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UNCLAS ADANA 000051 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
SUBJECT: SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY APRIL 27, 2004 
 
This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 27, 
¶2004.  Please note that Turkish press reports often contain 
errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for 
the accuracy of the reports summarized here. 
 
 
POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 
 
 
Zaman / Cukurova University rectorship elections will be held at 
the end of June.  Incumbent Rector Prof. Yalcin Kekec is 
reported to be a candidate for the rectorship. 
 
 
Ulkede Gundem / Two People's Defence Force members were killed 
in Eruh, Siirt province, during the Jandarma operations on April 
¶15.  Families of the members were told by the Siirt Public 
Prosecutors that they should bury them somewhere outside town to 
prevent provocations during the ceremonies. 
 
 
Ulkede Gundem, Evrensel / The workers Unions in Adana called on 
all workers to attend a May 1 meeting in front of Adana's Mimar 
Sinan Theatre.  Petrol-Is Union Head Adil Alaybeyoglu wants May 
1 to be a national holiday. 
 
 
Turkiye, Zaman / In Adana, approximately 1500 Harb-Is Union 
members at Incirlik Air Base are reportedly under threat of 
losing their jobs after American employers decided to fire 25 
workers.  HARB-IS Union head Osman Cimen stated that American 
employers are saving money by firing workers because they are 
wasting so much money in Iraq. 
 
 
Milliyet / Adana Health Director Serdar Mercan announced that 
there is an increase in Leshmania cases in Adana. 
 
 
ECONOMIC 
 
 
Zaman / Gaziantep SANKO Executive Board head Abdulkadir 
Konukoglu announced that SANKO will start a 20 million U.S 
dollar blue jean treatment business in Bursa with the Italian 
Martelli Company. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
REID