Keep Us Strong WikiLeaks logo

Currently released so far... 97115 / 251,287

Articles

Browse latest releases

Browse by creation date

Browse by origin

A B C D F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Browse by tag

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
ETRD EAGR ETTC EAID ECON EFIN ECIN EINV ELAB EAIR ENRG EPET EWWT ECPS EIND EMIN ELTN EC ETMIN EUC EZ ET ELECTIONS ENVR EU EUN EG EINT ER ECONOMICS ES EMS ENIV EEB EN ECE ECOSOC EK ENVIRONMENT EFIS EI EWT ENGRD ECPSN EXIM EIAD ERIN ECPC EDEV ENGY ECTRD EPA ESTH ECCT EINVECON ENGR ERTD EUR EAP EWWC ELTD EL EXIMOPIC EXTERNAL ETRDEC ESCAP ECO EGAD ELNT ECONOMIC ENV ETRN EIAR EUMEM ENRGPARMOTRASENVKGHGPGOVECONTSPLEAID EREL ECOM ECONETRDEAGRJA ETCC ETRG ECONOMY EMED ETR ENERG EITC EFINOECD EURM EENG ERA EXPORT ENRD ECONEINVETRDEFINELABETRDKTDBPGOVOPIC EGEN EBRD EVIN ETRAD ECOWAS EFTA ECONETRDBESPAR EGOVSY EPIN EID ECONENRG EDRC ESENV ETT EB ENER ELTNSNAR ECHEVARRIA ETRC EPIT EDUC ESA EFI ENRGY ESCI EE EAIDXMXAXBXFFR EETC ECIP EIAID EIVN EBEXP ESTN EING EGOV ETRA EPETEIND ELAN ETRDGK EAIDRW ETRDEINVECINPGOVCS EPEC ENVI ELN EAG EPCS EPRT EPTED ETRB EUM EAIDS EFIC EFINECONEAIDUNGAGM EAIDAR ESF EIDN ELAM EDU EV EAIDAF ECN EDA EXBS EINTECPS ENRGTRGYETRDBEXPBTIOSZ EPREL EAC EINVEFIN ETA EAGER EINDIR ECA ECLAC ELAP EITI EUCOM ECONEFINETRDPGOVEAGRPTERKTFNKCRMEAID EARG ELDIN EINVKSCA ENNP EFINECONCS EFINTS ECCP ETC EAIRASECCASCID EINN ETRP EAIDNI EFQ ECOQKPKO EGPHUM EBUD ECONEINVEFINPGOVIZ ENERGY ELB EINDETRD EMI ECONEFIN EIB EURN ETRDEINVTINTCS EIN EFIM ETIO ELAINE EMN EATO EWTR EIPR EINVETC ETTD ETDR EIQ ECONCS EPPD ENRGIZ EISL ESPINOSA ELEC EAIG ESLCO EUREM ENTG ERD EINVECONSENVCSJA EEPET EUNCH ECINECONCS ETRO ETRDECONWTOCS ECUN EFND EPECO EAIRECONRP ERGR ETRDPGOV ECPN ENRGMO EPWR EET EAIS EAGRE EDUARDO EAGRRP EAIDPHUMPRELUG EICN ECONQH EVN EGHG ELBR EINF EAIDHO EENV ETEX ERNG ED
KMDR KPAO KPKO KJUS KCRM KGHG KFRD KWMN KDEM KTFN KHIV KGIC KIDE KSCA KNNP KHUM KIPR KSUM KISL KIRF KCOR KRCM KPAL KWBG KN KS KOMC KSEP KFLU KPWR KTIA KSEO KMPI KHLS KICC KSTH KMCA KVPR KPRM KE KU KZ KFLO KSAF KTIP KTEX KBCT KOCI KOLY KOR KAWC KACT KUNR KTDB KSTC KLIG KSKN KNN KCFE KCIP KGHA KHDP KPOW KUNC KDRL KV KPREL KCRS KPOL KRVC KRIM KGIT KWIR KT KIRC KOMO KRFD KUWAIT KG KFIN KSCI KTFIN KFTN KGOV KPRV KSAC KGIV KCRIM KPIR KSOC KBIO KW KGLB KMWN KPO KFSC KSEAO KSTCPL KSI KPRP KREC KFPC KUNH KCSA KMRS KNDP KR KICCPUR KPPAO KCSY KTBT KCIS KNEP KFRDCVISCMGTCASCKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KNNB KGCC KINR KPOP KMFO KENV KNAR KVIR KDRG KDMR KFCE KNAO KDEN KGCN KICA KIMMITT KMCC KLFU KMSG KSEC KUM KCUL KMNP KSMT KCOM KOMCSG KSPR KPMI KRAD KIND KCRP KAUST KWAWC KTER KCHG KRDP KPAS KITA KTSC KPAOPREL KWGB KIRP KJUST KMIG KLAB KTFR KSEI KSTT KAPO KSTS KLSO KWNN KPOA KHSA KNPP KPAONZ KBTS KWWW KY KJRE KPAOKMDRKE KCRCM KSCS KWMNCI KESO KWUN KPLS KIIP KEDEM KPAOY KRIF KGICKS KREF KTRD KFRDSOCIRO KTAO KJU KWMNPHUMPRELKPAOZW KEN KO KNEI KEMR KKIV KEAI KWAC KRCIM KWCI KFIU KWIC KCORR KOMS KNNO KPAI KBWG KTTB KTBD KTIALG KILS KFEM KTDM KESS KNUC KPA KOMCCO KCEM KRCS KWBGSY KNPPIS KNNPMNUC KWN KERG KLTN KALM KCCP KSUMPHUM KREL KGH KLIP KTLA KAWK KWMM KVRP KVRC KAID KSLG KDEMK KX KIF KNPR KCFC KFTFN KTFM KPDD KCERS KMOC KDEMAF KMEPI KEMS KDRM KEPREL KBTR KEDU KNP KIRL KNNR KMPT KISLPINR KTPN KA KJUSTH KPIN KDEV KTDD KAKA KFRP KWNM KTSD KINL KJUSKUNR KWWMN KECF KWBC KPRO KVBL KOM KFRDKIRFCVISCMGTKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KEDM KFLD KLPM KRGY KNNF KICR KIFR KM KWMNCS KAWS KLAP KPAK KDDG KCGC KID KNSD KMPF KPFO KDP KCMR KRMS KNPT KNNNP KTIAPARM KDTB KNUP KPGOV KNAP KNNC KUK KSRE KREISLER KIVP KQ KTIAEUN KPALAOIS KRM KISLAO KWM KFLOA
PHUM PINR PTER PGOV PREL PREF PL PM PHSA PE PARM PINS PK PUNE PO PALESTINIAN PU PBTS PROP PTBS POL POLI PA PGOVZI POLMIL POLITICAL PARTIES POLM PD POLITICS POLICY PAS PMIL PINT PNAT PV PKO PPOL PERSONS PING PBIO PH PETR PARMS PRES PCON PETERS PRELBR PT PLAB PP PAK PDEM PKPA PSOCI PF PLO PTERM PJUS PSOE PELOSI PROPERTY PGOVPREL PARP PRL PNIR PHUMKPAL PG PREZ PGIC PBOV PAO PKK PROV PHSAK PHUMPREL PROTECTION PGOVBL PSI PRELPK PGOVENRG PUM PRELKPKO PATTY PSOC PRIVATIZATION PRELSP PGOVEAIDUKNOSWGMHUCANLLHFRSPITNZ PMIG PREC PAIGH PROG PSHA PARK PETER POG PHUS PPREL PS PTERPREL PRELPGOV POV PKPO PGOVECON POUS PGOVPRELPHUMPREFSMIGELABEAIDKCRMKWMN PWBG PMAR PREM PAR PNR PRELPGOVEAIDECONEINVBEXPSCULOIIPBTIO PARMIR PGOVGM PHUH PARTM PN PRE PTE PY POLUN PPEL PDOV PGOVSOCI PIRF PGOVPM PBST PRELEVU PGOR PBTSRU PRM PRELKPAOIZ PGVO PERL PGOC PAGR PMIN PHUMR PVIP PPD PGV PRAM PINL PKPAL PTERE PGOF PINO PHAS PODC PRHUM PHUMA PREO PPA PEPFAR PGO PRGOV PAC PRESL PORG PKFK PEPR PRELP PREFA PNG PGOVPHUMKPAO PRELECON PINOCHET PFOR PGOVLO PHUMBA PRELC PREK PHUME PHJM POLINT PGOVPZ PGOVKCRM PGOVE PHALANAGE PARTY PECON PEACE PROCESS PLN PRELSW PAHO PEDRO PRELA PASS PPAO PGPV PNUM PCUL PGGV PSA PGOVSMIGKCRMKWMNPHUMCVISKFRDCA PGIV PRFE POGOV PEL PBT PAMQ PINF PSEPC POSTS PHUMPGOV PVOV PHSAPREL PROLIFERATION PENA PRELTBIOBA PIN PRELL PGOVPTER PHAM PHYTRP PTEL PTERPGOV PHARM PROTESTS PRELAF PKBL PRELKPAO PKNP PARMP PHUML PFOV PERM PUOS PRELGOV PHUMPTER PARAGRAPH PERURENA PBTSEWWT PCI PETROL PINSO PINSCE PQL PEREZ PBS

Browse by classification

Community resources

courage is contagious

Viewing cable 06ANKARA6696, ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT

If you are new to these pages, please read an introduction on the structure of a cable as well as how to discuss them with others. See also the FAQs

Understanding cables
Every cable message consists of three parts:
  • The top box shows each cables unique reference number, when and by whom it originally was sent, and what its initial classification was.
  • The middle box contains the header information that is associated with the cable. It includes information about the receiver(s) as well as a general subject.
  • The bottom box presents the body of the cable. The opening can contain a more specific subject, references to other cables (browse by origin to find them) or additional comment. This is followed by the main contents of the cable: a summary, a collection of specific topics and a comment section.
To understand the justification used for the classification of each cable, please use this WikiSource article as reference.

Discussing cables
If you find meaningful or important information in a cable, please link directly to its unique reference number. Linking to a specific paragraph in the body of a cable is also possible by copying the appropriate link (to be found at theparagraph symbol). Please mark messages for social networking services like Twitter with the hash tags #cablegate and a hash containing the reference ID e.g. #06ANKARA6696.
Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06ANKARA6696 2006-12-19 13:38 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Ankara
VZCZCXRO8854
OO RUEHDA
DE RUEHAK #6696/01 3531338
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 191338Z DEC 06
FM AMEMBASSY ANKARA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0345
RUEKJCS/CJCS WASHDC IMMEDIATE
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC IMMEDIATE
RUEKJCS/OSD WASHDC//PA
RUEUITH/ODC ANKARA TU
INFO RUEHTH/AMEMBASSY ATHENS 7673
RUEHIT/AMCONSUL ISTANBUL 1819
RUEHDA/AMCONSUL ADANA 1446
RUEHBS/AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS 5630
RUEHBS/USEU BRUSSELS
RUEHNO/USMISSION USNATO 5354
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 2012
RUEUITH/DET 1 39LG ANKARA TU
RHMFIUU/USDOCO 6ATAF IZMIR TU
RHMFIUU/39OS INCIRLIK AB TU
RHMFIUU/AFOSI DET 523 IZMIR TU
RHMFIUU/39ABG INCIRLIK AB TU
RHMFIUU/AFOSI DET 522 INCIRLIK AB TU
RUEUITH/AFLO ANKARA TU
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 ANKARA 006696 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR INR/R/MR, EUR/SE, EUR/PD, NEA/PD, DRL 
JCS PASS J-5/CDR S. WRIGHT 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OPRC KMDR TU
SUBJECT: ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT 
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2006 
 
In Today's Papers 
 
Erdogan in New York 
All papers report Prime Minister Erdogan told a news conference at 
UN headquarters in New York that Iran and Syria "fully agree on the 
protection of the territorial integrity of Iraq, therefore, any 
possible division of Iraq is not something that Turkey, Iran or 
Syria would view positively," while commenting on his recent visits 
to Tehran and Damascus.  Agreeing with the Iraq Study Group's 
assessments, Erdogan said carving up the country "would increase the 
level of civil war that is taking place."  Erdogan complained that a 
UN-sponsored plan to reunite Cyprus has been "shelved" despite the 
fact that Greek Cypriots rejected the plan in a 2004 referenda, with 
Turkish Cypriots and Ankara backing the blueprint.  Responding to a 
question, Erdogan said Turkey is composed of "many ethnic groups who 
live together harmoniously."  "I am a Turk from the Black Sea 
region, my wife is an Arab from Siirt, but there is no problem," he 
said.  Erdogan meet with the recently elected UN Secretary General 
Ban Ki-Moon for half an hour at a meeting closed to the press.  He 
also met with President Clinton to discuss Cyprus, Turkey's EU 
process, and the shape of things in Iraq. 
 
'Suleymaniye Incident' from an American Viewpoint 
The mainstream Hurriyet follows up on yesterday's reporting of 
comments made by a Turkish commander involved in the July 4, 2003, 
incident in which US troops briefly detained a group of Turkish 
special forces in the northern Iraqi town of Suleymaniye.  The 
unidentified "US team leader" told Hurriyet that two US special 
teams of over 60 troops raided the Turks' headquarters after 
"bribing the Arab-looking watchmen hired by Turks," detaining the 
soldiers inside the building.  Turkish troops didn't have time to 
react, said the US leader.  He noted that the raid was conducted 
because the US had learned that the Turkish troops were to take part 
in a plan to assassinate the newly elected Governor of Kirkuk. 
 
Editorial Commentary on Elections in the Middle East 
Hakan Celik writing in the tabloid Posta, warns that hoping for 
reform in Iran based on the recent election results is 
"unrealistic": "The results of the recent Iranian elections for the 
Municipal Councils and the Assembly of Experts seem to have 
strengthened hopes that reformists in Iran are prevailing.  This 
interpretation stems merely from the fact that Rafsanjani has a 
reputation for being a moderate reformist.   However, his election 
victory is not good enough to believe that the reform winds are 
blowing in Iran, mainly because of the strength of the mullah 
regime.  The Islamist regime in Iran has powerful roots.  Seeing 
Ahmedinejad soften his fundamentalist attitude due to an election 
outcome is unlikely to happen.  Ironically enough, Ahmedinejad is 
gaining more strength from the tension with the Western world. 
Given the facts, hoping for a reform process in Iran is not 
realistic at this point. " 
 
Commenting on the prospect of early elections in Palestine, Sami 
Kohen writes in the mainstream Milliyet:  "Palestine President Abbas 
considers an early election to be a way of getting rid of political 
tension and conflicts.  However Hamas thinks entirely differently, 
Prime Minister Haniyah included.  The current ceasefire is not a 
guarantee and the ongoing armed tension is not a good sign either as 
the election debate now becomes one of too many conflicts in 
Palestinian politics.  All of this is about a power struggle and 
ideological war between Hamas and Al Fatah.  In the end, the poor 
Palestinian people pay the bill while the two sides fight with each 
other continuously.  In addition to that, the Palestinian people 
have been suffering from the economic embargo for a year.  Let's 
assume that early elections were held in the end and Hamas became 
the winner again.  What would happen then?  Would Palestine be able 
to establish political stability?  Would the economic embargo be 
lifted after the elections?  This poses a serious impasse for the 
Western world, the defender of democracy.  British PM Tony Blair, 
just like President Bush, has said in Palestine that the struggle in 
 
ANKARA 00006696  002 OF 002 
 
 
the Middle East goes on between the extremists and the moderates, 
adding that moderate forces have to be supported.  The fact of the 
matter is that ballot boxes do not always come up with moderate 
figures.  What happens if extremists win a democratic election?" 
 
DTP Members' Peace March to Ankara 
Radikal and Milliyet report that the peace march Democratic People's 
Party (DTP) started from Diyarbakir, ended in Ankara yesterday. 
TGNA Speaker Bulent Arinc refused to give an appointment to the 
group led by DTP Vice Chairperson Aysel Tugluk and Diyarbakir Mayor 
Baydemir.  DTP leader Ahmet Turk gave a speech saying that both the 
premier and the parliament speaker are insensitive and indifferent 
to their efforts for permanent peace in the country. 
 
TV Highlights 
NTV, 6.00 A.M. 
 
Domestic News 
 
- Monday's anti-terror board meeting chaired by Foreign Minister 
Abdullah Gul discussed strategies for combating terrorism in 2007. 
 
 
- The co-founder of Atlantic Records, music industry legend Ahmet 
Ertegun was laid to rest in Istanbul after passing away in New York 
last week at age 83. 
 
- Opposition CHP lawmaker Mehmet Sevigen sparked a controversy in 
the parliament by saying Prime Minister Erdogan had no right to 
become president because he was given a 10-month prison sentence for 
violating forest regulations during his time as mayor of Istanbul. 
 
 
- Representatives of several Turkish NGOs and human rights 
organizations sent letters to Prime Minister Erdogan and Parliament 
Speaker Arinc demanding the abolishment of F-type prisons. 
 
International News 
 
- The latest "Eurobarometer" poll shows support for EU accession in 
Turkey has dived to 54 percent. 
 
- Iranian President Ahmadinejad reportedly has suffered a "decisive 
defeat" in nationwide elections last week. 
 
- Disturbed by the recommendations by the Iraq Study Group to put 
off a Kirkuk referendum, Kurdish parliament members have warned that 
any postponement could drag northern Iraq into chaos. 
 
- British Prime Minister Blair has met Palestinian president Abbas, 
backing Abbas' call for new elections after rival parties Fatah and 
Hamas faced a political deadlock. 
 
- The fifth round of six-nation talks on dismantling North Korea's 
nuclear program begins in Beijing, following a 13-month impasse. 
 
  Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at 
 
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/ankara/ 
 
WILSON