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