GOOD MORNING--TURKEY PRESS SCAN ON JAN 25 .hurriyet2008-detailbox-newslink { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:13px; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none; color:#000000;} .hurriyet2008-detailbox-newslink:hover { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:13px; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline; color:#990000;} These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in the Turkish press on Jan. 25, 2009. Hurriyet Daily News Online does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

HURRIYET
--COURT ARRESTS FOUR MORE OFFICERS UNDER ERGENEKON PROBE
An Istanbul court arrested Saturday four more commissioned officers on active duty in the latest wave of detention in the Ergenekon probe. Three officers were earlier arrested on Friday. Police detained head of a labor union, a journalist, and several police chiefs and police officers with the special forces unit on Thursday.
--TURKISH PIANIST TO PLAY AT DAVOS SUMMIT
Turkey's internationally acclaimed classical pianist Fazil Say is set to take stage at the closing party of this year's Davos Summit. Luzern Symphony Orchestra and conductor Alexander Liebreich will accompany Say in the concert. Say will perform works by Beethoven and Saint-Saens.
MILLIYET
--JEWISH ASSOCIATIONS EXPECT GESTURE
Dan Mariaschin, vice-president of B'nai Brith which is one of the leading Jewish associations in the United States, said that they were expecting a gesture from Turkey about the security of Turkish Jews who faced protests after operation in Gaza.
--ERDOGAN WANTS CLEAN TURKEY
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that they were struggling against criminal organizations with determination. He said, "I am thinking of a clean Turkey where our grand children will live."
SABAH
--4 OFFICERS, 9 POLICE OFFICERS ARRESTED
Nine police officers including Ayhan Atabek --special forces department director-- as well as four police officers were arrested within the scope of Ergenekon probe. One police officer and one officer were released.
--CLEAN TURKEY FOR CHILDREN
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey was taking brave steps against gangs. He said, "I do not think about today. I think about a very clean Turkey where my children and grand children will live."

VATAN
--ERDOGAN ASKS FOR SUPPORT FROM CIVIL SOCIETY FOR ERGENEKON CASE
Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan asked for the very first time support of the civil society for the Ergenekon case during a speech on Saturday: "Operation Clean Hands was widely discussed when it was made in Italy. But certain circles, political institutions are now feeling disturbed by the operations in Turkey. They went too far even to say 'I am the advocate' (of the accused). We have to act in solidarity with the institutions of the civil society. We cannot clean our country of this if we fail to achieve solidarity between the administration and the civil society," Erdogan said.

--POLICE, MILITARY OFFICERS UNDER ARREST
An Istanbul Court arrested on Saturday four military and nine police officers who were taken under custody in the latest wave of detention in the Ergenekon probe. Arrested police officers with the special forces unit were reported to have said that they were included on a list by Ibrahim Sahin, a former head of the special forces unit who is also under arrest. They were also reported to have said that they were waiting orders for fighting against terrorism.

CUMHURIYET
--TOWARDS 0090 EUROPE ART FESTIVAL
Turkish culture and art winds are blowing in the first two months of 2009 in Belgium. 0090 Art Festival will begin five days after the successful Istanbul Express Festival which ended yesterday. The first Istanbul Express Festival was held in 2006. The second year of the festival took place in Gent city of Belgium between Jan. 16 - 24, 2009.

--4 OFFICERS ARRESTED
Four of the five officers on active duty --who were detained under Ergenekon probe-- were arrested. One officer was released after his interrogation. One of the police officers, who were detained, was also released. Nine police officers were sent to court.

RADIKAL
--YOU ARE FREE AT PARK
Higher Board of Education (YOK) will establish "free zones" --like Hyde Park in London-- at universities. People will be able to talk about whatever they want in these free zones.

--ANATOLIAN LEADER REMAINS AS LEADER
Sivasspor, which completed the first soccer season as leader in Turkcell Super League, hosted Galatasaray in the first match of the second season, and defeated it 2-0. Meanwhile, Besiktas team defeated Denizlispor 1-0 at Inonu Stadium in Istanbul.

YENI SAFAK
--7 SOLDIERS ON ACTIVE DUTY IN PRISON
After three military officers, who were detained in the 11th wave of Ergenekon probe and were arrested two days ago, four other military personnel were sent to prison yesterday. Thus, the number of military officers, who were arrested with the claim of being "member of Ergenekon terrorist organization", increased to seven.

--WE WILL LEAVE A CLEAN TURKEY
Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan compared Ergenekon case to operation Clean Hands in Italy, and said, "I don't think about today. I am thinking about a clean Turkey where my grand children will live. We should leave such a Turkey."


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GOOD MORNING--TURKEY PRESS SCAN ON FEB 4 .hurriyet2008-detailbox-newslink { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:13px; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none; color:#000000;} .hurriyet2008-detailbox-newslink:hover { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:13px; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline; color:#990000;} These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in the Turkish press on Feb. 4, 2009. Hurriyet Daily News Online does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

HURRIYET
-- INFLATION RATE STARTS YEAR WITH SINGLE-DIGIT FIGURE
Consumer prices index (TUFE) was up by 0.29 percent in January and producer prices index (UFE) also rose by 0.23 percent. Annual inflation in the same month, based on a 12 months average, was 10.54 percent for consumer prices and 12.81 percent for producer prices.
-- "I WARNED HAMAS THREE YEARS AGO"
President Abdullah Gul, who left Turkey for Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, said if a chance had been given to Turkey, Gaza would have been different today. "I warned Hamas three years ago. Some comprehended my warnings, some did not," Gul told reporters. President Gul said that Turkey always assumed a transparent attitude and acted honestly.

MILLIYET
-- "IF I HAD NOT BEEN DIPLOMATIC...," PM ERDOGAN
Replying to those who did not consider Premier Tayyip Erdogan's reaction at Davos "diplomatic", Erdogan said that he was a politician, not a diplomat. "If I had not been diplomatic there, I should have done something else," Erdogan said.

-- CRISIS ONLY HELPS INFLATION
As the demand narrowed down due to global economic crisis, inflation's speed slowed down as well. Consumer prices index (TUFE) increased by 0.29 percent while producer prices index (UFE) rose by 0.23 in January 2009. After an eight-month period, annual inflation in TUFE dropped to a single-digit figure and reached 9.5 percent.

SABAH
-- BROTHERHOOD MESSAGE TO JEWISH COMMUNITY
Turkish state authorities gave the Jewish community a message that "you are safe." President Abdullah Gul said, "all people living on this land have equal rights." There can not be discrimination against any citizen," he said. Gul also said, "Israel and Jewish people of Turkey are separate issues." Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said, "safety and faith of Jewish community are under guarantee of us."
-- INFLATION RATE DROPS TO SINGLE-DIGIT FIGURE
Inflation rate decreased to single-digit figure for the first time after nine months. Consumer prices index (TUFE) rose by 0.29 percent in January and producer prices index (UFE) also rose by 0.23 percent. According to TUIK (Turkish Board of Statistics), annual inflation as of January was 9.5 percent in TUFE and 7.9 percent in UFE.
VATAN
-- "I SHOULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING ELSE TO MODERATOR," ERDOGAN
During Justice and Development Party's (AKP) group meeting, Premier Tayyip Erdogan commented on his recent reaction at a session in Davos. "A moderator cannot hold a prime minister's shoulder in an international meeting. This is an act of immorality. If I had not acted in a diplomatic manner there, I should have acted differently, but I did not," Erdogan said.

-- KING WELCOMES GUL AT AIRPORT
President Abdullah Gul, who began his 3-day visit to Saudi Arabia together with his wife, was welcomed by King Abdallah bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud at the Riyadh airport. Gul had also left aside protocol rules and waited for the Saudi Arabian King's arrival at Ankara's Esenboga airport two years ago.

CUMHURIYET
-- GUL IN SAUDI ARABIA
President Abdullah Gul went to Saudi Arabia on a formal visit. Gul was welcomed by King Abdallah of Saudi Arabia with a ceremony. State Minister Kursad Tuzmen, Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul, Transportation Minister Binali Yildirim, Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) Chairman Rifat Hisarciklioglu and a number of Turkish businessmen are accompanying President Gul. Before his departure from Ankara, President Gul reacted to a reporter who asked about gifts given by King Abdallah during his visit to the Turkish capital.

-- LOTS OF EXPLOSIVES IN BEYKOZ
After receiving a tip, gendarmerie teams found 13.5 kg of TNT explosives, 100 grams of C4 explosives, 1.5 meters of detonation cord, 3 detonators and an adaptor in Beykoz town of Istanbul.

RADIKAL
-- "WE ARE ALL SAME," GUL
President Abdullah Gul said Jewish people living in Turkey would not be affected by the heated exchange that happened between Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and Israeli President Shimon Peres in Davos, Switzerland. Prior to his departure for Saudi Arabia, Gul told reporters at the airport, "no one should assume a wrong attitude towards each other. We should warn those who assume a wrong attitude. All people living in Turkey are the same."

-- THERE IS NO CERTAIN DATE OF IMF'S VISIT TO TURKEY, SIMSEK
State Minister Mehmet Simsek said he could not give a certain date regarding the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) visit to Turkey. Replying to questions on the talks with the IMF, Simsek said, "there is not any new statement at the moment."
YENI SAFAK
-- CIA CHASES FOR STOFFEL
It was revealed that retired Gen. Levent Ersoz, who was arrested under Ergenekon probe, was under "special protection" for years. CIA has been chasing Ersoz after Dale Stoffel, an American arms dealer, was killed in Iraq's Green Zone. Following the mysterious murder in Baghdad in 2004, murderers of Stoffel uncovered his relations thanks to documents they found in his suitcase. It was claimed that information about the 40-billion-USD arms market, in which everything is traded including lost U.S. weapons, was seized by Ersoz. Stoffel was a CIA agent, who could easily reach U.S. President George W. Bush and a kingpin of the giant arms dealing market from Washington to Lebanon and Turkey. He served as CIA station chief and then began running his own arms dealing business. Stoffel was also known as the "Lawrence of Arabia", and his secrets passed to Russian agents after his death.

-- TURKISH GIRL CANDIDATE FOR EUROVISION FOR GREEK CYPRIOTS
Zelis Senol, a Turkish girl, has become one of the ten candidates to represent Greek Cypriot administration in Eurovision song contest. Zelis will sing the song "I'm gonna break up with you" and represent Greek Cypriots if she is chosen.

GOOD MORNING--TURKEY PRESS SCAN ON MAR 25 .hurriyet2008-detailbox-newslink { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:13px; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none; color:#000000;} .hurriyet2008-detailbox-newslink:hover { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:13px; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline; color:#990000;} These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in the Turkish press on March 25, 2009. Hurriyet Daily News Online does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

HURRIYET
-- ZIRAAT UNVEILS 7 BLN TL SPRING PACKAGE
Ziraat Bankasi has unveiled a "Spring Package" that brings easy payments and remarkable interest rate cuts for its 6 million customers. Ziraat's CEO Can Akin Caglar said that the package covers 7 billion Turkish lira (TL) of debts from mortgage to personal loans and credit cards. Caglar said the amount could go up to 10 billion TL.

-- MRS. OBAMA NOT COMING FOR HER KIDS
Surprising news from the White House ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Turkey. Obama will come to Turkey alone as contrary to previous arrangements. Michelle Obama will accompany U.S. President until April 6 and will not visit Turkey, instead she will return home to the children to avoid a long separation.

MILLIYET
-- TESTIMONIES REVEAL MURDERS THAT PUT COLONEL UNDER CUSTODY
Turkish daily Milliyet has received copies of the testimonies that paved the way for a series of excavations in the southeastern town of Cizre, where 13 pieces of human bones were discovered, and the subsequent arrest of a colonel in the central province of Kayseri. The testimonies reveal details of the murder of five people who were kidnapped and killed during the 1990s. The testimonies of an informant say people who provided assistance to the terrorist organization PKK were kidnapped and were delivered to Hezbollah in Turkey; a fact known to certain military commanders.

-- MAN KILLED IN ARMED ROBBERY
The owner of a jewelry store in Istanbul's Uskudar district was killed in an armed robbery on Tuesday, a day after another jewelry store was robbed by armed men in another Istanbul district, Erenkoy. In the capital Ankara, a number of armed men tried to rob a supermarket on Tuesday night. The owner of the supermarket and one of the robbers was killed in the incident.

SABAH
-- SIMSEK ON ECONOMIC CRISIS
State Minister Mehmet Simsek said Turkey would weather the economic crisis through measures that the Turkish authorities have taken. The rest of the world will see a recovery by the end of the year due to the implementation of decisions take by the G-20, Simsek said. "Turkey will become one of the countries to first breath a sigh of relief when the positive signals start to appear," he said.

-- EYES ON OZKOK
Within the scope of the Ergenekon probe, former General Staff chiefs retired Gen. Hilmi Ozkok and retired Gen. Yasar Buyukanit could appear in court as witnesses, officials said. Earlier, Ozkok said, "I would not say 'no' if the court invites me either as a witness or a suspect."
VATAN
-- WHY IS AKP STRONG?
Goldman Sachs, one of the giant banks in the world, prepared a report regarding this weekend's local elections in Turkey. It said the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) have three advantages over its rivals. One of them is leadership: Premier Tayyip Erdogan is the most popular leader in Turkey without any discussions thanks to his unique leadership features and exceptional talent in moving the masses. Despite this, all other leaders are deprived of Erdogan's charisma and society sees them as "elitist", which gives them a serious disadvantage reaching more disadvantages segments of Turkish society.
The second is ideology: The AKP successfully unites Islamic and nationalist tones and is therefore attractive for conservative voters (the votes of rightist parties is around 65 percent) who have a crushing majority in Turkey.
The third is organization: The AKP is also a leader in getting organized. The AKP is represented even in the smallest villages of Anatolia and has a fairly dynamic party organization.

-- "I DIDN'T SAY KURDISTAN, I SAID KURDISH ADMINISTRATION"
President Abdullah Gul, who returned from Iraq, said he did not use the expression of "Kurdistan," which caused reactions from the opposition. Gul said, "According to the Iraqi Constitution, there is a local Kurdish administration in the north of Iraq. I mentioned this. These are fairly normal things. There is no need to make unnecessary and harming discussions."

CUMHURIYET
-- PROSECUTORS SAY MAY ASK FORMER TOP GENERAL TO GIVE TESTIMONY OVER ERGENEKON PROBE
Prosecutors have said that they might ask for testimony from the former chief of the general staff, Gen. Hilmi Ozkok, under the probe into Ergenekon, a suspected criminal network with ties in the military and bureaucracy. Ozkok has earlier said he would speak with prosecutors if he was asked over allegations that he prevented a number of coup attempts while in office. "Younger generations in the Turkish Armed Forces have a different mentality, they are more democratic in spirit," Ozkok had told an interview.

-- GUL DENIES USING TO IRAQ'S NORTH AS "KURDISTAN"
President Abdullah Gul denied that he had referred to the administration in the northern Iraq as "Kurdistan regional administration." "I did not use such a term. There is a local Kurdish administration in Iraq's north as part of the country's constitution. That is what I said," Gul told reporters on his return from Baghdad.

RADIKAL-- WE CAN'T WAIT FOREVER, GUL TELLS IRAQI KURDS
President Abdullah Gul met Iraqi Kurdish delegation in Baghdad. "They reaffirmed their determination in the fight against the terrorist organization PKK. Turkey appreciates it. But we can not wait forever for its outcomes," he said. Gul said he did not discuss a possible "amnesty" for the PKK during his meeting with Necirvan Barzani, executive of the regional administration in the north of Iraq. "I do not speak with others about our own issues," Gul said.

-- HERD EFFECT
Industry Minister Zafer Caglayan spoke about rising car sales after a cut on private consumption tax. "It is not a giant cut but people started to buy cars in a herd mentality," he said.
YENI SAFAK
-- GUL, ONLY LEADER SPENDING NIGHT IN IRAQ
President Abdullah Gul visited Iraq as the guest of Iraq's President Jalal Talabani, and became the first foreign leader to spend the night in Baghdad since the start of the six-year U.S. occupation. Gul said he visited Iraq with his wife to show Iraq's importance. "Not even a minister has not spent the night in Iraq so far," he said.
-- WORLD HITS ON HARSH ROCK (KAYA)
Turkish student Kaya (Rock) Genc solved 129,106 math problems to become world champion. Kaya, 11, beat 2 million students who joined the World Online Mathematics Competition and to become one of the proud Turks living in Australia. Kaya also broke a record with the number of questions he answered correctly.

GOOD MORNING--TURKEY PRESS SCAN ON JUNE 22 .hurriyet2008-detailbox-newslink { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:13px; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none; color:#000000;} .hurriyet2008-detailbox-newslink:hover { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:13px; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline; color:#990000;} These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in the Turkish press on June 22, 2009. Hurriyet Daily News does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

HURRIYET
-- "NOTHING CAN BE KEPT SECRET"
Speaking about the document claimed to have been prepared by the General Staff, President Abdullah Gul said, "Turkey is a transparent country. If there is any wrongdoing, the jurisdiction will bring it into the light. Nothing can be kept secret in Turkey any more."

-- REPUBLIC RALLY IN IZMIR
The second Republic Rally was held in the western province of Izmir with the participation of nearly a 10,000 people. The first rally in 2007 coincided with the Mother's Day while the second was held on the Father's Day. There was a fall in the number of participants.


MILLIYET
-- LIQUOR PRODUCERS CRITICIZE NEW LIMITATIONS ON ADVERTISEMENTS
A new legal framework that brings certain limitations on advertisements relating to alcoholic drinks has prompted a strong wave of criticism from producers. Brewer Efes Pilsen's boss Tuncay Ozilhan said that in movie theaters alcohol adverts could not be screened until after the film ended. "The film ends and the viewers leave the theatre. Who would stay to see the advertisement? This is a tricky way of banning adverts for alcohol," Ozilhan said. Sibel Kutman, director of the wine maker Doluca, said producers' views had not been taken into consideration.

-- SCHOLAR SAYS TURKEY SHOULD EXTEND "SOME KIND OF APOLOGY" TO ARMENIANS
Prof. Fikret Adanir, a Turkish scholar from Istanbul's Sabanci University, said despite not actually labeling the incidents of 1915 as "genocide," Turkey should extend some kind of apology to Armenians. "The state made a terrible mistake in 1915. A way must be found to reach out to Armenians, but at the same, the tragedy that Muslims suffered in the Balkans and the Caucasus should be underlined," Adanir told daily Milliyet.

-- ERDOGAN TO TAKE BRIEF REST
Deputy Premier and State Minister Bulent Arinc said Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan would rest for a few days after he cancelled a planned trip to Greece due to high blood pressure. "He is fine. He is just a bit weary from the high temperatures and fatigue. He is going to take a few days off," Arinc told reporters.


SABAH
-- DOUBLE PROOF TO DOUBLE SIGNATURE
It has been determined by police and gendarmerie reports that the colonel, who allegedly wrote the document aiming at a "conspiracy against democracy," used two different signatures. After criminal laboratories of the gendarmerie released a report stating that "the signatures were alike," the police department's criminal report also said that the signature on the report on "fight against religious fundamentalism" belonged to Col. Dursun Cicek. Criminal laboratories of the police department compared Cicek's signatures on 21 documents with the signature on the "religious fundamentalism" report and the signature on his testimony.

-- TURN YOUR FACE BOTH TO EU AND ASIA
Chinese Ambassador in Ankara Gong Xiaosheng said that Turkey could have a relationship with the European Union, or EU, and Asia at the same time. In an interview with daily Sabah, the Chinese ambassador said that his country desired to share its success formula with Turkey.


VATAN
-- WEAK RALLY IN IZMIR
After a 100,000 people gathered in the western province of Izmir in a rally on May 13, 2007, there only 10,000 gathered for a similar organization yesterday. The rally in 2007 coincided with Mothers' Day and yesterday's event coincided with Fathers' Day. Prominent painter Bedri Baykam said that the participation in yesterday's rally could not be compared with the previous one since it was held in June and people were on vacation.

-- DRIVER FALLS ASLEEP
The death toll increased to 11 in Saturday night's traffic accident near Kizilcahamam town of the capital city of Ankara. Meanwhile, it was revealed that the accident was the result of the driver falling asleep at the wheel. The driver of the minibus, which was carrying university students back from a school picnic in Abant, was injured in the accident.


CUMHURIYET
-- PROTEST RALLY IN IZMIR
A large crowd of demonstrators gathered Sunday at a rally in Izmir's Gundogdu Square to protest the government. The rally was organized by a group named "Alliance Platform for the Republic." People carried Turkish flags and posters of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.

-- TURKISH KEBAB MAKER HITS DUBAI
Turkish kebab maker Ali Akkas opened a branch of his Kosebasi Restaurant in Dubai after opening restaurants in Brazil and Bahrain. Akkas's Kosebasi was named by Conde Nast Traveler as one of the 50 best restaurants in the world. Kosebasi's next destination is Qatar, says Akkas who wants to open 20 new restaurants in Gulf countries within five years.


RADIKAL
-- LAW IS FUNCTIONING, LET'S GO BACK TO AGENDA, PRESIDENT GUL
Commenting on the "coup" document, President Abdullah Gul said that other important issues on the agenda should not be forgotten. "Turkey is a transparent country. If there is something wrong, it will be brought to light with the help of the law and the necessary actions will be taken. If some people carry out such acts intentionally, then actions will be taken against them as well. Nothing remains hidden," Gul said. He also said judicial mechanisms were properly functioning, adding that the other important issues on Turkey's agenda such as development, reforms and democracy, should not be neglected.

-- A LEGEND FROM SOUTH KOREA
Borusan Music Festival will host a young legend from the Far East, South Korean cellist Han-Na Chang, who was presented with two awards at the 5th Rostropovich Cello Contest in Paris when she was only 11. Chang will give a concert at Hagia Irene tonight together with Bilkent Symphony Orchestra.


YENI SAFAK
-- "NOTHING CAN REMAIN SECRET ANY MORE," GUL SAYS
President Abdullah Gul spoke on Sunday for the first time about an alleged military plot to "besmirch the AKP and the Gulen community." "There is an ongoing legal process about the issue. Turkey is a transparent country. If there is a misdeed it would eventually come to light by the hand of justice. Nothing can remain secret any more in Turkey," Gul told reporters.

-- ISTANBUL JAZZ FESTIVAL TO START
Istanbul is set to host for the 16th time its international Jazz Festival on June 2-15. World-famous musicians will participate in the festival in over 30 concerts featuring among others Marcus Miller, Melody Gardot, Joe Sample and Randy Crawford.