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EU expresses concern over DEP
By Semih Idiz
Turkish Daily News
BRUSSELS- The European Union
on Tuesday expressed its concern at
the highest level regarding the circumstances
of the closure of the Pro-
Kurdish Democracy Party (DEP) and
gave an indirect message that this was
out of keeping wIth Turkey's
European aspirations. .
This concern was expressed at a
meeting between Jacques Delors, president
of the European Commission and
deputy ~rime minister and chairman of
the SOCIalDemocratic People's Party
(SHP) Murat Karayalçm.
Talking to reporters after the twohour
meeting, Karayalçm confirmed
that the Kurdish issue had come up in
the talks with Delors.
Karayalçm said he had explained
the legal environment in which these
developments had occurred and underlined
Iiis party' s belief that the laws
had to be changed in Turkey. .
Sources close to the talks said later
that nearly two thirds of the talks had
been taken up with the question of
human rights and democracy in
Turkey.
They said that Karayalçm had given
extensive information on his government's
democratization package.
These sources added that the
Turkish deputy prime minister's explanations
about the need for devolution
of centralized power and the stipulations
in the democratization package
which aim to bring this about had
attracted particular interest. Talking t9
journalists Karayalçm said, however,
that he had underlined that any solution
to the Kurdish problem, according
to his party, had to be achieved within
the context of "Turkey's unity" its"
tenitorial integrity" and the single language
of " Turkish" as the officlallanguage
of the country.
Sources close to the talks said later
that these were held in a "friendly and
open manner" and indicated that "Mr.
Karayalçm did most of the talkin*
while Mr. Delors listened attentively.
Karayalçm told reporters that Cyprus
had also been discussed and he said he
had got the impression during the talks
that the true state of the Cyprus talks
was not understood in Brussels.
Karayalçm also indicated that he had
explained to Delors that the results of
the EU's recent Corfu summit "was
not entirely pleasing" to Turkey.
Turkish dIplomats said later that the
Turkish deputy prime minister underscored
the need for increasing and
expanding further the relationship
between Turkey and the Union.
Sources close to the talks indicated
that there was also extensive discussion
about the customs union between
Turkey and the EU that was planned to
come into force in 1995. They said
that while the EU side expressed its
desire to see legislation passed speedily
in the TurkIsh Parliament to this
end, the Turkish side underlined its
continuing commitment to the customs
union and gave in depth information
about the government's April 5 economic
package.
Karayalçm also met with. Socialist
Party Chairman Philippe Busquin and
Belgian Interior Minister Louis
Tobback on Monday. Karayalçm said
that he had briefed Busquin on the
views of the government and the
Social Democrat People' s Party
(SHP), on the DEP issue. "I reminded
him that these deputies had entered
Parliament from the SHP. I also
stressed that we donot approve of
these deputies' stance. I told him that
Leyla Zäna had spoken under the terrorist
organization's flag and of Hatip
Dicle's words, which were, 'anybody
who wears a uniform, is a target'. I
pointed out that a distinction has to be
made between the PKK and the
Kurdish question," Karayalçm said.
Karayalçm said that he had talked
with Tobback about the problems of
Turkish citizens living in Belgium.
"We also discussed the PKK issue.
He told me there were no legal reasons
to ban the PKK in Belgium but
assured.me that they will investigate
all illegal activities and will not toler-
.ate violence," Karayalçm noted.
turkish daily news Wednesday, June 29,1994
Aydar denies
bomb statement
'I never approved of the bombings'
Turkish Daily News
ANKARA- Zübeyir Aydar, one of the six
members of the Turkish Parliament now exiled
in Europe, denied press reports that he had
expressed ap~roval of the recent round of separatist
bombmgs in Turkey as "necessary"
action. . .
In a statement he made in Strasbourg, Aydar said his
remarks were intentionally misinterpreted and presented
so as to disto.rttheir meaning. Anatolia news agency had
re~rted earhe~ that he. had described the bombings, in
which one tounst was killed and 20 people were wounded,
as "necessary."
"I never said this," he explained on Tuesday. "I do not
approve of the bombings."
According to Aydar, formerly a deputy of the
Democracy Party (DEP) before it was closed down, his
interview with the German Sat-l television was misquoted.
He said that what he had actually said had been as follows:
"I do not know who earned out the bombings ... I
am very sorry about them and I do not approve. Bombs
sh~uld not be exploding in Turkey, nor people killed.
Neuher should the Turkish economy be dama~ed. I am
extremely sorry about such incidents." Aydar s alleged
statement had stirred strong reaction in Turkeyafter belOg
reported by Anatolia.
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