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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 ANKARA 003287 
 
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- (MAY 2006) 
 
REF: 2004 STATE 146478 
 
¶1.      Summary:  ISN/ECC Turkey desk officer visited Ankara 
for program oversight and meetings with Government of Turkey 
officials.  Meetings provided desk officer with direct 
contact with Turkish interlocutors and an opportunity to gain 
specific information on the Turkish program and how EXBS 
is/will benefit Turkey.  EXBS Advisor served as Embassy 
representative at major Turkish led PSI exercise providing 
interface between other US observers and participating US 
assets.  Exercise was a success in promoting PSI initiative 
with over 35 countries in attendance. Finally, EXBS Advisor 
continued to track status of the NP Cooperation Agreement. 
 
¶2.      Completed Actions for the Reporting Period 
 
¶A.        Site Assessment and Meetings During Recent 
Reporting Period 
 
1)            May 10-12 - ISN/ECC Turkish Desk officer, John 
Feeney, visited Ankara to review program and meet with GOT 
officials.  Feeney discuss EXBS program with Pol/Mil 
Counselor and provided a Department view on the status of 
several issues.  Pol/Mil Counselor provided Feeney with 
challenges that the program has/is overcoming and an overview 
of where it will be in near future.  Feeney accompanied EXBS 
Advisor to all meetings on May 11 and 12, adding a Washington 
perspective to the discussion. 
 
 2)           May 11- EXBS Advisor and Feeney met with MFA 
Arms Control and Disarmament Head of Department Osman 
Yavuzalp 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 has cleared Parliamentary 
committee and awaits final ratification by Grand National 
Assembly.  Feeney express Washington's concern about the 
delay in Agreement getting final ratification and that this 
delay was holding up funding which is earmarked for Turkey. 
Yavuzalp remarked that he was aware of the pending funding, 
but would ensure his superiors were informed of the possible 
ramifications of a prolonged delay.  Yavuzalp continued that 
he looked forward to the increase in cooperation with the 
United States when final ratification was achieved. 
 
EXBS Advisor and Feeney met with Undersecretariat of Foreign 
Trade (UFT) Agreements Department Head Ziya Demirduzen to 
review the progress of the ICP project and discuss possible 
other areas of cooperation. Demirduzen informed EXBS Advisor 
that UFT had reviewed the first section of the ICP program 
completed by the contractor, Docuart.  The program appears to 
be working properly and he believes that the customization 
efforts are on track.  Demirduzen, inquired to the status of 
the translated control list.  EXBS Advisor informed him that 
we were very near to selecting a contractor to complete the 
translation and that it should be done soon.  Demirduzen 
then proceeded to outline possible new areas of cooperation, 
including increased industry outreach, professional exchanges 
of licensing personnel and review of the Turkish laws and 
regulations concerning control list procedures and 
enforcement of regulations.  Feeney informed Demirduzen that 
these new areas will need to be reviewed to match needs with 
programs available under the EXBS program. 
 
3)          May 12- EXBS Advisor and Feeney met with 
President of Turkish Atomic Energy Authority (TAEK), Okay 
Cakiroglu to discuss various issues.  EXBS Advisor expressed 
his appreciation for Cakiroglu's staff's for the work being 
completed on the CIT course.  Cakiroglu replied that he 
believes that the course will improve the awareness of dual 
use items by the Turkish Customs authorities, who are on the 
front lines in the fight against proliferation.  EXBS Advisor 
also discussed the proposed meeting of the heads of nuclear 
authority for Turkey, Jordan and Iraq, which will focus on 
assisting Iraq in building a safe nuclear program while 
decreasing the incidents of radiated material crossing the 
 
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borders out of Iraq.  The planning and preparation for the 
meeting continues, Cakiroglu added that he believes this will 
be a good first step in future cooperation between the three 
countries. 
 
EXBS Advisor and Feeney met with Department Head for Customs 
Enforcement  Ender Gurleyik to review EXBS program work with 
the Turkish Customs, including CIT, PIT, and proposed Risk 
Management Workshop.  Gurleyik stated that work that is being 
accomplished in the professional exchange area is helpful, 
but improved equipment would greatly assist the Turkish 
Customs officer.  Feeney outlined some of the equipment that 
has been provided to other countries under the EXBS program 
and the hopes that the same could occur here following final 
ratification of the NP Agreement by Turkish Parliament. 
Finally, Gurleyik reviewed recent customs cases to show how 
Turkish Customs is utilizing the equipment and abilities it 
currently has to protect its borders from illegal activities. 
 
EXBS Advisor and Feeney met with DG for EU and External 
Relations Riza Korkmaz.  Korkmaz reviewed some of the areas 
of cooperation that Turkey and the EU have been working, this 
included a proposed 50 million Euro is upgrades to border 
crossing, joint training and professional exchanges between 
Turkey and other members of the EU Customs Union and the 
dedicated EU liaison officer, which will be on his staff 
until the end of the year.  Korkmaz added that even with the 
cooperation with the EU, he looks forward to increased 
cooperation with the US following the final ratification of 
the NP Agreement. 
 
4)          May 24-26-  EXBS Advisor observed the Turkish led 
PSI exercise, Anatolian Sun. This exercise brought together 
assets from US, Turkey, France and Portugal to participate in 
the live exercise along with observes from over 35 other 
countries.  Details on this exercise will be reported septel. 
 
5)           May 30- EXBS Advisor met with Turkish National 
Police Organized Crime Section Chief, Mehmet Ali Keskinkilic. 
 Keskinkilic informed EXBS Advisor that his section had just 
formed a new Anti-Terrorism Unit.  This unit will also be 
responsible for spearheading the fight against nuclear 
smuggling along with all types of terrorism.  EXBS Advisor 
informed Keskinkilic about the several proposals for 
increased cooperation between Turkey and the US in these 
areas.  Keskinkilic also requested assistance in developing 
the skills of his officers in the identification of nuclear 
and dual use items.  EXBS Advisor informed Keskinkilic about 
the Turkish CIT project, and that he would discuss including 
TNP representatives in the training classes once they begin 
later this year. 
 
6)          May 31- EXBS Advisor met with Customs Enforcement 
Head of Department Mehmet Guzel to discuss recent Turkish 
Customs activities.  Guzel stated that he had been informed 
that Turkish Parliament was very near in ratifying the NP 
Agreement, which will allow for additional bilateral 
cooperation.  EXBS Advisor outlined upcoming activities that 
have been proposed to MFA along with the possible visit of 
the SLD program coordinator.  Guzel remarked that it would be 
a good time to begin reaching an informal agreement on the 
SLD Implementation Agreement, so that this project could move 
forward shortly after final ratification of the NP Agreement. 
 EXBS Advisor also proposed a Port Risk Management course for 
later in the summer.  Guzel stated he will check for possible 
dates and for best location for this type of activity.  Izmir 
appears to be the first choice.  Guzel added that Denmark 
will be leading a risk management workshop for customs 
official in mid-June, which he will be attending along with 
other senior customs enforcement officials.  Guzel reiterated 
the desire of Turkish Customs to continue to work closely 
with the United States in attempts to stop the illegal 
transfer of nuclear or dual use items in or through Turkey. 
 
¶B.        Training Conducted During Reporting Period: None 
 
¶C.        Equipment Delivered During Reporting Period: None 
 
 
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¶D.        Imminent Training or Equipment Status Update: None 
 
¶E.        Significant Developments in Export Controls, 
Nonproliferation, or Related Border Security: None 
 
¶3.      Future Activities 
 
¶A.         Jun 13-14- DOE SLD representative to visit Ankara 
and begin discussion concerning SLD Implementation Agreement 
with GOT officials. 
 
¶B.         Jun 15-16- EXBS Advisor to accompany CSI site 
visit to Port of Izmir. 
 
¶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 scheduling of 
installation of new SLD equipment. 
 
¶E.         Jul (proposed)- EXBS Advisor to travel to 
Washington for end of contract consultations, contract 
renewal and leave. 
 
¶F.         Late July (proposed)- Wisconsin Project team to 
visit Turkey to conduct meetings to determine the inclusion 
of Turkey in the project. 
 
¶G.         Aug (proposed)- CBP Targeting and Risk Management 
training and evaluation team to visit Turkey to conduct 
course/evaluation at Port of Izmir. 
 
¶H.         Sep (proposed)- Port Physical Security/Port 
Vulnerability Course to be conducted by US Coast Guard. 
 
¶I.    Sep/Oct (proposed)- First CIT Pilot Course conducted by 
Turkish instructors with assistance by INECP personnel. 
 
¶J.          Oct/Nov (proposed)- INECP nuclear industry 
outreach workshop to be conducted. 
 
¶4.      Red Flag IsQes: 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