[01] TURKEY URGES ITALY TO EXTRADITE OCALAN

Ankara is deeply concerned with negative signals coming from Rome that separatist terrorist leader Abdullah Ocalan will not be extradited

and is in fact being treated with sympathy by the left-wing Italian government. Meanwhile, Turkish Ambassador to Rome Inal Batu

disclosed that the PKK leader was in hospital and not in jail in the Italian capital. Batu said yesterday that Turkey will react at the highest

level against a statement that appeared in a newspaper on Saturday made by a state secretary in the Italian Justice Ministry, Franco

Corleone, who said it was 'out of the question' for Ocalan to be handed over to Turkish authorities.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ismail Cem also criticized Corleone's remark. "It does not conform with justice when a ministry of another

government announces the results of a legal process that has not even started" Cem told reporters. "I believe that the head of the terrorist

organization, Abdullah Ocalan, must be extradited to Turkey. I hope Corleone's view is no that of the Italian government" Deputy Prime

Minister Bulent Ecevit said yesterday in Ankara. He further warned European countries, especially Italy, that any tolerance shown to the

PKK would mean 'opening their doors to terrorism'. Italian newspapers said around 15,000 Kurds were expected to flock to Rome yesterday

to take part in a rally of support for Ocalan. However, reports from Rome said that the Kurdish demonstrators in Rome did not number more

than 2,000. The Anatolia news agency reported that the security measures taken by the Italian police officials were too lax. /All papers/

[03] THE OBSERVER: 40 % OF HEROIN FROM PKK

The Observer, a leading newspaper in Britain, has described the leader of the PKK terrorist organization Abdullah Ocalan as 'the terrorist

prince of Kurds'. It commented on the arrest of the PKK leader in Italy and said that Ocalan, who is responsible for the death of thousands

of people, had an unbalanced character and was a merciless murderer.

The newspaper noted that Ocalan was responsible for the death of many Western tourists in addition to many Turkish citizens. It stated that

nearly 1,000 members of the PKK terrorist organization were living in Britain and added: "The PKK is responsible for 40 % of heroin,

which has entered Europe". /Sabah/

[04] SWEDEN WANTS EXTRADITION OF OCALAN

It is reported that besides Turkey and Germany, Sweden also wants the extradition of the leader of the PKK terrorist organization Abdullah

Ocalan. The news has not officially been verified yet. It is also reported that Sweden wants the extradition of Ocalan because Swedish

officials want to interrogate him for the death of the former Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme on February 28, 1986. /Sabah/

[05] SEZGIN AND CEM IN ITALY

Foreign Minister Ismail Cem and National Defense Minister Ismet Sezgin went to Italy yesterday to attend a meeting of the Western

European Union (WEU). Strict measures have been taken for the security of the two Turkish ministers in Rome.

Cem stated that he would meet with Italian Foreign Minister Lamberto Dini. Cem said: "I will tell the Italian officials that the extradition of

PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan is necessary from the standpoint of international law and justice. We will also want them to assure the security

of Turkish journalists and citizens in Italy". Cem noted that a file for the extradition of Ocalan was being prepared by the Turkish Justice

Ministry with the support of the Foreign Ministry. Cem said that Ankara expected Italy to take a 'serious and just' approach to the possible

extradition of Ocalan to Turkey.

Defense Minister Sezgin said for his part that with the arrest of Ocalan, the PKK's back has been broken. Meanwhile, Turkey will remove

the death sentence, which is regarded as the greatest obstacle in front of the extradition of Ocalan from Italy to Turkey, with a 14-article

draft. The draft, which will be sent to the Council of Ministers this week, foresees that the death sentence will be replaced by life

imprisonment. /Sabah/

[06] TURKEY TO ASK ITALY TO QUESTION OCALAN IN ROME

Justice Minister Hasan Denizkurdu will ask Italy to question PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan in Rome. Denizkurdu noted that the procedure

they would start today had a special procedure than from extradition procedure. Denizkurdu added that a 10-member Turkish delegation

including judges, prosecutors and officials of the Department of the Intelligence and Struggling Against Terrorism of the Police would go to

Rome to question Ocalan.

Meanwhile Denizkurdu pointed out that both Italy and Turkey were states of law and that there should not be any obstacle in front of the

extradition demand of Turkey.

On the other hand, 10 days of imprisonment period of Abdullah Ocalan has started on 14 November when he was arrested. If Italian Justice

Ministry did not ask an additional period of time, Ocalan would be released at the end of 10 days imprisonment. /Sabah/Hurriyet/