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REVUE DE PRESSE-PRESS REVIEW-BERHEVOKA ÇAPÊ-RWISTA STAMPA-DENTRO DE LA PRENSA-BASIN ÖZETi<br />
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Ç<strong>et</strong>in alsorecalled that ArtiCle 109 of the pened. For this reason I said that the necessary pioce-<br />
Cönstitution said he had to be dismissed in the event dures for my dismissal should be resolved. "I vacated<br />
of a Cabin<strong>et</strong> reshuffle if he did not resign himself and my office at the ministry 13 or 14 days ago. I even<br />
appeared to hint that this is wh~t may have had to be reserved a room in Parliament. However no one asked<br />
cronein his case. me to quit. This is why the announcement of my res-<br />
Demirel while in Iran had told reporters he would ignation has taken time." Meanwhile, Onur .<br />
refuse to endorse ç<strong>et</strong>in's resignation and onlyendorse Kumbaraclb~l, who resigned from his post as ministhe<br />
Cabin<strong>et</strong> reshuffle if this was done according to ter of public works a day earlier to facilitate the<br />
relevant procedures. According to these procedures ~abi~<strong>et</strong>.change after ap~g in!tially to join ç<strong>et</strong>in<br />
the list 'presente~ to the presi<strong>de</strong>nt for endorsem~nt m reslstmg the manner m which this change had taken<br />
concermn~ a Cabm<strong>et</strong> reshuffle has to be accomparued place, opted fôr a softer tone on Wednesday. . .<br />
by the reslgnationsof the ministers to be changed. This appeared to signal that KUmbaraClba~1was<br />
This appears to have been overlooked by both disassOCiatInghimself from the anti-Karayalçm wing<br />
Prime Minister Tansu Çiller and Deputy' Prime of the SHP.<br />
Minister Murat Karayalçm, an oversight !hat prompt- . "I am not hurt as I leave my post, on the contrary, I<br />
ed the three-day Cabin<strong>et</strong> crisis. During his remarks at leave content," he said, adding that he had never<br />
the airport ç<strong>et</strong>in gave no indication he was on the resisted giving his resignation, as claimed by the<br />
verge of resigning. pre~s..:'1 persl)~allYhand,ed in my ~e.~!gna~onwhe.n<br />
He did however appear bitter about the manner in they asked for It. I would have resIgned verbally If<br />
which he had learned that he was being replaced necessary," he said. Kumbaraclba~l also said he<br />
through the press while hewas on a foreign visit thought the attitu<strong>de</strong>s of ç<strong>et</strong>in and Oktay were justiaccompanying<br />
Prime Minister Çiller to <strong>Paris</strong> last fied. "We have experienced a style which did not<br />
week. . befit the traditions of the state. It ISonly natural that<br />
Indicating that he had not been consulted in any- some were offen<strong>de</strong>d," he said, clearly eager not to<br />
way about the change even though he had personally offend ç<strong>et</strong>in, an old political ally.<br />
asked Karayalçm before he left for France wh<strong>et</strong>her he He confmned that the post of the foreip1 minister<br />
should resIgn to facilitate the Cabin<strong>et</strong> change and was offered him "a month-and-a-half ago.'<br />
received a negative ~swer, ç<strong>et</strong>in said: "No where in "This post is a very honorable one, but I did not'<br />
~e world is a foreign minister changed while he is on . accept it becauseno reason was given as to why I was<br />
a foreign assi~ent." .' . '. . offered that post. But it is my <strong>de</strong>cision not to take part<br />
Asked if hè wasricit 'pUrlinghis party in a difficult in the new Cabin<strong>et</strong>," hè SaId..Althoucl1he admitted<br />
situation bynot resigning, ç<strong>et</strong>in SaIdthis was not his that the recent 'crisis harmed the SHP, he refrained<br />
problem but the 'problem of those who had brought from blaming Karayalçm: "L<strong>et</strong> us Just say that certain<br />
matters to this pomt. ç<strong>et</strong>in also un<strong>de</strong>rlined that no one mistakes were ma<strong>de</strong> inadvertently, ' he said. .<br />
had asked him to resign until then.<br />
Analysts indicate bowever that Ç<strong>et</strong>in must have<br />
seen the "writing on the wall" at this stage and must<br />
have <strong>de</strong>ci<strong>de</strong>d to resign.<br />
Commenting on this turn of events, one senior<br />
Foreign Ministry official said that Hikm<strong>et</strong> Ç<strong>et</strong>in.mUst<br />
have realized tliat if he continued in his initial position<br />
the winds would start blowing against him and<br />
that he would start losing the popular support he has<br />
beenenjoying from the begmning of this crisis.<br />
Before(,:<strong>et</strong>in Jeft his job on Wednesday, he distributed<br />
a l<strong>et</strong>ter of farewell to members of the ministry<br />
saying whatever success he had as foreign minister<br />
was dIrectly due to his staff.<br />
In the l<strong>et</strong>ter distributed to all members of the ministry<br />
- from the office of the un<strong>de</strong>rsecr<strong>et</strong>ary to young<br />
candidate diplomats - Ç<strong>et</strong>in said he had tried in his<br />
two-and-a-half years in office to pursue "an active<br />
forei~n policy that served Turkey's national interests.'<br />
"I believe that for the most part we were able to<br />
achieve that," he said. .<br />
He also noted that what he had been able to do concerning<br />
the problems of his diplomats was "a small<br />
part" of what he wanted to do for them. :'<br />
"I am proud to work with you and feel the pri<strong>de</strong><br />
and ease of conscience at leaving the next foreign<br />
m,inister witha ministry which never turns off l,tS<br />
liiùitSat riight..." ç<strong>et</strong>iri said. "I congratulafe Professoi'<br />
Mümtaz Soysal onhis appointment and'wish him success,"<br />
he conclu<strong>de</strong>d. .<br />
Minister for Justice Seyfi Oktay for his part<br />
announced his resignation at a press conference in his<br />
office. He said he was not offen<strong>de</strong>d by the recent<br />
<strong>de</strong>velopments. Asked why he had <strong>de</strong>layed his resignation,<br />
Oktay said he had not been asked to resign earli-'<br />
er. Oktay continued, "This is not an individual issue. I .<br />
am obliged to protect the digriity of the judiciary as<br />
II. I have not been asked to resign. .If dismissal of a<br />
justice minister is ma<strong>de</strong> the subject of discussion, this<br />
willlead ta the public inquiring if som<strong>et</strong>hing has hap-<br />
Air Force hits PKK<br />
in northern Iraq<br />
Turkish Daily News<br />
ANKARA- In continuing operations aaainst the PKK<br />
(outlawed KurQistanWorkers' Party) j<strong>et</strong> fighters of the 2nd<br />
Tactical AirCommand on Tuesday momina launched an air<br />
s~rikea:gainst a terrorist camp in the Mezi region of<br />
Northern Iraq.All .ofthe planes r<strong>et</strong>urned safely ta base.<br />
More than70 PKK terrorists were killed and ammunition<br />
dumps were <strong>de</strong>stroyed in the raid, which took place 20 kilom<strong>et</strong>ers<br />
insi<strong>de</strong> Iraqiterritorx, accordi~$ to general staff<br />
spokesman, Colonel Dogu StlahcIOglu.tie said that the terrorists<br />
were,part of a lOO-mangroup which was preparing<br />
for a cross-bor<strong>de</strong>r assault on Turkey. .<br />
Military sources said a simihir raid had been conducted in<br />
May. The PKK base and trainiri~ camp is located in a wellwatered<br />
valley b<strong>et</strong>ween the Mezl aild Sive mountains which<br />
provi<strong>de</strong>s an I<strong>de</strong>al base for operations against Turkey, 20<br />
kilom<strong>et</strong>ers away. The mountam ranges are used by the terrorists<br />
travellingb<strong>et</strong>ween Northern Iraq and Iran. The<br />
sources ad<strong>de</strong>d that operations of this type are more common<br />
than in the past and can be mounted quickly once information<br />
has been received about the locatIan of terrorist bases.<br />
The camp in the Mezi region was used by the terrorists as a<br />
ren<strong>de</strong>zvous point where they gathered before launching<br />
their attacks on Turkey. In other operations in the ~Irnak,<br />
Hakkari and Bingöl areas 20 terrorists were killed, accordin~<br />
to ~ statement issued by the office. of the Emergency<br />
rule regIOngovernor. , .<br />
The total number of terrorists killed in operations in the<br />
Cudi Mountain has reached 55. The operatians started on .<br />
July 201994.