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Revue de Presse-Press Review-Berhevoka Çapê-Rivista Stampa-Dentro Netherlands Denies Asylum for Kurd Leader AMSTERDAM, March 30 (Reuters) - The Netherlands have denied political asylum to senior Kurdish rebelleader Murat Karayilan, his lawyer said on Thursday. "We have received a negative decision," LL M Gerda Later told Reuters, adding her client would appeal the ruling. "It is a pity because the Kurds are striving for peace and democracy and this kind of decision does not contribute much." Karayilan, who fled to the Netherlands last November, was a member of the central committee of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which has fought a 15-year war in southeast Turkey for Kurdish self rule that has resulted in 30,000 deaths. A spokeswoman for the Dutch Justice Ministry said Turkey's extradition request could take several months to process. Turkey -- where courts began hearings in December against PKK guerrillas for crimes allegedly committed in the 1970s -- applied for Karayilan's extradition in February. A Turkish court sentenced PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan to death for treason last June, but the Turkish government is awaiting a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights before a final decision is made by Turkey's parliament. Ocalan has called on the PKK to stop fighting and prepare for a transformation into a political force. Kurdish sources had said Karayilan, code-named Cemal, was said to be previously holed up with the group's other leaders in northern Iraq or Iran. He was one of the fiercest advocates of the PKK's armed campaign against Turkish forces. Reports have surfaced of splits in the leadership of the PKK, with a former Ocalan ally this week describing the rebelleader in an Italian newspaper interview as a wretch who had betrayed his people to save his own life. The Turkish community is one of the largest migrant groups in the Netherlands, numbering around 300,000. Karayilan has been accused by Turkish leaders, including Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit, of meeting in the Netherlands with three Kurdish mayors of Turkish cities. The three, who were arrested last month, had swept to power with large majorities alongside dozens of fellow People's Democracy Party (HADEP) mayors in the troubled and mainly Kurdish southeast Turkey. **************** Ecevit Leaves On State Visit Despite Crisis By Stephen Kinzer N~ flirt Tinlf!s S~n'ic~ ISTANBUL - When Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit boarded a plane Thursday to begin a state visit to India, he left behind a country that suddenly seemed to be at the brink of political upheaval. , 'While I am in India I shall reflect on many things, including the continuation of the government," Mr. Ecevit said before departing. "Let everyone think: about that for the next four days." A turbùlent session of Parliament that lasted into Thursday produced Mr. Ecevit's warning. The session had been called' to consider a constitutioftal amendment to allow President Suleyman Demirel to serve another five years in office, but it dissolved into a partisan battle that seemed to bode ill for the country's stability. It also opened up possibilities for change in a country where the political elite is widely viewed as highly conservative. Mr. Ecevit had argued that President Demirel should be re-elected because he is "a factor for stability," but Turks seem more anxious for change than stability. There was no public pressure on members of Parliament to support Mr. Demirel, and Thursday, with his prospects in doubt, there were no signs of regret. "I think Demirel with withdraw," one of his oldest political allies. the former de la Prensa-Basm Özeti speaker of Parliament, Husamettin Cindoruk, said in an interview. "He is an experienced statesman. Parliament has shown its will, and he will not resist it. " "There isn't a crisis of stability in Turkey, but there is a crisis of democracy," Mr. Cindoruk said. Mr. Ecevit warned that the end of President Demirel's term could upset all that his government has achieved. He said that if a way is not found to keep Mr. Demirel in office, the scramble to succeed him may release passions that he has so far managed to keep under control. Because the constitution requires Mr. Demirel to step down when his single seven-year term expires in May, an amendment must be passed if he is to stay in office. Mr. Ecevit proposed such an amendment in Parliamenton Wednesday. But it failed by a wide margin. If it fails again next week, it will be dead and Mr. Demirel will have to give up his post. 9S
96 Revue de Presse-Press Review-Berhevoka Çapê-Rivista Stampa-Dentro de la Prensa-Baszn Özeti o N VI Cl:: oCt ~ o N'\ o ::> w -. Ankara remet en prison Akin Birdal, öéfefiseur des droits d-e l'liomme Il avait demandé, il y a trois ans, une solution L'anaen président de l'Association turque des droits de l'hoinme, Akin Birdal, Condamné à neuf mois de prison, ,s'est w refuser sa demande de grâce médicale. Ce geste ISTANBUL de notre correspondante Libéré pour raisons de santé en septembre 1999, après trois mois de détention, Akin Birdal, ancien président de l'Association turque des droits de l'homme, est retourné eil prison purger le reste de sa peine. Le gouvernement a refusé sa grâce médicale motivée par ses blessures consécutives à une tentative d'assassinat en 1998. Akin Birdal avait été condamné à neuf mois d'emprisonnement, selon le fameux article 312du code pénal actuellement au centre des débats en Thrquie, pour avoir demandé, il y a trois ans, une solution négociée au problème kurde. Son incarcération, qui intervient alors qu'une délégation du Parlement européen se trouve en Thrquie pour enquêter sur la situation dans le Sud-Est anatolien, semble refléter l'irritation grandissante des autorités turques face à la pression accrue des Européens sur la question kurde et les droits de l'homme. Depuis le sommet d'Helsinki en décembre 1999, au cours duquel la Thrquie avait été officiellement acceptée comme candidate à l'Union européenne, ces problèmes sont constamment à l'ordre du jour des entretiens entre les autorités d'Ankara et leurs visiteurs étrangers. nAl D'URGENCE Le premier ministre Bulent Ecevit ne cache pas son mécontentement. Il avait récemment offert une réplique acerbe à GÜllterVerheugen, le commissaire européen à l'élargissement, qui avait mentionné le problème kurde durant sa visite à Ankara. Accusant les Européens de racisme, le premier ministre turc avait affirplé que « la société turque n'a pas de tradition de discrimination ethnique» et attribué les problèmes du Sud-Est anatolien à la «structure féodale de la région» et aux efforts' de divers Etats pour diviser la Thrquie. «Nous sommes confrontés à un mouvement séparatiste encouragé, provoqué et soutenu à la fois par certains pays de la région et par certains cercles dans les pays qui sont nos alliés. » A la délégation négociée au problème kurde reflète l'irritation croissante du gouvemement face aux pressions européennes sur la question kurde, depuis racœptation de la candidature turque à l'adhésion à l'Union. du Parlement européen qui s'inquiétait de la situation de Leyla Zana, ('ancienne députée kurde emprisonnée depuis 1994et dont la santé est défaillante, le premier ministre a déclaré que MmeZana avait le droit, selon la loi, de demander sa libération pour raisons de santé, mais qu'elle faisait preuve de «mauvaise volonté »et préférait « exploiter sa situation à des fins politiques ». Leyla Zana et trois collègues députés kurdes, accusés d'être membres du Parti des travailleurs kurdes (PKK),avaient été condamnée à quinze ans d'emprisonnement en décembre 1994, Malgré une réduction marquée de la violence dans le Sud-Est anatolien, les autorités turques ne semblent pas prêtes au compromis. Lesoffres de paix du PKK,qui a officiellement abandonné la lutte armée, ne sont pas prises au sérieux à Ankara. Le Parlement turc a voté, mardi, en faveur d'une extension, pour quatre mois, de l'état d'urgence dans cinq provinces de la ré'gion. Bid to Prolong TurkishPresident's Political Life Snag . Reuters ANKARA - Prime Minister Bulent' Ecevit suffered a severe blow Wednesday when what was apparently a rebellion in his, own coalition threatened to killlegislation he sees as important to government stability . .' But the chief opposition, the Virtue Party, offered to help save the bill if Mr. Ecevit backed stronger legislation protecting it from possible closure by the Constitutional Court. 'Parliament voted, 303 to 202, to debate three' key laws. The secret vote gave a good indication of resistance to Mr, Ecevit's key plan, which needed a two-thirds majority, to amend the constitution to let President Suleyman Demirel serve a second term. Mr. Ecevit fears keeping Mr. Demirel out could stoke rivalry in his left-right coalition over asuccessor. Stocks dipped 2 percent on the vote, but horse-trading could yet save the legislation. , Ismail Kose, deputy group leader of the N.\ltionalist Action Party, Mr. Ecevit's coalition partner, kept hopes alive by saYÏI!gthe Nicole Pope issue would go to a second vote next Wednesday. '., Mr., Ecevit might hold talks With VirtUe, though his hands may be tied by a pow~rful military already. concerned about conceSSions iö. thé MusIlms. He may also act to improve frail diseipline in his own coalition. The 202 "no" votes in early polling sughtih SaribasiReut!'rs For some, Mr. Demirel symbolizes stability.
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