ANKARA (A.A) - 08.08.2002 - These are some of the major headlines and their brief stories in Turkey's press on August 8, 2002. The Anadolu Agency does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
HURRIYET (LIBERAL)
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PAY DEBT, LET'S MAKE ALLIANCE
In the secret bargaining between the Motherland Party (ANAP) and True Path Party (DYP) for election alliance, DYP wants ''Ciller has to be paid prime ministry debt.'' A DYP deputy said, ''both Mesut Yilmaz and Bulent Ecevit were chosen as prime ministers. Now, ANAP should pay its debt. DYP is the second party to come out of the elections following the Justice and Development Party (AK Party). Otherwise, why should we take ANAP which is below the election threshold? The secret bargaining is carried out by Beyhan Aslan and Yasar Topcu of ANAP and Ali Riza Gonul and Ahmet Iyimaya of DYP. Topcu said, ''we have reached a point.'' Ozer Ciller, the husband of DYP leader Tansu Ciller, also intervened in the bargaining when there was disagreements. The bargaining is indexed on ''prime ministry.'' The majority of DYP members want the alliance law to be passed. However, since the deputies of ANAP and DYP are not sufficient to pass the law, New Turkey Party (YTP) and Felicity Party (SP) should also join this agreement. ANAP leader Yilmaz said that election alliance was not an action to save the parties which were scared of being below election threshold. Responding to questions of private Kanal D channel, Yilmaz said that ''10 percent threshold should be valid for every political party that will take place in the alliance.''
IMF SAYS PROGRAM WILL NOT COLLAPSE WITHOUT DERVIS
International Monetary Fund (IMF) released 1.1 billion U.S. dollars of loan tranche for Turkey and gave the message that the program could also be achieved without State Minister Kemal Dervis. Turkey can use the loan immediately. IMF European One Department Director Michael Deppler said that Dervis was a very influential architect at the program and he became the spokesman of the program. To this end, he deserved confidence, Deppler noted. Deppler said that they did not think that the program depended on one person.
MILLIYET (LIBERAL)
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''PRESSURE ON BEING THE FIRST MAN''
State Minister Kemal Dervis told businessmen, bureaucrats and politicians who press on him to become the leader that they should give some time and be tolerant. As Dervis continued his searches for a central union with the understanding of ''liberal social synthesis'', some businessmen, bureaucrats, bank officials, academicians and politicians including Rifat Hisarciklioglu, the Chairman of Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges in Turkey (TOBB), met in Istanbul and took a decision. This decision is ''Dervis should be before Ismail Cem not after him.'' Dervis, who met with Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (TUSIAD) Chairman Tuncay Ozilhan and Gaziantep Mayor Celal Dogan, said, ''my target is not to be a deputy or to make some people deputies. I expect a strong government. I want people to give me some time and be tolerant. The central left alliance can be formed by ''a government program'' or ''a broadbased platform.''
OKUYAN'S RESIGNATION SHOCK
Yasar Okuyan of the Motherland Party (ANAP) said, ''I will resign if the job security bill is not legalized.'' However, Okuyan quitted his post before the bill is debated at the parliament.
SABAH (LIBERAL)
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TURKS ARE CONTROLLING NORTHERN IRAQ
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) leader Jalal Talabani announced the existence of Turkish soldiers in Northern Iraq for the first time. Talabani denied the allegations that the United States established a military base in Northern Iraq, but said that ''the Bamerna Airport in Northern Iraq was under control of Turkish soldiers.'' Talabani reiterated that he was against foundation of a Kurdish state in the region.
AND BILL BEING WITHDRAWN
Deputy Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz, who put to practice the resignation of Labour and Social Security Minister Yasar Okuyan immediately, appointed State Minister Nejat Arseven as the new Labour Minister. Arseven will announce on Thursday that the job security bill was withdrawn and that it will be re-presented to the parliament as a package together with a labour law bill.
CUMHURIYET (LEFT)
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NOVEMBER 3 BRIBE FOR VOTERS
As a response to State Minister Kemal Dervis, who said that demands of students, tradesmen and farmers should wait for some more time, Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit stressed that farmers were neglected for a long time and asked for a solution to this question. Upon additional appropriation demands of ministers from Democratic Left Party (DSP) and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Dervis said, ''all relevant ministers who demand additional appropriation should convey their demands to Prime Minister Ecevit. Or, let's pass a supplementary budget from the parliament. However, this will deteriorate the balances.''
SALK JOINS DYP
As election schedule started to operate, bureaucrats who will run their candidacy for deputyship have started to become definite. Ankara State Security (DGM) Prosecutor Talat Salk run his candidacy from True Path Party (DYP), and Izmit Mayor Sefa Sirmen and Nurettin Sozen from Republican People's Party (CHP). Kemal Cevik, who resigned from Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA), said that he would be a candidate from the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), while former Foreign Trade Undersecretary Kursat Tuzmen ran his candidacy from the Justice and Development Party (AK Party). It was noted that former Supreme Court Chairman Sami Selcuk would be a candidate from the Motherland Party (ANAP) soon.
RADIKAL (LEFT)
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SURVEYS GIVE ALARM
Almost 40 percent of voters in November 3 elections may not be represented at the parliament. Here is the recent situation of political parties from survey expert Tarhan Erdem, who made the best predictions before April 18, 1999 elections: Justice and Development Party (AK Party) is the first, Motherland Party (ANAP), Republican People's Party (CHP), True Path Party (DYP), Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), and New Turkey Party (YTP) are between 8 and 12 percent. Two surveys were carried out by KONDA and A&G companies for private NTV channel on July 20 and 22, 2002. The surveys were carried out in seven geographical regions, 204 districts and villages bound to 39 provinces and townships, and on 2,434 voters, including 1,206 women. If an election had been held on July 27, 2002, only four or five parties would have pass the threshold. According to this, AK Party is above all the other parties with 21-24 percent of votes. People's Democracy Party (HADEP), Felicity Party (SP) and Democratic Left Party (DSP) remained below the election threshold. The most important result of the survey: Those who get 60-70 percent of votes will be represented at the parliament and those who get 30-40 percent of votes will not be at the parliament.
EVERYBODY THINKS ABOUT ALLIANCE
Deputy Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz, who searches for both ''the French model'' and ''unity in the Motherland Party (ANAP)'', met with State Minister Kemal Dervis. Yilmaz continues efforts for ''a French model alliance'' and ''European Union (EU) block under the umbrella of ANAP.'' Yilmaz, who proposed union of forces to Dervis searching for ''social liberal synthesis'', announced that they were of the same opinion about economic program and a strong government for the EU.
TURKIYE (RIGHT)
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PARLIAMENT CONVENES TODAY
Parliament Speaker Omer Izgi put into practice the demand of 220 deputies of Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Democratic Left Party (DSP) and Motherland Party (ANAP) calling the parliament for an extraordinary session. The application calls the parliament to discuss supplementary budget, job security bill, and bill foreseeing Sebinkarahisar and Inegol to be provinces.
DISAGREEMENT ON APPROPRIATIONS
Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit was angry when State Minister Kemal Dervis returned the appropriation demand of some ministers by saying that ''there was not enough source.'' Almost all of the ministers demanded source from Dervis at the Council of Ministers meeting which lasted almost two and a half hours. Dervis said that the sources allocated at the budget was definite and that the ministers wanted more than the allocations. When State Minister Tunca Toskay reminded that 300 million U.S. dollars of source would be allocated to Eximbank, Dervis was angry and said that this was what they had in their hand and returned Toskay's demand. Then, Ecevit accused Dervis of behaving tough.
ZAMAN (CONSERVATIVE)
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YILMAZ PROPOSES PRIME MINISTRY TO DERVIS
Motherland Party (ANAP) leader Mesut Yilmaz made two surprise proposals to State Minister Kemal Dervis, who is wanted by all the political parties. Yilmaz proposed prime ministry to Dervis in a probable ANAP-New Turkey Party (YTP)-Democrat Turkey Party (DTP) alliance and asked Dervis to become an independent deputy from Istanbul from the lists of ANAP.
ANAP'S ADMINISTRATION CHANGES AND MUMCU SIGNALS QUITTING
Erkan Mumcu, Motherland Party (ANAP) deputy from Isparta province who left the Central Decision Executive Board (MKYK) meeting of ANAP before it ended and who did not take place in the new administration, said that he would review the recent political situation. Mumcu and thee deputy ANAP leaders who are known to be close to Mumcu were not included in the new administration. Mumcu said, ''we had a difference in our understanding of duty with Yilmaz for a long time. I did not want to take part in an administration, the understanding of which I do not share, when we are heading for an election.''