Turkish - Japanese clash
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Oluşturulma Tarihi: Mart 14, 2006 11:03
Turkish and Japanese clash over anti-corruption clause attached to a donation offered by the Japanese to build an archeological museum in Turkey. Turkish legislators rejected the $3 million donation because they were insulted by the anti-corruption clause attached to the contribution agreement.
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The clause specified that “The Japanese government states that it assumes the Turkish Republic will take the necessary measures to prevent any offer that could be construed as a bribe, a gift or payment or benefit in kind,” Turkish parliamentarian Mehmet Dulger said in a statement to the semi-official Anatolia news agency.
Dulger, president of the Turkish Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Commission, was one of several legislators insulted by the demand: “If it’s $300 million or $3 billion, let it go. Let that money sink,” he said. “How could we sign this?”