7/1* io O \) w n, m i-t * Separatists kill 4 soldiers ANKARA—Separatistguerrillasambushed a military vehicle Friday in the southeastern province of Tunceli and killed four soldiers, the semi-official Anatolia News Agency reported. An Death penalty for 2 leftists unknown number of rebels sprayed automatic weapon Are on AOANA—The military court in this southern province pass i the vehiclewhichwas carrying five soldiersreturning from their ed death sentences on two defendants belonging to the extreme evening duties,thedispatchsaid. Four wereshot dead and a fifth leftist Revolutionary People's Union (DHB) organization andgave wasseriously wounded, it added. The agencydid not identifythe rebelswho escapedafter the attack. But, most of the guerrillas another two defendants 20-year jail sentences each, the semi operating in the region are linked to the separatist PKK terror officialAnatolianNews Agency reportedMonday.All four defen gang. Meanwhile, three separatist terrorists were killed on the dants wereaccusedof killing three peoplein Turkey's southeastern same day in an armed clash with security forces in the moun provinceof Gaziantep and of taking part in subversive activities tainous regions near the township of Eruh of Siirt province in under the banner of their organization, before the military southeastern Turkey, the SeventhArmy Martial Law Command takeover of September 12,1980. The defendants givenjail terms announced.According to officialreports, clashes between rebels were first givendeath sentences,but for extenuating reasons the and government troops have claimed the lives of at least 94 court commuted the sentences, Anatolia added. soldiers, 85 villagers and 140suspected guerrillassince August 1984. TOrvJ Southern border electrification ft*- DlYARBAKIR—200 kilometers ofthe Turkish-Iraqi border ) 4 • MONDAY, JUNE 2 • TURKISH DAILY NEW in south-east Anatoliaisto beelectrified following the earlier com f, pletionof similarworkon a 270-kilometer section. TurkishElec tricity Board (TEK) officials intheregion toldtheAnatolia News Agency that the newsectioncoversthe Nusaybin-Silopy stratch of the border. The estimated cost is TL 750 million and bidding Martial law to for the project will takeplace on June 26. It is intended to pre ventinfiltrationof terroristgroups into Turkeyfrom the south, an official said. continue in 5 areas Turkish Daily News martial law in that emergency powers are assumed by civilian Mass grave found ANKARA-Turkcy's provincial governors instead of ERZURUM—A massgrave containing ISO skeletons, claim National Security Council military commanders. ed to be the bonesof Turks who wereslaughtered by Armenians recommended Saturday thatthe The council recommended in 1918,was found on Monday during excavations made in the government extend martial law lifting the emergency rule in village of Alacain thiseasternprovince, thesemi-official Anatolia infive eastern and southeastern threeprovinces: Sivas, Orduand News Agency reported. Burned clothing, socks, rosarybeads, but provinces where separatist ter ton and other material were found together with the skeletons. rorists have been clashing with Martial law was first The mayor of the province, Recep Birsen Ozen, the heard of the security forces for nearly two declared in December 1978 by provincial Cultureand TourismOffice,Bilal Unganand lecturers years. former Premier Billent Ecevjt's from the Ataturk University as well as local residents, observed leftistgovernment.The measure After a five-hour meeting, was put into effect in Ankara, the six-hour excavations, made in the rain. Lecturer Enver the powerful advisory body of Konukcu from the universitysaid that there is proof about the cabinet members and top Istanbul, Kahramanmaras and cause of the Alaca massacre, in which more than 250Turks were 'TO'other eastern provinces militarycommandersannounc killedthrough torture. Konukcustated that the massacrewascar following political fighting in ed that martial law should re ried out in 1918by armed Armeinan bands led by Dr.Azaryev, Kahramanmaras that claimed main in force for another four Colonel Morel and Antranik. Another mass grave with 90 111 lives. months in the provinces of skeletons,wasfound during excavations madelast Marchin the But in the next two years Diyarbakir, Siirt, Hakkari, political violence by extreme village of Oba nearthe town of Ijdir, in Turkey's northeastern Mardin and Van, starting July province of Kan. 19. rightist and leftist groups took another 5,000 lives, leading the The Security Council also military to seize power in recommended keeping emergen September 1980. Martial Law cy rule in force for another four was then extended to the entire months in 11 otherprovinces in country. cluding the capital of Ankara Turkey returned to civilian and the country's largest pro . rule by 1983 general elections. vince of Istanbul. Five ofTurkey's 6? provinces Emergency rule was in

T-DrO ^«*» M 3 to get life Imprisonments ADANA—The military court in this southern province, has sentenced three defendants to life imprisonments each and 28 others to jail terms ranging from three to 15 years, the semi official Anatolian News Agency reported Monday. The defen dants had been accused of being members of the illegal extreme leftist Turkish People's Liberation Army (THKO) and the Way of the Turkish Revolution (TDY) organizations, which were ac tive before and after the military takeover ofSeptember 12,1980 The court put aside the files ofthree others for further considera tion and ajcquiUaJLthe remaining 51 defendants, Anatolia added.

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s> Guerrilla suspects held ANKARA—Security forces in southeast Turkey have round ed up 26 separatists suspected of involvement in guerrijla kill ings and attempts to sabotage oil installations, state radio said. * The radio quoted the governor of Adiyaman province, Kemal Ersoy, as saying the detentions followed atip-off and police in terrogations had revealed that the group were involved in the March killings offour gendarmes and a police officer. They were also suspected ofattempting tosabotage oil installations. Guer rillas set fire toanoil storage tank at the town of Adiyaman in' March, according toa press report at the time. Ersoy was also quoted as saying that five guerrilla hideouts were discovered, con taining arms and ammunition including hand grenades and rocket- propelled grenades.

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.~ ...*- uiaiLCi. -fOfJ £-*Vvb Halefoglu accuses Syria ANKARA—Foreign Minister Vahit Halefoglu declared that there were certain incorrect statementes published inSyrian text Ibooks which concern Turkey but addedthat he believed the re cent visit of Syrian Prime Minister to Turkey would be a fresh startin ties between thetwo countries. Halefoglu added: that the inclusion of Hatay province in Syrian textbooks as Syrian ter ritory, which was reported bytheTurkish press is"correct"and said that there were several other "historic mistakes" inthe Syrian textbooks. Healso disclosed that there were serious disagreements between Ankara and Damascus on various issues, including border security. Meanwhile, Syria hasannounced that it will allow Turkish citizens to engage in border trade.