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Pas-Turkish Propaganda Denounced

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[Editorial Report] Sofia RABOTNICHESKO DELO in Bulgarian on 14 August 1989 carries on pages 4 and 5, a 2,500-word article by Mikhail Yanchev, entitled: "PanTurkism—Imperial Passion of Turkey" dealing with Turkish propaganda related to the identification of Muslims living outside the borders of Turkey as belonging to the Turkish nation.

in an introductory passage, Mikhail Yanchev points out that "Bulgarian literature is full of examples describing the struggle against foreign domination, but it never refers to claims for foreign territories and peoples," which applies in particular, to "our neighbor countries."

The author further enumerates several contemporary Turkish publications, such as newspaper articles, books, and essays of Turkish scholars on the recent past in which pan-Turkism is expressed in many ways, by indicating the existence of "Siberian Turks, Northern Turks, Western Turks," and other Turks living in "America, Argentina, Algeria, Australia, Britain, Egypt, and Yemen as minorities." Yanchev comments as follows on this statement:

"This is how far the Turkish pan-Turkish scholars are going. They do not recognize any borders, or states, and in a quite aggressive manner, they ascribe entire states and nations to the Turkish nation. This, as a matter of fact, is the very basis of pan-Turkism."

Citing Riza Yonder [name as transliterated] writing in the Turkdili magazine, no 191, 1967, about the necessity of teaching the Turkish language to minorities abroad, Yanchev remarks:

"The foreign language imposed on part of our compatriots, namely on the Islamized Bulgarians, was not adopted by them, naturally, and for this reason, Yonder gives instructions on methods to keep up the 'flame' of pan-Turkism outside the Turkish borders having in mind us, in Bulgaria, of course."

Yanchev further points out: "The fact that the names of the descendants of Islamized Bulgarians were restored was the most severe blow against pan-Turkism. it is no coincidence that in their writings, the propagandists keep mentioning the strength of anadola, and the strength of the "sovereign Turks." the "homecoming" to Turkey is nothing but an expression of the goals and tasks of pan-Turkism.

Yanchev cites some more recent Turkish publications on the subject, including an article published in the daily TURKIYE on 23 July 1989 containing an "appeal" to Prime Minister Ozal to estabalish "a ministry for Turks

abroad" and a "world federation of Turks living abroad," as a well as an institute on the problems of "enslaved Turks living abroad." Yanchev adds in this connection:

"Anyone may ask, where are these Turks living? it is very well known, that the Ottoman decrees of the remote past, according to which they used to invade and destroy entire civilizations all over the world, including Bulgaria, are still valid for them."

Yanchev closes his article by stressing that "an increasing number of people are becoming aware that pan-Turkism is a crime that should be denounced by the entire civilized world." He admits that some "soberly thinking people in Turkey condemn Ozak's chauvinistic policy," and expresses the hope that "Turkey's western allies should understand, or if they do not know it yet, learn, the fact that what is happening in Turkey is in contradiction with present-day realities."

## Farmers Burning Straw To Make Up For Delays AU1608162389 Sofia RABOTNICHESKO DELO in Bulgarian 11 Aug 89 p 2

[Unattributed report: "Warning Tip: Ban on 'Flying Saucers Made of Straw"]

[Text] It is well-known how the short-lived sensational story ended concerning the unidentified flying object that was recently reported to have landed near Moscow: Unprejudiced investigations produced a perfectly prosaic explanation, namely the combustion of a large amount of dry grass. We would not mention this attempt to make up for the summer shortage of interesting news with a fabricated story, if the danger had not recently arisen of similar "launching areas" also appearing in the fields of Bulgaria.

Delays are occurring in collecting the straw from harvested fields, and because in many areas this has begun to hinder the timely completion of the basic soil cultivation operations, it is no wonder that certain leaderships may be tempted "to put a match to it," without wasting any time in thinking of the existing categorical prohibition on this. It is not superfluous to remind ourselves that though prohibitions may well exist, violations of these prohibition exist as well.

The lowest percentages of straw have been collected in Sofia, Razgrad, Burgas, and Mikhaylovgrad Oblasts (between 36 and 45 percent). Marked differences can be noted in the way the different municipalities are carrying out this agricultural task. Whereas a few days ago Veliko Turnovo Municipality had completed 97 percent of this task, and Lom Municipality had collected the straw from 86 percent of the harvested fields, Mikhaylovgrad Municipality had only completed one-third of the work.