PULSE of TURKEY No: 109-110 .................................................... JUNE 1999

PULSE of TURKEY No: 109 FULL SPEED AHEAD FOR GOVERNMENT

The Ecevit Government has started work in Parliament with a fast tempo even before getting the vote of confidence on Wednesday. First priority goes to the Budget and the Banks Bill, after the all-important constitutional amendment for the State Security Courts. It is still unknown if the Government will be able to get the two-thirds majority for the amendment. Most probably Tansu Ciller will not be able to impose her will on the DYP members of Parliament about voting against the military judges in State Security Courts. For the interesting story of how to solve this thorny issue at the Ocalan trial see the article below.

PULSE of TURKEY No: 110 TURKEY MARCHES TOWARDS NEW MILLENIUM WITH TWO TOP POLITICAL VETERENS

By all indications President Demirel and PM Ecevit will occupy the two top political positions of Turkey in the first half of the next decade. Their half a century experience in Turkey’s race to catch up with the developed world may soon see some vital foreign policy steps. Energy heads the list of the motives that shape this policy. Below is a short article of what should be expected in Turkey under the Demirel-Ecevit team.

durability. The composition of the tripartite coalition and its even-handed government program are promising for this long-term ruling power, an unusual phenomenon in Turkish politics. Below is the story of this unity and the prospective pitfalls.

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