Highlights From the Turkish Press F

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Subject: Highlights From the Turkish Press For August 1st

; Sun, 06 Aug 1995 00:29:41 -0800


      ANKARA, Aug 1 (Reuter) - These are the leading stories in the
Turkish press on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does
not vouch for their accuracy.
    SABAH
    -- German police take precautions on signs that Kurdistan Workers
Party (PKK) may open fire on police in today's demonstration.
    MILLIYET
    -- Northern Iraq is a powder-keg that needs only a spark to explode.
PKK, Saddam (Hussein) and Iran fan the insidious conflict on our border.
    -- Istanbul municipality seeks feasible project to clear an estimated
    -- Turkey is borrowing abroad at excessive cost because it lacks a
medium-term stability programme.
    HURRIYET
    -- In the city of Tunceli, where specially-trained police face the
PKK, food trucks are targets of the rebels, police damage civilian
property and investment is at a standstill.
    -- German authorities are fed up with week-long PKK attacks on Turkish
property and plan to take tough measures against separatist Kurdish
action.
    -- Supreme Military Council to meet under Prime Minister Tansu Ciller
to decide promotions and retirements in armed forces and name replacements
for three forces' commanders.
    CUMURIYET
    -- Turkey delays legislation to protect children's rights since it
signed a related U.N. convention in January.
    YENI YUZYIL
    -- The so-called Kurdish parliament-in-exile is forced to hold
``secret'' meeting in Vienna after its April inauguration in The Hague
strained Turkish-Dutch ties to breaking point.
    YENI POLITIKA
    -- Air force general, next in line for commander of the force, may be
sidelined after recent remarks in favour of continuing political
restrictions.
    DUNYA