Turkish Press Review

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Summary of the political and economic news in the Turkish press
this morning

ANOTHER REPORT ON TURKEY-EU CUSTOMS UNION

Spanish parliamentarian Carlos Carnero will be coming
to Turkey on September 13-17 to prepare the ground-
work for another report on Turkey's future customs
union with European Union (EU) member countries.

During his visit-which is seen as crucial to Turkey's
success in this area- Carnero will have talks with
President Demirel, Speaker Husamettin Cindoruk, Prime
Minister Ciller and Deputy Prime Minister Hikmet Cetin
among other leading officials.

Carnero will write a report on Turkey's political and
economic development as well the ramifications of full
customs union with the EU. /Hurriyet/


LOCAL GENDARMERIE COMMANDER KILLED BY PKK

Two soldiers and Colonel Ridvan Ozden, commander of gendarmerie
forces in Mardin's Savur district, were killed in a clash in
Savur during which 13 militants of the PKK terrorist organization
also died. Military officials said that 17 militants were
captured in Van, three in Mersin and two PKK militants
surrendered to authorities in Hakkari's Semdinli and Siirt's
Eruh districts. Three PKK militants were killed in Semdinli
and one in Bingol's Genc district. President Suleyman Demirel
sent a letter of condolence expressing his sorrow for the
death of Ozden. /Hurriyet-Milliyet/


ARSON ATTACKS ON TURKISH TRAVEL AGENCIES IN SWITZERLAND

A fire-bomb was thrown by an unidentified attacker at a Turkish
travel agency in Basel on Monday night. No one was injured, but
material damage was reported. A fire-bomb was also thrown
at another Turkish travel agency early on Tuesday morning in
Windish and some damage was reported.

NEW BAN ON PKK IN HANNOVER

A spokesman for the Hannover Administrative Court said that
the court had banned the carrying of the flag, and pictures of
the leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). The
spokesman pointed out that the PKK had been banned in Hannover
since November 22, 1993 and said that the court was and always
would be on the side of the police who refused to permit a march
by separatists carrying PKK flags on October 22, 1994.
/Hurriyet/

US GRANTS $370,000 TO TURKEY TO ASSIST FIGHT AGAINST DRUGS

Turkey and the US yesterday signed an agreement which foresees
a $370,000 grant by Washington to assist Ankara's fight against
drugs. It was signed by US Charge d'Affaires in Ankara, James
Holmes and Gun Gur, director general for the Middle East and
Africa affairs and international political organizations at the
Foreign Ministry. The US narcotic assistance funds will be used
to provide training and equipment to the Turkish police and
customs guards and to support drug rehabilitation programmes,
officials said. Turkey and the US have been cooperating in
the fight against drug production and trafficking since the
late 1970s. Since 1980, US assistance in this field has totalled
nearly $10 million, officials said.

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