUSSION WITH ACTING TURKISH FM [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and British Ambassador Westmacott used a meeting on Cyprus with Acting Turkish FM Tuygan January 18 to register US concerns on Iran and urge stronger Turkish support of diplomatic efforts to persuade Iran to abandon its nuclear program and cooperate with the internatio [...]	2006-01-18 15:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MNUC TU IR
06ANKARA1882	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-07 11:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA189	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-18 15:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1891	TURKEY/IRAN NUKES: GOT ON BOARD DIPLOMATIC TRACK; [...] (C) Summary: The GOT supports UNSC deliberations on the Iranian nuclear program and has indicated a willingness to dialogue with us about future steps including targeted sanctions. FM Gul has made supportive public statements and has convoked Turkish Ambassadors in the region to brainstorm ab [...]	2006-04-07 13:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IR TU
06ANKARA1897	TURKEY: PKK VIOLENCE CONTINUES, CASUALTIES RISE, [...] (U) SUMMARY: PKK-related attacks continue both inside and outside of Turkey. The Turkish Freedom Falcons (TAK) have taken credit for several Istanbul attacks and warned of further violence against the government. In the face of escalating casualites, the government has publicly stated its re [...]	2006-04-07 13:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR MASS TU IZ
06ANKARA1898	TURKEY: DANISH COMPANY COULD BE FIRST TO [...] (SBU) Summary: According to Istanbul-based U.S. pharmaceutical company reps, a Danish pharmaceutical company may be the first to have a generic application approved in Turkey for a product approved in the EU after January 1, 2001 and in Turkey after January 1, 2005, for which they believe the [...]	2006-04-07 14:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR USTR TU
06ANKARA1899	TURKEY: PKK VIOLENCE AND KURDISH VIEWS [...] (C) Summary: In discussing the recent unrest in southeastern Turkey (reftels A-E),Kurdish contacts describe a growing sense of rage and frustration in the region. They say many Kurds oppose violence by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK),but have lost hope that the GOT will address the region [...]	2006-04-07 14:28:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM PREL PGOV TU
06ANKARA19	TURKEY/RUSSIA: DEMARCHE ON CONTINUING U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-03 14:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV TU RS
06ANKARA191	TURKEY/CYPRUS/EU - MEETING WITH TURKISH ACTING FM [...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: Ambassador and UK Ambassador Westmacott were convoked January 18 by Turkish Acting FM Tuygan to discuss Cyprus and related EU accession issues. Tuygan described in familiar terms the elaboration of FM Gul,s proposals to deal [...]	2006-01-18 16:32:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU EU CY
06ANKARA1943	KIRSEHIR: A CITY CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kirsehir, two hours southeast of Ankara, is an Anatolian city of 88,000 plagued by a lack of business investment. Blessed with geothermal resources and included in the government investment incentive scheme for low-income provinces, Kirsehir hopes to generate a tourism market [...]	2006-04-10 12:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS ECON EFIN EAGR TU
06ANKARA1950	COMPETITION SPURRING TURKISH AVIATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The entry of private airlines into Turkey's scheduled domestic market has increased competition for state-owned Turkish Airlines. Such private airlines provide cheaper fares and alternatives to Turkish consumers, but they also add to the regulatory burden faced by Turkey's Dir [...]	2006-04-10 13:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON TU
06ANKARA1957	TURKEY/SUDAN: PM ERDOGAN TO ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT AND [...] (C) In a first for Turkey, PM Erdogan was invited to address the March 28-29 Arab League Summit in Khartoum on the Alliance of Civilizations. The GOT sees greater cooperation with the AL as a useful tool for helping to mediate regional disputes and increasing trade. Erdogan discussed increase [...]	2006-04-11 07:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PREF EAID BMENA SU XA XW TU
06ANKARA1958	EUR DAS BRYZA'S BLACK SEA DISCUSSIONS IN ANKARA [...] (C) Summary: EUR DAS Matt Bryza discussed Black Sea security with MFA, Turkish Navy and Turkish Land Forces officials during his April 4-6 visit to Ankara. Bryza expressed appreciation for what Turkey was doing to foster security cooperation among the littorals, suggested efforts were neede [...]	2006-04-11 08:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TU RO BU RS UP GG
06ANKARA1961	PSI: INVITATION TO EXERCISE ANATOLIAN SUN FOR GCC [...] (U) This is an action request --see para 3. 2. (C) We delivered talking points to Turkish MFA Disarmament and Arms Control First Secretary Serhan Yigit on April 11. Yigit responded that he would discuss the request with senior MFA and Turkish General Staff exercise developers. Yigit exp [...]	2006-04-11 11:30:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TU ZP
06ANKARA1963	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-11 13:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1977	Project Proposal for Afghan-Turkish [...] (SBU) Summary: As discussed reftel, Post, working with the Regional DEA office in Ankara and Kabul, has developed the following proposal for enhancing Turkish-Afghan counternarcotics cooperation. The training, to be led by DEA's training team, would entail bringing together Afghan and Turkish [...]	2006-04-12 08:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR EAID TU AF

06ANKARA1978	TURKEY CAUTIOUS, SUPPORTS GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP IN [...] (C) We discussed NATO's Global Partnership initiative (reftels) with MFA NATO Political Department Head Vural Altay on April 11. In response to ref a points, Altay said this was a sensitive issue which Turkey was approaching carefully. Ankara worried that a hasty decision could have a negativ [...]	2006-04-12 09:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TU
06ANKARA20	Avian Influenza Situation in Turkey - No Human Cases [...] Summary. On December 31, 2005, and January 1, 2006, a total of seven people, five of which were children, from the Eastern part of Turkey were hospitalized with bird flu-like symptoms. One child died late in the evening of January 1, 2006. On January 2, test results showed that the child d [...]	2006-01-03 14:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED TU CASC EAID SENV ECON
06ANKARA2004	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-12 14:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2008	TURKEY/IRAQ: NSC, SADR, AIRCRAFT [...] (C) Turkish MFA Iraq Coordinator Celikkol told the DCM April 10 that the GOT would like the USG to persuade the Government of Iraq (GOI) to increase the seats on the Iraqi National Security Council (NSC) from 19 to 21, to allow for the addition of representatives of the Turkmen and Assyrian co [...]	2006-04-12 15:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ TU
06ANKARA2009	TURKEY: BTC AND BOTAS AT ODDS OVER COST OVERRUNS [...] (C) SUMMARY: While construction of the BTC oil pipeline is still reportedly on track for a first tanker loading at Ceyhan on May 27 and a formal opening ceremony on July 13, BP and the Turkish pipeline construction company BOTAS, which has a lump sum, turnkey contract for construction of the [...]	2006-04-13 04:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV TU AZ GG
06ANKARA2010	TURKISH ECONOMY MINISTER ON EU PROCESS, CONTINUED [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Minister of Economy and EU Accession lead negotiator Babacan described to the Ambassador on April 7 a fast-paced EU screening process that he expects to be completed by October, at the same time recognizing the political difficulties inherent in actual chapter negotiations [...]	2006-04-13 04:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN MASS PREL EUN TU
06ANKARA2027	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-13 13:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2037	DAS BRYZA URGES TURKISH MFA TO THINK FORWARD ON [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with Turkish MFA officials on April 4, DAS Bryza urged them to support intercommunal technical talks, work with SRSG Moeller, and consider possible options for joint administration of Famagusta port that could provide a way for the GOT to open ports and airports to the Rep [...]	2006-04-14 10:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU CY EU
06ANKARA2038	TURKEY: FM GUL ON NEXT STEPS WITH IRAN [...] (C) Iranian aspirations for nuclear weapons are the single most important -- and difficult -- problem facing Europe and the Middle East today, according to Turkish Foreign Minister Gul. In an April 14 meeting with visiting Congressional Staff and DCM, Gul stated emphatically that a solution [...]	2006-04-14 10:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IR TU
06ANKARA2041	TURKEY'S FINANCE MINISTER REITERATES COMMITMENT TO [...] (C) Summary. In a wide-ranging April 11 conversation, Finance Minister Unakitan told Ambassador that Turkey's government remains committed to fiscal discipline, sound economic policies, and structural reforms, welcoming the fact that Ambassador had come to him rather than rely on distorted [...]	2006-04-14 11:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KTFN TU
06ANKARA2042	TURKEY FM GUL AND DAS BRYZA ON ENERGY, CYPRUS, EU, [...] (C) Summary: At a meeting with Turkey FM Abdullah Gul, EUR DAS Matt Bryza covered PKK, regional energy, Greece, EU, Cyprus, Armenia and Iran issues, almost universally citing shared objectives. Bryza emphasized that the U.S. sought to enable Turkey to take tough decisions to resolve Cyprus [...]	2006-04-14 11:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET MARR PREL TU
06ANKARA2043	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-14 11:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2044	TURKEY: GAS AND THE GREAT RACE TO EUROPE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In April 4-6 meetings in Ankara, senior Turkish officials agreed with EUR DAS Bryza on the need for rapid cooperation to facilitate export of Azerbaijani gas to Greece and Italy via a "Southern Corridor" stretching from the Caspian Sea through the South Caucasus and Turkey. A [...]	2006-04-14 12:05:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PREL TU AZ GG RU IZ IR
06ANKARA2045	TURKISH-IRANIAN RELATIONS, BY THE NUMBERS [...] (SBU) As the constroversy over the Iranian nuclear program continues and many in Turkey become increasingly anxious about next steps, we thought it useful to review the basic elements of Turkey's relations with this troublesome neighbor. What follows is a snapshot overview of Turkey's interac [...]	2006-04-14 12:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PGOV PINS IR TU
06ANKARA2046	PRESIDENT ABBAS'S UPCOMING VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish MFA depicts the upcoming April 23-24 visit of Palestinian President Abbas as a way for the GOT to help solidify Abbas's position in a crucial period. The GOT plans to continue aid to Palestinians through Abbas, not the HAMAS government. End Summary. An Attempt to [...]	2006-04-14 12:14:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL TU IS
06ANKARA2047	CONGRESSMAN WEXLER'S APRIL 10 VISIT TO ANKARA [...] (SBU) Summary: Representative Robert Wexler met April 10 with PM Erdogan, FM Gul, Economy Minister and lead EU negotiator Babacan, D/CHOD Kosaner, PM foreign policy advisor Davutoglu, and Turkish Union of Chambers President Hisarciklioglu. Wexler's message was that although the HAMAS visit [...]	2006-04-14 12:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ECON TU IZ
06ANKARA2048	DAS BRYZA AND AMBASSADOR MEET WITH PM'S FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: EUR DAS Bryza met with PM Erdogan's senior foreign policy advisor Ahmet Davutoglu April 5. On Iraq, Davutoglu urged more ethnic diversity on the Iraqi NSC and worried about what he sees as growing Iranian-backed Shia power. He averred that Turkey does not want a nuclear-armed I [...]	2006-04-14 12:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ IR IS CY GR TU
06ANKARA2049	THIRD TIME'S A CHARM ON SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM? [...] (SBU) Summary: After two earlier aborted attempts, the Turkish Government seems to be on the verge of passing social security reform legislation. Under an expedited procedure to prevent opposition party delaying tactics, a bill merging the three social security institutions passed on April 13. [...]	2006-04-14 12:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV TU
06ANKARA2053	GOT RESPONDS TO EU CRITICS BY ANNOUNCING REFORM [...] (C) Summary: Turkish FM Gul announced April 12 a package of political reforms Turkey plans to adopt to advance its EU candidacy. GOT contacts say the announcement was a response to unfair criticism from the EU that Turkey's reform process has stalled. They argue that the criticism reflects EU [...]	2006-04-14 12:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PGOV PHUM PREL EU TU
06ANKARA2054	TURKEY: BASE REALIGNMENT - ROUND 40 CONSULTATIONS [...] (S) SUMMARY: TGS indicated that Turkey would likely respond positively to a US notification to close the Yumurtalik Sea Terminal in accordance with provisions of the bilateral Defense and Economic Cooperation Agreement (DECA) which assume the Terminal will be turned over to Turkey. TGS also s [...]	2006-04-14 12:59:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	MARR TU
06ANKARA206	Tourism Key to Economic Impact of Avian [...] (SBU) Summary: Unless the Avian Influenza outbreak continues to expand and stays in the headlines, the economic impact for the overall Turkish economy is likely to remain confined to the poultry sector and additional hardships for poor families with backyard flocks. The larger risk -- that t [...]	2006-01-19 15:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAGR TU
06ANKARA2069	Turkish Agriculture Import Policies [...] (SBU) Summary. Turkey is a major market for U.S. bulk commodities and other raw materials important to the domestic processing sectors. Nonetheless, Turkey continues to restrict trade in food and agricultural products with a host of tariff and non-tariff barriers. In addition to excessively [...]	2006-04-17 10:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR PGOV PREL GR TU
06ANKARA207	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-19 16:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA208	TOPICS FOR TURKISH NSC SECGEN'S MAIDEN VOYAGE TO [...] (C) Kenan Ipek, Special Advisor to National Security Council Secretary-General Ambassador Yigit Alpogan, advised us on Jan. 17 that the SecGen is pleased with the meetings scheduled for his Jan. 23-27 visit to Washington and looks forward to this opportunity to discuss issues of mutual interes [...]	2006-01-20 08:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU IZ IR SY
06ANKARA2083	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, March 2006 [...] Chief of the Turkish General Staff (CHOD) General Hilmi Ozkok gave his annual speech to the Istanbul War Academy on March 16. He noted the importance of a cohesive domestic government in the international place of a country; underlined the importance of a sound security strategy based on a st [...]	2006-04-17 12:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL TU UP KS TC PK SU IR AL RU
06ANKARA2099	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-17 14:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2100	TURKISH TV AIRS FILM DEPICTING ARMENIAN "GENOCIDE" [...] A Turkish cable TV channel on April 13 broadcast, for the first time in Turkey, the 2002 movie "Ararat," a film by Canadian-Armenian director Atom Egoyan that promotes the idea that the massacre of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire in 1915 constituted genocide. The ultra-nationalist station Kana [...]	2006-04-17 14:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
06ANKARA2113	TURKISH AGR MINISTER ON AI AND WTO RICE CASE [...] Summary. Turkish Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Mehmet Eker, in a meeting with Ambassador April 17, reported that bird flu had been essentially eliminated in Turkey and thanked the United States for its financial support in dealing with AI. Eker also reported that with the next fe [...]	2006-04-18 12:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU
06ANKARA2114	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-18 13:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2119	TURKEY PLEDGES TO SUPPORT SEARCH FOR ADDITIONAL [...] (C) Per ref a request, we met with MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Office Head Osman Yavuzalp on April 17 to urge Turkey to encourage the participation of 50 new countries in the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). Yavuzalp said Turkey would review the US request, but he expected a posit [...]	2006-04-19 04:28:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP TU
06ANKARA2120	TURKEY REVIEWING CFE ENTITLEMENT REQUEST POSITIVELY [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-19 04:29:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE MARR NATO PARM PREL TU
06ANKARA2143	TURKEY - PRIVATE SECTOR NUCLEAR ENERGY SUMMIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an April 13 meeting with Turkish energy companies, Energy Minister Hilmi Guler proposed a public-private partnership (PPP) model to be used in building Turkey's first nuclear power plant, with a pilot plant to be built in the Black Sea province of Sinop. Both Guler and State [...]	2006-04-19 11:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV BEXP TU
06ANKARA2153	TURKEY WORRIED ABOUT PKK'S SMUGGLING ARMS FROM IRAQ [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 7. 2. (S) Summary: MFA requests the USG investigate the loss of 617 handguns that were intended for Iraqi government use and that ended up in criminals' hands in Turkey. Two people have been killed with these weapons, including the Italian priest [...]	2006-04-19 14:03:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PTER TU
06ANKARA2154	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-19 14:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2155	TURKEY REVIEWING A CONTRIBUTION TO AFGHAN ELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-19 14:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV PREL TU AF
06ANKARA2156	BMENA: DAD INTERGOVERNMENTAL CONFERENCE IN ANKARA, [...] (U) Turkish MFA BMENA Coordinator Ambassador Omur Orhun briefed representatives from G-8 and BMENA embassies April 19 on Turkey's preparations for a May 21-23 Democracy Assistance Dialogue (DAD) Intergovernmental Conference entitled "Empowering Women in Public Life." Orhun stressed that the [...]	2006-04-19 14:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM BMENA TU
06ANKARA2176	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-20 11:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2179	TURKEY: MFA ON TEL AVIV SUICIDE ATTACK [...] (C) Summary. An MFA contact told us Ministry officials are disappointed Hamas has not changed since its February 16 visit to Ankara. He claimed the GOT has had no contact with Hamas since then and confirmed that Turkey only provides in-kind aid to specific projects and beneficiaries in the Pa [...]	2006-04-20 14:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS TU
06ANKARA2180	TURKEY/IRAN: LARIJANI SEEKING INVITATION TO ANKARA [...] (C) We queried MFA South Asia Department Head Mural Ulku April 20 about press reports that Iranian nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani would visit Ankara on April 24. Ulku told us that no such visit was planned, but acknowledged that Iran had previously asked Turkey to receive Larijani and the GOT [...]	2006-04-20 14:43:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IR TU
06ANKARA2183	Central Bank Governor Appointed and Social Security [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-21 04:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN TU
06ANKARA2199	SCENESETTER: YOUR APRIL VISIT TO ANKARA [...] (S) Thank you for coming to Turkey. The Mission and I look forward to seeing you here. Your visit can help us achieve three things. -- First, we need to restore lost confidence --on both sides -- about intent and capacity for genuine collaboration. Announcing the start of a strategic dialo [...]	2006-04-21 09:12:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV TU VISIT
06ANKARA2206	TURKEY: PARLIAMENT TO ADOPT ANTI-TERROR LAW [...] (U) The GOT on April 18 submitted to Parliament a package of amendments to the Anti-Terror Law. Parliament is expected to adopt the package by early May. Key elements of the draft include: Tougher Domestic Anti-Terror Provisions --------------------------------------- -- Terrorist Propa [...]	2006-04-21 10:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE TU
06ANKARA2211	TURKISH MFA FRUSTRATED WITH TECHNICAL TALKS AND [...] (C) Summary: MFA officials have contacted us twice in the past week to express concerns over the direction in which they see intercommunal technical talks headed and over SRSG Moeller. We have encouraged the MFA to keep their concerns out of the press and urged that they improve communicatio [...]	2006-04-21 11:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU CY
06ANKARA2213	JOURNALISM: THE IMPOSSIBLE PROFESSION IN IRAN [...] (C) Summary: An Iranian journalist, who has been working for Iranian newspapers since 1973, told us that journalism has become "impossible" under Iranian President Ahmadinejad, with restrictions on press freedom now very tight. He characterized the recent release from prison of outspoken jou [...]	2006-04-21 12:36:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU IR
06ANKARA2214	LOCAL G8 COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTION GROUP MEETING IN [...] (SBU) The Russian Embassy in Ankara convened a meeting of G8 Embassies plus Australia, Switzerland and the European Commission on April 12 as the local Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG). Most Missions were represented at the counselor level. Russian Ambassador Petr Stegniy opened the ses [...]	2006-04-21 13:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER TU
06ANKARA2226	TURKISH PRESS EXAGGERATES TROOP BUILD-UP IN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent Turkish press reports claim the Turkish Land Forces Command (TLFC) has initiated a movement of its headquarters to southeast Turkey and undertaken a massive build-up of troops there to fight the PKK. Some go further to suggest this will include cross-border operations int [...]	2006-04-22 14:38:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS TU
06ANKARA2241	TURKEY/IRAQ: MFA STATEMENT ON IRAQ POLITICAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-24 11:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TU
06ANKARA2242	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-24 13:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2246	TURKISH PRESS PUTS PKK FRONT AND CENTER ON EVE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. On the eve of Secretary Rice's April 25 visit to Ankara, Turkish and regional press reporting is increasingly focused on the PKK in general and Turkish military activity against the PKK in specific, presenting wildly divergent accounts of operations in the southeast on both sides [...]	2006-04-25 04:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS TU
06ANKARA2269	PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT ABBAS TO TURKEY: ECONOMIC [...] (C) A downbeat Palestinian President Abbas told FM Gul that the economic situation in Palestine is dire, especially for Fatah members, and that he sees little chance that Hamas will change, according to MFA Middle East DG Bozkurt Aran. Abbas told Gul he will try to reorganize the Fatah movement [...]	2006-04-25 11:32:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN KPAL IS TU
06ANKARA2277	TURKISH SUPPORT FOR CASPIAN GAS FOR EUROPE [...] Summary. In an April 19 meeting, Turkey's senior MFA energy expert said Turkey was feeling pressure from Russia, but was supportive of the regional gas ideas laid out by EUR DAS Bryza during his April 4-6 meetings in Ankara (refs). Rende thought the best way to make quick progress was to form [...]	2006-04-25 12:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET TU GR IT
06ANKARA2282	GETTING TURKEY ON BOARD WITH NATO'S MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Drawing on reftel, we raised the proposal for a NATO Middle East Security Cooperation Center with MFA NATO Affairs DDG Serdar Kilic on April 25 after coordinating with the Norwegian and Italian embassies. Kilic said he had read the US-Italy-Norway paper on the subject and agreed with its [...]	2006-04-26 04:20:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR TU
06ANKARA2287	TURKEY: MFA REACTION TO PRESIDENT BUSH'S ARMENIAN [...] Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Namik Tan made the following statement April 25, in reply to a question about President Bush's Armenian Remembrance Day statement. Informal Embassy translation follows: Begin Text &This year, as every year, the U.S. President continued the practice of i [...]	2006-04-26 10:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TU
06ANKARA2310	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-26 13:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2327	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NANCY WENTZLER AND [...] Embassy Ankara welcomes and grants country clearance to Nancy Wentzler, Deputy Comptroller and Chief Economist and Teresa Rutledge, Senior International Advisor for travel to Turkey from May 11-13, 2006. Purpose for the visit is to meet with the BDDK, the Central Bank, US Banks and other Fina [...]	2006-04-27 13:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN OTRA TU
06ANKARA2332	FULL STEAM AHEAD ON TURKISH PRIVATIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Privatization Administration (PA) has already realized USD 8 billion in cash proceeds from privatizations in 2006, with several profitable sales still in the pipeline for this year. Initial public offerings are planned for several state-owned enterprises and a new wave of p [...]	2006-04-27 13:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ENRG EFIN TU
06ANKARA2333	GOI PROTESTS PRESENCE OF TURKISH TROOPS IN [...] (S/REL GBR, AUS) The Government of Iraq has requested the removal of the 1500 Turkish troops who have long been stationed in northern Iraq to monitor the PKK, according to the Turkish MFA. We understand from Embassy Baghdad that this request may not have been fully coordinated within the Iraq [...]	2006-04-28 04:26:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	MOPS PREL TU IZ IR
06ANKARA2351	TURKISH RESPONSE TO IRANIAN RELIGIOUS MINORITIES [...] (C) MFA Iran desk officer Aziz Sevi told us April 27 that Turkey is unlikely to make any public statements regarding the treatment of religious groups in Iran. He said the Iranian regime views the Bahai and other religious groups as a threat, and international criticism of Iranian treatment of [...]	2006-04-28 12:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM TU IR
06ANKARA2352	TURKISH RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION [...] (C) We met with Huseyin Ozdemir, Chief of Section in the International Security Department of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on April 27 to follow up on our January demarche (refs a and b) regarding China's request that the UN designate the East Turkistan Liberation Organization (ELT [...]	2006-04-28 12:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER TU CH
06ANKARA2358	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-28 13:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA237	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-20 15:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA238	TURKEY'S REPONSE ON INCB ELECTION [...] (SBU) On January 20 we met with Peyami Ciklakalyoncu, attache in the MFA's Deputy Directorate General for International Political Organizations, regarding the USG's nomination of Ambassador (retired) Melvyn Levitsky to the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB). Ciklakalyoncu told us th [...]	2006-01-20 15:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC TU
06ANKARA2381	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-01 14:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2383	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL PENCE + 8 TO [...] Embassy Ankara welcomes and grants country clearance to the House International Relations Committee Congressional Delegation led by Rep. Mike Pence and including Rep. Mike Ferguson, Rep. Lincoln Davis, Rep. Jim Costa, Professional Staff Members Sam Stratman, Alan Makovsky and Hillel Weinberg, [...]	2006-05-02 06:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN AMGT ASEC GM GR IZ JO OREP TU
06ANKARA2384	TURKEY: DIYARBAKIR SYRIACS THREATENED, LOCAL IMAMS [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-02 06:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
06ANKARA2385	TURKEY: EUR A/S FRIED AND NSC SENIOR DIRECTOR [...] (C) Senior MFA officials expressed concern to EUR A/S Daniel Fried and NSC Senior Director for Europe Judith Ansley that France may criminalize denial of the Armenian "genocide" and said France's position on Cyprus is unhelpful. The GOT has received an interim response from Yerevan on its Marc [...]	2006-05-02 06:24:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR IZ GG AJ AR FR TU
06ANKARA2387	TURKEY: DIYARBAKIR SYRIACS THREATENED, LOCAL IMAMS [...] (U) This message is from Consulate Adana. 2. (C) Summary: A group of men recently entered the compound of Diyarbakir,s ancient Syriac Christian Church and uttered threats and insults at the Syriac members. Despite requests from the Syriacs and other residents in the neighborhood of the [...]	2006-05-02 08:14:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
06ANKARA2388	FEARS OF CONTINUED UNREST HIGH THROUGHOUT TURKEY'S [...] (U) This message is from Consulate Adana. 2. (C) Summary: Expectations of continued unrest remain high in Diyarbakir throughout Turkey's southeast. Many believe the PKK was able to exploit latent tensions building over the past few years and benefited from the recent unrest. Most Kurdi [...]	2006-05-02 08:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
06ANKARA2410	TURKEY/ARMENIA: YEREVAN'S RESPONSE TO JOINT [...] (S) On April 28 the MFA provided us, in confidence, a copy of Yerevan's response to Turkey's March 10 non-paper seeking to bridge the gap between Turkey's April 2005 proposal for the establishment of a Joint Historical Commission and Armenia's counter-proposal of an Intergovernmental Commissio [...]	2006-05-02 14:01:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PHUM AR TU
06ANKARA2411	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-02 14:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2416	SCENESETTER FOR MAY 7-8 VISIT OF CODEL PENCE TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your visit follows a successful visit by Secretary Rice which paved the way for a new "strategic SIPDIS dialogue" with Turkey on issues of mutual import. Turkey is a strong ally in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT),facilitating the distribution of critical supplies and fuel [...]	2006-05-02 14:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP TU
06ANKARA2417	INTENSIFYING COOPERATION WITH BELGIUM AGAINST PKK [...] (S/NF) Summary: We should move now to extend the effort to disrupt criminal networks in Europe that support PKK terrorist activity beyond France and Germany to other European countries that host significant PKK support networks. Belgium is a prime candidate. The recent arrest in Switzerlan [...]	2006-05-02 14:18:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PTER EFIN KTFN BE TU
06ANKARA2444	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-03 14:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2445	MDA: TURKISH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON AMBASSADOR'S [...] (C) We met with Turkish MFA International Political Organizations Deputy Director General Tunc Ugdul May 2 to discuss ref A points on the upcoming 29th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent in Geneva in June. He said he expected the GOT's position will likely remain the s [...]	2006-05-03 14:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PHUM PREF PREL ICRC SZ TU
06ANKARA2446	TURKEY/ARMENIA: JOINT COMMISSIONS, ARMENIAN [...] (S) The Foreign Ministry continues to analyze the Armenian response to Turkey's March 10 proposal on joint commissions. We are encouraging a positive Turkish response and early re-engagement with Yerevan. The MFA is also considering how to respond to the Canadian Prime Minister's statement on [...]	2006-05-03 14:39:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PHUM AM CA FR TU
06ANKARA2447	EU INVITES TURKEY TO OPEN ACQUIS CHAPTER [...] (U) Summary: The EU has invited the GOT to open negotiations on the Education and Culture chapter of the EU acquis, without requiring Turkey to first make progress on political reforms. The invitation resolves, for now, a dispute over a French-led proposal that would have attached political b [...]	2006-05-03 14:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EU TU
06ANKARA2448	TURKISH RESPONSE TO IRAN'S CANDIDACY FOR THE UN [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche May 2 to Turkish MFA International Political Organizations Deputy Director General Tunc Ugdul. Ugdul told us that he was already well aware of the USG position vis--vis Iran,s candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). The GOT is still considering var [...]	2006-05-03 15:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KUNR UNHRC PREL TU
06ANKARA2449	TURKISH TROOP MOVEMENTS: WHAT DO THEY MEAN? [...] (S/NF) The deployment of troops along the Iraqi border appears to be consistent with GOT practice in past years when PKK terrorism threatened Turkey: The military is apparently sealing the Iraqi border in order to block PKK infiltration. This is what FonMin Gul told the Secretary during their April [...]	2006-05-03 15:19:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS PTER TU IZ IR
06ANKARA2450	TURKEY ON UNAMI AIRCRAFT: RECEPTIVE BUT NO FINAL [...] (C) We and Washington have raised the UN's need for a C-130E aircraft for UNAMI with the GOT (refs). We have been receiving generally positive responses, but no firm answer yet. On May 3 MFA Deputy Iraq Coordinator Fazli Corman told us that MFA supported our initial request on March 24, but [...]	2006-05-03 15:23:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS TU IZ
06ANKARA2452	PKK IN EUROPE: DRAFT LONDON/OSLO DEMARCHES [...] (S) Summary. In a May 3 meeting, Turkish MFA Director General for Intelligence and Research Hayati Guven welcomed the proposed demarches to Norway and the United Kingdom urging cooperative action against PKK activities (reftel),and made suggestions to strengthen the message to Norway given [...]	2006-05-04 05:56:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PTER TU UK NO
06ANKARA2472	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-04 14:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2478	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, April 1-15, [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Published by Vatan on Monday, April 3: TITLE: Mobile [...]	2006-05-04 14:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
06ANKARA2480	IRAQ ASKS TURKEY FOR NEW EXTRADITION TREATY [...] (C) MFA Director General for Security Affairs Hayati Guven informed us on May 3 that the Iraqi Foreign Ministry had sent to Turkey a note verbale the week of April 17 stating that the Turkey-Iraq Legal Assistance Treaty did not provide sufficient grounds to extradite PKK suspects to Turkey. In [...]	2006-05-04 15:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER CJAN PREL TU IZ
06ANKARA2481	ALLEGED HARASSMENT OF US FLAGGED YACHT BY GREEK [...] (C) The Greek Coast Guard fired warning shots that struck an American-flagged yacht in the Aegean on April 30, according to MFA Maritime/Aviation Deputy Director General Vakur Gokdenizler. The Greek Coast Guard reportedly objected to the boat's flying a Turkish flag on its mast while it was i [...]	2006-05-05 04:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GR TU
06ANKARA2482	BLACK SEA: ROMANIA/BLACK SEA HARMONY AND BLACK SEA [...] (C) Summary: Turkey appreciates our efforts to persuade Romania and Bulgaria to join Operation BLACK SEA HARMONY (OBSH),and asks that we weigh in again with the GOR prior to a May 9 Turkey-Romania bilateral on the subject. MFA told us May 4 that Romania has agreed to begin negotiations on jo [...]	2006-05-05 05:00:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR NATO UP RS TU GG BU RO
06ANKARA2488	TURKEY/IRAQ: TURKEY PREPARED TO ENGAGE NEW IRAQI [...] (C) Turkish Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol told Ambassador May 4 that Turkey has invited Iraqi PM al-Maliki to visit, will invite other ministers once named, and is prepared to send FM Gul to Baghdad as well. Turkey is prepared to offer Iraq additional border gates, USD 2 million in military [...]	2006-05-05 12:33:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS EAID IZ TU
06ANKARA249	KARZAI RECEIVES WARM RECEPTION IN TURKEY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Afghan President Karzai in his January 4-7 visit to Turkey expressed concern over waning international attention and asked for continued support, both moral and financial, from Turkey. In addition to a substantial hike in reconstruction aid, he signed agreements with the GOT, [...]	2006-01-23 13:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU AF
06ANKARA250	Turkish Police Create Anti-Terror Finance Unit [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkish National Police (TNP) Intelligence Department recently established a terrorism finance division, to be housed under the Intelligence Department's organized crime group. Recep Guven, TNP Intelligence Department Chief of Section in the Organized Crime Division and a [...]	2006-01-23 13:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PTER KTFN TU
06ANKARA2502	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-05 13:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2506	NO APPARENT INTENT -- NOW -- FOR TURKISH [...] (S/NF) Summary: We continue to see no evidence of Turkish cross-border activity across the northern Iraq border. A senior staff general told us May 3 that two developments would almost certainly precipitate a cross-border operation (CBO): a spectacular attack in Turkey or an attack against Tu [...]	2006-05-05 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS PTER TU IZ IR
06ANKARA2508	MAKHMOUR: MFA OFFICIAL READY TO DISCUSS SECURITY [...] (C/REL GBR) Per ref b, we discussed the way forward on steps required to close the Makhmour refugee camp in northern Iraq with MFA Director General for Security Affairs (S/CT-equivalent) Hayati Guven on May 3. Guven reported that he was prepared to travel to Geneva for discussions with U.S. a [...]	2006-05-05 15:26:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PREL PREF TU IZ UN
06ANKARA2509	GPOI SECTION 505 AGREEMENT: HELD UP IN TGS [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para. 3. 2. (C) We delivered reftel demarche upon receipt and have followed up numerous times with the Turkish MFA, who never responded substantively. Finally, on May 4, MFA Deputy Director General for Security Policy Serdar Kilic told us that th [...]	2006-05-05 16:01:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIA MARR MASS PREL PGOV KPKO TU IT GR
06ANKARA2510	TURKEY PICKS CALIK TO BUILD SAMSUN-CEYHAN OIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOT has chosen local firm Calik Enerji to build the Samsun-Ceyhan Turkish Straits oil bypass, awarding it a six-month conditional license, still subject to approval by the President. Many of our contacts question whether Calik, whose Chairman Ahmet Calik is close to AKP po [...]	2006-05-08 05:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EWWT SENV EINV TU
06ANKARA2513	EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (APRIL 2006) [...] Summary: EXBS Advisor continued to monitor the progress of the NP Cooperation Agreement, along with other NP projects with the Government of Turkey. EXBS Advisor attended initial planning meeting between Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade (UFT) and Internal Control Program (ICP) contract [...]	2006-05-08 08:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
06ANKARA252	INITIAL TURKISH RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-23 14:05:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER TU CH
06ANKARA2529	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-08 13:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2534	EXBS: TURKEY CTRY CLR GRANTED FOR DOS FEENEY [...] (U) Mission welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of State Official John Feeney to travel to Turkey from May 10 through May 13, 2006. Embassy control officer for the visit is EXBS Advisor Kevin Lyon, who can be contacted 24 hours/day at (90)(312)455-5555, ext. 0. Mr. Lyon will a [...]	2006-05-08 14:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC OTRA PREL TU
06ANKARA2539	DEEPENING ANTI-PKK COOPERATION WITH GERMANY [...] (S) Summary: Following the productive launch of discussions with German authorities on combating illegal PKK support activities in Germany, we may wish to consider bringing Turkish services directly into the conversation with German counterparts in the trilateral exercise foreseen by ref A. [...]	2006-05-09 08:48:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	KTFN PTER EFIN PGOV TU GE
06ANKARA256	DEMARCHE ON REPORTING IRAN TO UNSC [...] (C) We delivered ref a demarche to Turkish MFA First Secretary Guven Begec on 20 January. Begec told us that SIPDIS Turkey shares USG concerns regarding the Iranian nuclear program and believes that Iranian nuclear weapons would pose a direct threat to Turkey's national security. He also [...]	2006-01-23 15:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PINS IR TU
06ANKARA2583	STATOIL TARGETS TURKEY FOR A SOUTHERN GAS CORRIDOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a May 3 meeting with the Ambassador, Statoil Country Manager Per Myrvang said that Statoil was seriously looking at the Turkish market for commercializing Shah Deniz Phase II gas volumes when Azerbaijan's Shah Deniz Phase II begins producing in 2011-12. While there are a nu [...]	2006-05-09 13:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EINV BEXP TU AZ

06ANKARA2586	TIP IN TURKEY: FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR OUTLINES RESEARCH, [...] (U) Ambassador hosted Fulbright scholar Dr. Cindy J. Smith May 5 for a lecture and discussion on trafficking in persons (TIP),attended by more than 60 government officials, international and domestic organization representatives, academics and others. Smith, from the University of Baltimore, [...]	2006-05-09 13:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
06ANKARA2587	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-09 13:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2595	TURKEY/IRAN: FM GUL'S MEETING WITH ALI LARIJANI [...] (C) MFA Deputy Undersecretary for Security Affairs Akgunay Larijani provided Ambassador an initial readout of Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani's May 8 meeting with FM Gul. (Larijani's meeting with Turkish NSC SecGen Alpogan is described septel.) Akgunay reporte [...]	2006-05-09 14:24:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNUC PTER IR TU
06ANKARA2596	ACCUSATIONS OF GOT MEDDLING IN JUDICIARY RING [...] (U) Summary: Judicial officials and opposition politicians often accuse Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) of stocking the judiciary with judges and prosecutors who share the party's Islam-oriented views. Most contacts, however, say the accusations are alarmist. They note tha [...]	2006-05-09 14:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE TU
06ANKARA2597	TURKISH U/S ALI TUYGAN ON GREEK ISSUES AND OTHER [...] (C) Summary: Turkish MFA U/S Ali Tuygan debriefed Ambassador May 5 on PM Erdogan's May 4 meeting in Thessaloniki with Greek PM Karamanlis and distanced Turkey from FM Gul's reported hard line on the Halki Seminary. Tuygan reviewed follow up on Secretary Rice's recent visit. Discussion also t [...]	2006-05-09 14:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER GR IR IZ TU
06ANKARA2598	TURKISH NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER BRIEFS CODEL [...] (C/REL GBR) Turkish National Security Council Secretary-General Yigit Alpogan told CODEL Pence May 8 that SIPDIS he and other leaders delivered a tough message to his Iranian counterpart, Ali Larijani, during his visit to Ankara the same day. Alpogan said he told Larijani that Iran's attemp [...]	2006-05-09 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PREL UN IR TU
06ANKARA2614	SECOND ACTION REQUEST--TURKEY WORRIED ABOUT ARMS [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para. three. 2. (S) MFA Director General for Security Affairs (S/CT-equivalent) Hayati Guven reminded us May 3 that he had requested information from us April 18 (see reftel) on 617 firearms that the Turkish authorities have recovered that apparen [...]	2006-05-10 13:05:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PTER TU IZ
06ANKARA2618	AEGEAN: GREECE REPORTEDLY RESPONDS POSITIVELY TO [...] (C) TGS J5 Greece/Cyprus Chief RADM Mucahit Sislioglu told us April 28 that Greece had accepted Turkey's long-standing offer of Aegean-related confidence-building measures (CBMs). These offers had apparently been outstanding since late last year. 2. (C) While Sislioglu touts the CBMs as sig [...]	2006-05-10 13:36:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR TU GR
06ANKARA262	COURT DROPS PAMUK CASE [...] (U) Summary/Comment: An Istanbul court has dropped the case against Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk. The court did so on a technicality after Justice Minister Cicek declined to either grant or deny permission to proceed with the trial. While this is good news, attorney contacts believe the decis [...]	2006-01-23 16:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE TU
06ANKARA2620	TURKEY NOMINEES FOR FY 07 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR [...] Huseyin Aygun, Attorney 2. Seyhmus Diken, Advisor to the Mayor of Diyarbakir 3. Sait Kilic, Vice Chairman, Gaziantep Youth Group of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) SCP on "Rule of Law" Project Dates: TBD 4. Kemal Derin, Attorney 5. Tahir Elci, Vice President, Diyarbakir [...]	2006-05-10 14:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL TU
06ANKARA2624	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-10 14:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2625	COG COMPLAINS OF EXCLUSION FROM PSI EXERCISE [...] (C) We do not believe that it would be productive to approach the GOT again to invite Cyprus to the May 24-26 PSI exercise "Anatolian Sun" at this late date, as recommended ref a. We agree with Embassy Nicosia that Turkey will not issue this invitation. 2. (C) In October, Turkey requested [...]	2006-05-10 15:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	CY PGOV PREL PARM TU
06ANKARA263	TURKEY AVIAN INFLUENZA: AMBASSADOR'S JAN 19 [...] SUMMARY: In his first meeting with the GOT Minister of Health, Ambassador focused on the Avian Influenza (AI) situation, expressing U.S. sympathy, commitment to provide support, and admiration for Turkey's response, transparency, and collaboration. The Minister stressed that AI was a global [...]	2006-01-24 05:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU
06ANKARA264	TURKEY/ISRAEL/PALESTINE: FM GUL SIGNS AGREEMENT ON [...] (C) Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul visited Israel and the Palestinian Authority in early January and signed separate agreements with the PA in Ramallah and with Israel in Jerusalem, giving a Turkish consortium organized by the Union of Chambers and Commodities Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) [...]	2006-01-24 08:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EINV IS TU
06ANKARA2640	TURKEY CALLS ON IRAN TO STOP URANIUM ENRICHMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The MFA characterized Turkey's May 8 talks with visiting Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani as direct. Larijani took a hard line SIPDIS on Iran's right to nuclear energy and Turkey responded that the onus is on Iran to overcome international suspic [...]	2006-05-11 10:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KNUC PARM PREL UN IR TU
06ANKARA2643	TURKEY RESPONSES ON ITU CANDIDACIES [...] Embassy submitted a diplomatic note on March 30 to relay the U.S. request for Turkey's support for the U.S. candidate Julie Napier Zoller for the ITU Radio Regulations Board (Ref A). The GOT MFA responded by diplomatic note on April 24 that "it would give its most careful consideration" to th [...]	2006-05-11 12:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS TU
06ANKARA2644	TURKEY: SPECIAL BUSINESS REP MERMOUD DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following closely on the heels of the Secretary's visit to Turkey, which broached an enhanced SIPDIS bilateral strategic vision and dialogue on economic - as well as political and security issues, EB/CBA Special Representative Frank Mermoud conducted a series of meetings in [...]	2006-05-11 12:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV BEXP TU ZK
06ANKARA2646	PM ERDOGAN VISITS DIYARBAKIR: MORE MODERATE [...] (U) This is an AmConsul Adana message. 2. (SBU) PM Erdogan returned to Diyarbakir on May 7, for the first time since the March street unrest and since his August 2005 speech in which he declared that Turkey had "a Kurdish problem." He was in the city to attend the Diyarbakir provincial Jus [...]	2006-05-11 12:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TU
06ANKARA2662	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-11 14:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2663	TURKEY SUPPORTS LEVITSKY IN INCB ELECTION [...] (SBU) In a diplomatic noted dated May 10, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed us that Turkey supports the U.S. candidate, Ambassador (retired) Melvyn Levitsky, for re-election to the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB). This decision came as a result of two diplomatic notes, two [...]	2006-05-11 14:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC TU
06ANKARA2664	TURKEY/DPRK: MFA BRIEFING ON DPRK VISIT TO ANKARA [...] (C) Turkish MFA Deputy Director General for Africa and East Asia Erdem Mutaf briefed several diplomatic corps representatives May 10 on MFA meetings with Democratic People's Republic of North Korea (DPRK) Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials on May 4. The DPRK had requested the visit as part [...]	2006-05-11 14:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KN KS TU
06ANKARA2665	CODEL PENCE'S MAY 8 DISCUSSION WITH TURKISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with FM Gul, a congressional delegation led by Representative Mike Pence (R-IN) pledged congressional support for Turkey's EU accession process and appreciation of Turkey's efforts to support the democratization process in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Middle East. Congr [...]	2006-05-11 14:20:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP TU
06ANKARA2666	TURKEY/IRAN: PM ERDOGAN'S MESSAGE TO LARIJANI [...] (C) Summary. Prime Ministry advisor Ahmet Davutoglu told Ambassador May 10 that PM Erdogan delivered a strong message to Iranian National Security Secretary Ali Larijani during the latter's May 8 visit to Ankara, warning Iran that it must regain the international community's trust by behaving [...]	2006-05-11 14:30:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KNUC PARM PREL UN IR TU
06ANKARA2667	TURKISH COURT ACQUITS PROFESSORS ON SPEECH CHARGES [...] (U) An Ankara court on May 10 acquitted professors Baskin Oran and Ibrahim Kaboglu on charges of "inciting hatred and animosity" in a 2004 report on minorities in Turkey (reftel). The prosecutor at the May 10 hearing, the trial's third session, surprised the defense by stating that no crime ha [...]	2006-05-11 15:28:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE TU
06ANKARA2671	DEMARCHE: MAY 9-13 D-8 SUMMIT IN BALI [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-12 10:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS IS IR TU
06ANKARA2673	MIXED PICTURE ON TOURISM NUMBERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to an 11.5 percent year- on-year drop in first-quarter tourist arrivals, Minister of Culture and Tourism Atilla Koc admitted that Turkey will not meet its goal of 26 million tourists in 2006. Tourism is both a key generator of jobs and a vital source of foreign exc [...]	2006-05-12 11:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON TU
06ANKARA2677	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-12 12:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2698	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EUR/SE DIRECTOR [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to EUR/SE Director Douglas A. Silliman to travel to Turkey May 17 - 18, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to conduct meetings and consultations with Turkish officials. The point of contact for the visit is Political Officer Carl Sieben [...]	2006-05-12 14:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PGOV TU BE UK
06ANKARA2699	TURKEY REQUESTS LIMITED SUPPORT FOR SECOND MISSION [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para. 6. 2. (C) Summary: The Turkish MFA continues to plan to re-open its consulate in Mosul. We have emphasized the need for Turkey to be self-reliant in this endeavor. While we believe MFA understands this, the CG-designate has made some limite [...]	2006-05-12 14:08:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS TU IZ
06ANKARA27	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-03 16:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2700	TURKEY: MFA ANNOUNCEMENT ON DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-12 14:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM TU
06ANKARA2708	AVIAN INFLUENZA: TURKEY AND THE WORLD BANK [...] SUMMARY: Coming on the heels of the WHO/FAO hosted Avian Influenza (AI) conference in Ankara (supported by USAID),The World Bank gained Executive Board approval on April 24 for a $34.4 million loan to Turkey (out of a $54 million package) that will support Turkey's AI readiness and capacity [...]	2006-05-14 12:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EFIN EAGR TU KFLU
06ANKARA273	EUCOM DCDR DISCUSSES IRAN, CAUCASUS, BLACK SEA [...] (C) Summary: EUCOM Deputy Commander Gen Charles Wald emphasized the risk to Turkey of Iran's WMD program on January 17 in separate sessions with Turkey's CHOD and Deputy CHOD as well as at a roundtable with TGS staff chaired by DCHOD GEN Isik Kosaner. In all meetings, TGS officials acknowled [...]	2006-01-24 14:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PARM TU IR ZJ ZL
06ANKARA2741	RUSSIA-TURKEY RELATIONS: KEEPING THE EAST-WEST [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP) government has worked to improve relations with Moscow, a process fueled by booming trade centered on energy, tourism, and construction. The GOT sees engagement of Russia as part of a wider policy of seeking good relat [...]	2006-05-15 11:59:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG EPET TU RU
06ANKARA2742	SHARP SELL-OFF IN TURKISH MARKETS [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-15 12:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN TU
06ANKARA2746	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-15 13:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA278	TURKEY: INTERRUPTED FUEL SUPPLIES TO IRAQI SOMO [...] (C) Summary. Turkey's Foreign Trade Undersecretariat (FTU),saying it wants to solve the payments issues as urgently as possible, has invited an Iraqi delegation to Turkey for technical talks. The FTU appears ready to discuss a staged repayment of arrears owed by SOMO to Turkish companies, [...]	2006-01-25 12:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EFIN PREL IZ TU
06ANKARA2789	TURKEY/IRAN: FM GUL TALKS MAY 15 WITH LARIJANI [...] (S) MFA Spokesman Namik Tan told the Ambassador May 15 that FM Gul took a long phone call from Larijani late that day to review and discuss further the state of play on Iranian nuclear issues. According to Tan, Gul was again insistent that Iran has a credibility problem and must compromise. [...]	2006-05-16 12:20:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	KNUC PREL PARM UN IR TU
06ANKARA2791	TURKISH PM ERDOGAN AND FM GUL ON VISITS TO THE U.S. [...] (c) Summary: Turkish PM Erdogan informed Ambassador May 15 that he now wants to proceed with plans to visit the US and meet President Bush in early June. FM Gul,s travel plans are unclear. Erdogan and Gul said the Turkish government will approach us on specifics shortly. End Summary. 2 [...]	2006-05-16 12:32:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP OTRA AMGT ASEC PREL PGOV TU
06ANKARA2793	MAKHMOUR: GOT CONTEMPLATING UNHCR OPERATIONS PLAN, [...] (C) UNHCR-Turkey informed us May 12 that UNHCR-Geneva had forwarded its draft Operations Plan for effecting durable solutions for the residents of Makhmour refugee camp in northern Iraq to the U.S. and Turkish permanent missions in Geneva, and that UNHCR-Turkey had forwarded the plan to MFA Di [...]	2006-05-16 13:34:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PREL PREF TU IZ UN
06ANKARA2798	HOPES AND FEARS IN TURKEY'S ELECTRICITY SECTOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-17 04:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV BEXP EXIM OPIC TU
06ANKARA28	AMBASSADOR URGES TURKISH NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER [...] (C) Ambassador used his Jan. 2 introductory call on National Security Council Secretary-General Alpogan to urge Turkey to define what new role it is ready to play in the diplomatic effort to deal with Iran's nuclear ambitions. Alpogan assured the Ambassador that Iran's nuclear program is a rea [...]	2006-01-03 16:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP TU IZ IR SY US
06ANKARA2800	TURKEY/CANADA/FRANCE: TENSIONS OVER ARMENIAN [...] (C) Turkey has reacted to Canadian PM Harper's recognition of the Armenian genocide by pulling out of a joint military exercise and officials have hinted further measures may be taken against Ottawa. At the same time, French draft legislation that would penalize denial of the genocide has com [...]	2006-05-17 09:44:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CA AR FR TU
06ANKARA2804	TURKEY'S AKP GOVERNMENT ON THE DEFENSIVE [...] (C) Summary: A confluence of events has Turkey,s ruling pro-Islam Justice and Development Party (AKP) government on the defensive. AKP,s reaction to secularists, criticism, launched by President Sezer, has revealed cracks within the party. At the same time, the failed March indictment of La [...]	2006-05-17 12:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON TU
06ANKARA2805	TURKEY NOTIFIED OF SECOND ROUND OF GTMO [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-17 13:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KAWC PINR PREL TU GE
06ANKARA2808	TURKEY: FOLLOW-UP ON DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT [...] (C) We met MFA Africa Department Head Raif Karaca on May 17 regarding support to the Darfur Peace Agreement, including NATO support to peacekeeping operations and humanitarian assistance (ref A). He welcomed the UNSC resolution passed May 16 and said the GOT is keen to support a United Nation [...]	2006-05-17 13:59:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL SOCI SU TU
06ANKARA2812	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-17 14:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2820	TURKEY: NO DEAL YET WITH IMF [...] (C) Summary: The IMF has not yet agreed with Turkish officials on key fiscal measures to compensate for spending overruns that would allow the third review to go forward. The IMF's key message is that global and local risks are increasing, especially in the run-up to elections next year, and [...]	2006-05-18 04:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV TU
06ANKARA2824	HOPES AND FEARS IN TURKEY'S ELECTRICITY SECTOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With growing fears of an electricity supply deficit in Turkey by the end of the decade, the Turkish government has announced plans to add nuclear power to its energy mix and the private sector is calling for greater clarity on the investment framework. While the U.S. firm AES [...]	2006-05-18 07:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV BEXP EXIM OPIC TU
06ANKARA2828	ATTACK AT TURKISH COUNCIL OF STATE ROILS [...] (C) Summary: The May 17 attack by a gunman on Turkey's staunchly secularist Council of State killed one judge and left four wounded, greatly heightening tensions between Turkey's secularists and Islamists. The gunman attacked the Council of State's second banc, the same court that issued a F [...]	2006-05-18 08:00:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TU
06ANKARA284	TURKEY/JAPAN: PM KOIZUMI'S MAKES LONG-AWAITED [...] (C) Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi paid a four-day official visit to Ankara and Istanbul January 9-12, the first by a Japanese head of government since 1990. While the visit was largely symbolic, the two sides discussed common approaches to the Iran nuclear issue, Iraq reconstruction, and t [...]	2006-01-26 12:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON JA TU
06ANKARA2848	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK OF [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: We met with officials from Kucuk Pazarli (KP) Kelip ve Makine Sanayi, Ltd., to discuss contract number 05-989885 per reftel, and confirmed that KP appears to be a responsible recipient of USML items. End Summary. 2. During a May 1, 2006 meeting at KP's office in Sinjan, Anka [...]	2006-05-18 12:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TU
06ANKARA2854	JUSTICE MINISTER DEFENDS DEFINITION OF TERRORISM [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to a letter from the Ambassador to Justice Minister Cicek expressing concern over the retention of Turkey's narrow definition of terrorism in draft anti-terror legislation (ref),a Justice Ministry letter argues that provisions in current Turkish law allows Turkey to [...]	2006-05-18 12:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PTER KTFN TU
06ANKARA2864	TURKEY: TIMELINE IF NEW ELECTIONS CALLED [...] (SBU) Summary: Parliamentary elections in Turkey are constitutionally mandated to be held at least once every five years. No legislative term has lasted the full five years since 1980. Current political debate centers in part on whether or not early elections will be called before their sche [...]	2006-05-18 13:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TU
06ANKARA2869	TURKEY/IRAQ: TURKEY REQUESTING HELO SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Turkish government Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol contacted Ambassador May 18 to request urgently U.S. support for a trip he plans to make to Baghdad immediately after the new Iraqi government is announced. Celikkol said he had been advised by his embassy in Baghdad to limit his visit to t [...]	2006-05-18 14:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS IZ TU
06ANKARA287	ERDOGAN GIVES SHAKY PERFORMANCE BEFORE EU [...] (C) Summary: PM Erdogan, recovering from the flu, gave what contacts described to us as a "rambling" and "nearly incomprehensible" performance at a January 20 lunch meeting with EU ambassadors in Ankara. After a positive though unremarkable opening speech, he made a weak statement on Iran, de [...]	2006-01-26 13:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE PINR TU EU
06ANKARA2870	A DEVELOPMENT TALE OF TWO SOUTHEASTERN CITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Adiyaman and Sanliurfa provinces, located in Turkey's southeastern region, are home to some of the country's most notable tourist attractions, yet both provinces suffer from poverty and underdevelopment. Seasonal migration, gender inequality, and a lack of economic opportunity [...]	2006-05-18 14:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI PHUM KWMN TU
06ANKARA2876	TURKISH TROOPS MOVEMENTS OUT OF THE NEWS--FOR NOW [...] (S/REL GBR) Summary: Other events have pushed the issue of PKK violence and troop movements within Turkey to deal with it off the front pages, but this is likely only temporary. PKK violence and Turkish countermeasures continue. Turkey may/may have fired two mortar rounds near an Iraqi village [...]	2006-05-18 15:32:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER MOPS TU IZ IR
06ANKARA2877	HOPES AND FEARS IN TURKEY' ELECTRICITY SECTOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With growing fears of an electricity supply deficit in Turkey by the end of the decade, the Turkish government has announced plans to add nuclear power to its energy mix and the private sector is calling for greater clarity on the investment framework. While the U.S. firm AES [...]	2006-05-22 06:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV BEXP TU EXIM OPIC
06ANKARA2897	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-22 14:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2899	CURRENT PLANNING FOR BTC OPENING CEREMONY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkish government and BP are set on July 13 as the date for the official ceremony marking completion of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline. The Turks are focusing on high level participation, including from the United States, but have not yet delivered invitations [...]	2006-05-22 14:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EINV TU
06ANKARA2901	ANKARA: THE SECULARISTS DEMONSTRATE, THE [...] (C) Summary: The May 18 funeral of slain Council of State Judge Ozbilgin transformed into a political show of force by the Ankara secular establishment. The elites - President Sezer, military brass, party leaders - turned out, it appeared, less to honor Ozbilgin and more to take a stand agai [...]	2006-05-23 05:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TU
06ANKARA2902	ACTION REQUEST: TURKEY REQUESTS ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para. three. 2. (U) On April 28, we received a diplomatic note from the Turkish MFA announcing the "Expo Gateway to Iraq" trade fair to be held in Gaziantep, Turkey June 7-11. In its note, the MFA requested that we "make a demarche to the Multinat [...]	2006-05-23 05:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL IZ TU
06ANKARA2903	PKK VIOLENCE ONGOING [...] (U) According to press reports, PKK violence in Turkey continued the week of May 13-19. In various PKK attacks (usually involving IEDs) and Turkish military operations, six soldiers or police, four civilians (all children),and five PKK terrorists were killed, with two security forces personn [...]	2006-05-23 05:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL TU IZ
06ANKARA2904	MONTREUX CONVENTION: MILITARY LIMITS ON THE [...] (C) Summary: The Montreux Convention (MC) obligates Turkey to keep the Dardanelles and the Bosporus open to commercial shipping and to limit naval passage into and out of the Black Sea. In addition, non-littoral navies face limits on both tonnage and duration of stay in the Black Sea. Civil [...]	2006-05-23 05:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIA MOPS EWWT XH ZJ TU
06ANKARA2922	PSI: TURKISH PRESS STATEMENT ON PSI EXERCISE [...] The Turkish MFA released an announcement on May 22, stating that the PSI exercise "Anatolian Sun" is not directed at any one country but an attempt to strengthen international cooperation in the fight against proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. An informal Embassy translation is at [...]	2006-05-23 14:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL TU
06ANKARA2923	AEGEAN: TURKISH AND GREEK WARPLANES COLLIDE [...] (C) Summary: A Greek F16 and Turkish F16 collided in midair in international waters near the Greek island of Karpatos at mid-day May 23. The Turkish pilot was rescued; it appears the Greek pilot died. Turkish FonMin Gul called Greek FonMin Bokayannis to express regret over the incident and c [...]	2006-05-23 15:01:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MASS PREL TU GR NATO
06ANKARA2924	(S/NF) GUN USED TO KILL TURKISH JUDGE APPARENTLY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 4. 2. (S/NF) Turkish National Police (TNP) sources informed LEGATT May 22 that the weapon used to murder Council of State judge Ozbilgin and wound five others May 17 was a Glock pistol. TNP sources further reported that the Glock company had [...]	2006-05-23 15:02:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER KCRM PREL PGOV TU IZ US
06ANKARA294	TURKEY PROVIDES THIRD-PARTY TRANSFER ASSURANCES [...] This is an action request -- see para. 4. 2. Embassy received MFA Diplomatic Note no. 2005/ALGY/534937, dated Jan. 26, 2006, which provides the third-party transfer assurances of the Ministry of Defense, on behalf of the Government of Turkey, for the depot structural and electronic Mid-Li [...]	2006-01-26 14:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PGOV JO TU
06ANKARA296	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, January 1- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Published by Sabah on Sunday, January 1: [...]	2006-01-26 15:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
06ANKARA297	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-26 16:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2970	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-24 14:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2971	EUR/SE DIRECTOR SILLIMAN'S MEETING WITH TURKISH [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with MFA Security Affairs DDG Bicakli, EUR/SE Director Silliman briefed on his meetings in Brussels and London and discussed deepening cooperation with European countries to fight criminal activity there. Silliman also raised possible U.S. designation of the Turkish F [...]	2006-05-25 05:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN PTER TU
06ANKARA2981	TURKEY'S SOUTHEAST: A POLITICAL PRIMER [...] (U) This message is from Consulate Adana. 2. (C) Summary: Turkey's southeast encompasses 23 provinces stretching from Gaziantep in the west to Kars in the north and Hakkari in the far southeast. This region includes most of Turkey's Iranian and Syrian borders and its entire Iraqi border [...]	2006-05-25 06:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER TU
06ANKARA2989	EUR/SE DIRECTOR DISCUSSES CYPRUS IN ANKARA MAY 18 [...] (C) Summary: On May 18, EUR/SE Director Silliman gave MFA Northeastern Mediterranean DDG Bilman a readout of recent Cyprus-related meetings in New York, London and Brussels and asked for Ankara's ideas on measures for Turkish Cypriots that could provide Turkey the political space it needs to [...]	2006-05-25 08:36:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU CY
06ANKARA3	FRAUD SUMMARY - TURKEY [...] Until recently Turkey could be considered a low-fraud country from a consular perspective. In the past year, however, Mission Turkey has seen an increase in the number of fraudulent documents presented during interviews, and also uncovered several alien smuggling rings. These more recent ex [...]	2006-01-03 07:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC TU
06ANKARA3004	SCENESETTER FOR MAY 30 VISIT OF CODEL BLUNT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ankara warmly welcomes the visit of CODEL Blunt on May 30. Turkey is a strong ally in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT),facilitating the distribution of critical supplies and fuel to the coalition in Iraq and supporting the NATO Training Mission (NTM-I) there; publicly [...]	2006-05-25 11:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP TU
06ANKARA3005	TURKEY: POLITICS REINFORCES MARKET TENSION [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish markets have sold off sharply over the past two weeks in line with most global financial markets. Turkey has been among the harder hit emerging markets because of its current account deficit, but also because the global sell-off coincided with rising domestic political [...]	2006-05-25 13:01:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV TU
06ANKARA3006	TURKEY-GERMANY CONSULTATIONS ON IRAN, CAUCASUS AND [...] (C) Turkish officials reportedly told visiting German PolDir Schaefer that PM Erdogan had given Iranian President Ahmadinejad the undiluted U.S./EU-3 message during their recent meetings in Baku and Bali. The GOT is convinced Iran seeks to develop a nuclear weapon and this is a threat to Turk [...]	2006-05-25 13:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR AR YI AJ TU
06ANKARA3020	TURKEY REVISES REQUEST FOR SECOND MISSION TO MOSUL [...] (C/REL USA, GBR, AUS, CAN) Turkish Mosul Consul General-designate H. Avni Botsali contacted us May 24 to convey the GOT's revised request for limited CF support for his next mission to Mosul. Botsali reported that the Governor of Ninewah Province has undergone successful surgery at an Ankara [...]	2006-05-25 13:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS TU IZ
06ANKARA3021	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-25 13:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3028	TURKEY WELCOMES NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT, GOT IRAQ [...] (C/REL USA, GBR, AUS, CAN) The GOT welcomes the new government in Iraq, and will send its Special Envoy there next week to meet the leadership and invite the Iraqi PM, FonMin, and Speaker of Parliament to Turkey. FonMin Gul hopes to go there "soon." The GOT is maintaining a positive public s [...]	2006-05-25 14:37:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER TU IZ
06ANKARA3031	UNAMI PLANE: TURKEY HAS YET TO HEAR FROM UN [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para. 3. 2. (C) We understand per ref b that while Denmark has agreed to provide a C-130 for UNAMI, the aircraft will not be available until November. We had been pushing Turkey to provide an aircraft for UNAMI, and we understand from the Turkish [...]	2006-05-25 14:52:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS UN TU IZ
06ANKARA3033	TURKEY: POLITICS REINFORCES MARKET TENSION [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish markets have sold off sharply over the past two weeks in line with most global financial markets. Turkey has been among the harder hit emerging markets because of its current account deficit, but also because the global sell-off coincided with rising domestic political [...]	2006-05-26 04:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV TU
06ANKARA3034	TURKISH REPRESENTATION AT THE BLACK SEA FORUM [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-26 05:52:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO MARR MOPS RS BU GG RO TU AR AJ
06ANKARA3075	ISLAMIST CHARITY REACHES 350,000 OF TURKEY'S [...] (C) Summary: In its short history, Deniz Feneri, a non-governmental charity based out of Istanbul, has provided assistance to nearly 350,000 needy families, making it one of the country,s largest aid organizations. It is run like a well-oiled machine, with an extensive volunteer network, auto [...]	2006-05-26 10:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN SOCI TU
06ANKARA3081	TURKISH MFA PROTESTS U.S. SHIP VISITS TO RHODES [...] (SBU) We received a diplomatic note from the Turkish MFA dated May 17 protesting the May 2-4 visit of two USN vessels to Rhodes (text of note below). The GOT's long-standing position has been that the 1947 Paris Peace Treaties bar all navy ship visits to the demilitarized Greek Dodecanese isl [...]	2006-05-26 11:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS GR TU NATO
06ANKARA3093	DEMARCHE ON RUSSIAN ACTIVITIES IN SOUTH OSSETIA [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-26 13:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PREL RU GG OSCE TU
06ANKARA3096	TURKEY'S ATTENDANCE AT PSI HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL [...] (SBU) We approached the MFA team attending the Anatolian Sun PSI exercise in Antalya on May 26 about the GOT's planned attendance at the June 23 High Level Political Meeting. MFA officials said their initial thinking was that International Security Affairs Director General (A/S equivalent) Tom [...]	2006-05-26 13:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MNUC KNNP PARM US PL TU
06ANKARA3097	TURKEY/IRAQ: SMALL-SCALE ACTIVITY ON BORDER [...] (S/REL USA, GBR, AUS, CAN) Turkish Special Forces Headquarters near the Iraq border have confirmed that Turkish forces have fired mortars against PKK forces on two occasions (May 16 and 20) just across the border. The military also claims to have received small arms fire and indirect fire (NF [...]	2006-05-26 13:53:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER MOPS PREL TU IZ IR
06ANKARA3098	TURKEY: FINNISH PM URGES PROGRESS ON CYPRUS, REFORM [...] (C) Summary: Visiting Ankara in the run-up to Finland's EU term presidency, Finnish PM Vanhanen told PM Erdogan May 17 that the EU is united on the need for Turkey to open its ports to Greek Cypriot shipping. Vanhanen said Finland will continue its policy of supporting the accession of all EU [...]	2006-05-26 14:26:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE EU FI TU
06ANKARA3099	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-26 14:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3100	TURKEY: BTC FIRST OIL - ALMOST THERE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: BTC has struck a deal with BOTAS to pay all of the disputed cost over-runs in exchange for three-year management control of the pipeline operating company BIL. A "cold tap" on the pipeline has delayed line fill and first tanker loading to the week of May 29. BP shares the Tu [...]	2006-05-26 14:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EINV SENV TU
06ANKARA3103	MAKHMOUR: GOT GENERALLY PLEASED WITH UNHCR [...] (C) We met May 26 with MFA Director General for Security Affairs (S/CT-equivalent) Hayati Guven to get Guven's readout of a May 24 GOT interagency meeting he chaired to discuss UNHCR's operations plan for effecting durable solutions for the residents of the Makhmour refugee camp in northern Ira [...]	2006-05-26 14:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PREF PREL TU IZ UN
06ANKARA3104	TOUGH TIMES AT TURKEY'S CENTRAL BANK [...] (C) Summary. Experts agree that the challenge of bringing Turkey's inflation rate down from last year's 8% to normal OECD levels will be far harder than the success over the last four years reducing it from 70% to 8%. Thus, longtime central banker Dormus Yilmaz took the helm of Turkey's Ce [...]	2006-05-26 14:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN PGOV TU
06ANKARA3109	GOT REQUESTS INFORMATION ON PKK MEMBER ERSIN SEFIL [...] (S/NF) MFA Head of Department for Security Affairs (MFA's S/CT-equivalent) Nevzat Uyanik called us in May 25 to request USG assistance in ascertaining the whereabouts of a PKK terrorist who may have been killed in an Iranian attack on PKK forces in northern Iraq o/a April 23. According to Uya [...]	2006-05-30 07:52:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PINR PREL TU IZ IR
06ANKARA3124	EVALUATION: Voluntary Visitor Project for the [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-30 12:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL TU
06ANKARA3131	TURKEY'S SECOND MISSION TO MOSUL PLANNED FOR JUNE 5 [...] (C/REL USA, GBR, AUS, CAN) Turkish Mosul Consul General-designate H. Avni Botsali contacted us May 30 to report that the Governor of Ninewah Province was released from the hospital and was returning to Mosul that day. Botsali did not accompany him as he had hoped because security arrangements [...]	2006-05-31 05:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS TU IZ
06ANKARA314	TURKEY: DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM [...] (SBU) Upon receipt of reftels, we contacted the MFA, shared with them the points on reform, and underscored the importance that the USG places on this issue. We subsequently followed up with Tunc Ugdul, head of the MFA's International Political Organizations Department, stressing the importa [...]	2006-01-27 14:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR PHUM UN ADCO TU
06ANKARA3164	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-31 13:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU

06ANKARA317	TURKEY/JORDAN: JORDANIAN PM BAKHIT FINDS BROAD [...] (C) Jordanian Prime Minister Bakhit, accompanied by Foreign Minister Khatib, came to Ankara January 16 to review regional issues prior to King Abdullah's planned visit to Washington, according to Foreign Ministry and Jordanian embassy sources. Bilateral trade issues were discussed as well. [...]	2006-01-27 15:02:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR TU JO IZ IR SY XF
06ANKARA3172	TURKEY: POSITIVE RESPONSE TO U.S. STATEMENT ON [...] (SBU) Following the Secretary's May 31 telephone conversation with Turkish FM Gul, we contacted DFM Tuygan, Undersecretary Uzumcu, PM spokesman Akif Beki, MFA spokesman Namik Tan and MFA Americas Deputy Director General Murat Esenli. Their responses were uniformly positive and supportive. Se [...]	2006-06-01 10:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IR TU US
06ANKARA3173	MORE REVISIONS TO TURKEY'S PLANNED SECOND MISSION [...] (C/REL USA, GBR, AUS, CAN) Turkish Mosul Consul General-designate H. Avni Botsali informed us June 1 that he will postpone his arrival in Mosul until June 7. The Turkish military is requesting flight/landing clearances through CENTCOM for June 7; Botsali plans to drive back to Turkey. He plan [...]	2006-06-01 10:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS OTRA TU IZ
06ANKARA3189	TURKEY/IRAQ: G/IWI AMBASSADOR STEINER DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) Summary. Acting Senior Coordinator for International Women's Issues Ambassador Steven E. Steiner met on May 23 with Turkish officials and a quasi-governmental training institute, where he found a willingness, and capacity, to compare notes and potentially collaborate on educational and [...]	2006-06-01 13:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID KWMN IZ TU
06ANKARA319	TURKEY NATURAL GAS CRISIS WITH IRAN [...] (SBU) On January 21, Iran cut its daily natural gas shipment to Turkey from almost 30 million cubic meters to 5- 10 million cm (some daily fluctuation). Coming on the heels of the Russian-Ukraine gas face-off, the current gas crisis in Georgia, and cold weather and concerns in Europe, the cut [...]	2006-01-27 15:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ETRD TU RU
06ANKARA3200	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-01 14:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3201	BLACK SEA SECURITY AND TURKISH REPRESENTATION AT [...] (C) Summary: Turkey has actively participated in preparations for the Black Sea Forum and will be represented at the Forum at the cabinet level. MFA expects the only heads of state to attend besides Romania to be those from the south Caucasus. Ankara is concerned that the Forum not create a [...]	2006-06-02 07:38:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO MARR MOPS RS BU GG RO TU AR AJ
06ANKARA3203	SCENESETTER FOR THE JUNE 4 VISIT OF DEPUTY [...] (S) Your visit to Turkey comes at an important moment. Foremost on our immediate agenda is ensuring Turkey's sustained support for Secretary Rice's May 31 announcement that we will join EU-3 talks if Iran suspends enrichment and reprocessing. Turkish officials will be interested in hearing U. [...]	2006-06-02 08:41:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PGOV PREL TU
06ANKARA3205	TURKISH MFA RELEASES STATEMENT ON NEW U.S. [...] (U) Following our conversations with Turkish officials yesterday on the new USG initiative on Iran (reftel),the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) released a supportive statement on June 1. 2. (U) Text of MFA statement. Unofficial translation. Begin text. The U.S. has announce [...]	2006-06-02 08:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINS IR TU
06ANKARA3209	REVISED: TURKEY NOMINEES FOR FY-07 INTERNATIONAL [...] Huseyin Aygun, Attorney 2. Seyhmus Diken, Advisor to the Mayor of Diyarbakir 3. Sait Kilic, Vice Chairman, Gaziantep Youth Group of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) SCP on "Rule of LKWQx%n7Q6Pmc]Q.Q[[~and Development Party (AKP) Bursa Deputy 12. Mehmet Eraslan, True Path Party [...]	2006-06-02 11:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL TU
06ANKARA321	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DRL/IRF STAFF MEMBER [...] (U) Mission welcomes and grants country clearance to DRL/IRF Desk Officer Michael Mates to travel to Ankara and Istanbul February 20 - 25, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to meet religious leaders and NGOs and advocate for USG positions regarding religious freedom with host government offic [...]	2006-01-27 15:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PHUM AL BU TU
06ANKARA3227	OPPOSITION PARTIES UPDATE: LOTS OF TALK, BUT [...] (C) Summary. In the aftermath of the May 17 shooting at the High Administrative Court in Ankara (ref a),there has been increasing talk about forming electoral alliances among smaller opposition parties on the center right and the center left. At this point, it is largely chatter. Forming e [...]	2006-06-02 13:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS TU
06ANKARA3228	TURKEY CTRY CLR GRANTED FOR DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV, [...] Embassy Ankara grants country clearance to Erik Deschler who will travel to Ankara to discuss Second Line of Defense program with Turkish Government officials from June 10 to 14. 2. Control Officer is Kevin Lyon who can be contacted via the IVG 295-2525 or Commercial (90)(312)455-5555 ext.2 [...]	2006-06-02 13:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP OTRA PARM TU
06ANKARA323	TURKISH FINANCE MINISTER TERRORISM FINANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: In his first meeting with Finance Minister Unakitan, the Ambassador stressed the importance of preparing for Turkey's upcoming Financial Action Task Force (FATF) review. Unakitan expressed confidence that the legislation governing Turkey's anti-financial crime agency will be pa [...]	2006-01-27 16:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PTER PBIO TU IZ
06ANKARA3235	ISRAELI FM LIVNI DISCUSSES IRAN AND MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary: Iran and Middle East peace were the main topics of Israeli FM Livni's first visit to Turkey on May 29. Livni met with PM Erdogan FM Gul, President Sezer and NSC SecGen Alpogan. Although Turkish media emphasized the differences between Turkish and Israeli views on Middle East p [...]	2006-06-02 14:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS TU IR
06ANKARA325	TURKISH FINANCE MINISTER ON TERRORISM FINANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: In his first meeting with Finance Minister Unakitan, the Ambassador stressed the importance of preparing for Turkey's upcoming Financial Action Task Force (FATF) review. Unakitan expressed confidence that the legislation governing Turkey's anti-financial crime agency will be pa [...]	2006-01-30 12:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PTER PBIO TU IZ
06ANKARA3256	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-05 12:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3257	CODEL BLUNT MEETING WITH FM GUL: US-TU COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: In a May 30 meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Gul, a congressional delegation led by Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO) expressed appreciation for the bilateral relationship and Turkey's assistance with Iraq, Afghanistan and the Middle East. The delegation asked that Turkey play a constru [...]	2006-06-05 12:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
06ANKARA3263	TURKEY'S IRAQ COORDINATOR EXTENDS INVITATIONS TO [...] (C) Summary: Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol told visiting HIRC professional staff member Alan Makovsky on June 1 that he was impressed by Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki and his focus on security issues during their May 30 meeting in Baghdad. He claimed that Deputy PM Barham Salih agreed with his [...]	2006-06-05 13:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OREP TU IZ
06ANKARA3265	TURKEY/EU - NO APPARENT MOVEMENT ON PORTS ISSUE [...] (C) A downbeat Turkish MFA Northeastern Mediterranean Deputy Director General Bilman told us June 5 there has been no progress on either opening Famagusta port or referral to EU dispute resolution mechanisms of the ports/airports issue. On Famagusta, the MFA appears to be relying on the UN an [...]	2006-06-05 14:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU UN TU CY
06ANKARA3267	TURKISH DEFMIN HINTS AT FLEXIBILITY ON DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul hinted at flexibility but revealed little movement on defense industry issues in his May 24 meeting with the Ambassador. He had structured his May 22 reply to the Ambassador's March 24 letter on US industry problems with recent defense tenders to "mai [...]	2006-06-05 14:30:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL MARR TU
06ANKARA3268	TURKEY: 2006 TIP REPORT DELIVERED [...] (C) We delivered Turkey's TIP report country text and points (reftel) to MFA Head of the Asylum and Migration Department Melih Ulueren June 5. Ulueren expressed appreciation for the bilateral work done to fight what he termed "modern-day slavery." In a constructive tone, he said the GOT unde [...]	2006-06-05 14:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KCRM KWMN PGOV SMIG TU
06ANKARA3269	PKK VIOLENCE: PRESS REPORTS 12 TURKISH SECURITY [...] According to press reports -- many of them supplemented by television coverage of soldiers' funerals -- 12 members of the Turkish security forces were killed in incidents of PKK violence over the two-week period of May 22 through June 4. These reports also claim 23 security forces were WIA. Ei [...]	2006-06-05 15:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER MOPS PREL TU IZ IR
06ANKARA327	US and GOT Discuss Bilateral Ag Issues [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 24, U.S. and Turkish officials met on the margins of the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council Meeting in Ankara to discuss bilateral trade issues at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA). Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Eur [...]	2006-01-30 13:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR PGOV PREL GR TU
06ANKARA3272	TURKEY'S RESPONSE TO THE DEMARCHE FOR PROFESSOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-06 07:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM TU
06ANKARA3287	EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (MAY 2006) [...] Summary: ISN/ECC Turkey desk officer visited Ankara for program oversight and meetings with Government of Turkey officials. Meetings provided desk officer with direct contact with Turkish interlocutors and an opportunity to gain specific information on the Turkish program and how EXBS i [...]	2006-06-06 12:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
06ANKARA3293	TURKEY: SCHEDULING VISITS AND SIDESTEPPING POLITICS [...] (C) Prime Minister Erdogan and Foreign Minister Gul have expressed their strong interest in visiting Washington in the coming months. The lack of coordination between their requests may well indicate behind the scenes friction. The two are partners, but also rivals. The PM's staff highlight [...]	2006-06-06 12:46:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
06ANKARA3307	TURKEY AVIAN INFLUENZA: POULTRY SECTOR [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new AI cases in poultry or on wild birds in Turkey since March 31, 2006. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the AI outbreak was completely extinguished by April 24, 2006. The Protection and Control General Directorate issued the last follow up report [...]	2006-06-07 07:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID TBIO AMED CASC KFLU SENV TU
06ANKARA331	SCENE-SETTER FOR THE VISIT OF MARINE CORPS COMMANDANT GENERAL HAGEE [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-30 13:38:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PGOV TU IZ AF RU
06ANKARA3312	TURKEY: ANTI-TERROR BILL RAISES CONCERNS AMONG [...] (C) Summary: European Commission (EC) officials in Ankara, as well as Turkish scholars and human rights activists, argue that a draft anti-terror bill currently under parliamentary review (reftels) could roll back some of the progress gained during Turkey's EU reform process and heighten tensio [...]	2006-06-07 09:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE EU TU
06ANKARA3324	TURKEY AND IRAQ FINALLY MEET ON REGIONAL WATER [...] (sbu) Summary: Tigris-Euphrates river flows and irrigation issues were the main subjects at an historic May 24 meeting in Ankara between Turkish and Iraqi water experts. Topics included use of "closed system" irrigation in Turkey and restoration efforts for the marshlands in Iraq. The Turki [...]	2006-06-07 12:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENGR SENV EAGR TU IZ
06ANKARA3325	FINANCIAL MONITORING OF TURKEY'S CHARITIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There are two types of private charitable organizations that are subject to different rules and official oversight. Charitable "foundations" have played a prominent role in Turkish society dating back to the Ottoman period, and non-profit "associations" have become increasingly [...]	2006-06-07 13:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PTER KTFN TU
06ANKARA3344	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-07 15:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3351	CODEL BLUNT MEETS PM ERDOGAN [...] (C) Summary. A May 30 meeting between Codel Blunt and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan stretched well over an hour, despte the thirty minutes Erdogan's staff had alltted during an especially busy day. The PM energetically laid out Turkey's views on Congressional consideration of [...]	2006-06-08 06:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP TU
06ANKARA3352	SCENESETTER FOR JUNE 14 VISIT OF GENERAL SCHWARTZ TO TURKEY [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-08 06:52:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PREL PARM TU IZ IR AJ AF
06ANKARA3367	DISPUTES THREATEN TO UNDERMINE TURKEY-EU MEETINGS [...] (U) Summary: The GOT is concerned that French and Cypriot proposals being debated in the EU could undermine the Turkey-EU meetings scheduled for June 12 in Luxembourg. The French proposal could prevent Turkey from closing its first acquis chapter on June 12, while the Cypriot proposal would a [...]	2006-06-08 14:08:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EFIN EU TU
06ANKARA3368	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-08 14:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3370	CENTRAL BANK STRENGTHENS CREDIBILITY WITH BOLD RATE [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-09 04:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN TU
06ANKARA3371	CENTRAL ASIA CONSULTATIONS IN ANKARA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ankara warmly welcomes the visit of Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher and SCA Ambassadors to Ankara for meetings with Foreign Minister Gul, Energy Minister Guler, and Senior MFA officials following the USTDA Regional Energy Conference in Istanbul. In addition to helpi [...]	2006-06-09 05:00:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG TU ZK
06ANKARA3387	ENCOURAGING RESPONSIBLE TURKISH BEHAVIOR IN THE [...] (C) Since the May 23 collision of Greek and Turkish F-16s over the Mediterranean, we have been encouraging the Turks to take steps to avoid a recurrence. On May 31, we urged MFA to avoid provocative actions after learning that the Turkish Embassy circulated a note to the diplomatic corps in At [...]	2006-06-09 08:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR GR TU
06ANKARA341	TURKEY AVIAN INFLUENZA: TURKEY AS MODEL FOR REGION [...] SUMMARY: The USG AI Delegation that recently visited Turkey, as well as international organizations on the scene, applaud Turkey's robust and transparent response to recent AI animal and human outbreaks, including good cooperation with international actors. They cite Turkey's response as a r [...]	2006-01-30 15:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU KFLU
06ANKARA3416	PSI; TURKISH HOSTS MAJOR PSI EXERCISE; ANATOLIAN [...] Summary: Turkey hosted a major PSI exercise, Anatolian Sun '06, from May 24-26, 2006. This exercise was the first multidimensional PSI exercise, which combined land, maritime and air interdiction components. The aim of Anatolian Sun-06 exercise was to test and develop the information and int [...]	2006-06-09 11:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL TU
06ANKARA3433	TURKISH POLICE PASS WEAPONS SERIAL NUMBERS [...] (C/NF) On June 8, Turkish National Police handed LEGATT a list of weapons, primarily GLOCK Model 17 and 19 handguns, which have been recovered in recent months in Turkey. TNP requested information on the weapons' provenance from the manufacturers, who apparently reported that many of the weap [...]	2006-06-09 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER TU IZ
06ANKARA3434	GTMO: TURKEY PROVIDES PAPER ON DETAINEE [...] (C) On June 9, MFA Head of Section for Security Affairs Huseyin Ozdemir passed us the GOT's submission regarding Turkey's lone detainee at GTMO: Murat KARNAZ. Per ref a, Ozdemir requested the document be passed to the Administrative Review Board (ARB) for its consideration of Karnaz's case. [...]	2006-06-09 14:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KAWC PINR PREL TU GM
06ANKARA3435	BLACK SEA: ADMIRAL OUTLINES CURRENT TURKISH [...] (C/REL USA, GBR, AUS, CAN) Turkey is pleased with Russia's continually improving attitude toward Euro-Atlantic cooperation in maritime security, the Turkish Navy's N5 RADM (LH) Cem Gurdeniz told us June 7. Gurdeniz thanked us for persuading Romania and Bulgaria to be more positive toward Oper [...]	2006-06-09 15:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR NATO TU RS BU RO GG UP
06ANKARA3436	TURKEY'S DISASTER MANAGEMENT - UNTESTED - SLOWLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After the devastating 1999 Marmara earthquake in Turkey, the World Bank made recovery loans contingent on broad changes in Turkey's building codes and disaster management mechanisms. This included creation of a "Turkish Emergency Management Directorate" (TEMAD),which was esta [...]	2006-06-10 19:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SENV EINV TU
06ANKARA345	TURKEY/ISRAEL/PALESTINE: TURKEY RECOMMENDS WAIT [...] (C) Summary. The GOT prefers to look hopefully at Hamas's victory in Palestinian elections; the next task is to help Hamas transform, according to the Foreign Ministry. The GOT believes Hamas is well aware of the Palestinian people's dependence on its relationship with Israel and economic [...]	2006-01-30 16:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL IS TU
06ANKARA3451	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-12 11:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA346	TURKEY CENTRAL BANKER WORRIED ABOUT BACKSLIDING [...] (SBU) Summary. Turkish Central Bank Governor Serdengecti believes that while economic risks, such as from the current account deficit, are receding, the potential for political backsliding on reforms is the main threat to Turkey's economic recovery, along with potential instability in the r [...]	2006-01-30 16:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN TU
06ANKARA3464	MOMENTUM ADVANCING CSI PROGRAM IN TURKEY [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: We appreciate the CSI team's readiness to move forward with the Izmir port assessment despite the current legal questions surrounding the Declaration of Principles (DOP). State Minister Kursad [...]	2006-06-12 14:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT PTER KTIA TU
06ANKARA3465	TURKEY URGES CONSTRUCTIVE IRANIAN APPROACH TO [...] (C) MFA Deputy Director General for Arms Control and Disarmament Bulent Meric on June 9 briefed representatives of Germany and P-5 missions about FM Gul's June 8 phone call to Iranian NSC Secretary-General Larijani to counsel Iranian receptivity to the EU-3 package of incentives for halting its [...]	2006-06-12 14:52:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENER KNNP PARM TU FR UK GM CH RS
06ANKARA347	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-30 16:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3474	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-13 11:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3476	PKK VIOLENCE CONTINUES: TEN YEAR-OLD CHILD AMONG [...] PKK attacks in southeast Turkey for the week of June 5-11 killed four Turkish security forces personnel and one civilian, a ten year-old child (according to press reports). During the same week, 15 security forces were WIA, as were seven civilians. Two PKK terrorists were killed in a firefigh [...]	2006-06-13 12:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL ASEC MOPS TU IZ
06ANKARA348	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-31 05:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3515	GOT ANNOUNCES MORE FLEXIBLE POLICY ON KURDISH [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Ankara-Consulate Adana report. 2. (C) Summary: Turkey's High Board of Radio and Television (RTUK) has decided to exempt music and films from the time restrictions placed on broadcasts in Kurdish and other minority languages. A RTUK contact told us the decision i [...]	2006-06-14 13:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE TU
06ANKARA3517	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-14 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3524	LOW-PROFILE HAMAS DELEGATION VISITS TURKISH HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: A four-person delegation of Hamas members arrived in Turkey June 8 and met with NGO representatives and an MP. The Turkish press covered the visit, though not extensively. We raised the issue on a cautionary note with a leader of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP),[...]	2006-06-15 09:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL IS TU
06ANKARA3542	FM GUL AND FM BAKOYANNIS JUNE 10 MEETING [...] (C) Summary: The June 10 meeting between Turkish FM Gul and Greek FM Bakoyannis produced no surprises and few concrete results. Coming on the heels of a May 23 collision between Turkish and Greek fighter jets and other recent Aegean incidents, the most remarkable fact about the meeting was t [...]	2006-06-15 12:37:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL NATO KIRF TU GR
06ANKARA3544	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-15 12:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3549	TURKEY LIKELY TO SEEK COMPENSATION FOR F-16 [...] (SBU) In his weekly press briefing on June 14, MFA Spokesman Namik Tan -- in apparently attempting to dodge a loaded question from a reporter -- stated that Turkey may seek compensation for the F-16 Turkey lost in the mid-air collision with a Greek F-16 on May 23. Tan tersely confirmed that i [...]	2006-06-15 15:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR NATO TU GR
06ANKARA3556	OIC MINISTERIAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO TURKISH MFA [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs First Secretary and Iran political desk officer Aziz Sevi on June 15. Sevi had no immediate response, but said he would pass the demarche along to his superiors. Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at http://www.state.s [...]	2006-06-16 08:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IR TU
06ANKARA3574	TURKEY'S IRAQ COORDINATOR ON TURKISH-IRAQI [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Turkey's Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol on June 15 to discuss Turkey-Iraq cooperation. Meetings by Turkish PM Erdogan, FM Gul and other ministers with Iraqi DPM Salih and his delegation on the margins of the Turkey-Arab Economic Forum in Istanbul last week [...]	2006-06-16 13:43:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS IZ TU
06ANKARA3575	TURKISH FM GUL, U/S TUYGAN ON BAKOYANNIS MEETING, [...] (C) Summary: In June 15 meetings with Ambassador, Turkish FM Gul and MFA U/S Tuygan provided more details about Gul's June 10 meeting with Greek FM Bakoyannis (reftel). On Cyprus, Gul expressed interest in working to solve Turkey's ports issue with the EU, adding that details and public rhe [...]	2006-06-16 13:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU GR CY IR IZ
06ANKARA3576	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-16 13:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3593	R&D HIGHLIGHTS THE 18TH TURKISH/AMERICAN DEFENSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The 18th Defense Industrial Cooperation (DIC) meeting and subsequent Defense Industry Day on May 23-24 underscored a continued impasse over the barriers to US defense industry participation in Turkish defense contracts but highlighted R&D as a potential area for closer coopera [...]	2006-06-19 10:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS MCAP PREL TU
06ANKARA3599	DEMARCHE ON ANTICIPATED OIC ASSAULT ON ISRAEL [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-19 13:23:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM TU
06ANKARA3617	A/S BOUCHER CONSULTS WITH TURKEY ON CENTRAL ASIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: As follow-up to Secretary Rice,s April commitment to FM Abdullah Gul to embark on expert consultations as part of new U.S.-Turkey strategic dialogue, Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher consulted with Turkish Officials on June 14 on Central Asia and Afghanistan. Turkish and U.S. [...]	2006-06-19 14:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET TU ZK
06ANKARA3619	PKK IN EUROPE UPDATE WITH TURKISH MFA [...] (S) Summary: Turkish MFA Deputy Director General for Security Affairs Huseyin Bicakli expressed appreciation for USG efforts against PKK in western Europe, noting that they were having an effect. Bicakli supported the creation of trilateral working groups in key western European capitals in o [...]	2006-06-20 04:59:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PTER KTFN TU
06ANKARA3626	TURKEY'S DISASTER RELIEF OFFICER [...] Mission Disaster Relief Officer is: David K. Young, Economics Officer, Embassy Ankara Office - (90) (312) 455 5555 x2256; cell - 0532 620 3846; Home - (90) (312) 467 7256; fax - (90) (312) 468 6138 E-mail - YoungDK@state.gov ETD - July 2007 2. Alternate MDRO is: Thomas Goldberger, Econ [...]	2006-06-20 09:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SENV TU
06ANKARA3636	BUSINESS SEMINARS SET FOR FIVE TURKISH CITIES [...] (SBU) U.S. Chamber of Commerce officials visited Turkey June 12-16 to settle the final details of a five-city series of trade outreach seminars aimed at small and medium-sized Turkish firms. The Chamber will implement the one-day long seminars jointly with Turkey's leading business associatio [...]	2006-06-20 13:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD KPAO TU
06ANKARA3638	JANDARMA OFFICIALS SENTENCED TO JAIL TERMS, WILL [...] (C) Summary: A Turkish court on June 19 convicted two Jandarma officers and sentenced them to prison terms of 39.5 years each for their roles in the November 2005 bombing of a bookstore in Semdinli, Hakkari Province. Their attorneys will appeal the verdict. The court acted with unusual speed [...]	2006-06-20 14:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
06ANKARA3641	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-20 14:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3643	TRILATERAL PKK TALKS: TURKISH THINKING ON NEXT [...] (C) MFA Director General for Security Affairs (S/CT-equivalent) Hayati Guven called us in June 20 to provide us the latest GOT thinking on preparing for trilateral (U.S.-Turkey-Iraq) talks on the PKK. He reported that he had discussed the matter with Undersecretary Tuygan and senior ministry [...]	2006-06-20 14:51:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL MOPS MARR TU IZ IR
06ANKARA3644	Treasury U/S Adams Visits Istanbul Amid Market Turbulence [...] (SBU) Summary: In a day in Istanbul June 13, Treasury Under Secretary Timothy Adams met with the Turkish Treasury Under SIPDIS Secretary, a Central Bank Vice-Governor and private sector analysts SIPDIS and bankers. Despite the sell-off in Turkish markets, neither the officials nor the ba [...]	2006-06-21 05:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN TU
06ANKARA3649	TURKEY AGREES TO TWO ENERGY SEMINARS [...] (SBU) In two diplomatic notes sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on June 13, the Turkish government signaled its formal acceptance of two energy/environmental workshops to be conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy. Immediate next steps include setting dates, venues, [...]	2006-06-21 08:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV BEXP EAID TU
06ANKARA3651	TURKISH YOUTH: DEMOGRAPHICS AND IDENTITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Nearly three-quarters of Turkey's population is under the age of 35. To better understand this increasingly important cohort, Mission Turkey's first- and second-tour officers conducted several months of outreach, meeting with young people throughout the country and discussing t [...]	2006-06-21 11:07:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON SCUL SOCI TU
06ANKARA3652	TURKISH YOUTH: ATTITUDES TOWARD POLITICS, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As a part of ongoing efforts to reach out to Turkey's booming youth population, we met with young people throughout the country to gauge their opinions on domestic politics, the economy an unemployment, and religion. Overall, Turish youth are apolitical and unsatisfied withthe [...]	2006-06-21 11:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON SCUL SOCI TU
06ANKARA3654	TURKISH YOUTH: ATTITUDES TOWARD THE U.S., EU, AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Accounting for an overwhelming majority of the population, the under-35 cohort will play a major role in shaping Turkey's political future. We met with young people from throughout Turkey to gauge their opinions on the United States, Turkey's bid to join the European Union, and [...]	2006-06-21 11:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON SCUL SOCI TU
06ANKARA3656	END-USE MONITORING IN AFYON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 6, we visited the Turkish Grain Board's (TMO) poppy and alkaloid processing facility in Afyon, about 150 miles southwest of Ankara. We conducted end-use monitoring for several INL-funded items, including seed processing equipment and vehicles. TMO still uses the vast m [...]	2006-06-21 12:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AFIN BEXP TU
06ANKARA3657	TURKISH MFA ON FUNDING COMPENSATION FOR GREEK [...] (C) Turkish MFA Cyprus Department Head Muftuoglu told us June 20 the GOT "at the moment" has allocated no extra funding for "TRNC" Property Commission compensation to Greek Cypriots but is considering the question. Asked how much the GOT would eventually allocate, Muftuoglu said the GOT does [...]	2006-06-21 12:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU CY
06ANKARA3658	BUSINESS OPTIMISM IN SMALL ANATOLIAN CITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Afyon, three hours southwest of Ankara, is a central Anatolian city of 150,000, home to marble mines and Turkey's licit opium production. A recent visit to Afyon revealed a city with extensive commercial ties to the U.S. that is trying to build up its tourism industry. Business [...]	2006-06-21 13:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN TU
06ANKARA367	TURKEY'S MUCH-IMPROVED DEBT SITUATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-31 19:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON TU
06ANKARA3676	TURKEY: KURDISH MAYORS INDICTED FOR ROJ TV LETTER [...] (U) Prosecutors have indicted 56 mayors from Turkey's predominantly Kurdish southeast on charges of supporting the PKK by sending a letter to Danish PM Rasmussen urging him to resist GOT pressure to shut down ROJ TV. The mayors, all from the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP),signed a [...]	2006-06-22 08:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE EU DA TU
06ANKARA3685	ISAF CAVEATS: TURKEY NOT LETTING GO YET [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points to MFA Head of Section for NATO Affairs Ihsan Kiziltan on May 16. Kiziltan had no substantive reply, but said he would consult with the appropriate authorities. 2. (C) TGS/J3 Plans and Operations Chef MG Mehmet Eroz told us May 19 that Turkey's caveats were [...]	2006-06-22 13:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO MARR MOPS PREL TU AF
06ANKARA3691	TURKEY TRANS-BOUNDARY WATER AND ILISU DAM [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's DSI (State Hydraulic Works) provided additional information on the May 24 bilateral meeting in Ankara with Iraq (ref),characterizing it as a productive exchange of information, but disappointing in not covering new ground. Turkey is set on building the Ilisu Dam on th [...]	2006-06-22 14:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENGR SENV EAGR TU IZ
06ANKARA3692	TURKEY REQUESTS CLARIFICATION ON SECURITY MEASURES [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para. 5. 2. (C/REL GBR, CAN, AUS) Summary: The GOT is seeking clarification of what security assistance to its consulate in Mosul might expect in the event it were to come under a sustained attack. While a definitive answer may be impossible in t [...]	2006-06-22 14:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS TU IZ
06ANKARA3694	BLACK SEA: PRODUCTIVE TURKEY-ROMANIA-BULGARIA [...] (C/REL USA, GBR, AUS, CAN) Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria held a "productive and fruitful" trilateral meeting on Black Sea maritime security issues June 19, according to MFA DDG for Multilateral Security Affairs Serdar Kilic. Romania presented a paper on NATO and broader international community [...]	2006-06-23 05:16:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR NATO TU BU RO
06ANKARA3712	TURKEY'S KARTET PERSEVERES IN ELECTRICITY EXPORTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkish Kartet Company seeks U.S. support in its quest to increase electricity exports from Turkey to northern Iraq from 250 MW to 1200 MW. Kartet says this has been blocked by Turkish energy regulator EMRA, which has called for competition, but has been unable to stir up compe [...]	2006-06-23 12:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ETRD OPIC TU IZ
06ANKARA3714	TURKEY: PROSECUTOR INVESTIGATING ECUMENICAL [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Ankara-Consulate Istanbul report. 2. (U) Summary: A Turkish prosecutor is conducting a preliminary investigation of the Ecumenical Patriarch for wearing religious garb at a ceremony in central Anatolia. An attorney for the Patriarch told us the prosecutor assure [...]	2006-06-23 12:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE KIRF TU
06ANKARA3716	TURKEY'S KARTET PERSEVERES IN IRAQ ELECTRICITY EXPORTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkish Kartet Company seeks U.S. support in its quest to incrase electricity exports from Turkey to northern raq from 250 MW to 1200 MW. Kartet says this has been blocked by Turkish energy regulator EMRA, which has called for competition, but has been unable to stir up competi [...]	2006-06-23 14:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ETRD OPIC TU IZ
06ANKARA3717	Turkish Government Pulls Back Controversial Investor Tax [...] (SBU) Summary: In a bid to calm bearish financial markets, the Finance and Economy Ministers announced June 21 that the Government was eliminating the controversial 15% withholding tax on foreign investors' earnings from bonds and equities, while reducing the rate on domestic investors from 15% [...]	2006-06-23 14:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN BEXP TU
06ANKARA3718	CHANGE TO SEISMIC RESEARCH STATION AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-23 15:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PARM MARR TU
06ANKARA3727	EXPLOSION IN TURKISH TOURIST AREA KILLS FOUR, [...] (C) Summary: A June 25 explosion in the city of Manavgat, on Turkey's south coast, killed four people, none of them AmCits. We have received conflicting information on whether the explosion was an accident or a bombing. End Summary. 2. (U) On June 25, an explosion in Manavgat, on Turke [...]	2006-06-26 13:52:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PTER TU
06ANKARA3733	TURKISH MFA READOUT ON FM GUL VISIT TO TEHRAN [...] (C) Summary: MFA U/S Akgunay gave us a detailed readout on Foreign Minister Gul's June 25 visit to Tehran. After five extended meetings, the Turks concluded that debate on the way forward is continuing. Akgunay said National Security Council Secretary General Ali Larijani indicated he will [...]	2006-06-26 15:20:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNUC IR TU
06ANKARA3759	OPPOSITION PARTIES UPDATE: TALK OF ELECTORAL [...] (C) Octogenarian leftist Rahsan Ecevit --- a former MP, founder of the Democratic Left Party (DSP),and the wife of former PM Bulent Ecevit (currently in a stroke-induced coma) --- is continuing her husband,s efforts to unite the secular opposition parties against the governing, pro-Islam Justi [...]	2006-06-27 12:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS TU
06ANKARA3763	TURKISH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM AND [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-27 13:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AORC PREL EU EUN UNGA TU
06ANKARA3772	TURKEY'S MILITARY AND AKP GOVERNMENT: FURTHER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The March indictment of Turkish Land Forces Command (TLFC) Commander GEN Buyukanit on charges of interfering in the trial of a Jandarma officer accused in the Semdinli book store bomb attack (ref d) furthered a public decline in the already-cool relationship between Turkish Genera [...]	2006-06-27 14:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR TU
06ANKARA3774	TURKEY MAINLY INTERESTED IN TEXTILE PROPOSAL, [...] (SBU) To ensure wide distribution among concerned Turkish agencies, we provided a copy of ref A letter containing an updated U.S. request in WTO services negotiations to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and hand-delivered to Foreign Trade Undersecretariat (FTU) Deputy Director General for Multi [...]	2006-06-27 14:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	WTRO ETRD ECON TU
06ANKARA3784	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END USE CHECK [...] SUMMARY: We met with an official from ASELSAN to discuss license numbers 05-952140, 05-935458, and 05-949858 per reftels, and confirmed the orders and the end users. End Summary. 2. During a June 6, 2006 meeting at the ASELSAN HQS building on the outskirts of Ankara, ASELSAN Program Manage [...]	2006-06-28 13:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TU

06ANKARA3805	ACTION REQUEST: TGS REQUESTS U.S. SIGN ON TO [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see paras. 3. 2. (C/REL GBR, CAN, AUS) Naval Attache (ALUSNA) attended June 20-21 planning talks in the southern Aksaz Naval with Turkish General Staff and Israeli military officials for the annual U.S.-Israel-Turkey trilateral RELIANT MERMAID maritime [...]	2006-06-29 05:31:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL TU CY IS

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