GOOD MORNING--TURKEY PRESS SCAN ON JAN 25

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.

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--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.

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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.

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--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.

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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.

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--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.