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TRNC Prepares for Presidential System
By Erkan Acar
Published: Tuesday 22, 2005
zaman.com

After emerging from early elections in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) victorious, the Republican Turk Party (CTP) is now preparing to introduce a presidential system to the country.

Yesterday's election results confirmed the necessity of a coalition government in the north of the island between the CTP led by Mehmet Ali Talat and the Democrat Party (DP) led by Serdar Denktas.

CTP Secretary-General Ferdi Sabit Soyer said the presidential system will be adopted through public consensus. Soyer said a parliamentarian structure makes it impossible for a single party to have governing power with 45 percent of the voting. If the "Republic of United Cyprus" is established on the island, a presidential system will govern the South while a parliamentarian system governs the North, which, according to Soyer, has some drawbacks. The Editor in Chief of The Cypriot newspaper, Dogan Harman, points out that a model similar to a presidential system already exists in the TRNC. The government consists of non-representative experts with the exception of two ministers, Harman says. He adds, "The only thing that is needed is legal reform." TRNC President Rauf Denktas also supports a presidential system.

TRNC Prime Minister Talat offered his take on the election results: "The first step toward major power change has been taken" and it is being debated on the island. The first thing that comes to mind with "major change" is the presidential elections due in April, but according to the CTP, the key element of the power change is the transformation from a parliamentarian regime to a presidential system.

President Denktas spoke about a presidential system the most in the past and he was challenged by the CTP on the grounds that an authoritarian administration could emerge. With 45 percent of the public's support, the CTP is now entertaining the idea of a presidential system.

[pantelis]

Turkey's "ruling elite" will always rule the every move of the TCs, like they have been since before 1960.

Turkey will never allow the TCs to be independent whether as citizens of a united Cyprus, member of the EU, or not.

Turkey will not allow the TCs to become European citizens, until Turkey is a full member of the EU, with a veto power.

Talat has been playing Turkey's game, in order to stay alive. Now he wants to president and prime minister at the same time, knowing ahead of time that his head can only move within a Turkish soup-bowl.

Talat also wants to have direct talks with the President of the ROC. Did he get Serdar’s (Father & Son with In-laws Inc.) as well as instructions from Ankara, before he opened his “mouth”?

[pantelis]

Brother, remember this?

Nothing has changed since!

Denktas won't give up dynasty
Turkish Daily News ^ | 12-31-02 | Cuneyt Ulsever Phd


Each passing day convinces me more strongly that at any cost, Rauf Denktas is determined not to give any concessions in Cyprus.


He does not care what the public opinion is regarding peace both in Cyprus and Turkey.


He does not care at all for blocking Turkey's road to the EU.


Interestingly enough, all those falcons against peace both in Turkey and Turkish Cyprus are also all anti-EU!


Why is Rauf Denktas so determined to not solve the Cyprus problem?


Because the status quo is already a solution for Mr. Denktas and his falcons, as they together have enjoyed a "dynasty" in Turkish Cyprus for the last 28 years.


I will only give you one simple example today to verify what I mean when I insistently use the term:


"Those who enjoy the system cannot change that very system i.e. the status quo."


Mr. Salih Boyaci's daughter is married to Mr. Rauf Denktas's son Serdar Denktas. Boyaci is the Minister of Tourism in Turkish Cyprus, he is known as "In-Law" in Cyprus, and used to own a bank there i.e. Cyprus Credit Bank.


He owned the bank since 1983.


This bank went into insolvency some two years ago.


According to the official report; $80 million worth of deposits vaporized in the bank!


So far, the State of Turkish Cyprus has paid around $40-42 million worth of deposits back to the owners but some $35-38 million is still not paid.


The monies vaporized in the hands of the "In-Law" but the State is paying for the losses.


Whose money is "state money" anyway?


Most probably, the money sent from the motherland out of our collected taxes!


The Exchequer and Audit Department of Cyprus accused the "In-Law" Salih Boyaci of distorting official documents he gave to the Central Bank and, according to them, Mr. Boyaci has reported fewer deposits than there actually is in the bank.


The distorted documents cover the years 1991, 1995, 96, 97, 98 and 1999.


Mr. Salih Boyaci was chairman of the board of the bank and Mr. Rauf Denktas was the President of Turkish Cyprus during this entire period.


On the other hand, the general manager of the bank, in his testimony, declared that the chairman insisted that the losses of the bank should be reported as profits to the officials in many cases.


Thus, they have manipulated the so-called "Interest Rediscount Account" in many cases.


The "family firms" also owned by "the Dynasty," have not paid a total of $27 million in interest to the bank for the credits borrowed from the bank.


The credits used by the "family firms" are also not recorded in the official records.


Now read this statement very carefully:


Mr. Salih Boyaci was acquitted from all 12 cases he was held responsible for in the bankruptcy of the bank in the mid-December of this year!


A Final Note: Mr. Rauf Denktas has recently appointed the lawyer of Salih Boyaci and the main prosecutor who will appeal this very court decision at the higher Court, to the peace-seeking committees ordered by Kofi Annan's Report on Cyprus.

[insan]

Pantelis has drawn us another picture of God sent heavenly Greeks and GCs. Has anybody heard Pantelis critisizing the current policies of GC administration and Greece?

Majority of TCs do not deny the facts about Denktash and all others. Let alone majority of GCs I just want to hear Pantelis' critisism about the GC administartion and Greece's current policies regarding Cyprus issue. Though I'm sure of that he is completely agre with them and give full support. Because they are a God sent, heavenly and superior race on this planet earth.

[pantelis]

Pantelis has drawn us another picture of God sent heavenly Greeks and GCs. Has anybody heard Pantelis critisizing the current policies of GC administration and Greece?

You do a good job on that, by yourself, my friend Insan!

[insan]

You do a good job on that, by yourself, my friend Insan!

Panteli re gumbaro, I'd really like to hear yours as well. If you agree with me then just drop a line there and make me understand you better.

[pantelis]

check your h-mail

[insan]

k m8

[insan]

Pantelis check your h-mail.

[insan]

Hadde re Panteli I'm going nacimihi dudos ha!