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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
01RIYADH3968SAUDI ARABIA: 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM
[...] FOLLOWING RESPONDS TO QUESTIONS IN REFTEL: A) POST SHOULD HIGHLIGHT SIGNIFICANT ACTIONS TAKEN BY HOST GOVERNMENTS TO SUPPORT THE GLOBAL COALITION, PARTICULARLY ACTIONS TAKEN AGAINST AL-QAIDA AND THE TALIBAN. RESPONSE: THE SAUDI ARABIAN GOVERNMENT (SAG) HAS SUPPORTED THE GLOBAL COALITIO [...]
2001-12-12 13:33:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL SA
01SOFIA3033 BULGARIAN ELECTIONS: PRELIMINARY RESULTS
[...] PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF BULGARIA'S JUNE 17 ELECTIONS SHOW A COMMANDING LEAD FOR THE NATIONAL MOVEMENT SIMEON II, WITH AN OUTRIGHT MAJORITY IN PARLIAMENT SEEMINGLY LIKELY BUT NOT YET ASSURED. THE UDF OF PM KOSTOV HAS SUFFERED A SERIOUS DEFEAT, AND HE IS EXPECTED TO RESIGN AS PARTY LEADER SHORTLY. [...]
2001-06-18 09:26:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV BU
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
02ADANA406 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, DECEMBER 2, 2002
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 2, 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 09:01:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA409 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 5-7, 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 ------------------------ [...]
2002-12-09 16:08:00Consulate 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
02ADANA416 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 16, 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 09:51:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA421 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 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 ------------------------- [...]
2002-12-20 08:17:00Consulate 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
02AMMAN4589FORMER IRAQI OIL MINISTER SAYS SADDAM IS VULNERABLE
[...] (C) Former Iraqi Oil Minister Issam Chalabi told visiting SFRC Staffer Puneet Talwar August 12 that Saddam's hold is fragile, that most Iraqis believe the U.S. is serious about regime change "this time," and that they "want to see Saddam gone, preferably while they are asleep." Saddam will use [...]
2002-08-15 05:31:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL XF IZ JO
02AMMAN5485 JORDAN AND THE QIZ EXPERIENCE
[...] The Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ) initiative has had a net positive, and increasingly widely-felt, effect on Jordan's economy, political dynamics, and social structure. While the success of the initiative to date is irrefutable, the QIZ's will have to face a number of hurdles in the near [...]
2002-09-24 07:47:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV JO IS
02ANKARA7726TURKEY'S ELECTIONS: OUR ANALYSIS AND PREDICTIONS
[...] (C) Summary: The Islam-influenced AK (Justice and Development) of R. Tayyip Erdogan will be the clear winner in the Turkish national elections on Nov. 3, and has a strong shot at a Parliamentary majority. Deniz Baykal's Establishmentarian, left-of-center Republican Peoples' Party (CHP) will [...]
2002-11-01 10:33:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON TU
02ANKARA7739ELECTION INTERFERENCE FEARS IN COUNTRYSIDE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While political leaders acknowledge that the restrictions in expression in Turkey's Southeast have generally loosened, villagers remain concerned that their voices will not be heard in Ankara. Based on conversations with politicians, business leaders, and NGO representatives, [...]
2002-11-01 12:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM TU
02ANKARA7757DEMARCHE ON TIED AID BANS: INITIAL TURKISH RESPONSE
[...] (SBU) On November 1, we shared the U.S. proposal to consolidate and update existing bans on tied aid to CEE and FSU countries with Turkish Treasury Director General for Foreign External Relations Ersen Ekren. Ekren's office generally provides instructions to Turkey's OECD Mission. 2. ( [...]
2002-11-01 13:04:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETRD EAID TU OECD EXIM
02ANKARA7766AK PARTY IN A PARLIAMENTARY LANDSLIDE: CLOSE TO A
[...] Summary: Justice and Development (AK) Party's landslide victory and Establishment standard-bearer Republican People's Party's (CHP) distant second-place finish in Turkey's Nov. 3 general elections cuts the number of parties in parliament back to only two for the first time in decades. While P. [...]
2002-11-03 23:47:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PINS TU POLITICAL PARTIES
02ANKARA7775NORTHERN IRAQ: TURKMEN FRONT UNHAPPY WITH
[...] (C) Operation Northern Watch POLAD met with Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITF) Ankara rep and Executive Committee member Dr. Mustafa Ziya November 1. Ziya complained the ITF wanted to be in the opposition conference steering committee and have ten percent of the seats at the conference, but a Kurdistan [...]
2002-11-04 11:41:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR TU IZ
02ANKARA7848GOT REITERATES CONCERN ABOUT POSSIBLE PAROLE OF
[...] (C) Ahmet Banguoglu, MFA Director General for Bilateral Political Affairs (Americas),told DCM November 4 the GOT remains highly concerned about the possible parole of Harry Sassounian, convicted in 1984 of the 1982 assassination of Turkish CG Kemal Arikan in Westwood (L.A.). Banguoglu said h [...]
2002-11-04 15:55:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER TU
02ANKARA7919ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2002-11-05 14:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA7942ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2002-11-06 12:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA7981 Demarche on Customs Classifications
[...] No summary [...]
2002-11-07 13:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON TU
02ANKARA8007ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2002-11-07 14:06:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA8018TURKEY-GREECE GAS INTERCONNECT ADVANCES, BUT KEY
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Turkey and Greece have reached agreement on the text of an Intergovernmental Agreement for the Turkey-Greece gas interconnect, which they hope to sign by the end of November. BOTAS and DEPA have not, however, been able to agree on the price at which DEPA would purchas [...]
2002-11-07 14:25:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU
02ANKARA8079TURKEY: CHP ELECTION POSTMORTEM
[...] (C) Summary: The Nov. 3 Parliamentary elections were a major defeat for CHP at the hands of AK. Although CHP joins AK as one of only two parties in Parliament, CHP officials and activists are deeply disappointed by their distant second-place finish. Much of the blame has been placed on CHP [...]
2002-11-08 12:25:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR TU POLITICAL PARTIES
02ANKARA8087ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2002-11-08 13:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA8110TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR CODELS BEREUTER, HASTERT, ISSA, SMITH
[...] Summary: Turkey's Nov. 3 national elections produced a landslide victory for the Islam-influenced AK Party, which thus far has chosen to follow a reasonable path with emphasis on EU membership. The economy is on eggshells, and the new government will need to stick to the IMF-backed reform pr [...]
2002-11-08 15:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PINS ECON OTRA TU
02ANKARA8126TURKISH MFA STICKING TO ITS GUNS ON ARMENIA
[...] (C) In separate meetings last week with EUR/SE Director Hengel, MFA officials reiterated standard Turkish concerns in relations with Armenia. 2. (C) Deputy Director General for the Caucasus and Central Asia Ertan Tezgor told us Turkey will not move to normalize relations with Armenia unt [...]
2002-11-12 11:32:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU AM AJ
02ANKARA8156ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2002-11-13 13:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA8165CAN AK PARTY REMOVE OBSTACLES TO PARTY LEADER
[...] (C) Summary: On the surface of it, and given AK Party's strong parliamentary majority, there should be a straightforward, if sequential, legal way ahead for disenfranchised AK Party chairman Erdogan to reclaim his political rights, gain election to Parliament, and be appointed Prime Minister. [...]
2002-11-13 15:46:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU POLITICAL PARTIES
02ANKARA8230ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2002-11-14 14:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA8252TURKEY'S DEEP STATE
[...] (C) Summary: The Turkish Deep State, the behind-the-scenes machinery and power relationships among selected members of the military, judicial, and bureaucratic elite, has endured as an essential factor in political life and in citizens' wary calculations of their relation to the State. Now, however [...]
2002-11-15 11:01:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PGOV PINS PINR TU
02ANKARA8304 Turkish Officials Comment on WTO Agriculture
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. TURKISH OFFICIALS REITERATED THEIR SUPPORT FOR LIBERALIZATION OF AGRICULTURAL TRADE BUT ARGUED THAT HIGH TARIFFS AND SOME DOMESTIC SUPPORT PROGRAMS MUST BE MAINTAINED IN ORDER TO PROTECT TURKISH PRODUCERS AGAINST IMPORTS. THESE SAME OFFICIALS STATED THAT SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN A [...]
2002-11-15 12:16:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR KPAO TU
02ANKARA8305TURKEY: 2002 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2002-11-15 12:40:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPTER TU
02ANKARA8343ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2002-11-15 13:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA8358AK PARTY TO FORM NEW TURKISH GOVERNMENT WITH ABDULLAH GUL AS PRIME MINISTER
[...] (U) Nov. 16 President Sezer gave the mandate to form the new Turkish government to AK Party number two Abdullah Gul (ref A),who announced he will submit his proposed cabinet list to Sezer Nov. 18. We expect the government to be in office a week to ten days thereafter. Gul bio in para 5. [...]
2002-11-16 11:48:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS PINR TU
02ANKARA8373ISAF COMMANDER MG ZORLU'S VISIT TO THE US -
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (C) MFA DDG for South Asian Affairs Aydin Evirgen recently informed Deputy Pol-Mil Counselor that ISAF Commander MG Zorlu would be traveling to the US November 20-26 to meet with USG and UN officials and private organizations to discuss Turke [...]
2002-11-18 13:12:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR PREL TU UK AF
02ANKARA8377ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2002-11-18 14:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA8379INCOMING GOVERNMENT'S ECONOMIC ACTION PLAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The economic elements of the incoming government's action plan, announced by Party leader Tayyip Erdogan on November 16, reflect AK's efforts to balance its desire to boost the "real economy" and help the poor with its need to reassure markets and maintain fiscal discipline. [...]
2002-11-18 15:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV EINV TU
02ANKARA8380TURKEY'S NEW FOREIGN MINISTER: YASAR YAKIS
[...] (U) Turkey's 58th government, announced Nov. 18, includes former career diplomat and three-time ambassador Yasar (Yashar) Yakis (Yah-kish) as Foreign Minister. Bio below. 2. (C) A mostly conventionally-minded, retired 39-year veteran of the MFA, Yakis is now AK Vice Chairman for foreign [...]
2002-11-18 15:42:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PGOV PINS TU
02ANKARA8381THE NEW GOVERNMENT'S CORE ECONOMIC TEAM
[...] (C) The new Government Cabinet was announced by Prime Minister Abdullah Gul, following his meeting with President Sezer November 18. Following are post's informal biographical notes on several of the likely key economic players. When asked at the press conference "who will be the economy m [...]
2002-11-18 16:27:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALECON PINR PREL TU
02ANKARA8382TURKEY'S 58TH GOVERNMENT TAKES OFFICE
[...] (U) President Sezer's Nov. 18 approval of the AK Party government under P.M. Abdullah Gul (ref A; cabinet below, para 4) puts into place a government: --committed to pursuing Turkey's EU candidacy and democratic reforms; --open to working with the U.S. on key regional issues; --fo [...]
2002-11-19 05:45:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS ECON TU
02ANKARA8470ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2002-11-20 13:01:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA8474ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2002-11-20 14:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA8484TERRORIST FINANCE: TURKEY UPDATE
[...] (C) On November 8, we met with Turkish MFA coordinator for anti-terrorist financing efforts Hakan Okcal to brief him on the pre-notification of BIF (ref b). Also on November 8, we separately met with Finance Ministry Inspectorate official Hamza Kocer on BIF's bank accounts in Turkey. Kocer w [...]
2002-11-20 16:09:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALETTC EFIN PTER CVIS TU EUN
02ANKARA8505TURKEY'S NEW DEFENSE MINISTER: VECDI GONUL
[...] (C) Summary: GOT DefMin Gonul's principal political task is to ensure smooth relations between his Islam-influenced AK Party and a Turkish military which as adopted a wait-and-see attitude while remaining on the lookout for any sign AK might try to alter the current status of civilian-military [...]
2002-11-21 12:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS TU
02ANKARA8527THE NEW GOVERNMENT'S ECONOMIC TEAM STARTS WORK,
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Gul announced the portfolios of the state ministers, dividing supervision of the economic agencies between Deputy PM Abdullatif Sener (privatization, banking and capital markets boards),State Minister Ali Babacan (Treasury, Central Bank and main state banks),and [...]
2002-11-21 15:45:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV TU
02ANKARA8534ARTICLE 98: GOT SAYS NEGOTIATIONS LIKELY EARLY IN
[...] (C) Feza Ozturk, head of the MFA International Political Organizations Department, told Poloff November 21 that the GOT would likely be prepared to negotiate an Article 98 agreement with the USG following the December 12-13 EU Summit in Copenhagen. Ozturk said the GOT is wary of raising the p [...]
2002-11-22 10:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PHUM TU
02ANKARA8581ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2002-11-25 12:52:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA8594UNCERTAINTY FOR PENDING AND EXISTING BOT/TOR
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Embassy has long emphasized to the GOT the importance of a rapid and fair settlement to the pending BOT/TOR projects, which still have not been resolved (reftels). It now appears the GOT is considering re-negotiation of the contracts for the BOT projects that are alr [...]
2002-11-25 14:09:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEINV ENRG ECON PREL TU
02ANKARA8596TURKISH MARKETS AWAIT IMF REACTION TO COURT
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish markets are awaiting IMF and GOT reaction to the administrative court decision of November 22, which suspended the take-over of Pamukbank by the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA). At the heart of this legal battle lie about $5 billion in loans made by Pamuk [...]
2002-11-25 15:47:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL TU
02ANKARA8620DEMARCHE TO TURKEY ON FOOD CRISIS IN HORN OF AFRICA
[...] EconCouns delivered reftel demarche to MFA Deputy Director General for International Relations Osman Paksut on November 26. Paksut said Turkey's Embassy in Addis Ababa had kept the Ministry informed of the developing food crisis, but the MFA had not yet made any decisions about whether it cou [...]
2002-11-26 13:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREL ER ET TU
02ANKARA8622ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2002-11-26 14:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA8635 Update on Intellectual Property Protection
[...] (SBU) Econoff discussed intellectual property and market access priorities with American pharmaceuticals companies and with the copyright-based industry associations in Istanbul. The drug companies agreed that they need to make the case with the new Turkish Government on data exclusivity. Wi [...]
2002-11-26 14:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR TU
02ANKARA8676ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2002-11-27 14:04:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA8696GOT MOVES ON TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS INITIATIVES
[...] (C) Summary. MFA Deputy DirGen for Consular Affairs Topcuoglu told us 11/26 the GOT has established an inter-agency task force to address trafficking-in-persons (TIP) in Turkey. The group's first priority is to establish and adopt the GOT's National Action Plan on TIP. The plan, currently i [...]
2002-11-27 14:50:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALASEC KWMN KCRM PHUM TU TIP IN TURKEY
02ANKARA8717US-TURKEY HIGH-LEVEL DEFENSE GROUP MEETING FOLLOW
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. ----------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (C) On April 16-17, the USG and GOT convened the 17th annual US-Turkey High-Level Defense Group (HLDG) meeting in Istanbul. The HLDG's two working groups--the Political-Military Working Group (PMWG) an [...]
2002-11-29 10:46:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR PREL TU
02ANKARA8753TURKEY: BACKGROUND ON CHP CHAIRMAN DENIZ BAYKAL
[...] (C) Summary: Combining a sharp intellect with a divisive manner, Deniz Baykal is back in Parliament as opposition leader of a CHP reeling from the thrashing it received at the hands of Islam-influenced AK Party in Nov. 3 national elections. Aware of widespread public perceptions that he is a [...]
2002-12-02 12:35:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON TU
02ANKARA8777TURKEY'S DISAFFECTED YOUTH VOTE: CAN IT BE COOPTED?
[...] (C) Summary: Protest voting is an old tradition in Turkey but showed a new twist in Nov. 3 national elections. Motorola deadbeat and Berlusconi wannabe Cem Uzan -- emphasizing a xenophobic, nihilistic message and playing on resentment of America -- parlayed the anger of disaffected urban yout [...]
2002-12-02 14:36:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS TU
02ANKARA8779TURKEY: NULLIFICATION OF ELECTION RESULTS IN SIIRT
[...] (U) Summary: Anatolia News Agency reports Dec. 2 that the Supreme Election Board (YSK),acting pursuant to a petition filed by the Justice and Development (AK) Party last month, has nullified the results of the Nov. 3 elections in southeastern Siirt province. Provided AK can push through the n [...]
2002-12-02 15:11:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON TU
02ANKARA8780AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ECONOMICS WITH DEPUTY PM SENER
[...] (C) Summary: In his initial call on Deputy PM Sener December 2, Ambassador stressed that the USG wanted the government's economic program to succeed, highlighted the important role financial markets would play in the coming months, and suggested those markets would be looking for a strong p [...]
2002-12-03 06:35:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV PREL TU
02ANKARA8790Turkish Agriculture, Trade and EU Membership
[...] (SBU) Summary. AgCounselor recently met with representatives from International Organizations including the World Bank and FAO as well as with local EU officials to discuss the current state of Turkish agriculture and agricultural trade. These representatives expressed frustration with Tur [...]
2002-12-03 12:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR KPAO TU USTR
02ANKARA8845ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2002-12-04 13:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA8851TERRORIST FINANCING: LEGAL BACKGROUND FOR USG
[...] (C) Summary: With a new, single party Turkish government at the beginning of its tenure, the timing for the December 16-19 interagency anti-terrorist finance visit is good. Senior civil servants in the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Justice support a new law to expedite the GOT's ability [...]
2002-12-04 15:17:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC PTER CVIS TU
02ANKARA8859TURKISH HEAD SCARF DEBATE: "THE TURBAN IS A MORAL
[...] (C) Summary: As Turkey watchers speculate about newly-elected Justice and Development (AK) Party leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan's political priorities, university professor Huseyn Bagci, an academic advisor to Erdogan, shared his views on a variety of issues. Bagci affirmed "The turban (head sc [...]
2002-12-09 08:44:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS TU
02ANKARA8863IRAQ AND THE TURKISH GAS MARKET
[...] (C) Summary and comment: The GOT denies recent press reports that suggest new developments on the Turkey-Iraq gas project. Although the MFA previously told us a 1997 Turkey-Iraq protocol on natural gas was null and void, BOTAS claims the protocol still exists, and was discussed as recently a [...]
2002-12-09 12:35:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET ETTC AJ GG KZ TU IZ
02ANKARA8873DECISION-MAKING IN TURKEY: AK'S INTRODUCTION TO
[...] (C) Summary: As disparate and well-placed sources had predicted, Islam-influenced AK Party government received a lecture on the dangers posed by "reactionary" Islam at the Nov. 29 meeting of the National Security Council (NSC),the first since AK assumed power. (On Dec. 9, AK P.M. Gul was trea [...]
2002-12-10 10:09:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
02ANKARA8879ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2002-12-10 12:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR 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
02ANKARA8900ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2002-12-11 14:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA8902COOPERATIVE AIRSPACE INITIATIVE AND BALKANS
[...] (C) On December 11, Pol-MilOff delivered reftel A demarche on the Cooperative Airspace Initiative (CAI) to MFA/NATO officer Oya Ergin emphasizing the importance to the NRC of succeeding in this effort collectively. Ergin noted the MFA had been discussing this issue with the Turkish General Sta [...]
2002-12-11 14:41:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL TU NATO
02ANKARA8991ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2002-12-16 13:47:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA9037Winning the Battle but Losing the War - Bananas
[...] (SBU) Summary. In November 2002, the Government of Turkey agreed to remove a number of non-tariff barriers on banana imports in response to a WTO case initiated by the Government of Ecuador. Although the barriers were eliminated, the GOT raised import tariffs by 29% from an already high 120 [...]
2002-12-18 12:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR KPAO TU USTR
02ANKARA9041ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2002-12-18 13:09:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA9045 GOT Response on Doha Declaration on TRIPS and
[...] No summary [...]
2002-12-18 13:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KIPR TU
02ANKARA9052ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2002-12-19 12:09:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA9054 DRAFT NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2002-12-19 13:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV EFIN ECON KIPR TU
02ANKARA9058WOLFOWITZ AND GROSSMAN PRESS TURKS FOR SUPPORT ON IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2002-12-20 08:05:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MARR MOPS TU
02ANKARA9068ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2002-12-20 13:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA90802003 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON TURKISH CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] This is Embassy Ankara's submission to the 2002 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. = = = = = = = = = = General Assessment = = = = = = = = = = 2. (SBU) Turkey experienced a major political change in 2002 when the governing coalition of Prime Minister Ece [...]
2002-12-23 10:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP PREL TU NATO
02ANKARA9109ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2002-12-24 09:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA9135IRAQ: OPERATION NORTHERN WATCH AND CIVILIAN
[...] (C) MFA DG/Americas Banguoglu called in the DCM (accompanied by the Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) Chief and Pol-Mil Counselor) 12/24 to respond to our 11/29 dipnote urging the MFA to end the practice of routing civilian passenger flights over the ONW Resticted Operating Zone (ROZ) in sou [...]
2002-12-27 07:00:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL IZ TU
02ANKARA9161ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2002-12-27 13:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA9181TURKISH GOVERNMENT FULLY RESOLVES CITIBANK TAX
[...] (SBU) Citibank General Manager for Turkey Mark Robinson informed us December 23 that Turkish Finance Minister Kemal Unakitan reversed a Finance Ministry tax assessment of Citibank and its foreign clients who invest in Turkish T-bills through Citibank. As described reftel, a Finance Ministry [...]
2002-12-30 10:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV PREL TU
02ANKARA9192New Turkish Quarantine Regulations
[...] (SBU) Summary. Turkey has issued new quarantine regulations governing imports of all plants and plant products that is scheduled to go into effect on January 3, 2003. Turkey did not notify the WTO of the new regulations nor did Turkish officials notify Embassies of these changes. Despite req [...]
2002-12-31 05:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR KPAO TU USTR
02ANKARA9193 Turkish Foreign Trade Officials Seeking Broader
[...] (SBU) Summary: In recent meetings, Foreign Trade officials reiterated their desire for a QIZ with fewer sectoral restrictions, contending that, in its current form, the QIZ would have a very limited impact on Turkish exports. They also made contradictory statements on the EU Customs Union an [...]
2002-12-31 06:35:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL TU IS USTR
02ISTANBUL1933ISTANBUL'S MARKET ANALYSTS COME TO TERMS WITH
[...] (C) Summary: While much of Istanbul's secular establishment remains wary and suspicious of Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Justice and Development (AK) party, soundings among market insiders in Istanbul on the eve of Sunday's polls show a more nuanced view among the city's business elite. In contrast [...]
2002-11-01 16:04:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON TU
02ISTANBUL2088 REVIEW OF THE FULBRIGHT GLOBAL WOMEN'S
[...] SUMMARY. PA Istanbul cooperated with the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs in executing the first-ever Fulbright-sponsored conference bringing together 110 r 110 women from the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, Europe and Central Asia to focus on the role of women as leaders in [...]
2002-11-29 12:12:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO SCUL TU
02ISTANBUL2107ANNAN CYPRUS PLAN: ISTANBUL COMMENTATORS
[...] (C) Summary: Turks in Istanbul continue to debate the merits and drawbacks of a possible Cyprus settlement in the wake of Denktas's acceptance of the UN plan as a "basis for negotiations." Consensus among the experts with whom we have spoken in Istanbul (including Turkish Cypriots, journalist [...]
2002-12-04 10:00:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU GR CY UN
02ISTANBUL2195LIMITED COPENHAGEN FALLOUT FAILS TO PROVIDE RELIEF
[...] (SBU) Summary: The week after Copenhagen has been a tough one on Turkey's financial markets. The Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) has slumped dramatically, losing over 14 percent of its value, the Turkish lira has depreciated 7 percent, and interest rates on lira-denominated Treasury bills have [...]
2002-12-23 12:56:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EFIN TU
02ROME2862GOI TO NAME SPECIAL COORDINATOR FOR CYPRUS; WILL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JUNE 10, THE ITALIAN MFA'S DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR EUROPEAN AFFAIRS, MAURIZIO MORENO, AND DIRECTOR FOR SOUTHERN EUROPE, GIOVANNI RICCIULI, TOLD SPECIAL CYPRUS COORDINATOR TOM WESTON THAT ITALY WOULD APPOINT ITS OWN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR CYPRUS, SOMEONE OF APPROPRIATE RANK AND [...]
2002-06-12 17:01:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL CY GR IT TU EU EUN
02ROME3313GOI VIEWS ON FUTURE OF EU; PREPARATIONS FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JULY 3, THE CHIEF OF THE MFA'S OFFICE FOR EU INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES, GUISEPPE BUCCINO, EXPRESSED TO POLOFF HIS CONCERNS ABOUT PROGRESS, OR THE LACK THEREOF, ON CRITICAL EU INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS. HE IS STILL HOPEFUL THAT THE CONVENTION DOCUMENT CAN BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE [...]
2002-07-05 16:05:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL EU IT EUN
02ROME4900GOI ON TURKEY'S EU CANDIDACY
[...] (C) ON OCTOBER 4 THE MFA'S DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR EUROPEAN AFFAIRS PAOLO PUCCI TOLD POL MINISTER COUNSELOR THAT WHILE ITALY RECOGNIZED THE REFORMS PUT IN PLACE RECENTLY BY THE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 04900 082132Z TURKISH LEGISLATURE, IT WOULD HAVE LIKED TO [...]
2002-10-08 13:23:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL TU IT EUN
02ROME5255GOI BRIEFS USEU AMB SCHNABEL ON EU PRESIDENCY
[...] (U) THIS IS A JOINT USEU/EMBASSY ROME CABLE. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) IN PREPARATION FOR ITALY,S PRESIDENCY OF THE EU DURING THE SECOND HALF OF 2003, U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE EU ROCKWELL SCHNABEL PAID INTRODUCTORY CALLS ON ITALIAN MFA SECRETARY GENERAL GIUSEPPE BALDOCCI AND GIOV [...]
2002-10-28 08:15:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EFIN IR TU EU EAGR IT
02ROME5569ITALIAN RESPONSE TO PRE- GAERC POINTS ON DPRK,
[...] (C) ON NOVEMBER 14, POLMINCOUNS DELIVERED REFTEL POINTS TO ROCCO ANTONIO CANGELOSI, MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR EUROPEAN INTEGRATION. ON THE DPRK, CANGELOSI'S WANTED TO KNOW, "WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM THEM IN ORDER TO REOPEN THE DIALOGUE?" POLMINCOUNS REPLIED THAT WE HAD LOST CONFIDENCE IN ANYT [...]
2002-11-15 16:25:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KN TU CY IT EUN
02ROME6037EU COPENHAGEN SUMMIT - GOI CITES PROGRESS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ON DECEMBER 17, MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR EUROPEAN INTEGRATION ROCCO CANGELOSI TOLD POLITICAL MINISTER-COUNSELOR TOM COUNTRYMAN THAT THE GOI WAS, IN GENERAL, PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS IN COPENHAGEN. WHILE ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THE DECISION ON TURKEY COULD HAVE BEEN MORE POSITIVE, HE [...]
2002-12-18 14:24:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL TU CY IT EUN
03ABUDHABI2382LOST UAE DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT ISSUED TO NON-
[...] Summary: The Consular Section received the visa application of an individual presenting a Brazilian passport and stating he also held the passports of Libya, Egypt and Turkey. Individual intended to travel as part of an official UAE delegation to the United States. After conta [...]
2003-05-18 11:06:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD ASEC KHLS CVIS TC
03ABUDHABI4396 WITH THE ARAB WORLD WATCHING, USG AND IRAQI
[...] SUMMARY: DURING THE DUBAI 2003 INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) AND WORLD BANK (WB) ANNUAL MEETINGS, THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION (PA) AT THE US EMBASSY IN ABU DHABI WORKED WITH USG, COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY (CPA),AND IRAQI OFFICIALS TO ENGAGE THE PRESS ON RECONSTRUCTION ISSUES IN IRA [...]
2003-09-30 06:29:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OIIP KPAO TC
03ABUDHABI4612UAE OFFICIAL ADVISES USG TO ALLOW IRAQ GOVERNING
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Assistant Undersecretary for Political Affairs Abdullah Rashid Al-Noaimi stressed to Charge that it was in the best interests of the USG if the Iraq Governing Council (IGC) was allowed to assume more authority. He expressed his concern that the Iraq Governing Council (IGC) was [...]
2003-10-15 13:58:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ TC
03ADANA1 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 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 ------------------------- [...]
2003-01-03 08:49:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA109 MERSIN BUSINESS ELITE GLAD FOR REGIME
[...] (SBU) Summary: Mersin, one of the largest ports in the Eastern Mediterranean, suffered years of downturn after the first Gulf War. Mersin's business leaders are optimistic they will benefit from new opportunities in the new Iraq. They do worry, however, the U.S. might seek to "punish" Tur [...]
2003-04-16 13:44:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EWWT PHUM PGOV TU SY JO IZ ADANA
03ADANA110 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 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. Tercuman/Turkiye/E [...]
2003-04-16 17:16:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA112 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 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 Radikal: In response to [...]
2003-04-17 16:46:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA122 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 26-27, 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. Hurriyet: As a r [...]
2003-04-29 08:47:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA128 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 5, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriyet/Turkiey: [...]
2003-05-05 15:21:00Consulate 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
03ADANA140 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 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. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet/Milli Gaz [...]
2003-05-21 13:16:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA142 SOUTHEASTERN TURKEY HOPEFUL FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: A cross-section of GOT officials, NGOs, and businessmen in Turkey's Southeast reveals little, if any, change in economic or social conditions. Lower-level GOT officials, unaccustomed to and uncomfortable with meeting foreign diplomats, paint an unrealistic picture, touting the [...]
2003-05-22 14:15:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM TU ADANA
03ADANA145 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 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. Evrensel: It is clai [...]
2003-05-27 15:48:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA148 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 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. Sabah/Hurriyet: As a [...]
2003-05-30 14:30:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA151 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 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/Evrensel: E [...]
2003-06-04 13:47:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA152 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 05, 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: A polit [...]
2003-06-05 15:40:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA153 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 06, 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: Egitim- [...]
2003-06-06 13:57:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA155 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 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. Cumhuriyet/Milli Ga [...]
2003-06-11 08:31:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA157 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 11, 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: The Securi [...]
2003-06-12 11:46:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA160 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 14-15, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports ofteb contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS Â [...]
2003-06-17 15:34:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA163 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 20, 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/Hurriyet [...]
2003-06-23 09:12:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA165 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 25, 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. Evrensel, / In Adiya [...]
2003-06-25 16:04:00Consulate 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
03ADANA178 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 04-05-06, 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. Bolge / A stra [...]
2003-07-08 13:26:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA182 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 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. Milliyet, Bolge / Il [...]
2003-07-11 11:21:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA183 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 11, 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 / Gendarme [...]
2003-07-11 11:24:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA218 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 16-17-18, 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. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye / Syr [...]
2003-08-19 08:09:00Consulate 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
03ADANA221 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 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. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge / An unknown [...]
2003-08-21 16:37:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ 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
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
03ADANA240 THE "REINTEGRATION LAW" AS PERCEIVED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Most contacts affiliated with the possible beneficiaries of this law see no change between this law and previous versions. They told post's political FSN that the recently enacted law would not be successful in encouraging PKK/KADEK militants to disarm. As a result, only two [...]
2003-09-12 13:07:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PTER IZ TU 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
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
03ADANA268 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 14, 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. Ozgur Gundem / Se [...]
2003-10-16 16:09:00Consulate 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
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
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
03ADANA280SE PRESS REACTION TO NORTHERN IRAQ
[...] OZGUR GUNDEM: The officials from KADEK, which dissolved itself two days ago, said that there had been a small-scale clash between their militants and a group of Border Patrol Police at Haftanin region in Kurdistan. It is reported that two HPG, People's Protection Forces, members ran into bord [...]
2003-11-13 15:09:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA3 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 4-5, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]
2003-01-09 09:20:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA30 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 29, 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 -------------------------- [...]
2003-01-30 10:06:00Consulate 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
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
03ADANA4 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 6-7, 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 ------------------------- [...]
2003-01-09 09:22:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA40 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 5, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...]
2003-02-06 09:24:00Consulate 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
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
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
03ADANA66 THE VIEW FROM THE SOUTHEAST,
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-07 16:46:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PINS PHUM TU OSCE ADANA
03ADANA72 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 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 Milli Gazete: It is rep [...]
2003-03-13 13:22:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ 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
03ADANA76 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-17 13:22:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
03ADANA80 POPULATION MOVEMENT IN NORTHERN
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to contacts in southeastern Turkey, population movements in northern Iraq in anticipation of war are not toward the Turkish border. Rather, those on the move are generally seeking to leave cities for the perceived safety of villages higher up in the hills. The Ha [...]
2003-03-19 14:57:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM TU ADANA
03ADANA82 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 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. 2. Milliyet/Turkiye/Tercuman/Dunya/Hurriyet: Kurds in northe [...]
2003-03-19 17:08:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA84 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 25, 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. Tercuman: After granting overflight rights to U.S. and B [...]
2003-03-25 14:54:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA88 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 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 Radikal: The US applied [...]
2003-03-28 08:28:00Consulate 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
03ADANA93 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 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. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal/Milliyet: T [...]
2003-04-02 16:38:00Consulate 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
03AMMAN6490MEDIA REACTION ON TURKISH FORCES TO IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2003-10-09 12:51:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR JO
03AMMAN6562MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ AND MIDDLE EAST
[...] No summary [...]
2003-10-14 14:12:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR JO
03AMMAN7292JORDAN QIZ UPDATE - BUFFETED BUT UNBOWED, THE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Hit hard by unpredictable delays in delivery of fabric inputs through congested Aqaba port and even less-predictable Israeli port and customs bottlenecks, Jordan's Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs) nonetheless continue to outperform last year's record export volumes. Governm [...]
2003-11-06 15:57:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ELAB EAID IS IZ JO
03ANKARA1003DRAFT TERM SHEET FOR TURKEY GRANT/LOAN FACILITY
[...] (SBU) A USG DELEGATION, LED BY TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY TAYLOR, AND A GOT DELEGATION, LED BY STATE MINISTER BABACAN, REACHED INFORMAL AGREEMENT ON NEARLY ALL ARTICLES IN OUR DRAFT TERM SHEET, AFTER INTENSE TALKS FEBRUARY 6 AND 7. (SEPTEL WILL SUMMARIZE CONCERNS RAISED IN THOSE TALKS.) 2 [...]
2003-02-08 15:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL EAID TU
03ANKARA1007U/S TAYLOR'S TALKS ON THE GRANT/LOAN FACILITY,
[...] (C) On February 6-7, Treasury U/S Taylor and his delegation met with a GOT delegation, led by Minister of State in charge of Treasury Ali Babacan, which included Treasury, Central Bank, and State Planning officials, and Babacan's academic economist advisor. Minister of Finance Kemal Unakitan [...]
2003-02-09 15:07:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEFIN PREL EAID ETRD TU
03ANKARA1044POSSIBLE HIZBALLAH RESUPPLY FLIGHT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-02-14 10:25:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER LE SY IR TU
03ANKARA1072NORTHERN IRAQ: TURKS, KDP, PUK AND ITF HOLD
[...] (S/NF) TGS and Turkish MFA reps discussed in general terms with KDP, PUK and ITF reps Turkish plans and intentions to coordinate deployment in northern Iraq with the Iraqi Kurdish and Turcoman parties at a meeting in Silopi, on the Turkish-Iraqi border Feb. 17. The Iraqi Kurds told the Turks [...]
2003-02-18 13:45:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS PREF PHUM TU IZ UNSC
03ANKARA1074ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-02-18 16:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA1079TURKISH REQUEST FOR SMALLPOX/ANTHRAX VACCINES
[...] (C) MFA's International Political Organizations Department Head Feza Ozturk reiterated GOT's acceptance of our offer to provide access to smallpox and anthrax vaccines at meetings on 2/17 with EconCouns and 2/18 with EconOff, Post Medical Officer and the Team Leader of the Department's Smallpox [...]
2003-02-18 17:02:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALAMED ASEC AMGT MARR PREL TU
03ANKARA1091SCENESETTER FOR CODEL WARNER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: We look forward to your upcoming visit. It comes at a key decision time for Turkey. US-Turkey relations have been dominated recently by Iraq. Should the Turks continue delaying a decision to support US military requests related to Iraq, our close regional, economic, and strate [...]
2003-02-19 14:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OVIP TU
03ANKARA1092TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HEFLEY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: We look forward to your upcoming visit. It comes at a key decision time for Turkey. US-Turkey relations have been dominated recently by Iraq. Should the Turks continue delaying a decision to support US military requests related to Iraq, our close regional, economic, and strate [...]
2003-02-19 14:24:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA1132TURKEY ON IRAQ: STUMBLING UNWILLINGLY TOWARD THE
[...] (C) Summary: Virtually all interlocutors from across the spectrum assume eventual GOT agreement to deployment of U.S. forces through Turkey. However, there is no clear GOT decision on the horizon; for their part, key elements of the Kemalist State are compounding the delay by using the Iraq q [...]
2003-02-20 20:00:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EFIN PINS TU
03ANKARA1158TERRORIST FINANCE: INITIAL TURKISH RESPONSE ON
[...] (S) On February 18 and 21, MFA Department Head for Intelligence and Research Nihat Ersen and MFA counter-terrorism officer Firat Sunel responded to our demarches on four terrorist asset freeze requests (reftels). Two of the four involved pre-notifications of upcoming UN designations (Chechen [...]
2003-02-21 14:31:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETETTC EFIN PTER CVIS TU
03ANKARA1200AVIATION SAFETY AND SECURITY MEETING IN ISTANBUL
[...] (SBU) This cable contains an action request. See para 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: FAA-funded experts provided guidance on international aviation safety and security systems to approximately 70 Turkish government officials at a regional meeting February 19-21. FAA and Turkish civil aviation of [...]
2003-02-24 14:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC ATRN TU
03ANKARA1201ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] Karpaz will remain part of Turkish Cypriot territory and the Greek Cypriots in the region will be allowed to set up their autonomous administration. In exchange for Karpaz, Turkish side will give territory from the Guzelyurt region, to Greek side 2. Greek Cypriots who migrate from south to n [...]
2003-02-24 15:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA1207ON THE EVE OF THE IRAQ VOTE: WHICH WAY WILL TURKEY
[...] (C) P.M. Gul's cabinet formally submitted a combined draft resolution -- covering deployment of U.S. troops through Turkey and deployment of Turkish forces abroad -- to Parliament Feb. 24. Given procedural requirements, the earliest Parliament can begin debate will be 1500 local (0800 Washingt [...]
2003-02-24 17:15:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU IZ
03ANKARA122ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-01-06 13:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA1232ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-02-25 13:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA126TERRORIST FINANCE: SUCCESSFUL VISIT TO ANKARA BY USG TEAM; NEED FOR FOLLOW-UP
[...] (SBU) Summary: The December 16-18 visit of the Treasury and Justice anti-terrorist finance team attracted intense GOT interest. The visit resulted in an interagency GOT decision, at the senior working level, to recommend to policy-makers amending their laws to adopt an OFAC-like authority. E [...]
2003-01-06 15:29:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC EFIN PTER PREL TU
03ANKARA1281New Approach at Ministry of Agriculture?
[...] (SBU) Summary. Since his appointment as the new Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs in November, Sami Goclu appears more willing than his predecessors to engage agriculture businesses and seek their input on important issues. Moreover, many officials believe Goclu will delegate greate [...]
2003-02-27 06:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR KPAO TU USTR
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
03ANKARA1311TURKISH MFA REQUESTS HIGH-LEVEL TALKS AND POSSIBLE
[...] (U) This is an action cable. See para 12 for action request. Summary: -------- 2. (S) MFA advised DCM that the GOT would like to hold further talks on humanitarian assistance at a senior level, and that a Memorandum of Understanding on this issue might be necessary. MFA wants to h [...]
2003-02-27 16:55:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETEAID IZ MOPS PREF PREL TU
03ANKARA1325IRAQ: TURKISH GOVERNMENT AND PARLIAMENT AWAIT NSC
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish Parliament has rescheduled for March 1 -- one day after the powerful National Security Council (NSC) meets -- its debate and possible vote on AK Party Government's draft decision to permit U.S. troop deployment through Turkey and deployment of Turkish troops in N. Iraq. A [...]
2003-02-28 11:50:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
03ANKARA1332ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-02-28 14:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA1346TURKEY: PARLIAMENTARY VOTE POST-MORTEM
[...] (C) Summary: MFA U/S told the Ambassador March 1 the Turkish system was in shock following defeat of the Parliamentary resolution for U.S. and Turkish Troop Deployments. The PM and Government worked hard to convince parliamentarians, but felt their efforts were not fully understood. Turkey [...]
2003-03-01 21:20:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA1350TURKEY: WHY THE VOTE WENT SOUTH
[...] (C) Summary: Ref A reported the March 1 defeat in Parliament of the AK Government's petition to permit deployment of U.S. troops to Turkey. A number of factors contributed to the outcome, primarily: 1) the secular Turkish State's fears about USG intention in Iraq; 2) a strong desire to bring [...]
2003-03-03 11:50:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
03ANKARA1359ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-03 14:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA1368 GOT's Preliminary Views for the Special 301
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-04 06:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR TU USTR WTO
03ANKARA1378TURKEY'S ECONOMY MARCH 4 AM: HIGH YIELDS IN T-BILL
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOT raised TL 2 quadrillion in two Treasury debt auctions on March 4, but yields were high - 62.5 percent on the one-year bond. This result, together with the Treasury's TL 4.2 quadrillion cash reserve, is sufficient to meet the March 5 debt redemption of TL 3.9 quadrill [...]
2003-03-04 12:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV TU
03ANKARA1386ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-04 15:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA1396TURKEY: ANTI TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) As requested, Post's responses are keyed to questions in ref (A). Embassy point of contact is Christina Boiler, Political section (telephone: 90-312-455-5555; fax: 90-312-468-4775). Boiler (rank: junior officer) spent [...]
2003-03-05 08:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TIP IN TURKEY
03ANKARA1406TURKEY'S ECONOMY MARCH 5 AM: MARKETS BEGIN TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish financial markets improved throughout the morning of March 5, and at mid-day appeared poised to continue a rally. Yields on T-bills strengthened five percentage points in morning trading. This positive market sentiment is based on two statements indicating that the [...]
2003-03-05 12:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL TU
03ANKARA1448BTC, SHAH DENIZ, TURKEY-GREECE INTERCONNECT: ON
[...] (C) Summary: BP and BOTAS General Manager Bildaci are still concerned that BOTAS does not have sufficient authority to meet its obligations under the BTC turnkey contract. BP has sent a letter to Energy Minister Guler requesting his personal intervention on this issue; Bildaci is raising it [...]
2003-03-06 14:19:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU
03ANKARA1460TURKS REQUEST ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON VACCINES
[...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST. 2. (S) Econ officer delivered talking points and information on vaccine from Ref A on 3/6 to MFA Feza Ozturk, head of MFA's Department of International Political Organizations. MFA is withholding response pending receipt of additional information. 3. [...]
2003-03-06 17:28:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETTBIO MARR MASS TU
03ANKARA1461ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-07 06:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA1477ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-07 13:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA1487IRAQ: URGENT TURKEY-US-IRAQI OPPOSITION MEETING
[...] (C) DCM conveyed to MFA Director General for Middle Eastern Affairs Tahsin Burcuoglu on March 8 reftel urgent request for Turkey to consider a meeting in the very near future of the US, Turkey and the Iraqi opposition, including the Iraqi Turkmen Front. Burcuolgu said he had been expecting us [...]
2003-03-08 16:05:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU IZ
03ANKARA1496SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF A/S DEWEY AND
[...] (C) The Turkish Parliament,s March 1 vote rejecting deployment of U.S. troops, along with a worsening in Turkish-Kurdish tensions, has shaken the GOT and has increased the uncertainty surrounding Turkey,s ultimate choices on Iraq. Whether or not there will be a Northern Option, your visit on [...]
2003-03-10 09:57:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEAID IZ PREF PREL MOPS TU
03ANKARA1503LAWYERS GROUPS OPPOSE NEW PRISON-RELATED
[...] (C) Summary: Attorneys from the Ankara Bar Association (ABA) and Contemporary Lawyers Association (CLA) argue that a newly adopted package of prison-related laws holds attorneys responsible for hunger strikes, places hunger striking prisoners at risk, undermines the right of attorneys to consu [...]
2003-03-10 13:07:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE
03ANKARA1508ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-10 14:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA1512IRAQ: TURKEY AGREES TO US-TURKEY-KDP/PUK-ITF TALKS
[...] (C) MFA Director General for Middle Eastern Affairs Tahsin Burcuoglu called in DCM March 10 with response to US Ref A demarche suggesting a US-Turkey-Iraqi opposition meeting. Burcuoglu said Turkey was agreeable to holding a round of US-Turkey-KDP/PUK-ITF talks toward the end of this week (when [...]
2003-03-10 16:28:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS IZ TU
03ANKARA1513TURKISH THINK TANK ALLEGES US PLANS TO REDEFINE
[...] ((C) SUMMARY: ASAM, A RESEARCH ORGANIZATION PROVIDING ADVICE AND RESEARCH TO THE TGS AND THE GOT, ASSERTS THE USG'S POST-IRAQ GEOPOLITICAL STRATEGY INVOLVES REDEFINING THE MIDDLE EAST REGION TO INCLUDE AFGHANISTAN. ASAM SUPPORTS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AUTONOMOUS REGIONS FOR KURDS AND TURKMEN I [...]
2003-03-11 05:11:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU IZ AF
03ANKARA152ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-01-07 14:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA1533ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-11 13:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA1567ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-12 12:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA1587TURKEY'S ECONOMY MARCH 13: TREASURY U/S OZTRAK
[...] (SBU) Summary: Treasury Undersecretary Faik Oztrak told us March 13 that the key to debt sustainability this year is economic reform program implementation, not the U.S. package. Oztrak is concerned that the new Erdogan government will view the U.S. package as "an excuse not to implement the [...]
2003-03-13 12:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL TU
03ANKARA1595IRAQI OPPOSITION TALKS IN ANAKARA: TURKS ON BOARD
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) On March 13, DCM met MFA Director General for the Middle East Burcuoglu and delivered Ref A points. Burcuoglu agreed to the following schedule: -- US-TU bilaterals, with Turkey represented by Deputy U/S Tuygan, at 17:00 on [...]
2003-03-13 14:41:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MOPS TU IZ
03ANKARA1625DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNESCO: ANNOUNCEMENT OF U.S.
[...] Poloffs delivered ref (A) demarche March 13 to MFA Head of Department for Multilateral Cultural Affairs, Gulseren Celik. Celik expressed appreciation for USG's impending re-entry to UNESCO. She stated GOT will give due consideration to Turkish support of USG candidacy to UNESCO Executive Bo [...]
2003-03-14 06:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDAORC FR TU
03ANKARA1630TURKEY'S ECONOMY MARCH 14: MARKET WORRIES MOUNT IN
[...] (U) Turkish financial markets in morning trading March 14 are beginning to reflect the concern that the U.S. financial package is off the table. The benchmark lira T-bill rose two percentage points to close at 60 percent compounded. The lira depreciated one percent, now trading at TL 1,650,0 [...]
2003-03-14 10:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL TU
03ANKARA1631TURKISH KURDS: "WHY DO YOU NEED TURKEY?"
[...] (C) In March 13 conversation with poloffs, a close Embassy contact and opposition CHP M.P. discussed Kurdish perspectives of a possible operation in Iraq. The M.P., a leader of the Kurdish Dostki tribe with extensive political ties in Turkey's southeast, tribal ties in Iraq, and previous serv [...]
2003-03-14 11:10:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU IZ
03ANKARA1634TURKEY/IRAQ: OPPOSITION CHP'S GRATUITOUS
[...] (C) Summary: Contacts from main opposition CHP say that although another UN resolution could influence some backbenchers, CHP is likely to continue to vote en bloc against U.S. troop deployment. Taking their cue from President Sezer, CHPers at all levels assert that any UNSC resolutionless op [...]
2003-03-14 12:44:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU IZ
03ANKARA1666S13-03: TURKS WILL BLOCK HEAT EXCHANGER EXPORTS
[...] (S) On March 13, polmiloff met with Ferhat Alkan of the MFA's Iraq Desk and delivered Ref A points. Alkan remarked that the information was "news" to the MFA. He promised to pass the information immediately to the Turkish National Intelligence Agency (TNIO),the Turkish General Staff, and v [...]
2003-03-17 08:15:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPARM PREL ETTC TU IZ SY JO UNSC CBW
03ANKARA1704DART: CURRENT PICTURE IN TURKEY FOR INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS TRANSITING SUPPLIES TO NORTHERN IRAQ
[...] (C) The current picture in Turkey for International Organizations, the United Nations, and international NGOs for cross-border humanitarian operations is still unclear. To date, no international organization has received an official permit to transit humanitarian supplies through Turkey to no [...]
2003-03-18 15:05:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALAA EAID EFIN IZ MOPS PHUM PREF PREL TU WFP
03ANKARA1706PRM A/S DEWEY'S MEETINGS WITH GOT AND HUMANITARIAN
[...] (C) An interagency delegation led by PRM Assistant Secretary Arthur Dewey discussed a range of Iraq-related SIPDIS humanitarian planning issues with the GOT, humanitarian organizations and representatives of the two Kurdish-administered areas of northern Iraq. Dewey emphasized the U.S. int [...]
2003-03-18 15:26:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEAID IZ MOPS PREF PREL TU WFP
03ANKARA1709TURKEY/IRAQ: MOVING TOWARD APPROVAL OF U.S.
[...] (C) In separate meetings March 17-18, ruling AK party parliamentary group deputy chairman Salih Kapusuz; former President Demirel's right-hand-man Muharrem Ozguven; Director General of Turkish Customs (and AK party member) Nevzat Saygilioglu; and Faruk Demir, executive director of a think-tank [...]
2003-03-18 17:27:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS MOPS MARR TU IZ
03ANKARA172UPDATE ON TURKISH REFUGEE/IDP CONTINGENCY
[...] (S) Summary: During the January 3 military-military talks, the Turkish General Staff provided a map identifying planned locations for Turkish-run IDP camps to EUCOM and CENTCOM representatives. MFA Head of Department for International Political Organizations Feza Ozturk largely confirmed pre [...]
2003-01-08 11:41:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREF AORC IZ MOPS PHUM PREL TU
03ANKARA1724CBED AMBASSADOR MANN'S MARCH 12 VISIT TO ANKARA
[...] (C) Summary: During CBED Ambassador Mann,s March 12 visit to Ankara, MFA and Ministry of Energy officials requested his intervention with the World Bank on the negative pledge clause issue (reftel) and with Greece on the Interconnector Turkey-Greece (ITG). MFA Deputy U/S Kilic also pressed f [...]
2003-03-19 10:36:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU
03ANKARA1732TURKISH ECONOMY MARCH 19: ORIGINAL U.S. PACKAGE
[...] (U) Turkish financial markets were in a foul mood at OOB March 19, on news reports (see below) that the original U.S. financial package had in fact expired, despite GOT public statements to the contrary on March 18 during critical T-bill auctions. At market opening, the lira traded at TL 1,74 [...]
2003-03-19 11:57:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN PREL TU
03ANKARA1737S12-03: TURKS REQUEST FURTHER DETAILS & UPDATE ON
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Polmiloff met Ferhat Alkan, of the MFA Iraq Desk, and delivered Ref A points on March 18. As has been the case with similar demarches, MFA showed appreciation for the information and a ready willingness to forward our points [...]
2003-03-19 14:25:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPARM PREL ETTC IZ TU UNSC CBW
03ANKARA1744TURKISH GENERAL STAFF TEMPORARILY SUSPENDS OEF
[...] (S) The Embassy learned late March 18 from AMCC Incirlik that the Turkish General Staff (TGS) has temporarily suspended the blanket clearance that the GOT had provided the US for aircraft in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). TGS Deputy J3 for Command and Control Maj. Gen. Ozer repo [...]
2003-03-19 15:32:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MARR MOPS TU IZ
03ANKARA1792NOTMAR AND NOTAM DELIVERED TO GOT
[...] Economic Officer delivered Reftel NOTMAR to MFA Chief of Maritime Affairs Cagatay Erciyes, and reftel NOTAM to MFA Chief of Aviation Affairs Bekir Uysal on March 20. Uysal asked if the U.S. could provide coordinates to more specifically define "Eastern Mediterranean Sea." Both Uysal and Erci [...]
2003-03-20 12:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MOPS MARR XF EWWT PHSA EAIR
03ANKARA1809ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-21 11:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA1811ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-21 12:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA1832GOT TERMINATES OPERATION NORTHERN WATCH
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-22 12:50:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALIZ MOPS PARM TU
03ANKARA1835UPDATE ON HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE: MFA, UN AND
[...] (C) Emboffs met with MFA, Turkish Red Crescent and UN officials just before and after the start of military operations in Iraq to gauge preparedness and review humanitarian assistance issues. MFA told us it is willing to host a coordination mechanism involving the USG and UN agencies, pending [...]
2003-03-22 15:07:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEAID IZ MOPS PREF PREL TU WFP
03ANKARA1905TURKISH ECONOMY MARCH 24: ERDOGAN SPEECH DOESN'T
[...] (SBU) Summary: On Sunday evening March 23, PM Erdogan addressed the nation committing the new GOT to continue the economic reform program and to take additional reform measures if needed. But markets weren't buying, and yields on T-bills rose 5.5 percentage points in morning trading March 24 [...]
2003-03-24 12:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL TU
03ANKARA1908ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-24 14:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA1913THY PRIVATIZATION: ON TRACK...FOR NOW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkish Airlines (THY - Turk Hava Yollari) is scheduled for tender in the third quarter 2003, and the GOT official heading THY privatization said that plans are on schedule. THY has managed, largely through timely sales of old planes, to remain profitable in bad times general [...]
2003-03-24 15:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAIR ECON EFIN PREL TU
03ANKARA1931TURKEY'S RULING AK PARTY: DISCONTENT ON HIGH AND
[...] (C) Summary: Senior AK party reps express concern to us at AK's mishandling of the Iraq question and relations with the U.S. Local AK party bosses in Ankara districts complain bitterly to us about AK's failure to pass the U.S. deployment resolution (ref A) and what they see as AK's subsequent [...]
2003-03-25 09:46:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA1936TURKISH ECONOMY MARCH 25: TEMPORARY RESPITE ON
[...] (U) Turkish markets at OOB March 25 were positively affected by press reports that the US Administration was seeking Congressional approval of $1 billion in aid as part of the war supplemental. As a result, the steady deterioration in Turkish markets of the last four days appears to have stab [...]
2003-03-25 11:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL TU
03ANKARA1946ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-25 14:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA1955TURKS SEEKING NO-COST VACCINES, DELAY DECISION ON
[...] (C) MFA advised Economic Officer 3/25 that the GOT is waiting for no-cost vaccine offers through the NATO Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Center (EADRCC) before accepting or declining our offer to sell through FMS pre-event smallpox and anthrax vaccines. Through NATO EADRCC, Denm [...]
2003-03-25 16:37:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALTBIO MARR MASS AMED TU
03ANKARA1965TURKISH ECONOMY MARCH 26: U.S. AID PROPOSAL SPARKS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Markets rallied March 26 am with T-bill yields dropping six percentage points, on news of the U.S. war supplemental for Turkey. But market sentiment remains pessimistic about upcoming debt roll-overs, and the GOT's credibility with the markets remains rock bottom. IMF resrep [...]
2003-03-26 12:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL TU
03ANKARA1966TFIZ01: TGS CHIEF OF STAFF ISSUES STATEMENT ON TU
[...] (C) On March 26, Turkish General Staff CHOD General Hilmi Ozkok issued a public statement on the current presence of TU forces in northern Iraq and future Turkish intentions in the region. 2. (U) Following are excerpts of the statement (a complete English-language text will follow septel) [...]
2003-03-26 12:50:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS TU IZ
03ANKARA1967IMPACT OF IRAQ OPERATION ON BTC PIPELINE, TPAO
[...] (C) BOTAS General Manager Gokhan Bildaci and BP's local BTC Co. President Yasar Latifov told us March 25-26 the Iraq Operation thus far had not had a serious impact on BTC; however, both said they were very concerned that the extra burden the war had placed on Turkey's infrastructure and const [...]
2003-03-26 13:22:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET AJ GG ETTC TU IZ
03ANKARA1971TFIZ01: MFA ON SOURCING AND TRANSIT OF FOOD FOR
[...] (C) Emboffs and Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) Leader discussed humanitarian planning issues on March 26 with Feza Ozturk, MFA Head of Department for International Political Organizations. In response to a looming shortage of wheat flour in northern Iraq, the World Food Program has [...]
2003-03-26 17:13:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEAID IZ PREF PREL TU
03ANKARA1974ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-27 06:09:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA1990ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-27 07:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA1994S13-03: TURKISH FOREIGN TRADE OFFICIAL PROVIDES
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-27 07:34:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETETTC IZ PARM PREL TU
03ANKARA2010TURKISH ECONOMY MARCH 27: MARKETS QUIET;
[...] (SBU) Summary: While Turkish markets were relatively quiet on March 27 am, a wide range of market and GOT contacts tell us confidence in the government remains rock bottom. This translates into ongoing serious concerns about the GOT's ability to roll-over about $3 billion of debt in its local [...]
2003-03-27 12:18:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALECON PREL TU
03ANKARA2015ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-27 12:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA2025TFIZ01: TURKEY REOPENS FLIGHT CORRIDOR FOR CRUISE
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-28 07:04:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS TU IZ
03ANKARA2049TFIZ01: MFA PREPARED TO MEET TRILATERALLY WITH USG
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See para 10. Summary ------- 2. (C) Feza Ozturk, MFA Head of Department for International Political Organizations called a meeting on March 27 with Mission Disaster Relief Officer (MDRO) and UNHCR Deputy Representative for Turkey to prov [...]
2003-03-28 15:44:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEAID IZ PREF PREL TU WFP
03ANKARA2094TURKISH ECONOMY MARCH 31: PROGRESS ON IMF FOURTH
[...] (SBU) Summary: The parliament passed the 2003 budget, and AK dropped a controversial amendment to the Public Procurement Law after the IMF complained, according to Turkish press. Ahead of the April 8 debt auction and April 9 $3 billion debt payment, markets expect an LOI signing and IMF Fou [...]
2003-03-31 11:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL TU
03ANKARA2099ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-31 13:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA210 DELIVERY OF WTO FINANCIAL SERVICES REQUESTS
[...] No summary [...]
2003-01-09 13:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON TU WTO
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
03ANKARA2145CYPRUS MIL EXERCISES: TURKS NON-COMMITTAL
[...] (C) Summary: MFA is not yet ready to confirm Embassy Nicosia's reporting that Turkey will not formally conduct May's Toros I military exercise. Instead, we heard Turkey's traditional policy that it will mirror whatever the Greek Cypriots choose to do. Post will follow up to see if we can se [...]
2003-04-02 07:40:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL CY GR TU
03ANKARA215ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-01-09 14:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA2170TURKISH ECONOMY APRIL 3: MARKETS LIKE SECRETARY'S
[...] (U) Positive local press coverage of the Secretary's April 3 visit translated into a modest bounce in local financial markets, well timed in advance of key large April 8 debt auctions. Market analysts told us the Secretary's affirmation of the bilateral relationship was helpful to general se [...]
2003-04-03 12:06:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL TU
03ANKARA2198ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-04 12:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA221TGS: NO TURKISH TROOP BUILDUP IN NORTHERN IRAQ
[...] (C) On January 6, Pol-Mil Counselor took a copy of that day's mass daily newspaper "Milliyet" to Turkish General Staff Deputy J3 MG Bekir Kalyoncu. Splashed across the front page was a picture of 30 Turkish tanks at a base at Bamerni in northern Iraq with a headline implying the Turkish Army [...]
2003-01-09 15:10:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA2239TURKISH CIVIL AVIATION DIRECTOR CEBECI REPLACED
[...] (SBU) Topa Bilgetin Toker was reinstated on April 1 as Director General of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA),replacing Serdar Cebeci. Toker, who was discharged for unspecified reasons in August 2002, had filed a lawsuit against the state. The court recently determined that Tok [...]
2003-04-07 13:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC ATRN TU
03ANKARA2241TURKEY MOVES CLOSER TO ACCEPTING OFFER TO ACQUIRE
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-07 13:44:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALTBIO MARR MASS AMED TU
03ANKARA2245CYPRUS MIL EXERCISES: TURKS HAVE NO EXERCISE PLANS
[...] (C) On April 7, in response to Post's follow up on Ref A, acting MFA Cyprus Department Head Barkan Oz contacted polmiloff with an update on Turkey's intentions regarding the spring Toros I exercise in Cyprus. Oz said that he had confirmed with the Turkish General Staff that Turkey has "no pl [...]
2003-04-07 15:29:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL CY GR TU
03ANKARA2246APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS CONVICTION IN LONG-STANDING
[...] (C) Summary: An appeals court upheld the torture convictions of 10 police officers in the high-profile 1996 Manisa case; the ruling is final. The officers are expected to serve jail terms ranging from two years to more than four years. Human rights observers and European diplomats welcomed t [...]
2003-04-07 15:36:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE
03ANKARA2298TFIZ01: GOT AND TURKISH RED CRESCENT ATTEMPTING TO
[...] (C) Summary: MFA organized a meeting of Turkish Red Crescent (TRC),International Committee of the Red Cross and U.S. Embassy representatives to present and discuss a TRC proposal to send humanitarian supplies to Iraq and provide medical treatment in Turkey for injured Iraqis. The proposal c [...]
2003-04-09 13:05:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEAID IZ MOPS PREF PREL TU
03ANKARA23APPROVAL OF CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS APPEARS TO
[...] (U) President Sezer's Dec. 31 approval of a package of constitutional reforms appears to open the door for Justice and Development (AK) Party leader Erdogan to regain his political rights, run for Parliament, and become Prime Minister. A political reform package of legal amendments (the secon [...]
2003-01-02 12:03:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS TU
03ANKARA2303ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-09 13:41:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA2320GOT REQUEST FOR USG SUPPORT FOR TURKISH
[...] Embassy has just received MFA diplomatic note no. 2003/CKGY/110744 dated March 25, 2003 requesting USG support for its candidacies in the UNESCO elections at the 32nd session of the General Conference in October 2003. Text in para 2. 2. Text of GOT diplomatic note: (Complimen [...]
2003-04-10 10:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDIO PREL TU UNESCO
03ANKARA2332TERRORIST FINANCE: RESPONSE TO REQUEST ON FROZEN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Turkish officials could not provide exact dollar amounts regarding the seized assets of NASCO Nasreddin Holding A.S. or Wa'el Julaidan's import-export firm Meram Seyahat. However, they did inform us that the GOT has frozen the assets of the Nasreddin family and that, following t [...]
2003-04-10 13:22:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETETTC EFIN PTER CVIS TU
03ANKARA2335ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-10 14:07:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA2340EU SUMMIT DOCUMENTARY ANGERS TURKS AND GERMANS,
[...] (C) Summary: A Danish documentary on the December 2002 EU Summit has angered Turks and Germans and embarrassed Denmark. The documentary, covered in the Turkish press, features candid comments by Danish and German ministers critical of Turkey's EU bid. The German Embassy has criticized the do [...]
2003-04-10 15:22:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM EU TU
03ANKARA2353TURKEY: DIFFICULTIES FROM PARLIAMENT'S HUMAN
[...] (C) Summary: Trouble continues with ruling AK party parliamentary Human Rights Committee Chairman Elkatmis regarding Iraq-related anti-American statements he persists in making to the press, statements which (1) are at odds with the AK government line; (2) reflect the committee's refusal to ta [...]
2003-04-11 09:49:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE
03ANKARA2363TURKEY'S ECONOMY APRIL 11: INTEREST RATES REMAIN
[...] (U) At mid-day April 11, Turkish markets were quiet. FM Gul's April 10 statements that U.S. forces would prevent a (Kurdish) fait d'accompli calmed market fears of a Turkish military intervention. However, T-bill yields at week's end remain above the April 8 auction levels, meaning the Turki [...]
2003-04-11 12:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL TU
03ANKARA2366DEMARCHE FOR APRIL 14 EU FMS MEETING: TURKISH MFA
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-11 13:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL TU EUN
03ANKARA2367 GOT's Views on Special 301 Review of
[...] (SBU) On April 10, Oya Karakas, Head of Department in the MFA General Directorate of Multilateral Economic Affairs, sent Embassy the following note on intellectual property protection in Turkey. The note contends that data exclusivity protection for pharmaceuticals is not required by the TRIP [...]
2003-04-11 13:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR TU
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
03ANKARA2372APRIL 11 TURKISH GOVT STATEMENTS ON IRAQ
[...] Anatolia News Agency reported that a written press announcement issued by the Prime Ministry April 11 stated that GOT military and civilian leaders discussed developments in Iraq at the meeting held at the Prime Ministry this morning. The situation in Kirkuk and Mosul was high on the agenda. [...]
2003-04-11 13:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDIZ PGOV PREL TU
03ANKARA2376ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-11 14:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA2384REFUTING THE TURKISH ALLEGATION OF SPE KHALILZAD
[...] (S) DCM called on MFA Director General for Bilateral Affairs Burcuoglu to refute strongly the Turkish allegations of a March 29 meeting between SPE Khalilzad and PKK/Kadek (ref a). DCM also presented Burcuoglu with a diplomatic note containing language drawn from ref a. DCM stressed that the [...]
2003-04-11 16:06:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MARR MOPS TU IZ PKK
03ANKARA2457ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-15 11:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
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
03ANKARA2497MTAG 05-96: DEMARCHE ON IRAN'S MISSILE RELATED
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-16 14:50:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETETTC MNUC PARM PREL TU MTCRE
03ANKARA2507TURKEY: ORAL MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY REGARDING
[...] (C) Ambassador called on MFA Undersecretaries Baki Ilkin and Ali Tuygan April 17 to deliver reftel message to the GOT regarding the April 18 meeting on Iraq in Riyadh, noting our concern that Syria may try to hijack the proceedings. Tuygan said Turkey would work for moderation. They also disc [...]
2003-04-17 13:38:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
03ANKARA2521THE TURKISH GENERAL STAFF: A FRACTIOUS AND SULLEN POLITICAL COALITION
[...] (C) Summary: As refs (A-E) note, Turkish General Staff (TGS) remains deeply involved in day-to-day political life and policymaking, with attendant strains and divisions among senior military leaders over domestic and foreign policy issues. These divisions are more visible today than at any ti [...]
2003-04-18 08:38:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PGOV PINS MARR TU
03ANKARA2542ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-18 13:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA262TURKISH FOREIGN TRADE UNDERSECRETARIAT ON
[...] (C) In a January 9 meeting on sensitive Turkish exports to Iraq (septel),Econoff raised State Minister Kursad Tuzmen's upcoming visit to Iraq (January 10 to 12) with Tevfik Mengu, Director General for Agreements at the Foreign Trade Undersecretariat. Mengu, who will travel with the delegatio [...]
2003-01-10 13:23:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC IZ PREL TU UNSC
03ANKARA263ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-01-10 13:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA2664TURKISH IMPLEMENTATION OF OECD BRIBERY CONVENTION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOT Parliament ratified the OECD Bribery Convention in 2000, but did not ratify the implementing legislation until January 2, 2003. This makes Turkey the last of the 35 signatories to the Convention to ratify laws that make it a crime to bribe foreign officials in internatio [...]
2003-04-24 17:40:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PGOV BR AR SI CI BU
03ANKARA2666TURKEY'S HEADSCARF ISSUE OPENS ANOTHER POLITICAL
[...] (C) Summary: The Islamist headscarf remains a threatening symbol for the Kemalist state. In inviting headscarved women to a reception in honor of the children's holiday, AK Party Speaker of Parliament Arinc has widened a rift between the GOT and the Turkish Establishment. End summary. 2. [...]
2003-04-24 17:40:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA2700ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-25 13:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA2712 TURKISH ENVIRONMENT NGOS MORE CONCERNED ABOUT
[...] Summary. Many of the 30 Turkish NGOs and other organizations participating in a recent UNDP meeting in Ankara expressed concern over the Black Sea coastal environment, their limited participation in environmental management, and several proposed environmental laws and regulations. They expr [...]
2003-04-25 14:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENRG TBIO TU
03ANKARA2776ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-29 14:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA2781 TFIZ01: Turkish Red Crescent Aid Shipment En
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-29 15:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID MOPS IZ TU
03ANKARA2811ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-30 13:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA2813 Turkish Trade with Iraq
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See para 11. 2. (SBU) Summary: Turkish foreign trade officials emphasized Turkey's desire to gain a share of the commercial opportunities arising from Iraq reconstruction, and implied that special consideration should be given to Turkish comp [...]
2003-04-30 13:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ETTC IZ TU
03ANKARA2853TURKEY: ENVIRONMENTAL HIGHLIGHTS, APRIL 2003
[...] Update on merger of Environment and Forest ministries 2. Turkish scientists receive satellite data 3. Broad-based committee sets S&T priorities 4. Water basin management in Turkey 5. Lessons learned from water user associations 6. The chatter on WWF-Turkey 7. Ankara lawyers mark [...]
2003-05-01 14:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TBIO TU
03ANKARA286TURKEY: 2002 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] No summary [...]
2003-01-13 11:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDECON PREL SNAR TU
03ANKARA2862TURKISH MFA ON IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Director for Iraq Reconstruction Okcun told EconCouns April 29 that Turkey would pursue an aggressive private/public sector approach to winning reconstruction contracts in Iraq. He asked if the U.S. could help by dispelling the notion that Turkish firms were at a disadvantag [...]
2003-05-02 12:13:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EAIR PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA2912IRAQ: LETTERS FROM TGS CHOD OZKOK TO CJCS MYERS,
[...] (C) On May 5, 2003, the Embassy received copies of three letters from TGS CHOD Gen. Ozkok: (1) an April 30 letter to CJCS Gen. Myers (see para two for text),(2) a May 1 letter to CJCS Myers (see para three for text) and (3) a May 1 letter to SACEUR Gen Jones (see para four for text). The fi [...]
2003-05-05 16:22:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR TU IZ
03ANKARA2914AK REVIVES PLANS TO SELL STATE LANDS,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PM ERDOGAN ANNOUNCED RECENTLY THAT THE GOT IS PLANNING TO REALIZE BETWEEN $25-30 BILLION IN NEW REVENUE FROM THE SALE OF STATE-OWNED "FOREST LAND," MUCH OF IT TREELESS SUBURBAN SQUATTER SETTLEMENTS. THE OPPOSITION CHP AND SEVERAL NGOS CRITICIZED THE PROPOSAL, AND PRESIDENT SEZ [...]
2003-05-06 04:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV PGOV TU
03ANKARA2940ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-05-06 14:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA2975ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-05-07 13:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA298ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-01-13 14:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA2997BTC CO LIFTS MATERIAL BREACH CLAIM
[...] (C) Summary: BTC Co has formally informed the GOT that the government is no longer in material breach of its obligations under the BTC agreements (reftel). BTC Co CEO Michael Townshend told us he is satisfied that the GOT has resolved all outstanding operational issues, a point he reiterated [...]
2003-05-08 04:31:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU
03ANKARA3011ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-05-08 11:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA3016ERDOGAN ADVISOR BENEFITS FROM GOT GENEROSITY TO
[...] (C) Summary: Unable to fulfill his campaign pledge to raise support prices for Turkey's hazelnut farmers, Prime Minister Erdogan instead announced in February that the government would provide additional direct income support to this politically-powerful group. One of the beneficiaries of t [...]
2003-05-08 14:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV EAGR TU
03ANKARA3017MILITARY PENSION FUND THRIVING IN TROUBLED ECONOMY
[...] (C) Summary: Since Turkey's financial crisis in early 2001, OYAK, the Turkish military pension fund, has been one of the country's most profitable companies (it was the most profitable in 2001.) Its critics accuse OYAK of having unfair tax advantages, and see OYAK's prominence as the militar [...]
2003-05-08 15:32:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV EFIN MARR TU
03ANKARA3022TURKISH REQUEST FOR SECURE PASSAGE TO BAGHDAD -
[...] (C) Pol-Mil Counselor delivered Ref A demarche to MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East Safak Gokturk and Iraq Deskoff Farhat Alkan May 8. Gokturk responded by saying that the first Turkish convoy (carrying Turkey's Ambassador to Iraq) had already left Ankara and would cross the Iraq [...]
2003-05-09 08:07:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR TU IZ
03ANKARA3052ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-05-09 13:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA3057AFGHANISTAN: TURKS INTERESTED IN CONTRIBUTING TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. 2. (C) MFA Coordinator for Iraq and Afghanistan Reconstruction Ambassador Ahmet Okcun and DDG for South Asian Affairs Aydin Evirgen told us May 9 the MFA was interested in continuing Turkey's high-level participation in international security an [...]
2003-05-09 15:01:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PTER PGOV MARR MASS MOPS AF TU
03ANKARA3059TERRORIST FINANCE: TURKISH REACTION TO BATASUNA
[...] (SBU) On May 9, MFA Deputy DG for intelligence and research Hakan Okcal told us the MFA had circulated interagency reftel information about additional names affiliated with ETA (Batasuna, Euskal Herritarrock and Herri Batasuna). If GOT agencies found assets owned or controlled by these addit [...]
2003-05-09 15:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS TU
03ANKARA3061 Sauces/Fanta Beverage Base Classification;
[...] (U) Econoff presented U.S. positions on classification of sauces and of Fanta beverage base (reftels) to Ercan Saka, General Director, EU and Foreign Relations Department, Turkish Customs Undersecretariat, on May 6. Saka responded that Turkish Customs would take these demarches into account i [...]
2003-05-12 06:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON TU
03ANKARA3062 U.S. Sumbissions on Antidumping, Subsidies and
[...] No summary [...]
2003-05-12 06:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETRD TU
03ANKARA3072 Special 301 Demarche: Culture Ministry's Plans
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see para 10. 2. (U) Summary: At a meeting to discuss the decision to keep Turkey on the Special 301 Watch List, a Turkish copyright official acknowledged increased copyright piracy and outlined a series of steps to improve both the lega [...]
2003-05-12 10:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR TU
03ANKARA3078IRAQ: TURKISH DELEGATION TO TRAVEL TO IRAQ TO
[...] (C) MFA Deputy Director General for Middle East Affairs Safak Gokturk informed us May 12 that Turkey intends to send a three-person "specialized" team to northern Iraq (Mosul, Irbil and Kirkuk) to meet with KDP, PUK and Turkmen leadership. The team is planning to fly from Ankara (via Turkish [...]
2003-05-12 11:55:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS TU IZ
03ANKARA3085GOT REQUEST FOR USG SUPPORT FOR CANDIDACY IN
[...] ACTION REQUEST - PARA 4. 2. Embassy received MFA diplomatic note no. 2003/UKGY/178657 dated May 5 requesting USG support for its candidate to the International Tribunal for Rwanda at the United Nations General Assembly in June 2003 in New York. The body of the diplomatic note is as fol [...]
2003-05-12 14:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL IO TU UN
03ANKARA31ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-01-02 13:42:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA3155TURKEY: RETURN OF THE HOCA
[...] (C) Summary: At Saadet Party's May 11 national convention, long-time leader of Turkey's Islamist movement Necmettin Erbakan returned to active politics as party chairman. Unlike recent conventions of right-of-center DYP and ANAP, Saadet's congress was far more lively and colorful. The mood of [...]
2003-05-13 17:19:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA3172GOT OFFICIALS ON IRAQ SANCTIONS IMPLEMENTATION
[...] (C) Emboffs met with MFA and Foreign Trade Undersecretariat officials to obtain information on Turkish implementation of Iraq sanctions as requested reftel. Although our interlocutors cautioned that they could not provide definitive answers on how quickly Turkish sanctions against Iraq would b [...]
2003-05-14 11:03:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC IZ PREL TU
03ANKARA3186ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-05-14 14:29:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA3187CONSTITUTIONAL COURT CHIEF JUSTICE DISCUSSES ROLE
[...] Summary: In a May 8 meeting with Ambassador, Constitutional Court Chief Justice Mustafa Bumin discussed his views on: the ruling AK Party; the threat of Islamic fundamentalism in Turkey; the role of the Constitution in a State of law; and the recent law lowering the retirement age for civil se [...]
2003-05-14 14:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL TU
03ANKARA3197HIGHLIGHTS OF APRIL 27-29 CODEL WEXLER
[...] (C) Summary: During an April 27-29 visit to Ankara, Representative Robert Wexler visited with senior GOT leadership to assure continued support for the U.S.-Turkish relationship while simultaneously acknowledging there had been recent differences between the two countries. To mitigate any p [...]
2003-05-15 11:05:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALECON OREP PGOV PREL TU US
03ANKARA3206IMF READOUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: IMF resident rep in Ankara briefed us May 13 on the status of the Fifth Review. Given the number of unmet conditions at this point, the earliest date for the Fifth Review Board meeting is likely to be early July. While the GOT may meet its primary surplus criterion, there are [...]
2003-05-15 15:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PGOV TU
03ANKARA3225GOT OFFICIALS ON IRAQ SANCTIONS LIFT RESOLUTION,
[...] (C) Summary: Senior MFA officials and the Energy Minister reacted positively to demarches by the Ambassador and others on the UN Security Council draft Iraq sanctions lift resolution. However, other MFA and Foreign Trade officials stressed the GOT's strong view that all pending, signed co [...]
2003-05-16 06:21:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC IZ PREL TU
03ANKARA3265TURKEY'S ECONOMY: SOME POSITIVE SIGNS, BUT LITTLE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The rapid end of the Iraq war, prospect of U.S. and IMF money, and a global emerging market rally have combined to boost the Turkish currency and reduce interest rates substantially in recent weeks. Meanwhile, exports and industrial production continue to rise, while inflatio [...]
2003-05-16 14:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV 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
03ANKARA3268MFA RAISES KIRKUK-YUMARTALIK PIPELINE AGAIN
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See para 3. 2. (C) MFA Deputy Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Alev Kilic and Director General For Energy Hakki Akil told Econ Couns May 15 that, as the MFA had told us previously (reftel),the lack of oil flow in the Kirkuk-Yumurtalik pipel [...]
2003-05-17 05:17:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET AJ GG ETTC TU IZ
03ANKARA3287ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-05-20 13:35:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA33U/S TAYLOR'S DISCUSSIONS WITH GOT ON ECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: In his talks in Ankara December 28 and 29, Treasury Under Secretary Taylor several times stressed the need for the GOT to implement economic reform, specifying the 2003 primary budget surplus, resolution of two large banks, and implementation of the Public Procurement Law as thr [...]
2003-01-02 15:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PREL TU
03ANKARA3305ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-05-21 12:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA3306 Turkish Red Crescent Travel to Iraq to Explore
[...] (U) MFA Ambassador for Iraq Reconstruction Issues Ahmed Rifat Okcun called in Econ Counselor April 21 on Turkish Red Crescent (TRC) plans to visit Iraq to discuss assistance for hospitals with the Iraqi Red Crescent. MFA Head of Department for Multilateral Political Organizations Feza Ozturk [...]
2003-05-21 13:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID IZ 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
03ANKARA3458ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-05-27 14:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA3480ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-05-28 11:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA3509TURKEY: CHP TAKES A TACTICAL VIEW OF REFORM
[...] (C) Summary: Opposition CHP has publicly, and privately in meetings with us, endorsed the AK government's EU reform package but has rejected AK proposals to sell state-owned forestry lands and to allow local administrations more control over health and education services. The CHP stance refle [...]
2003-05-30 07:04:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA352FOREIGN TRADE CLAIMS TUZMEN'S VISIT TO IRAQ
[...] (C) Econoff met with Tevfik Mengu, Director General for Agreements at the Foreign Trade Undersecretariat, on January 14 for a readout on State Minister Kursad Tuzmen's January 10 to 12 visit to Baghdad. Mengu characterized the visit as very successful, noting that, in addition to Tuzmen's one [...]
2003-01-15 08:45:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETETRD ETTC IZ PREL TU UNSC
03ANKARA3524ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-05-30 12:41:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA3536IMF CONCLUDES STAFF MISSION: STILL MUCH WORK TO DO
[...] (SBU) Summary: IMF Mission Director told us May 30 that, while the staff mission had gone somewhat better than he expected, Turkish authorities still had much work to do in the next 10-14 days if they hoped to see a Fund board review by end-June. The government needs to adopt new fiscal mea [...]
2003-05-30 15:24:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PGOV TU
03ANKARA358ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-01-15 12:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA3677MANPADS AIRPORT ASSESSMENT IN TURKEY
[...] PER REFTEL, TURKISH CIVIL AVIATION DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR SECURITY ERDAL UGUR TOLD ECONOFF THAT THE TURKISH DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF CIVIL AVIATION (DGCA) WOULD BE PLEASED TO CONDUCT A JOINT MANPADS ASSESSMENT WITH THE TRANSPORT SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (TSA) AT ISTANBUL ATATURK AIRPORT. UGUR SAID [...]
2003-06-06 13:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER ASEC ECON TU
03ANKARA3691DEMARCHE ON STROVILIA DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) We presented reftel demarche to Ethem Barkan Oz, first secretary in Cyprus Directorate General, who undertook to convey USG concerns to Cyprus DG Ertugrul Apakan. 2. (C) Implying that he did not understand why the USG was making the demarche, Oz denied vehemently that Turkish Cyprio [...]
2003-06-06 13:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU CY GR
03ANKARA3694DEFINING THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY: GENERAL STAFF AND GOVERNMENT STRUGGLE WITH THEMSELVES AND EACH OTHER
[...] (C) Summary: Chief of the General Staff (TGS) Ozkok's attempt to smother disgruntlement in senior ranks and at the same time to warn ruling AK party against perceived anti-secular trends has achieved neither goal. While tensions between the military and AK, and within each, will continue, we [...]
2003-06-06 14:28:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PGOV PINS TU
03ANKARA3707EMBASSY DELIVERS DRAFT FINANCIAL AGREEMENT TO
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 4. 2. (SBU) EconCouns delivered the draft financial agreement and disbursement request document to Treasury Deputy U/S Aydin Karaoz June 9, highlighting the agreement's economic and political conditions. Karaoz said he or Deputy Director Genera [...]
2003-06-09 10:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON TU
03ANKARA3729ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-06-09 13:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA373USG SUPPORTS MANDIL FOR IEA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:
[...] No summary [...]
2003-01-15 14:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EPET AORC TU IEA OECD
03ANKARA3732TURKEY'S OPPOSITION CHP DEVELOPS "NUANCES" ON EU
[...] (C) Ref A noted main opposition CHP's general support for the AK government's sixth EU reform package, which could be brought to Parliament perhaps as early as this week. However, in light of the May 28 NSC meeting and the well-publicized opposition to the reform process among hardliners in th [...]
2003-06-09 15:49:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA3738PROSECUTOR OPENS TWO CASES AGAINST WRITER FOR
[...] (C) Summary: An Ankara prosecutor has opened two cases against writer and scholar Fikret Baskaya for works originally published 10 years ago. One of the cases involves a book for which Baskaya was convicted and imprisoned in 1994; the European Court of Human Rights later ruled in Baskaya's f [...]
2003-06-10 11:35:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA3748ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-06-10 12:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA3751GOT FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF USG APPROACH FOR JUNE 16
[...] (U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Robert Deutsch. Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) Action Request at paragraph 8. 3. (C) SUMMARY. We delivered reftel demarche on June 9 to representatives of the Turkish MFA, who promised full support for the USG approach at the June 16 IAEA Bo [...]
2003-06-10 13:21:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALIR KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA
03ANKARA3777 Request for Guidance on Iraq-Turkey Civair
[...] Baghdad minimize considered. 2. This cable contains an action request for the Department in para 4. 3. CENTAF contacted Embassy's Assistant Air Attache in connection with the objective of establishing agreements allowing civilian air traffic control between Turkey and Iraq. Wi [...]
2003-06-11 12:09:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA3795TURKS EXPRESS APPRECIATION FOR COOPERATION
[...] No summary [...]
2003-06-11 14:09:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS TU IZ
03ANKARA3826ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-06-12 15:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA3827 Turkish Customs Undersecretary on Iraqi Border
[...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (SBU) Summary: Turkey's Customs Undersecretary told us that two-way crossings at Habur total about 1,500 vehicles daily, and that he expects this traffic to more than double in the near future. Following a stoppage at the border prompted by a Kurdis [...]
2003-06-12 15:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ENRG EAID PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA3830 Turkish Customs Undersecretary on Iraqi Border
[...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (SBU) Summary: Turkey's Customs Undersecretary told us that two-way crossings at Habur total about 1,500 vehicles daily, and that he expects this traffic to more than double in the near future. Following a stoppage at the border prompted by a Kurdis [...]
2003-06-13 06:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ENRG EAID PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA3832 GOT Offer of Assistance on Iraqi Hotels
[...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (SBU) This cable contains an action request in para 5. 3. (SBU) In a June 11 meeting with Econ Counselor, Ambassador Ahmet Okcun, MFA Coordinator for Afghanistan and Iraq, conveyed a GOT plan to fund construction of and equipment for 2 hosp [...]
2003-06-13 06:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA3848TURKEY-IRAQ ECONOMIC RELATIONS; UPDATE ON BARTER
[...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Finance Minister Unakitan told the Ambassador that the Prime Minister had instructed an interagency group to resolve the problems holding up trade at the Habur Gate, including those involved in the Delta Petroleum products ba [...]
2003-06-13 16:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ENRG EAID EAIR PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA3858ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-06-15 04:35:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA3892ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-06-16 13:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA3911ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-06-17 14:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA3916FIFTH REVIEW DELAY RAISES NEW CHALLENGES
[...] (SBU) Summary: IMF Resident Representative Odd Per Brekk indicated to us today that, even with speedy conclusion of the GOT's letter of intent, the IMF's fifth review "cannot" be completed by the end of June, bringing into full play tough end-of-June performance targets. Benign markets stem [...]
2003-06-18 04:29:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV PGOV TU
03ANKARA3918AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE VISIT TO ANKARA, JUNE 6,
[...] (C) Five members of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) including Harold Tanner, president, Shula Bahat, chief operating officer, Stanley Bergman, board member, Marian Bergman, board member and Barry Jacobs, director of strategic studies visited Ankara on Friday, June 6 to meet with senior G [...]
2003-06-18 07:18:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER IS TU
03ANKARA392TURKISH BUSINESS LEADER CRITICIZES AKP; SEEKS U.S.
[...] (U) In a January 13 news conference in Istanbul, Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen Association (TUSIAD) Chairman Tuncay Ozilhan criticized the new AKP government for its loosening of fiscal discipline and its failure to take a stand on the Iraq issue. "We don't need any of this in such [...]
2003-01-16 06:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL TU
03ANKARA3934ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-06-18 14:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA3958ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-06-19 13:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA3974SIXTH EU-RELATED REFORM PACKAGE IN PARLIAMENT,
[...] (C) Summary: With the Turkish Parliament beginning its consideration of the GOT's sixth EU-related reform package in the past two years, the ruling AK Party has moved forward despite an attempt by the military-dominated National Security Council (NSC) to delay the legislation and the outspoken [...]
2003-06-19 15:23:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA400TURKISH OFFICIALS QUESTION IRAQ IMPACT ON ENERGY
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish officials have begun to ask about the potential impact of an Iraq operation on Turkish energy interests, raising with us the possible effect on BTC, Shah Deniz, the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline, and Turkey's oil supply. BOTAS is worried about the potential impact on Iskenderun [...]
2003-01-16 08:57:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET ETTC IZ AJ GG KZ TU UNSC
03ANKARA4003TURKEY: KURDISH YEZIDIS SPEAK UP
[...] (U) Among Turkey's estimated 12-15 million Kurds exists a minority within a minority -- the Yezidis. According to Veysi Bulut, a leader of the Yezidi community in Turkey: -- Yezidism (note: a non-Islamic religion derived from Zoroastrianism. End note) was once the dominant form of worshi [...]
2003-06-20 14:21:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
03ANKARA4024GOT PLANNING TO IMPLEMENT CATCH-ALL CONTROLS IN
[...] No summary [...]
2003-06-24 06:07:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALETTC PARM PREL TU
03ANKARA4026TURKEY: AK GOVERNMENT TIGHTENS THE SCREWS ON
[...] (C) Summary: AK Party is engaging in a broad and popular anti-corruption campaign for both normative policy and narrower, hardball political reasons. By doing so, P.M. Erdogan and AK are: 1) implicating both their political and bureaucratic rivals; thereby 2) putting them on the defensive and [...]
2003-06-24 11:33:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA4032TURKS AGREE TO FACILITATE TRAVEL WHEN POSSIBLE
[...] (S) Embassy confirmed with Turkish officials that they remain willing to ensure the two journalists will be able to transit Turkey as they travel to Prague when a new itinerary is developed. GOT officials asked that their participation be kept confidential. During preparations for transit on [...]
2003-06-24 13:42:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPGOV PHUM PREL TU IR AJ EZ
03ANKARA404SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL RICHARD MYERS, CHAIRMAN,
[...] (S/NF) Your visit comes at a critical time in preparing for potential Iraqi operations. Site surveys began on 14 Jan 03. EUCOM/TGS military-to-military consultations reconvened on 3 and 13 Jan 03 respectively. Based on a 14 Jan 03 TGS request, a small CENTCOM/EUCOM planning team will soon [...]
2003-01-16 10:56:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPREL ECON MARR MOPS IZ TU
03ANKARA4068ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-06-25 14:40:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA4073TURKISH CABINENT APPROVES USE OF BASES AND PORTS
[...] (C) MFA DDG for the Americas Suna Ilicak told the DCM June 25 that the Turkish cabinet earlier this week had approved the use of Turkish bases and ports for humanitarian and reconstruction operations covered under UNSCR 1483. Ilicak said the Cabinet's decision came in the form of a decree, is [...]
2003-06-25 16:00:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS TU IZ
03ANKARA4074TURKISH MARKETS SOFTEN AS IMF CONCERNS RE-EMERGE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish markets have softened in recent days on worries about delays in completion of the IMF program's fifth review. Two leading brokerages (JPMorgan and Merrill Lynch) reduced their exposure to Turkish assets in their models, citing IMF worries. Some progress has been regis [...]
2003-06-26 03:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EINV TU
03ANKARA4110TURKEY'S OPPOSITION CHP STILL WALKING TIGHTROPE ON
[...] (C) Summary: AK government says it will pursue as one or two additional EU reform packages (the seventh and eighth) before Parliament goes on delayed recess this summer. Opposition CHP supported the sixth package in June 20 vote, but is now attempting to put the breaks on the government's refo [...]
2003-06-26 20:14:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA4130THREE AMERICAN CORNERS OPEN IN TURKEY
[...] SUMMARY: In the past week, the U.S. Mission in Turkey has opened three uniquely Turkey-specific American corners in three of the most dynamic business cities of the country. The venues are the headquarters of Chambers of Commerce and Industry in those cities. We believe that the venues are on [...]
2003-06-27 14:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KIRC
03ANKARA4155ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-06-30 14:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA416THE AK GOVERNMENT'S DOMESTIC ENERGY STRATEGY:
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Two months into its administration, the AK Government has not yet clearly defined its domestic energy strategy, except to announce general support for liberalization and its desire to decrease electricity prices. Although the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) [...]
2003-01-16 13:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEINV ENRG ECON PREL TU
03ANKARA4161TURKEY: CORRUPTION CHARGES DIMMING GENC PARTY'S
[...] (C) Summary: New corruption charges against Motorola deadbeat Cem Uzan, stemming from his abuse of Uzan-linked companies against Turkish citizens in Turkey, are having a negative impact on his populist, xenophobic Genc Party's standing in the public eye. The controversy surrounding the notori [...]
2003-07-01 09:06:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA417ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-01-16 14:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA4170TURKEY: ENVIRONMENTAL HIGHLIGHTS, MAY-JUNE 2003
[...] Illegal fishing plagues Black and Azov seas 2. International team of scientists explore the Black Sea aboard the Research Vessel Knorr 3. "Blue Flags" for Turkey's safe and clean beaches 4. No change in winter air quality for big cities 5. Ambassador salutes environmental education [...]
2003-07-01 14:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TBIO KPAO TU
03ANKARA4171ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-01 14:16:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA4178ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-01 14:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA418TURKISH GENERAL STAFF WARNS GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Summary: TGS Chief Ozkok's Jan. 8 prepared statement to assembled media reps: 1) reprimanded AK government's alleged support for Islamic "reactionaries" and AK's softer line on Cyprus; 2) denied that the military opposes AK's pursuit of EU membership; and 3) noted that while the military w [...]
2003-01-16 14:17:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON TU
03ANKARA4190ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-02 12:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA4196GOT CIRCULAR ON ARMENIAN "GENOCIDE" SEEN AS
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish Education Ministry has urged all fifth- and seventh-graders to write an essay arguing that allegations that the Ottomans committed genocide against Armenians are "baseless." The Ministry also asked schools to organize conferences on the issue, and seven teachers have been [...]
2003-07-02 15:16:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA4217ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-03 12:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA4231ARREST OF TURKISH SF CLOSES BORDER
[...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (S) Ambassador spoke with MFA Acting U/S Baki Ilkin the morning of July 5 concerning the arrest of Turkish Special Forces in Iraq (reftel). Ilkin said that US military authorities in northern Iraq told the Turkish Liaison team with the 173rd in Iraq th [...]
2003-07-05 11:01:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETMOPS PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA4240TURKEY: GROWING HOSTILITY TOWARD USG IN WAKE OF N.
[...] (C) Summary: Despite the release of the Turks detained by U.S. forces in Suleimaniye, negative press and public reaction to the U.S. operation reached new heights in the July 7 morning papers. The hostile press reaction will continue to grow absent a clear and forceful public justification fo [...]
2003-07-07 10:51:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
03ANKARA4256MOJ OFFICIAL BLAMES "NARROW MINDED" JUDGES FOR
[...] (C) Summary: In pursuing why the Turkish Appeals Court has ruled to suspend the sentences of two police convicted of torturing a detainee in 1997, we have learned that a recent amendment to the criminal code outlawing the suspension of torture convictions does not apply to pre-existing cases. [...]
2003-07-08 08:43:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA4278TURKEY: ESTABLISHMENT SEETHES WHILE AK GOVERNMENT MAINTAINS MEASURED STANCE ON IRAQ INCIDENT
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish press July 8 highlights the divide between the AK Government and military/Establishment over the recent arrest and release of Turkish troops by U.S. forces in Iraq. While AK insists on a measured response, the military's political/press allies continue a confrontational p [...]
2003-07-08 15:09:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
03ANKARA4299TURKEY: PRESS BEGINS TO QUESTION TURKISH MILITARY
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish press' sensationalist reaction to July 4 U.S. arrest (and subsequent release) of Turkish special forces soldiers in Iraq shifted somewhat July 9. Even mainstream secularist journalists have begun to question what the Turkish military is or may have been doing in Iraq. Re [...]
2003-07-09 13:32:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
03ANKARA4315KURDS ACKNOWLEDGE CONFLICT BETWEEN HUMAN RIGHTS,
[...] (C) Summary: Leftist Kurdish human rights activists see some aspects of traditional Kurdish culture as major impediments to growth of individual liberty, human rights, and modernization. They note that the majority of Turkey's rural Kurds in the southeast continue to follow traditional practi [...]
2003-07-09 14:22:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA4316IMF MISSION BEGINS TALKS AMID GROWING MARKET ANGST
[...] (SBU) Summary: An IMF team began talks in Ankara this afternoon amid growing market nervousness over U.S.-Turkish relations and continued delays in meeting the conditions for the Fifth Review under the IMF-backed program. Treasury U/S Canakci told us the government still is shooting for an IM [...]
2003-07-09 14:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PREL ECON TU
03ANKARA4318ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-10 04:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA4319TURKISH REACTIONS TO IRAQ INCIDENT: AK GOVERNMENT
[...] (U) Speaking to reporters July 9, F.M. Gul expanded on the AK Government's measured stance on the July 4 incident involving U.S. and Turkish troops in Iraq. Gul observed that the visit of General Jones shows the importance the U.S. attaches to friendship with Turkey. Asked whether he thought [...]
2003-07-10 04:19:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA4337Turkish Quarantine Regs-Oops They've Done it Again
[...] (SBU) Summary. Despite recent assurances from the Ministry of Agriculture officials that new quarantine regulations would not go into affect until July 2004, Turkey announced and implemented new phytosanitary regulations on July 6, 2003. Most foreign embassies, trade associations and tradin [...]
2003-07-10 12:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR KPAO TU
03ANKARA4349ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-10 13:35:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA4376(C) DEFENSE MINISTER GONUL SUSPICIOUS OF MILITARY
[...] (C) Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul has consistently been one of the most responsible members of the ruling AK government. In the run-up to the failed March 1 vote, he argued within AK governing circles for cooperation with the US. Throughout the tense period that followed, he has always placed t [...]
2003-07-11 13:10:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL TU IZ
03ANKARA4382TURKEY: JULY 11 REACTIONS TO IRAQ INCIDENT
[...] (U) Summary: sensationalist reporting on the July 4 detentions of Turkish Special Forces (TSF) by U.S. troops continued to fade in the July 11 Turkish press, with the incident pushed off the front pages in several major dailies. Ultra-nationalists, advocating a "reevaluation" of the bilateral [...]
2003-07-11 14:07:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
03ANKARA4384ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-11 14:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA4386TURKISH REGULATORS ON TAKEOVER OF UZAN'S BANK AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish banking regulatory authorities say their July 3-4 decision to take over management (and revoke the license) of Uzan family-owned Imar Bank was the result of a severe bank liquidity squeeze, which was prompted by the government's earlier revocation of the family's energy [...]
2003-07-11 15:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ENRG PGOV TU
03ANKARA4387 20032 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR TURKEY
[...] OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Turkey has been pursuing liberal and outward-oriented economic policies since the mid-1980s. The Government of Turkey (GOT) views foreign direct investment as vital to the country's economic development and prosperity. Accordingly, on paper Turkey has one o [...]
2003-07-12 04:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEINV KTDB EFIN TU
03ANKARA441Turkish Officials Responding to Quarantine Concerns
[...] (SBU) Summary. In the weeks following the implementation of Turkey's new phytosanitary regulations, Turkish agriculture and quarantine officials have been socked with objections and concerns expressed by Turkish industry, importers and embassies. Although Turkish quarantine officials have t [...]
2003-01-17 10:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR KPAO TU USTR
03ANKARA4426ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-14 14:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA4467ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-16 14:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA4477SCENESETTER FOR GENS. ABIZAID AND JONES' JULY
[...] (S) Summary: Your visits come as we try to close the July 4 incident and pull Turkey into a more fully helpful role in Iraq. The last year has shaken the confidence of the Turkish public, politicians, and military in the strength of the relationship with the U.S., just as it has shaken our [...]
2003-07-17 08:16:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPGOV PREL TU
03ANKARA4480IMF AND GOT CLOSE TO AGREEMENT ON FIFTH REVIEW
[...] (SBU) Summary: IMF and Turkish officials are close to an agreement that would pave the way for the Fifth Review to proceed, and hope to announce agreement by Friday, July 18. Discussions this week have focused on closing the estimated $1.8 billion fiscal gap. Although there has been some tal [...]
2003-07-17 10:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID PREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA4486GOT AGREES TO FURTHER DISCUSSIONS ON THE
[...] (U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Robert Deutsch for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 3. (SBU) At a July 14 meeting with Assistant Air Attache and Econoff, MFA and Civil Aviation Authority (Turkish acronym DHMI) representatives agreed to receive a [...]
2003-07-17 13:06:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETEAIR IZ PREL TU
03ANKARA4488FOLLOW-UP ON FAA RECOMMENDATIONS ON AVIATION
[...] (SBU) EconCouns met with Transportation Deputy U/S Kemal Albayrak July 16 to reiterate FAA concerns resulting from its May 21 consultations in Ankara, and to urge the GOT to revise its legislation to give the Directorate General for Civil Aviation the authority needed to operate in compliance [...]
2003-07-17 13:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR PGOV TU
03ANKARA4489 Delivery of Treasury Letter on Iraqi Assets and
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-17 14:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV PREL TU
03ANKARA4498TURKISH ARMED FORCES AGREE TO MOVE FORWARD ON
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION ROBERT DEUTSCH. REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE TURKISH ARMED FORCES HAVE ELECTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROCUREMENT OF THE SELF PROTECTION ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEM (SPEWS) II FROM BAE SYSTEMS NORTH AMERICA (BAE),SUBJECT TO CERTAI [...]
2003-07-17 14:33:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU MASS
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
03ANKARA4500SCENESETTER FOR ADM NATTER JULY 20-22 VISIT TO
[...] (S) Summary: Your visit comes as we try to close the July 4 incident and pull Turkey into a more fully helpful role in Iraq. The last year has shaken the confidence of the Turkish public, politicians, and military in the strength of the relationship with the U.S., just as it has shaken our c [...]
2003-07-18 05:33:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPGOV PREL TU
03ANKARA4525TURKEY: DRAFT 2003 IRF
[...] The following text is the draft 2003 report on International Religious Freedom (IRF) for Turkey: 2. The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, and the Government generally respects this right in practice; however, the Government imposes some restrictions on religious groups and on [...]
2003-07-18 12:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KIRF 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
03ANKARA4540MFA DENIES VISA TO THE IRAQI AMBASSADOR IN THE PRC
[...] (U) Action request at para 4. 2. (C) In a meeting between the DCM and Tahsin Burcuoglu (Director-General for Middle East, OIC, and North Africa Affairs at the MFA) on July 18, Burcuoglu noted that the MFA had recently instructed the Turkish embassy in Beijing to deny a visa to the Iraqi A [...]
2003-07-18 16:02:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALIZ PREL TU
03ANKARA4544TURKISH GENERAL STAFF OBJECTS TO EU REFORM PACKAGE
[...] (U) CNN Turk and NTV news channels report July 18 that the Turkish General Staff (TGS) leadership has voiced objections to the AK Government about its latest EU-related reform package. According to the reports, TGS opposes the reforms because: 1) they "restrict the jurisdiction of the National [...]
2003-07-21 07:24:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA4545 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR TURKEY -
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-21 08:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEINV KTDB EFIN TU
03ANKARA4546 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR TURKEY -
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-21 08:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEINV KTDB EFIN TU
03ANKARA4547 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR TURKEY -
[...] OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT The Government of Turkey (GOT) views foreign direct investment as vital to the country's economic development and prosperity. Accordingly, Turkey has one of the most liberal legal regimes for FDI in the OECD. With the exception of some sectors (see below),[...]
2003-07-21 08:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEINV KTDB EFIN TU
03ANKARA4548 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR TURKEY -
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-21 08:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEINV KTDB EFIN TU
03ANKARA4552SCENESETTER FOR TURKISH FONMIN GUL'S JULY 24 VISIT
[...] (C) Summary: F.M. Gul comes to Washington as we try to pull Turkey into a more fully helpful role in Iraq. The last year has shaken the confidence of the Turkish public, politicians, and military in the strength of the relationship with the U.S., just as it has shaken our confidence in the T [...]
2003-07-21 10:57:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA4559ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-21 13:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA458IMF KRUEGER AND WORLD BANK LINN DELIVER TOUGH
[...] (SBU) Summary: IMF Deputy Managing Director Krueger delivered a tough message to Prime Minister Gul and the rest of the GOT January 16, stressing that the government needed to implement the economic reform program in light of its "dangerous" financial situation. She and World Bank VP Linn, w [...]
2003-01-17 12:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL TU
03ANKARA4583TURKISH NGO ASAM ARGUES FOR GREATER ROLE FOR
[...] (C) In a July 16 meeting, Umit Ozdag, Director of the Center for Eurasian Strategic Studies (ASAM -- a leading Establishment think-tank),offered poloff his take on the July 4 incident in Iraq and the way forward in U.S.-Turkey relations. 2. (C) Ozdag called the July 4 incident, in which [...]
2003-07-22 10:16:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA4591TURKEY: AMBASSADOR'S JULY 21 FAREWELL CALL ON
[...] (C) Ambassador paid a farewell call July 21 on I. Melih Gokcek, long-time and currently independent Mayor of Ankara. Gokcek provided his view on recent U.S.-Turkey tensions and how to repair them. Gokcek observed that anti-Americanism is on the rise and risks becoming a permanent, and decisive [...]
2003-07-22 13:34:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
03ANKARA462ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-01-17 13:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA4621TURKISH GOVERNMENT RELEASES ANTI-TIP CIRCULAR
[...] In a significant step to further implementation of Turkish laws and policy combating trafficking in persons, the Interior Ministry (MOI) recently issued a circular to all governors and senior security officials -- including the Jandarma -- calling for tougher implementation of existing regulat [...]
2003-07-23 08:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM TU TIP IN TURKEY
03ANKARA4655ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-23 12:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA466Turkey Now on Both Sides of GSM Issue
[...] (SBU) Summary: After hearing about the benefits of USDA credit guarantee program from the Turkish private sector, the Undersecretariate for Foreign Trade seems to have softened their opposition to the U.S. proposal on export credits. However they remain concerned that the program' [...]
2003-01-17 14:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAGR KPAO TU USTR
03ANKARA4666CONSTITUTIONAL COURT RULING THROWS MONKEY WRENCH
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Turkish Constitutional Court this afternoon annulled an additional tax on motor vehicles, potentially creating a $780 million budget hole just as the government was moving to fill a $1.65 billion fiscal gap as part of an agreement with the IMF. It is not clear yet [...]
2003-07-23 15:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN 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
03ANKARA467SCENESETTER FOR CODEL WARNER
[...] (SBU) Your visit comes at a critical time in US-Turkey relations. Over the last two years the US has supported IMF packages of unprecedented proportions to assist Turkey in recovering from its worst economic crisis in decades. The strategic partnership has grown as a result of Turkey's signi [...]
2003-01-17 14:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OVIP TU
03ANKARA4682TURKEY: RE-INTEGRATION LAW FOR PKK/KADEK ON HOLD
[...] (U) Ruling AK Party July 23 withdrew from the floor of Parliament a "reintegration" law that would have reduced sentences for PKK/KADEK combatants and members of other terrorist organizations who agree to lay down their arms and provide information to authorities. 2. (U) During Parliament [...]
2003-07-24 11:28:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA4692LITTLE PROGRESS ON RESOLVING BOT AND CARGILL/ADM
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish authorities are making little if any progress toward resolving the investment disputes involving U.S. power generation and starch-based sweetener companies. The BOT issue is being held up in part due to disagreements between the Energy Ministry and the Energy Market R [...]
2003-07-24 12:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV PREL TU
03ANKARA4700 Turkey Restrict Street Vendors to Combat
[...] Meeting with Econoff and Econ Specialist July 23, Gunay Gormez, Deputy Director General for Copyright Issues at the Turkish Ministry of Culture, informed us that the GOT had stepped up intellectual property rights enforcement in recent weeks. Provincial auditing commissions had received addit [...]
2003-07-24 14:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KIPR TU
03ANKARA4701ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-24 14:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA4732TURKEY PROMISES FULL SUPPORT FOR THE USG'S
[...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires ad interim Robert Deutsch. Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY. NP A/DAS Mark Fitzpatrick and T Senior Advisor David Wurmser were in Ankara on July 24 to consult with a team of Turkish MFA officials, led by Ambassador Turan Morali (Director-General [...]
2003-07-25 12:37:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALDA IR KNNP MNUC PARM PREL
03ANKARA4737ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-25 13:09:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA476AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH AK PARTY LEADER ERDOGAN:
[...] (C) Summary: Noting loss of market confidence, Ambassador pressed AK party chairman Erdogan to use his influence clearly to affirm that the GOT will hew to its IMF-supported economic program. Erdogan professed that there are no differences between the GOT and IMF on goals; he averred that the [...]
2003-01-21 05:53:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EFIN TU
03ANKARA4761ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-28 13:16:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA4777ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-29 12:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA4787TURKISH PARLIAMENT PASSES "RE-INTEGRATION" LAW FOR
[...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (U) This is an action request. See paras 9 and 10. 3. (U) Parliament by a vote of 356 to 71 (there were 123 no-shows) passed the GOT's "re-integration" law for PKK/KADEK militants. During the debate, AK M.P. Ahmet Isik stated that the law comes i [...]
2003-07-29 15:31:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA4804TURKEY: PARLIAMENT TAKES UP CONTROVERSIAL NSC
[...] (C) Summary: Parliament July 30 -- two days before the legislative recess -- began debating the AK Government's 7th EU reform-related package, which deals with in part controversial changes to the powerful National Security Council and the NSC Secretariat. The package may be voted late July 3 [...]
2003-07-30 13:15:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
03ANKARA4805Turkey and Biotechnology
[...] (SBU) Summary: The development of biotechnology legislation has been identified as a priority by the new Turkish government. Regulations that parallel EU directives have been drafted, however no action has been taken to put them into place. With the possible exception of the Cartagena Bios [...]
2003-07-30 13:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR TU
03ANKARA4818ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-30 14:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA4832BRSA PRESIDENT ON IMAR BANK PROBLEMS (ACTION
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 9. 2. (C) Summary: Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA) President Engin Akcakoca confirmed to us July 30 that the agency is facing serious difficulties trying to address the problems resulting from the discovery of massive fraud in t [...]
2003-07-31 11:49:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEFIN PGOV TU
03ANKARA484IRAQ: TURKEY'S "PEACE INITIATIVE" - SCHEDULING
[...] (C) DCM delivered Ref A points concerning the Turkish peace initiative to the Prime Minister's Diplomatic Advisor Turkoglu and to MFA Director General for the Middle East Burcuoglu on 1/20. They each welcomed our views and reiterated that it is the GOT's intent to send a strong message to Ir [...]
2003-01-21 13:23:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR TU IZ PHUM PREF UNSC
03ANKARA4849ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-31 14:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA4851TURKISH TROOPS FOR IRAQ: GOT NEEDS TO SHOW
[...] (S) In separate meetings July 30 with MFA Deputy U/S Baki Ilkin and PM Advisor Ahmet Davutoglu, Charge was told that the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister want a Turkish troop deployment to Iraq, but must take to Parliament any decision to deploy troops to Iraq. In an effort to get to yes wh [...]
2003-07-31 14:38:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MARR MOPS PTER 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
03ANKARA486CSCE STAFFERS PRESS GOT ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, FREE
[...] (U) Summary: In discussions on religious freedom, free speech, and other human rights issues with GOT officials, human rights activists, and religious groups in Ankara, two Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) staffers praised recent GOT reforms and urged continued progress. [...]
2003-01-21 14:25:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA4864TURKISH MFA READY TO START TALKS ON PKK/KADEK
[...] (S) In a Aug. 1 meeting, MFA Deputy Undersecretaries Baki Ilkin and Nabi Sensoy told Charge that the Turkish side will be ready to begin discussing cooperation on the presence of PKK/KADEK in Northern Iraq after the "re-integration" law (reftel) is signed by President Sezer and published in the [...]
2003-08-01 12:03:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MOPS TU IZ
03ANKARA4867ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-01 14:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA489ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-01-21 14:40:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA4895ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-04 15:33:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA4911ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-05 13:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA4948MEETING WITH MFA ON BASAYEV PRENOTIFICATION AND
[...] (U) CLASSSIFIED BY ECONOMIC COUNSELOR SCOT MARCIEL FOR REASONS 1.5 (B),(D). 2. (SBU) ON AUGUST 5, EMBOFFS MET WITH MFA DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR RESEARCH AND INTELLIGENCE HAKAN OKCAL TO EXECUTE REFTEL INSTRUCTIONS. 3. (S) EMBOFFS DELIVERED REF A TALKING POINTS EMPHASIZING THE CLO [...]
2003-08-06 12:49:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETETTC KCRM PTER SNAR TU
03ANKARA4949SAWYERS AND DE MELLO VISIT ANKARA TO CONSULT ON
[...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (C) Summary: Outgoing British Iraq Special Envoy Sawyers and UN Iraq envoy de Mello visited Ankara July 30-31 and August 4 respectively. Both visitors exchanged assessments of Iraq with the GOT and noted the usefulness of a Turkish contribution to the [...]
2003-08-06 13:50:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMASS MOPS MARR PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA4950ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-06 14:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA4956MEETINGS WITH CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR AND TREASURY
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ECONOMIC COUNSELOR SCOT MARCIEL FOR REASONS 1.5 (B),(D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR SERDENGECTI AND TREASURY U/S CANAKCI EXPRESSED CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM ABOUT THE NEAR-TERM MACROECONOMIC OUTLOOK IN MEETINGS WITH EMBOFFS THAT COINCIDED WITH A CENTRAL BANK INTEREST [...]
2003-08-06 15:55:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEFIN PGOV TU
03ANKARA4984ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-07 13:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA5001TURKEY: DERVIS HINTS AT CHALLENGING INEFFECTUAL
[...] (C) Summary: As opposition CHP struggles in public opinion polls, former State Minister/current CHP M.P. Kemal Dervis is beginning to push for a more visible role in the party, and to hint that he may eventually challenge Deniz Baykal for the party chairmanship. Surrounding himself largely wit [...]
2003-08-08 09:49:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA5015Turkey Suspends Import Licenses, Raises Corn Duty
[...] (SBU) Summary. At the end of July, the government of Turkey (GOT) stopped issuing licenses for corn imports without any prior notification. Turkish officials claim that the action was taken in order to assess the number of licenses issued rather than to inhibit trade. After the corn duty was [...]
2003-08-08 12:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR KPAO TU
03ANKARA5039ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-08 14:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA5072ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-11 13:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA5073GOT WILL LIKELY SUPPORT USG PROPOSALS AT MTCR
[...] (U) Classified by Acting Pol-Mil Counselor Harry Kamian. Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) On August 8, polmiloff passed reftel paper to Omur Yurdakul, First Secretary in the MFA's Disarmament Department. Yurdakul indicated that the GOT would likely support all three reftel proposals at the [...]
2003-08-11 13:30:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA FR BA TU
03ANKARA5105SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LUGAR'S VISIT TO TURKEY
[...] (SBU) Your CODEL arrives in Ankara at a time when Turkey is considering increasing its cooperation in reconstruction and stabilization efforts in Iraq. The GOT is shifting its Iraq policy away from one centered on northern-Iraq and ethnic (Kurd or Turkmen) issues towards a more central Baghda [...]
2003-08-12 12:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ECON TU
03ANKARA5107SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MURTHA'S VISIT TO TURKEY
[...] (SBU) Your CODEL arrives in Ankara at a time when Turkey is considering increasing its cooperation in reconstruction and stabilization efforts in Iraq. The GOT is shifting its Iraq policy away from one centered on northern-Iraq and ethnic (Kurd or Turkmen) issues towards a more central Baghda [...]
2003-08-12 12:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ECON TU
03ANKARA5144SPACE COOPERATION: GOT IS ANXIOUS TO CONCLUDE A
[...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires a.i. Robert Deutsch. Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) Action request at paragraph 7. 3. (C) Following the conclusion of the "Statement of Intent between the United States Department of Defense and the Turkish General Staff for Defense Space Cooperat [...]
2003-08-13 09:06:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALETTC KSCA KSTC PARM TU
03ANKARA5154ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-13 12:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA5159GOT ACTIONS SINCE MARCH TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN
[...] Summary: Emboffs met August 12-13 with MFA officials and contacted the director of the Ankara office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to discuss actions taken by the GOT to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) subsequent to March 30, the end of the period covered in the 200 [...]
2003-08-13 14:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL TU TIP IN TURKEY
03ANKARA5186ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-14 13:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA5198TRADE OFFICIAL ON CUSTOMS UNION WITH NORTHERN
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy's August 13 discussion with a senior foreign trade official raised questions about how much substance there is to the customs union framework agreement Turkey signed with the "TRNC" authorities August 8. Foreign Trade Director General for Agreements Tevfik Mengu argued [...]
2003-08-15 06:50:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALETRD PREL ECIN TU CY
03ANKARA5217ATTORNEY FOR LEYLA ZANA ACCUSES COURT OF BIAS
[...] (C) Summary: Lead defense attorney in the new trial of Leyla Zana and three other Kurdish former MPs accused the court of bias for refusing to release the defendants from prison during trial and consistently rejecting defense requests regarding witness testimony. Our European contacts share t [...]
2003-08-15 14:10:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA5271TURKISH AID DELEGATION PLANS TO TRAVEL TO IRAQ
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 4. 2. (SBU) The Foreign Ministry advised us late August 19 that a delegation including Turkish parliamentarians, Ministry of Public Works officials, the Turkish Red Crescent, and private sector representatives plans to travel by vehicle to Iraq [...]
2003-08-19 14:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA5313CODEL MURTHA STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF US-TURKISH
[...] (C) Visiting Congressmen Murtha and Larson assured Minister of Defense Gonul and TGS CHOD Gen Ozkok August 19 that Turkey was one of the USG's best allies and that we were looking to Turkey to contribute to reconstruction and stabilization efforts in Iraq. Gonul and Ozkok said Turkey shared o [...]
2003-08-20 13:33:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS TU IZ
03ANKARA533458TH UNGA ATTENDANCE: INITIAL HIGH-LEVEL TURKISH
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-21 07:34:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL OTRA KSEP TU
03ANKARA535CONSTITUTIONAL COURT RULES ERDOGAN NO LONGER AK
[...] (U) Turkish Constitutional Court's 6-5 retroactive ruling that AK Party (AKP) chairman Erdogan lost his chairmanship when he was forced to resign as a founding member in October throws another temporary barrier in Erdogan's path to the Prime Ministership. At the same time we understand from th [...]
2003-01-22 16:30:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
03ANKARA5356ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-21 13:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA5365TERRORIST FINANCING: ANKARA: MEETING WITH MFA RE
[...] (U) Classified by Economic Counselor Scot Marciel for Reasons 1.5 (b),(d). 2. (C) Summary: Econoffs met with MFA Deputy Director General for Research and Intelligence Hakan Okcal on August 20 to deliver Ref A and B demarches, and obtain an update on status of previous designations. Okc [...]
2003-08-21 14:01:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETEFIN ETTC PTER TU
03ANKARA5409SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DAVIS' VISIT TO TURKEY
[...] (SBU) Your CODEL arrives in Ankara at a time when Turkey is considering increasing its cooperation in reconstruction and stabilization efforts in Iraq. The GOT is shifting its Iraq policy away from one centered on northern-Iraq and ethnic (Kurd or Turkmen) issues towards a more central Baghda [...]
2003-08-25 12:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ECON TU IZ
03ANKARA5419IRAQ: KIRKUK VIOLENCE HAVING IMPACT ON TURKISH
[...] (C) The August 23-24 violence in Kirkuk that left several Turkmen and Kurds dead/injured was front page news in Turkey over the weekend, and generated demonstrations in front of the Ankara PUK offices that reportedly left 23 police and 5 demonstrators injured. While the story has subsided here [...]
2003-08-25 15:02:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MARR MOPS PTER TU IZ
03ANKARA5436SENATOR LUGAR DISCUSSES TURKISH PARTICIPATION IN
[...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (C) Summary: Senator Lugar reaffirmed to the GOT on August 20 the importance of the longstanding U.S.-Turkish relationship. In meetings with the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Justice, and Defense, as well as the Chief of TGS, Lugar emphasized that the [...]
2003-08-26 11:34:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PTER IS TU IZ
03ANKARA5438ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-26 12:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA5456ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-28 04:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA548SCENESETTER FOR SACEUR GENERAL JONES'S JANUARY 24
[...] (S) Your visit comes at a critical time in preparing for potential Iraqi operations. Site surveys began on 14 Jan 03. EUCOM/TGS military-to-military consultations reconvened on 3 and 13 Jan 03 respectively and should be completed 23 January 03. Based on a 14 Jan 03 TGS request, two small C [...]
2003-01-23 11:21:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MARR TU
03ANKARA5480ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-29 07:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
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
03ANKARA5491ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-29 10:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA5516IRAQI MINISTERS: TURKISH OFFICIALS COMPLAIN THERE
[...] (C) In seperate conversations with the Ambassador and DCM Sept. 1 and August 30 respectively, MFA Deputy Undersecretary Ali Tuygan and MFA Acting Director General Safak Gokturk said Turkey was disappointed that the Iraqi Governing Council had appointed only one Turkmen minister. Turkish Ambass [...]
2003-09-02 14:14:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MARR MOPS TU IZ
03ANKARA553TURKISH RESPONSE TO FAA REQUEST FOR CONSULTATIONS
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See paras 2 and 8. 2. (SBU) Summary and action request. EconCouns delivered reftel points to senior GOT officials January 21-22. The Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority (DGCA) acknowledged that the DGCA had not yet implemented all [...]
2003-01-23 12:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC ATRN TU
03ANKARA5530ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-09-03 07:41:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA5548ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-09-03 13:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR 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
03ANKARA5579TERRORIST FINANCE: ANKARA: JI TEN/LIST 40
[...] (U) Classified by Economic Counselor Scot Marciel for Reasons 1.5 (b),(d). 2. (C) Summary: Econoffs met with MFA official Ahmet Arda to deliver Ref A and C demarches, and discuss possible additional legal bases for seizing terrorist assets. End Summary. 3. (C) Effective [...]
2003-09-05 10:10:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALCVIS EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL PTER
03ANKARA5584AMBASSADOR, INTERIOR MINISTER DISCUSS PKK, IRAQI
[...] (C) Summary: In a September 2 introductory meeting with the Ambassador, Interior Minister Aksu called on the U.S. to take action against the PKK/KADEK in northern Iraq and offered training for Iraqi police. The Ambassador said the USG and GOT will soon discuss an approach to the PKK/KADEK pro [...]
2003-09-05 11:45:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CASC PHUM IZ TU
03ANKARA5587 GOT Views on the WTO Ministerial in Cancun
[...] (SBU) Meeting with Econoff and Econ Specialist on September 3, Husnu Dilemre, Deputy Director General for Agreements at the Foreign Trade Undersecretariat, provided an overview of Turkish views and objectives for the upcoming Cancun WTO Ministerial. In particular, he highlighted Turkey's desi [...]
2003-09-05 12:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD AORC TU
03ANKARA5628ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-09-05 12:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA5637ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-09-05 12:52:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA5647FIRST TURKISH POWER TO IRAQ ON SCHEDULE FOR
[...] With the strong support of the GOT, Turkish power company Karadeniz Energy is preparing to export 50 megawatts of power from Turkey into the Iraqi power grid. The 2-year deal was signed with the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad on August 26, with power scheduled to begin flowing Sep [...]
2003-09-05 15:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PGOV PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA5652TURKEY: AMBASSADOR, DEPUTY P.M. SAHIN DISCUSS
[...] (C) Summary: In his introductory call on Deputy P.M. Mehmet Ali Sahin, the Ambassador underscored the importance of U.S.-Turkey relations; said that Turkey could play an important positive role in Iraq; and raised concerns about minority foundations. Sahin said the GOT believes it can contrib [...]
2003-09-08 09:36:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ TU PHUM
03ANKARA5668ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-09-08 12:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA5671TURKEY: OPPOSITION CHP IN DENIAL OVER FLAGGING
[...] (C) Summary: Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) continues to argue against sending Turkish troops to Iraq as part of a stabilization force -- so far to no noticeable effect with the voters. Although hurting at the polls, senior members of the party seem unconcerned with the direc [...]
2003-09-08 13:17:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA5736CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR TO AMBASSADOR: WE'VE MADE
[...] (C) Summary: Central Bank Governor Serdengecti told Ambassador September 9 that Turkey had made progress on a number of economic issues, but he remains cautious because "anything can happen." On the positive side, the economy is enjoying both growth and disinflation, the government has incr [...]
2003-09-10 10:38:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEFIN PGOV 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
03ANKARA5787EXBS: SEPTEMBER 11 MEETING WITH TURKEY ON EXBS
[...] (SBU) Summary: An interagency team led by NP/ECC Director van Son met with Turkish MFA and the Turkish interagency on September 11 to negotiate the proposed EXBS legal agreement so that planned EXBS assistance programs can commence. The Turkish and U.S. teams concentrated their discussions [...]
2003-09-12 06:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM ETTC PREL KSTC TU
03ANKARA5808 Pharmaceuticals IPR Update
[...] (SBU) Summary: Following heavy lobbying by the local generics industry, the GOT is contemplating introduction of data exclusivity protection for pharmaceutical test data only in 2007 and even watering down patent protection, but, to our knowledge, no final decisions have been taken on these m [...]
2003-09-12 14:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR TU
03ANKARA5836ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-09-15 14:16:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA5848COULD AN ELECTION-RELATED COURT CASE CUT AK
[...] (C) Summary: Supreme Appeals Court's likely confirmation of the sentence in an election fraud case against pro-Kurdish DEHAP raises the question whether High Election Board (YSK) will subsequently reallocate seats in Parliament, reducing AK's political dominance and enabling right-of-center DYP [...]
2003-09-16 06:34:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINS TU
03ANKARA5866LETTER TO HHS SECRETARY THOMPSON FROM TURKISH
[...] Post received Turkish MFA dip note no. 2003/CKGY/360370 requesting embassy to forward a letter to HHS Secretary Thompson from Minister of National Education Huseyin Celik announcing GOT support to the U.S. candidacy to the Executive Board. BEGIN TEXT Tommy G. THOMPSON Secretary of H [...]
2003-09-17 09:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL TU
03ANKARA5900AMBASSADOR, ANKARA MAYOR DISCUSS LOCAL
[...] (C) Summary: In a Sept. 15 meeting with the Ambassador, Ankara mayor Melih Gokcek expressed hope that the AK Government will pass local administrative reform. He expects that the more controversial aspects of the reform will be taken up after local elections, which are scheduled for next Apri [...]
2003-09-18 07:41:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA5930IRAQ: TURKISH ENVOY KARAOSMANOGLU SHARES
[...] (S) DCM met Sept. 17 with Turkish MFA Envoy Karaosmanoglu, who spent three weeks in Iraqi in August/Sept. on a fact finding mission to help the GOT determine whether to support a Turkish troop contribution to a stabilization force in Iraq. Karaosmanoglu said most Iraqis he met were opposed to [...]
2003-09-19 07:46:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPTER PREL MOPS MARR TU IZ
03ANKARA5938URGENT DEMARCHE: UN ACTION ON THE MIDDLE EAST:
[...] (C) DCM presented reftel demarche September 18 to MFA Middle East AND Africa General Director Tahsin Burcuoglu. 2. (C) Burcuoglu accepted the U.S. views and reiterated Turkey's support for the Road Map and its continuing good relationship with both Israelis and Palestinians. He indicated [...]
2003-09-19 10:20:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IS TU
03ANKARA5964TURKEY'S NSC SECGEN TAKES CONSERVATIVE APPROACH ON
[...] (C) Summary: During their initial meeting on the eve of the September 19 NSC meeting that would consider a troop contribution to the stabilization force in Iraq, new NSC Secretary General General Sukru Sariisik revealed little to SIPDIS the Ambassador of what would occur at the meeting. [...]
2003-09-22 12:20:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALCY IZ MARR PGOV PREL TU
03ANKARA5966ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-09-22 14:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA6002ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-09-23 14:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA6020TURKEY'S EAST AND SOUTHEAST KURDS WARN RECENT
[...] (C) Following is a field report from Consulate Adana Principal Officer. 2. (C) Summary: In a political environment which has once again become tense, Kurdish political and community leaders in Turkey's east and southeast assert vigorously that the GOT's recent reintegration law is inadequ [...]
2003-09-24 13:22:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV PINS PHUM TU
03ANKARA6048 Turkish Official on Rail Link with Iraq, Syria
[...] (SBU) Summary: A Turkish railway official told us that rail has moved relatively little cargo, including humanitarian aid, to Iraq in recent months, but that there are plans to begin moving some fuel by rail. Our interlocutor contended that steep Syrian transit fees were a serious obstacle t [...]
2003-09-25 13:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELTN ETRD TU IZ
03ANKARA6053ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-09-25 14:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA6060TURKEY: THE VIEW FROM THE HEARTLAND, PART ONE
[...] (C) Summary: During poloff's Sept. 10-13 trip to the western Black Sea provinces of Kastamonu and Sinop, contacts across the spectrum averred the importance of strong U.S.-Turkey relations but also took the opportunity to express their very palpable anxiety with USG Iraq policy, in particular [...]
2003-09-26 07:52:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA6072NORTHERN IRAQ: TALABANI TRIES TO MEND FENCES WITH
[...] (C) Iraqi Governing Council member and leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Jalal Talabani, sent letters Sept. 23 to Turkish PM Erdogan and MFA Undersecretary Ziyal seeking improved relations between the PUK and Turkey. He also sent a verbal message noting that Turkey and the Iraqi Kur [...]
2003-09-26 13:17:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL MOPS MARR TU IZ
03ANKARA6136ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-09-30 13:42:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA6139TURKEY UNLIKELY TO OFFICIALLY CANCEL CYPRUS
[...] (C) We followed up on our earlier demarche about canceling the upcoming exercises on Cyprus (ref A) with MFA Deputy DG for Greece/Cyprus Necip Eguz on Sept 29. PolMilCouns pressed upon Eguz the need for an early official GOT position in order to ensure all sides follow last year's precedent [...]
2003-09-30 15:02:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL TU GR CY
03ANKARA6140KURDS IN SOUTHEAST FEAR U.S. CRACKDOWN ON PKK
[...] (C) Summary: Kurds in southeastern Turkey fear a possible U.S. military action against the PKK/KADEK in northern Iraq, and oppose Turkish participation in the Stabilization Force because they believe Turkish authorities would use their presence in Iraq to crack down on Iraqi Kurds. Most of our [...]
2003-09-30 15:17:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PTER IZ TU
03ANKARA6141KEY ECONOMIC CONDITIONALITY ISSUES FOR USG LOAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: For the decision on GOT compliance with economic conditionality in the U.S.-Turkish Financial Agreement, post recommends Washington focus on the most critical issues in the IMF's Sixth Review: staff reductions at SEE's, the end-August fiscal target, the 2004 budget, the Public [...]
2003-09-30 16:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PREL TU
03ANKARA6161INDIAN PRIME MINISTER VAJPAYEE'S SEPTEMBER 16-19
[...] (U) Indian PM Vajpayee visited Turkey September 16-19, the first visit by an Indian PM in 15 years. Vajpayee spent September 17 in Ankara, meeting with GOT officials including PM Erdogan and FM Gul. Vajpayee went to Istanbul on September 18, meeting with business leaders and Turkish Preside [...]
2003-10-01 13:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU IN
03ANKARA6163TURKEY: VIEW FROM THE HEARTLAND III: KURDS IN
[...] (C) Summary: Kurds in the southeast insist recent human rights reforms have not been implemented, and that practices such as torture, lack of attorney access for detainees, and restrictions on the use of the Kurdish language continue unabated. Even if the reforms are implemented in the rest of [...]
2003-10-01 14:59:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA6165PRIVATIZATION UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. After years of slow motion on privatization, IMF conditions and the AK government,s more business-oriented approach seems to have led to a decisive phase in Turkey,s privatization program. How serious the GOT has become will be known by the end of the year, by when three of t [...]
2003-10-02 04:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EFIN PGOV TU
03ANKARA618CONTINUING TURKISH CONCERNS ABOUT ALLEGED USG-PKK
[...] (U) Action request--para 5. 2. (U) Jan. 24 MFA DDG for anti-terrorism Asya called us in to discuss Turkish concerns that the USG has links with, and is supporting, PKK/KADEK. 3. (C) Handing over copies of Embassy's and Department spokesman's denials of any USG-PKK link and recalling [...]
2003-01-24 16:03:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS TU
03ANKARA619TURKISH CHOD STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF
[...] (C) During a January 20 meeting with visiting CJCS, Turkish General Staff (TGS) CHOD Gen. Ozkok said that TGS would concentrate on the ATAK helicopter and the tank modernization programs after the conclusion of the three "big" visits (i.e. CJCS, 1/23 UK CHOD and 1/24 SACEUR Gen. Jones). Ozkok [...]
2003-01-24 16:17:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMASS PREL TU
03ANKARA6197ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-10-02 12:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA6209GOVERNMENT ON THE DEFENSIVE ON LOAN AGREEMENT
[...] (C) Summary: Under fire for having agreed to political conditions (i.e., not sending troops unilaterally into northern Iraq) in the financial agreement with the United States, the government is on the defensive. State Minister Babacan told the press last night that the "loan will be used if [...]
2003-10-02 14:38:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEFIN PREL TU
03ANKARA6214Turkey's Biotechnology Regime
[...] This is in response to reftel request. 2. (SBU) Summary: Although Turkey has drafted regulations pertaining to biotechnology, they have not been implemented. Turkey permits the importation of genetically modified crops although it does not permit use of bio-engineered seeds for plant [...]
2003-10-03 06:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR TU
03ANKARA6230ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-10-03 12:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA6232TGS REQUESTS HLDG PROPOSAL
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (C) During his initial meeting with TGS Deputy Chief General Mehmet Ilker Basbug on October 2 (septel),the Ambassador informed the general that the US response to the Turkish proposed dates of November 17-19 for the next High Level Defense [...]
2003-10-03 13:34:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL MOPS MASS TU
03ANKARA6238SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCONNELL VISIT TO TURKEY
[...] Your CODEL arrives in Ankara at a time when Iraq remains the focus of the US-Turkish relationship and where Turks are seized with two primary Iraq-related issues: the presence of PKK/Kadek terrorists in northern Iraq and whether Turkey will contribute troops to the stabilization force in Iraq [...]
2003-10-03 14:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ECON TU IZ
03ANKARA626IRAQ: FOLLOW-UP READOUT ON AK PARTY CHAIRMAN
[...] (C) In Jan. 20 follow-up to Jan. 19 Ambassador-AK leader Erdogan meeting, Erdogan foreign policy advisor Bagis told us: --Erdogan understood Ambassador's message that it's up to him (Erdogan) to make the case on Iraq to the Turkish public and parliament. --One factor holding Erdogan ba [...]
2003-01-24 18:41:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS TU IZ
03ANKARA6262 Foreign Trade Officials' Views on Cancun, IPR
[...] (SBU) Turkish Foreign Trade officials maintained that agriculture, particularly elimination of export subsidies, was their key concern at the Cancun Ministerial. This issue led the Turks to support the G- 21 at Cancun, though our interlocutors told us that actually joining the group would hav [...]
2003-10-06 14:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR KIPR EFIN TU USTR WTO
03ANKARA6266ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-10-06 14:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA6270AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH TGS DEP CHIEF BASBUG FOCUSES ON IRAQ AND CYPRUS
[...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador's lengthy (1.5 hours) initial call on the TGS DCHOD, General Basbug, focused primarily on Iraq and Cyprus. On Iraq, Basbug asserted that TGS supports a GOT decision to contribute troops to Iraq, preferably before a new UNSCR is passed, although he worried that m [...]
2003-10-06 15:48:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MASS MARR MOPS PTER PINR CY IZ 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
03ANKARA6297 Civil Aviation Official Comments on
[...] (SBU) Topa Toker, Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA),told us that the Transport and Communications Minister is very interested in achieving high standards for aviation safety and security, and in maintaining a cooperative relationship with USG aviation authorities. He suggested that th [...]
2003-10-07 14:52:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR BEXP TU
03ANKARA6302TURKEY RAISES CONCERN ABOUT STALLED OIL EXPORTS
[...] (U) Baghdad Minimize considered. 2. (C) Turkish officials are concerned by recent press reports that Iraq has decided to suspend oil exports through Ceyhan, diverting the Kirkuk crude through pipelines to the south. MFA Director General for Energy and Water Hakki Akil told EconCouns th [...]
2003-10-07 16:16:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEPET ETRD IZ PREL TU
03ANKARA6322SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SAXTON VISIT TO TURKEY
[...] You arrive in Ankara at a time when Iraq remains the focus of the US-Turkish relationship which in fact is much broader. The Turks are seized with two primary Iraq-related issues: The decision, approved by Parliament October 7, to contribute troops to the stabilization force in Iraq, and the [...]
2003-10-08 11:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDECON IZ PGOV PHUM PREL TU
03ANKARA6340NORTHERN IRAQ: KDP'S SAFEEN DIZAYEE - TURKISH
[...] (C) Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) official Safeen Dizayee called on DCM, PolMilCouns and PolMilOff Oct. 7. Dizayee described the situation in Baghdad as improving. He said the KDP did not believe that Turkish troops in Iraq could be neutral, that Turkey would use their presence to try to b [...]
2003-10-08 14:52:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL MOPS MARR PINR TU IZ
03ANKARA6344SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SAXTON VISIT TO TURKEY
[...] You arrive in Ankara at a time when Iraq remains the focus of the US-Turkish relationship which in fact is much broader. The Turks are seized with two primary Iraq-related issues: The decision, approved by Parliament October 7, to contribute troops to the stabilization force in Iraq, and the [...]
2003-10-09 06:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDECON IZ PGOV PHUM PREL TU
03ANKARA6365ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-10-09 13:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA6377IMAR BANK UPDATE: IS IT FAIR TO BLAME BRSA?
[...] (C) Summary: Post's banking contacts tend to defend BRSA, despite its failure to detect Imar Bank's problems. The bankers believe BRSA either could not have acted earlier due to the Uzans' power or could not detect the fraud becaus of its sophistication. One former bank inspector at the Centr [...]
2003-10-10 12:22:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEFIN PGOV TU
03ANKARA6409ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-10-14 12:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA6411SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SAXTON VISIT TO TURKEY
[...] You arrive in Ankara at a time when Iraq remains the focus of the US-Turkish relationship which in fact is much broader. The Turks are seized with two primary Iraq-related issues: The decision, approved by Parliament October 7, to contribute troops to the stabilization force in Iraq, and the [...]
2003-10-14 13:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDECON IZ PGOV PHUM PREL TU
03ANKARA6424CODEL MCCONNEL'S OCTOBER 10 MEETINGS WITH PM
[...] (C) Summary: PM Erdogan told visiting Codel McConell October 10 that elements within Turkey and Iraq were making "ugly" statements about the possible deployment of Turkish troops to Iraq as part of the stabilization force there. Erdogan said he was not familiar with the details of the discuss [...]
2003-10-15 07:23:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS TU IZ
03ANKARA6441ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-10-15 14:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA6447TURKEY: AK PARTY CONGRESS REAFFIRMS PM ERDOGAN'S
[...] (C) Summary: PM Erdogan emerged from the ruling AK Party's Oct. 12 well-organized congress more in control of his party. In his acceptance speech, Erdogan focused primarily on AK's commitment to achieving a just, democratic system in Turkey. On Iraq, he reiterated the GOT's commitment to send [...]
2003-10-15 15:37:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA649IRAQ: TGS REQUESTS ANSWERS TO PHASE IV QUESTIONS
[...] (U) This is an action message. See para 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) The Turkish General Staff (TGS) provided visiting CENTCOM/EUCOM planners January 23 questions (see para 4) concerning Phase IV operations in Iraq. TGS requested that appropriate USG authorities respond to th [...]
2003-01-27 12:33:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETMARR MOPS TU IZ
03ANKARA6493NORTHERN IRAQ'S MAKHMOUR CAMP - UNHCR ON NEXT
[...] (C) On October 16, PolMilOff met with UNHCR Representative for Turkey Gesche Karrenbrock on Makhmour Camp issues. Karrenbrock hopes to meet with Turkish MFA and MOI officials in the next two weeks to discuss next steps. She said that Turkish press play linking the camp to the PKK was having a [...]
2003-10-17 08:16:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM PREF PREL MOPS MARR TU IZ
03ANKARA6525ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-10-17 13:40:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA6530 MFA on Economic Partnership Commission Agenda,
[...] (SBU) At an October 15 meeting with MFA on the upcoming Economic Partnership Commission (EPC) meeting, we suggested that both sides to focus on achieving progress on investment issues. MFA acknowledged that it was making preparations on investment issues, and suggested that the EPC include tw [...]
2003-10-17 14:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL ETRD EINV ENRG TU
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
03ANKARA6563ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-10-20 13:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA6577 Update on Copyright Enforcement: Culture
[...] (SBU) Copyright industry representatives contend that gaps in Turkish legislation and weak enforcement are responsible for persistently high piracy. The Culture and Tourism Minister promised the industry that the GOT would take several steps to tackle the problem, including a total ban on str [...]
2003-10-22 10:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR TU
03ANKARA6612GOT DECIDES TO TAKE OVER BOT COMPANIES
[...] (SBU) Summary. The longstanding disputes between Build Operate Transfer (BOT) electricity generation plants and the Turkish government may have reached a new level due to the government's apparent decision to take over these facilities on what appears to be the presumption of corruption. Ac [...]
2003-10-22 12:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ENRG ECON PREL TU
03ANKARA6620SCENESETTER FOR CODEL ROYCE VISIT TO TURKEY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Your CODEL arrives in Ankara at a time when Iraq and resolution of the PKK/KADEK question remain the focus of the US-Turkish relationship. Turks are seized with two Iraq-related issues: whether the U.S. will work out with the Interim Governing Council the eventual deployment of [...]
2003-10-22 13:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ECON TU IZ
03ANKARA6621ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-10-22 14:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA6676DEMARCHE: MESSAGE TO PALESTINIANS
[...] (C) We presented reftel demarche October 21 to MFA Middle East and Maghreb Head of Department Kemal Tuzun. After promising to convey the contents of the demarche to MFA's Deputy Undersecretary for the Middle East, Tuzun then confirmed by telephone that the MFA would transmit the demarche dire [...]
2003-10-24 05:53:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKPAL KWBG PREL IS TU
03ANKARA6688AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TIP, OTHER WOMEN'S ISSUES
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 22 introductory meeting, the Ambassador told State Minister Guldal Aksit (responsible for women's affairs) that Turkey could serve as a model on women's rights for the Middle East. He urged Turkey to implement recent initiatives to combat trafficking in persons (T [...]
2003-10-24 11:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA6695EU REPORT ON TURKEY WILL PRAISE REFORMS, CRITICIZE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The upcoming EU report on Turkey will praise GOT human rights reforms while criticizing the slow pace of implementation. Ankara-based contacts from EU states agree that Turkey's candidacy is progressing, but could be derailed by a failure to reach a Cyprus settlement. End Summ [...]
2003-10-24 13:16:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA6702TURKEY: BAYKAL MANEUVERS TO EASY VICTORY AT CHP
[...] (C) Summary: At a contentious but unenthusiastic convention, CHP leader Baykal won re-election easily after he rammed through by-laws that made challenging him nearly impossible. In his speech opening the convention, Baykal focused on what he termed CHP's historical role in Turkish politics a [...]
2003-10-24 15:35:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA6724TURKEY SUPPORTIVE OF THE U.S. IN 58TH UNGA FIRST
[...] No summary [...]
2003-10-27 14:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC AORC KNNP TU
03ANKARA673IRAQ: TURKS WAITING FOR POLITICAL DIRECTION BEFORE
[...] (C) MFA Americas Department Head Cihad Erginay (protect) told Deputy Pol-Mil Counselor January 27 that Turkish authorities were "considering" the MOU that EUCOM presented to the Turkish General Staff (MOU) during the January 13 mil-to-mil talks, but stressed that no further action would be tak [...]
2003-01-27 16:41:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA6772ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-10-30 14:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA6854ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-11-03 15:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA6857THE VIEW FROM SOUTHEASTERN TURKEY: PART ONE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: THIS IS THE FIRST OF THREE MESSAGES ABOUT THE AMCON ADANA REPORTING TEAM VISIT TO SOUTHEASTERN TURKEY FROM SEPTEMBER 14-26. REFTELS REPORT SOME ASPECTS OF THIS TRIP. THE REGION'S KURDISH POPULATION WAS DISTRUSTFUL OF STATE INITIATIVES; SAW THE "RETURN TO HOME" LAW AS INDISTINGU [...]
2003-11-04 07:10:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM PINR KNNP TU
03ANKARA6880ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-11-04 14:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA6886MEETING WITH TREASURY UNDERSECRETARY
[...] (C) Summary: Econoff conveyed to Treasury Undersecretary Ibrahim Canakci that the U.S. would not revisit the political conditionality in the FA. Canakci explained that, although the Treasury had originally intended merely to seek approval from the Council of Ministers, the GOT is now debating [...]
2003-11-04 15:34:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN PREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA6906 MFA Requests More on Iraq Issues at Economic
[...] (SBU) MFA's only substantive comment on our draft Economic Partnership Commission (EPC) agenda was that Iraq economic issues merit a separate session on the agenda. The Turkish side does not expect its companies to gain Iraq reconstruction subcontracts at this meeting, but views the opportuni [...]
2003-11-05 11:01:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL ETRD EINV ENRG TU
03ANKARA6923IRAQ: TURKISH READOUT OF DAMASCUS MEETING: SAUDIS,
[...] (C) POLMILCOUNS called on MFA Deputy DG for Middle East Safak Gokturk Nov. 5 for a readout of the Nov. 1-2 Damascus meeting on Iraq. Gokturk, who had been at the Damascus meeting, said Turkey worked hard to make the original Syrian draft communique moderate and balanced, and found the meeting [...]
2003-11-05 16:02:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL KU SY IZ TU IR EG JO SA
03ANKARA694ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-01-28 11:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA6945ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-11-06 14:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA699ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-01-28 14:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA6994ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-11-07 13:41:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA7007AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH EDUCATION MINISTER CELIK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In the Ambassador,s October 31 courtesy call on Huseyin Celik, Minister of National Education and a co-founder of the AK (Justice and Development) Party, Celik praised the high level of educational cooperation between the U.S. and Turkey. While characterizing himself as a friend o [...]
2003-11-10 10:34:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKPAO PREL TU GR
03ANKARA7015GAZIANTEP BUSINESS COMMUNITY: LET'S GET DOWN TO
[...] SUMMARY: DPO and the PD FSN visited Gaziantep October 21-24 to become familiarized with the American Corner operation there and meet with local business people. Gaziantep presents itself as a forward-thinking, business-oriented city which seeks to overcome any obstacles to commerce. There a [...]
2003-11-10 13:41:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDBBSR ECON IZ KPAO TU
03ANKARA7019ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-11-10 14:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA704DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DENYING ALLEGED USG-PKK CONTACTS
[...] No summary [...]
2003-01-28 15:15:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPINS PREL PTER TU
03ANKARA7057DECEMBER TURKISH CYPRIOT ELECTION CONCERNS: ROUND
[...] (C) DCM delivered reftel demarche November 10 to MFA Director General for Northeastern Mediterranean Affairs Ertugrul Apakan. Apakan said he would pass the information and USG position to the Turkish Embassy in Nicosia. 2. (C) Deputy Polcouns followed up demarche later on November 10 a [...]
2003-11-13 10:15:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALCY PGOV PHUM PREL TU
03ANKARA7096MFA U/S ZIYAL REQUESTS REVISION OF FINANCIAL
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Eric Edelman for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) At a November 13 meeting, MFA Undersecretary Ugur Ziyal told the Ambassador that the political conditionality in Article 5(A)(ii) - the Iraq-related conditionality - of the USD 8.5 billion Financial Agreement co [...]
2003-11-14 13:35:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEFIN PREL IZ TU
03ANKARA7113GOT CLAIMS VESSEL TRAFFIC SYSTEM NOT FULLY
[...] (SBU) Summary. Turkish Maritime Undersecretariat officials told us that the testing phase of the Vessel Traffic System (VTS) in the Istanbul area would have to be extended beyond the end-October deadline due to technical problems. Turkish Coastal Safety and Ship Rescue Management Director G [...]
2003-11-14 15:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EINV ECON PREL TU
03ANKARA7114TGS D/CHOD BASBUG'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON - AN
[...] (C) Turkish General Staff Deputy Chief Basbug will visit Washington November 16-21 to lead the Turkish delegation to the US-Turkey High-Level Defense Group (HLDG). He has requested meetings with National Security Advisor Rice, DepSecDef Wolfowitz, CJCS Myers and VCJCS Pace. Basbug may also s [...]
2003-11-14 15:50:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS TU IZ AF CY ASEC OVIP
03ANKARA7140MEETINGS WITH TREASURY UNDERSECRETARY AND CENTRAL
[...] (Sbu) Treasury U/S Canakci told Econoffs that the IMF Sixth Review is unlikely to come to a Board vote before mid-December, since the Turkish parliament will need some time to pass the required legislation. Canakci also confirmed that the GOT will probably have to get parliamentary approval f [...]
2003-11-17 15:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA7145ROILED WATERS AT THE BANK REGULATORY BODY
[...] (Sbu) Summary: Under pressure over the failure to prevent the Imar Bank fiasco, bank regulatory body chairman Engin Akcakoca resigned November 5. GOT claims not to have exerted pressure are suspect, given earlier GOT actions, raising questions about the Ak Party Government's commitment to an [...]
2003-11-17 17:34:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEFIN PGOV ECON PINR TU
03ANKARA7157DEFENSE AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION AGREEMENT
[...] (C) Summary: The annual Defense and Economic Cooperation Agreement (DECA) inspections occurred the week of October 20-24, 2003 in Ankara, Izmir and Incirlik. While talks between the two sides became tense during discussions of a small number of specific issues, the overall mood of the inspec [...]
2003-11-18 07:03:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMARR ELAB ECPS ECON TU
03ANKARA7164ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-11-18 13:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA7184DEMARCHE: SUPPORT FOR THE UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE
[...] (U) We delivered ref B demarche and, subsequently, Canadian draft resolution November 18 to Turkish MFA South Asia Department Head Soner. 2. (U) After reviewing the draft and citing "established practice that Turkey does not co-sponsor or vote in favor of resolutions against neighboring [...]
2003-11-19 12:05:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL IR TU
03ANKARA7205ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-11-19 14:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA7213IRAQ: A/S DEWEY AGREES NEXT STEPS ON REPATRIATING
[...] (SBU) On November 19, PRM Assistant Secretary Dewey met with Turkish MFA Undersecretary Sensoy, UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner Morjane, CPA rep Bartlett and Khalil Afar from the Iraqi Embassy on next steps for the voluntary repatriation of Turkish refugees in Iraq, including those in the Ma [...]
2003-11-20 06:09:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PTER PREL MOPS MARR TU IZ
03ANKARA7229SCENESETTER FOR TURKISH JUSTICE MINISTER CICEK'S
[...] (C) Summary: Justice Minister Cicek's visit to Washington allows us to raise high-profile global issues with one of the Turkish cabinet's most influential and outspoken figures. Our priorities for his visit should be: 1) to urge continued GOT progress on EU-related human rights reform, and und [...]
2003-11-20 12:08:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM CASC EFIN IZ TU
03ANKARA7273TERROR ATTACK'S IMPACT ON FINANCIAL MARKETS
[...] (Sbu) Summary: Though it is still early to judge, Turkish financial markets showed initial resilience in dealing with today's Istanbul terror attacks. The stock market fell sharply before it stopped trading. The foreign exchange, government security and interbank markets continued to function [...]
2003-11-20 16:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PTER TU
03ANKARA7297ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-11-21 13:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA7311SCENESETTER FOR THE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP
[...] (C) Summary: A successful EPC will help our efforts to strengthen a bilateral relationship that has been through difficult times this year. Two developments -- the still-fragile recovery of the Turkish economy, and the development of economic opportunities in Iraq -- should create opportuni [...]
2003-11-24 08:05:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALECON PREL EFIN EINV TU
03ANKARA7319ANOTHER STEP TOWARD A "SOFT LANDING": VCJCS GEN
[...] (C) You arrive in Turkey at a time when our focus is on increasing Turkish cooperation on Iraq reconstruction and minimizing the fallout from the decision to forego Turkey,s offer to contribute forces to the stabilization efforts in Iraq. The Turkish General Staff (TGS) saw deploying forces t [...]
2003-11-25 13:31:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETMARR PREL PTER OVIP PGOV TU
03ANKARA7340IRAQ: TURKISH MFA DG BURCUOGLU ON VISIT OF
[...] (C) DCM met MFA Director General for the Middle East Tahsin Burcuoglu Nov. 21 to deliver the Secretary's oral message on Iraq (Ref C) and to get a Turkish readout of the Talabani/IGC visit (Ref A). Burcuoglu pointed to the CPA-IGC agreement's reference to a federal structure, suggesting that [...]
2003-11-28 15:18:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ETTC PTER TU IZ
03ANKARA7354DAS PASCOE'S NOVEMBER 21 TRIP TO ANKARA
[...] (S) Summary: EUR DAS Lynn Pascoe visited Turkey on November 21 for a series of meetings with MFA officials. In all his meetings, Pascoe urged MFA officials to think about the period leading up to the NATO Summit as a critical opportunity to showcase Turkey's achievements before the December [...]
2003-12-01 12:15:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETAJ AM GG PGOV PREL TU
03ANKARA7377TERRORIST FINANCE: USG TEAM VISITS TURKEY
[...] (SBU) Summary: On November 17-19, a three-person team from DOS and DOJ met in Ankara with GOT officials to assess the status of Turkey,s efforts to combat terrorist financing, and determine what assistance USG should offer. GOT officials were generally receptive, and the USG team is likely t [...]
2003-12-02 09:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC PTER TU
03ANKARA7388ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-12-02 15:33:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA7397 Turkish Officials Comment on WTO Agriculture
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. DESPITE THE APPARENT FAILURE TO REACH AGREEMENT IN CANCUN, TURKISH OFFICIALS CONSIDER THE CONTINUATION OF WTO AGRICULTURE NEGOTIATIONS ESSENTIAL TO THE HEALTH OF THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY. TURKISH OFFICIALS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE CANCUN MEETINGS COMMENTED THAT THE UNITED STAT [...]
2003-12-03 07:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR KPAO TU
03ANKARA7411TURKEY: LEFT-OF-CENTER OPPOSITION CHP SCORNS CALLS
[...] (C) Summary: Opposition left-of-center CHP has rejected calls for unity on the political left in the run-up to March 2004 local elections. Optimism in CHP higher ranks is belied by growing frustration among CHP M.P.s with the party's prospects. Rather than focus on the party leadership's sho [...]
2003-12-03 15:10:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA7416ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-12-03 15:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA7446UNDER SECRETARY GROSSMAN'S FORCE POSTURE
[...] (S) Welcome back to Turkey. We and the GOT are looking forward to your December 8-9 visit. You will be seeing TGS Deputy Chief Basbug (both TGS Chief Ozkok and DefMin Gonul are traveling),DPM/FM Gul, and MFA U/S Ziyal. You will find the Turks preoccupied with the investigation into the I [...]
2003-12-04 14:50:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETOVIP PREL PGOV MARR TU
03ANKARA7448ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-12-04 14:55:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA7491ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-12-05 15:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA7509ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-12-08 15:16:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA7510SCENESETTER FOR CODEL COX VISIT TO TURKEY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Your CODEL arrives in Ankara at a time when the GOT is seized with the issues of security and counterterrorism. GOT leaders and security forces have reacted responsibly to the November terrorist attacks in Istanbul, though some politicians and commentators have tried to score p [...]
2003-12-08 16:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP AMGT AFIN ASEC PTER PGOV PREL TU
03ANKARA7526NORTHERN IRAQ: TGS SUGGESTS USING PMF AS TRAINING
[...] (S) During talks with VCJCS Pace December 3-4, Turkish General Staff Chief Gen. Ozkok and Deputy Gen. Basbug suggested that the "Peace Monitoring Force (PMF) can be used as a training unit or a security force in the new Iraqi National Army." Earlier, a senior Turkish officer voiced a similar [...]
2003-12-09 12:28:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPTER PREL MOPS MARR PINR TU IZ
03ANKARA753BTC UPDATE FROM TURKEY
[...] (C) Summary: BTC construction in Turkey is on schedule (first pipe is scheduled to arrive at Iskenderun port on February 7) and on budget; however, there is some concern that the change in government has slowed down the decision-making process on operational issues. We believe that occasiona [...]
2003-01-29 17:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU
03ANKARA7538ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-12-09 14:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA7580ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-12-10 14:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA7597MORE ON TURKISH AIRPORT SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: In December 3-4 meetings with Turkish officials responsible for aviation security, EconCouns reiterated the USG's strong interest in Turkish airport/aviation security efforts and expressed concern about a loophole in the current system that enables some passengers arriving on [...]
2003-12-10 15:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER EAIR TU
03ANKARA7611DECEMBER 1-2 VISIT TO TURKEY OF UKRAINIAN PM
[...] (U) The December 1-2 visit to Turkey of Ukrainian PM Yanukovych focused mainly on bilateral economic relations. In the first-ever visit of the PM of an independent Ukraine to Turkey, the two nations discussed bilateral trade and signed environmental and cultural agreements. At the end of the [...]
2003-12-11 15:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PREL SENV TU UP
03ANKARA7612U/S GROSSMAN FORCE POSTURE CONSULTATIONS WITH
[...] (C) In meetings with FM Gul, DCHOD GEN Basbug and others from MFA and TGS, U/S Grossman initiated consultations with the Turks on the US global posture review. He emphasized that this effort to move to a post-Cold War posture would be in accordance with our international security commitments a [...]
2003-12-11 15:25:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL TU
03ANKARA763IRAQ: TURKEY REQUESTS ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON
[...] (C) On December 12, the Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) Turkey submitted a note to the Turkish General Staff (TGS) requesting authorization to ship humanitarian daily rations (HDRs) from the US to Turkey. The ODC letter noted that the purpose is to have rations stored in Turkey in the eve [...]
2003-01-30 12:51:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL TU
03ANKARA76492004 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON TURKEY'S CONTRIBUTION
[...] (U) This is Embassy Ankara's submission to the 2004 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. = = = = = = = = = = General Assessment = = = = = = = = = = 2. (SBU) In aiming to accelerate democratization, pursue its EU candidacy, revive the economy and tackle ch [...]
2003-12-15 08:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP PREL TU
03ANKARA7699ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-12-16 15:07:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA7727TERRORIST FINANCE: POST VETTING
[...] No summary [...]
2003-12-17 11:45:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETEFIN ETTC PREL PTER TU
03ANKARA7729ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-12-17 13:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA7757ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-12-18 13:40:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA7761GOT's Unclear Message on Data Exclusivity
[...] (SBU) At the December Economic Partnership Commission meeting, the Turkish Health Ministry and Foreign Trade Undersecretariat took seemingly contradictory positions on data exclusivity protection for pharmaceuticals. A followup meeting with the Health Undersecretary reinforced our impression [...]
2003-12-18 14:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR TU
03ANKARA77692003 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] No summary [...]
2003-12-19 09:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN KCRM PREL PTER SNAR TU
03ANKARA7777 DRAFT NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-12-19 11:01:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV EFIN ECON KIPR TU
03ANKARA7788NEW TURKISH ACTION REQUEST AGAINST PKK/KADEK/KONGRA GEL IN IRAQ
[...] (C) Following our delivery of summary of ref (A) USG demarche to EU capitals on extending terrorist designation of KADEK/KONGRA GEL (septel),MFA DDG for counter-terrorism Asya passed over the a non-paper (para 2) which he said the Turkish General Staff had requested he forward. He asked that the U [...]
2003-12-19 13:07:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER EFIN ETTC TU
03ANKARA7792 UPDATE ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ISSUES:
[...] (U) THE CULTURE MINISTRY IS CONSIDERING AN ARRAY OF LEGAL AMENDMENTS AND OTHER MEASURES AIMED AT COMBATING COPYRIGHT PIRACY, INCLUDING A BAN ON STREET SALES OF CULTURAL MATERIALS AND EMPOWERING THE POLICE TO ENFORCE COPYRIGHT WITHOUT SPECIFIC PROMPTS FROM RIGHTHOLDERS. THE MINISTRY REITERATED [...]
2003-12-19 14:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR TU
03ANKARA7800TURKS OUTLINE RULES AND PRINCIPLES FOR USE OF
[...] (C) DG for Bilateral Political Affairs Ahmet Banguoglu summoned DCM to the MFA December 19 to provide the GOT's written authorization for the US to use Incirlik to rotate US personnel in and out of Iraq (reftel). Banguoglu said the MFA and other interested agencies (including TGS and Customs) [...]
2003-12-19 17:13:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS TU IZ
03ANKARA7876HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW: COMSOCEUR PROPOSES
[...] (U) Classified by Political Military Counselor Timothy Betts. Reasons: 1.5b and d. 2. (C) Ref A notes that COMSEOCEUR has proposed postponing a JCET (Joint Combined Exchange Training) in Turkey (ref b) from February-March 2004 timeframe to June-July 2004 timeframe. 3. (C) ODC Anka [...]
2003-12-12 09:54:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPHUM MASS MARR TU
03ANKARA7878AMBASSADOR MANN, TURKISH OFFICIALS DISCUSS NEXT
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Steven Mann, State Department Special Representative for Caspian Energy Diplomacy, visited Ankara, December 16-18 to discuss Caspian issues with senior Turkish officials, who confirmed Turkey's commitment to the East-West Energy Corridor and expressed confidence that B [...]
2003-12-23 12:21:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALECIN ENRG EPET IZ PREL TU
03ANKARA7881COMBATING MISINFORMATION - THE CASE OF "YENI SAFAK"
[...] On October 22, "Yeni Safak," an Islamist-oriented Turkish daily close to the AKP Government, ran a story claiming that U.S. forces in Iraq had raped "at least 4,000" Iraqi women since the end of the war. The misinformation was based on a distortion of an article written by Dr. Susan Block, a U [...]
2003-12-23 15:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PTER TU
03ANKARA7976GOT CANCELS PLAN TO EXPROPRIATE BAHA'I PROPERTY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Local officials in Edirne canceled an order to expropriate a site sacred to followers of the Baha'i faith, apparently ending a 10-year dispute over the property. Baha'i contacts in Ankara and Istanbul said high-level GOT officials asked for the cancellation. End Summary. -- [...]
2003-12-29 15:00:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA7977AFGHANISTAN: MFA U/S ZIYAL PROPOSES US-TURKISH
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (C) MFA Department Head for South Asian Affairs Ergin Soner told us December 27 that U/S Ziyal wished to hold formal bilateral consultations on Afghanistan in Ankara prior to the POTUS-Erdogan meeting at the end of January. Ziyal was pleased [...]
2003-12-29 15:23:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS TU IZ PTER ASEC
03ANKARA7984GROWING TURKISH REACTION, PUBLIC CRITICISM OF U.S.
[...] Negative reaction by the Turkish Government, opposition politicians, and the press to the reported detention of 11 Turkish Special Forces troops in Northern Iraq continues to grow. Prime Minister Erdogan, describing the incident as "extremely distressing," said that he expects the situation t [...]
2003-12-30 14:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA7992TURKISH EXPORTS TO IRAQ FLOURISHING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Discussions with Turkish business executives and economists support the Foreign Trade Undersecretariat's reports that Turkish exports to Iraq are booming. In fact, some in the private sector argue that actual exports exceed official figures, with one prominent economist specu [...]
2003-12-30 15:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ENRG PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA8014TURKISH MARKETS END YEAR ON BULLISH NOTE
[...] (Sbu) Summary: Despite news that would normally buffet the market--in both directions--Turkish debt and foreign exchange markets have been notably calm, with a positive trend in recent weeks. In thin trading close to the year-end balance sheet date, interest rates on GOT debt have gradually [...]
2003-12-31 10:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON TU
03ANKARA8015INCIRLIK AND OIF-2: PROPOSED RESPONSE TO TURKISH
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. 2. (C) On December 19, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs provided us a diplomatic note approving the use of Incirlik Air Base for the operation to rotate US personnel and their associated equipment in and out of Iraq (reftel),and outlining the ru [...]
2003-12-31 11:02:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS TU IZ
03ANKARA8023 Update on Civair Security
[...] (SBU) Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) officials told us that they had not yet examined TSA's emergency amendments which could require armed law enforcement officers to be posted on certain flights, and pointed out the risks of posting such officers without adequate training. They [...]
2003-12-31 14:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER EAIR TU
03ANKARA816TERRORIST FINANCE: TURKEY UPDATE
[...] (SBU) On January 30, we met with Turkish MFA coordinator for anti-terrorist financing Hakan Okcal to brief him on the following recent UN and U.S. designations: Stichting Benevolence International Nederland (a.k.a. Benevolence International Nederland); Nabil Abdul Salam Sayadi and Patr [...]
2003-01-31 15:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC EFIN CVIS PTER TU
03ANKARA819MINISTER BABACAN TELLS AMBASSADOR ECONOMIC REFORM
[...] (C) Summary: On the evening of January 30, the Ambassador pressed Minister Babacan hard on economic reform, underlining our conclusion that the government is off track and stressing that strong economic reform policy implementation as well as full military cooperation were conditions for any p [...]
2003-01-31 16:13:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL TU
03ANKARA820NORTHERN IRAQ: PAVING THE WAY FOR MULTI-PARTY
[...] (S) DCM raised possible configurations for Feb. 6 multi-party talks (per Ref A) in successive bilats (US-Turkey),trilats (US-Turkey-KDP/PUK) and quads (US-Turkey-KDP/PUK-Turkmen) with MFA Deputy Director General for Middle East Affairs Safak Gokturk Jan. 31 (DG Burcuoglu was attending a Natio [...]
2003-01-31 16:55:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MARR PREF PHUM TU IZ
03ANKARA830TURKEY: ANTI-AMERICAN MEDIA CAMPAIGN AND ITS
[...] (C) Summary: Amid an edgy public mood over Iraq, a strident anti-American propaganda campaign is underway in Turkey, encouraged by various political and Turkish State actors. According to our contacts, such rhetoric is resonating with the man on the street, who is (1) convinced that an operat [...]
2003-02-03 09:09:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA861TURKISH ECONOMY: TREASURY VIEWS OF DOMESTIC DEBT
[...] (U) On January 3, Turkish Treasury auctioned a three-month T-bill to strong demand, selling TL 955 trillion (on total bids of TL 1.8 quadrillion) at the annually compounded rate of 47 percent. Note: This was a quarterly "reference rate auction," used to determine the interest rates for quar [...]
2003-02-03 17:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV TU
03ANKARA946TURKISH MFA ON ACCESS FOR NGOS PROVIDING
[...] (C) Mission Disaster Relief Officer (MDRO) and Ron Libby, USAID/OFDA, met with Feza Ozturk, MFA Head of Department for International Political Organizations, to follow up on assistance and coordination issues discussed during the Humanitarian Planning Team,s meeting with MFA on January 28 (sep [...]
2003-02-06 16:25:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEAID IZ MOPS PREF PREL TU
03ANKARA964HUMANITARIAN PLANNING TEAM DISCUSSIONS ON
[...] (C) During its January 27 to 29 visit to Ankara, the U.S. Humanitarian Planning Team (HPT) discussed contingency planning for a possible humanitarian crisis arising from the situation in Iraq with the GOT, representatives of the KDP and PUK administrations in northern Iraq, a representative [...]
2003-02-07 12:49:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEAID IZ MOPS OTRA PREF PREL TU
03ANKARA971ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-02-07 14:55:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
03FRANKFURT1051 BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG MINISTER OF INTERIOR THOMAS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with the Consul General on January 29, Baden-Wuerttemberg (B-W) Minister of Interior, Dr. Thomas Schaeuble (CDU) expressed his regret over anti- American statements in recent election campaigns. On terrorism, Schaeuble is concerned about a lack of cooperation from [...]
2003-02-04 14:04:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL GM
03FRANKFURT8270CDU/Teufel: Insider View of European Constitution
[...] (SBU) Baden-Wuerttemberg Minister-President (M-P) Erwin Teufel (CDU - Christian Democratic Union),a prominent German conservative and active participant in drafting the proposed European constitution, supports the draft constitution despite its shortcomings from a conservative perspective. A [...]
2003-10-06 09:28:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV GM EUN
03ISTANBUL1014GENC (YOUNG) PARTY MACHINATIONS IN KIRKLARELI
[...] (C) Genc (Young) Party is in the process of attempting to build a Turkey-wide base of support, seeking to co-opt local politicians and appeal to broadly-nationalist sentiment. Conversations with political leaders in one rural province suggest that the combination of political ambition, murky b [...]
2003-07-23 10:58:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV TU
03ISTANBUL1015MARKET ANALYSTS OPTIMISTIC FOR THE SHORT-TERM, BUT
[...] Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Istanbul market analysts have welcomed recent progress in Turkey-IMF relations and indications that the oft-delayed fifth review can be wrapped up by early to mid-August. As a result they are "optimistic" for [...]
2003-07-23 12:51:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EFIN PGOV TU
03ISTANBUL1025ARMENIAN CHURCH POLITICS AND TURKEY-ARMENIA
[...] (SBU) Armenian Patriarch Mesrob II advised the Ambassador during his July 16 farewell call that aggressive efforts by the Armenian Catholicos in Etchmiadzin to assert primacy over the Armenian community in Turkey could increase Turkish tensions on the Armenian issue in the coming months. Spec [...]
2003-07-24 08:03:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPREL AM TK
03ISTANBUL1039WAITING FOR THE BIG ONE... IS ISTANBUL PREPARED
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite continued public awareness about the likelihood of a major earthquake in the next 30 years, Istanbul remains ill-prepared for a major natural disaster. To the extent that municipal and state officials have begun to focus on this critical issue, the bulk of their attention [...]
2003-07-25 11:05:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIEDSENV PGOV ECON EAID TK
03ISTANBUL1041OLYMPIC GAMES: ISTANBUL 2012?
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 15, Istanbul formally submitted its application to the International Olympic Committee to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. 8 other cities had also thrown their hats into the ring: London, Paris, New York, Madrid, Moscow, Leipzig, Havana, and Rio de Janeiro. Despite [...]
2003-07-25 14:06:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON KOLY TK
03ISTANBUL1068NEW STUDIES HIGHLIGHT FRAGILE RECOVERY
[...] Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (U) Summary: Two new national surveys of Turkish companies highlight signs of recovery from the devastating financial crisis of 2001. The studies, carried out separately by the Istanbul Chamber of Industry (ISO) and the Is [...]
2003-07-31 06:55:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN TU
03ISTANBUL113ISTANBUL MARKETS "WAIT AND SEE" ON GOVERNMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Leading Istanbul bankers and market analysts see current market sentiment as one of "watchful waiting," but believe that despite recent declines in the stock market, there is an underlying expectation that the Turkish government will reach agreement with the IMF on the fourth r [...]
2003-01-27 13:57:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL TU
03ISTANBUL1200ISTANBUL ECONOMISTS CHEER RECENT GOOD NEWS, BUT
[...] Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2.(SBU) Summary: Istanbul market analysts are pleasantly surprised by recent positive developments in the economy, and accept the rationale for the IMF's preemptive decision to reschedule much of Turkey's 2004 and 2005 debt repay [...]
2003-08-14 14:06:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EFIN PGOV TU
03ISTANBUL127RISING ANTI-AMERICAN SENTIMENT AND U.S. POLICY
[...] (C) Summary: Widespread and increasingly vocal opposition to a possible war against Iraq is on the verge of evolving into a more general anti-American backlash in Istanbul. Our observations, Istanbul contacts, and recent polls and surveys lead us to believe that anti-American sentiment is shar [...]
2003-01-29 14:33:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAO PTER KISL TK
03ISTANBUL1347ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH (FINALLY) MEETS WITH AKP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I met with FonMin Abdullah Gul and IntMin Abdulkadir Aksu on August 8 and 12, respectively. Though both ministers publicly and warmly received Bartholomew, the meetings did not yield any concrete steps forward on property issues or recognition of [...]
2003-09-12 21:04:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL TU
03ISTANBUL1356PM ERDOGAN CALLS FOR U.S. ACTION AGAINST PKK/KADEK
[...] (U) Summary: In a September 12 public speech, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan called for a leading U.N. role in Iraq, Turkish contributions to Iraq's stability and reconstruction, and U.S. action against PKK/KADEK. Without attaching any specific pre-conditions, the PM said that Turkey is still [...]
2003-09-15 11:43:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU
03ISTANBUL1384THE ISTANBUL BAR AND ITS DETRACTORS
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: The Istanbul Bar is at once a defender of the legal profession and historically a leader in promoting respect for human rights and rule of law in Turkey. With a broad and ambivalent membership and a new nationalist/statist administration, however, the Bar currently ap [...]
2003-09-18 12:08:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM TU
03ISTANBUL1395SLIPPERY SLOPE TO SHARI'A?: ISTANBUL DEBATES AKP
[...] (sbu) Summary: Ask anyone in Istanbul what's wrong with the Turkish education system and you are likely to get the same answer: overcrowded, under-funded schools tied up in bureaucratic red tape. Fixing the problem, however, has been the subject of considerable acrimonious political debate. C [...]
2003-09-19 12:20:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KISL SOCI TU
03ISTANBUL1410WHOSE ISLAM? AK PARTI AND ISTANBUL ALEVIS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Alevis, followers of a heterodox religious-cultural offshoot of Shi'a Islam and Anatolian Sufism, probably number about 10 percent of Turkey's population (7 million, with several million in Istanbul),although some Alevis assert that there are 25 million. Persecuted by the Ottoman [...]
2003-09-24 05:49:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM TU
03ISTANBUL1427ISTANBUL VIEWS ON SENDING TURKISH TROOPS TO IRAQ
[...] (C) Summary: Istanbul residents from all walks of life continue to worry about the situation in Iraq and the prospect of sending troops to Iraq. Whomever we meet with, and whatever the subject, the conversation inevitably turns to Iraq. Despite the widespread opposition before the U.S. inter [...]
2003-09-26 08:31:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU
03ISTANBUL1517AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MINORITY RELIGIOUS LEADERS
[...] (sbu) Summary: During courtesy calls on the Armenian Patriarch, Chief Rabbi, and Syrian Orthodox Metropolitan, Ambassador Edelman promised to maintain close relations with each community and to press the GOT to implement broader protection for religious freedom in Turkey. Each of the communit [...]
2003-10-14 11:39:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV TU
03ISTANBUL1579TWO MURDERS, THREATS SHAKE ISTANBUL JEWISH
[...] (C) Summary: A recent extortion campaign against members of a Jewish retirement home's board of directors has shaken Istanbul's Jewish community. One of the board members, Yasef Yahya, was killed on August 22 at his office. Starting three weeks ago, other members of the board have been contac [...]
2003-10-27 05:58:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALKCRM PGOV PHUM TU
03ISTANBUL1596SECURING UNDELIVERED IRAQI MEDIA EQUIPMENT: UPDATE
[...] P/E Chief met on Monday, October 27 with al-Huda San Company General Manager Mutasem Mujahed and his new parter Ibrahim Kahraman of the Kaptan Foreign Trade Company to review the status of the equipment order cited in Ref a. The two confirmed that all links between Sega Dis Ticaret and al-Hu [...]
2003-10-28 11:27:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN IZ KPAO TU
03ISTANBUL1616AKP LAYS ISTANBUL GROUNDWORK FOR MARCH 28 LOCAL
[...] (sbu) Summary: Following Ruling AK Party national congress (reftel),the Istanbul AK Party organization is gearing up vigorously at the grassroots level for next year's March 28 municipal elections. Not content merely to rely on the party's performance at the national level, the Istanbul AK P [...]
2003-10-31 13:56:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV TK
03ISTANBUL162TURKEY ALPHABET SOUP: ISTANBUL'S MYRIAD BUSINESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Istanbul, Turkey's economic, commercial and cultural capital, hosts a rich diversity of business voices, all seeking to influence both government policy and international perceptions of Turkey. Leader of the pack is the venerable TUSIAD-- Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen [...]
2003-02-06 14:15:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL TU
03ISTANBUL1687GEBZE INDUSTRY SEES AWAKENING ECONOMY
[...] Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Industrialists in the Marmara region industrial town of Gebze told visiting P/E Section Chief and Poloff that recent positive economic developments are finally beginning to be felt at their level, and that they [...]
2003-11-12 13:53:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN PGOV TU
03ISTANBUL1698TURKISH ORTHODOXY: ONE PATRIARCH, THREE CHURCHES,
[...] (C) Summary: It's hard to be a patriarch with a tiny domain. Recently-enthroned Turkish Orthodox Patriarch Pasa Umit Erenerol is the third Patriarch of a "church" that dates its founding back to 1922 and the heat of a civil war. Today, the patriarch's writ goes no further than his extended fa [...]
2003-11-14 10:53:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL TU
03ISTANBUL1703ISTANBUL SYNAGOGUES BOMBED
[...] (u) Bombs detonated simultaneously at two of the major Jewish synagogues in Istanbul at approximately 9:30 am have claimed dozens of lives and injured over a hundred people. Based on observations by the Consul General, RSO, and poloffs at both sites, it appears that both buildings were targeted [...]
2003-11-15 11:49:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL ASEC TU
03ISTANBUL1711ISTANBUL REACTS TO SYNAGOGUE BOMBINGS
[...] (sbu) Summary: Istanbul is still stunned by the shock and horror of Saturday's synagogue bombings. The overwhelming response has been to view this as a senseless and unjustifiable attack, not merely against Turkey's small Jewish community, but against Turkey itself. Despite widespread specul [...]
2003-11-17 14:12:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PTER TU
03ISTANBUL1739DUZCE: BLESSED BY NATURE, CURSED BY NATURE
[...] (sbu) Summary: On November 12-13, the fourth anniversary of a major earthquake, Poloff visited Duzce, a small Black Sea province halfway between Istanbul and Ankara. Impoverished by natural disasters and cruel circumstances, Duzce is Turkey's newest province and has placed its trust in the Jus [...]
2003-11-19 14:14:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON EAGR TU
03ISTANBUL1744NEW BOMBING WAVE TARGETS BRITISH INSTITUTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2003-11-20 13:58:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL ASEC TU
03ISTANBUL1752BOMBING UPDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2003-11-21 14:11:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL ASEC TU
03ISTANBUL1760TURKEY: A NEW FRONT FOR INTERNATIONAL TERROR
[...] (U) Summary: Istanbul is slowly recovering from the shock of two separate sets of terrorist bombings that claimed over 50 lives and wounded 750 in one week. Although both the synagogue bombings (ref a) and the latest bombings of the British Consulate and HSBC Turkey headquarters (ref b) appear [...]
2003-11-26 11:42:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV ASEC TU
03ISTANBUL1803BANKING SECTOR PREPARES FOR A "BRAVE NEW WORLD"
[...] (SBU) Summary: The strong profits reported by Turkish banks in 2003's third quarter show that the sector is gradually recovering from the effects of the 2001 crisis, according to industry analysts in Istanbul. They note, however, that much of the recent good news is the result of the windfal [...]
2003-12-05 14:45:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL TU
03ISTANBUL1847ISTANBUL-YEREVAN FLIGHTS: TURKISH FIRM ENTERS THE
[...] (C) Summary: Absent an open border between Turkey and Armenia, twice-weekly flights between Istanbul and Yerevan since 1995 have provided some of the only direct contact between Turks and Armenians. Initially operated by the state-owned (and now bankrupt) Armenian Airlines, the rights were ta [...]
2003-12-18 08:23:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON PGOV AM TU
03ISTANBUL1872TOURISM'S POSTWAR REBOUND FACES TERROR CHALLENGE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Tourism industry executives are again wondering what the future holds for their sector following November's suicide bombings in Istanbul. The attacks interrupted a strong sectoral recovery that saw visitor figures surpass last year's level by the end of November, and tourism r [...]
2003-12-23 12:53:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL TU
03ISTANBUL202RELIGIOUS MINORITIES APPREHENSIVE OF LATEST
[...] (C) Summary: The General Directorate for Foundations recently enacted regulations that were expected to allow community (i.e. non-Muslim religious) foundations to reclaim seized properties. The new regulations are part of the EU-harmonization reforms aimed at enhancing religious minority righ [...]
2003-02-20 07:59:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM TU
03ISTANBUL232ISTANBUL ANTI-WAR PROTESTS: WHAT KEEPS THEM SMALL?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a country that recent polls show is approximately 94 percent against a war in Iraq, one would expect its largest city to have seen its share of large anti-war demonstrations. Despite a populace that holds views more squarely anti-war than London, Paris or New York, to date pr [...]
2003-02-25 11:32:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PHUM TU
03ISTANBUL258DIFFERENCES AMONG U.S. FIRMS GIVE RISE TO NEW
[...] (SBU) Summary: With Turkey's new AK government just having marked its hundredth day in office, representatives of American pharmaceutical companies indicate they have not yet judged the time ripe to raise the intellectual property and pricing issues that have beset them in recent years. Despi [...]
2003-02-28 06:14:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD BEXP KIPR TU
03ISTANBUL294TURKS WEIGH AN IRAQ OPERATION'S TOURISM IMPACT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish government and tourism industry officials are bracing in anticipation of a sharp downturn in tourism in the event of an Iraq operation. The sector, Turkey's largest foreign exchange earner, turned in a good performance in 2002, earning over 10 billion USD (27 percent o [...]
2003-03-07 11:26:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL TU
03ISTANBUL348TURKISH-ARMENIAN RECONCILIATION COMMISSION MEETS,
[...] (C) Summary: Following a March 10 meeting to review and discuss a report it had commissioned from the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ),members of the Turkish Armenian Reconciliation Commission (TARC) have been unable to reach agreement on how to deal with the contentious " [...]
2003-03-14 14:08:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPREL AM TU
03ISTANBUL349RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN: CLUES FROM ISTANBUL
[...] (U) Summary: In assessing the outlook for the new government to be led by Justice and Development (AK) Party leader Tayyip Erdogan, we look back at his only major previous government experience --- as Istanbul Mayor from 1994 to 1998. End Summary. Refah and Grassroots Politics ---------- [...]
2003-03-14 14:11:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI KISL TK
03ISTANBUL386PUSHING BACK ON CENSORSHIP: "ARARAT" AND FREEDOM
[...] (U) Summary: Istanbul contacts claim the overall climate for free expression continues to improve. While the GOT continues to censor works dealing with the Kurdish issue and other sensitive topics, improvements in legislation have strengthened the underlying legal basis for freedom of express [...]
2003-03-24 11:19:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM TK
03ISTANBUL399ARMENIAN PATRIARCH MESROB II ON THE CHURCH,
[...] (C) Summary: In a March 13 meeting, Istanbul Armenian Patriarch Mesrob II blamed Catholicos Karekin II and Armenian President Robert Kocharian for increasing tensions within the Armenian Church and criticized the Armenian Diaspora for focusing exclusively on "genocide" recognition and for igno [...]
2003-03-26 09:58:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL AM TU
03ISTANBUL452"RUSSIAN" PROSTITUTION IN ISTANBUL
[...] (C) In separate March 26 meetings, Istanbul contacts confirmed that illegal foreign prostitution in Istanbul remains widespread, and that criminal networks, and possibly even corrupted officials, have a lucrative stake in the business. Marmara University sociologist professor Nilufer Narli t [...]
2003-04-03 08:56:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF UK MD TK
03ISTANBUL465ISTANBUL ECONOMIC PESSIMISM: "MUDDLING THROUGH" AS
[...] (SBU) Summary: While not quite so pessimistic as they were two weeks ago about Turkey's immediate economic prospects, Istanbul financial analysts remain decidedly gloomy about the country's mid-term future. All agree that the Treasury seems to have next week's debt auction well in hand. In [...]
2003-04-07 08:56:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL TU
03ISTANBUL467ISTANBUL WORRIES ABOUT WAR, U.S.-TURKEY TIES,
[...] (U) Summary: With apparently over ninety percent of the local population opposed to the war in Iraq, anti-war sentiment in Istanbul continues to harden as reports and images of civilian casualties stream in over the sympathetic news networks. Among Istanbul's academic and business elite, howe [...]
2003-04-07 12:59:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON TK
03ISTANBUL49ISTANBUL'S TAKE ON AK ECONOMICS: ALL ISN'T LOST
[...] (C) Summary: Istanbul contacts in the financial and real sectors agree that in its first month and a half Turkey's Ak government "hasn't gotten it" and has done a poor job on economic policy, thereby dissipating much of the goodwill generated by initial perceptions that a single-party governme [...]
2003-01-13 05:42:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EFIN ETRD TU
03ISTANBUL508SUB-GOVERNORS SURVEY SECURITY AND POLITICS IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In recent meetings, several of Istanbul's kaymakams (sub-governors) were surprisingly open in describing the challenges they face in overseeing proper functioning of the security apparatus. Pointing to a massive rural-urban migration to Istanbul over the past several decades as a [...]
2003-04-11 13:05:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV TU
03ISTANBUL588POWER AT ANY PRICE? CEM UZAN'S POLITICAL AMBITIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Initial contacts with Youth Party (GP) officials in Istanbul confirm our belief that the party is essentially a vehicle of convenience for media tycoon Cem Uzan's considerable political ambitions. At the same time, GP is not resting on its laurels, but instead is moving quickly t [...]
2003-04-28 08:52:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TK
03ISTANBUL635TURKEY'S BANKING SECTOR: ON FIRMER GROUND, BUT NOT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Industry and government contacts in Istanbul and Ankara concur that Turkey's banking sector has improved considerably since the 2001 crisis. Government moves to impose effective and independent oversight through the creation of the Banking Regulatory and Supervision Agency (BR [...]
2003-05-05 10:03:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON TU
03ISTANBUL636ISTANBUL MAYORALTY: UP FOR GRABS?
[...] (C) Summary: The Istanbul Mayoralty, often characterized as the second most desirable political prize in the country, has become the focus of a back-room power struggle as players jockey for ground in advance of the April 2004 local elections. Mayor Ali Mufit Gurtuna, an independent since the [...]
2003-05-05 11:03:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV TK
03ISTANBUL667WOLFOWITZ AND PERLE REMARKS REVIVE DEBATE ON
[...] (C) Summary: Recent remarks by DOD Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz and Defense Policy Board Member Perle have revived a rancorous public debate in Istanbul on the status of U.S.-Turkish relations. Reactions to the May 6 Wolfowitz interview on CNN Turk also dominated our previously-scheduled May 7 [...]
2003-05-09 10:45:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TK
03ISTANBUL671ISTANBUL IN THE SPRINGTIME: RESURGENT OPTIMISM
[...] (SBU) Summary: As a belated spring bursts forth on the Bosphorus following an unusually cold and protracted winter, "spring is also in the air" in Istanbul business circles. The resurgent optimism stems from speedy conclusion to the war in Iraq and belief that its short-term cost for Turkey w [...]
2003-05-09 13:55:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL TU
03ISTANBUL698MINORITY RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN TURKEY: A
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent legal changes in property rights for minority foundations have elicited varied responses from different religious communities in Turkey. The history of Turkish and Ottoman minority communities plays into their respective views on pastoral concerns, political connections, p [...]
2003-05-15 04:08:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM TU
03ISTANBUL752CEM UZAN STUMPS YOUTH IN ISTANBUL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Genc Party leader Cem Uzan's recent speech to a gathering of university student leaders in Istanbul provided insight into both his political skills and shortcomings as he seeks to build on his surprisingly strong showing in last year's election. While charismatic in some ways, [...]
2003-05-28 04:40:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL TU
03ISTANBUL760LEADERSHIP IN THE ORTHODOX WORLD: THE ECUMENICAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Though divided among many national churches, all Orthodox leaders except the Russian Orthodox recognize the Ecumenical Patriarch in Istanbul, Bartholomew II, as first among equals. Located in "The Second Rome," the Ecumenical Patriarch traces a line of succession back to St. Andr [...]
2003-05-29 04:55:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM TU
03ISTANBUL776TURKISH ARMED FORCES DEPUTY AFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO
[...] (C) Summary: Declaring at a globalization conference that the Turkish military is not against Turkey's pursuit of EU membership, deputy chief of the TGS Buyukanit further qualified the military's stance with a series of reservations and an indirect but clear set of jabs at the U.S. End summar [...]
2003-05-31 09:26:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU
03ISTANBUL880AKP AND THE ISTANBUL "ESNAFLAR": A PERFECT MATCH?
[...] (SBU) Summary: Support from the Istanbul "esnaflar" ) small businessmen, restaurant owners, craftsmen, shopkeepers, street vendors, and taxi and truck drivers - may have contributed to the Justice and Development (AK) Party's November 2002 electoral success, but this support may be less solid [...]
2003-06-23 10:13:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EFIN TK
03ISTANBUL96AMBASSADOR'S JANUARY 14 EXCHANGES WITH ISTANBUL
[...] (C) Summary: In a series of January 14 discussions, the Ambassador reassured prominent Turkish businessmen, academics, and journalists that there is no crisis in U.S.-Turkish relations. He outlined in general terms the USG-GOT discussions on Iraq, and made the case that the status quo in Ira [...]
2003-01-22 14:06:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EFIN TU
03KUWAIT1048KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, MARCH 23: WAR IN IRAQ
[...] SUMMARY: An editorial encapsulates the conflicting opinions on war with Iraq that have appeared for months in the Kuwaiti press. The end of Saddam will be a good thing, says the writer, but "we would have been more pleased to see the Iraqi people take on this task to spare us the turmoil of [...]
2003-03-23 17:33:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU KDMR
03KUWAIT2640 THE PUBLIC FOOD DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM BEGINS IN THE
[...] June distributions begin in the three northern governorates of Dahuk, Arbil, and As Sulaymaniyah, while at the same time, WFP continues to provide catch-up rations of wheat flour. Differences that exist between the distributions in the three northern governorates and the central/south are be [...]
2003-06-16 15:19:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT3235 DART: SALE OF DONATED HUMANITARIAN FOOD AID IN
[...] Stemming from reports of the widespread sale of humanitarian food aid in Iraq, particularly in Baghdad markets, members of USAID's Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) conducted a rapid survey at food markets in Baghdad, Al Hillah, As Sulaymaniyah, and Arbil in an effort to determine the [...]
2003-07-20 04:11:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT651KUWAIT,S ISLAMISTS: THEY NEED US BUT THEY DON'T
[...] (C) Summary: Poloffs have met with a number of influential Kuwaiti Islamists to discuss their views of the U.S. presence in Kuwait and the region. Almost all of them defined the U.S. role in the world as that of the current imperial power and predicted the eventual downfall of the U.S. "empi [...]
2003-02-23 11:35:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL KISL PGOV PINR KU
03OTTAWA660 MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; TURKEY
[...] "How to lose the war of public opinion" Under the sub-heading, "The Bush administration might think it has enough evidence to attack Saddam Hussein, but the polls show otherwise," Calgary Herald columnist Danielle Smith wrote in the nationalist Ottawa Citizen (3/7): "Had Saddam Hussein been [...]
2003-03-10 20:30:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OPRC CA OIIP
03ROME2598ENI UPDATE: ITALY'S ENERGY GIANT LOOKING BOTH
[...] (SBU) Summary: ENI, Italy's dominant energy conglomerate, is expanding into foreign markets, while consolidating its position at home. Its significant presence in the Middle East and Central Asia increasingly is complemented by expansion within Europe, including recent acquisitions in Spain a [...]
2003-06-10 17:17:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET ETRD ETTC IT
03ROME2702SCC WESTON DISCUSSES CYPRUS WITH ITALIAN OFFICIALS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In June 11 meetings with Italian MFA officials and Diplomatic Advisors to PM Berlusconi, Special Coordinator for Cyprus Tom Weston, accompanied by Cyprus desk officer Marc Collins, discussed the status of negotiations on Cyprus and pointed out likely turns in the road during Ital [...]
2003-06-16 09:10:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL CY IT UN
03ROME3388EUR A/S JONES DISCUSSIONS WITH PM DIP ADVISOR
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-25 11:14:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EU IT EUN
03ROME4133ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY: A SLOW START ON AN
[...] (C) Summary. The Italian Government unveiled an ambitious work program for its EU Presidency on July 1. Nine weeks into its Presidency, however, progress in most areas has been slow. Given the extended August break and the December holidays, Italy has, in effect, just over three months to c [...]
2003-09-10 17:42:00Embassy RomeSECRETPGOV ECON PREL IT EUN
03ROME4150ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY: CYPRUS DISCUSSIONS WITH SCC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ON SEPTEMBER 8, SPECIAL COORDINATOR FOR CYPRUS TOM WESTON DISCUSSED UPCOMING ELECTIONS IN NORTHERN CYPRUS AND TURKEY'S ROLE IN THE PEACE PROCESS, INCLUDING THE UNHELPFUL "CUSTOMS UNION AGREEMENT" SIGNED RECENTLY WITH NORTHERN CYPRUS. IN SEPARATE MEETINGS, PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCON [...]
2003-09-11 12:01:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL CY TU GR IT EUN
03ROME5001EU/TURKEY CONFERENCE TAKES SOBER BUT HOPEFUL VIEW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. ON OCTOBER 20-21 POLOFF ATTENDED AN EU-TURKEY CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY THE EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE AND ASPEN INSTITUTE-ROME THAT DISCUSSED THE CHALLENGES TURKEY FACES IN ATTAINING EU MEMBERSHIP. WHILE NONE OF THE PARTICIPANTS APPEARED TO DOUBT TURKEY WOULD EVENTUALLY BECO [...]
2003-11-04 13:42:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDTU IT PREL EUN
03THEHAGUE1453DUTCH COURT ACQUITS ISLAMIST TERRORIST SUSPECTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 5, the District Court of Rotterdam acquitted all twelve suspects charged (under a variety of statutes) for offenses related to the provision of support to a terrorist organization. This was the second such loss for the government before the same court, following the December [...]
2003-06-06 15:36:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC KCRM PREL CASC ETTC XG NL EUN
03THEHAGUE1523DUTCH TASK FORCE PREPS BUSINESS SECTOR FOR ROLE IN
[...] Summary. About 300 businesspeople attended a conference on Iraq reconstruction that was staged on June 6 by the GONL and the Dutch Association of Chambers of Commerce. The GONL gave a positive but realistic assessment of business opportunities in the Iraq and pledged the government's help [...]
2003-06-13 13:13:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON IZ NL
03THEHAGUE1603ARAB-EUROPEAN LEAGUE MOVES INTO THE NETHERLANDS
[...] Summary: The militant Muslim Arab-European League (AEL) has spread its wings from Belgium to the Netherlands. The foundation of a Dutch section became official with the organization of a congress in late May, which adopted a platform and elected an executive board. At present, AEL-NL has abo [...]
2003-06-23 04:46:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL NL
03THEHAGUE1942NETHERLANDS: COUNTRY SNAPSHOT FOR POLITICAL ISLAM
[...] (C) To date, only one political group in the Netherlands claims an Islamic political platform (AEL-NL, see A below). There are numerous Islamic based organizations and student groups, most of which are small in number and influence. With the exception of AEL-NL, Islamic organizations are norma [...]
2003-08-01 14:40:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALKISL PREL PHUM NL
03THEHAGUE2636DUTCH PRIME MINISTER VISITS TURKEY
[...] This is an action request for EUR/SCC Tom Weston. Please see para 9. 2. (C) Summary: Prime Minister Balkenende traveled to Istanbul and Ankara October 7-9 to discuss developments in Turkey's EU accession bid and Cyprus. Despite Turkish pleas, the Dutch made no promises on Turkey's EU c [...]
2003-10-16 11:57:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL EU TK NL
03THEHAGUE2675DUTCH DELEGATION TO MADRID BUSINESS CONFERENCE AND
[...] (SBU) Summary. The following Dutch companies will attend the Iraq business forum in Madrid: Shell, Philips, ABN Amro, Nedeco, and Friesland Coberco. Dutch businesses, with the financial and moral support of the government, are positioning themselves for entree into Iraq "as soon as the [...]
2003-10-21 19:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAID IZ NL PREL
03THEHAGUE2959VISIT OF EUR PDAS CHARLIE RIES TO THE HAGUE
[...] (C) During meetings in The Hague November 19-20 in advance of the Dutch EU presidency (July - December 2004),EUR PDAS Ries stressed the importance of early and close U.S.-Dutch consultations to avoid surprises and needless conflicts. On specific areas of potential cooperation, Ries pushed fo [...]
2003-11-26 09:49:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ECON PTER NL
03THEHAGUE3087NETHERLANDS: 2003 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] The 2003 terrorism report for the Netherlands follows. Responses are keyed to reftel A's requirements. A. SUPPORT TO GLOBAL COALITION AGAINST TERRORISM --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. Immediately following 9/11, the Dutch government announced a 46-point Plan of Actio [...]
2003-12-16 16:16:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL NL
03VATICAN4289SANT EGIDIO CONFERENCE PROMOTES IRAQ, RELIGIOUS
[...] (U) At Vatican-sanctioned NGO Sant'Egidio's annual conference on peace and interreligious dialogue September 7-9 in Aachen, Germany, religious and civic leaders from around the world discussed and debated global and regional issues in which religious groups are involved and could be part of a [...]
2003-09-22 12:17:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALIZ PREL VT
03YEREVAN2883SEVENTH ANNUAL STRATEGIC DIALOGUE HELD IN YEREVAN
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador John Ordway for reasons 1.4 (b&d). 2. (C) Summary. The seventh US-Armenian Strategic Dialogue took place in Yerevan November 20. The sides discussed regional security, defense cooperation, and cooperation on counter-terrorism. The delegation heads, EUR DAS Ly [...]
2003-12-02 05:41:00Embassy YerevanSECRETAJ AM GG MARR PARM PGOV PREL PTER TU
03YEREVAN2903 ARMENIAN STUDENTS DISCUSS GEORGIA, POLITICS,
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) PAS invited 11 students from the political science department of Yerevan State University to the Embassy November 26 to discuss their perceptions of the 'velvet revolution' in neighboring Georgi [...]
2003-12-02 13:40:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL AM
04ADANA102SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY AUGUST 16, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-19 05:16:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA103SE TURKEY GREETS CHARGE WITH A MIXED REVIEW ON REFORMS
[...] (U) Charge visited Adana and Gaziantep July 29-30 to hear from members of the business and non-governmental community about developments in the region. Their views varied widely from cautious optimism about democratic reforms to despair at the maintenance of the status quo. Wrongful impris [...]
2004-08-19 06:51:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL TU PTER ADANA
04ADANA105SYRIAC CHRISTIANS, SOME DEHAP MAYORS SKEPTICAL ABOUT REFORM
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-20 07:28:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF PHUM PTER ECON IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA113SE TURKEY SEES SOME HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Lawyers and human rights activists told DPO in August 11-13 meetings in Diyarbakir, Tunceli, Bingol, Elazig and Malatya that recent reforms have resulted in progress in human rights practices in southeast Turkey, especially in the areas of detention and pre-trial procedures, ac [...]
2004-09-03 07:44:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PREF PTER 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
04ADANA119PRIVATE KURDISH LANGUAGE SCHOOLS FIGHT RED TAPE
[...] (U) Summary: Five private Kurdish language instruction schools (Van, Batman, Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir and Adana) are open for business and have registered hundreds of new students for the fall, after completing lengthy application procedures and meeting strict building code requirements to which [...]
2004-09-15 11:38:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM TU ADANA
04ADANA126LOCAL TV STATIONS APPLY TO BROADCAST IN KURDISH
[...] (U) Summary: At least four local television stations - three in Diyarbakir and one in Batman - have applied to Turkey's Radio and Television Board (RTUK) for the right to broadcast Kurdish-language programs. RTUK has acknowledged the applications and claims it is reviewing them in consultatio [...]
2004-09-24 14:43:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM TU ADANA
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
04ADANA136SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, OCTOBER 6, 2004
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 06, 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: In Adana, poli [...]
2004-10-06 13:32:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA146MINORITY LABEL GRATES ON SOUTHEAST TURKEY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kurdish and Alevi community contacts grated at both recent EU and Turkish-government linked reports characterizing their respective communities as "minorities" in discussions last week with PO. The Malatya Security Director's recent warning to local media appears aimed at Sunn [...]
2004-11-04 15:23:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PREF TU ADANA
04ADANA147KURDS IN SE TURKEY SEEK NEW POLITICAL LOOK?
[...] (SBU) Summary: Various Pro- Kurdish Democratic People's Party (DEHAP) contacts signaled strongly to PO in late October regional visits that many DEHAP political leaders over the next three to six weeks will declare their support for the new Democratic Society (Demokratik Toplum Hareketi) polit [...]
2004-11-04 18:32:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM TU ADANA
04ADANA149RELIGIOUS FREEDOM STILL MIXED IN SE TURKEY
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-29 11:16:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM TU ADANA
04ADANA15 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 17-18, 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. 2. CULTURE: Vakit / The Malatya Ak Party Dep [...]
2004-01-21 15:29:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
04ADANA153MERSIN PORT FACING NEED FOR CHANGE
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-06 09:42:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD MARR MCAP EAGR EPET EWWT TU ADANA
04ADANA164SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 9, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-17 15:14:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
04ADANA169SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21, 2004
[...] VAKIT / BOLGE / EKSPRES / TURKIYE: AKP Provincial Chairpersons and AKP Chairpersons of Administrative Districts paid a visit to Fevzi Kilic, General Director of CUKOBIRLIK (Cooperative Organization for Agricultural Product Sales in Cukurova),to get information about the activities of CU [...]
2004-12-22 14:59:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
04ADANA176SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 22, 2004
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 22, 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. OZGUR GUNDEM [...]
2004-12-28 07:38:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
04ADANA2 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 1-2, 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. Evrensel / A gro [...]
2004-01-08 16:23:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ EFIN KCRM ADANA
04ADANA20 IMPLEMENTATION TRAILING LEGISLATION
[...] No summary [...]
2004-02-12 13:02:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER TU IZ ADANA
04ADANA21 AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Edelman on February 10th made his initial visit to Adana. Ambassador met with incumbent Adana Mayor Aytac Durak to discuss both USG foreign policy and the current conditions in Adana. When the Ambassador asked Durak what he considered Adana's most significant prob [...]
2004-02-20 15:05:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM KTEX 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
04ADANA82SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JUNE 16, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-17 05:55:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA86RELEASED DEP DEPUTIES TOUR SE TURKEY AS PKK TERROR EXPANDS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Four recently released former DEP deputies, including Leyla Zana, kicked off a five-day tour of southeast Turkey on June 12 with a Diyarbakir rally attended by tens of thousands of enthusiastic supporters. The four deputies called for a six-month extension of PKK/Kongra Gel's r [...]
2004-06-21 11:45:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA88SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JUNE 22, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-23 06:22:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA96SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JULY 07, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-14 05:39:00Consulate 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
04AMMAN2553AQABA SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE MAKES STRIDES, BUT
[...] (SBU) The three-year-old Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) has made significant progress in promoting Aqaba's tandem appeal as a tourism destination and a well-equipped industrial hub friendly to foreign investors and the environment. ASEZA is based on King Abdullah's vision for [...]
2004-04-01 14:36:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAID ECON JO KISL KWMN PGOV
04AMMAN3829ARAB PARLIAMENT SPEAKERS DEBATE FUTURE OF IRAQ,
[...] (C) Speakers of seven parliaments in the region held a two-day conference May 12-13 in Amman to discuss the situation in Iraq. Participants called for an end to U.S. occupation, highlighted their support for democratic institutions in Iraq, and advocated a wider UN role in rebuilding the cou [...]
2004-05-17 09:42:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM IZ SY JO
04AMMAN7319MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ AND THE MIDDLE EAST
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-01 11:17:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR JO
04ANKARA1005AFGHANISTAN: MFA REQUESTS USG REACTION TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (C) MFA and TGS reached an agreement February 18 to establish a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Afghanistan. MFA/TGS want to move quickly: their goal is to stand up a PRT by the time of the NATO Summit. MFA/TGS have asked for Washi [...]
2004-02-20 16:27:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS TU IZ
04ANKARA1007OUTREACH TO MUSLIM AUDIENCES IN TURKEY
[...] While Turkey's 20th century history is completely different from other countries in the Greater Middle East, the issues we are dealing with in this 99 percent Muslim country are at their base only different in degrees. Like the rest of the region, Turkey has been governed by an elite intent [...]
2004-02-21 07:04:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PREL PHUM SCUL SOCI KISL TU
04ANKARA1036GEORGIAN FM JAPARIDZE'S FIRST VISIT TO TURKEY
[...] (C) Summary: Georgian FM Japaridze reportedly gave Turkish FM Gul a positive readout of President Saakashvili's recent Moscow trip but said Saakashvili had emphasized that Georgia will remain oriented toward the West, will insist on Russian withdrawal from bases in Georgia, and will not agree [...]
2004-02-23 16:16:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALECIN ECON EPET GG PGOV PREL RS TU
04ANKARA1041ISTANBUL SUMMIT: TURKEY SUPPORTIVE OF GME BUT
[...] (C) Pol-Mil Counselor and polmiloff met with MFA DDG for NATO Affairs Fatih Ceylan to sound out MFA's thinking about the Greater Middle East (GME) initiative at the Istanbul Summit after the late January visit to Washington of Ambassadors Sensoy and Morali. Ceylan said that Ambassadors Sensoy [...]
2004-02-24 11:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL TU
04ANKARA1055 Turkish Foreign Trade Official on Desirability
[...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (SBU) In a February 10 meeting with Econoffs and Econ Specialist on Iraq-Turkey transport and fuel trade issues (septel),Sevket Ilgac, Deputy Director General for Agreements at the Turkish Foreign Trade Undersecretariat, also described Turkish thinking [...]
2004-02-24 15:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL TU IZ
04ANKARA1058ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-02-24 15:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1060NONPROLIFERATION CONSULTATIONS: TURKEY WILLING,
[...] (S) Because the Ambassador's schedule did not allow for a timely delivery of reftel points, DCM delivered them to MFA Director General for International Security Affairs Morali on February 24. DCM emphasized that the disarmament of Libya has created an opportunity to learn more about how the K [...]
2004-02-24 15:48:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETKNNP MNUC PARM PREL TU
04ANKARA1061TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTRY FLOATS IDEA FOR VOLUNTARY
[...] (C) MFA Director General for Energy Haki Akil told us the Foreign Ministry is launching a new initiative to reduce the transport of petroleum and refined products through the Turkish Straits. MFA is testing the interest of oil companies in an agreement on voluntary principles that would comm [...]
2004-02-24 16:02:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEPET EWWT PREL SENV TU
04ANKARA1086TURKISH OFFICIALS COMPLAIN RISING TRUCKING COSTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkish officials at the Trade Undersecretariat and Turkish Petroleum International (TPIC) warned that truck transport of fuel to Iraq under the contract with SOMO may be suspended due to higher fees paid to Turkish truckers. TPIC's contract called for fuel deliveries of 90,0 [...]
2004-02-25 08:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ETRD IZ PGOV PREL SY TU
04ANKARA1133ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-02-26 14:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA114TURKISH EXIMBANK SEEKING GOT APPROVALS FOR TRADE
[...] (Sbu) Summary: In a meeting with a U.S. Eximbank official, Turkish Eximbank President Kilicoglu expressed strong determination to establish a credit facility for the Trade Bank of Iraq, but said he first had to obtain approval from a cabinet-level committee, which might take until February. K [...]
2004-01-08 14:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN BEXP ETRD TU IZ
04ANKARA1157Pharmaceuticals Update: Multinationals
[...] (SBU) U.S. companies have complained that a new GOT pricing caps threaten the commercial viability of many of their product lines, and could lead them to delay or suspend the launch of new pharmaceuticals in Turkey. In a letter to USTR, the Foreign Trade Undersecretary maintains that the GOT [...]
2004-02-27 11:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR TU
04ANKARA118ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-01-08 14:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1208ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-01 16:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1230TGS QUESTIONS ON GME
[...] (C) In response to questions from the Turkish General Staff regarding the Greater Middle East Initiative, on February 27 deputy PolMil counselor met with TGS/J5 staff officers and, drawing on reftel, briefed them on the GME concept. They had already seen the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative [...]
2004-03-02 10:01:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PREL TU XF
04ANKARA1232TERRORIST FINANCE: ANALYSIS OF SITUATION IN TURKEY
[...] (C) Summary. Turkey has been unsuccessful in locating terrorist assets in its financial institutions or on its territory. Post believes that Turkey,s failure is a consequence of inherent limitations in Turkey,s anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing regime. Although Post and other [...]
2004-03-02 10:01:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC PREL PTER
04ANKARA1233TURKEY: 2004 ANTI TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in reftel. Embassy point of contact is David McFarland, who replaces Phil Kaplan following submission of this report. Kaplan (rank: FSO-03) spent approximately 100 hours in prepara [...]
2004-03-02 11:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU
04ANKARA1237ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-02 14:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA125TURKISH GENERAL STAFF REQUESTS INFORMATION ON
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (S) At the end of a meeting to discuss operating procedures related to the use of Incirlik Air Base to rotate US personnel in/out of Iraq (OIF-2),Turkish General Staff (TGS) Deputy J3 for Command and Control Major General Bulent Ozer told OD [...]
2004-01-08 14:52:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETEAIR MARR MOPS PREL TU
04ANKARA126POLICE REMOVED FROM HUMAN RIGHTS BOARDS UNDER NEW
[...] (C) Summary: Under a new GOT regulation, police and Jandarma have been removed from the provincial and subprovincial Human Rights Boards, and the overall proportion of public officials on the boards has been reduced. The regulation also provides more specific guidelines on how the boards are [...]
2004-01-08 14:54:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
04ANKARA1287MFA VIEWS VISIT OF GERMAN OPPOSITION LEADERS AS
[...] (U) Kemalettin Eruygur, chief of the MFA Deputy Directorate General for Western Europe, told us March 1 that he believes the February 15-17 visit to Turkey of German opposition CDU-CSU opposition leaders Angela Merkel and Wolfgang Schauble was helpful for both sides, although neither side shif [...]
2004-03-03 16:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM TU
04ANKARA129IMF CONCERNS: POPULIST MEASURES CLOUD FISCAL
[...] (C) Summary: According to IMF officials and market analysts, GOT decisions to increase both minimum wage and 2004 pension payments well above projected inflation have significantly complicated the outlook for achieving fiscal targets, and possibly inflation targets as well. Fund staff estimat [...]
2004-01-09 05:00:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV TU
04ANKARA1294GOT PARTICIPATION IN ICAO CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-04 15:07:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR TU
04ANKARA1317IRAQ: TGS DEPUTY J-3 REPORTS KONGRA-GEL FRONT
[...] (C) In a March 1 meeting between the Turkish General Staff (TGS) Deputy J-3, MG Kalyoncu, and Chief, Office of Defense Cooperation Turkey, MG Peterson, MG Kalyoncu made the following points: --The Kurdistan Democratic Solution Party, the political front for the PKK/Kogra-Gel, has opened tw [...]
2004-03-04 15:32:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MOPS TU IZ
04ANKARA1318TURKISH PRT PROPOSAL: HMG TELLS TURKS NO
[...] (C) MFA DDG for South Asia Aydin Evergin informed PolMilCouns March 4 that the GOT had informed the UK of its intent to establish a PRT in Maimana, Afghanistan (reftels) on March 2. On March 4, HMG responded by informing the Turks that London intended to establish a PRT there and that Norway [...]
2004-03-04 16:36:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS TU AF
04ANKARA1324 QIZ FOLLOWUP DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO MFA AND
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel points urging the GOT to provide a unified and official response to our Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ) proposal to Mehmet Gucuk, MFA Deputy Director General for Bilateral Economic Affairs, and to Osman Bekaroglu, Deputy Director General for Agreements at the F [...]
2004-03-05 12:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD TU
04ANKARA1342ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-05 14:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1345NATO SYG COMES HAT IN HAND DURING FIRST VISIT TO
[...] (C) Summary: During his February 18 introductory visit to Ankara NATO SYG de Hoop Scheffer met with President Sezer, PM Erdogan, FM Gul, and MND Gonul. His agenda included Afghanistan, Iraq, terrorism and the Istanbul Summit. According to MFA NATO DDG Fatih Ceylan, the SYG requested Turkey co [...]
2004-03-05 14:40:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL MOPS TU
04ANKARA1350TURKISH COMPETITION POLICY - EU ACCESSION REQUIRES
[...] (SBU) Summary. According to officials of the Representation of the European Commission to Turkey (EC Representation),over the past six years the Turkish Competition Authority (CA) has made good progress in those few sectors where it has chosen to focus. However, many sectors remain concentr [...]
2004-03-05 14:52:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON TU ECIN
04ANKARA136TURKEY'S ECONOMY: WHY WE NEED TO KEEP UP THE
[...] (C) Summary: Government leaders are celebrating a successful economic year, with inflation dropping to 18.4 percent, growth near the 5 percent target, and interest rates on the massive public debt falling dramatically. The sense of crisis has faded. The AK Government deserves some credit f [...]
2004-01-09 07:47:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEFIN EINV PGOV ETRD TU
04ANKARA1373TURKEY WANTS TIGRIS-EUPHRATES BASIN AGREEMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA officials say Turkey wants to begin a dialogue with Syria and Iraq, leading to a comprehensive water sharing/management agreement for the Tigris-Euphrates basin, part of an effort by the Turkish government to contribute to stability in the region. They say that in the comin [...]
2004-03-08 14:57:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEAGR EAID ECIN IZ PREL SENV SY TU
04ANKARA1378CAUCASUS WORKING GROUP HONES IN ON TU-US
[...] (U) The Turkish General Staff (TGS) hosted a working level meeting of the Caucasus Working Group (CWG) February 16-17 in Ankara. The US side was led by ECJ5-E (RUE) Caucasus AO, LTC Albert Zaccor, who was accompanied by ECJ5-E Turkey AO, Lt Col Rob Hopkins. Representatives of the Embassy's Pol [...]
2004-03-08 15:00:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR TU
04ANKARA1386 Civair Safety/Security Update
[...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see para 10. Summary: -------- 2. (SBU) In March 5 discussions on air safety and security issues, GOT officials told us that transport and security officials had not yet taken a policy decision on Department of Homeland Security's (DHS') emergenc [...]
2004-03-09 11:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER EAIR 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
04ANKARA1458AT PM'S URGING, STATE DROPS CASE AGAINST HUMAN
[...] (U) Prosecutors failed to attend the March 9 hearing of a case against the leadership of the Human Rights Foundation (HRF),apparently in line with a high-level GOT decision to allow the case to be closed. 2. (U) HRF operates five torture treatment centers in Turkey and serves as a cleari [...]
2004-03-11 14:31:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
04ANKARA1474TURKS PLEASED WITH RESULTS OF AFGHAN MINISTER OF
[...] (C) MFA officials characterized Afghan Minister of Defense Fahim Khan's March 8-11 visit to Turkey as successful in terms of beginning the process of building lasting relations with a key Afghan figure. Fahim, who was in Ankara at the invitation of the GOT, met separately with TGS CHOD GEN Oz [...]
2004-03-11 15:15:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR TU AF
04ANKARA1491TURKS READY TO SEND POLICE TRAINERS TO JORDAN
[...] MFA provided to us March 11 a list of 31 police trainers that the GOT is preparing to send to the Iraqi police training facility outside Amman. MFA Deputy Iraq Coordinator Ethem Tokdemir told us that they could be ready to travel as early as March 31. While most are general police trainers, [...]
2004-03-12 14:07:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDIZ JO MARR PGOV PREL EAID TU
04ANKARA1507SCENESETTER FOR THE MARCH 2004 VISIT OF GENERAL
[...] (C) Summary: General Basbug comes to Washington at a time when the US-TU relationship is generally on the mend. It has been one year since the 1 March vote and 5 months since the 7 October vote and the "soft landing". Once again, generally, the US-TU relationship is approached from a multi- [...]
2004-03-12 16:45:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS TU IZ
04ANKARA151ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-01-09 14:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1532TENSIONS REMAIN IN SOUTHEAST, DESPITE REFORMS
[...] (C) Summary: Kurds in southeast Turkey want the U.S. to solve the Kurdish problem internationally as part of the Greater Middle East Initiative. They criticize the USG decision to list PKK successor Kongra Gel as a terrorist organization, arguing that the GOT should negotiate with Kongra Gel [...]
2004-03-15 15:50:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE
04ANKARA1539ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-15 16:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1541NORTHERN IRAQ: RAISING THE END OF PMF WITH D/CHOD
[...] (S/NF) The visit to Washington of Turkish General Staff Deputy Chief General Basbug presents an excellent opportunity to discreetly suggest to the Turks that they unilaterally declare the Peace Monitoring Force (PMF) in northern Iraq a success and close the force down, per recommendations Ref A [...]
2004-03-16 09:39:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL MOPS MARR PINR TU IZ
04ANKARA1542TURKISH MFA REQUESTS USG REACTION TO IDEA OF
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 8. 2. (C) Summary: MFA Director General for Energy Hakki Akil asked March 12 for an initial USG reaction to the Ministry's initiative (reftel) to obtain agreement on voluntary principles committing oil companies to reduce the flow of oil throug [...]
2004-03-16 09:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEPET EWWT PREL SENV TU
04ANKARA1577ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-16 15:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1585GEORGIA ASKS TURKEY TO CLOSE BORDER, FREEZE AJARAN
[...] (C) Summary: Georgian Embassy says GOG asked Turkey March 15 to close its border crossing with Ajara and freeze Ajaran assets. Turks have temporized and probably will not respond positively. Turkish MFA Caucasus DDG Tezgor claims the GOT (1) supports Georgian territorial integrity and sove [...]
2004-03-17 09:06:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALGG PGOV PREL TU
04ANKARA1595TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: PROGRESS IN TURKEY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: G/TIP officer and Emboff met with government and non-government organizations in Ankara and Trabzon February 23-24 to explore Turkey's progress in combating trafficking in persons (TIP). An MFA official anti-TIP noted progress in training programs, provision of humanitarian visa [...]
2004-03-17 13:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA1598IPR Training Needs and Best Practices
[...] Post's answers to reftel questions are as follows: A.1. Post IP Training: Embassy Ankara has facilitated Turkish participation in several training programs on intellectual property (IP) protection. In August 2003, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs organized a three- week int [...]
2004-03-17 14:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KIPR TU
04ANKARA1630IRAQI TURKMEN FRONT CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBLE
[...] (U) Turkish MFA Director General for Middle East Affairs Tahsin Burcuoglu called DCM March 17 on instruction from FM Gul to pass on the contents of a phone conversation between Gul and Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITF) leader Faruk Abdulrahman, who called in from Kirkuk. Abdulrahman told Gul that his [...]
2004-03-18 13:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER TU IZ
04ANKARA1644Adana Governor, Jandarma and Air Force leadership
[...] (SBU) Summary: On the margins of the 39th Air Base Wing March 12 change of command, Adana governor Kemal Onal, as well as area Jandarma and Air Force generals, approached PO to urge the U.S. to take near-term action against KHK/Kongra Gel in northern Iraq. Adana Jandarma Major General Abdulk [...]
2004-03-18 15:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER ASEC TU
04ANKARA1652AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES GME, CYPRUS WITH TURKEY'S NSC
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish NSC SecGen Sariisik welcomed hearing more about the Greater Middle East Initiative when the Ambassador called on him March 17. Sariisik and his deputy, LTG Uzun, had questions about the GME and the role the USG envisages for Turkey. They were careful in underscoring the [...]
2004-03-18 16:16:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CY TU
04ANKARA1665ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-19 11:41:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1674ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-19 14:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1698ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-22 14:41:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA17INCIRLIK AND OIF-2: NO IMMEDIATE REACTION TO DIP
[...] (U) Post delivered the diplomatic note contained in para 5 of ref b (as amended per ref a) to MFA Americas Department First Secretary Meral Barlas January 2 (DDG Ilicak and Department Head Erginay were unavailable). Barlas read the note and said she would forward it to senior MFA officials. S [...]
2004-01-02 16:35:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS TU IZ
04ANKARA1700 Persistence of Aviation-Related Gap in Border
[...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paras 10 and 11. Summary: -------- 2. (SBU) GOT and Turkish Airlines officials told us that, despite a recent decision to institute border and customs controls at the first airport of entry, the current gap in border security may persist int [...]
2004-03-22 16:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER EAIR TU
04ANKARA1709IRAQI/CPA-TURKEY TRADE TALKS HELD IN ANKARA, MARCH
[...] (SBU) Iraqi/CPA-Turkey trade talks in Ankara, March 10-11 laid out positions of both sides on a range of bilateral trade issues, including energy, water, bilateral trade agreements and the possibility of opening a second border gate. While talks on most issues were characterized by active par [...]
2004-03-23 06:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD MOPS MARR TU IZ
04ANKARA1711AFGHAN COORDINATOR TAYLOR'S VISIT TO ANKARA
[...] (C) Summary: Afghan Coordinator Taylor held wide-ranging and candid consultations with MFA and TGS officials in Ankara on March 12. Turkish officials stressed the theme of "Afghanistan for Afghans" throughout the talks, arguing their commitment to stabilization and reconstruction efforts ther [...]
2004-03-23 07:57:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALAF MARR PREL TU
04ANKARA1717SOUTHEAST TURKEY SITUATION REPORT: IMPROVING
[...] (SBU) From February 22-27, consulate personnel traveled the eastern part of the consular district, including the cities of Diyarbakir, Batman, Mardin, Nusaybin and Sanliurfa. The primary issues that emerged in meetings with academicians, medical and legal professionals, politicians, local ad [...]
2004-03-23 09:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ECON TU SY IZ
04ANKARA1752MINORITIES BOARD REVIEWING APPOINTMENT OF
[...] (U) Summary: Caught off-guard by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew's appointment of six non-Turkish citizens to his Holy Synod, Turkish officials are not certain how to react, but say GOT is reviewing the move. Part of the difficulty the authorities face is that Bartholomew's move exposes the [...]
2004-03-23 15:20:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
04ANKARA1786ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-24 15:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1833TURKISH MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: THE VIEW FROM THE WEST
[...] (C) Summary: The ruling AKP's chances of winning municipalities in the Aegean region is hampered by the party's uninspiring candidates. Rather than build support through intense door-to-door campaigning, AKP is relying on the popularity of P.M. Erdogan and the AKP "brand" to attract voters. [...]
2004-03-26 15:26:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU
04ANKARA1842TURKISH MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: ...AND THE MAYOR OF
[...] (U) Summary: We expect ruling AK Party (AKP) to win big in Turkey's March 28 mayoral and municipal council elections. However, victory will weigh heavily on the course of Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party (AKP) government and on his and his party's ability (1) to manage popular, pent-up expectations, [...]
2004-03-27 09:29:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS TU
04ANKARA1847RULING AK PARTY'S BIG WIN IN LOCAL ELECTIONS: HOW
[...] () Summary: Ruling AK Party's (AKP) strong but not overwhelming win in March 28 elections appears to open the way for PM Erdogan to continue to press ahead with an agenda of change and reform. At the same time, the win leaves core elements of the Turkish State -- already deeply distrustful of [...]
2004-03-29 10:49:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS TU
04ANKARA1854ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-29 14:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1861ANOTHER INVESTMENT PROBLEM: THE CASE OF THE OIL
[...] (SBU) Lawyers representing U.S.-based Toreador Resources Corporation called on the Ambassador March 22 to seek the Mission's assistance in resolving a problem that is preventing Toreador from repatriating the proceeds of its $53 million capital investment in Turkey. They explained that the [...]
2004-03-29 14:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EPET PREL TU
04ANKARA1881NATO-AFGHANISTAN: DEMARCHE TO GOT ON ALLIED
[...] (C) Pol-Mil Counselor delivered reftel demarche to MFA DDG for NATO and International Security Affairs Fatih Ceylan March 30. He said the USG strongly supports NATO's expansion of ISAF and SACEUR GEN Jones' statement that Allies must fill the critical shortfalls of the CJSOR before Stage I can [...]
2004-03-30 15:11:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR AF TU
04ANKARA1917 Background for USTR Zoellick's Meeting with
[...] (SBU) Turkish trade officials tell us that, in the April 5 meeting with USTR Robert Zoellick, State Minister Kursad Tuzmen plans to focus on multilateral trade issues. The Foreign Trade Undersecretariat told us it believes that USTR's January 2004 letter to counterparts has revitalized the WT [...]
2004-04-01 10:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KTEX KIPR TU
04ANKARA1928SCENESETTER FOR THE APRIL 2004 VISIT OF GENERAL
[...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Turkey comes at a time when the US-TU relationship is generally on the mend. It has been more than a year since the 1 March vote and 6 months since the 7 October vote and the "soft landing". Once again, generally, the US-TU relationship is best approached from a [...]
2004-04-02 06:05:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS CY IZ TU
04ANKARA1929TURK TELEKOM PRIVATIZATION UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to a Privatization Authority (PA) official, the PA is trying to apply lessons learned from the aborted privatization of Tekel,s tobacco operations (Ref) to the Turk Telekom (TT) privatization: Managing the expectations of potential investors, public officials and o [...]
2004-04-02 06:09:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS EFIN PGOV TU
04ANKARA1946ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-02 14:01:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1984ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-05 13:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA1988ILSA DEMARCHE TO TURKEY
[...] (SBU) A/DCM presented reftel points April 5 to MFA Deputy Director General for Energy Hakki Akil, pointing out that development of a pipeline to carry Iranian natural gas to Europe via Turkey would raise serious issues related to both U.S. law (ILSA) and U.S. policy. Per reftel, A/DCM stresse [...]
2004-04-05 15:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC ENRG AU TU IR
04ANKARA1989 Update on Civair Safety Security; Civair
[...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see para 7. 2. (SBU) Summary: Acting DCM pressed the Acting Transport Ministry Undersecretary for GOT action on air safety and security deficiencies in an April 1 meeting. The Undersecretary told us that the GOT was working on remedies for these probl [...]
2004-04-06 07:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER EAIR BEXP TU
04ANKARA2007MFA MAKES CASE FOR ANTI-TIP EFFORTS
[...] (SBU) In separate April 5 discussions with Turkish MP Egemen Bagis and MFA Director General of Consular Affairs Murat Ersavci, the Ambassador raised concerns about the GOT's silence on specific anti-trafficking efforts. The Ambassador engaged Bagis and Ersavci on repeated requests for inform [...]
2004-04-06 15:35:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA2008ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-07 04:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2010TURKISH MEDIA: REQUEST TO TAPE A PRIME-TIME
[...] Post strongly supports the request of prominent Turkish national security strategist Faruk Demir and centrist daily "Aksam"'s Ankara bureau chief Nuray Basaran to tape an interview with Secretary Powell to feature as the inauguration, or one of the first broadcasts, of their new, prime-time TV [...]
2004-04-07 06:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PREL PGOV TU
04ANKARA2013PDAS RIES DISCUSSIONS WITH TURKEY ON EU ACCESSION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In March 31 Ankara meetings, EUR/PDAS Charlie Ries 1) discussed opportunities for U.S. support of Turkey's EU candidacy and 2) encouraged a renewed GOT emphasis on meeting Copenhagen criteria. Ries noted that high profile solutions including, e.g., reopening Halki Seminary, removi [...]
2004-04-07 12:09:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM TU
04ANKARA2025ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-07 14:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2026TURKEY'S CYPRUS ENDGAME
[...] (C) Summary: Assuming an April 24 approval by both Turkish and Greek Cypriots, Turkey's AKP government is poised to play out its Cyprus endgame with the military, President Sezer, and the Parliament. In a stormy April 5 meeting of Turkey's National Security Council (NSC),the military and P [...]
2004-04-07 14:48:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALCY PREL TU
04ANKARA2031New Intellectual Property Legislation Enters
[...] (U) Legislation enacted in March contains several strong anti-piracy provisions, including a ban on street sales of all copyright products and authorization for law enforcement authorities to take action without a complaint by the rightholder. However, some in the intellectual property indust [...]
2004-04-08 10:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR TU
04ANKARA2071Pharmaceuticals Update: GOT's Unsatisfactory
[...] (SBU) The Health Ministry has proposed a data exclusivity strategy predicated on implementation at the end of 2007, and with an effective term of less than three years. The research-based pharmaceutical industry is reacting very negatively, and the Embassy has again weighed in on this issue. [...]
2004-04-09 13:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR TU
04ANKARA2074TURKISH POST-ELECTION POLITICS: ASSESSING RULING
[...] (C) Summary: With electoral victory in his pocket, PM Erdogan faces the immediate challenge of getting a Cyprus settlement but remains outwardly confident that his strategies of becoming Turkey's "single man" and capturing the center and center-right are working. A preliminary analysis of ele [...]
2004-04-09 13:38:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS TU
04ANKARA2076Trafficking in Persons: HRDF Reports Recent
[...] To establish a network among non-governmental organizations in Turkey and regional countries affected by human trafficking; 2. To provide training for government officers to refresh and consolidate on the recent amendments of Turkish Penal Code an [...]
2004-04-09 14:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA21AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH INDUSTRY MINISTER
[...] (Sbu) Summary: Minister of Industry Ali Coskun told Ambassador the GOT would introduce legislation to solve Cargill's zoning problem in January and claimed the GOT was working on the data exclusivity problem. Coskun seemed to take the Ambassador's point on the need to resolve some American co [...]
2004-01-05 08:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN PGOV TU
04ANKARA2107 Iraq: Turkish Foreign Trade's Questions on
[...] (U) This cable contains action requests for the Dept/CPA. See para 12. Summary: -------- 2. (SBU) Foreign Trade officials formally requested additional information on the implementation of the Iraq reconstruction levy on April 15, and suggested that it be collected at final destina [...]
2004-04-12 14:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ELTN PREL TU IZ
04ANKARA2138Trafficking in Persons: IOM Reports Recent
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In April 9 discussions with Emboff, IOM Chief of Mission Regina Boucault cited 1) ongoing anti-TIP training for Turkish law enforcement officials, and 2) implementation of a victim referral agreement between the Ministry of Interior and Turkey's leading TIP NGO as continuing evide [...]
2004-04-13 13:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA2143TURKEY THREATENS RETALIATION IF KDP CONTINUES TO
[...] (C) In a meeting on another subject, MFA DG for Mideast Affairs Burcuoglu complained to DCM about indiscriminate KDP detention of Turks/Turkomen in Iraq. Burcuoglu gave the DCM a list of the Turkomen who are, to the best of GOT's knowledge, currently being held in Iraq. One, Mr. Murat Ziya i [...]
2004-04-14 04:18:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR TU IZ
04ANKARA2152TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: MFA REPORTS ONGOING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an April 13 meeting with MFA Deputy Director General for Consular Affairs Haldun Otman, visiting USDOJ Civil Rights Division Chief Al Moskowitz discussed USG efforts to combat trafficking in the United States, noting success in USG methods for 1) identifying victims, 2) disti [...]
2004-04-14 13:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA2153CHP'S KEMAL DERVIS: THIS PLOUGH CAN'T SCOUR
[...] (C) Summary: CHP deputy Kemal Dervis April 13 resigned as party Vice Chairman and from his position on CHP's executive board. Our contacts say Dervis will not challenge current CHP chairman Baykal and will instead engage in a "war of ideas" versus the party's statist hardliners. The ability [...]
2004-04-14 14:35:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU
04ANKARA2154ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-15 04:01:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2186CASE AGAINST ATTACKERS OF CHRISTIAN CONVERT DELAYED
[...] (C) Summary: A court in northwestern Turkey postponed for 15 months the trial of three suspects accused of severely beating a Christian convert from Islam for performing missionary work, causing him to suffer a coma. The delay was approved ostensibly in order to evaluate the extent of the vic [...]
2004-04-15 15:15:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
04ANKARA2195SCENESETTER FOR ECONOMY MINISTER BABACAN'S
[...] (Sbu) Summary: Economy Minister Ali Babacan comes to Washington after the IMF's Seventh Review and several months of better-than-expected macroeconomic performance. Senior USG interlocutors could usefully use the meetings to praise GOT accomplishments while warning against complacency, reiter [...]
2004-04-16 11:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV BEXP PREL TU
04ANKARA2198TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports published in daily newspapers and circulated nationwide. Text of the articles (originally published in Turkish) is provided through unofficial local FSN tr [...]
2004-04-16 14:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA2204TURKISH CHOD OZKOK GIVES DELPHIC MESSAGE ON
[...] (C) Summary: Most Turkish commentators interpreted CHOD Ozkok's careful April 13 remarks on Cyprus as a signal the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) will not oppose Turkish Cypriot or Turkish parliamentary acceptance of the draft Cyprus settlement. A number of observers, however, taking into account [...]
2004-04-16 16:37:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS MARR TU
04ANKARA2206TURKEY AND NORTHERN IRAQ: KONGRA GEL (KGK) MITIGATION STRATEGY
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Eric S. Edelman. Reasons: 1.4 (b),(c) and (d). 2. (S) Summary: We agree with CPA that Turkish troops in northern Iraq could become a problem after the June 30 transfer of sovereignty, but Embassy Ankara does not believe the approach recommended in reftel will work wi [...]
2004-04-17 06:22:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINS TU IZ
04ANKARA2210TURKEY: NAMES, TITLE, AND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR
[...] (SBU) Below is Mission's response to reftel regarding updated contact information for senior Turkish officials (April 16, 2004). Recep Tayyip Erdogan Prime Minister Comment: Erdogan does not speak English. To reach the P.M., contact one of the officials listed below: (a) Chief Foreign Po [...]
2004-04-19 08:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV TU
04ANKARA2214 TURKISH LAWS REGARDING CARGO HANDLING
[...] The Turkish Customs Undersecretariat provided information in response to questions on cargo handling posed in reftel. The following is an informal Embassy translation of Customs' written response. 2. Begin Embassy Translation of Customs U/S Note: Shipping/Cargo Manifests: Carg [...]
2004-04-19 14:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PARM PREL EWWT KNNP TU
04ANKARA2218GROWING TURKISH REACTION, PUBLIC CRITICISM OF U.S.
[...] Negative reaction by the Turkish Government, opposition politicians, and the press to the reported detention of 11 Turkish Special Forces troops in Northern Iraq continues to grow. Prime Minister Erdogan, describing the incident as "extremely distressing," said that he expects the situation t [...]
2004-04-19 14:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2289DEMARCHE TO OIC ON IRAQ ISSUES
[...] (C) We delivered Ref A demarche April 21 to MFA Deputy Director General in charge of the OIC/ICFM Mehmet Kemal Bozay. Bozay said he would forward the U.S. points to the Turkish delegation in Malaysia, which is led by State Minister Besir Atalay and includes MFA Deputy Director General for the [...]
2004-04-21 15:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS TU IZ XF
04ANKARA2291TURKEY'S GREYING WOLVES: RIGHTIST-NATIONALIST MHP
[...] (C) Summary: Leaders of rightist-nationalist MHP are spinning March 28 municipal election results as a victory. According to at least one MHP official, however, the party had expected a better showing. Although MHP leaders profess a desire to bring the party into the mainstream, party policie [...]
2004-04-21 16:06:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU
04ANKARA231ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] Iraq 2. Cyprus Can't We be More Transparent? Sami Kohen observed in the mass appeal Milliyet (1/14): "There is no meaning and no benefit in equating the use of Incirlik air base for the US troop rotation with the March 1 decree. The TGS and the Government already announced that the Jun [...]
2004-01-14 16:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2327OPPOSITION CHP: IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD, AND
[...] (C) Summary: Unable to look at the beam in their own eye to understand their own responsibility for CHP's serious decline, CHP leader Baykal and others in his circle are looking for a mote in the U.S.'s eye as they accuse the USG of actively seeking Baykal's ouster. All the while rebels in CH [...]
2004-04-23 08:58:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU
04ANKARA2335New Intellectual Property Legislation
[...] In March, the Turkish Parliament enacted copyright- related legislation which bans street sales of all copyright products, authorizes law enforcement authorities to take action without a complaint by the rightholder, but reduces sanctions for pirates (reftel). The following unofficial trans [...]
2004-04-26 11:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KIPR TU
04ANKARA2336INFORMATION ON TURKISH FOREIGN FREE TRADE
[...] (U) THE TURKISH FOREIGN TRADE UNDERSECRETARIAT PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION KEYED TO REFTEL QUESTIONS ON TURKISH FREE ZONES (FZS) RULES AND APPLICATIONS. THE FOLLOWING IS A TRANSLATION OF FOREIGN TRADE'S WRITTEN RESPONSE: 2. (U) BEGIN INFORMAL EMBASSY TRANSLATION: A. WITH TH [...]
2004-04-26 11:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN TU
04ANKARA2345EXBS: DOE/NNSA NUCLEAR TRAINING AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EXPERTS FROM DOE/NNSA AND DOE LABS HELD NUCLEAR EXPORT-RELATED CONSULTATIONS AND TRAINING IN TURKEY THE WEEK OF MARCH 15, 2004. THE USG TEAM PRESENTED A 2-DAY NUCLEAR-RELATED COMMODITY IDENTIFICATION TRAINING (CIT) SEMINAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 24 REPRESENTATIVES OF TURKISH GOVERN [...]
2004-04-26 15:40:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM PREL TU
04ANKARA2391ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-28 15:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2392ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-28 15:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2425PARLIAMENT TO REVIEW CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS
[...] (U) Summary: The Turkish Parliament is set to review a 10-article package of constitutional amendments designed to bring Turkey closer to the Copenhagen Criteria for EU membership. The amendments would: abolish the State Security Courts (SSCs); open the military budget to court audit; remove [...]
2004-04-30 05:40:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
04ANKARA2446SOUTHEAST TURKEY ECONOMIC OUTLOOK PESSIMISTIC,
[...] (C) Summary: Reporting officers traveling in southeast Turkey April 19-22 heard negative economic outlooks from a broad array of contacts, as well as reports of some continuing religious freedom restrictions. Contacts said implementation of the recently passed Turkish EU reform packet laws [...]
2004-04-30 15:05:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ECON MARR TU IZ
04ANKARA2453ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-30 15:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2457AMBASSADOR'S APRIL 30 MEETING WITH FM ABDULLAH GUL
[...] (S) BEGIN SUMMARY. TURKISH FM ABDULLAH GUL HOSTED A LUNCH FOR AMBASSADOR EDELMAN AND UK AMBASSADOR PETER WESTMACOTT TO THANK THEM FOR USG AND HMG EFFORTS TO SECURE A CYPRUS SETTLEMENT BEFORE MAY 1. AMBASSADOR EDELMAN ALSO HAD A SEPARATE 30 MINUTE MEETING TO DISCUSS OTHER ISSUES IN PREPARATI [...]
2004-05-03 09:59:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETAM CY IZ MOPS PHUM PREL TU
04ANKARA2467GERMAN POLICE LIAISON'S TAKE ON TERROR FINANCE AND
[...] (C) Summary. According to Heinrich Reiser, the German Police Liaison to Turkey, Turkey's Financial Intelligence Unit, MASAK, is not effective. Reiser considers the Turkish National Police (TNP) a much more effective partner in fighting terrorism financing and narcotics. End Summary. 2. [...]
2004-05-03 14:57:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEFIN PREL PTER SNAR TU
04ANKARA2484TURKISH PARTICIPANTS IN EXBS EXECUTIVE FORUM IN
[...] This is an action request; please see para 4. 2. On May 4, Embassy received a diplomatic note advising us of the Turkish participants in the subject forum. They are: Mr. Bulent Meric, Head of Arms Control and Disarmament Department, MFA (Head of Delegation) PPT: TR-Z 01886 [...]
2004-05-04 11:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP PARM TSPL KSTC PREL TU
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
04ANKARA2490BANKING REGULATORY UPDATE: COURT RULING
[...] (Sbu) Summary: On April 29 the Turkish Court of Accounts reaffirmed its earlier decision overturning the bank regulatory agency's 2001 takeover of Demir Bank and Kent Bank. While the decision provides yet another example of a questionable ruling by a Turkish court and damages the credibility [...]
2004-05-04 12:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON TU
04ANKARA2505 Interior Ministry U/S on Aviation Security,
[...] (SBU) In an April 21 meeting with Interior Ministry Undersecretary Harput, DCM raised the continuing gap in border controls for international passengers transferring to domestic flights, police protection for the U.S. Consul General in Istanbul, and the Bedoian investment case. Mustafa Bal, h [...]
2004-05-04 15:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER EAIR ASEC EINV TU
04ANKARA2509ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-04 15:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2541ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-05 16:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2543TURKISH MFA ON GEORGIA/AJARA
[...] (C) On May 4, the GOT issued a public announcement about Georgia saying that Turkey is following with concern developments in Georgia and Ajara; noting that Turkey considers Georgian stability important; calling for the sides to act with moderation; welcoming the Georgian MFA's May 2 announc [...]
2004-05-05 16:12:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALGG PREL TU
04ANKARA2560TURKEY SAYS "NO THANKS" TO TDA FEASIBILITY STUDY
[...] (C) MFA Deputy Director General for Middle East Affairs Sakir Fakili told EconCouns May 5 that, while Turkish authorities appreciated the U.S. offer (reftel) for TDA to conduct a feasibility study on a second Turkish-Iraqi border crossing, they felt such assistance was unnecessary given that [...]
2004-05-06 14:20:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALECIN ETRD PREL TU IZ
04ANKARA2577ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-06 17:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2589IRAQ: TGS OPEN TO SUPPORTING OTHER COUNTRIES'
[...] (C) Summary: Seoul is exploring the possibility of deploying its troops to Iraq through Turkey. The Turkish military is supportive, but has encouraged the Koreans to seek a political decision from the GOT before planning on transiting Turkey. If the ROK pursues this route, we expect the Tur [...]
2004-05-07 15:32:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS TU IZ
04ANKARA2594IRAQ: TURKISH OFFICIAL, PARLIAMENTARY AND NGO
[...] (SBU) While Turkish officials have not complained to us about the torture and abuse of Iraqi prisoners, the Turkish press, Parliament and NGO community are vocally expressing their disgust with the news. Several groups have peacefully demonstrated in front of the US and UK Embassies in Ankara. [...]
2004-05-07 15:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM MOPS MARR TU IZ
04ANKARA2600RULING PARTY, "SECULAR" OPPONENTS CLASH OVER
[...] (C) Summary: PM Erdogan's ruling AK Party has introduced a bill that would make it easier for graduates of imam hatip (Islamic preacher) high schools to enroll in university programs other than theology. AK's opponents deride the bill as a threat to the secular State. The opposition Republica [...]
2004-05-08 06:52:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
04ANKARA261GOT OVERHAULING CRIMINAL LAW SYSTEM
[...] (U) Summary: An experts committee is conducting a thorough overhaul of three major Turkish laws that determine what constitutes a crime, how crimes are punished, and how the judiciary functions in criminal matters. The committee will propose a wide range of reforms, including: eliminating rape [...]
2004-01-15 15:25:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
04ANKARA262 Police Working on DHS Emergency Aviation
[...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see para 8. Summary: -------- 2. (SBU) Turkish police officials told us that they are working on a system to ensure that the GOT can deploy an armed law enforcement officer to civilian flights if requested by the U.S. Transportation Security Admi [...]
2004-01-15 15:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER EAIR TU
04ANKARA2623ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-10 15:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2628TURKISH GOVERNMENT INTEREST RATES SPIKE
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish markets' sell-off accelerated Monday with equities, the lira, and, especially government securities falling sharply. The increase in interest rates on government debt was very large for a single day, with rates over 30 percent for the first time in 2004. In Turkey's cas [...]
2004-05-10 17:34:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEFIN ECON TU
04ANKARA263ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-01-15 16:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2660TURKS INFORMED OF USG APPROACH TO CYPRUS ON THE PKK
[...] (C) On May 11, PolMil Counselor informed Turkish General Staff J-5 Greece/Cyprus Chief Adm. Mucahit Sislioglu about reftel approach to the GOC regarding the PKK; on May 11 Deputy Polcouns informed MFA Northeastern Mediterranean Affairs DDG Necip Eguz. EDELMAN [...]
2004-05-12 07:02:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALCY EFIN ETTC PREL PTER
04ANKARA2663NEW DRAFT LAW REMOVES BARRIER TO UNIVERSITY
[...] (C) Summary: AK Party (AKP) government will press ahead with its new draft higher education law despite open opposition from the military and higher education establishment. Under the existing law, higher education has been under the purview of the controversial Higher Education Council (YOK) [...]
2004-05-12 08:01:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKPAO OEXC SCUL PHUM TU
04ANKARA2664TURKISH MILITARY WANTED YES/NO CYPRUS OUTCOME
[...] (C) Summary: The Turkish General Staff is appreciative of US and UK assistance in forging a balanced although problematic Cyprus plan. TGS wanted the yes/no outcome from the referenda, although it has no clear idea of where to go from here. The Turkish military worries that Cyprus might use [...]
2004-05-12 09:08:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS GR CY TU PINR
04ANKARA2680BOEING FEELS PRESSURE IN THE TURKISH MARKET
[...] (C) Summary: Boeing representatives continue to be concerned over attempts by a senior official of the AKP cabinet to pressure the company into hiring one of his associates as Boeing's representative in Turkey. Boeing is currently competing with EADS-Airbus for the potential sale of 19 narro [...]
2004-05-12 12:22:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETBEXP ECON ETRD TU
04ANKARA2686 NEW QUOTA SYSTEM NOT SOLUTION FOR RICE BAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. On April 27, TMO announced the creation of a quota system intended to liquidate their stocks and allow limited rice imports. Rice importers who purchase TMO stocks will be allowed to import an equivalent (paddy equivalent) quantity. Since August of 2003, the Turkish Ministry [...]
2004-05-12 15:52:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR KPAO TU
04ANKARA2691ISAF SHORTFALLS: TURKS CONTEND THEY HAVE THE
[...] (C) During a recent discussion on Turkish helos for Afghanistan (ref b),NATO Department Head Alper Coskum confirmed what MFA officials had told us in late March (ref c): the Turkish military does not possess Role 2 and Casualty Staging Medical Unit capability. Coskun said the Turkish Genera [...]
2004-05-12 15:53:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL TU AF
04ANKARA2694GOVERNMENT OF TURKEY PROMULGATES POLICY FOR
[...] The Government of Turkey (GOT) has recently promulgated clear guidelines for the transiting of deportees through their airports. These procedures are in effect immediately and apply to all countries that move deportees through Turkey (Istanbul's Ataturk Airport in most instances). BICE must [...]
2004-05-12 15:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAIR
04ANKARA2695ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT, WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-12 15:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2697ADVANCING OUR ECONOMIC INTERESTS IN TURKEY AHEAD
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Eric S. Edelman. Reason: 1.4(b,d) 2. (C) Summary: We have time to make one more hard push to advance our core economic interests in Turkey ahead of the end-June Presidential visit and NATO Summit. We need to use every opportunity during this period to enc [...]
2004-05-12 16:10:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALECON PREL EINV ETRD PTER TU
04ANKARA2699MEETINGS WITH BANK REGULATORY BODY CHAIRMAN,IMF
[...] (Sbu) Summary: Bank regulatory board Chairman Bilgin and IMF Deputy ResRep Klingen expressed concerns about a recent court ruling over the failure of Demir and Kent Banks, which could open the door to failed banks owners getting new banking licenses. Bilgin and Central Bank Vice-Governor Basc [...]
2004-05-12 17:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV TU
04ANKARA2719TURKEY INCHING TOWARD MORE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN
[...] (C) Summary: NP PDAS Susan Burk met with a Turkish interagency group May 12 in Ankara followed by a call on MFA DG for International Security Affairs Turan Morali to push for more active Turkish participation in the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). The Turks noted that they were pl [...]
2004-05-14 08:01:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL TU
04ANKARA2741ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-14 14:55:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2758 Secretary Mineta's May 23 to 25 Visit to
[...] (SBU) Your visit to Turkey comes several weeks before the President's June visit to Ankara and Istanbul for bilateral meetings and the NATO Summit, at a time of improving political relations and close cooperation on our key international priorities. Your meetings with Transport Minister Yildi [...]
2004-05-17 10:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT PTER EAIR PREL OVIP TU
04ANKARA2791GOT CANCELS $2B ATAK HELICOPTER, $1B UAV, AND AN
[...] (C) The Executive Committee (PM, CHOD and MOD) announced May 14 that it had canceled procurement programs for attack helicopters and UAVs, as well as a moribund program for main battle tanks. The EC publicly explained its decision as an effort to better acquire new models based on domestic pr [...]
2004-05-17 16:50:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMASS PREL TU IS
04ANKARA2812ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-18 15:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2821REDUCED AEGEAN AIR ACTIVITY: NEED WE JUMP IN?
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-18 16:40:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS GR TU
04ANKARA2823TURKISH POLITICAL STABILITY: TENSIONS BREAK THE
[...] (C) Summary: Turkey has entered a period of increased political tension as a result of the education reform controversy. PM Erdogan will remain under constant pressure from within his AK Party and from the Turkish military. Erdogan and AKP are showing strains as even relatively "liberal" memb [...]
2004-05-20 05:24:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PGOV PINS ECON EFIN TU
04ANKARA2839AMBASSADORS EDELMAN AND WESTMACOTT'S MAY 18
[...] (C) During a May 19 meeting with Ambassador Edelman and UK Ambassador Westmacott, Turkish MFA U/S Ziyal and Deputy U/S Ilkin urged USUN and the UK UN delegation to stay in close touch with the Turkish delegation as the UNSC considered action after the SYG's report. The Turks expect a general [...]
2004-05-20 11:45:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALCY PREL TU
04ANKARA2857ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-20 14:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2876NORTHERN IRAQ: TURKS PROPOSE ENDING PMF PROVIDED
[...] (S/NF) On May 21, Turkish MFA Deputy Director General for Middle East Affairs Safak Gokturk passed PolMilCouns a non-paper (text at para 2) announcing Turkey's decision to end the Turkish-led Peace Monitoring Force (PMF) in northern Iraq, provided arrangements are made for the PMF's Iraqi memb [...]
2004-05-21 15:10:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPREL MOPS MARR PINR TU IZ
04ANKARA2878S/P REISS RAISES GME, IRAQ, IRAN WITH TURKISH MFA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In May 7 meetings in Ankara, S/P Director Mitchell B. Reiss discussed USG policies toward 1) the transfer of sovereignty in Iraq; 2) the Greater Middle East Initiative (GMEI); 3) Iranian nuclear ambitions; and, 4) NATO,s Istanbul Summit. Turkish MFA U/S Ugur Ziyal, Policy Plan [...]
2004-05-21 16:28:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM TU
04ANKARA2884Land mine attacks, hostile contact in Southeast
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-24 07:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PINR ASEC PTER IZ TU
04ANKARA2894ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-24 15:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2913ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-25 15:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA2946NATO-AFGHANISTAN: PRESSING TURKEY FOR A LARGER
[...] (C) The Ambassador deployed reftel talking points with MFA Deputy Under Secretary Ali Tuygan on May 25, noting that Turkey was receiving similar messages from SACEUR Gen Jones. He recalled previously discussing Turkey's contribution of a provincial reconstruction team (PRT) with U/S Ziyal (ref [...]
2004-05-27 12:01:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMARR AF TU
04ANKARA2947AFGHANISTAN: TURKISH CHOD REITERATES TO GEN KUJAT
[...] (C) Turkish CHOD GEN Ozkok reiterated to NATO's Chairman of the Military Committee GEN Kujat May 26 that the GOT's position on establishing a PRT in Takhar was firm and that Turkey would not establish a PRT in an alternate location. Ozkok noted a decision to deploy Turkey's HRF in Istanbul to [...]
2004-05-27 14:22:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL TU AF
04ANKARA2974IRAQ: TURKISH REACTION TO DRAFT UNSCR TEXT
[...] (C) DCM presented Ref B points on introducing the draft Iraq UNSCR to MFA Director General for Middle East Affairs Burcuoglu May 26, and discussed the text of the draft. Burcuoglu said it was important to Turkey that the UNSCR offer a high degree of visible sovereignty to the Iraqis and that t [...]
2004-05-27 15:57:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU IZ
04ANKARA2977ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-27 15:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA300INCIRLIK AND OIF-2: TURKS REITERATE THAT ROTATION
[...] (C) MFA DDG for the Americas Ilicak summoned Pol-Mil Counselor to the MFA January 15 to reiterate the GOT's understanding that the activities related to the rotation will be conducted in accordance with the rules/principles outlined by the Turks. The MFA appears to have done so in response to [...]
2004-01-16 11:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS TU IZ
04ANKARA3008PM ERDOGAN'S TRIP TO SEA ISLAND: DELIVERABLES
[...] (S) Summary: With the invitation for PM Erdogan to attend the Sea Island G-8, we have three opportunities for POTUS/PM interaction in the next month: Sea Island, the POTUS Ankara visit and the NATO Summit. This intense U.S./Turkish contact comes amid domestic pressure about the role of Isl [...]
2004-06-01 11:40:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETCASC CY ECON IZ PHUM PREL PTER TU
04ANKARA3048TIP: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, MAY 2004
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about GOT anti-TIP public information, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports published in national and international news media. Text of the articles (originally published in Turkish unless otherwise noted) is provided through unofficial [...]
2004-06-02 15:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA3050IRAQ: TURKEY UNHAPPY WITH IIG, SEES REVISED UNSCR
[...] (C) DCM spoke with MFA Director General for Middle East Affairs Burcuoglu June 2 to convey Ref A and B points on support for the Iraqi Interim Government (IIG) and the revised draft of the UNSC Resolution on Iraq. On the UNSCR draft, Burcuoglu noted that a number of Turkey's recommendations ( [...]
2004-06-02 15:58:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU IZ
04ANKARA3059TURKISH POLITICS: PRESIDENT VETOES BILL ON
[...] (U) Summary: As expected, President Sezer May 28 vetoed a bill that would have made it easier for graduates of technical and vocational high schools, including imam hatip (Islamic preacher) high schools, to enroll in university programs other than their area of high school specialization. PM [...]
2004-06-03 13:25:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
04ANKARA3077ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-03 15:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3088PM ERDOGAN'S TRIP TO SEA ISLAND: DELIVERABLES
[...] (S) Summary: With the invitation for PM Erdogan to attend the Sea Island G-8, we have three opportunities for POTUS/PM interaction in the next month: Sea Island, the POTUS Ankara visit and the NATO Summit. This intense U.S./Turkish contact comes amid domestic pressure about the role of Isl [...]
2004-06-04 11:00:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETCASC CY ECON IZ PHUM PREL PTER TU
04ANKARA3108ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-04 15:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3117PSI: TURKEY COMMITTED TO EARNING CORE GROUP
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 7. 2. (C) Summary: The GOT is committed to earning membership in the PSI and asks what it would take. They also ask how Russia made the cut given Ankara's belief that Moscow has not participated in PSI activities. MFA DG Morali expressed some d [...]
2004-06-07 09:31:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC TU
04ANKARA3120US-TURKEY HIGH-LEVEL DEFENSE GROUP (HLDG): OSD
[...] The Turkish General Staff (TGS) and the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) have been unable to reach SIPDIS agreement on acceptable dates to convene meetings of the HLDG's Political-Military Working Group (PMWG) and the Security Cooperation Working Group (SCWG). 2. Para 4 below c [...]
2004-06-07 12:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PREL TU
04ANKARA3121AFGHANISTAN: TURKEY MAY RECONSIDER WITHDRAWAL OF
[...] (C) During a June 4 meeting that included UK Ambassador Westmacott to discuss Cyprus (septel),Ambassador again encouraged MFA U/S Ziyal to consider establishing a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in the west or the south of Afghanistan. Ziyal was adamant that Turkey would not establish a [...]
2004-06-07 12:54:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL TU AF
04ANKARA3136ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-07 15:33:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3138IRAQI ASSETS: TURKISH GOVERNMENT CLAIMS NONE EXIST
[...] (SBU) On 26 May, DCM met with MFA Director General for Bilateral Political Affairs (Middle East & Africa) Taksin Burcuoglu to press for a response to Refs B & C. Burcuoglu replied that "until now Turkey has been unable to find" the bank accounts. Burcuoglu further stated that the situation is [...]
2004-06-07 15:33:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEFIN IZ PREL TU XL
04ANKARA3156MOD'S DEFENSE BUDGET STATEMENT MIFFS TGS
[...] (C) Summary: MOD Gonul surprised TGS with his statement to the Greek MOD that Turkey would slash its defense spending by $10 billion. TGS believes this was in part an attempt by the government to allocate resources to domestic priorities at the military's expense. End summary. 2. (U) M [...]
2004-06-08 14:40:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PGOV TU GR
04ANKARA3158TURKISH POLITICS: OPPOSITION WITHIN THE OPPOSITION
[...] (C) Summary: Disgruntled deputies from main parliamentary opposition CHP and other CHP dissidents have are calling for a convention to elect a new leader in place of current CHP boss Deniz Baykal. Procedural hurdles and the absence of a clear alternative to Baykal, however, are hobbling any s [...]
2004-06-08 14:50:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU
04ANKARA3201ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-09 13:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3236TURKEY BEGINS BROADCASTS IN KURDISH, OTHER
[...] (C) Summary: June 7 state-owned TRT broadcasting company began airing news and cultural programs on radio and TV in Kurdish and three other languages traditionally spoken in Anatolia, in a long-delayed GOT effort to comply with EU free speech requirements. Contacts say PM Erdogan and FM Gul o [...]
2004-06-10 14:43:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
04ANKARA3240 Turkey's New Importers Associations
[...] (SBU) Summary: A variety of private businesspersons suggest that the GOT's imminent creation of mandatory associations of Turkish importers could impede trade and might be inconsistent with Turkey's WTO obligations. The Turkish Foreign Trade Undersecretariat (FT) dismisses these allegations, [...]
2004-06-10 16:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD TU
04ANKARA3328ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-14 14:09:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3358 U.S. ICAO Council Candidacy Demarche
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-15 15:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAIR TU
04ANKARA340INTERIOR MINISTER AKSU ON ANTI-TERROR COOPERATION
[...] (C) Summary: In Jan. 16 meeting with Interior Minister Aksu, Ambassador highlighted USG interest in strengthening counter terrorism cooperation and intelligence sharing with the GOT. Aksu asserted CT relations with Syria are improving, committed to instituting passenger and baggage checks to [...]
2004-01-20 08:14:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER SY TU
04ANKARA3405ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-15 15:41:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3435ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-16 16:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3458ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-17 16:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3482WEAPONS DEPLOYMENT TRAINING (WTDS) AT KONYA: TGS
[...] (S) During discussions with PM A/S Bloomfield's delegation on Global Force Posture review June 17 (septel),Turkish General Staff (TGS) DCHOD GEN Basbug said that TGS was prepared to continue discussions on USAFE's proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Weapons Deployment Training (WTD [...]
2004-06-21 09:58:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETMOPS PREL TU AF
04ANKARA3484SCENESETTER FOR CODELS FRIST, LUGAR, AND BEREUTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: PM Erdogan's ruling AK Party (AKP) appears unassailable, with a two-thirds majority in Parliament and no viable opposition party. GOT legal reforms have improved the chances for an accession negotiation start date from the EU in December. Yet AKP struggles with corruption, ad h [...]
2004-06-21 11:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINS ECON MARR TU
04ANKARA3495REQUEST TO USE INCIRLIK AS CARGO HUB IN SUPPORT OF
[...] (S) During discussions with PM A/S Bloomfield's delegation on Global Force Posture review June 17 (septel),Turkish General Staff (TGS) DCHOD GEN Basbug confirmed that he had received a letter from EUCOM's GEN Wald (dated June 16) earlier that day requesting the use of Incirlik Air Base (IAB) [...]
2004-06-21 13:51:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETMOPS PREL TU AF
04ANKARA3499GLOBAL FORCE POSTURE REVIEW: STATIONING OF F-16S
[...] (S) An inter-agency delegation led by State PM A/S Bloomfield consulted with MFA and TGS officials June 17 on the USG's latest thinking on the Global Defense Posture (GDP) review. A/S Bloomfield said the purpose of the visit was to continue the consultations that began last December, to provi [...]
2004-06-21 15:13:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETMARR PREL TU
04ANKARA3507ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-21 16:08:00Embassy 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
04ANKARA355ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-01-20 16:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3552GLOBAL DEFENSE POSTURE (GDP) REVIEW: TURKS NOT
[...] (S) MFA Deputy U/S Baki Ilkin told the Ambassador June 23 that the Turks would not have a more informed view of the potential request concerning stationing of F-16s in Turkey before the NATO Summit next week. (Note: MFA U/S Ziyal told visiting State PM A/S Bloomfield at the close of their Jun [...]
2004-06-23 17:04:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETMARR PREL TU
04ANKARA3553NATO IN IRAQ: PRELIMINARY TURKISH VIEWS
[...] (C) Summary: Initial Turkish reaction to a NATO role in Iraq is positive, although no decisions on the GOT's position have yet been made. An MFA official told us that he saw merit in the Alliance offering training both inside and outside Iraq. He was sympathetic to French arguments that th [...]
2004-06-24 05:30:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ TU
04ANKARA3575TURKEY EXTENDS DECREE ALLOWING USE OF TURKISH
[...] (C) On June 23, 2004, Turkey's Council of Ministers (COM) extended for one year the decree allowing the use of Turkish bases and ports for humanitarian and reconstruction operations in Iraq. The President signed the decree later that day. The decree does not require parliamentary approval. [...]
2004-06-24 13:35:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL TU IZ
04ANKARA3577GOT CONDEMNATION OF MURDER OF PAUL JOHNSON
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-24 14:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER ASEC CASC SA TU
04ANKARA3578IRAQ: TURKS CLAIM COALITION USING EX-PKK IN IRAQ
[...] (U) Urgent Action Request at Para 2. 2. (S/NF) On June 23 the Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) Ankara received a letter (text at para 3 below) from Turkish General Staff (TGS) J-3 LTG Yalcin alleging that 30 former PKK operatives now in the Kurdistan Democratic Party's (KDP's) special fo [...]
2004-06-24 14:53:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPTER MARR MOPS TU IZ
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
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
04ANKARA3618AFGHANISTAN: GOT'S DECISION NOT TO ESTABLISH A
[...] (C) Deputy pol-mil counselor contacted MFA DDG for South Asian Affairs Aydin Evirgen June 25, following up on the Ambassador's earlier conversation with MFA U/S Ziyal on Turkish thinking on PRTs (ref a). Evirgen said that Turkey had completely abandoned its proposal to establish a PRT in Takh [...]
2004-06-25 17:10:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS AF TU
04ANKARA362AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH DSHOD BASBUG, JANUARY 19, 2004
[...] (S) AMBASSADOR HOSTED TGS DEPUTY CHIEF GENERAL ILKER BASBUG TO DISCUSS THE PM'S FORTHCOMING VISIT TO THE U.S., NORTHERN IRAQ AND CYPRUS ON JANUARY 19. BASBUG WAS SUFFERING FROM A PROLONGED HEAD COLD AND EXPRESSED RELIEF THAT HIS JANUARY 16 (FIRST OF ITS KIND) OPEN PRESS CONFERENCE WAS BEHIND HIM [...]
2004-01-21 04:44:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETCY IZ PGOV PINS PREL TU
04ANKARA3622ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-27 12:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3624TURKISH OFFICIALS CRITICIZE FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE
[...] (C) Summary. Officials at the Turkish National Police (TNP) and Ministry of Justice have pointedly criticized Turkey,s financial intelligence unit as being uncooperative and poorly run. End summary. ---------------- Police Official Derides MASAK ... ---------------- 2. (U) On 18 J [...]
2004-06-28 06:47:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEFIN PTER TU
04ANKARA3632ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-28 08:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3673TIP IN TURKEY: MEDIA ATTENTION, JUNE 1-15, 2004
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about Turkey- specific anti-TIP public information, post provides as examples the following TIP press clips. Text of any articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation, unless otherwise noted. 2 [...]
2004-06-29 15:42:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA3675TIP IN TURKEY: JOINT OPERATION RESULTS IN ARRESTS,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Turkish National Police (TNP) officials confirmed press reports (reftel) that a joint anti-TIP Turkish-Romanian Police operation (Mirage 2004) netted an international trafficking ring and freed seven Romanian TIP victims ages 17 to 20. TNP Foreigners, Borders and Asylum Department [...]
2004-06-29 15:48:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA3676 EXPLOSION ON THY PLANE IN ISTANBUL
[...] (SBU) Summary: A bomb detonated on a Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 today in Istanbul following its arrival from Izmir as it was being cleaned. There are conflicting reports as to the number of injuries to cleaning crew and the explosive used. End Summary. 2. (SBU) News agencies reported an [...]
2004-06-29 16:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR PTER TU
04ANKARA3677"THE LAST COMMUNIST TOWN IN TURKEY"
[...] (Sbu) Summary: A trip to two Black Sea towns dominated by steel and coal parastatals, provided a glimpse of two very different state-owned companies. The coal company is a perennial money-loser with backward technology, a politically powerful, highly-paid, unionized labor force, with nary a [...]
2004-06-29 17:33:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EIND PGOV TU
04ANKARA3728THE TURKISH MILITARY: OZKOK TRIES TO STRIKE
[...] (C) Turkish General Staff (TGS) CHOD GEN Ozkok continues to balance the promotion of Turkey's EU membership prospects by reducing the Turkish military's past position at the commanding heights of politics with a desire to ensure that the Turkish military is able to intervene in domestic politi [...]
2004-07-01 12:03:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREL TU PINR
04ANKARA3736 GOT REACTION TO TSA EMERGENCY AMENDMENTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy and TSA personnel briefed GOT agencies, airport authorities, carriers and the airport security contractor on the June 29 Emergency Amendment and Security Directive. GOT officials said they would cooperate in implementing the new requirements, but maintained that screen [...]
2004-07-01 14:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR PTER TU
04ANKARA3738ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-01 14:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3740PSI AND NPT: TURKS "DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED" AT LACK
[...] (C) Action Request at Para 8. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) While delivering Refs A and B, PolMilCouns and PolMilOff were treated to an unexpected and emotional reaction to U/S Bolton's PSI letter from usually stoic MFA Director General for Disarmament and Security Affairs Haluk Ilica [...]
2004-07-01 15:01:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP MNUC PREL TU IR
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
04ANKARA3758NORTHERN IRAQ: TURKS ANNOUNCE END OF PMF - TURKISH
[...] (U) This is an action request - see para 3. 2. (S/REL UK) On July 2, the Turkish MFA spokesman announced that "the duty of the Peace Monitoring Force (PMF) is terminated." (Full statement at para 4.) Upon seeing press reports that the Turks with the PMF were returning to Turkey, we contact [...]
2004-07-06 15:56:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PGOV PINS MARR MOPS IZ
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
04ANKARA3779ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-07 14:24:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3791ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-08 09:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3828ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-09 17:55:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3840ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-12 15:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3866ARTICLE 98 DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TURKISH MFA SAYS EU
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-13 14:29:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDTU
04ANKARA3908ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-14 16:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3921UNGA INITIATIVES DEMARCHE DELIVERED; TURKISH MFA
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-15 09:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON PHUM KDEM AORC TU
04ANKARA3922UNGA HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE DEMARCHE FOLLOW-UP;
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-15 09:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP TU
04ANKARA3944ISRAELI SECURITY BARRIER DEMARCHE DELIVERED:
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-15 15:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL IS
04ANKARA3945IRAQ/KIRKUK:GOT GIVES DIFFERENT ASSESSMENTS TO
[...] (S) An interagency Turkish fact-finding mission visited Kirkuk July 6-11 (see Ref B) at the invitation of Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) leader Jalal Talabani. On July 14, the head of the mission, MFA Deputy Special Representative for Iraq Ethem Tokdemir, gave PolMilCouns the talking point [...]
2004-07-15 16:31:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MARR PINR PTER TU IZ
04ANKARA397ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-01-22 13:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA3976ARE SE TURKEY PROTESTS AGAINST PKK TERROR
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-16 14:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL PHUM ASEC IZ TU
04ANKARA3988TURCO-ISRAELI RELATIONS REMAIN ACTIVE BUT
[...] (C) Summary: July 13-15 visit to Turkey of Israeli Deputy PM Olmert demonstrated that Turco-Israeli relations have broadened beyond the mil-mil/intel ties that have hitherto formed the core of the relationship. In the Israeli view the visit cast in sharp relief the rivalry (which we have prev [...]
2004-07-19 07:19:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PGOV PINS TU IS
04ANKARA3989CHARTING A WAY FORWARD ON US-TU MISSILE DEFENSE
[...] (C) Summary: At the July 8 Missile Defense Technical Experts Group meeting in Ankara, the US and Turkey agreed that the completion of the joint architectural study of Turkey called for a new look at bilateral cooperation in the area of missile defense. The two sides agreed to three new studie [...]
2004-07-19 09:48:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP PARM TU
04ANKARA3995ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-19 16:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4032USG POLICY ON CONTACT WITH THE PKK
[...] (S) During a July 19 meeting on another subject, MFA DDG for Intelligence and Research Hakan Okcal asked polmilcouns whether he had any news about the PKK. Okcal confirmed that he knew that the Turkish General Staff had relayed some information the previous week (ref b). Drawing on ref a, po [...]
2004-07-21 05:39:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPTER PREL IZ TU
04ANKARA4061TURKEY TO SEND EXPERTS TO PSI MEETING IN
[...] (U) During a July 19 meeting on a different subject, MFA acting DDG for Disarmament Bulent Meric informed us that the GOT will send a delegation of experts to participate in the PSI Operational Experts Working Group (OEWG) as well as the Denmark Container Workshop in Copenhagen. This delegatio [...]
2004-07-21 16:08:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPARM ETTC TU
04ANKARA4095TURKEY READY FOR FOR 8TH IMF REVIEW, 2005 STILL UP
[...] (SBU) Summary. The IMF Executive Board has scheduled its eighth review of Turkey's performance under its stand-by program for July 30. The Board will also discuss an IMF staff "Article IV" report on Turkey's economic developments and policies over the last three years. Turkish officials a [...]
2004-07-22 13:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PREL TU
04ANKARA4110AMBASSADOR MANN DISCUSSES CASPIAN ENERGY ISSUES AT
[...] (U) Summary: Caspian Basin Energy Development Ambassador Steven Mann met with energy officials on the margins of the June 16-17 Tale of Three Seas Energy Conference in Istanbul. (Septel reports on Mann,s meeting with Turkish Energy Minister Guler.) Mann was joined by Turkish MFA Deputy U/S A [...]
2004-07-23 10:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET ETRD PREL TU
04ANKARA4118ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-23 16:01:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4119GOT REQUESTS EXPEDITED PROCESSING OF US EXPORT
[...] This is an action request -- see para 4. 2. MFA Acting Deputy Director General for Disarmament Bulent Meric convoked polmilcouns on July 19 under instructions "originating with military authorities." Meric requested the USG expedite the processing of an export license application by Mil- [...]
2004-07-23 16:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PREL TU
04ANKARA4125TURKEY IN ACCORD WITH USG ON DUAL-HATTING U.S.
[...] (C) Summary: Turkey supports the U.S. proposal to "dual-hat" the U.S. MNF-I Commander in Iraq for NATO's training mission for Iraqi security forces. MFA officials (rightly) predicted France would object. Turkey has offered to train Iraqis in Turkey, but may consider sending "two or three" li [...]
2004-07-26 15:34:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMOPS IZ TU
04ANKARA4131IRAQ, THE TURKS AND US
[...] (S) After four years in Ankara as the Iraq watcher/Operation Northern Watch POLAD, and seven TDYs to Iraq before, during and after the war, Embassy PolMilOff offers the following observations about dealing with Turkey on matters relating to Iraq. Working with the Turks on Iraqi issues can be [...]
2004-07-27 12:50:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MARR PINR PTER TU IZ
04ANKARA4132IRAQ: TURKS TERM JULY 21 CAIRO IRAQ NEIGHBORS
[...] (C) Iraq's neighbors are increasingly willing to engage with a newly sovereign Iraqi government, Turkish officials told us on July 23, though some are still holding back. MFA Deputy Director General for Middle East Safak Gokturk said that the tone of the July 21 Cairo meeting of Iraq's neighb [...]
2004-07-27 13:16:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PINS IZ TU EG IS
04ANKARA4133DAS KENNEDY: DISCUSSIONS ON IRAQ, CYPRUS, AND EU
[...] (C) Summary: In July 20/21 Ankara meetings at the Turkish MFA and General Secretariat for EU Affairs, EUR/DAS Laura Kennedy solicited evaluations of 1) Turkey's prospects for a definite date to begin EU accession negotiations; 2) steps forward in the wake of the Greek Cypriot rejection of the [...]
2004-07-27 14:55:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL OTRA TU CY IZ EU
04ANKARA4147TIP IN TURKEY: UPDATED MFA COUNTRY REPORT ON
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides the following TIP Country Report produced by the Turkish MFA's National Task Force on Human Trafficking. The Report is available on-line at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website: http://www.mfa.gov [...]
2004-07-28 09:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA415TURKS IN INITIAL STAGES OF PLANNING FOR SUMMIT
[...] (S) DCM spoke with MFA's Summit Task Force Head Ambassador Apaydin January 22 and relayed reftel request for a briefing on Summit security, emphasizing that this request was separate from other discussions we had had with the GOT about security for our own delegation. Apaydin said a High Level [...]
2004-01-23 07:08:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL ASEC MARR TU
04ANKARA4179TURKEY: MUSLIM WORLD OUTREACH -- PCC REQUEST FOR
[...] (SBU) Ref (B) details the context in which the Mission pursues outreach to Muslim audiences in Turkey. That information is excerpted, with minor updates, in para 2 and 3, while the rest of this message examines audiences and strategies for outreach. 2. (SBU) While Turkey's 20th century [...]
2004-07-28 12:06:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KDEM KPAO OEXC OIIP OPRC PGOV PHUM PREL
04ANKARA4190ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-28 15:33:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA421/6/04 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) The following are recent developments related to trafficking in persons (TIP) in Turkey: ----------------- IOM Pilot Program ----------------- 2. (U) The Ankara office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has drafted a proposal for a USD 1.2 million pilot projec [...]
2004-01-06 09:40:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN PHUM KFRD PREF PREL PGOV TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4267ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-30 15:24:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04ANKARA4269KFOR: TURKEY NOT LIKELY TO LIFT CURRENT CAVEATS,
[...] (C) On July 30, PolMilOff called on Alper Coskun, MFA Director for NATO and Euro-Atlantic Defense and Security Affairs, to deliver ref a demarche. Coskun responded that after the March violence in Kosovo, Turkey revised its caveats for both SFOR and KFOR in an effort to be more effective and [...]
2004-07-30 15:50:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMOPS PREL TU YI
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
04ANKARA4340TERRORISTS IN IRAQ MURDER TURKISH HOSTAGE;
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 11. 2. (C) Turkish MFA confirmed Aug. 2 the murder of a Turkish citizen who had been held hostage in Iraq. In response to this and other recent murders of Turkish truckers in Iraq, a major association of Turkish trucking companies called for [...]
2004-08-03 17:26:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PTER PHUM IZ TU
04ANKARA4397ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT,
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-05 15:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
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