Turkey in 2002: June

JUNE 4

The contract on an airborne warning and control system AWACS aircraft project worth of 1.1 billion U.S. dollars, which is the biggest defense project of Turkey for 10 years, was signed. Under the contract, Turkey will purchase four AWACS aircrafts from Boeing.

JUNE 6

Ankara Deputy Chief Prosecutor Bekir Selcuk filed a lawsuit against Justice and Development Party (AK Party) leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan seeking imprisonment terms from five to ten years on charges of ''unjust enrichment''. In his indictment, Selcuk seeks imprisonment terms from five to ten years and requests ''confiscation of the properties that Erdogan has obtained through unjust enrichment and life-long prohibition on his working at public sector''.

JUNE 7

The meeting concerning European Union (EU) and to which the leaders of political parties that have groups in the Parliament were invited was held under the leadership of President Ahmet Necdet Sezer in Cankaya Palace.
Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit did not attend the meeting due to his illness and True Path Party (DYP) leader Tansu Ciller also did not participate in the meeting due to the absence of Ecevit. Democratic Left Party (DSP) was represented by DSP Secretary General Hasan Gulay in the meeting.
Deputy Prime Minister Devlet Bahceli who held a press conference after the summit said that they conveyed in the meeting that their sensitivity in capital punishment, broadcast in mother tongue and education subjects were still continuing and they would not make concessions about those subjects.

JUNE 9

Istanbul Strait was partially closed to traffic in the protest which was held by the support of a total of 527 non-governmental organizations and in the coordination of Turkiye Cevre Kozasi, an environmental protection organization, for protesting the passing of tankers from straits.

JUNE 20

Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit did not attend the group meeting of Democratic Left Party (DSP) due to his illness. Ecevit said that he was resting and the doctors did not approve his participation to a meeting.

JUNE 21

President Ahmet Necdet Sezer approved the law concerning the amendment in some tax laws and Public Procurement Law.

Health Minister Osman Durmus announced that Turkey which was earlier a country where there were many children who had polio, had now got the right to get a country certificate where there was no polio, adding that Turkey was signed with color red due to this illness three years ago.

JUNE 25

The nine deputies of the Democratic Left Party (DSP) said that Ecevits should prepare DSP to function without Ecevits both at organizational level, and also in the local administrations and parliamentary level, adding that they were sharing their belief with public opinion that the Ecevits would undertake this historic mission and responsibility.

Female military students were allowed to grow hair, with an amendment made in the Inner Service Regulations of Turkish Armed Forces. They also could put on make-up by pastel colors.

JUNE 28

Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit did not attend the regular monthly meeting of National Security Council (MGK) due to his illness.

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