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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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00ANKARA8112TURKEY: 2000 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] (U) COMBATTING TERRORISM IS A MAJOR PRIORITY IN TURKEY'S FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC POLICY. THE GOT APPROACHES THE WAR AGAINST TERRORISTS WITH AN OUTLOOK SIMILAR TO THE USG'S INTERNATIONAL, COORDINATED APPROACH. THE DANGER POSED TO TURKEY BY TERRORISM IS ILLUSTRATED BY THE FACT THAT THE THREE POSTS OF TH [...]
2000-12-11 11:47:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPTER TU
01ANKARA7811TURKEY: 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY A/DCM SCOTT MARCIEL FOR REASONS: 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (U) FIGHTING DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM HAS LONG BEEN A TOP PRIORITY FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF TURKEY (GOT). SINCE THE MID-1960S, TURKEY HAS FACED ALMOST A CONSTANT THREAT FROM DOMESTIC AND TRANSNATIONAL TERRORISM TAR [...]
2001-12-14 14:37:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPTER
02ADANA389 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 9-10, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ----------------------- [...]
2002-11-20 14:51:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA390 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 11-12, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------- [...]
2002-11-21 08:29:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA394 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 16-17, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------- [...]
2002-11-21 08:41:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA396 SOUTHEAST TURKEY SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 19, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]
2002-11-21 09:32:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA400 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 23-24, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------- [...]
2002-11-26 09:14:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA401 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 25, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]
2002-11-26 09:17:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA402 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 26, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]
2002-11-27 10:40:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA407 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 30-December 1, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------- [...]
2002-12-03 09:03:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA410 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 8-9, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------ [...]
2002-12-10 08:28:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA411SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, DECEMBER 10, 2002
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 10, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]
2002-12-11 08:58:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA413 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 12, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]
2002-12-13 11:38:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA415 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 14-15, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------- [...]
2002-12-17 09:48:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA420 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 18, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]
2002-12-19 10:03:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
02ADANA428 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 24, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]
2002-12-24 14:41:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA431 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 25-26, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------- [...]
2002-12-30 10:17:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA436 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 28-29, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------- [...]
2002-12-31 08:42:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ANKARA8305TURKEY: 2002 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2002-11-15 12:40:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPTER TU
02ANKARA8569TURKEY'S SOUTHEAST: BETTER, BUT STILL BACKWARD AS
[...] (C) Summary: The GOT is expected to complete the phased lifting of the state of emergency November 30 by allowing the regime to expire in the last two southeastern provinces where it continues -- Diyarbakir and Sirnak. While the regime's demise is welcome, five longstanding problems will cont [...]
2002-11-22 15:07:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
02ANKARA8881GOT'S LATEST REFORM PACKAGE - SCORECARD AND
[...] (U) Summary: The GOT has prepared extensive legislative reforms designed to crack down on torture and remove barriers to free expression, association, and fair trial. Parliament will likely pass the reforms quickly, possibly before or during the December 12-13 EU Summit in Copenhagen. The re [...]
2002-12-10 12:55:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
02ANKARA9040AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE MEETS WITH TURKISH
[...] (C) Summary: In Dec. 13 meetings with President Sezer, MFA Deputy U/S for the Middle East Tuygan, and representatives of ruling AK Party and main opposition CHP, American Jewish Committee (AJC) leaders affirmed AJC's support for Turkey. End summary. 2. (C) Dec. 13 AJC President Tann [...]
2002-12-18 13:02:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS TU
03ADANA102 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 10, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. 2. Hurriyet/Bolge: It is claimed that 150 mayors nationwide [...]
2003-04-10 16:22:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA107 RURAL-TO-URBAN MIGRATION BY KURDS:
[...] (SBU) Summary: Mehmet Erbas, a junior faculty member at Mersin University, has conducted scholarly research about the migration of Kurds from the countryside to the cities of Turkey. He believes that "Kurdish identity" will survive transplantation to the metropolis as long as Kurdish migr [...]
2003-04-15 12:17:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL TU ADANA
03ADANA118 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 24, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal/Tercuman/Du [...]
2003-04-24 14:41:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA130 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 6, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye: Although the [...]
2003-05-06 15:02:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA146 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 28, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal: An investig [...]
2003-05-29 10:01:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA159 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 12, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriyet/Sabah/Milli [...]
2003-06-16 10:23:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA175 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 07, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet / Diyarba [...]
2003-07-07 13:51:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA215 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 13, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriyet / Turkish [...]
2003-08-13 16:12:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA217 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 15, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet, Hurriyet, [...]
2003-08-15 13:13:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA22 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 23, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...]
2003-01-24 15:21:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
03ADANA226 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 27, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet / General [...]
2003-08-27 16:13:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA229 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 01, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Sabah/Milliyet: [...]
2003-09-02 17:35:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA23 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 24, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...]
2003-01-27 09:42:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
03ADANA230 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 02, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet/Evrens [...]
2003-09-02 17:41:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA232 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 03, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet: The In [...]
2003-09-04 14:31:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA245 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 16, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye / In Me [...]
2003-09-17 15:04:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA246 SOUTEHAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 17, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye, Tercum [...]
2003-09-17 15:07:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA25 THE VIEW FROM SIRNAK PROVINCE:
[...] (SBU) Summary: In southeastern Turkey's Sirnak province, one of two bordering Iraq, the preoccupation of government officials, NGOs, and businessmen is less about war than about war's aftermath. The populace is desperate to revive border trade and commerce. Kurdish interlocutors worry that [...]
2003-01-28 17:36:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV TU SY IZ ADANA
03ADANA258 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 3, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye, Vakit / A [...]
2003-10-03 17:26:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA259 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 4-6, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye, Milli G [...]
2003-10-06 16:38:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA26 HELSINKI COMMISSION EXAMINES HUMAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Two staffers from the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (aka Helsinki Commission) traveled to Diyarbakir January 15-18 for meetings with GOT officials, human rights activists, and religious groups. Key agenda items included torture, language rights, and v [...]
2003-01-28 17:49:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV TU ADANA
03ADANA261 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 7, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye, Bolge, Ek [...]
2003-10-07 13:10:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA262 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 8, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Ekspres, Zaman, Sa [...]
2003-10-09 15:35:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA265 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 10, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. HURRIYET (Cukurov [...]
2003-10-10 18:18:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA269 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 15, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. HURRIYET/MILLIYET [...]
2003-10-16 16:11:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA271 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 16, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Zaman, Hurriyet, [...]
2003-10-17 15:51:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA272 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 17, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye, Hurriyet [...]
2003-10-17 16:49:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA276 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 24, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. CUMHURIYET/YENI S [...]
2003-10-24 18:45:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA278 SOUTHEAST TUREKY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 28, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye, Cumhuriy [...]
2003-10-30 16:25:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA279 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 29-30, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye / Nevz [...]
2003-10-30 16:27:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA28 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 27, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...]
2003-01-29 11:50:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA35 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 31, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...]
2003-02-03 08:23:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
03ADANA36 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 1-2, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------ [...]
2003-02-04 08:42:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA39 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 4, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...]
2003-02-06 09:19:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA41 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 6, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...]
2003-02-07 09:06:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM ADANA
03ADANA44 INCREASING UNREST IN SE TURKEY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Imprisoned PKK/KADEK leader Abdullah Ocalan has been denied access to lawyers and family by the GOT since November 2002. In SE Turkey, reaction against this enforced isolation has been angry. There have been demonstrations, hunger strikes, and Molotov- cocktail threats. K [...]
2003-02-07 13:00:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM TU SY IZ ADANA
03ADANA45 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 7, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...]
2003-02-18 10:22:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA46 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 18, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]
2003-02-20 08:40:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA47 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 19, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]
2003-02-20 08:43:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA49 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 21, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]
2003-02-24 09:13:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA53 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 22-23, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------- [...]
2003-02-25 13:39:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA54 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 24, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]
2003-02-28 12:56:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA57 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 27, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]
2003-02-28 13:11:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA59 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 28, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]
2003-03-04 14:21:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA60 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 03, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------------- [...]
2003-03-04 14:25:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA66 THE VIEW FROM THE SOUTHEAST,
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-07 16:46:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PINS PHUM TU OSCE ADANA
03ADANA75 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] Milliyet/Dunya: It is reported that the UN is also going to establish a humanitarian assistance center in Mardin, and relief items to be sent by the will be distributed from Mardin. Officials announced they had initially considered Gaziantep, but because of the distances involved preferred M [...]
2003-03-14 17:06:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA78 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 17, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriyet/Sabah/Mi [...]
2003-03-18 12:04:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
03ADANA9 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 11-12, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ----------------------- [...]
2003-01-14 09:01:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA92 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 1, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. 2. Radikal/Cumhuriyet: In northern Iraq, where 1,200 US soldi [...]
2003-04-01 11:57:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA94 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 3, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet/Bolge/Te [...]
2003-04-03 16:10:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA96 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 04, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal: Turkish a [...]
2003-04-04 16:56:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA98 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 7, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet/Bolge/Cumh [...]
2003-04-07 17:07:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA99 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 08, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet: Osman [...]
2003-04-08 14:45:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ANKARA1303OCALAN'S CONTINUED ISOLATION, POSSIBLE RETURN OF
[...] (C) Summary: Relatives and attorneys remain unable to visit jailed PKK leader Ocalan; the last visit took place November 27. The official GOT line is that stormy weather has grounded the boat that takes visitors to Ocalan's island prison, but some GOT officials privately acknowledge there mus [...]
2003-02-27 14:37:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU PKK
03ANKARA1470HADEP: KURDS FEAR IRAQ WAR WILL LEAD TO CRACKDOWN
[...] (C) Ahmet Turan Demir, chairman of the pro-Kurdish HADEP Party, and Nazmi Gur, HADEP international relations advisor, told us March 4 anti-war sentiment in the southeast is fueled primarily by Kurdish fear of the Turkish military. Many Turks might oppose a war on principle, or out of concern t [...]
2003-03-07 11:15:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA1578ECHR RULING: OCALAN TRIAL UNFAIR, PRISON
[...] (C) Summary: The European Court of Human Rights ruled that jailed PKK leader Ocalan did not receive a fair trial, while also determining that his prison conditions are acceptable. Both the GOT and Ocalan's attorneys plan to appeal the ruling. Regardless of the outcome of the appeal, Ocalan wil [...]
2003-03-12 17:13:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE PKK
03ANKARA1593ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-13 14:06:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA1635ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] Post Djindjic assassination in Serbia and the Balkans 2. Iraq and US-Turkey relations "Djindjic was victimized by foreign intervention" Ferai Tinc commented on the assassination of the Serbian leader in mass appeal Hurriyet (3/14): "Djindjic was killed on the eve of a meeting to shape Ko [...]
2003-03-14 14:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA1636OCALAN'S LAWYERS, BROTHER VISIT FOR FIRST TIME IN
[...] (U) Jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan was visited March 12 for the first time since November 27 by his brother Mehmet and three attorneys. Jandarma officials had previously blocked visits to Ocalan's Imrali Island prison, supposedly due to stormy weather (Reftels B-D). 2. (C) Comment: Th [...]
2003-03-14 14:31:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE PKK
03ANKARA1742TURKEY: POLITICAL RETURN OF ISLAMIST LEADER
[...] (C) Summary: Returning from the political wilderness, Islamist former Prime Minister Erbakan is bent on using Saadet Party and the Iraq issue to hammer the ruling AK Party and P.M. Erdogan, a former Erbakan protege. It is unlikely the septuagenarian Erbakan can reclaim his once dominant place [...]
2003-03-19 15:23:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
03ANKARA2056LEYLA ZANA RETRIAL OPENS; COURT DENIES RELEASE
[...] (C) Summary: The historic retrial of Leyla Zana and three other Kurdish former M.P.s began March 28 under tight security. The court ruled against releasing the defendants pending the outcome of the trial and rejected a defense petition seeking a new chief judge. Turkish and international hum [...]
2003-03-28 16:38:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA2125TFIZ01: KHALILZAD DISCUSSIONS IN NORTHERN IRAQ
[...] (S/NF) Summary: SPE Zalmay Khalilzad met with a range of Iraqi opposition leaders in northern Iraq on March 27-28. Discussions with PUK and KDP leadership centered on responding to Turkish concerns about northern Iraq, resolving the property claims of IDP's, and the formation of the Iraqi Inte [...]
2003-03-31 18:35:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR TU IZ
03ANKARA2368TURKISH PARLIAMENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE: ILL
[...] (C) Summary: The parliamentary Human Rights Committee does not play a significant role in the development of reform legislation, and the public comments of its Chairman to date have focused on supposed human rights violations outside Turkey. Committee members are generally not well informed on [...]
2003-04-11 13:23:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE
03ANKARA2459BTC OPERATIONAL ISSUES: PROGRESS, BUT CHALLENGES
[...] (C) Summary: The GOT has made progress on outstanding BTC operational issues since BTC Co sent a "material breach" letter to Energy Minister Guler on April 7. Guler has named a new manager for the BTC Directorate, and has committed to increasing the project manager's authority. These develo [...]
2003-04-15 12:17:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU
03ANKARA3266GOT RESPONSE TO POLICE RAID OF HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) Summary: FM Gul and EU leaders have publicly criticized the May 6 police raid of the Human Rights Association's (HRA) Ankara offices. MFA and Justice Ministry contacts told us they regretted the raid, but said prosecutors acted within the law. However, one senior Interior Ministry contac [...]
2003-05-16 14:42:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA3410OPPOSITION FROM TURKEY'S NSC SHARPENS CONFLICT
[...] (C) Summary: GOT leaders continue to support passage of a series of reform packages to harmonize Turkey's practices with EU membership criteria. TGS chief Ozkok and his deputy Buyukanit also formally support Turkey's EU candidacy. At the same time the military-dominated National Security Cou [...]
2003-05-23 14:55:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA3826ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-06-12 15:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA4499TURKEY: KURDS SLAM PKK "REINTEGRATION" BILL AS
[...] (C) Summary: Parliament is reviewing a "reintegration" law that would offer reduced prison sentences to combatants belonging to the PKK/KADEK and other terrorist organizations who agree to lay down their weapons and provide information to authorities. The Chairman of DEHAP (Sinn Fein to the P [...]
2003-07-17 15:13:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA4539MFA MIDDLE EAST DIRECTOR-GENERAL: THERE IS A
[...] (U) Action request at para 7. Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (S) SUMMARY. DCM met with Tahsin Burcuoglu (Director-General for Middle East, OIC, and North Africa Affairs at the MFA) on July 18 at the latter's request. Burcuoglu passed the DCM a paper outlining the reasons why the GOT beli [...]
2003-07-18 15:47:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETIZ KPAO PGOV PREL TU
03ANKARA4669TURKISH INFORMATION ON IRAQI GOVERNING COUNCIL
[...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (S) On July 23 the Government of Turkey passed to the Embassy the information below to support its claims that Iraqi Governing Council member Mahmoud Othman is closely affiliated with the PKK/KADEK. (Note: KYB is the Turkish abbreviation for Talabani's [...]
2003-07-24 08:00:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MOPS TU IZ
03ANKARA4856TURKEY: MORE ON DEHAP PLAN TO VISIT PKK/KADEK IN
[...] (C) July 31, following delivery of reftel points to DEHAP regarding the party's planned Aug. 4 delegation to PKK/KADEK members in northern Iraq, Diyarbakir Mayor Feridun Celik, a delegation leader, called in Ankara requesting a meeting. (Note: as reported reftel, GOT officials had told us the [...]
2003-08-01 07:40:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPGOV PREL TU
03ANKARA489ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-01-21 14:40:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA5000TURKEY IMPLEMENTS PKK/KADEK REINTEGRATION LAW,
[...] (S) Summary: Implementing its newly-ratified Reintegration Law to attract PKK/KADEK members back from Iraq and Western Europe, the GOT is pushing strongly for U.S.-Turkish talks on PKK/KADEK to begin soonest. End summary. 2. (C) Aug. 7 we pressed MFA DDG for Intelligence Kemal Asya for d [...]
2003-08-08 08:07:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MOPS PGOV PINS TU IZ
03ANKARA549TURKEY: PRESS ALLEGATIONS OF USG SUPPORT FOR PKK:
[...] (C) Summary: Amid strong anxiety in Turkey about a possible war with Iraq, recent reports in the Turkish media alleging that the USG and specific members of the Mission staff are in contact with and supporting the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK, aka KADEK) have been brought to our attention at [...]
2003-01-23 11:31:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPGOV PREL ECON TU
03ANKARA5566TURKEY'S EU CANDIDACY: FOCUS NOW ON IMPLEMENTATION
[...] (C) Summary: European diplomats in Ankara say the GOT's extensive human rights reforms have brought Turkey close to meeting EU accession criteria; the EU will now focus on how well the reforms are implemented. However, Turkey still falls short of the criteria in some areas, and pro-EU advocat [...]
2003-09-04 10:18:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA5701ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-09-09 14:42:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA5745SCENESETTER FOR INTERAGENCY CONSULTATION TEAM FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Four and a half years after the capture of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, the GOT remains divided over how to deal with the remnants of the terrorist organization, how to handle Kurdish nationalism, and whether to loosen restrictions on Kurdish political and cultural expression. The [...]
2003-09-10 11:12:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER TU IZ
03ANKARA5954ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-09-19 14:29:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA5967AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY PM SENER
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Eric Edelman reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary: In a first meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy PM Sener seemed open to helping the U.S. with companies' problems in Turkey. In reply to the Ambassador's caution against complacency on the reform program, [...]
2003-09-22 14:45:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEINV PREL PTER EFIN TU IZ
03ANKARA5993PRO-KURDISH PARTY CHAIRMAN AND OTHERS DETAINED IN
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish police detained pro-Kurdish Democratic People's Party (DEHAP) Chairman Tuncer Bakirhan and several others September 22 in connnection with their attendance at a concert in Germany on September 13 where PKK flags and posters of jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan were alle [...]
2003-09-23 13:29:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA6279NORTHERN IRAQ: PUK "PM" BARHAM SALIH IN TURKEY -
[...] (C) Patriotic Union of Kurdistan "Prime Minister" Barham Salih visited Ankara October 6-7 for talks with Turkish officials. He met DCM, PolMilCouns and PolMilOff Oct. 6 and said that while he expected terrorism in Iraq to get worse before it got better, he was optimistic about the future, and [...]
2003-10-07 11:36:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL MOPS MARR PINR TU IZ
03ANKARA6535TURKEY: GREY WOLVES RE-ELECT PACK LEADER BAHCELI
[...] (C) Summary: Ultra-nationalist MHP delegates Oct. 12 re-elected Devlet Bahceli as party Chairman. Our contacts in the party suggest there will not be many changes either to the party administration or the party line -- deep skepticism towards the EU and US and paranoia concerning Kurds in Turk [...]
2003-10-17 14:47:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA6570COURT CONTINUES TO DENY RELEASE OF LEYLA ZANA,
[...] (SBU) Summary: An Ankara court continues to refuse to release Leyla Zana and three other Kurdish former MPs pending the outcome of their retrial. The defense has sought the release in each of the trial's eight hearings. Defense attorneys and a member of Parliament argued at the last session [...]
2003-10-21 08:48:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA6870SOUTHEASTERN PRESS SUMMARY NOV. 1-3, 2003
[...] THIS CABLE IS FROM CONSULATE ADANA. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------------------- 2. Sabah, Hurriy [...]
2003-11-04 12:40:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
03ANKARA6891SOUTHEASTERN PRESS SUMMARY - NOV. 4, 2003
[...] THIS CABLE IS FROM CONSULATE ADANA. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. ---------------------------------- POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------- [...]
2003-11-05 08:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
03ANKARA701TURKEY'S NATIONALIST MHP: GREY WOLF PACK SNAPS AT LONE WOLF LEADER BAHCELI
[...] (C) Summary: MHP members at all levels blame party leader Bahceli for the party's poor performance in Nov. 3 elections. Meanwhile, Bahceli is reneging on his promise to step aside and is working to secure his grip on the party, but faces growing pressure from the MHP grassroots and "Grey Wolve [...]
2003-01-28 14:38:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS TU
03ANKARA7070ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-11-13 15:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA7338ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-11-28 14:24:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA7378TURKEY: 2003 TERRORISM REPORT
[...] (U) Combating terrorism has long been a priority for the Government of Turkey (GOT). In 2003, Turkey continued its strong support of the coalition in the global war against terror in Afghanistan by agreeing to extend its leadership of the International Security Force (ISAF) into 2003. On October [...]
2003-12-02 11:31:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPTER PREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA972MFA BLAMES WEATHER FOR OCALAN'S ISOLATION, CLAIMS
[...] (C) Further to Reftel, Poloff February 7 discussed the lack of attorney/family access to jailed PKK/KADEK leader Abdullah Ocalan with Kaan Esener, head of the MFA's Department of Council of Europe Affairs. Esener claimed that a series of mechanical failures and high seas have grounded the fer [...]
2003-02-07 15:00:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
03LAGOS886NIGERIA: SOUTH-SOUTH ELECTION LOSERS PLAY WAITING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In Nigeria's South-south, all six of the incumbent governors of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) had their reelection confirmed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) after the April 19 election. The degree of election tampering varied starkly across [...]
2003-04-28 12:18:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM ASEC SOCI NI
03OTTAWA1079 TELECOM POLICY:
[...] (U) This message is sensitive, but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Canada is clearly shifting its policy on telecommunications competition toward a more pro-competitive model. -- Following extensive public hearings, in late April a key Parliamentary committee [...]
2003-04-15 14:09:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS ETRD CA
04ADANA106SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY AUGUST 17, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-20 08:06:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA107SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY AUGUST 18, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-20 08:07:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA108SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY AUGUST 19, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-20 09:20:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA110SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY AUGUST 21-23, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-25 05:37:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA111SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY AUGUST 24, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-25 05:38:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA115PKK TERROR VIOLENCE CAUSES HIGH ANXIETY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of non-governmental organizations in southeastern Turkey recently told DPO that the region's human rights situation has been steadily improving over the past five years. Human rights workers' anxiety is increasing, however, with every new clash between PKK/Kong [...]
2004-09-03 09:00:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL TU ADANA PKK
04ADANA13 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 15, 2004. 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 RADIKAL/OZGUR GUNDEM [...]
2004-01-21 15:25:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
04ADANA131SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY SEPTEMBER 30, 2004
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 30, 2004. 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/MILLI [...]
2004-10-04 06:51:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA134SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, OCTOBER 2-4, 2004
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 02-04, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. MILLIYET/ULKEDE OZ [...]
2004-10-05 11:57:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA141SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,OCTOBER 15, 2004 PART II
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-18 14:31:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA23 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 17-19, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. CULTURE 2. Vakit / Malatya AK Party Deputy Fuat Ol [...]
2004-02-23 11:01:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
04ADANA33 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 20, 2004. 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 / Cukurova [...]
2004-02-24 08:22:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA77SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JUNE 10, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-16 07:30:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA80SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JUNE 14, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-16 07:33:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA81SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JUNE 15, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-16 07:33:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA84SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JUNE 17, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-18 12:06:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA97SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JULY 20, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-20 11:30:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA98SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JULY 17-19, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-20 11:35:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA99SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JULY 23, 2004
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 23, 2004. 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. Cumhuriyet: 400 [...]
2004-08-04 08:35:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ANKARA1208ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-01 16:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1303ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-04 15:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1315IRAQ: REPORTS OF OSMAN OCALAN SURRENDER HAVE
[...] (U) Turkish and Iraqi Kurd press have reported between Feb. 27 and March 4 that PKK/KADEK/KONGRA-GEL leader Osman Ocalan and between 15 and 100 of his followers may have surrendered to US forces or to the KDP, and that Ocalan is negotiating with US reps in Mosul to continue his activities ther [...]
2004-03-04 15:26:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD MARR PTER TU IZ
04ANKARA1379ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-08 15:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1418TURKEY: LEADING KURDS IN ANKARA DIVIDED ON SPLITS
[...] (C) Summary: Kurdish DEHAP leaders in Ankara have asserted to us that apparent splits in terrorist Kongra Gel and in the Kurdish DEHAP are ephemeral. While allowing that a "misunderstanding" arose in Kongra Gel, they deny its seriousness and claim the dispute is being exaggerated by local med [...]
2004-03-09 15:12:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU
04ANKARA1422Southeast Turkish Sunni religious leader on
[...] (SBU) Summary: A prominent southeast Turkey Kurdish Sunni religious leader, or sheikh, from the Nakshibendi tarikat made a call on AMCONSUL Adana PO on March 1 and generally reflected a state of malaise in the region. He said that people in the region are wary of AKP and see the party as mo [...]
2004-03-10 07:29:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PTER TU
04ANKARA1445ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-10 16:40:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1698ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-22 14:41:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA226PRESIDENT ASSAD'S VISIT TO TURKEY
[...] (C) Summary: Assad's January 6-9 visit to Turkey was the first by any Syrian President. Assad met one-on-one with PM Erdogan and President Sezer, and also met FM Gul, TGS Chief Ozkok, Parliament Speaker Arinc, and main opposition CHP leader Baykal. Turkish contacts say GOT raised terrorism, [...]
2004-01-14 15:27:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER SY TU IS
04ANKARA2489TURKS REORGANIZING MILITARY PROCUREMENT WHILE
[...] (U) This report contains sensitive business information. Please protect accordingly. 2. (C) Summary: Undersecretary for Defense Industries Murad Bayar told the Ambassador April 30 that, despite his own efforts to limit the impact of EU-mandated reforms on his organization, he was hopeful [...]
2004-05-04 12:03:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PREL PINR TU
04ANKARA2897SYRIA ACCOUNTABILITY ACT IMPLEMENTATION DEMARCHE:
[...] (C) We delivered ref A points, orally supplemented with unclassified points from ref B, on May 24 to Turkish MFA SIPDIS Middle East Department Head Tuzun. Tuzun noted this is a unilateral USG action which does not involve third countries. The GOT believes this is not a constructive way to [...]
2004-05-24 15:27:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL SY TU
04ANKARA2977ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-27 15:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3046ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-02 15:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3108ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-04 15:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3149ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-08 13:33:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3328ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-14 14:09:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3405ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-15 15:41:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3511TGS CONCERNS ABOUT KIRKUK, PKK AND AFGHANISTAN
[...] (S) Ambassador met with DCHOD Ilker Basbug at latter,s request on June 21 for a tour d'horizon of current issues in the lead in to the President's visit to Ankara and the NATO Istanbul Summit. Basbug clearly wanted to make several points related to Iraq and U.S. Turkish relations. KIRKUK [...]
2004-06-22 10:55:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PTER MARR TU IZ AF
04ANKARA3584IRAQ: TALABANI MEETS TURKISH FM GUL, PROPOSES
[...] (S/NF) Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUU) leader and former Iraqi Governing Council (IGC) member Jalal Talabani met PolMilOff June 22 and briefed on what he called his "excellent, friendly" meeting earlier that day with Turkish Deputy PM/FM Gul. He told Gul that the PUK condemned all violent [...]
2004-06-24 15:42:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MARR PINR PTER TU IZ
04ANKARA3589ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-25 05:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3594GOT ABOLISHES STATE SECURITY COURTS
[...] (C) Summary: Parliament passed legislation June 17 closing the State Security Courts (SSCs),special courts designed to try "crimes against the State." The courts had been widely criticized, including by the EU, for pro-prosecution bias. A number of human rights attorneys argue that the legis [...]
2004-06-25 08:11:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
04ANKARA3603ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-25 13:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3753LEYLA ZANA HOSTS LUNCH FOR EU, U.S. DIPLOMATS
[...] (C) Summary: Leyla Zana and the three other recently-released DEP deputies hosted a lunch on July 5 for diplomats from the EU and U.S. Although Zana and the other deputies said people in southeastern Turkey do not want violence, some EU diplomats -- and we -- left the lunch frustrated that [...]
2004-07-06 08:19:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PTER TU
04ANKARA377 Update on Investment Issues Facing U.S. Companies
[...] (SBU) Following up on the Ambassador's recent meetings with economy ministers, the Embassy has pressed GOT authorities hard to resolve the numerous disputes involving U.S. companies. We have stressed that progress in these cases will help make the Prime Minister's visit to Washington a succes [...]
2004-01-21 14:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EAGR KIPR TU
04ANKARA3828ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-09 17:55:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4284 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, JULY 24-26,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 24-26, 2004. 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. Ulkede Ozgur Gundem, [...]
2004-08-02 13:01:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ
04ANKARA4285 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, JULY 27, 2004
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 27, 2004. 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. Tercuman, Evrensel, Vak [...]
2004-08-02 13:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ
04ANKARA4451ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-09 15:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4489ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-10 15:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4587ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-16 15:04:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4630ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-18 15:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4698MEDIA CLAIMS OF US SUPPORT FOR PKK COMPLICATE
[...] (SBU) The PKK issue, and the perceived lack of action by the United States against PKK terrorists in northern Iraq, has become a chronic, negative story in Turkish media reporting on the U.S. and U.S.-Turkish relations. The story contributes to widespread negative perceptions of the United S [...]
2004-08-19 14:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PTER TU
04ANKARA4860ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-26 14:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5047ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-08 15:04:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5078ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-09 15:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5110ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-10 14:52:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5115AMBASSADOR AND DCHOD BASBUG DISCUSS CYPRUS, EU
[...] (S) TGS Deputy Chief GEN Basbug told the Ambassador September 8 that developments regarding Cyprus were "worrisome," pointing at the European Court of Human Rights consideration of Loizidou clone cases and the lack of EU action on ending the isolation of northern Cypriots. He hinted that Anka [...]
2004-09-10 15:47:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MARR PGOV PARM IZ CY IR TU
04ANKARA5183ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-14 15:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5191TURKISH GENERAL STAFF J3 CHIEF DELIVERS TOUGH
[...] (S/NF) Summary: In his Sept. 8 introductory call by incoming ODC Turkey Chief Maj. Gen. Pete Sutton, TGS J3 LTG Metin Yavuz Yalcin accused the U.S. of meeting with PKK operatives, failing to capture PKK leader Osman Ocalan, and standing by while Kurds sought to alter Kirkuk's population. He ad [...]
2004-09-14 15:37:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PTER PINR MOPS TU IZ
04ANKARA5221ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-15 13:06:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5278ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-17 12:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5373ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-21 13:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5741ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-06 13:42:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5742MFA TELLS AMBASSADOR THAT INCREASED PKK ACTIVITY MEANS IRAQ AND COALITION MUST ACT
[...] (S) Summary: PKK/Kongra Gel's increased terrorist activity in Turkey will stir up public opinion and prompt more Turks to ask why the United States has not taken firmer action against the organization, MFA Deputy Under Secretary for Multilateral Political Affairs Nabi Sensoy told the Ambassador Oct [...]
2004-10-06 15:14:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETMOPS PREL PTER IZ TU
04ANKARA5777ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-08 14:04:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA5784FM GUL AND STRAW MEET IN ANKARA OCTOBER 7
[...] (C) Summary: UK FM Straw met with Turkish FM Gul the morning after the EC issued its Turkey report. Gul said Turkey is pleased overall with the report but cited some complaints, including on economic issues. Gul wants PM Erdogan to write to the EU about them. Gul urged direct flights to n [...]
2004-10-12 04:49:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETCY IR IZ PREL TU UK AM GG
04ANKARA5882ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-15 14:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6048ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-25 13:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6254ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-04 14:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6809TURKEY CONCERNED THAT PKK FRONT PARTIES ARE
[...] (C) During their Dec. 7 courtesy call, incoming MFA Director General for the Middle East Oguz Celikkol told the DCM that Turkey is concerned that two PKK/Kongra-Gel front parties have apparently registered for the Iraqi elections. According to the Turkish non-paper, the two parties are the Kur [...]
2004-12-07 16:01:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
04ANKARA6838ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-09 13:52:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA6994DEHAP PREPARING NEW KURDISH PARTY
[...] (C) Summary: Leaders of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Peoples' Party (DEHAP) are forming a new party they claim will be more broadly based and less focused on the Kurdish issue. DEHAP officials hope the new party, unlike DEHAP, will be able to draw enough support to enter Parliament. They claim [...]
2004-12-16 14:34:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
04ANKARA7059TURKEY: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] (U) Combating terrorism has long been a priority for the Government of Turkey (GOT). In 2004, Turkey continued its strong support of the coalition in the global war against terror in Afghanistan by agreeing to assume command of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan for [...]
2004-12-20 14:42:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETASEC PGOV PREL PTER TU
04ANKARA7160ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-27 15:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA7223ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-30 13:01:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA880ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-02-13 14:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ISTANBUL365ISTANBUL KURDS FOCUS ON IRAQI "KURDISTAN"
[...] (C) Summary: Previously polarized and defined by their degree of support and sympathy for the PKK (later KADEK, now KONGRA-GEL) and imprisoned former PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, Istanbul Kurds tells us they have increasingly adopted Iraqi Kurds and their experiment with autonomy as their new ca [...]
2004-03-09 12:55:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PTER IZ TU
04ISTANBUL376ISTANBUL KURDS FOCUS ON IRAQI "KURDISTAN"
[...] (C) Summary: Previously polarized and defined by their degree of support and sympathy for the PKK (later KADEK, now KONGRA-GEL) and imprisoned former PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, Istanbul Kurds tells us they have increasingly adopted Iraqi Kurds and their experiment with autonomy as their new ca [...]
2004-03-10 13:13:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PTER IZ TU
04MANAMA1884DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR HADLEY'S DECEMBER
[...] (C) Deputy National Security Advisor Hadley met with Iraqi National Security Advisor Qassem Daoud December 4 on the margins of the IISS Gulf Security Dialogue conference in Manama. Daoud said that Iraq faced a number of crises: obtaining weapons quickly; procuring helicopters and armored veh [...]
2004-12-15 12:34:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PGOV KDEM IZ IR BA
04YEREVAN2417 ARMENIA: SMALL KURDISH DEMONSTRATION FOR ABDULAH
[...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On 29 October, approximately 25 Armenian-Kurds staged a 30-minute demonstration outside of the Yerevan office of the European Commission. The demonstration was peaceful and covered by the local press. Knayz Hasanov, [...]
2004-11-02 13:25:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PHUM AM
04YEREVAN587KURDISH ACTIVITIES IN ARMENIA
[...] (S) There is an Armenian-Kurdish friendship society in downtown Yerevan with a sign posted on the door identifying it as such. The "Friendship Society's" main goals in Armenia appear to be to promote Kurdish culture, organize holidays, demonstrations, and campaigns for better treatment of and/ [...]
2004-03-11 03:27:00Embassy YerevanSECRETPTER PREL PGOV PINR AM TU
05ADANA101SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 09, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-10 05:46:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA104SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 12, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-13 05:43:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA105SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 13, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-16 05:37:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA106SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 16, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-17 05:09:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA119SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 02, 2005
[...] SABAH (GUNEY) / EKSPRES / BOLGE: The heavy rainfall in two days in Ceyhan district of Adana damaged the wheat crop which would be harvested soon. This situation aggravated the hardships endured by producers who had been complaining about the low prices offered for for their produce. [...]
2005-06-03 12:20:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA121SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 06, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-10 05:50:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA122SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 9, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-10 11:42:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA124SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 10, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-10 12:27:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA125SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 16, 2005
[...] EKSPRES/BOLGE/SABAH(GUNEY): A group of farmers in Ceyhan district of Adana, in an attempt to protest the agricultural policies of the government, poured 2.5 tons of wheat into the Ceyhan river. Chairperson of the Ceyhan Chamber of Agriculture said that the farmers were not able to sel [...]
2005-06-17 07:54:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA138SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 01, 2005
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 01, 2005. 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. HURRIYET (CUKUR [...]
2005-07-13 11:42:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA142SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 14, 2005
[...] ZAMAN/RADIKAL/HURRIYET: PKK terrorists reportedly attacked an infantry unit with an RPG in the Digor district Kars at 11.40 p.m. yesterday. The rocket landed on the garden of a house a hundred meters away from the military unit. Following the explosion, the military unit reportedly retur [...]
2005-07-18 11:42:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA143SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 18, 2005
[...] OZGUR GUNDEM: People in Adiyaman's villages, throwing the carcasses of animals infected with brucellosis on open land, instead of burying them, are reportedly aggravating the village brucellosis epidemic. 2. EVRENSEL/OZGUR GUNDEM: The number of people contracting anthrax increa [...]
2005-07-19 06:15:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA145SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 20, 2005
[...] SABAH (GUNEY)/ BOLGE: Turk Telekom (The newly privatized Turkish Communication Company) workers in Adana refused to attend work for half a day to stage a protest against the company's privatization. The workers are protesting the transfer of some Telekom services to a subcontractor comp [...]
2005-07-22 09:21:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA149SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 04. 2005
[...] BOLGE: BAK (Global Peace and Justice Commisssion) invited a group of Iraqi doctors to Turkey. The doctors will attend the August 27 regional meeting of BAK in Adana and tell about the massacres carried out in their country. The doctors will be attending anti-war activities of BAK on Sep [...]
2005-08-08 09:39:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA150SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15, 2005
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 15, 2005. 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 Â [...]
2005-08-16 13:33:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA154SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22, 2005
[...] BOLGE: The daily reports that the purpose of U.S. Embassy Charge d'Affaires Nancy McEldowney's visit last week to Turkey's Agricultural Ministry was to pressure Turkey on its recent decision to restrict rice imports from the U.S. in order to prevent material injury to Turkish rice produce [...]
2005-08-23 10:46:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA157SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 26, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-26 14:50:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA158SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPEMBER 02, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-06 12:10:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA159SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-06 12:11:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA160SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 01, 2005
[...] EVRENSEL: Farmers Union and Citrus Fruit Producers in Adana formed a delegation, which will be visiting the Ministry of Agriculture in Ankara, to demand an urgent announcement of decisions about products such as citrus fruit, cotton and corn. 2. EVRENSEL: State Minister [...]
2005-09-06 12:11:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA161SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 12, 2005
[...] HURRIYET (CUKUROVA): Land Survey studies and site examinations for the Organized Agricultural Zone project have been completed in Mersin's Tarsus district. REID [...]
2005-09-14 07:04:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA164SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 15, 2005
[...] BOLGE: Farmers in Adana's Ceyhan district will hold a big demonstration tomorrow to protest the agricultural policies of the GoT (see press summary 09/14). 2. BOLGE: Export volumes to Iraq over the last eight months have reportedly pleased Southeastern exporters. REID [...]
2005-09-19 05:37:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA170SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 4, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-05 11:56:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA173SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 3, 2005
[...] ZAMAN: Adana's 3rd Cukurova Industry and Commerce Fair ended. REID [...]
2005-10-05 13:36:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA179SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 11, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-12 11:18:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA180SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 12, 2005
[...] ZAMAN: Saban Bas, Chairperson of Adana Chamber of Commerce, said that following the opening of negotiation talks with the EU, investment opportunities and transportation facilities in the Haci Sabanci Organized Industrial Zone (OIZ),will render Cukurova region one of the "shining stars o [...]
2005-10-12 14:11:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA185PKK VIOLENCE IN SE TURKEY CONTINUES DESPITE TURKEY, EU FIRST
[...] (SBU) The number of incidents of PKK-related violence in the southeast has shown no sign of decreasing since the October 3 milestone beginning discussions on Turkey's EU accession. At the same time, it does not appear that the GOT has made any changes in its approach of using security forces a [...]
2005-10-17 13:24:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER PKK ADANA EU
05ADANA188SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 14, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-18 10:27:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA194SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 26, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-28 09:40:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA195SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 27, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-28 09:58:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA196SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 24, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-28 09:59:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA201SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 1, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-02 06:12:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA213SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 18, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-22 14:41:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA214SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 21, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-22 14:41:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA221SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 25, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-28 11:36:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA223SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 30, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-02 09:39:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA228SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 6, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-07 07:30:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA229SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 08, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-09 13:58:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA230SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 09, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-12 12:20:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA234SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 13, 2005
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 13, 2005. 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. HURRIYET: [...]
2005-12-14 09:52:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA241SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-20 12:06:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA28SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 14, 2005
[...] EKSPRES / BOLGE / TURKIYE: Ayhan Barut, Branch Chairperon of th Chambr of Aricultural Engineers, state that drastical low temperatures and the frost experienced in the Cukurova region seriously damaged vegetables and fruit (especially citrus fruit) that has not been harvested yet. [...]
2005-02-15 13:43:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA31SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 16, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-18 08:30:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA32SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 15, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-18 08:36:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA33SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 17, 2005
[...] OZGUR GUNDEM: Diyarbakir and Mardin Chambers of Commerce announced that the cotton producer subsidies are insufficient to cover the losses of the cotton producers. The weather conditions permitted the harvest of only half of the produce and the rest was sold at a loss later. Shortcomings [...]
2005-02-18 14:44:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA35SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 22, 2005
[...] MILLIYET / EKSPRES / BOLGE / ZAMAN / TURKIYE: Adana Chamber of Commerce will open the East Mediterranean Foreign Trade Center today to foster the international relationships of Cukurova Region's SMEs. Among the undertakings of the Center are providing advisory services to the SMEs with r [...]
2005-02-23 08:03:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA59SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-22 13:14:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA60SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-22 14:52:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA62SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-25 11:43:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA65SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-01 06:02:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA72SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5, 2005
[...] SABAH (GUNEY): MUSIAD (Independent Industrialists and Businessmen Association) Executive Board members and Mehmet Aygun, MUSIAD Adana Branch Chairperson, paid visits to the Chairperson of the Adana Chamber of Commerce and Adana Chamber of Industry. Aygun called on the deputies, bureaucrats [...]
2005-04-07 09:16:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA87SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 25-26, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-27 08:04:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA96SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 03, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-05 13:57:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA97SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 05, 2005
[...] EVRENSEL: A Gaziantep University study revealed that Gaziantep province's unemployment figures were higher than the nationwide average. The study says Gaziantep has a 20.3 percent unemployment rate whereas the nationwide unemployment figure is reported to be as 13.8. REID [...]
2005-05-06 05:37:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ANKARA1332ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-11 14:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA1483ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-15 15:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA1549ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-17 14:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA1571TURKEY UPDATE FOR THE VISIT OF COMNAVEUR ADM MIKE
[...] (S) Summary: Your visit comes on the heels of a series of US visits since the first of the year (Deputy Secretary of State Armitage, NATO Supreme Allied Commander General Jones, Commander US Central Command General Abizaid, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Doug Feith, Secretary of State [...]
2005-03-18 12:17:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETOVIP MARR PREL TU
05ANKARA1632ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-21 15:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA1656ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-22 14:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA1667TERRORISM DISCUSSION WITH MFA
[...] 4(B) AND (D). Â [...]
2005-03-22 15:54:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER KTFN PREL TU
05ANKARA1702ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-23 15:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA1880MERSIN FLAG INCIDENT OVERSHADOWS GENERALLY
[...] (C) Summary: Nevruz celebrations in southeastern Turkey on March 20 and 21 were significantly larger than in previous years and, with some minor exceptions, peaceful. While local authorities in some cases objected to the use of the Kurdish spelling &Newruz,8 officials approved most petitions [...]
2005-04-01 13:12:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
05ANKARA1952SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF GENERAL JOHN HANDY,
[...] (S) Summary: Your visit comes on the heels of a series of US visits since the first of the year (Deputy Secretary of State Armitage, NATO Supreme Allied Commander General Jones, Commander US Central Command General Abizaid, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Feith, Secretary of State Rice, [...]
2005-04-05 11:19:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETOVIP MARR PREL TU
05ANKARA1981SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR RICHARD JONES' VISIT TO
[...] (C) Turkey's leadership is trying to take a more positive attitude toward both the United States and Iraq. This has resulted both from policymakers' understanding that they need to stand up more for the relationship and from the realization that Turkey has more to gain by supporting Iraq's de [...]
2005-04-06 12:27:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PGOV MASS ELTN ETRD TU IZ
05ANKARA2096ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-12 14:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2124ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-14 05:42:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2314TURKS PREPARING FOR PKK SPRING OFFENSIVE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 17. Summary ------- 2. (S) The GOT appears to be convinced that the PKK is going to carry out its first "spring offensive" in southeast Turkey since 1999. Press and intel reporting indicate the Turks have moved two commando brigades towar [...]
2005-04-22 13:29:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL MOPS PREF TU IZ IR SY
05ANKARA2317ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-23 13:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA240ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-13 15:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2524ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-03 14:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2525OCALAN LIKELY TO GET RETRIAL
[...] (U) Summary: The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is expected to rule on May 12 that Abdullah Ocalan, jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK),did not receive a fair trial when he was convicted in 1999. Contacts say such a verdict would likely lead to a retrial in a Turkish co [...]
2005-05-03 14:54:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU PKK
05ANKARA2645ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-06 14:04:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2671ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-09 14:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2689COE EXPERT: TURKISH PRISONS RUN WITH "LOCK DOWN"
[...] (C) Summary: A Council of Europe (COE) prison expert says the design of Turkey's high-security F-type prisons meets European standards, but some practices are draconian. Inmates are allowed very little time outside their cells. There is no evidence of systematic torture, but prison officials p [...]
2005-05-10 14:11:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE
05ANKARA270ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-18 07:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2719ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-11 13:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2720EUR DAS KENNEDY'S MAY 3 MEETING WITH MFA U/S TUYGAN
[...] (C) Summary: Calling on Turkish MFA U/S Tuygan May 3, EUR DAS Kennedy urged continued GOT focus on trafficking in persons and laid out a suggested plan for bilateral consultations through 2005. Tuygan appeared frustrated with the EU. Kennedy urged Turkey to stay positively engaged with the [...]
2005-05-11 14:21:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM TU
05ANKARA2726TURKEY ON EDGE OVER EXPECTED EUROPEAN COURT OF
[...] (C) Summary: The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is expected to announce May 12 that Abdullah Ocalan, leader of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) did not receive a fair trial in 1999 and is entitled to a retrial. Nationalism is always volatile in Turkey, and an Ocalan retrial c [...]
2005-05-11 15:37:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE PKK
05ANKARA2738ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-12 14:29:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2761ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-13 13:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2811ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-17 13:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2821TURKEY WRESTLES WITH ECHR RULING QUESTIONING DUE
[...] (C) Summary: Confusion and attempts to pass the buck among branches of government and between GOT and the Turkish State mark the Turkish reaction to European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruling that Turkey did not observe due process in interrogating and trying PKK terrorist leader Ocalan in 19 [...]
2005-05-18 10:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE
05ANKARA2837ABSENT GOT LEADERSHIP, TURKISH MILITARY LAUNCHES
[...] (C) Summary: Contacts report heavy Turkish military presence in southeastern Turkey. Adana PO reports that, while rural flows of recruits to the PKK may be occurring, contacts are not seeing a similar phenomenon from urban areas. Absent any Erdogan government strategy for dealing with the [...]
2005-05-19 14:54:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS MOPS PHUM TU
05ANKARA2839SE TURKEY: DSM EXPERIMENT DRAGS ON
[...] (C) Summary: DEHAP leaders have yet to realize their hopes of creating a new, national-level, moderate political party from the Democratic Society Movement (DSM) announced last fall. One observer attributes the delay to both the PKK,s popularity and pro-Kurdish politicians, need to recalcula [...]
2005-05-20 07:38:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE
05ANKARA2891AEGEAN: TURKEY MULLS NO LONGER FILING FLIGHT
[...] (C/NF) Turkey is considering ceasing filing flight information with NATO for military flights over the Aegean, an MFA official told us May 20. TGS contacts confirm this. Mounting Turkish frustration with Greece's public relations and diplomatic efforts to paint the Turks as aggressors--along [...]
2005-05-20 15:19:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR PREL TU GR NATO
05ANKARA2911CHIEF OF THE TURKISH GENERAL STAFF MOVES CENTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an unprecedented public address at the Istanbul War College on the occasion of his annual evaluation of the Turkish military, Chief of the Turkish General Staff (CHOD) Ozkok broke his almost two year silence on Turkish foreign policy to lay out his views, in the name of the Tur [...]
2005-05-23 14:42:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PGOV TU
05ANKARA2938ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-24 13:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA296TURKISH PM ERDOGAN'S VISIT TO SYRIA
[...] (C) Summary: The Turks, led by PM Erdogan, FonMin Gul, and chief foreign policy advisor Davutoglu, are selling improved relations with Syria as a major foreign policy success. GOT leaders cast Turkey as a channel of communication for the U.S. and Israel with Syria and as a friend that can supp [...]
2005-01-18 08:19:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ETRD TU IS IZ SY
05ANKARA3380ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-14 12:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA3889FM GUL EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR BILATERAL RELATIONS,
[...] (C) Summary: In Charge's introductory call with FM Gul, both agreed on the importance of frank private bilateral dialogue and conveying to our publics the priority we place on our partnership. Gul acknowledged Iran's presidential election was "not perfect" but blamed reformists' failure to [...]
2005-07-06 16:14:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU IR SY
05ANKARA3892CHARGE D'AFFAIRES UNDERSCORES USG PRIORITIES WITH
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In her introductory call on Turkey's NSC Secretary-General Yigit Alpogan, Charge d'Affaires (CDA) SIPDIS urged Turkey to get in lockstep with the US on Syria and Iran, noted continuing USG efforts to recognize northern Cyprus' April 2004 vote in support of the Annan Plan and [...]
2005-07-07 05:01:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPGOV PREL IZ SY IR TU
05ANKARA4032SOUTHEAST TURKEY UPDATE: ANTI-PKK OPERATIONS AND
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-11 14:13:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER TU PKK
05ANKARA4163ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-18 15:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4182TURKEY'S SOUTHEAST: UPDATE ON PRO-PKK POLITICAL
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-19 14:18:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMOPS PGOV PHUM PREL TU POLITICAL PARTIES
05ANKARA4187IRAQ: TURKS PLEASED WITH KORUTURK'S WASHINGTON
[...] (C) On July 13, PolMilCouns and PolMilOff called on MFA Deputy Director General Safak Gokturk to get the Turkish assessment of the July 5-6 Washington visit of the GOT's Special Envoy for Iraq, Amb. Osman Koruturk (Gokturk accompanied Koruturk). Gokturk characterized the meetings as positive [...]
2005-07-19 18:00:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ETRD IZ TU SY US
05ANKARA4188ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-20 05:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4227ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-21 14:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4258THE TURKISH PRESS DEBATES THE PKK ISSUE
[...] (U) The increase in PKK violence in Turkey, culminating in the July 16 bus bombing in the Turkish resort of Kusadasi, has accelerated the public debate over how best to deal with the PKK. The dominant view continues to blame the violence on the perceived US failure to fulfill its commitment t [...]
2005-07-22 15:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PTER PREL TU PKK
05ANKARA4278ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-25 15:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4363ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-27 13:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4405ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-29 14:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4443ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-01 15:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4484ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-02 13:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4513ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-03 13:55:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4561BANNER BOMB - MERSIN PROVINCE
[...] (U) On Tuesday, August 2, 2005 at approximately 22:30 the Turkish National Police (TNP) conducted a controlled detonation of a "Banner Bomb" in the southern Ircel Province city of Mersin. There were no reports of injuries. 2. (U) Members of the PKK affiliated Halkin Kurtulus Ordusu-HPG (Pe [...]
2005-08-04 14:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDITA IP EUR CT DEPT FOR DS COMMAND CENTER
05ANKARA4607ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-05 14:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4658TURKISH PM ON CYPRUS AND U.S. ACTION AGAINST PKK
[...] (S) Summary: In an August 8 introductory call on Prime Minister Erdogan, Charge reviewed the goals Turkey and the U.S. share regarding a comprehensive Cyprus settlement and Turkey's EU accession bid. Erdogan expressed frustration with the lack of concrete U.S. actions against the PKK in nort [...]
2005-08-09 14:58:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PGOV PTER TU PKK
05ANKARA4733ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-11 15:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4734ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-11 15:52:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4735ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-11 16:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4842TURKISH PM'S KURDISH INITIATIVE: SEARCHING FOR
[...] (C) Summary: PM Erdogan is portraying his public extension of a hand to Turkey's Kurds as the democratic alternative to resolving what he calls "the Kurdish problem". However, the ad hoc, undefined nature of his approach and rhetoric have left him vulnerable to charges that he has no real pl [...]
2005-08-17 15:40:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM TU
05ANKARA4861ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-18 15:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4873TURKEY'S LATEST CONCERNS OVER KURDISH ASPIRATIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Undersecretary for Security Affairs Nabi Sensoy called in Charge to raise Turkey's concerns over supposed Iraqi Kurdish demands that their right to self-determination be reflected in the new constitution, including their right to hold a referendum on the issue in eight year [...]
2005-08-19 11:02:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MOPS TU IZ PKK
05ANKARA4882ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-19 14:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4905ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-22 15:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4906TURKISH MFA ON PKK TRILATERAL FRAMEWORK FOR ACTION
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 8. 2. (S) SUMMARY: Per Ref A request, PolMilCouns and Deputy PolMilCouns on Aug. 19 presented to MFA Deputy Director General (DDG) for Security Affairs Bicakli the Framework for Action resulting from the recent PKK Trilateral Talks. Bicakli conf [...]
2005-08-22 15:59:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MOPS TU IZ PKK
05ANKARA4955ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] Roj TV: Broadcasts in Kurdish, Arabic and Turkish from Brussels and follows the PKK line. It broadcasts for 12 hours starting at 1000 GMT. Roj TV, known as `PKK television,' airs news, political discussions, music, and children's programs. 2. Mesopotamia TV (Me-TV): Close to the PKK ca [...]
2005-08-24 15:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5035ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-26 14:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5109GOT WILL HAVE DIFFICULTY FOLLOWING THROUGH ON
[...] (C) Summary: Political observers widely credit PM Erdogan with breaking new rhetorical ground on the Kurdish issue in the context of his recent visit to Diyarbakir. But contacts say they doubt the GOT is prepared to follow through on the initiative. Members of the (PKK-related) Democratic Peo [...]
2005-09-01 13:11:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE
05ANKARA5115PKK FUNERAL CLASH INDICATES RISING TENSION IN
[...] (C) Summary: One demonstrator was found dead following an August 28 clash in Batman between police and a group of PKK sympathizers trying to claim the bodies of six PKK fighters killed by Turkish military forces. Relatives of the victim say he was shot to death by police; the Batman police chi [...]
2005-09-01 14:08:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE PKK
05ANKARA5157ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-02 14:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5182ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-06 15:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5208ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-07 14:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5244ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-08 15:41:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA53059/11 EVENTS IN ANKARA, ISTANBUL GENERATE POSITIVE
[...] Commemorations organized by Embassy Ankara and Congen Istanbul to mark the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks generated unusually widespread and positive coverage in the Turkish media today. Embassy Ankara organized a ceremony and wreath-laying at a monument to Turkish martyrs in the nearby muni [...]
2005-09-12 14:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PTER TU
05ANKARA5308ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-12 15:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5354ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-14 14:47:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5393CONTACTS FORESEE CONTINUED CONFLICT IN SOUTHEAST
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-15 14:51:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINS TU
05ANKARA5444ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-20 13:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5451ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-20 15:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5483ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-21 15:52:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5507ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-23 04:47:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5695TURKS TO U/S HUGHES: DEEPER DIALOGUE WELCOME
[...] (C) U/S Hughes met September 28 with Turkish FonMin Gul and MFA U/S Tuygan. Gul stressed Turkey's desire for stability on its borders, its concerns over developments in Iraq, and the need to maintain dialogue with Syria and Iran in order to change their behavior. On the PKK and terrorism, Gu [...]
2005-09-29 12:14:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAO KWMN SCUL TU
05ANKARA5825APNSA HADLEY'S MEETING WITH TURKISH PM ERDOGAN:
[...] (C) Summary: In a 90-minute meeting with APNSA Hadley on September 23, Turkish PM Erdogan spoke of the challenges in the Middle East and the need for concrete steps to promote democracy. In that context, he stressed his theme of building personal relations with leaders of Turkey's neighbors, [...]
2005-09-30 13:23:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MNUC TU US EU IR IZ SY IS KPAL CY
05ANKARA5841APNSA HADLEY'S MEETING WITH NSC SECRETARY GENERAL
[...] SUMMARY: In a one-hour meeting with APSNA Hadley on September 23, National Security Council Secretary General Yigit Alpogan spoke of the importance of opening new channels of dialogue to enhance the U.S.-Turkish relationship. The GOT appreciates U.S. support with the accession process, but w [...]
2005-09-30 13:58:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MNUC TU US EU IR IZ SY IS PA
05ANKARA5843APNSA HADLEY'S MEETING WITH TURKISH MFA U/S TUYGAN
[...] (C) Summary. U/S Tuygan and APNSA Hadley both stressed the importance of U.S.-Turkish strategic partnership and agreed on the need for a bilateral strategic dialogue concerning the full range of cooperation on regional issues. Tuygan, however, also implied that Turkey feels overburdened by EU [...]
2005-09-30 15:33:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MNUC TU US EU IR IZ SY IS PA
05ANKARA6245SOUTHEASTERN TURKEY ACTIVIST ON PKK AND GOT'S
[...] (U) This message is from Consulate Adana. 2. (C) Summary: Diyarbakir Human Rights Association President Selahattin Demirtas reflects the views of many Consulate regional contacts regarding recent increased PKK activities in the Southeast. He believes that both the PKK and the military a [...]
2005-10-14 11:16:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV TU PHUM
05ANKARA6370TURKEY SUPPORTS UNIIIC MISSION, VIEWS IMPACT ON
[...] (C) Turkey supports the UNIIIC investigation into the Hariri assassination and is anxiously awaiting publication of the Mehlis report. The GOT will examine the report carefully before commenting but expects it to detail direct links to high Syrian officials. Turkey is apprehensive about the [...]
2005-10-21 12:51:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IZ SY TU SYRIA
05ANKARA6428ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-26 04:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR
05ANKARA6535ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-01 16:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6670ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-11 06:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6749ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-15 16:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6763GOT "SATISFIED" WITH EU REPORTS, DESPITE CONCERNS
[...] (C) Summary: MFA contacts say the November 9 EU reports on Turkey are acceptable to the GOT, although they have some objections to language relating to Greek Cypriot access to Turkish ports, minority language rights, and religious freedom. GOT leaders have been more supportive of the reports [...]
2005-11-16 16:05:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE EU TU
05ANKARA6824ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-18 15:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7138ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-05 16:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7242TURKEY 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 07:48:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE TU
05ANKARA7271IRAQ: 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 14:19:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PINR IZ TU
05ANKARA7278ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-12 15:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7443TURKEY: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) Combating terrorism has long been a priority for the Government of Turkey (GOT). In 2005, Turkey continued its strong support of the coalition in the global war against terror in Afghanistan by commanding the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) from February to August 2005. T [...]
2005-12-20 09:33:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS KPAO
05ANKARA7671EU 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 13:11:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE TU
05ANKARA809ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-11 15:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA896ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-16 14:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05MANAGUA2077REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE: RESEARCH ON LOCAL USE OF
[...] A quick survey of local producers and distributors has identified a number of cheese, wine and meat products using generic or semi-generic names on the EU's list that are sold in Nicaragua and either produced in Nicaragua or imported from non-European producers. Â [...]
2005-07-18 21:57:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ECON NU WTRO
05YEREVAN267ARMENIA: KURDS DEMONSTRATE FOR OCALAN
[...] (SBU) Marking the sixth anniversary of the capture of Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan, about 250 ethnic Kurds came to Yerevan in buses February 15 to stage a peaceful march across downtown Yerevan and demonstrate in front of Armenian Government buildings and the United Nations Development Progr [...]
2005-02-15 14:00:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER ASEC PHUM AM
06ADANA102SOUTHEAST 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 05:24:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA107SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 11, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-12 05:08:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA118SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 23, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-24 06:34:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA124SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR 24 MAY 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-30 11:31:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA125SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FORMAY 25, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-30 11:31:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA129SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 31, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-01 05:28:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA13SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 24, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-30 07:07:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA139SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 13, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-13 13:28:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA14SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 26, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-30 07:08:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA140SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 14, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-14 11:59:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA146SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 15, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-19 12:07:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA147SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 19, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-19 12:07:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA15SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 23, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-30 07:09:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA151SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 26, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-26 12:54:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA159SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 07, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-10 09:20:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA16SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 20, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-30 07:09:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA164SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 14, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-14 13:27:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA167SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 17, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-18 08:48:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA169SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 17, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-18 12:10:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA17SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 19, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-30 07:10:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA172SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 19, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-20 12:05:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA176SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 03, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-07 09:38:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA189SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-22 12:52:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA190SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 24, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-25 06:29:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA191SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-05 11:14:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA192SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 01, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-05 11:23:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA198SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 07, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-08 11:04:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA199SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 11, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-12 07:01:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA2SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 27, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-04 08:18:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA20SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 30,2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-31 10:20:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA201SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 13, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-13 12:55:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA205SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 19, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-19 12:19:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA211SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 02, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-02 13:14:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA212SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 03, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-03 08:37:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA215SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 05, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-05 11:59:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA217SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 09, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-11 09:32:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA218SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 11, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-11 10:31:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA225SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-18 05:28:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA227SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-18 07:13:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA228SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 18, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-19 05:20:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA23SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 31, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-02 06:36:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA230SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 20, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-20 10:56:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA238SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 07, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-08 08:25:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA24SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 03, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-06 12:11:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA246SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 27, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-28 06:48:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA25SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 02, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-06 12:15:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA258SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 11, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-12 06:23:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA26SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 07, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-08 07:43:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA260SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 13, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-13 12:02:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA261SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-19 12:46:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA30SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 08, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-10 06:48:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA31SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 09, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-10 06:48:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA34SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 10, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-15 06:18:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA35SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 14, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-15 06:19:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA36SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FOR FEBRUARY 13, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-15 07:56:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA37SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 15, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-16 12:05:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA38SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 16, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-22 10:09:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA39SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 17, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-22 10:09:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA4SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 29, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-04 08:19:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA40TURKEY: 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 12:27:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER TU ADANA
06ADANA43SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 27, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-28 10:43:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA44SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28- MARCH 1,
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-02 12:37:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA50SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-20 09:58:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA51SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR 20 MARCH, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-21 07:03:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA54SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-22 11:08:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA55SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-24 07:32:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA57TURKEY: 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 15:24:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL TU ADANA
06ADANA60TURKEY: 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 13:52:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA62TURKEY: 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 06:38:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL TU
06ADANA63SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR 29 MARCH, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-30 09:43:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA64TURKEY: 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 16:34:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM CASC TU
06ADANA65SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-31 09:28:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA73SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-05 08:56:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA74SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-05 08:56:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA79SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-12 07:07:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA85SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 14, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-20 10:47:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA9OCALAN 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 11:14:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL TU ADANA PKK
06ADANA90SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-26 05:08:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA92SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 26, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-27 10:28:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA96SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-28 13:40:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA98SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 03, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-04 05:55:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA99SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 4, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-05 05:45:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ANKARA1464NEVRUZ 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 05:34:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPTER MOPS PREL PGOV TU IZ
06ANKARA1485ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-21 12:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1511ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-22 14:42:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1789ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-04 14:01:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1899TURKEY: 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 14:28:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM PREL PGOV TU
06ANKARA2358ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-28 13:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2411ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-02 14:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2444ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-03 14:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2662ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-11 14:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2981TURKEY'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 06:45:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PTER TU
06ANKARA3164ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-31 13:24:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3200ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-01 14:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3312TURKEY: 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 09:22:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE EU TU
06ANKARA3654TURKISH 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 11:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON SCUL SOCI TU
06ANKARA3899TURKEY: WORRISOME TRENDS IN KURDISH POLITICS
[...] (C) Summary: Despite some small steps forward, cynicism and suspicion dominate the mood among Turkey,s Southeast Kurds. The Democractic Society Party (DTP),which has pushed to allow the PKK to be a legitimate interlocutor with Ankara, remains the leading political party in the region, and a [...]
2006-07-05 08:51:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PTER PREL TU
06ANKARA4251ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-21 14:47:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4448ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-02 14:55:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4451TURKEY PROVIDES PKK WISH LIST; CONFIRMS READY FOR
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Deputy Foreign Minister Tuygan presented to Charge on Aug. 2 the GOT list of requested actions to be taken against the PKK before and after a trilateral meeting with the US and Iraq. Tuygan expressed Turkey's readiness to meet bilaterally in a neutral location the week of Aug. 7 t [...]
2006-08-02 15:27:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PTER MOPS TU IZ
06ANKARA4587TURKEY: POSSIBLE ESCALATION OF PKK VIOLENCE IN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 4. 2. (SBU) On August 15, 1984, PKK militants killed two police officers in Eruh and Semdinli, launching the armed phase of the PKK's campaign for Kurdish autonomy in Turkey. The anniversary of the PKK's first attack against Turkish governme [...]
2006-08-09 16:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER IZ TU
06ANKARA4608TURKS CLAIM PKK FRONT OFFICES REMAIN OPEN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (S) SUMMARY: Ambassador reviewed for MFA Deputy U/S Akgunay on August 9 the US-proposed way forward on the PKK trilateral process and our understanding of the actions taken by the GOI/KRG -- including the closure of some PKK front [...]
2006-08-10 12:23:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MARR MOPS TU IZ
06ANKARA4744TRILATERAL TALKS ON THE PKK -- WHAT DOES TURKEY
[...] (S/NF) The GOT's comprehensive "Measures to be Adopted to Terminate PKK/KONGRA-GEL Activities in Northern Iraq" (ref a) lists Turkey's desired outcomes prior to and following US-Turkey-Iraq trilateral talks on the PKK. The list includes political and public affairs, security, legal, and other [...]
2006-08-15 11:17:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL MOPS IZ TU
06ANKARA4768ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-16 14:01:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4902DIYARBAKIR MAYOR OSMAN BAYDEMIR: AIMING TO BE A
[...] (U) This is an AmCon Adana message. 2.(C) Summary: Osman Baydemir, the 35-year old mayor of Diyarbakir, aspires to a national leadership role among the Kurds in Turkey. Baydemir,s moderate approach * he renounces violence and calls for immediate dialogue between the Turkish government and K [...]
2006-08-24 11:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV TU IZ
06ANKARA4933REGIONAL DYNAMISM SPURRING HOPE IN TURKEY'S KURDS
[...] (U) This is an AmCon Adana message. 2. (C) Summary: Turkey's Kurdish political and business leaders believe that progress in Northern Iraq could produce positive ripple effects in Turkey's troubled southeast: economic benefits have already affected local businesses and they hope the shared [...]
2006-08-25 12:14:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV PHUM TU
06ANKARA5264ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-13 14:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5294TURKEY: PRO-KURDISH PARTY CALLS FOR UNILATERAL PKK
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) issued an unprecedented call for a unilateral PKK ceasefire during a September 11 press conference. Appearing before the press in Ankara, DTP chairman Ahmet Turk portrayed the move as a response to the party's grassroots' desires. [...]
2006-09-14 10:17:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER TU
06ANKARA5369ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-15 13:01:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5442ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-19 05:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5710ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-02 05:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5733ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-02 13:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5738PKK DECLARES CEASEFIRE: NOW WHAT?
[...] (C) The PKK leadership in Iraq declared a ceasefire as of Oct. 1, following Ocalan's Sept. 27 call from his Turkish jail cell. PM Erdogan took a measured stand, repeating the GOT position (and ours, as outlined by Gen. Ralston in his Sept. 27 press conference) that as a terrorist organization [...]
2006-10-02 15:08:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
06ANKARA6300PKK Issue: Update on Violence and Political Developments
[...] (SBU) This is another in a series of unclassified, periodic reports on the PKK issue in Turkey. Our primary sources for casualty statistics are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkis [...]
2006-11-06 15:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
06ANKARA6370FORMER TURKISH PM ECEVIT'S FUNERAL: BURYING THE
[...] (C) Summary: Former Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit, who died Sunday at the age of 81, was a man of symbols, personal and public. Much of what he symbolized dies with him. His state funeral this Saturday will be a set-piece on Turkey's ongoing transformation: the so-called secularist [...]
2006-11-08 13:27:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV TU
06ANKARA6387ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-09 15:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6388TURKEY/GREECE: SOLDIERS TAKE THE LEAD IN
[...] (C) Summary: The November 1-4 visit to Athens by Turkey's Chief of General Staff (CHOD) Gen. Yasar Buyukanit, the first such visit in at least 32 years, is the most high-profile of recent firsts in Turkish-Greek military cooperation. Buyukanit reportedly discussed extending Aegean confidence [...]
2006-11-09 16:02:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS TU GR
06ANKARA6419ONE MONTH AFTER PKK DECLARES CEASE-FIRE, RELATIVE
[...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Ankara/Consulate Adana message. 2. (C) Summary: PKK violence has largely -- but not entirely -- subsided since the terrorist organization's unilateral cease-fire started Oct. 1. Many here hope the lower level of violence will give the GOT room to address the root [...]
2006-11-15 12:37:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PHUM PREL TU IZ
06ANKARA6454ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-20 12:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6500Scenesetter for CODEL Shays' Nov. 27-29 Visit to Turkey
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey broadly agrees with U.S. goals in Iraq and tangibly supports our military effort there. However, Turkish concerns about Iraq's stability and future, as well as the PKK issue, complicate the relationship. Turkey has generally good intentions in promoting Middle East peace [...]
2006-11-24 13:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER ETRD PGOV TU IZ IR LE SY AM EUN
06ANKARA6589TURKEY: CENTER-RIGHT LEADER AGAR: POLITICIANS TO
[...] (C) Summary: In Ambassador's November 24 meeting Mehmet Agar, leader of the center-right True Path Party (DYP),Agar focused mainly on DYP's domestic strategy to answer society's demands for change that he believes the current Justice and Development Party (AKP) government has not met. For DYP [...]
2006-12-05 16:01:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU AM
06ANKARA6590PKK Issue: Update on Violence and Political Developments
[...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...]
2006-12-06 06:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
06ANKARA660ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-14 12:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA723ATTACKS ON TURKISH POLICE MARK SIXTH ANNIVERSARY
[...] (C) Summary: The Turkish press reported two separate February 16 attacks on Turkish police in Istanbul and various demonstrations in southeastern Turkey. These attacks, and similar attacks over the past two weeks (reftel),are probably orchestrated by PKK/Kongra-Gel and related Kurdish groups [...]
2006-02-16 12:48:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER ASEC TU
06ANKARA934ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-24 11:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA960ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-27 15:16:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
06BAGHDAD2628KURDS WANT TO RESOLVE THE PKK PROBLEM
[...] (S) Summary: Talabani understands the seriousness of situation with Turkey. He and Barzani are in agreement on steps show Iraqi-Kurdish bona fides. In addition to steps aimed at stopping PKK attacks on Turkish targets, he believes that progress toward a comprehensive solution could be achiev [...]
2006-07-22 19:45:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PTER TU IZ
06BAGHDAD2768IRAQI GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS REPORT SOME MOVEMENT ON RESOLVING PKK ISSUE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate conversations on July 30 and 31, President Talabani and Foreign Minister Zebari assured Charge d'Affaires that the Iraqi Government (GOI) remained committed to resolving the PKK issue and resuming the trilateral meetings. Talabani reported that the GOI had taken steps to cl [...]
2006-08-02 11:56:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PTER TU IZ
06BAGHDAD2844TALABANI DISCUSSES PKK, BAGHDAD SECURITY
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In a meeting on August 6, President Talabani and the Ambassador focused on the PKK and improving Baghdad security. The Ambassador stressed the importance of not allowing the PKK to put the Kurds, achievements in Iraq at risk. Talabani assured the Ambassador that he, Kurdistan Re [...]
2006-08-07 17:50:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV IR IZ
06BAGHDAD3051KURDISH LEADERS DISCUSS PESHMERGA, PKK WITH
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In a series of brief asides at the 60th anniversary celebration of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) in Erbil on August 16, the Ambassador discussed plans to integrate the KDP and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Peshmerga forces into a single, unified structure and the conti [...]
2006-08-22 11:20:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPTER PGOV PREL TU IZ
06BAGHDAD3073TALABANI SAYS IRAQ READY FOR US SPECIAL ENVOY,
[...] (C) In a meeting on August 23 with the Charge d'Affaires, President Talabani reported that he had received a letter from the leaders of the PKK in which they expressed their gratitude for U.S. engagement on Kurdish issues and indicated their readiness to call for a ceasefire without conditions. [...]
2006-08-24 08:22:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER TU IZ
06BAGHDAD3155TURKISH AMBASSADOR, CHARGE DISCUSS STEPS FORWARD ON PKK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting on August 25 with Turkish Ambassador Cevikoz and Turkish DCM Selcen, Charge d'Affaires informed the Turks that President Talabani had expressed full agreement with the Turks that the PKK needed to lay down their arms permanently, rather than agreeing to just another ceasef [...]
2006-08-28 13:38:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER TU IZ
06BAGHDAD3255TALABANI ACCUSES TURKISH MILITARY OF UNDERMINING
[...] (C) In separate meetings on August 30 and September 2, President Talabani updated the Charge d'Affaires on steps taken by the Government of Iraq (GOI) and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to push the PKK toward a ceasefire. Charge began the meeting on August 30 by raising the spate of [...]
2006-09-05 03:11:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER TU IZ
06BAGHDAD3329AMBASSADOR AND TALABANI DISCUSS DEFUSING FLAG
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with President Jalal Talabani on September 5-6, the Ambassador expressed his disappointment with the timing of Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Masud Barzani's September 1 statement on using the 1958 Iraqi flag within the KRG until a new flag had been dete [...]
2006-09-07 15:22:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER SY RU TU IZ
06BAGHDAD3957US SPECIAL ENVOY FOR COUNTERING PKK IN BAGHDAD,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of meetings in Baghdad on October 18, U.S. Special Envoy for Countering the PKK General (R) Joseph Ralston discussed the ongoing PKK issue with President Talabani, Foreign Minister Zebari, Iraqi PKK Coordinator Shirwan al-Wa'ili, and UN High Commission for Refugees [...]
2006-10-22 07:23:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL TU IZ
06BAGHDAD4503KRG SINJARI CALLS FOR PKK AMNESTY, MAKHMOUR CAMP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Minister of Interior Karim Sinjari told RRTOffs on December 4 and 5 that steps to resolve the presence of the PKK (the Kurdistan Workers Party) in Iraq are finally moving forward but face continuing difficulties with the Government of Turkey [...]
2006-12-10 12:35:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PBTS PHUM PREF PTER IZ
06BELGRADE1842SERBIA'S SANDZAK -- DEMOCRATIC STANDARDS DROP AS
[...] SUMMARY: A recent visit to the largest city in Serbia's Sandzak area, the home of Serbia's largest Bosniak minority community, shows the local political machine of Sulejman Ugljanin, a close ally of PM Kostunica, firmly in control. A murky election-day shoot-out during a Belgrade-backed recal [...]
2006-11-13 06:36:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDKISL KPAO KIRF PREL PHUM SR
06BERLIN889SHUTTING DOWN THE PKK IN FRANCE AND GERMANY:
[...] (S) Upon receipt of Ref A, DCM chaired a meeting of relevant members of the country team and post raised the issue of PKK support in Germany with the Turkish DCM and senior members of the German government. German officials state an awareness of the threats posed by the PKK and a readiness to [...]
2006-03-31 14:56:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPTER EFIN KCRM PINR PREL FR GM
06BERN1971EUR A/S FRIED AND SWISS STATE SECRETARY AMBUHL \
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-23 08:56:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KNNP EAID SZ
06BUCHAREST841 A VISIT TO THREE ROMA VILLAGES REVEALS ENDURING
[...] (U) Summary: In April, Human Rights officer visited three Roma communities in Mures County, Transylvania, the most ethnically diverse and yet ethnically divided county of Romania. Although less than 20 kilometers apart, each community demonstrated dramatically different levels of development, [...]
2006-05-19 14:02:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SOCI RO
06ISTANBUL372ISTANBUL CONFERENCE TACKLES TURKEY'S "KURDISH
[...] (C) Summary. A March 11-12 Istanbul conference on "Turkey's Kurdish Problem" brought together a range of leading figures from Turkey's Kurdish community with the ambitious goal of hammering out an alternative to the leadership of imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan. Organizers argued that [...]
2006-03-15 05:40:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM TU
06KIRKUK93BANNED IN TURKEY, POLITICAL PARTY OPENS ERBIL OFFICE ON
[...] (C/NOFORN) SUMMARY: The Socialist Party of Kurdistan recently opened a party office in the Kurdistan Region capital of Erbil, Iraq. Its representative Nureddin Agiri said Erbil's Kurdistan Regional Government was subsidizing the SPK's Erbil office. Agiri admitted his under-financed party was b [...]
2006-04-16 08:48:00REO KirkukCONFIDENTIALPINS PREL PTER PHUM IZ TU
06MINSK1141MILINKEVICH PROMOTES HIS OWN MOVEMENT IN MEETING
[...] (C) On October 20, Ambassador met with opposition coalition leader Milinkevich to discuss the status of the United Democratic Forces (UDF). Milinkevich stressed that the coalition was generally united despite internal disagreements on strategy, a second coalition congress, and UDF leadership. [...]
2006-10-24 13:13:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL BO
06PARIS6041TWO PKK MEMBERS INDICTED IN FRANCE
[...] (S/NF) According to French Ministry of Interior officials, police arrested two men on July 24, 2006 with connections to the Kongra-Gel: Esref Yolcu (born May 1, 1971 in Varto) and Cemal Aslan (born January 2, 1965 in Varto). The two men were detained and questioned as they were attempting to [...]
2006-09-08 15:15:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPTER ASEC KCRM EFIN FR
06THEHAGUE1141AYAAN HIRSI ALI: FIRESTORM CONTINUES
[...] (S) SUMMARY: The debate over Ayaan Hirsi Ali's citizenship status continues to divide the Netherlands. Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk was roundly criticized during a marathon May 16 Parliamentary debate for hastily stripping Hirsi Ali's Dutch citizenship, and Prime Minister Balkenende has [...]
2006-05-19 15:04:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL PHUM PGOV PINR PREF KISL NL
06YEREVAN1484ASSESSING KURDISH MILITANCY IN ARMENIA -- SO FAR,
[...] (S) PKK activities in Armenia seem thus far to be fairly low-level, though Armenia's Yezidi community -- an ethnic minority related to Kurds by blood and language -- may be receptive to PKK outreach. Among other things, we have heard reports that the PKK sends money to some Armenian Yezidi a [...]
2006-10-24 09:01:00Embassy YerevanSECRETPGOV PREL ASEC PTER PHUM AM
07ADANA10SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 15, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-17 07:10:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA102SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 01 -03, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 01-03, 2007. 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: 2. GUNDEM: The DTP-supported parliame [...]
2007-08-06 07:37:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA103SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 04-08
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 04-08, 2007. 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: 2. HURRIYET: A remote-controlled PKK [...]
2007-08-09 10:51:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA107SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 28, 2007. 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: 2. HURRIYET: Turkish General Staff [...]
2007-08-29 11:02:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA109SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 18, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 18, 2007. Please note Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized herein. POLITICAL: 2. HURRIYET: The daily alleges [...]
2007-09-18 11:08:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA110SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 18, 2007. Please note Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized herein. POLITICAL: 2. HURRIYET: The daily alleges [...]
2007-09-19 07:28:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA119SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 10, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 10, 2007. 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 2. EKSPRES / ZAMAN: The A [...]
2007-10-11 06:42:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA19SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 13, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 13, 2007. 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 2. GUNDEM: Municipality Assembly member [...]
2007-02-14 10:37:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA20SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 14, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 14, 2007. 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 2. BOLGE / HURRIYET (CUKUROVA) / EKSPRE [...]
2007-02-15 13:06:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA21SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 16, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-16 09:44:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA23SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 19, 2006
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 19, 2007. 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 2. BOLGE / SABAH (GUNEY) / EKSPRES / HU [...]
2007-02-21 10:10:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA24SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 20, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 20, 2007. 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 2. EVRENSEL / GUNDEM / ZAMAN: Prep [...]
2007-02-21 10:10:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA27SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 26, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-26 09:16:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA28DTP CO-CHAIRMEN SENTENCED TO 1.5 YEARS IMPRISONMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Two co-chairs of the pro-Kurdish DTP were sentenced to 1.5 years in prison for violating laws which forbid speaking in non-Turkish languages during political meetings or party campaigns, and using honorific titles or phrases praising crimes or criminals, such as jailed PKK lead [...]
2007-02-27 15:00:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA30SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR 6 MARCH, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-07 06:39:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA31SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR 7 MARCH 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-08 10:42:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA32SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 7, 2007. 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 2. EKSPRES / SABAH (GUNEY) / BOLGE / EVREN [...]
2007-03-08 10:43:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA33SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-09 06:06:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA37SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-13 13:51:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA38SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-13 13:51:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA39SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-14 10:39:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA4SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 09, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-12 13:23:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA40SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 12, 2007. 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 2. YASAMDA GUNDEM: Gundem daily reappeared [...]
2007-03-14 10:39:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA43SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-22 13:56:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA46SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-28 05:16:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA49SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 04, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-06 05:29:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA50SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 05, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-06 05:29:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA52SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 06, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-06 12:18:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA53SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 10, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-11 05:35:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA67SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 07, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 07, 2007. 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: 2. GUNDEM: The daily claims that, after AK [...]
2007-05-08 05:40:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA69SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 09, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 09, 2007. 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: 2. BOLGE / EKSPRES / SABAH (GUNEY): [...]
2007-05-10 05:14:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA71SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 10 AND 11, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 10 and 11, 2007. 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: 2. BOLGE / EKSPRES: The local [...]
2007-05-14 05:16:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA73SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 24, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 24, 2007. 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: 2. SABAH (GUNEY): Initial studies were co [...]
2007-06-04 09:59:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA74SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 25, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 25, 2007. 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: 2. EKSPRES: The daily claims to hav [...]
2007-06-04 10:00:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA75SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 29, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 29, 2007. 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: 2. SABAH (GUNEY) / CUMHURIYET: Primary [...]
2007-06-04 10:00:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA79SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 11, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 11, 2007. 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: 2. HURRIYET: A large anti-PKK publi [...]
2007-06-11 11:36:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA80SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 12, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 12, 2007. 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: 2. SABAH (GUNEY): The local daily report [...]
2007-06-13 10:15:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA81SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 14, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 14, 2007. 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: 2. BOLGE / EKSPRES / ZAMAN: Osman [...]
2007-06-14 14:27:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA85SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 21, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 21, 2007. 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: 2. EVRENSEL: ADSIAD (Adana Industri [...]
2007-06-21 12:55:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA86SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 22, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 22, 2007. 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: 2. BOLGE / EKSPRES: CHP National L [...]
2007-06-22 11:45:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA99SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 21-27, 2007
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 21-27, 2007. 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: 2. CUMHURIYET/EVRENSEL/HURRIYET/YENI S [...]
2007-07-27 12:27:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ANKARA10ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-04 13:47:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA110ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-19 15:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1136ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-11 14:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1175ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-16 14:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1179IS THE PKK CEASEFIRE ABOUT TO END?
[...] (S/NF) Summary: There is increasing speculation that the PKK's unilateral ceasefire, which it declared in October 2006 and has somewhat observed, may end as soon as May 18. Even after declaring the ceasefire -- on jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan's instructions -- the PKK publicly warned that it [...]
2007-05-16 15:39:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPTER MOPS PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA1189ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-17 14:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1190TURKISH GENERAL STAFF BELIEVES PKK CEASEFIRE WILL
[...] (S) Turkish General Staff J-2 (Intelligence) LTGEN Guner told us May 17 that the Turkish military believes the PKK will end its self-declared ceasefire on May 18 and it has ordered its terrorist cadres to commence attacks on Turkish soil. Guner claimed the TGS has information that the PKK has [...]
2007-05-17 14:43:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPGOV PTER MOPS PREL IZ TU
07ANKARA1295ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-25 14:40:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA136U/S BURNS' MEETING WITH TURKISH FM GUL
[...] (S) SUMMARY: FM Gul expressed shock during a meeting January 19 with U/S Nicholas Burns at the murder several hours earlier of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, which he feared might weaken prospects for fending off a possible Armenian "genocide" resolution in the U.S. Congress. He expr [...]
2007-01-24 12:07:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PGOV TU
07ANKARA1381TURKEY'S CENTER-RIGHT: A HOUSE DIVIDED
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. The eagerly anticipated merger of two center-right parties fizzled out over the weekend of June 2, running aground over mismanagement, mistrust, and massive egos. By bungling the merger, the two parties squandered the advantage they had to offer a viable alternative [...]
2007-06-04 15:52:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA1392ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-05 13:35:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1399ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-06 05:06:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1516ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-14 14:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1581TURKEY: PRE-ELECTION TENSIONS HIGH IN THE SOUTHEAST
[...] (C) Summary: Kurds in southeastern Turkey feel increasingly squeezed by a lethal combination of political, economic and geopolitical factors. In addition to pre-election political pressure, an increase in PKK violence and continued economic stagnation, community leaders believe Kurds in the [...]
2007-06-21 08:27:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER TU
07ANKARA1652TURKEY: ANGER TOWARD THE US IN SMALL-TOWN ANATOLIA
[...] (U) SUMMARY. A visit to an Anatolian village and its nearby subprovincial capital provided a window into the deep anger many small-town citizens currently feel toward the United States. Preoccupied by daily reports of "our sons" being killed by Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) terrorists in th [...]
2007-06-27 13:17:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA1679TURKEY: A TALE OF TWO (SUB-PROVINCIAL) CITIES -
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Two sub-provincial capitals and several villages in Ankara province provide a window into parties' election preparations. Rival parties delivered the same angry message on US policies on the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK),Iraq, and Israel. The visits also gave us a glimpse int [...]
2007-06-29 09:46:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA1687ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-02 06:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1693ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-02 14:29:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1769ONE MAN'S VOICE - YUSUF ALATAS, HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: In a recent conversation, Yusuf Alatas, a long-time Embassy contact, independent thinker and outgoing president of Turkey's Human Rights Association (IHD),was pessimistic about the current political situation and enormously skeptical as to whether the pro-Kurdish Dem [...]
2007-07-11 14:16:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PTER TU
07ANKARA1781TURKEY: KURDS ARE NOT A MONOLITH
[...] (U) This is a message from Consulate Adana. 2. (C) Summary: In the Western media, Turkey's Kurds -- about 15 percent of the total population -- are frequently described as "restive," implying that members of this minority are all disaffected and favor separating from Turkey. This misperc [...]
2007-07-12 08:52:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PTER TU
07ANKARA1784TURKEY: OPPOSITION PARTIES PLAYING TO TEN: MHP,
[...] (C) Summary and comment. The Nationalist Movement Party (MHP),Youth Party (GP),and Democrat Party (DP) -- all significantly weaker than the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) -- are scrambling to garner votes in the July 22 general [...]
2007-07-12 14:02:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA1792TURKEY: PRE-ELECTION ENVIRONMENT IS PEACEFUL,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a political environment lately caught up in existential questions, the normalcy of the current election environment provides a reassuring contrast. Debates are lively but treading familiar paths. While the parties are seized with election fervor, Turkey isn't getting carried [...]
2007-07-13 12:21:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA1797DEMOCRAT PARTY LEADER AGAR BETS ON THE POWER OF
[...] (C) Summary and comment. In a July 13 meeting, Democrat Party (DP) leader Mehmet Agar told the Ambassador he is optimistic that DP can win enough votes to cross Turkey's ten percent threshold and secure parliamentary seats in the July 22 general elections. Agar is counting on solid media co [...]
2007-07-16 06:08:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA1820TURKEY: LONG ODDS IN SUNDAY'S ELECTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Opinion polls appear to have coalesced around the idea that only three parties will enter parliament in the wake of Turkey's July 22 general election. However, given the notorious unreliability of opinion polls here, several long-shot parties taking a "hail Mary" pass could do b [...]
2007-07-18 06:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL TU
07ANKARA1861ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-20 13:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1899TURKEY: SOUTHEAST ELECTION RESULTS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-26 06:33:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL PTER OSCE TU
07ANKARA1952ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-31 08:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2014TURKEY'S NATIONALIST ACTION PARTY DEPUTIES: FRESH SOPHISTICATES COVER UP OLD-LINE BRUISERS
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. The far-right Nationalist Action Party (MHP) is returning to parliament after five years on the sidelines, having carried 14.4 percent of the vote in Turkey's July 22 elections (septel). Since its coalition government with the Motherland Party (ANAP) and Democratic [...]
2007-08-07 09:26:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPBIO PGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA2166ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-21 12:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA219GOT REITERATES TO SPECIAL ENVOY RALSTON THE NEED FOR CONCRETE ACTION AGAINST PKK
[...] (S) Summary: Turkey is still waiting for concrete action against the PKK, GOT leaders and officials told visiting Special Envoy Ralston Jan. 30-31. Ralston's interlocutors acknowledged progress on the Makhmour refugee camp, but emphasized that they have higher priorities. The GOT agreed to work w [...]
2007-02-01 16:50:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPTER PREL PREF MOPS TU IZ
07ANKARA23TURKEY: ERDOGAN IMPATIENT FOR U.S. ACTION AGAINST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish leaders have in recent days publicly lashed out against the slow pace of U.S. efforts to counter the PKK. Remarks by PM Erdogan and FM Gul openly critical of the level of USG and GOI cooperation to date in fighting the PKK have been touted by local commentators as presagin [...]
2007-01-08 10:54:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER US TU IZ
07ANKARA237PKK Issue: Update on Violence and Political Developments
[...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...]
2007-02-05 10:52:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA2372ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-19 11:01:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2461ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-03 14:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2501ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-09 13:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2589TURKEY: URGING PRO-KURDISH DTP PARTY TO CONDMEN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-19 09:32:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA2595TURKEY: PRO-KURDISH PARTY SAYS CROSS-BORDER
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-19 13:28:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA260ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-07 12:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2604TURKEY ERUPTS OVER PKK ATTACKS; EIGHT SOLDIERS
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: GOT leadership met late October 21 in a special counter terrorism "summit" to determine how to respond to the latest terrorist attacks. The public statement released by the Office of the Presidency reaffirmed the government's resolve in responding to terrorism and called for n [...]
2007-10-22 12:14:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PTER PGOV TU IZ US
07ANKARA2624TURKEY: GOVERNMENT PURSUES DIPLOMACY; CONTINUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: While FM Babacan pursued talks with senior Iraqi leaders in Baghdad October 23, the GOT continued its effort to calm domestic fury in the wake of October 21 terrorist attacks. Government officials implemented a little used law to muzzle radio and television broadcasts related to [...]
2007-10-24 10:21:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL TU IZ US
07ANKARA2644ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-25 13:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2684ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-31 12:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2713TURKEY: THE KURDISH DTP PARTY'S SQUANDERED
[...] (U) This is a Consulate Adana cable. 2. (C) Summary: Despite having 20 of its representatives in parliament, the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) has entirely sidelined itself during Turkey's confrontation with Iraq over the terrorist Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). The DTP erred [...]
2007-11-05 11:34:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA2741ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-08 15:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2749ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-09 13:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2774TURKEY: PRO-KURDISH DTP PARTY ELECTS HARDLINER AS
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) members elected Nurettin Demirtas, 34, as party chairman and adopted the concept of "democratic autonomy" during a November 8 extraordinary convention in Ankara. Several Kurdish contacts believe the elevation of Demirtas, a h [...]
2007-11-15 12:09:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA2792ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-19 13:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2807TURKEY: PROSECUTOR OPENS CLOSURE CASE AGAINST
[...] (C) Summary and comment. Turkey's top prosecutor filed an indictment with the Constitutional Court on November 16 to close down the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) for alleged ties to the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). The indictment calls for a ban against DTP participat [...]
2007-11-20 15:36:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA281ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-09 14:47:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2813ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-21 13:24:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2826ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-26 14:29:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2839ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-28 06:16:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2879POLL OPENS DOOR INTO TURKEY'S SOUTHEAST
[...] (SBU) Summary. A clear majority of residents polled in 14 southeastern Turkish provinces said they would prefer to live in Turkey even if an independent Kurdish state were founded in northern Iraq. The Turkish polling company Metropoll claimed its November survey of 1,079 people is the first [...]
2007-12-03 15:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA2891ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-04 14:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2915ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-07 13:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2945ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-12 15:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2953ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-13 14:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA3051TURKEY: BATMAN SEES LOCAL POLITICAL TENSIONS RISING
[...] (U) This is a Consulate Adana message. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Two prominent Batman Bar Association leaders in southeast Turkey told us during a recent visit that local political tensions between the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) have inc [...]
2007-12-28 15:30:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA339PKK Issue: Update on Violence and Political Developments
[...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News`ency, and international wilties and are often otherwise unreliable. 2. (U) During the January 16-31, 2007 [...]
2007-02-06 08:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA351ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-16 14:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA384ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-22 14:47:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA429ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-27 11:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA467ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-01 15:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA470TURKEY: HAK-PAR POLITICIANS CONVICTED FOR USING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-02 07:09:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA476ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-02 14:47:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA486PKK Issue: Update on Violence and Political Developments
[...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...]
2007-03-05 07:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA493ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-05 15:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA502ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-06 14:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA517ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-07 15:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA519"MODERATE ISLAMIC" SUMMIT STILL UP IN THE AIR
[...] (C) Summary: Timing for a follow-on summit to the February 24 Islamabad foreign ministers meeting on Middle East Peace remains unclear, according to Turkish MFA. Pakistan, Indonesia, Malaysia and Turkey are concerned that the effort not be perceived as an anti-Iran initiative. Saudi Arabia wa [...]
2007-03-07 16:19:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU
07ANKARA529ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-08 15:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA541ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-09 14:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA548SPECIAL ENVOY FOR COUNTERING THE PKK RALSTON
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Turkey will review U.S. suggestions for deliverables on the PKK, GOT Special Envoy Baser told U.S. Special Envoy Ralston March 8. Turkey remains concerned that the PKK maintains a potentially intimidating presence in the Makhmour refugee camp, but will proceed with negotiations [...]
2007-03-12 09:33:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PREF PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA55ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-11 15:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA555 U.S.-TURKEY RENEWS CALL FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: The February 8 and 9 U.S.-Turkey EPC meetings resulted in an invigorated bilateral economic dialogue and a plan for cooperation in the coming year. The EPC began in Istanbul with a series of meetings with the U.S. and Turkish private sectors that provided a first-hand account [...]
2007-03-12 12:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD TU
07ANKARA559TURKEY: PRO-KURDISH PARTY HOLDS CONVENTION AMID
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-12 15:31:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA573ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-13 14:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA574TENSION ESCALATING IN RUN-UP TO NEVRUZ HOLIDAY IN
[...] (U) This is a Consulate Adana cable. 2. (C) Summary: The judicial offensive against several DTP politicians and growing militant activity by PKK supporters raise the possibility that this year's Nevruz (March 21) holiday could be particularly violent, according to many of our contacts in t [...]
2007-03-13 15:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA585ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-14 14:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA604ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-16 12:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA624ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-19 15:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA653TURKEY: FESTIVE NEVRUZ CELEBRATIONS PASS WITHOUT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-22 12:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA666ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-23 13:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA694ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-27 13:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA708ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-28 13:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA750PKK Issue: Update on Violence and Political Developments
[...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...]
2007-04-02 13:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA762ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-03 13:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA773TURKEY: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WINDOW ABOUT TO OPEN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey's presidential election process officially begins April 16. Despite months of tail-chasing by the political classes, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's enigmatic silence on his own candidacy has frustrated pundits and opponents alike, while serving gradually to acclima [...]
2007-04-04 14:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA774ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-04 14:47:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA783ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-05 11:29:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA794ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-06 11:04:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA82TURKEY: GOT AND KRG MOVING TOWARD DIALOGUE?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kurdish Regional Government and the GOT are moving in the direction of initiating a dialogue, perhaps in early February, according to Masoud Barzani's foreign policy advisor (and former KDP Ankara rep.) Safeen Dizayee. According to Dizayee, GOT officials this week offered to [...]
2007-01-17 14:13:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV PREF TU IZ
07ANKARA957MNF-1 GEN. PETRAEUS MEETING WITH TURKISH D/CHOD
[...] (S) Summary: MNF-I Commanding Gen. David Petraeus met April 22 with Turkish General Staff (TGS) D/CHOD Gen. Ergin Saygun at Incirlik Air Base to discuss Iraq. Saygun stressed Turkey's strong interest in Iraq's success and in putting past US-Turkish differences behind us. He expressed misgiv [...]
2007-04-24 15:49:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PTER IZ TU
07ANKARA965TURKEY: PRO-KURDISH DTP EXPECTS ELECTORAL SUCCESS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-25 15:15:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ATHENS347OPPOSITION LEADER PAPANDREOU OUSTS (THE WRONG?)
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Just a week after its unifying "no confidence" motion against the Karamanlis government (reftel),opposition PASOK is once again roiling with internal dissention. The cause: statements by shadow FM Pangalos questioning policy that prohibits police from entering university camp [...]
2007-02-16 07:34:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS798GREEK REFUGEE CAMP: NO IMPLICATIONS FOR VISA
[...] (C) On March 6, DHS Undersecretary Emilio Gonzalez and a team of DHS officials visited the Greek refugee camp in the town of Lavrio, approximately 75 kilometers from Athens. During the one-hour meeting and tour of the facility, U/S Gonzalez observed several poster-sized photographs of the outl [...]
2007-04-20 14:33:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL CVIS GR
07BAGHDAD3472TURKISH AND U.S. AMBASSADORS URGE IRAQ'S
[...] (C) Summary: One day after PM Maliki's October 16 emergency national security meeting on Turkey (septel),Iraqi envoy for countering the PKK Wa'ili hosted the Ambassador and Turkish Ambassador Kanbay to discuss re-activating the trilateral U.S.-Turkey-Iraq process to counter the PKK. Wa'ili ou [...]
2007-10-18 18:16:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER TU IZ
07BAGHDAD440BARZANI REMAINS STATIC ON PKK ISSUE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: During the Ambassador's February 3-5 visit to Erbil, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani called for a two-part strategy for solving the PKK issue that combines an amnesty with military action. He warned against a purely military action from the Turks and [...]
2007-02-09 14:23:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL TU IZ
07BEIRUT1982LEBANON: A/S WELCH AND DAPNSA ABRAMS WITH PM
[...] (C) NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch and Deputy Advisor to the President and National Security Advisor (DAPNSA) Elliott Abrams updated PM Siniora on December 18 on the December 17 Paris meetings regarding the Palestinians and on Lebanon. A/S Welch informed Siniora about a potential Arab L [...]
2007-12-21 14:52:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALOVIP PARM PGOV PREL PTER FR LE SY
07BEIRUT477LEBANON: SPEAKER PELOSI MEETS WITH MP SAAD HARIRI
[...] (SBU) Saad Hariri told CODEL Pelosi that progress in the region, and particularly in Lebanon, requires that the international community take a firm and united stand on Syria and Iran. The Syrian regime only understands force, and is becoming emboldened by the increased number of visitors to S [...]
2007-04-02 16:03:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER LE
07CARACAS2181THE BRV PUTS THE BRAKES ON CAR IMPORTS
[...] (C) Summary: On October 31, the BRV issued a resolution requiring all auto importers to obtain a license from the Ministry of Popular Power for Light Industry and Commerce (MILCO) for vehicle imports. The resolution also stipulates that all imported and locally assembled vehicles must run on [...]
2007-11-14 19:53:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALECON EINV ETRD VE
07DAMASCUS17TURKEY: THE SARG'S NEW BEST FRIEND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, WITH A SERIES OF HIGH-LEVEL TURKISH DIPLOMATIC VISITS AND TURKEY'S MUCH-DELAYED RATIFICATION OF THE SYRIAN-TURKISH FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (FTA),THE SARG HAS PUBLICLY HAILED THE BEGINNING OF A NEW ERA OF COOPERATION BETWEEN SYRIA AND TURKEY. THE SARG BELIE [...]
2007-01-08 13:42:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL IR IZ SY TU
07DAMASCUS318KURDS PEACEFULLY CELEBRATE NAH RUZ
[...] (C) SUMMARY: KURDS IN SYRIA HELD PEACEFUL CELEBRATIONS OF THE ANCIENT PERSIAN HOLIDAY OF NAH RUZ, THE SOLAR NEW YEAR ON MARCH 21-22 IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE COUNTRY. UNLIKE IN SOME PREVIOUS YEARS, THE SYRIAN PRESS WAS QUIET ON THE EVENT, AND THE CELEBRATIONS PASSED WITHOUT REPORTS OF VIOLENCE O [...]
2007-03-29 16:08:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV SY
07HARARE284CATHOLIC BISHOPS CONFERENCE RELEASES HARD-HITTING
[...] (C) The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Zimbabwe is releasing April 5 a pastoral letter which blames the suffering of the Zimbabwean people on a small black elite which replaced a small while elite, and has perpetuated colonial-like misrule. The letter refers to the assault, beating, and tor [...]
2007-04-04 15:25:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ZI
07ISTANBUL116AMCONSULATE ISTANBUL RECEIVES PURPORTED OCALAN
[...] (C/NF) Consulate has received a letter purporting to be from jailed PKK leader Abullah Ocalan. The envelope was postmarked January 11, 2007, from Beyoglu, Istanbul and addressed to ConGen Istanbul's former Beyoglu office building. The Asrin Law Firm, responsible for Abdullah Ocalan's lega [...]
2007-02-15 11:45:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER TU IZ
07ISTANBUL187S/P KRASNER DISCUSSES IRAQ, MIDDLE EAST,
[...] (C) Summary. Following policy/planning consultations with the Turkish Foreign Ministry in Ankara, S/P Director Stephen Krasner met with the secular, nationalist-leaning Marmara group as well as academics in Istanbul on February 23-24. Lecturer and writer Soli Ozel questioned how a revolutio [...]
2007-03-08 08:40:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU IZ IR
07ISTANBUL531PRO-KURDISH PARTY: A FRESH APPROACH TO GAINING
[...] (C) Summary. The Kurdish nationalist Democratic Society Party (DTP) is running one "independent" candidate from each of Istanbul's three electoral districts; the party claims each is likely to attract enough support to gain seats in parliament. Nationwide, 40% of the party's candidates are [...]
2007-06-22 10:41:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV TU
07ISTANBUL624STAFFDEL MAKOVSKY/GUREVICH DISCUSS ELECTIONS, VIEW
[...] (C) Summary. In separate July 7 meetings, House Committee on Foreign Affairs (HCFA) Senior Staff Members Alan Makovsky and Gene Gurevich discussed the July 22 parliamentary elections, the possibility of a cross-border operation (CBO) into northern Iraq, and the effects of a possible U.S. Arm [...]
2007-07-13 06:24:00Consulate IstanbulSECRETPGOV PREL TU
07ISTANBUL690AKP MP VAHIT ERDEM ON BILATERAL RELATIONS,
[...] (C) Summary. Justice and Development Party (AKP) MP Vahit Erdem argued that the U.S. offers the only viable strategic partnership for Turkey, but noted that U.S. Iraq policy is an enormous problem and cautioned that only concrete U.S. action against the PKK in Northern Iraq could ease the pr [...]
2007-07-31 06:19:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER TU
07KAMPALA377 UGANDA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2007
[...] (U) Embassy POC for Trafficking In Persons (TIP) issues is Political/Economic Chief Kathleen FitzGibbon, Tel: 256-41-306-214, Mobile: 256-772-220-030, Fax: 256-41-345-144. To prepare this report, P/E Chief Kathleen FitzGibbon (FO-02) spent 30 hours and political assistant Gracie Jaasi spent 3 [...]
2007-03-05 10:58:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB UG
07MANILA531Promoting Biofuels to Reduce Imports, Boost Local
[...] The newly-signed Biofuels Act of 2006 mandates oil companies in the Philippines to blend minimum levels of biofuels into gasoline and diesel and offers financial incentives for investment in and production of biofuels. The bill aims to reduce the Philippines' dependence on imported fuel, gene [...]
2007-02-15 08:20:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV EINV RP
07TELAVIV2737ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-11 10:36:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07VIENNA583AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 06, 2007
[...] Following a call for the introduction of a tax on kerosene by Minister for the Environment Josef Proell, Vice-Chancellor and Finance Minister Wilhelm Molterer has also spoken in favor of such a move. It would be a "politically sensible" measure with regard to climate protection goals, and could [...]
2007-03-06 14:50:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO AU OPRC
07YEREVAN274KURDS' PRO-OCALAN PROTEST LUKEWARM
[...] (C) About a dozen dilapidated buses bearing posters of Kurdish militant Abdullah Ocalan pulled into the capital March 9 to protest Ocalan's imprisonment. The passengers were Yezidis from villages not far from Yerevan. The National Security Service (NSS) was aware of the protest, but was unab [...]
2007-03-09 14:02:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PTER AM
07YEREVAN528YEZIDI PROTEST AT EMBASSY
[...] (S) About 15 Yezidis protested in front of the Embassy April 27, carrying Armenian-language signs that read "Stop the genocide of Yezidis" and "23 killed in Mosul." They were protesting the deaths of 23 Yezidi workers who were shot in Mosul, Iraq, on April 22. The protest was the first in re [...]
2007-04-27 12:33:00Embassy YerevanSECRETPGOV PTER PHUM IR AM
07YEREVAN723ARMENIA'S YEZIDI KURDISH MINORITY: A SMALL BUT
[...] (S) The mayors of two Yezidi Kurdish villages, spoke openly to us during a May 31 visit about the fact of PKK (KGK) presence in Armenia, telling us that wounded PKK fighters from neighboring countries receive medical treatment in Armenia. We also discussed the complicated issue of Yezidi Kurd [...]
2007-06-01 11:54:00Embassy YerevanSECRETPREL ASEC PTER PHUM AM
08ADANA12NEVRUZ 2008: BIG TURNOUT, ISOLATED VIOLENCE
[...] (SBU) The pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) regards the large turnout as proof of its growing popularity - and sympathy for the PKK, which has been under attack from the Turkish military. Violence erupted in a number of cities where the authorities refused to grant permission for ce [...]
2008-03-26 08:42:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER TU IZ
08ADANA39TURKEY: PUBLIC PROTESTS IN SOUTHEAST MULTIPLY TENSIONS OVER
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Violent riots, organized marches, and rallies in major cities throughout southeast Turkey over the weekend of October 18 were sparked by an announcement made by Abdullah Ocalan's attorneys that the imprisoned PKK leader had been abused by Turkish soldiers. The Pro-Kurdish DTP pa [...]
2008-10-21 09:48:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS PTER TU
08ADANA43TURKEY: PM ERDOGAN'S VISIT TO THE SOUTHEAST PROVOKES
[...] (U) Summary: Thousands of Kurds turned out to oppose Prime Minister Erdogan's visit to the southeastern cities of Van and Hakkari and to protest AKP's lack of movement forward on the Kurdish issue. Suspension of municipal services such as garbage collection and public transportation accompani [...]
2008-11-04 07:35:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER TU
08ADANA47SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-26 08:53:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
08ADANA51TURKEY: KURDISH ACTIVIST LEYLA ZANA TO APPEAL 10-YEAR
[...] (U) SUMMARY. A Diyarbakir court sentenced Kurdish activist Leyla Zana to ten years in prison for being a member of the terrorist PKK and disseminating propaganda for the organization. The court also banned her from participating in politics and voting. Zana's lawyer has announced plans to [...]
2008-12-05 12:13:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PTER PGOV TU
08AMMAN3385SUCCESSFUL JORDANIAN ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT STUDY TOUR
[...] SUMMARY: A ten-person Jordanian delegation from the Ministry of Environment (MOE),the Environmental Rangers, and the Royal Society for Conservation of Nature (RSCN),participated in an October 22-November 4, 2008, Inspection and Enforcement study tour in the U.S. The comprehensive study tour [...]
2008-12-28 13:47:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ETRD EAID PGOV JO
08ANKARA1088ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-12 13:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1090ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-12 13:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1150TURKEY: ISRAEL-SYRIA PEACE TALKS' DOMESTIC
[...] (C) Summary: Since the media began reporting on the latest round of Israel-Syria peace talks, Turkey's regional leadership role has resonated particularly well with its domestic audience, at a time when the government could use a foreign policy success. The talks are the first major victory f [...]
2008-06-20 13:24:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL IS SY TU
08ANKARA1158ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-24 13:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1237TURKISH-IRANIAN ETHNIC OPPOSITION GROUPS UNDER
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Iranian regime is suppressing Azeri-Iranian (Turkish) ethnic opposition groups in Iran, leading those groups to become more militant and espouse armed struggle, according to Center for Eurasian and Strategic Studies (ASAM) Middle East Expert Arif Keskin (protect). Ethnic na [...]
2008-07-09 12:07:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IR TU
08ANKARA125TURKEY APPEALS FOR USG HELP TO KEEP PKK ON EU
[...] (C) MFA DDG for Security Affairs Sakir Torunlar appealed for U.S. support against PKK efforts to be removed from the European Union's list of terrorist organizations during a January 22 meeting with Regional Counterterrorism Coordinator. Reiterating points made by DG Hayati Guven to the Amba [...]
2008-01-23 13:57:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL EU UK TU
08ANKARA1265SCENESETTER FOR NSA HADLEY'S VISIT TO TURKEY
[...] (C) Summary. US-Turkish relations have been transformed in the nearly three years since your last visit in 2005. You come right after Erdogan's visit to Baghdad (July 10),Boyden Gray's visit here (July 11) and President Bush's July 11 condolence call to President Gul over the Istanbul consul [...]
2008-07-14 16:55:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PGOV ENRG ECON IZ SY IS IR AF PK CY TU
08ANKARA1301ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-21 13:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1304TURKEY: DTP'S YEAR OF MISSED OPPORTUNITIES
[...] (C) Summary and comment. The results of the 2007 parliamentary elections raised hopes that Turkey could achieve progress on the Kurdish issue. Some 20 pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) MPs, elected as independents in districts throughout the Southeast, gave the party parliamentary r [...]
2008-07-22 09:02:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER TU
08ANKARA1404TURKEY: KURDISH VIEWS ON AKP NON-CLOSURE, ERGENEKON
[...] (U) This is an AmConsulate Adana message. 2. (C) Summary: Kurds in Turkey,s southeast expressed relief but not elation that the Constitutional Court declined to ban the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). AKP support remains high in conservative parts of the southeast, but nationa [...]
2008-08-06 08:57:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV TU
08ANKARA1458ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-13 11:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA164ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-28 15:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1660ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-17 13:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1676TURKEY: PRO-KURDISH DTP DEFENDS ITSELF BEFORE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a two-hour verbal defense presented to the Constitutional Court September 16, Pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) Co-Chairman Ahmet Turk urged the Court not to close DTP and ban 220 of its members from politics. Turk claimed DTP has been working diligently to find a p [...]
2008-09-19 14:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
08ANKARA169ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-29 15:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1693ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-23 13:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1770TURKEY: KURDISH LAWYER CLAIMS PKK BEING WEAKENED
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Hamza Yilmaz, a former lawyer for Abdullah Ocalan, told us he believes the PKK is losing the battle for the hearts and minds of the Kurdish community as the AKP has used religion to appeal to rural Kurds and the PKK/DTP's violent tactics and internal confusion have t [...]
2008-10-10 14:50:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV TU IZ
08ANKARA1824ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-20 13:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1839ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-21 14:33:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1840ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-22 12:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1879ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-28 12:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1888ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-30 15:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1904ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-03 15:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1916TURKEY: PRO-KURDISH DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY PARTY
[...] (C) Summary and comment: The symbolism of victory in the March 2009 local elections is helping fuel the rapidly rising tension and violence in Turkey's Southeast (reftel). PM Erdogan's repeated visits to the region in recent weeks are part of the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP's) [...]
2008-11-05 09:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
08ANKARA1935TURKEY: PKK SUCCEEDING IN DRIVING WEDGE BETWEEN
[...] (U) This is a Consulate Adana cable. 2. (C) Summary: During one week of meetings in southeastern Turkey, PolOff met with political figures, writers and NGOs to discuss the Kurdish issue, growing regional tension, and upcoming local elections. Contacts said the PKK is using the pro-Kurdish [...]
2008-11-07 16:40:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
08ANKARA1957ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-12 15:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2038ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-24 14:16:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA2049TURKEY: PKK LEADER OCALAN MAY GET COMPANY
[...] (U) This is an AmConsulate Adana message. 2. (SBU) Summary: Acting on a year-old rebuke from the Council of Europe's Committee (COE) for the Prevention of Torture (CPT),the GOT has announced potential plans to modify the conditions of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, who has been in solitary c [...]
2008-11-25 13:53:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
08ANKARA2056ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-26 13:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA224ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-07 15:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA366TURKEY/IRAQ SITREP 5: GROUND OPERATIONS CONTINUE,
[...] (C) Turkish ground forces continue to engage PKK terrorists in the Zap Metina region of northern Iraq, supported by air and artillery strikes. Deteriorating weather conditions in the objective area will likely hamper operations over the next 24 hours. Normal logistics and customs operations [...]
2008-02-26 12:10:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MOPS MARR PTER TU IZ
08ANKARA369ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-26 15:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA39TURKEY: ONGOING PKK VIOLENCE TAKES A NEW TACK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PKK violence has continued since 2004, when the terrorist group ended a ceasefire it had observed following the capture of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan in 1999. In 2007, the PKK was responsible for the deaths of at least 139 security personnel and 27 civilians. Another 216 security [...]
2008-01-09 11:47:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
08ANKARA431AFTERMATH OF TURKEY'S REDEPLOYMENT FROM IRAQ
[...] (S) Summary: As reported in reftel, the military and government have come under public criticism here for having withdrawn Turkish troops from northern Iraq "in response to US pressure" that was conveyed in remarks Secretary Gates and the President made on February 28. One senior officer com [...]
2008-03-05 14:23:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PTER MOPS IZ US TU
08ANKARA452ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-07 14:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA471ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-11 15:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA543ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-20 14:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA562ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-24 15:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA575TURKEY: PRESIDENT GUL'S NEW TAKE ON ACTIVISM
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Six months into his tenure as Turkey's president, Abdullah Gul was striding confidently across the world stage while walking more carefully on the domestic tightrope. It is an image that encapsulated his presidency up to March 14, 2008, the day the chief public prosecutor filed [...]
2008-03-27 15:30:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA607TURKEY: NATIONALIST OPPOSITION LOOKING TO CASHING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The opposition Nationalist Action Party (MHP) since its entry into parliament in July 2007 has shrewdly managed to corner the governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) and exploit its weaknesses. MHP is keenly aware that hiving off votes from AKP is its only hope to strength [...]
2008-04-01 12:24:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA629ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-03 14:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA63TURKEY: PKK DEMOBILIZATION IN THE SPOTLIGHT
[...] (C) Summary: The idea of an amnesty as part of a comprehensive plan to deal with the PKK issue is under broad discussion in Turkey (reftel). Suggesting leniency, even for PKKers without blood on their hands, poses political risks. But for Turkey to resolve this decades-old insurgency, it must [...]
2008-01-11 16:15:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL TU IZ
08ANKARA640ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-04 13:40:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA879ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-07 12:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA91ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-16 14:09:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA910ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-12 14:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08BAGHDAD3310ERBIL: DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSSES SOFA, PKK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 4 meeting in Sulaymaniyah with Iraq's Presidency Council and Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih, Iraq President Jalal Talibani told visiting Deputy Secretary Negroponte and Ambassador Crocker that the Presidency Council would propose adding Article 50 (election quo [...]
2008-10-14 08:37:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR IZ
08CHENNAI387SRI LANKAN REFUGEES STILL ARRIVING, POST RECOMMENDS PRM
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 12 and 13. 2. (SBU) Summary: The recent escalation of Sri Lanka's war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam has not resulted in the expected flood of new refugees to India. Nonetheless, refugees continue to arrive at a steady, but mod [...]
2008-11-24 08:13:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV PTER PHUM SOCI IN CE
08ISTANBUL558AKP VICE CHAIR DISCUSSES TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a recent discussion with diplomats and media representatives, Egemen Bagis, who is Turkish ruling AK Party (AKP) Vice Chairman in charge of Foreign Affairs, MP for Istanbul, and a confidant to Prime Minister Erdogan, praised the AKP's redirection of Turkey's foreign policies [...]
2008-11-04 08:55:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL EU SC TU
08ISTANBUL62KURDISH PROFESSIONALS SUSPECT CHANGE IN U.S.
[...] (C) Summary and comment. Members of an association of Kurdish intellectuals recently discussed with us Turkish military operations in Northern Iraq, the state of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) and the importance of democratization for defeating PKK terrorism. Group members l [...]
2008-02-05 05:56:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ PGOV PHUM TU
08ISTANBUL98TURKISH MEDIA FIGURES DISCUSS HEADSCARF, POLITICS,
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Conversations between Consul General and top media representatives in Istanbul in January and February ranged from discussing the headscarf debate to the status of major political parties and the U.S. image in Turkey. Concern about suspension of important reforms an [...]
2008-02-27 05:24:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PREL PHUM PROP SOCI SCUL TU
08STATE117478DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY
[...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, November 4, 2008 2. (U) Significant Events ) Paragraphs 7-22 3. (U) Key Concerns ) Paragraphs 23-36 4. (U) Threats & Analysis ) Paragraphs 37-50 5. (U) Cyber Threats ) Paragraphs 51-58 6. (U) Suspicious Activity Incidents ) Paragraphs 59-68 7. [...]
2008-11-04 20:42:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC
08VIENNA1875AUSTRIA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] Per reftel, Post is submitting the 2008 Country Report on Terrorism for Austria. Embassy POC for this report is Political Unit Chief Phil Kaplan, office phone: 43-1-31339-2114; email: kaplanpw@state.gov. General Assessment ------------------ 2. According to Austria's Bureau for the Prot [...]
2008-12-22 13:38:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC KCRM KHLS EFIN KPAO AU
09ADANA11TURKEY: KURDISH PROTESTS ERUPT TO MARK DATE OF OCALAN'S
[...] (SBU) PKK supporters came out in the thousands to mark the 10th anniversary of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan's capture. Defying a ban on pro-Ocalan demonstrations, protesters gathered at the headquarters of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) in several southeastern cities. In the ens [...]
2009-02-17 12:45:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ASEC IZ TU
09ADANA18TURKEY: DTP SCORES KEY ELECTION VICTORIES IN SOUTHEAST
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. With over 99% of the votes tallied, official election results confirm a better-than-expected showing in the southeast for pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP),which picked up eight mayoral victories as well as 50 district mayor slots. As predicted, the Justice and Dev [...]
2009-03-30 14:08:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL TU IZ
09ADANA20TURKEY: VIOLENT AFTERSHOCKS CONTINUE IN SANLIURFA AFTER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Tensions continue in Kurdish-populated areas of Sanliurfa province after two protesters were fatally injured during clashes with police on April 4, the birthday of jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan. Community leaders dispute official declarations that police did not use firea [...]
2009-04-08 15:14:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER TU
09ADANA52SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: SEPTEMBER 04 - SEPTEMBER 10,
[...] THE FOLLOWING SECURITY INCIDENTS FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 4-10, 2009, WERE COMPILED BY THE SECURITY ASSISTANT AT CONSULATE ADANA FROM RSO SOURCES, TO INCLUDE TURKISH SECURITY CONTACTS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND MEDIA REPORTS. SIMILAR REPORTS HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN SHARED INFORMALLY BY E-MAIL. PO [...]
2009-09-15 11:37:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER PINR CASC
09ADANA54TURKEY: SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: SEPTEMBER 11 -
[...] The following security incidents for the period September 11-18, 2009, were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media reports. Similar reports have previously been shared informally by e-mail. P [...]
2009-09-18 14:05:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER PINR CASC
09ADANA55TURKEY: ARREST OF DTP PARTY MEMBERS SPARKS PROTESTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Turkish police apprehended 19 members of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) during September 11 anti-terror operations. The arrests sparked a week of protests in Kurdish-populated areas throughout the southeast. Kurdish contacts have divergent assessments of what [...]
2009-09-18 14:11:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER TU
09ADANA56SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: SEPTEMBER 18 - SEPTEMBER 22,
[...] The following security incidents for the period September 18-22, 2009, were compiled by the Security Assistant at the Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media reports. Similar reports have previously been shared informally by e [...]
2009-09-23 11:30:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER PINR CASC TU
09ADANA59SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: SEPTEMBER 22 - OCTOBER 4,
[...] The following security incidents for the period of September 22 - October 4, 2009 were compiled from RSO sources by the Security Assistant at Consulate Adana, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media reports. Similar reports have previously been shared informally by [...]
2009-10-09 12:52:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER PINR CASC
09ADANA6TURKEY: ADANA REGION SEES SPIKE IN VIOLENCE IN LEAD-UP TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Increasing incidents of violence in Kurdish-populated areas of Adana's consular district may be related to the upcoming February 15 anniversary of the capture of PKK terrorist leader Abdullah Ocalan. Local and regional anti-terrorism units are preparing for possible demonstra [...]
2009-01-29 11:15:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS PTER TU
09ADANA62SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: OCTOBER 05 - OCTOBER 12, 2009
[...] The following security incidents for the period of October 05 - October 12, 2009 were compiled from RSO sources by the Security Assistant at Consulate Adana, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media reports. Similar reports have previously been shared informally by [...]
2009-10-16 07:54:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER PINR CASC TU
09ADANA63SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: OCTOBER 12 -18, 2009
[...] The following security incidents for the period of October 12-18, 2009 were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. Similar reports have been previously shared informally by e-mail. Post is n [...]
2009-10-21 11:23:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER PINR CASC TU
09ADANA65SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: OCTOBER 12 - 18, 2009
[...] The following security incidents for the period of October 19-25, 2009, were compiled by the Security Assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. Similar reports have been previously shared informally by e-mail. Post is no [...]
2009-11-02 07:54:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER PINR CASC TU
09ADANA66SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: OCTOBER 26 - NOVEMBER 01,
[...] The following security incidents for the period of October 26 - November 01, 2009, were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. Similar reports have been previously shared informally by e-mail. [...]
2009-11-03 11:53:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER PINR CASC TU
09ADANA70SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: NOVEMBER 2-8, 2009
[...] The following security incidents for the period of November 2-8, 2009, were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and trends of v [...]
2009-11-09 13:55:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER PINR CASC TU
09ADANA74SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: NOVEMBER 16-22, 2009
[...] The following security incidents for the period of November 16-22 were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and trends of vio [...]
2009-11-24 11:33:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER PINR CASC TU
09ADANA75SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: NOVEMBER 23-30, 2009
[...] The following security incidents for the period of November 23-30, 2009, were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and trend [...]
2009-12-02 07:25:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER PINR CASC TU
09ADANA76ONE STUDENT DEAD IN DIYARBAKIR STREET PROTESTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Diyarbakir chapter of the Human Rights Association (HRA) said police fatally shot a 23-year-old student during December 6 demonstrations against the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). According to local media, clashes erupted when demonstrators, who had gathered [...]
2009-12-07 15:32:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PINS PGOV TU PINR
09ADANA80TURKEY: SOUTHEAST PERSPECTIVE: POLICE SWEEP NETS DOZENS OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Media report police have detained more than 30 incumbent and former mayors and active party members from the recently banned Democrat Society Party (DTP) in raids in 11 provinces that began the night of December 23. Consulate contacts confirm the Diyarbakir chief public prosec [...]
2009-12-24 11:02:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PINS PINR PGOV TU
09ADANA81SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: DECEMBER 21-27, 2009
[...] The following security incidents for the period of December 21-27, 2009, were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and trends [...]
2009-12-29 14:44:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER PINR CASC TU
09ADANA82TURKEY: UNREST CONTINUES IN SOUTHEAST TURKEY FOLLOWING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Kurdish community in SE Turkey continues to manifest its outrage following December 24 arrests of more than 60 Kurdish leaders including seven incumbent mayors. Significant street protests continue in Hakkari, Sirnak, Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, and other heavily Kurdish-populat [...]
2009-12-31 11:33:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PINS PINR PGOV TU
09ANKARA1032TURKEY: END-OF-TOUR REFLECTIONS ON THE KURDISH
[...] (U) This is a Consulate Adana cable. It distills my observations on the Kurdish issue following three years service as Principal Officer. 2. (C) I first ventured east of the Euphrates in August, 2006. Turkish grievances against the U.S. were numerous and intensifying. The war in Iraq s [...]
2009-07-20 09:31:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
09ANKARA1039TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-21 12:06:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1047TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-22 13:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1054TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-23 12:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1059TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-24 10:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1073TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-27 11:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1080TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-28 13:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1083TURKEY: JUDICIARY LOGJAM CLEARS, BUT SCARS REMAIN
[...] (C) Summary: A 21-day logjam over judicial appointments has broken, allowing the prosecutors investigating the Ergenekon case to stay in place, but also putting them under greater scrutiny by the Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK). The compromise allows judicial proceedings to c [...]
2009-07-29 04:05:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR TU
09ANKARA1087TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-29 11:47:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1096TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-30 12:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1111SOUTHEAST ANATOLIA'S POTENTIAL NOT FULLY REALIZED
[...] (SBU) Summary. We visited Sanliurfa, Mardin, and Diyarbakir and heard opinions ranging from optimism for the future to disillusion over security and economic concerns. After 20 years of work on the Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP),we learned that more than 90 percent of the GAP electricit [...]
2009-08-03 04:03:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEAID ECIN ENRG ECON TU
09ANKARA1119TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-03 12:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1130TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-04 14:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1139TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-06 11:35:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1152TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-10 10:29:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1155TURKEY: DTP UPBEAT ON PROSPECTS FOR KURDISH OPENING
[...] (C) Summary. During an August 6 dinner hosted by Democracy and Society Party (DTP) Chairman Ahmet Turk, the Ambassador stressed the importance of the DTP continuing to cooperate closely with the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) to f [...]
2009-08-10 14:51:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER TU
09ANKARA1157TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-11 10:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1158TURKEY AND ITS KURDS: STARS ARE ALIGNED
[...] (C) Summary: With increasing prominence and gusto, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government in recent weeks has been proclaiming its desire to find a lasting solution to the Kurdish "problem." Though the details are officially still under discussion, it is clear that AKP is mobili [...]
2009-08-11 11:32:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALOSCE PGOV PINR TU
09ANKARA1165TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-12 13:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1184TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-13 13:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1194TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-14 12:33:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1207TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-18 04:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1211TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-18 12:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1218TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-19 11:24:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1240TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-24 04:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1253TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-25 10:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1262TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-26 10:16:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1267TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-27 10:41:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1288TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-31 11:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1294TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-02 12:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1295TURKEY: A PERSPECTIVE ON THE KURDISH ISSUE FROM
[...] (SBU) Adana Principal Officer Daria Darnell, accompanied by Embassy Poloff and a locally-employed political advisor, engaged local political and NGO leaders on the Democratic (Kurdish) Initiative during a trip to six provinces in southeastern Turkey from August 17-21. Turkish Kurds expressed [...]
2009-09-02 12:51:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM TU
09ANKARA1303TURKEY: REMARKABLE HARMONY IN DIYARBAKIR'S
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Despite the heavy presence of police and checkpoints to search celebrants, and in contrast to past gatherings in Diyarbakir, the Democratic Society Party (DTP)-organized celebration of September 1 World Peace Day was remarkably violence free. Media report conflicting numbers of [...]
2009-09-04 14:08:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ECPS TU
09ANKARA1339TURKEY: "DEMOCRATIC INITIATIVE" STILL INCOMPLETE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Details of the Government's Kurdish Initiative remain elusive. Interior Minister Atalay's August 31 press conference on the "Democratization Initiative," which is being developed as a solution to the long-simmering tensions between the Turkish state and its Kurdish population, h [...]
2009-09-10 16:27:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALOSCE PGOV PINR PHUM TU
09ANKARA1414TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-30 05:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1418TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-30 13:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1437TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-05 10:52:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1445TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-06 10:47:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1453TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-07 14:01:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1468TURKEY: GROWING PESSIMISM AMONG KURDS IN SOUTHEAST
[...] (C) Summary: During a recent eight-day tour around southeast Turkey, we found Kurds throughout the region expressing growing doubt that the Government of Turkey is sincere about its "Democratic Opening." Many view it as the AK Party's (AKP) tactic to attract Kurdish voters after losing Kurd [...]
2009-10-09 13:44:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
09ANKARA1475TURKEY'S DEMOCRATIC INITIATIVE: MORE THAN WORDS?
[...] (C) Summary: Interior Minister Besir Atalay has announced that the as-yet unrevealed Democratic Initiative will exit its first "debate" phase and progress to the second "concrete step" phase after the Prime Minister returns from a visit to Iraq on October 15. Details of the project remain e [...]
2009-10-13 15:49:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PTER TU
09ANKARA1505TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-19 11:33:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1507TURKEY: PKK COMING FROM IRAQ AS "PEACE DELEGATION"
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 19 a group of 26 refugees from the Makhmour camp in Northern Iraq and eight reported members of the PKK from Kandil Mountain began returning to Turkey via the Habur Border Gate. PM Erdogan described the returnees as "surrendering" to Turkish authorities while the PKK s [...]
2009-10-20 04:17:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM IZ TU
09ANKARA1508TURKEY: PKK COMING FROM IRAQ AS "PEACE DELEGATION"
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 19 a group of 26 refugees from the Makhmour camp in Northern Iraq and eight reported members of the PKK from Kandil Mountain began returning to Turkey via the Habur Border Gate. PM Erdogan described the returnees as "surrendering" to Turkish authorities while the PKK s [...]
2009-10-20 04:19:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM IZ TU
09ANKARA1513TURKEY: PKK RETURNEES HEAD FOR DIYARBAKIR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Turkish public continues to be riveted by the saga of PKK returnees who arrived at the Habur Gate border crossing on October 19. Five of the original 34 were detained but later released. Interior Minister Atalay projects that another 100-150 returnees will arrive soon, and [...]
2009-10-20 16:16:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM IZ TU
09ANKARA1514TURKEY: PKK RETURNEES HEAD FOR DIYARBAKIR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Turkish public continues to be riveted by the saga of PKK returnees who arrived at the Habur Gate border crossing on October 19. Five of the original 34 were detained but later released. Interior Minister Atalay projects that another 100-150 returnees will arrive soon, and [...]
2009-10-21 04:12:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM IZ TU
09ANKARA1515TURKEY: PKK RETURNEES HEAD FOR DIYARBAKIR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Turkish public continues to be riveted by the saga of PKK returnees who arrived at the Habur Gate border crossing on October 19. Five of the original 34 were detained but later released. Interior Minister Atalay projects that another 100-150 returnees will arrive soon, and [...]
2009-10-21 04:12:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM IZ TU
09ANKARA1519TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-21 11:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1527TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-22 12:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1538GOT REELING FROM RECEPTION GIVEN PKK RETURNEES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Reactions to the return of 34 PKK sympathizers/members from northern Iraq to Turkey have been mixed with negative perceptions rapidly dominating the initial hopes of reconciliation. The exuberant reception by the crowds greeting the returnees had drawn sharp criticism from media [...]
2009-10-23 17:47:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREF PHUM IZ TU
09ANKARA1653"DEMOCRATIC OPENING" DEBATE UNDERSCORES RIFTS IN
[...] (C) Summary: The Turkish public was captivated by the unprecedented November 13 Parliamentary debate over the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government's "Democratic Opening" initiative. This is the initiative loosely defined as a set of government policies designed to broaden the scope [...]
2009-11-17 17:06:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR TU
09ANKARA1656TURKEY: DTP PULLED IN OPPOSING DIRECTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Democratic Society Party (DTP) in Turkey is being torn between two trains of thought. On one hand, co-chairman Ahmet Turk and those aligned with him are attempting, at least in words, to distance themselves from the violent actions of the terrorist Kurdistan Worker's Party (P [...]
2009-11-19 06:17:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM TU
09ANKARA1657TURKEY: OCALAN GETS SOME COMPANY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 17 the GOT transferred five inmates to the island prison of Imrali, where jailed Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan has been the sole prisoner in solitary confinement since 1999. Three additional prisoners are expected to be transferred there soon. [...]
2009-11-19 06:17:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM TU
09ANKARA1658TURKEY: DTP PULLED IN OPPOSING DIRECTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Democratic Society Party (DTP) in Turkey is being torn between two trains of thought. On one hand, co-chairman Ahmet Turk and those aligned with him are attempting, at least in words, to distance themselves from the violent actions of the terrorist Kurdistan Worker's Party (P [...]
2009-11-19 06:17:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM TU
09ANKARA1659TURKEY: OCALAN GETS SOME COMPANY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 17 the GOT transferred five inmates to the island prison of Imrali, where jailed Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan has been the sole prisoner in solitary confinement since 1999. Three additional prisoners are expected to be transferred there soon. [...]
2009-11-19 06:17:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM TU
09ANKARA1666TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-19 11:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1716TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-03 11:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1726TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-04 12:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1733 TURKEY'S F-TYPE PRISONS: MOVING AWAY FROM "MIDNIGHT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A recent Embassy visit to one of Turkey's high-security "F-type" prisons found a clean, modern facility housing inmates who appeared to be well-fed, well-behaved, and well-treated. The prisoners, incarcerated for crimes related to terrorism, organized crime and drug trafficking [...]
2009-12-04 15:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PTER SNAR SOCI TU
09ANKARA1736TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-07 11:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1742TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-08 12:06:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1743TURKEY: COURT MULLS CLOSURE OF KURDISH PARTY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Constitutional Court today begins its deliberations over the closure of the Democratic Society Party (DTP). A ruling may not be issued for weeks but could come much sooner, and is likely to have a major impact on the government's National Unity Project (also formerly known as [...]
2009-12-08 13:10:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PTER PINR TU
09ANKARA1749TURKEY: SOUTHEAST PERSPECTIVE: KURDISH OPENING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On a December 1-4 trip to southeast Turkey, a range of Kurdish contacts representing the intelligentsia, political elite and civic activists gave surprisingly similar observations on the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) "democratic opening," citing selfishness and i [...]
2009-12-09 13:23:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL PTER TU
09ANKARA1755SECURITY AGENCIES: BARZANI KEY TO DEFEATING THE PKK
[...] (C) During a recent discussion of his ministry's goals for the December 20-22 Trilateral Mechanism Ministerial in Baghdad and Erbil, Ministry of Interior (MoI) Secretary General Eyup Tepe said the Turkish General Staff, Turkish National Intelligence Organization, Ministry of Foreign Affairs an [...]
2009-12-09 17:01:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR TU IZ
09ANKARA1762TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-11 11:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1764TURKEY: COURT CLOSES DTP, BANS TWO MPS FROM
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Constitutional Court ruled on December 11 to close the Democratic Society Party (DTP) because of their organic connection with the terrorist Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK). In recent weeks, the DTP has been progressively showing their close links with the PKK. Prior to the [...]
2009-12-11 19:25:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER TU
09ANKARA1765TURKEY: DTP CLOSED, TWO MPS BANNED FROM POLITICS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Constitutional Court ruled on December 11 to close the Democratic Society Party (DTP) because of their organic connection with the terrorist Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK). In recent weeks, the DTP has been progressively showing their close links with the PKK. Prior to the [...]
2009-12-11 19:25:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM TU
09ANKARA1771TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-14 12:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1782TURKEY: DTP RESIGNS EN MASSE; CONTINUED VIOLENCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Former Democratic Society Party (DTP) parliamentarians decided to submit their resignations en masse to the Turkish Grand National Assembly on December 15 following the Constitutional Court decision closing the party for ties to the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Forme [...]
2009-12-15 16:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM TU
09ANKARA1791AKP'S NATIONAL UNITY PROJECT: UNITING OR DIVIDING?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) National Unity Project has encountered many difficulties, not the least of which is its own lack of planning and coordination inside the Party for implementation. As reforms continue to be accredited to the Project or implemented [...]
2009-12-16 15:52:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPGOV TU
09ANKARA1792TURKISH COUNTER-PKK EFFORT FOCUSES ON MAKHMOUR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Interior Minister Atalay's priority for the December 21 Trilateral Mechanism Ministerial Meetings in Baghdad and Irbil is to secure KRG support for the expedited return of Turkish citizens from Makhmour camp. Rather than pressing KRG President Massoud Barzani to restrict PKK fre [...]
2009-12-16 16:14:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER TU IZ
09ANKARA1806DTP DEPUTIES JOIN BDP -- NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ahmet Turk, co-chairman of the former Democratic Society Party (DTP),announced on December 18 that the 19 remaining DTP MPs would not resign from the parliament as expected, but would instead join the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP). While making the announcement, Turk invoked t [...]
2009-12-18 16:11:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM TU
09ANKARA1832FORMER DTP MEMBERS HEAR PKK RHETORIC IN MAKHMOUR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Six officials who will soon join the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP),including three MPs from the former Democratic Society Party (DTP),traveled overland to Iraq on December 22 to visit the Makhmour refugee camp and hold meetings with officials from the Kurdistan Regional Gover [...]
2009-12-23 16:55:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM TU
09ANKARA256ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-17 12:29:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA259ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-19 05:41:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA285TURKEY: ERDOGAN STEPS UP CAMPAIGN IN KURDISH
[...] (U) This is an AmCon Adana message. 2. (C) Summary: Prime Minister Erdogan underscored AKP's goal of defeating the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) in southeastern Turkey by visiting Diyarbakir, the cultural and commercial center of Turkey's Kurdish region, on February 21. Thoug [...]
2009-02-23 14:36:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
09ANKARA447IDEOLOGICAL FAULT LINES AMONG KURDS IN SOUTHEAST
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The January 2009 launch of Turkey's first government television channel to broadcast in Kurdish, the warming of ties between the GOT and northern Iraq, continued probing of the Ergenekon case, and conferences hosted by intellectuals and media elements to discuss once taboo subjects, re [...]
2009-03-25 05:02:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL PHUM IZ TU
09ANKARA476ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-27 13:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA477TURKEY: DECONSTRUCTING PKK AMNESTY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent statements by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and KRG PM Nechirvan Barzani about amnesty for PKK militants are significant, particularly since their comments were not roundly denounced by Turkish officials. While suggesting leniency for PKKers poses political risks for any [...]
2009-03-27 14:45:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE IZ TU
09ANKARA546"Media: Baku Complicates Turco-Armenian Normalization,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-14 10:42:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA551TURKEY: LARGE-SCALE COUNTER-TERROR OPERATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Police reportedly arrested upwards of 70 people nationwide April 14 in a synchronized operation targeting the terrorist PKK and those that support it. The operation was launched against offices of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) in 14 different provinces, as well [...]
2009-04-14 17:03:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL TU
09ANKARA552TURKEY: LARGE-SCALE COUNTER-TERROR OPERATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Police reportedly arrested upwards of 70 people nationwide April 14 in a synchronized operation targeting the terrorist PKK and those that support it. The operation was launched against offices of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) in 14 different provinces, as well [...]
2009-04-15 04:11:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL TU
09ANKARA557ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-15 11:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA569MEDIA SUPPORT PARALLEL STEPS BETWEEN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-17 10:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA650TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-05 10:41:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA672TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-08 10:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA696TURKEY: SUN RISING ON KURDISH ISSUE?
[...] (C) Summary: A series of events in recent weeks signal possible progress on Turkey's long-standing Kurdish issue. President Abdullah Gul, following a May 7 meeting with pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) leader Ahmet Turk, called the Kurdish issue Turkey's "most important problem" and [...]
2009-05-13 16:00:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
09ANKARA697TURKEY: AMBASSADOR MEETS PRO-PKK DTP LEADER
[...] (C) Summary: In a May 13 meeting with Ambassador, pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) leader Ahmet Turk said DTP is pursuing dialogue to achieve Kurds' main demands: the ability to use freely their mother tongue, express their Kurdish identity and culture, and participate in local gov [...]
2009-05-14 07:40:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
09ANKARA767TURKEY: TALK OF PROGRESS MET WITH SKEPTICISM IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite fevered media speculation in recent weeks about "solving" the Kurdish issue, contacts in Turkey's southeast remain skeptical that the Justice and Development Party (AKP)-led government has the will to make bold reforms in the short term. The progressive rhetoric is met wi [...]
2009-06-01 08:38:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
09ANKARA782TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-03 10:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA826TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-15 11:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA83TURKEY: SUCCESS OF KURDISH BROADCASTING:
[...] (C) Summary: Since the January 1 launch of Kurdish language broadcasts on Turkish State television (TRT-6),the taboo on use of Kurdish in quasi-official venues such as universities and prisons is coming to an end. Most moderate Kurds are welcoming these developments warmly as long-overdue r [...]
2009-01-16 15:40:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
09ANKARA868TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-22 12:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA903TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-26 10:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA951TURKEY: AMBASSADOR HEARS DISCORDANT VOICES IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During an all-day visit to Diyarbakir June 17, which featured meetings with a wide range of political and civic leaders, the Ambassador heard repeated appeals for the USG to engage on the Kurdish issue. He downplayed that prospect, noting that Turkey must solve this issue itself. [...]
2009-07-02 14:27:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV PHUM TU
09ANKARA995TURKEY: UPHILL TREK ON JUDICIAL REFORM
[...] (C) Summary: Judicial reform lies at the center of a growing Turkish debate over its EU accession path, as well as its internal political power struggles. The EU mandates that to open chapter 23 (on the judiciary and fundamental legal rights),Turkey must overhaul its judicial system. The Mi [...]
2009-07-10 16:03:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
09ATHENS1535WHO'S WHO IN THE NEW GREEK GOVERNMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: As expected after his comfortable win in the October 4 Greek parliamentary election, PM George Papandreou has named a government consisting of some PASOK old guard, with a liberal helping of fresh new faces, many of whom have substantial international experience, if not govern [...]
2009-10-07 15:16:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR ECON GR PGOV
09BAGHDAD2455PM MALIKI ADVISOR ON SYRIA, ARAB-KURD TALKS,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Sadiq al-Rikabi, PM Maliki's political advisor, told Pol M/C September 9 that Maliki was intent on hitting every pressure point available, including through the UN, to get Syria to stop harboring anti-GOI Ba'thists and allowing insurgents to cross the border. Turning to Iran, Ri [...]
2009-09-11 15:34:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PINR IR IZ
09BAGHDAD3364KRG SEEKS TO BALANCE RELATIONS WITH TURKEY AND PKK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In recent meetings in Erbil, KRG interlocutors told the Ambassador's Senior Advisor for Northern Iraq (SANI) that the Turkish constitutional court's recent decision to outlaw the Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) in Turkey, together with the insistence by leaders of the Kurdi [...]
2009-12-30 11:14:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MARR PREF IZ TU
09BAGHDAD774RRT ERBIL: KURDISH PUBLIC SYMPATHETIC TO PKK
[...] (U) This is an Erbil Regional Reconstruction Team cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Even those Iraqi Kurds who disagree with the Kurdistan Workers' Party's (PKK) methods find it emotionally difficult to separate the PKK cause from the larger struggle for Kurdish rights and the hope for Kurdish un [...]
2009-03-22 07:23:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV IR SY TU XF IZ
09DAMASCUS147ASAD TELLS CODEL BERMAN SYRIA READY FOR PEACE,
[...] (C) Summary: President Asad's February 21 meeting with CODEL Berman focused on the need for frank dialogue between the two countries, U.S. concerns about Syria's relations with Hamas, Iran, and Hizballah, and Syria's desire for an American umbrella in a comprehensive regional peace process. [...]
2009-02-24 13:51:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL PGOV PTER PHUM IR IS IZ SY
09DAMASCUS719AVENGING AFLAQ (II): USING SYRIAN-IRAQ FLAP TO
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The lack of convincing evidence to substantiate Iraqi claims of former regime element (FRE) involvement in the August 19 attacks in Baghdad should not obviate U.S. concerns regarding the Syrian Government's role in supporting actors responsible for past and current violence in [...]
2009-10-07 13:20:00Embassy DamascusSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER IZ SY
09JAKARTA1161SOUTH SUMATRA DECENTRALIZATION: DIAMONDS IN THE WEEDS
[...] (U) Summary. Consulate Medan surveyed decentralization programs at the district and city levels in Bangka Belitung and South Sumatra Provinces in southern Sumatra during the week of June 22-27. Bangka Belitung's experiences in providing a scheme for universal health insurance and subsidies stan [...]
2009-07-09 10:41:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SOCI ID
09STATE60501BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050169282 for the export of aircraft airframe and engine parts to Malaysia. Post is requeste [...]
2009-06-11 21:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC MY
09STATE79547BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 5. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Posts' assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 050180371 for the export of rifles and grenade launchers to Georgia. Posts are requested to [...]
2009-07-30 16:02:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC KOMC GG SE UP BU
09TELAVIV2245ISRAELIS MULL RESPONSE TO TURKISH "HUMILIATIONS"
[...] (S) Summary. Turkey's decision to cancel Israel's participation in the joint Turkey-U.S.-Italy-NATO-Israel Anatolian Eagle air exercise received heavy media coverage here October 11-13. Although the IDF adhered to agreed language on the international portion of the exercise being postponed [...]
2009-10-13 15:58:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL MOPS MASS TU KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2526GOI INTERAGENCY DISCUSSION ON TURKEY
[...] (S) SUMMARY. On November 15, Israeli officials told NSC Senior Director Dan Shapiro during a GOI interagency briefing hosted by National Security Advisor Uzi Arad, that they believe Turkey is engaged in an ongoing strategic realignment towards the Middle East and away from the West, and that t [...]
2009-11-23 13:29:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL MARR TU IS
10ADANA1SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: DECEMBER 28, 2009 - JANUARY 3,
[...] (U) The following security incidents for the period of December 28, 2009 - January 3, 2010 were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security [...]
2010-01-08 14:15:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER PINR CASC TU
10ADANA11SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: FEBRUARY 1 - 9, 2010
[...] (U) The security assistant at Consulate Adana compiled the following security incidents for the period of February 1 - 9, 2010, from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and trends o [...]
2010-02-11 11:03:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER PINR CASC TU
10ADANA12SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: JANUARY 25-31, 2010
[...] (U) The following security incidents for the period of January 25-31, 2010 were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and tre [...]
2010-02-11 11:12:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER PINR CASC TU
10ADANA13SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: FEBRUARY 10 - 15, 2010
[...] (U) The following security incidents for the period of February 10 - 15, 2010, were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation an [...]
2010-02-18 12:53:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER PINR CASC TU
10ADANA15SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: FEBRUARY 16 - 23, 2010
[...] (U) The following security incidents for the period of February 16 - 23, 2010 were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and [...]
2010-02-25 12:12:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER PINR CASC TU
10ADANA3SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: JANUARY 04, 2010 - JANUARY 10,
[...] (U) The following security incidents for the period of January 04, 2010 - January 10, 2010 were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security [...]
2010-01-12 13:26:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER PINR CASC TU
10ADANA5SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: JANUARY 11-19, 2010
[...] (U) The following security incidents for the period of January 11-19, 2010 were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and tre [...]
2010-01-22 08:47:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER PINR CASC TU
10ADANA7SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: JANUARY 18-25, 2010
[...] (U) The following security incidents for the period of January 18-25, 2010 were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and tr [...]
2010-01-30 08:21:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER PINR CASC TU
10ADANA9TURKEY: SPIKE IN SYRIAN VISITORS TO SOUTHERN TURKEY FOUR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The reciprocal abolishment of the visa regime between Turkey and Syria on September 18, 2009, has resulted in a spike in Syrian visitors to Mersin, Hatay and Gaziantep. According to contacts, the travel, tourism and retail sectors have seen vigorous business that only promise [...]
2010-02-01 15:44:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ECON PTER TU SY PREL
10ANKARA135TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-27 14:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
10ANKARA147IN SOUTHEAST, DESPARATE KURDISH VOICES BLAME AKP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Adana Deputy PO, Ankara PolOff, and Washington DeskOff met with politicians, businessmen, intellectuals and local government officials in southeast Turkey to discuss the Kurdish issue. These disparate Kurdish voices were almost unanimous in faulting the ruling Justice and Develo [...]
2010-01-29 05:37:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR TU
10ANKARA148IN SOUTHEAST, DISPARATE KURDISH VOICES BLAME AKP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Adana Deputy PO, Ankara PolOff, and Washington DeskOff met with politicians, businessmen, intellectuals and local government officials in southeast Turkey to discuss the Kurdish issue. These disparate Kurdish voices were almost unanimous in faulting the ruling Justice and Develo [...]
2010-01-29 07:13:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR TU
10ANKARA164BDP CONVENTION SHOWS NEW PARTY, SAME FACE FOR KURDS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Peace and Democracy Party (BDP),which took over the reins from the now-banned Democratic Society Party (DTP) in December, held its first party convention on February 1 in Ankara. Although PKK demonstrators were fewer than at the DTP convention in October 2008, it was clear th [...]
2010-02-02 16:18:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR TU
10ANKARA176TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-03 12:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
10ANKARA262TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-17 13:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
10ANKARA270TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-18 12:06:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
10ANKARA307TURKEY: BDP TAKES THE HIGH ROAD
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 23 meeting, Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) Co-Chairman Selahattin Demirtas struck a surprisingly moderate tone while outlining the goals and methods for the party. The conversation with Demirtas and other BDP leaders notably lacked any discussion of the PKK or its [...]
2010-02-25 16:14:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PTER TU
10ANKARA71DIYARBAKIR SEES LITTLE HOPE FOR DEMOCRATIC OPENING
[...] (C) Summary: Recent arrests of Kurdish politicians and community leaders have created a climate of tension among Kurds in Diyarbakir. Kurdish businesspeople and NGO employees worry that they too could be arrested regardless of their political beliefs and lack of ties to the PKK. Contacts tol [...]
2010-01-15 15:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM OSCE PREL TU
10ANKARA87WHAT LIES BENEATH ANKARA'S NEW FOREIGN POLICY
[...] (C) There is much talk in chanceries and in the international media these days about Turkey's new, highly activist foreign policy, which unquestionably represents a transition not only from prior governments, but also from the AKP regime before the Gaza/Davos events, and before the ascent of A [...]
2010-01-20 05:25:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU
10ISTANBUL7KURDISH INTELLECTUALS ON DTP CLOSURE, YOUTH
[...] (C) Summary. In meetings following closure of the Democratic Society Party (DTP),Istanbul-based Kurdish intellectuals railed against the Turkish Constitutional Court's decision to close the DTP. They predicted most DTP members would migrate to the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) and the party [...]
2010-01-07 08:54:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALOSCE PGOV PHUM PREL TU
91ANKARA4277SYRIA, THE PKK AND WATER
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA SOLMAZ UNAYDIN GAVE POL COUNSELOR MARCH 27 ADDITIONAL INSIGHTS INTO THE TURKISH-SYRIAN DIALOGUE ON THE PKK. SHE SAID FOREIGN MINISTER ALPTEMOCIN HAD RAISED THE SUBJECT EXPLICITLY WITH ASAD DURING HIS FEBRUA [...]
1991-03-28 16:04:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ENRG TU SY
92ANKARA15625 TURKEY: 1992 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] PER REFTEL INSTRUCTIONS, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION RESPONDS TO ITEMS (A) THROUGH (I). A) THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT HAS NO PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM IN TRAIN AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER, THE GOT IS PROCEEDING WITH MULTIPLE PROSECUTIONS AGAINST DOMESTIC TERRORISTS AS OF NOVEMBER [...]
1992-11-16 13:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPTER TU
93BEIRUT2694 LEBANON AND THE PKK
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT 2. ON JUNE 23 (PRIOR TO THE SERIES OF PKK ATTACKS ON TURKISH INTERESTS IN EUROPE),THE AMBASSADOR RAISED WITH INTERIOR MINISTER BISHARA MIRHIJ THE JUNE 8 OCALAN PRESS CONFERENCE IN THE BIQA' IN WHICH HE EFFECTIVELY DECLARED WAR ON TURKEY, INCLUDING TOURIST FACIL [...]
1993-06-26 13:21:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER SY TU LE
96ANKARA813REFAH'S GUL ANALYZES THE TURKISH ELECTIONS
[...] CLASSIFIED BY JAMES T. HEG, ACTING POLITICAL COUNSELOR, EMBASSY ANKARA. REASON 1.5 (B). 2. SUMMARY: ON JANUARY 24, ACTING POLCOUNS AND POLOFF CALLED ON ABDULLAH GUL, VICE-CHAIRMAN AND KAYSERI PARLIAMENTARY DEPUTY OF THE ISLAMIST REFAH (WELFARE) PARTY, TO GET THE LATEST REFAH THINKING ON [...]
1996-01-24 16:47:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KISL TU
96DAMASCUS4911 LIST OF HAMAS MEMBERS ACTIVE IN SYRIA
[...] THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST IN PARA 5. 2. (U) CLASSIFIED BY CDA MARJORIE RANSOM, REASON: 1.5 (B) AND (D). 3. (C) IN A RECENT DISCUSSION ON TERRORIST GROUPS PRESENT IN SYRIA, A MIDLEVEL OFFICIAL OF THE SOCIALIST UNITY PARTY (STRICTLY PROTECT) GAVE US A LIST IN ARABIC OF MEMB [...]
1996-09-24 13:55:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER SY IS
98ANKARA9055 ARMY CHIEF WARNS SYRIA ABOUT SUPPORT FOR PKK
[...] (U) TURKISH LAND FORCES COMMAND (TLFC) COMMANDER GENERAL ATILLA ATES WAS QUOTED IN THE LOCAL PRESS SEPTEMBER 16 AS SAYING THAT TURKEY WAS "RUNNING OUT OF PATIENCE" WITH SYRIA'S ALLEGED SUPPORT OF THE SEPARATIST/TERRORIST KURDISTAN WORKERS PARTY (PKK). THE CONSERVATIVE "TURKIYE" NEWSPAPER'S [...]
1998-09-19 15:45:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPTER MOPS PINR PREL TU SY IR
99ATHENS7913 GREECE: 1999 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THE TEXT BELOW IS OUR DRAFT CONTRIBUTION TO THE GREEK SECTION IN THE FORTHCOMING "PATTERNS OF GLOBAL TERRORISM: 1999," AS REQUIRED BY REFTEL. 2. PROGRESS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM IN GREECE CONTINUED TO PROVE ILLUSIVE IN 1999 AS THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS AGAINST U.S., OTHER FOREIGN, A [...]
1999-11-30 18:44:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPTER GR
99LONDON10405UNITED KINGDOM: 1999 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THE UNITED KINGDOM IS ONE OF THE UNITED STATES' CLOSEST ALLIES AND PARTNERS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM. IT ACTIVELY CONTRIBUTES TO THE WORK OF INTERNATIONAL BODIES, INCLUDING THE UN, THE GROUP OF EIGHT (G8),AND THE EUROPEAN UNION IN PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGAIN [...]
1999-12-15 07:01:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPTER UK
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