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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 ADANA 000201 
 
SIPDIS 
 
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E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PINS PGOV PHUM TU
SUBJECT: SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 13, 2006 
 
This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 13, 
¶2006.  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 
 
HURRIYET:       A bomb with a mobile device was remotely detonated 
yesterday at around 9 p.m. in Baglar quarter of Diyarbakir. 
Five people were killed instantly.  The death toll reached 10 
after the wounded people were hospitalized.  Seven of those 
killed were children. Thirteen people were wounded.  The blast 
created a hole with a half-meter depth.  Windows of the 
buildings around the site of the incident were all broken. 
Diyarbak?r Mayor Osman Baydemir branded the incident, which 
targeted the civilians, as a provocation, and an attempt to 
sabotage efforts launched for attaining peace. 
 
OZGUR GUNDEM / EVRENSEL:        EMEP (Party of Labor), ODP 
(Liberty and Solidarity Party), SDP (Socialist Democracy Party), 
IHD (Human Rights Association) and Mazlum-Der (Solidarity 
Association for Oppressed People) extended support to the call 
of DTP made for PKK to declare a unilateral cease-fire. 
 
EVRENSEL:       Alaadin Dincer, National Chairperson of Egitim-Sen 
(Teacher's Union) paid a visit to Ahmet Turk, Chairperson of 
DTP.  Dincer solicited support for Egitim-Sen's campaign 
launched in order for the government to allocate more funding 
for education.  During the visit, journalists asked Ahmet Turk, 
"What were the reactions you received pursuant to you call for 
cease-fire?"  Turk said that he sincerely hoped that call would 
be evaluated and receive a positive response.  According to 
Turk, a new phase should be started for peace and everybody in 
all sections of society must pay attention to his call for a 
cease-fire. 
 
HURRIYET:       It is reported that the PKK terrorist organization 
might declare a unilateral cease-fire in the coming days. 
Unnamed sources said that PKK never responded negatively to the 
calls made by DTP. 
 
EVRENSEL:       Three people, including the former mayor of 
Kayapinar district (from former DEHAP) in Diyarbakir, were 
allegedly attacked by ten village guards and hit by the butt of 
the guards' guns in Diyarbakir's Kulp district. 
 
OZGUR GUNDEM:   Military operations by the Turkish Armed 
Forces, which were started in rural sections of Diyarbakir and 
Bingol, have reportedly been continuing.  Meanwhile, an 
explosion took place as a cargo train was passing through a 
section of Bingol's Genc district.  Three cars of the train were 
damaged. 
 
OZGUR GUNDEM / HURRIYET:        European Parliament Deputy 
Feleknas Uca and a group of other parliamentarians made a press 
announcement and declared results of the referendum called "I 
accept Abdullah Ocalan as representative of political will" at 
the European Parliament.   Reportedly, 3,243,000 people signed 
and acknowledged the statement. 
 
RADIKAL:        According to the daily, people representing the PKK 
in Europe were among the organizers of the announcement held at 
the European Parliament for Abdullah Ocalan. PKK was able to 
defend terrorism with this press event opportunity, according to 
Radikal daily. 
 
EVRENSEL:         Ilan Berman, Vice-Chairperson of the American 
Foreign Policy Council, which is a think-tank group in the U.S., 
said that if the U.S. did not extend support to Turkey in its 
fight against the PKK, Turkey would seek Iran's support in 
countering the PKK terrorism. According to Berman, Turkey had 
not been able to get the support it wanted from the U.S., to 
date. 
 
EKSPRES:        Tacidar Seyhan, Adana deputy from CHP, paid a visit 
to the local Ekpres daily's premises.  During his visit, Seyhan 
fired criticism at the AKP government.  According to Seyhan, AKP 
is losing power day by day and running the government 
ineffectively.  Seyhan also said that PKK was gaining power and 
was getting to be a strong threat in northern Iraq while the 
government was committing itself to appointing a coordinator for 
issues about PKK. 
 
SABAH (GUNEY):  Chairperson of Mersin Chamber of Commerce and 
 
ADANA 00000201  002 OF 002 
 
 
Industry said that newly launched hydrofoil trips between port 
of Mersin and Syria's Lazkiye district invigorated the city's 
tourism and its commercial development. 
 
EKSPRES / BOLGE:        European Information Bureau of Adana's Chamber 
of Commerce will offer a training called "Latest Applications in 
the Foreign Trade - Certified Foreign Trade Training" to address 
shortage of qualified employees in the foreign trade sector. 
 
BOLGE:  Cheaper shoes imported from China have reportedly 
been adversely affecting the businesses of people in the shoe 
manufacturing sector. 
 
SABAH (GUNEY) / BOLGE / OZGUR GUNDEM:   Twenty-five people 
have been arrested in Adana for establishing a criminal ring and 
conducting criminal activities such as kidnapping, 
drug-trafficking, blackmailing etc.  Seven pistols, one 
automatic hunter's gun, masks, and drugs were found with the 
people. 
 
HURRIYET (CUKUROVA):    Van Police received a tip-off and found 
2.7 tons of acid anhydride, which constitutes a raw material for 
production of heroin, in a truck that set off from Van. 
GREEN