US embassy cable - 04ADANA43

UNCLAS ADANA 000043 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL, PINS, PGOV, PHUM, IZ, TU, Press Summaries, ADANA 
SUBJECT: SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY APRIL 10-2, 2004 
 
 
This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 10-12, 
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 
 
 
Sabah Guney / Easter Sunday was celebrated in Antakya and 
Mardin. The Antakya governor and his wife attended the 
ceremonies in Antakya. 
 
 
Ulkede Gundem / A small number of DEHAP members gathered at 
Adana's Inonu Park and shouted slogans complaining that 
KONGRA-GEL was being considered a terrorist organization by EU. 
 
 
Ulkede Gundem / Police in civil uniform raided the classes at 
Adana's 75.Yil high school and abused the students physically 
and psychologically. 
 
 
Ulkede Gundem / Hakkari Human Rights Organization former head 
Naif Karacan applied to the court to change his name to a 
Kurdish name and his application was denied.  Karacan is now 
filing a case in the European Court of Human Rights. 
 
 
Bolge / Mehmet Kilincaslan, head of the Adana EMEP (Toil Party), 
announced during a press conference at Inonu Park that U.S 
soldiers should leave Iraq and that the Greater Middle East 
Project should not be supported. 
 
 
Turkiye / There was a 3.8 Richter scale earthquake in Van on 
April 11 at 8 A.M 
 
 
CULTURE and TOURISM 
 
 
Cumhuriyet / Nemrut is awarded "Golden Apple" by the World 
Tourism Writers and Journalists Association." The Golden apple 
will be given to the Adiyaman Governor on August 13 on Nemrut 
Mountain. 
 
 
Zaman / The Zeugma display in Istanbul during the NATO Summit is 
in danger.  Gaziantep Courts decided that the mosaics could not 
be transferred from Gaziantep owing to the possible negative 
affects of such a movement of the artifacts. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
REID