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HURRIYET
--AL-ASAD KEEPS HIS PROMISE TO GIVE WATER TO
During his visit to
--DISABILITY TO PERFORM MILITARY SERVICE RELEASED
The
MILLIYET
--COURT ENDS HISTORIC MISTAKE
The Council of State has decided to annul a project to construct additional buildings to the Four Seasons Hotel over ancient Byzantine ruins in
--ON THE EDGE OF
A leading
Ann Hornaday said in her article in the Washington Post, "The Edge of Heaven is a sprawling, multi-character tale that spans continents and addresses such of-the-moment issues as immigration, cultural tradition, identity and global politics. If that sounds familiar, it may be because 'The Edge of Heaven' is the film that '
--PROVOCATION IN SAKARYA
An incident, resulting in one death, occurred in the northwestern Sakarya province when nearly one thousand people raided a gathering organized by the Democratic Society Party (DTP).
A group of people gathered outside a hall where several people attended "Peace Night" organized by the DTP. The group had tried to enter the hall, trapping nearly 800 people inside for seven hours. A 65-year-old individual held up in the hall died of a heart attack.
--DISCUSSION ON TAKSIM SQUARE
Istanbul Governor Muammer Guler announced that demonstrations would not be permitted to be held in
VATAN
--PERFECT RAID
Special operation teams of
MIT received a tip-off that three top members of the terrorist organization PKK would meet in the Seladze region across
Teams were dispatched to the area with helicopters, capturing the three top members after a small clash. One of the terrorists, who resisted, was wounded. MIT teams brought the injured and the two other terrorists to
After this operation, MIT gave intelligence to the Turkish army, and the Turkish Armed Forces launched an air operation on the region. All terrorist elements in the region were destroyed in the air operation. The three terrorists are still being interrogated in
--NEW PARTNER OF DAILY
Qatari Amir Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, partner of the Sabah daily newspaper and ATV private TV channel, is hoping to purchase a historical mansion in
The
CUMHURIYET
--DEMONSTRATION NOT TO BE HELD IN TAKSIM
Istanbul Governor Muammer Guler said they would not allow demonstrations in
--OZINCE ON FOREIGN CAPITAL
Ersin Ozince, director general of
RADIKAL
--ARGUMENTS OVER TAKSIM
Istanbul Governor Muammer Guler said that any attempt to celebrate May 1 Workers' Day in Istanbul's famous Taksim Square would be illegal and security forces would use force against protestors; labor unions continue to insist on gathering in the square. Unions said that they were determined to use their rights stemming from international agreements.
--"ERDOGAN WILL SEND HIS ADVISER TO
Israeli dailies have written that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan would send his chief advisor for foreign policy to
YENI SAFAK
--COURT RELEASES DEMIRTAS
A Turkish military court has released Democratic Society Party chairman Nurettin Demirtas, who is on trial facing charges that he used a fake health report to enable him to avoid fulfilling military service obligation. The court also released 51 other people along with Demirtas.
--"I PULLED THE TRIGGER UNDER HYPNOSIS"
The suspect in the assassination of Turkish-Armenian, Hrant Dink has claimed that he killed the journalist while under hypnosis. Levent Yildirim, lawyer for the gunman, Ogun Samast, said that his client was put in a hypnotic state before the shooting.