TURKPULSE No:13 WHEN
WILL OCALAN BE HANGED? TURKPULSE No:13 WHEN
WILL OCALAN BE HANGED?
Terrorist leader Ocalan has inadvertently played a miraculous role in the Turkish economy since his arrest last February. The Turkish Stock Exchange has since been breaking world records and by all indications this healthy development will continue if a mistaken step is not taken on this issue. Today Turkey is the last but most promising candidate for accession to the EU as a full member. PM Ecevit has set the deadline for this accession as 2004. It may be a bit over optimistic, but the nation seems determined to make the new millennium the "Turkey millennium".
TURKPULSE No:14 TURKEY’S
BIGGEST SECURITY-FOREIGN POLICY SECRET
Will the confirmed death sentence of a terrorist leader responsible for the murder of over 30 thousand people cause the split up of a strong coalition that was achieved in Turkey after decades of toil? Certainly Parliament should determine whether or not the death sentence should be carried out, because that is what Article 87 of the Constitution stipulates. But before taking such an important decision that concerns Turkey’s EU membership and its future orientation in the world, the Members of Parliament should know the facts. This may be achieved in a secret parliamentary session. For what it is all about and the reason for this secrecy read the article below.