European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 29, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Sheep share the Street with can and people in downtown Izmir Turkey. S dilemma one foot in Europe the other in Asia by Victor l Simpson associated press. Turkish yuppies in Blu 3ans and Mai Skirlaw sip col ice a i a fashionable Waterside cafe on the bosporus seemingly oblivious of the moslem Tail Lul Benlin Saba Ltd players in a mosque jul i a Lew Loel away Turkey is a county of such contrasts. Istanbul and Ankara the centers of commercial intellectual and Purlia Mellary lilo. Foal re the Gamut of luxurious holes chopping centers and train clot. 5lr.ecis. White an How s i Taqhi away arc the horse do in Carls and tears of Diyarbakir in Iho Lar Easl where politics Are Olaf n Iol Larned by blood louds one look in Europe theol her in Asia. Turkey Cains to be a pan of the West but the country also icons i he pull und tiaras Ihn a Csigas of the East us Arrn Fos reached the Rales of Vienna throw centuries Ano but Weie beaten Bach in what Wai or atari of the Ducimo cd Tho ottoman Ern we today Turkey Geek to Hiilei Europe peacefully hidding in Iho european Community Lithe syr Bol of Vram european Domoci Retey economic and political Ciui. It would tul Liti the Iron Battles pitting Loulist ant rightist terrorist groups and increasingly str Deal demands by Lonija mentalists Lor a return 16 islamic Law brought Iho country to the Brink of anarchy. The press today appears tree to criticize the government although the managing editor go Turkey s second biggest Selling newsmagazine Iho leftist 2000 Edo Gru toward 2,000 has been sentenced to nine years in prison on charges of making communist and kurdish propaganda insulting is Arn and disrespectful of the president turkish cd curly forces Aro Bat Nina an sur Relson by kurdish separa iils in the East led by guerrillas of the War isl kurdish labor parly there s no censorship you Wile and then they Burn oked Ahmel Allan Whoso Best Selling novel Trace in the water was ordered burned by a Board on pornography. But Allan who writes a Daly column to hurry or Turkey s largest newspaper added. I Don t eel any pressure i am writing i can criticize the military Iho prime minister even the Mit Turkey s of which is very new Turkey s relations with Lian have Dolen Oraid sharply of Lato alter Tehran s Revou Lionny regime expressed its support Lor turkish fundamentalists Frt Meven complained Hal a new hotel Buill near is embassy m Ankara contains a gambling Casino said the foreign ministry s Batu Iran Hales our secularism it would be All right i we were christians Ono message Turkey s diplomatic and business leadership is eager to gel across a Hal Turkey is not a country like Iran As Ibrahim Belli vice chairman and chill executive Ohi Corot Granli ban Focasi , Turkey and the turkish people like Europe they want to be Parl of Europe he said problems persist with other neighbors bul ironically relations Are Good with Moscow and Turkey sees economic opportunities in the soviet Union there has been Little Progress m resolving disputes with traditional rival Greece a nato ally Over airspace and Mineral rights in the Aegean sea and the continued occupation of Northern Cyprus by turkish troops. Al the moment however Turkey seems most preoccupied with bread and butter issues for example should Istanbul continue with its gents location restoring stately Olloman Homes along " the bosporus to their past glory and removing Small factories and other a Yosores away from the sight of tourists or As the newly elected mayor suggested concentrate on supplying bread and milk to the poor saturday april 29,1989 the stars and stripes Page 13
