From: Press Agency Ozgurluk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2001 12:38:30 +0100 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: "[Ozgurluk.Org]" Turkey get 10 billion from IMF to buy American military Helicopters The financial breathing space of ten billion dollar which Turkey received last week from the IMF, thanks to especially American support, comes at just the right moment. Ten billion dollar, that's about the amount that the country just spent on the international market for modern weapon systems. Especially in the US. Last week, the Turkish department of defence announced it wanted to order six radar air planes from Boeing with an option for two additional planes, worth one and a half billion dollar. Two weeks ago, the Turkish government revealed the would start negotiations with Israel Military Industries, IMI, for the modernisation of some 1.000 M-60 tanks, worth 2,5 billion. This is just a temporary solution: between 2004 an 2008, new tanks have to be bought, worth 7 billion. The American Abrams-tank is regarded as favourite in the competition in which also German, Ukrainian an Israeli companies play a role. Not even a half year ago, Turkey decided to order 145 King Cobra combat helicopter from the American company Bell. Costs: 4 billion dollar. And also on the navy field, Turkey is eager to buy. Three weeks ago, a contract was signed for the delivery of six French second-hand frigates, worth 200 million dollar. This is also makeshift. Soon, eight new corvettes have to be build, worth 1,25 billion. Turkey plans to spend 150 billion dollar in total in the next 30 years for the modernisation of the armed forces. On the wish-slip of the Turkish generals are also a photo-spy satellite, a range of anti-aircraft missiles and the Israeli Arrow-system for the defence against ballistic missiles. This inclination to buy is even more controversial, regarding the fact that the tensions between Turkey and heir enemy Greece subsided considerably over the last years. Whether or not the 10 billion dollar from the IMF are sufficient to get Turkey out of its crisis, remains to be seen. Today, governor Gaza Ercel of the Turkish central bank pleads in Frankfurt with the consortium of Western banks to lend Turkey large sums, and to continue their credits for the short term without change. NRC Dec 11, 2000 -- Press Agency Ozgurluk In Support of the Revolutionary Peoples Liberation Struggle in Turkey http://www.ozgurluk.org DHKC: http://www.ozgurluk.org/dhkc _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________
