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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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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 |