COVER PAGE 1 OF THE ANNUAL ARTICLE 7 REPORT NAME OF STATE [PARTY]: TURKEY REPORTING PERIOD: 01 January 2007 to 31 December 2007 Form A: National implementation measures: unchanged (last reporting: yyyy) Form B: Stockpiled anti-personnel mines: unchanged (last reporting: yyyy) Form F: Programme of APM destruction: unchanged (last reporting: yyyy) Form G: APM destroyed: unchanged (last reporting: yyyy) Form C: Location of mined areas: unchanged (last reporting: 2007) Form D: APMs retained or transferred: changed x unchanged (last reporting: 2007) Form E: Status of conversion programmes: changed x unchanged (last reporting: 2007) Form H: Technical characteristics: unchanged (last reporting: yyyy) Form I: Warning measures: changed x unchanged (last reporting: 2007) Form J: Other Relevant Matters: unchanged (last reporting: yyyy) 1 Notes on using the cover page: 1. The cover page could be used as a complement to submitting detailed forms adopted at the [First and Second] Meetings of the States parties in instances when the information to be provided in some of the forms in an annual report is the same as it would be in past reports. That is, when using the cover page, only forms within which there is new information would need to be submitted. 2. The cover page could be used as a substitute for submitting detailed forms adopted at the [First and Second] Meetings of the States parties only if all of the information to be provided in an annual report is the same as in past reports. 3. If an indication is made on the cover sheet that the information to be provided with respect to a particular form would be unchanged in relationship to a previous year s form, the date of submission of the previous form should be clearly indicated.
CONVENTION ON THE PROHIBITION OF THE USE, STOCKPILING, PRODUCTION AND TRANSFER OF ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES AND ON THEIR DESTRUCTION Reporting Formats for Article 7 STATE [PARTY]: POINT OF CONTACT: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY (TR) Mr. Ahmet Muhtar Gün Deputy Director General (OSCE, Arms Control and Disarmament ) Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey Telephone: + 90 312 292 1794 Fax : + 90 312 287 3731 e_mail : ahmet.gun@mfa.gov.tr
Form A Article 7.1 National implementation measures "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General... on: a) The national implementation measures referred to in Article 9." Remark: In accordance with Article 9, "Each State Party shall take all appropriate legal, administrative and other measures, including the imposition of penal sanctions, to prevent and suppress any activity prohibited to a State Party under this Convention undertaken by persons or on territory under its jurisdiction or control". Measures 1. Turkey stopped use of and commenced clearing APMs in 1998. Supplementary information (e.g., effective date of implementation & text of legislation attached). 2. Turkish Armed Forces Munitions Disposal Facility was put into service on 8 November 2007. The construction of the facility has been conducted in accordance with the agreement between Turkey and the NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency (NAMSA) signed in 2005.
Form B Article 7. 1 Stockpiled anti-personnel mines "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General... on: b) The total of all stockpiled anti-personnel mines owned or possessed by it, or under its jurisdiction or control, to include a breakdown of the type, quantity and, if possible, lot numbers of each type of anti-personnel mine stockpiled." 1. Total of stockpiled anti-personnel mines Type (1) Quantity Lot # (if possible) Supplementary information DM-11 1.407.952 M2 133.826 M14 1.010.258 M16 41.946 ADAM (2) 22.788 TOTAL (3) 2.616.770 2. Previously unknown stockpiles of anti-personnel mines discovered after the deadlines have passed. (Action #15 of Nairobi Action Plan) Type Quantity Lot # (if possible) Supplementary information TOTAL - - (1) M18 Series APMs were removed from the list of 2007 report due to their technical features. (2) Total number of ADAM Projectiles is 633 [Each containing 36 sub-munitions; total quantity of APLs is 22.788 (633 x 36)]. (3) Total number of APMs destrored in 2007 is 250.048 Pursuant to the decision of the 8MSP, as contained in paragraph 29 of the Final Report of the Meeting, document APLC/MSP.8/2007/6.
Form C Article 7.1 Location of mined areas "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General... on: c) To the extent possible, the location of all mined areas that contain, or are suspected to contain, anti-personnel mines under its jurisdiction or control, to include as much detail as possible regarding the type and quantity of each type of anti-personnel mine in each mined area and when they were emplaced." 1. Areas that contain mines Location Type Quantity Date of Supplementary information emplacement TOTAL 982.777 (1) 2. Areas suspected to contain mines* Location Type Quantity Date of Supplementary information emplacement If necessary, a separate table for each mined area may be provided (1) Currently there are 818.280 laid APMs. Total number of mines is 982.777, including 164.497 anti-tank mines.
Form F Article 7.1 Status of programs for destruction of APMs "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General... on: f) The status of programs for the destruction of anti-personnel mines in accordance with Articles 4 and 5, including details of the methods which will be used in destruction, the location of all destruction sites and the applicable safety and environmental standards to be observed." 1. Status of programs for destruction of stockpiled APMs (Article 4) Description of the status of programs including: Location of destruction sites Turkish Armed Forces Munitions Disposal Facility is located in Yahşihan/ KIRIKKALE. Details of: Methods - Certified by NAMSA according to AASP and DOD 41 45 26 M as well as EU environmental norms and standards. - Law No. 2872 on Environment (Official Journal: 11.08.1983, No: 18132). The law was amended by another law (Law No. 5491) on 26 April 2006. Applicable safety standards Applicable environmental standards - Regulation of The Ministry of Environment and Forestry on the Control of Air Pollution (Official Journal: 22.07.2006, No.26236)
2. Status of programs for destruction of APMs in mined areas (Article 5) Description of the status of programs including: Location of destruction sites - The Specialized Mine Clearance Unit of the Turkish General Staff is continuing mine clearance activities, using the method of open-air destruction on site. The 510 km long minefield on the border with Syria will be cleared under the management of the Ministry of Finance (Directorate General for National Real Estate Affairs), in compliance with the related Governmental Decree. Details of: Methods - A draft law is prepared and submitted to the Parliament on mine clearance and tender facilities to take place along the land border between Turkey and Syria. The first hearing was held at the relevant Commission of the Parliament on 10 April 2008. Applicable safety standards Applicable environmental standards
Form G Article 7.1 APMs destroyed after entry into force "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General... on: g) The types and quantities of all anti-personnel mines destroyed after the entry into force of this Convention for that State Party, to include a breakdown of the quantity of each type of anti-personnel mine destroyed, in accordance with Articles 4 and 5, respectively, along with, if possible, the lot numbers of each type antipersonnel mine in the case of destruction in accordance with Article 4" 1. Destruction of stockpiled APMs (Article 4) Type Quantity Lot # (if possible) MISC. 250.048 Supplementary information Destructed by TAF Munitions Disposal Facility and open air detonation. TOTAL 250.048 2. Destruction of APMs in mined areas (Article 5) Type Quantity Supplementary information MISC. 389 On-site detonation. TOTAL 389
Form G (continued) 3. Previously unknown stockpiles of anti-personnel mines discovered and destroyed after the deadlines have passed. (Action #15 of Nairobi Action Plan) Type Quantity Lot # (if possible) Supplementary information - - TOTAL Pursuant to the decision of the 8MSP, as contained in paragraph 29 of the Final Report of the Meeting, document APLC/MSP.8/2007/6.
Form H Article 7.1 Technical characteristics of each type produced/owned or possessed "Each State Party shall report to the Secretary-General... on: h) The technical characteristics of each type of anti-personnel mine produced, to the extent known, and those currently owned or possessed by a State Party, giving, where reasonably possible, such categories of information as may facilitate identification and clearance of anti-personnel mines; at a minimum, this information shall include the dimensions, fusing, explosive content, metallic content, colour photographs and other information which may facilitate mine clearance" 1. Technical characteristics of each APM-type produced Type Dimensions Fusing type Explosive content grams Metallic content Colour photo attached Supplementary information to facilitate mine clearance. - - - 2. Technical characteristics of each APM-type currently owned or possessed Type Dimensions Fusing Explosive content type grams Metallic content Colour photo attached DM11 37x82mm DM3 Detonator TNT 122 Yes Low M14 40x56mm M46 Detonator TETRIL 29 Yes Low M16 199x103mm M605 (Black Powder) TNT 521 Yes M16A1 199x103mm M605 (Black Powder) TNT 513 Yes M16A2 199x103mm M605 (Black Powder) TNT 590 Yes M2 244x104mm M605 (Black Powder) TNT 154 Yes Supplementary information to facilitate mine clearance.
Form J Other relevant matters Remark: States Parties may use this form to report voluntarily on other relevant matters, including matters pertaining to compliance and implementation not covered by the formal reporting requirements contained in Article 7. States Parties are encouraged to use this form to report on activities undertaken with respect to Article 6, and in particular to report on assistance provided for the care and rehabilitation, and social and economic reintegration, of mine victims. - In 2000, a special prosthetic care program for amputees was implemented with the contribution of Physicians for Peace (PfP), a non-governmental organization, based in Norfolk, Virginia. PfP initiated a Prosthetic Center at Dicle University, Diyarbakır, in which volunteer physicians and prosthetists fit, train and rehabilitate amputees including landmine victims with prosthetics, free of charge. The Prosthetic Center has been operating as a self-sustainable care center to fit prosthetics and train amputees since 2001. The number of the civilian landmine victims (amputees) fitted at the Center throughout the past years is as followed: 2000 20 2001 22 2002 3 2003 5 2004 5 2005 5 2006 16 2007 19 - Civilians including mine victims also receive treatment at military hospitals as well as several state and university hospitals. The procedures outlining how civilians can apply for treatment for rehabilitation are
described in the internet websites of the Gülhane Military Medical Academy (GATA) and the Turkish Armed Forces Rehabilitation and Care Centre. - Military and Civilian Casulities by Explosion of APMs Laid by PKK Terrorist Organization DEATH WOUNDED TOTAL 53 204 257 - Military and Civilian Casulities by Explosion of APMs Laid by PKK Terrorist Organization Rehabilitation completed 66 Rehabilitation on going 138 TOTAL 204 - Assistance Provided to Military Personnel INDEMNITY SALARY JOB TOTAL 127 43 37 207