US embassy cable - 04ADANA75

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SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JUNE 8, 2004

Identifier: 04ADANA75
Wikileaks: View 04ADANA75 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Consulate Adana
Created: 2004-06-16 07:28:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA Press Summaries
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

UNCLAS ADANA 000075 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL, PINS, PGOV, PHUM, IZ, TU, ADANA, Press Summaries 
SUBJECT: SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY JUNE 8, 2004 
 
 
This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 8, 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 
 
Cumhuriyet / In Diyarbakir, more than 400 thousand people 
enjoyed the concert organized for the closing of the Diyarbakir 
Art and Culture Festival.  Goran Bregovic and Koma Azat were 
honorary performers at the festival. 
 
Milli Gazete / Ali Gobelek, who was accused of killing five 
people in Germany, and later arrested in Adana and put in 
prison, committed suicide in the prison. 
 
Turkiye / Customs Officers found 300 tons of wheat, which was a 
part of the 700 tons to be destroyed due to damage while in 
shipment.  Ten people were detained in connection with the 
incident. 
 
Evrensel / During a clash with PKK/KONGRA-GEL in Yayladere, 
Bingol province, four Turkish soldiers were wounded. 
 
 
 
REID 

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