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Revue de Press.e':'PressReview-Berhevoka Çapê-Rivista Stampa-Dentro de la Prensa-Basm Özeti year led to the arrest of hundreds of its members. Scores of bodies of presumed victims of the group were found in dungeons throughout the country. There are also allegations that the group was originany linked' to state seèurityforces,- who were fignfIDg again.St Kurdish rebels. Paradoxically, many of Hizbollah's victims were perceived as enemies of the state themselves. Diyarbakir was previously at the centre of a conflict with Kurdish separatist rebels. But the rebels say they have abandoned their armed struggle for self-iule and since 1999 fighting there has dwindled. * * * * * AFP - 24 January 2001 Reza Pahlavi -urges end to support for moderates WASHINGTON, Jan 24 (AFP) - Reza Pahlavi, son and heir of the late Shah of Iran, on Wednesday urged the international community, particularly the United States, to abandon efforts to improve ties with the current Iranian regi- . me. Pahlavi said the Islamic republic's current government, led by President Mohammad Khatami who is seen by many as moderate, had failed to live up to promises to institute wide-ranging reforms. "The train of reform has left the station and the honeymoon Khatami enjoyed is over," said Pahlavi, the son of Iran's last monarch, Mohammad Reza-Pahlavi who was forced from power by the Islamic revolution in 1979. Speaking to reporters at the National Press Club here, Pahlavi complained of "continued repression and failures of president Khatami to fulfill his campaign promises of freedom and prosperity." "Today, the regime ponders whether and how to 'sell Khatami' tothe public for a second term," he said, referring to Iran's next presidential election scheduled for June. Pahlavi compared the situation Khatami faces, who is struggling against conservatives in the country's theocratic hierarchy, to that encountered by former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev as he attempted reforms. "He is like a Gorbachev stuck in the old politburo," Pahlavi said of Khatami, urging the United States and others to give up attempts at rapprochement. "The United States cannot afford to invest its diplomatic and political energies on finding moderates in the clerical regime," he said. "I urge the new administration to invest in the people of Iran and their rightful struggle for a non-violent transition to democracy and secularism," said the 40-year-old Pahlavi, who has lived in exile here since his father was toppled. Pahlavi, noting rising discontent especially among the young, also appealed for the upcoming polls to be "free and fair" and called for a referendum to establish a new "democratic and secular" regime. Asked about his own ambitions, Pahlavi said he wanted be a "catalyst" for change in Iran and declared himself "ready to serve" by taking the throne in a constitutional monarchy or in another position in a: republic. * * * * * Turkey increases water flow to- Syria • A small but important step was taken in water issue as Turkey starts to increase water flow to Syria. Analysts say that this step may continue to accelerate the good ties between the two countries In 1998 Turkey accused Syria of backing terrorist Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)and threatened to attack Syria if it did not stop helping the terrorists. Syria backed down and expelled outlawed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan. Since that deal in late 1998 relations between the two neighbors has improved but are still plagued by disputes over using the waters of the Euphrates river, which rises in Iurkey. Although the two countries have taken a significant step in some previously controversial issues such as security so far, there are several subjects that remain to be solved, likè the water dispute. It has been reported that a small but important step was taken in the water issue as Turkey started to increase water flow to Syria. A long-running Syrian-Turkish water dispute may be beginning to ease with Turkey releasing more of 106
Revue de Presse-Press Review-Berhevoka Çapê-Rivista Stampa-Dentro de la Prensa-Baszn Özeti the Euphrates' river water to its southern neighbor, an official at Syria's Irrigation Ministry said Wednesday. A Syrian official told the reporters that the amount of water released from Turkey varied daily, but has averaged about 550 cubic meters (19,250cubic feet) per second since the beginning of the year. The figure was as low as 75 cubic meters (2,625cubic feet) in September 2000. "Matters are getting better and are moving forward with serious steps," he said. But Syria, he added, was "stilllooking for a just and reasonable share of water according to internationallaw." Damascus maintains that dams being built by Turkey on the Euphrates could sharply reduce the flow of water to Syria, which has in recent years suffered from a severe drought. The scarcity of water has forced Syrian authorities to ration domestic use and ban excessive patterns of consumption like hosing the exterior of buildings and watering private gardens. Diyarbakir IAnkara - Turkish Daily News Turks and Kurds mourn Okkan • UNITED IN SORROW - Diyarbakir grinds to halt as tens of thousands of Turks and Kurds march in protest at assassination of popular police chief throwing carnations and demanding the assassins be caught • CHANGING MOOD - For the first time ever, shopkeepers dose blinds in protest at killing of a state official in the Southeast, whereas in the past they would do this to protest the killing of militants • VICTIM OF SUCCESS - As a result of bringing peace and unity to the region, Okkan had become very popular and no longer saw the need to use an armor plated car like he did when he took office three years earlier A sure sign that unity and communal spirit has returned to the Southeast following the end of 15 years of conflict against Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) separatist terrorism, Turks and Kurds alike have been protesting in their thousands in the city of Diyarbakir Thursday in Turkey's largely ethnic Kurdish populated Southeast in condemnation of the assassination Wednesday night of Chief of Police Gaffar Okkan and five other police officers. Shopkeepers kept their shutters down in protest - something they used to do in protest at the killing of separatist militants -- and that inner-city minibus drivers, tradesmen and shopkeepers had refused to work for one day, also in protest. Civil servants, teachers and students all took a day off in protest as well, again something that used to be done when PKK militants were killed in the past. Turks and Kurds alike have been taking to the streets in their thousands protesting the assassination and calling for the killers to be caught. Crowds accompanying the coffins walked, clapped in union and threw carnations. Cabinet and state ministers attending the funeral as well as relatives, police officers and civiliaI)s were unable to hold back their tears. The Parliamentary Internal Affairs Commission also took a day off from debating proposed laws. Commission member and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) member for Tokat Hasan Huseyin Balak noted Okkan's popularity and the fact he got where he was without using any string pulling or old-boy networks, such was the man's integrity and popularity. Saw no need for armor plated car Police Chief Okkan's popularity since he took office three years ago had risen dramatically and 107
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