GOOD MORNING--TURKEY PRESS SCAN ON JULY 19

Güncelleme Tarihi: Temmuz 19, 2008 12:24

Hurriyet English

Oluşturulma Tarihi: Temmuz 19, 2008 09:52

These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in the Turkish press on July 19, 2008. Hurriyet English does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. (UPDATED)

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HURRIYET

-- TURKEY IS HAVING CONTACTS WITH ARMENIA

Foreign Minister Ali Babacan confirmed Hurriyet's story that Turkey and Armenia had talks. Babacan said, "Undoubtedly, this traffic is important for both countries." Babacan also said that Turkey was a country recognizing Armenia. "Within this framework, we sometimes have contacts with Armenia. Our friends from the Foreign Ministry had talks with their Armenian interlocutors." Holding a joint press conference with his Iranian counterpart Manuchehr Motaki, Babacan said that Turkey thought every country could use nuclear energy for "peaceful goals."

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-- OFFICER KILLED IN BINGOL, PRIVATE KILLED IN SIRNAK

Security forces clashed with a group of PKK terrorists in the rural area of Genc town of the eastern province of Bingol the previous night. Officer Serkan Gencer was seriously wounded in the clash, and died at hospital. In a separate clash on Mount Kupeli in the southeastern province of Sirnak, Private Mesut Yilmaz was killed.

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MILLIYET

-- HARSH REACTION FROM MILITARY

Turkish General Staff reacted harshly upon the recent news published in Aksam daily newspaper, claiming that an investigation was initiated with respect to several army officers for the first time, within the scope of the Ergenekon probe. Releasing a statement, General Staff said that the investigation alleged to be initiated by the Military Prosecutor's Office regarding the illegal structuring of several army officers, had no connection with Operation Ergenekon.

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-- BRITISH MOM'S PAIN

A two-year-old British kid named Lucy Cartwell, who fell into a pool in Dalyan town of the southwestern province of Mugla where she was spending her holiday with her family, lost her life. The Cartwell family came to Turkey to visit some relatives living in Dalyan. Last Wednesday, while Lucy was playing in the garden of their relatives' house, she fell into the 1.5-meter pool. She was given artificial respiration and received a treatment at the hospital of Ege University, however, the little girl could not be saved.

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SABAH

-- CUMHURIYET'S BOMB NEWS

The Cumhuriyet daily newspaper wrote on Friday that the bombs Alparslan Arslan hurled on the newspaper headquarters were the same with the bombs seized in Operation Ergenekon. Alparslan Arslan was found guilty also for staging an armed attack on the Council of State. Responding to criticism that it did not investigated fully the bomb attack against its headquarters, Cumhuriyet newspaper talked about the link between the bombs hurled on its building and the "Ergenekon" bombs. The paper wrote, “Umraniye (Ergenekon) bombs, those hurled on our headquarters and the bombs that killed Ibrahim Ciftci, inciter of the Hablemitoglu killing, were all the same. Those found in the house of retired officer Emek's mother's house in Eskisehir and those used in the attack against our newspaper were from the same series."

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-- IRAN AND TURKEY HIT TOGETHER

Turkish war jets bombed Nerve, Rekan and Niheli regions of Amediye town in the north of Iraq on Friday. Before Turkey's air operation, Iranian army pounded Sidekan region of Soran town which was under the control of the terrorist organization PKK.

VATAN

-- NEW MISSION FROM GUL TO AMBASSADORS

President Abdullah Gul instructed the ambassadors, saying, "old diseases like racism, xenophobia and anti-semitism have recurred. Also, there are new ones like Islamophobia. These are problems our ambassadors should carefully monitor and contribute to their solution."

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-- CALL FOR REACTION

The General Staff released a harsh statement regarding a story on "Ergenekon investigation at the Air Forces". It said, "the real owner of the Turkish Armed Forces is the nation" and called on the nation to show democratic reaction. The Aksam newspaper published a story on Friday with a headline "Ergenekon investigation into 20 officers, including six staff officers." The newspaper said that the Air Forces prosecutor launched an investigation regarding the officers on duty. Then, the General Staff released a harsh statement and denied the investigation allegations. The General Staff said such stories were intentional.

"Some press organs make public an incident that occurred three years ago as it has just occurred. So-called democracy advocators, who are trying to push the army into discussions in every occasion, have become groups harming Turkey's stability. It is natural to expect not only the armed forces but also its real owners Turkish nation to show legal reaction to these assaults," the General Staff said.

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CUMHURIYET

-- NEW ROLE TO TURKEY

Ankara will be "facilitator" not mediator in solution of U.S.-Iran crisis. Before Saturday's talks in Geneva in which Iran's nuclear controversy will be handled, U.S. President's National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley and Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Motaki paid visits to Turkey. Their talks are of vital importance for further steps to be taken. Taking into consideration its mediation position in Syria-Israel talks, Ankara will act as a "facilitator" in the nuclear crisis.

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-- CLASH WITH TERRORISTS KILL TWO SOLDIERS

Gendarmery officer Serkan Gencer was killed in a clash with terrorists in Genc town of the eastern province of Bingol. In a separate clash on Mount Gabar, Private Mesut Yilmaz lost his life. Two terrorists, including a woman, were also killed in the clashes.

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RADIKAL

-- A COLONEL AND A LIEUTENANT TO BE TRIED IN DINK CASE

The Governor's Office of the Black Sea province of Trabzon decided that Colonel Ali Oz of the Provincial Gendarmerie Forces, Metin Yildiz of the provincial branch of the Intelligence Department and 5 gendarme forces, who allegedly acted negligent regarding the assassination of journalist Hrant Dink, shall be tried. "These individuals 'did not forward the intelligence to their superiors' and they acted 'as if the information that was actually delivered to them prior to the murder, was given after the incident'," the decision said.

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-- TWO TURKISH SOLDIERS DIE IN CLASH

Two Turkish soldiers, Mesut Yilmaz and Serkan Gencer, died in a clash with PKK terrorists in Mount Kupeli of the southeastern province and Genc region of the eastern province of Bitlis. During the clash, two PKK terrorists were killed.

YENI SAFAK
-- ANKARA'S SUPPORT FOR NEW ERA
Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Motaki came to Ankara prior to the summit to take place in Geneva where Iran's nuclear program will be discussed. Motaki held talks with Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Thanking Turkey for its efforts, Motaki said, "the new negotiation process points to the positive developments to take place in the future".
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-- MIT CONFIRMS THE DOCUMENT
A confidential document of the National Intelligence Agency (MIT), revealing the "Ergenekon structuring" within the Turkish Armed Forces three years ago, was found in the computer of Dogu Perincek, the chairman of Workers' Party (IP). The Military Prosecutor's Office initiated an investigation regarding 20 army officers. MIT, which determined that 20 army officers were getting prepared for a military coup in 2005, warned the General Staff with a "confidential" document. The Air Forces Commander sent the document to the intelligence department and an investigation was launched into the officers. MIT confirmed the presence of such a document.

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GOOD MORNING--TURKEY PRESS SCAN ON JULY 19

These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in the Turkish press on July 19, 2008. Hurriyet English does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. (UPDATED)

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