NEWS SCAN for Turkey – March 06, 2013
Down below you will find headlines from major Turkish papers and internet sites.
Leaked minutes of Imrali meeting
Controversy between the political parties over the leaked minutes of Imrali meeting between the Peace & Democracy Party (BDP) delegation and head of PKK terrorist organization Abdullah Ocalan took the first place in agenda. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quoted to say “We will announce the source of the leak as soon as possible” at AK Party group meeting on Tuesday.
Unemployment rate in Turkey in 2012 at 9.2 percent
Turkey’s statistics authority says the country’s jobless rate in 2012 was 9.2 percent, .6 points lower from a year earlier.
Parliament’s Iraq war debates urged to be made public
Turkish opposition party CHP officially applied to parliament speaker to publish the transcripts of the closed door debates that took place on 1 March 2003.
Greece & Turkey to take bilateral steps against terrorism
Greek Prime Minister Samaras and Prime Minister Erdoğan have agreed on the two neighboring nations working in cooperation in the fight against terrorism. In a joint press conference in Istanbul, Prime Minister Erdoğan stated, “Greece has also suffered greatly from terrorism.”
Tourism Minister says history of EXPO will be rewritten when Izmir granted the right to host
Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism, Omer Celik said that “when Izmir receives the right to host the EXPO 2020, the history of EXPO would be rewritten.”
IMRALI talks possess first place on agenda
After talks on Imralı island, Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seriously concerned about who leaked the content of the talks between terrorist group leader and BDP deputies.
Turkey’s 3rd bridge in Istanbul to be completed in 2015
Turkey’s Transportation, Maritime Affairs and Communication Minister Binali Yilmaz said Wednesday the 3rd bridge in Istanbul would be completed as of the end of 2015 if everything went fine.
06.03.2013
SOURCE: TURKISH PRESS
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