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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 ANKARA 002513 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR NP/ECC- PVANSON, ACHURCH, JFEENEY 
DEPT FOR EUR/ACE- DSILLIMAN, BHUNT 
DOE/NNSA- TPERRY, LPARKER, EDESCHLER 
CBP/INA- BWATTS, JGOUGE 
DOC FOR PETERSON-BEARD, TCURTIN 
USCG FOR CWILSON 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
SUBJECT: EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (APRIL 2006) 
 
REF: 2004 STATE 146478 
 
¶1.      Summary:  EXBS Advisor continued to monitor the 
progress of the NP Cooperation Agreement, along with other NP 
projects with the Government of Turkey.  EXBS Advisor 
attended initial planning meeting between Undersecretariat of 
Foreign Trade (UFT) and Internal Control Program (ICP) 
contractor, to ensure project focus was accurate and that 
project will move forward.  Finally, EXBS Advisor conducted 
consultations in Washington, meeting with stateside program 
coordinators of the projects being conducted in Turkey, 
including the ICP, Commodity Identification Training, Product 
Identification Tool and other nonproliferation programs.  End 
Summary. 
 
¶2.      Completed Actions for the Reporting Period 
 
¶A.        Site Assessment and Meetings During Recent 
Reporting Period 
 
1)          April 6- EXBS Advisor attended a meeting with UFT 
Agreements Department Head Ziya Demirduzen and Docuart Corp 
representative Serdar Yurtseven to discuss the status of the 
Internal Control Program (ICP).  Demirduzen and Yurtseven 
discussed some of the specific customization requests the UFT 
would desire in the program. EXBS Advisor answered questions 
concerning the program in general and ensured that UFT and 
Docuart were approaching the project in a similar manner. 
Docuart believed that by mid-summer they could have a beta 
version of the customized program for review by UFT. At the 
conclusion of the meeting, Demirduzen requested another 
meeting with EXBS Advisor to discuss possible new ideas to 
improve Turkey's Export Control Program.  He expected to 
receive UFT leadership approval for his proposals and to be 
prepared to present them following the EXBS Advisor's trip to 
Washington DC. 
 
2)          April 11-  EXBS Advisor met with MFA Arms Control 
and Disarmament First Secretary Serhan Yigit to conduct 
monthly update meeting on all current projects in progress in 
Turkey, including Internal Control Program (ICP), Commodity 
Identification Training (CIT), Product Identification Tool 
(PIT) and Second Line of Defense (SLD).  EXBS Advisor also 
discussed the status of the NP Cooperation Agreement, which 
was being reviewed by the Foreign Relations Committee of 
Parliament.  Yigit stated that he expected approval soon and 
for the Agreement to be forwarded to the full Grand National 
Assembly soon.  (Note: The Foreign Relations Committee 
approved the Agreement on April 13.  End Note) Finally, EXBS 
Advisor discussed Turkey's upcoming PSI exercise, delivering 
a request for invitations to be extended to members of the 
Gulf Cooperation Council to observe the exercise, thus 
promoting PSI in this region.  Yigit accepted this request 
and stated that the additional countries should be able to be 
included. 
 
3)          April 12-   EXBS Advisor met with the new 
Department Head for Export Controls, Undersecretariat for 
Customs - General Directorate of Customs Mustafa Esen to 
review EXBS program and specifically to discuss the PIT 
project.  Esen stated that he only assumed the position a few 
weeks earlier and he was still trying to gain a level of 
understanding on the many projects in his department.  He is 
aware that there are some discussion between senior Turkish 
Customs officials on the approved course of action for the 
customization of the PIT program.  The two options are: 1) to 
utilize only Turkish Customs resources, or 2) to utilize an 
outside contractor for the general work, with specific 
Customs information added later.  Esen believes that most 
likely a combination of these two options will be adopted; he 
also believes that the Customs information technology 
department will be designated as the lead department for this 
project. Esen expected a decision by the end of April/early 
May concerning the course of action to be taken. 
 
4)          April 17-20 - EXBS Advisor conducted program 
consultations in Washington DC with representatives from 
ISN/ECC, ISN/CPI, ISN/CTR, DOE/INECP, DOE/SLD, CBP and DOC 
 
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personnel.  EXBS Advisor provided updates on program and all 
projects underway in Turkey, along with planning for future 
activities.  ISN/ECC reviewed planning for future projects 
and developing a proposed schedule of activities to increase 
engagement with Turkey following the ratification of the NP 
Cooperation Agreement. 
 
¶B.        Training Conducted During Reporting Period: None 
 
¶C.        Equipment Delivered During Reporting Period: None 
 
¶D.        Imminent Training or Equipment Status Update: None 
 
¶E.        Significant Developments in Export Controls, 
Nonproliferation, or Related Border Security: 
 
1)         Turkish Parliament's Foreign Relations Committee 
approved the NP Cooperation Agreement.  The committee 
forwarded the Agreement to the Grand National Assembly for 
final ratification on April 13. This agreement will open the 
path for full engagement of all aspects of the EXBS program 
with Turkey. 
 
¶3.      Future Activities 
 
¶A.         May 10-13- ISN/ECC Desk office to visit Ankara to 
review program. 
 
¶B.         May 24-26- EXBS Advisor to attend PSI Exercise 
Anatolian Sun in Ankara and Antalya Turkey. 
 
¶C.         Late Jun (proposed) - ISN/CTR Nuclear Smuggling 
Cooperation team to visit Ankara to discuss areas of 
cooperation with GOT officials. 
 
¶D.         Jul (proposed)- DOE SLD to visit Turkey to 
complete SLD Implementation Agreement and begin scheduling of 
installation of new SLD equipment. 
 
¶E.         Late July (proposed)- Wisconsin Project team to 
visit Turkey to conduct meetings to determine the inclusion 
of Turkey in the project. 
 
¶F.         Late Aug (proposed)- CBP TRM and evaluation team 
to visit Turkey to conduct course/evaluation at Port of Izmir. 
 
¶G.         Aug/Sep (proposed)- Port Physical Security/Port 
Vulnerability Course to be conducted by US Coast Guard. 
 
¶H.    Sep/Oct (proposed)- INECP nuclear industry outreach 
workshop to be conducted. 
 
¶4.      Red Flag Issues: None 
 
¶5.      Contact Information for EXBS Adviser ) Kevin Lyon, 
phone (90)(312) 455-5555 ext 2525, fax (90)(312) 468-4775, 
email LyonK@state.gov. 
 
Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at 
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/ankara/ 
 
WILSON