Turkey Under Martial Law Vestigators Say
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Turkish government today declared He listed the 13 cities as Karaman a report there is no justification martial law in 13 cities including for the Health, Education and Maras. Istanbul’. Ankara, Adana, Ankara and Istanbul in an attempt to Elazig, Bingol, Erzincan, Erzurum, Welfare Department letting halt three days of street fighting states contribute Social Security Gaziantep. Kars, Malatya, Urfa and between leftist and rightist Moslems Sivas. taxes on behalf of their employees in which at least 100 people have been every three months. killed. Most of the towns are in the HEW has proposed putting the southeast and eastern part of the country. rft. state contributions on a more in the south Anatolian city of 7*' frequent basis, but GAO said even Karaman Maras, 93 people were monthly or every other month is killed and unofficial reports said at Commando units in Karaman too long — the states should send least another six persons had died in Maras enforced a dusk-to-dawn the money to Washington every Adana and one in Istanbul. curfew, but curfews were not im two weeks, like many private mediately declared in any other ft*, towns. employers must. Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit, who chaired a 17-hour emergency govern ’w* Stability of the Social Security Unofficial estimates said clashes trust fund has been jeopardized in ment meeting that ended early between leftists and rightists have recent years because more is today, said martial law had been claimed thousands of lives over the being paid out in benefits than is clamped on the 13 cities from 7 a.m. past six years, including more than and would remain in effect for two being collected. GAO said had the months. 1.000 this year, of which the killings states’ payments been made in Karaman Maras were the worst. r> monthly since 1961, the fund could The violence, which officials called have earned $1.1 billion in in tlie worst in Turkey since massive In a statement broadcast over Turkish radio stations today, Ecevit ‘,K terest, about the same that will be student riots in May 1969, erupted lost in the next five years if the called the fighting a rebellion against i Friday in Karaman Maras, 200 miles the state. system isn’t changed. south of Ankara, when rightist Sunni Moslems disrupted a funeral for two "This is a rebellion against the left-wing Alevi Moslem teachers Turkish state, so the martial law is Plane Found killed by the rightists. The Sunnis are needed," the prime minister said. Turkey's dominant religious group. He said the killings “could only be PALERMO, Sicily (UPI) - done by those who want to divide the ’File generally left-wing Alevis are Turkish state." Searchers looking for 77 missing Shiite Moslem offshoot. bodies from Italy's worst air On Guard in Turkey ’’They killed without making any crash in six years said today they "The violence has been running for difference. These events are not only may have found the submerged Heavily armed soldiers are on guard in located 200 miles south of Ankara was calm months.’’ Ecevit told newsmen. “It directed against the government but wreckage of the Alitalia DC9 that Karaman Maras, Turkey, Monday in the Christmas night, although some gunfire still (martial law) is the only way to stop also against the Turkish state. plunged into the sea early Satur wake of three days of street fighting that has it. I hope these measures taken in ’’They even fired on Turkish day, killing 108 of the 129 aboard. was heard in the outer districts. (DPI photo) these 13 cities will benefit all (of soldiers" Italian warships, divers, left some 93 persons dead. The city of 150,000 helicopters and a small sub marine were seeking the wreckage of the plane and of a ship that sank after a collision in the nearby Strait of Messina in Israel Cabinet Act To Leave Door Open twin disasters that turned Sicily’s prove a U.S.-drafted peace treaty. Christmas holiday into a night By United I’rcHs liiteriiulitm ul cabinet meeting and tlie ministers, Begin on the session Monday. mare. In Cairo, Acting Foreign Minister “The result of the talks with the Government sources in Jerusalem who spoke at today’s meeting Naor said Dayan spoke for an hour Sonar equipment was being Butros Ghali made it clear Monday Egyptians is my conclusion that I do said today the Israeli cabinet is likely suggested possible ways to continue but the secretary declined to used to locate the plane’s Egypt had not softened its position in think there is a possibility to have an to restate its rejection of Egyptian talks with Egypt wiUiout deviating describe the discussion beyond wreckage, believed to lie in 164 demands to change the draft treaty the negotiations ao a result of the agreement,” Dayan told reporters on from the previous decision. calling it “businesslike and to the tripartite meeting in Brussels. his return from Brussels Sunday. feet of water oh Palermo. but leave the door open for further “The cabinet held an extraordinary point." Only 21 passengers survived the Ghali said Egypt cannot bargain But he cautioned, “Only if the negotiations. meeting today," cabinet secretary He said the meeting was classified air crash. Searchers have The sources commented after away its defense obligations to other government of Egypt will be ready to Arye Naor tol(l reporters after the as a session of (he Ministerial Arab states or sign a separate peace recovered 31 bodies. Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan change its position and the govern- Jerusalem session that lasted more Defense committee making the con with Israel that would leave the The ship disaster involved a briefed the cabinet today on his meit of Israel will be ready to go, than two hours-. “ The foreign tents of the discussion banne<l for Palestinians out in the cold — the two along with it — will it be possible to 33,000-ton British tanker that weekend talks with U.S. and Egyp minister briefed the members of the publication. rammed a small Cypriot cargo issues that have deadlocked the bridge the gap." tian officials in Brus.sels. The rest of cabinet about the discussions in Government sources said five vessel in the Strait of Messina the debate was then postponed until negotiations. The television quoted diplomatic Brussels. mini.sters spoke in favor of rc.staling that separates Sicily from the Sunday. But Sadat said in a television inter sources, who said, “There is room "Only some of the members could the Israeli position announced Dec Italian mainland. The Israeli governent sources said view marking his 60th birthday he for cautious optimism. The contact participate in the discussion after the 15, which renounced the latest Egyp five ministers spoke in favor of was confident peace would be has not been cut." report by the foreign minister and so tian demands but left the door open reached sooner or later. reiterating Israel’s rejection of the Dayan’s requests for compromise the continuation of this discussion lor further negotiations. “The foundations of the peace four Egyptian proposals but at the were likely to face a tough fight at More Trouble will take place on Sunday. ” Dayan .said on bis return Irom structure have been placed already the Cabinet session from a group of same time stressed Israeli readiness Prime Minister Menachem Begin Brussels Sunday that the gaps CLEVELAND (UPI) - The to negotiate the contents of an ac ;ind they are far from the swamps of four hard-line ministers who feel the had called the special cahinel between the positions could be no-war, no-peace, "Nadat said. “Only feud between Mayor Dennis companying letter. meeting to discuss the possibility of peace treaty already approved by the Kucinich and the City Council narrowed if both governments decide the upper stories remain to be built." Cabinet should not be renegotiated. The letter deals with implementing continuing peace talks with Egypt as to compromise. threatened again today to block autonomy in the occupied West Bank Similarly, there appeared to be an In the Sinai Peninsula, scheduled to both sides issued mildly optimistic The differences boil down to efforts to solve the city’s financial of Jordan and the Gaza Strip by underlying optimism among the be handed back to Egypt if the treaty smoke signals. Egypt’s determination lo link the crisis. December 1979 — a target date Israel Israelis is signed, the Israeli army continued Kucinich called a special coun The cabinet heard Dayan report on peace (reaty with Israel to further The national television emphasized a pullback of non-essential military has refused to accept his meeting in Brussels Christmas negotiations toward a general Middle cil today and planned to ask coun Israeli government sources said the change in Dayan’s tone since lie equipment despite a Defense Eve witli Secretary of State Cyrus East peace settlement, while Israeli told the Egyptians only a few weeks Ministry announcement last week cil members to approve an or readiness to negotiate the letter was Vance and Egyptian Prime Minister leaders insist that the bilateral pact ago they must either "take it or leave that the process had been baited, a dinance aimed at persuading six likely to be stressed at the next Mustapha Khalil.