GOOD MORNING--TURKEY PRESS SCAN ON SEPT 1
Anatolian Agency
These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in the Turkish press on September 29, 2008. Hurriyet English does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
HURRIYET
--LET TWO FRIENDS LAY HANDS ON THIS
Turkish companies have started to suffer losses as Turkish goods are counted one by one at Russian customs gates. Exporters called on Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to sit at table urgently to resolve the problem as soon as possible.
Russia does not allow Turkish trucks to pass the border as a reaction to Turkey's permission to passage of NATO ships from the straits to the Black Sea, implementing a heavy blow to Turkish exports to Russia amounting to $4.7 billion.
Turkish Exporters' Assembly Chairman, Oguz Satici, said this crisis could not be overcome by leaving it to the bureaucrats or ministers. "The matter is at boiling point. The two prime ministers should lay hands on the matter and solve the problem."
--ATTACK ON MILITARY OUTPOST: 4 SOLDIERS KILLED
Around 40 PKK terrorists attacked with rocket launchers a military outpost of the Yedisu Gendarmerie Command in the eastern province of Bingol on Saturday night.
Four soldiers died and four others were injured in the terrorist attack. Two terrorists were killed in an ensuing clash that lasted for 1.5 hours.
MILLIYET
--FOUR MARTYRS
Four Turkish troops have been killed in a PKK ambush in the eastern province of Bingol. PKK terrorists staged a midnight attack on a gendarmerie outpost in Yedisu town. Four troops were killed in the attack and four others were injured. Security forces killed two PKK terrorists as they were trying to escape.
--"CRISIS IN USA IS IN EUROPE NOW"
Aka Gunduz Ozdemir from the leading Turkish company Koc Holding has said that the mortgage crisis in the United States had begun affecting Europe recently. "Impacts of the crisis will spread to the east. Therefore, we need to take urgent measures to minimize those impacts," Ozdemir said.
--"ATATURK'S SUSPORTERS BETRAY HIM"
In an interview with German Der Spiegel magazine, Nobel laureate novelist Orhan Pamuk has said, "Ataturk would have been proud of Turkey's becoming a member of the EU. Now, his so-called supporters are betraying him. I am in favor of democracy, freedom of expression and Europe," Pamuk said.
SABAH
--TURKEY OFFERS FREE TRADE AGREEMENT TO CHINA
Turkey offered China, a prospective super power, to sign a free trade agreement. State Minister Kursad Tuzmen said that President Abdullah Gul would visit China soon with a large group of Turkish entrepreneurs. "We want a free trade agreement with China so that we can reach a trade volume of $20 billion," Tuzmen said. According to Tuzmen, Turkey would open a commercial office in China in November, 2008. Tuzmen offered China to work together in Iraq on oil projects.
--I WOULD PREFER TO WATCH A GAME IN BAKU INSTEAD OF YEREVAN
In regard to President Abdullah Gul's plans to go to Yerevan to watch a soccer game between the national teams of Turkey and Armenia, chairman of the Republican People's Party (CHP), Deniz Baykal said that he would prefer to watch a game in Baku instead of Yerevan. Baykal warned the Turkish government to stay away from all acts that would hurt Azerbaijan.
Baykal said, "Armenia still does not recognize Turkey's borders, insists on its claims of genocide and continues occupation of Azerbaijani territory. Azerbaijan carries economic, political and cultural importance for Turkey. As such, the Turkish government should stay away from steps that would hurt Azerbaijan," Baykal added.
VATAN
--VISIT TO ARMENIA WILL NOT BE RIGHT
Republican People's Party (CHP) chairman Deniz Baykal reacted against the plan of President Abdullah Gul to travel to Armenia to watch a match of Turkish national soccer team.
Baykal said such a visit would contradict Turkey's foreign policy. "Armenia does not accept Turkey's legal borders. It supports allegations for so-called genocide. It has occupied Azerbaijan's territory, Upper Karabakh. Turkey should not make a step that would damage relations with Azerbaijan. I would like to go to Baku instead of Yerevan to watch the match."
--CONDITIONAL PERMISSION TO MNG
Commenting on MNG Holding's filling the sea in Bodrum's Pina Peninsula with soil to build a hotel, Culture and Tourism Minister Ertugrul Gunay said, "The company has been ordered to make the coasts natural. Otherwise, their project will not be approved, they can't build a quay and they can't be able to use the beach."
CUMHURIYET
--MOSCOW GETTING TOUGHER
After raising obstacles to the entrance of Turkish products coming from Turkey, the Russian Federation now applies obstacles to Turkish products coming from Europe. State Minister Kursad Tuzmen described the implementation of Russia as "one totally out of regulations".
--30 RULING AKP DEPUTIES ON WAY TO YEREVAN
Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said that President Abdullah Gul would attend a soccer game between the national teams of Turkey and Armenia in Yerevan on Sept. 6. The soccer game would be part of qualification games for the upcoming World Cup. Thirty Turkish deputies would accompany Gul in Yerevan. The Turkish delegation would stay in Yerevan for a total of three hours.
RADIKAL
--NOT FIRE BUT NEGLIGENCE
The Chamber of Forestry Engineers has prepared a detailed report about the forest fire in the southern Turkish province of Antalya on July 31. According to the report, nearly 17 thousand hectares of wooded area was burnt down to ashes in the fire, the second biggest of the history of the Republic. Earlier, the Ministry of Forestry said that only 4 thousand hectares were destroyed.
The report also indicated that the fire spread because of lack of preventive measures. Engineers ruled out that the fire was mishandled.
--TURKISH DELEGATION DUE TO ARMENIA
A Turkish delegation will pay a visit to Armenia to check the atmosphere prior to a likely visit of President Abdullah Gul to Yerevan to watch the soccer game between Turkish and Armenian national teams on Sept. 6. The visit is considered a significant step for the settlement of peace in the Caucasus. The issue of Upper Karabakh will be high on agenda of the delegation's talks.
--TURKISH SOAPS AGAINST IRAN
The Tehran Times of Iran has claimed that Turkish TV series are drawing attention, especially that of women in the Middle East, were meant to both raise Turkey's profile in the region and reduce Iran's political and cultural influence. The daily said that it was a pan-Turkism.
YENI SAFAK
--GEORGIAN MINISTER LEAVES, RUSSIAN MINISTER COMES
Georgian Foreign Minister Eka Tkeshelashvili, who paid a visit to Istanbul, said, "Turkey is Georgia's approved friend." Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will come to Ankara on Tuesday.
--HEINOUS ATTACK IN BINGOL
Terrorists opened gunfire on the Yedisu gendarmerie outpost in the eastern province of Bingol killing four soldiers and injuring four others.
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Modüler mutfak sektöründe tutsat sıkıntısı
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Modüler mutfak sektöründe tutsat sıkıntısı
Lineadecor Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı Ercan Ecemiş, ABD'de yüksek riskli tutsat (mortgage) kredilerin geri dönmemesi sonucu yaşanan kriz nedeniyle, bu ülkede kurdukları “Lineadecor USA” adlı şirketlerinin hiç satış yapamadığını bildirdi.
Ecemiş, son yıllarda hareketlilik yaşanan modüler mutfak sektörünün, yakaladığı hızlı ivmeyi tutsat ve yeni konut sıkıntısı nedeniyle kaybettiğini belirtti.
Perakende satışların krizden çok fazla etkilenmediğini belirten Ecemiş, toplu satışlarda ise önemli düşüşler olduğunu kaydetti. Lineadecor'un yüzde 25 pazar payını elinde bulundurduğu yurt içinde çok sayıda firmanın da mutfak üretimi yaptığını bildiren Ecemiş, şunları söyledi:
“Ancak, sektör yeni konut yapılmaması nedeniyle büyük sıkıntı yaşıyor. Lineadecor olarak sadece bizim toplu olarak müteahhitlere yaptığımız satışlarımızda yüzde 8-9 gibi düşüş oldu. Yıl sonu ciromuzu 22-23 milyon YTL hedefliyorduk ancak beklenen ciromuz 21 milyon YTL.”
Türkiye'nin adını yeni model ve tasarımlarla yurt dışında başarıyla temsil ettiklerini anlatan Ecemiş, bu kapsamda yaklaşık 5 ay önce ABD'de yüzde 50 ortaklı bir Türk iş adamı ile “USA Lineadecor”u kurduklarını anımsattı.
“HİÇ SATIŞ OLMADI”
Yıllık 1,5 milyon adet civarındaki ihtiyacı ile iyi bir pazar olarak gördükleri ABD'de hızla büyümeyi amaçladıklarını ancak ülkede tutsat krizinin baş gösterdiğini ifade eden Ecemiş, şunları kaydetti:
“Büyük umutla kurduğumuz USA Lineadecor, hiç satış yapamadı. Meksika'da ve ülke içinde 3 yere teklif verdik. Ancak şu an için bir sonuç alınamadı. ABD'de konut sektöründe büyük sıkıntı var. Adeta yaprak kıpırdamıyor. Ancak önümüzdeki yıl bir canlanma bekliyoruz. Planlarımızı gelecek yıla göre yapıyoruz.”
Ecemiş, Avrupa'da genel olarak bir sıkıntı bulunmadığını da belirterek, mağazaları bulunan 13 ülkenin yanı sıra Mısır, Dubai ve Kuveyt'te görüşmelerinin sürdüğünü kaydetti.
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Lehman in talks with KDB to raise $6 billion: report
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Lehman in talks with KDB to raise $6 billion: report
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Lehman Brothers Holdings has "intensified" talks with Korea Development Bank (KDB) to raise as much as $6 billion in a share sale that could be concluded this week, the Sunday Telegraph reported.
South Korea's KDB could buy up to 25 percent of the struggling U.S. investment bank, the paper said, without specifying sources. A spokesman for state-run KDB declined to comment.
A senior source at the Financial Services Commission (FSC), told Reuters South Korean authorities would not oppose or support any deal until price details were known. That marked a slight change of attitude from the regulator, which previously said KDB should let local private banks take the lead in any international acquisitions, dashing hopes for a direct deal with Lehman.
The source said the FSC had not been officially informed of new talks between Lehman and KDB. He said, however, that any deal was unlikely to be concluded within a week.
Lehman, which has more than $60 billion of mortgage and mortgage security exposure, is under pressure to raise capital ahead of its results announcement this month. It may post a loss in the third quarter on likely pre-tax writedowns of $3.5 billion, a Morgan Stanley analyst said last week.
Recent sharp falls in valuations at Western banks have presented South Korean banks such as KDB with opportunities for acquisitions that could support their ambitions of becoming global players.
The Sunday Telegraph said if the talks with KDB fall through, Lehman was lining up alternative investments from others, such as China's CITIC Securities (600030.SS: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), or sovereign funds from the Middle East.
But Lehman was likely to sell no more than 10 percent to CITIC or Gulf investors if it reaches a deal with either, the paper said.
Earlier talks between KDB and Lehman had stalled because of disagreement over pricing, sources have said.
"We haven't received any detailed report since, including the price," said the FSC source, who declined to be named because of the sensitivity of the issue.
"KDB is supposed to inform us if it finds different options. Everything depends on the price and terms, and the government can comment only after receiving such information."
The source also said any deal would need time for a review. "It can't be this week."
FSC Chairman Jun Kwang-woo said last week state-run institutions taking a leading role in purchasing foreign firms "appears burdensome."
Chinese financial regulators have also repeatedly warned domestic financial firms to be fully aware of investment risks and weigh them against opportunities in the U.S. credit crunch.
China's top brokerage CITIC Securities, which backed out of a proposed investment in troubled Wall Street firm Bear Stearns, said last month it would focus on its domestic business this year.
Lehman's shares have fallen 75 percent since the beginning of the year, last trading at $16.09 per share, valuing the bank at around $11 billion.
