GOOD MORNING--TURKEY PRESS SCAN ON JULY 28

HURRIYET

--CIVILIAN MASSACRE FROM PKK

Civilians were the target of terrorism in the Gungoren neighborhood of Istanbul yesterday. Fifteen people were killed while 154 people were wounded in two blasts that took place on a street closed to traffic. Seven of them were seriously wounded in the explosions.

--NIGHT SORTIE TO MOUNT QANDIL

Warplanes of Turkish Armed Forces bombed the PKK camps at Mount Qandil early on Sunday. General Staff said in a statement that an effective air strike was conducted against PKK/Kongra-Gel targets located at Mount Qandil and all 12 targets belonging to the terrorist organization were bombed.

MILLIYET

--COWARDS

Terrorists, who detonated two bombs in 10 minutes on a road commonly used by citizens in the Gungoren neighborhood of Istanbul, killed 15 people. In the blasts, 137 people were wounded, 14 of whom are in a critical condition.

The bomb attack in Gungoren was described as "the first attack in which two bombs were activated consecutively" in Turkey. Experts said the attack was similar to the bomb attacks waged in Israel.

--HISTORICAL CASE BEGINS

The process, which started upon the submission of an indictment by the chief prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeals, Abdurrahman Yalcinkaya, on March 14, 2008, reached its most critical phase.

The Turkish Constitutional Court will start hearing the case asking for the closure of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and a political ban to be imposed on 71 people including Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan and former Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc. Starting from today, court members will convene every day and such gatherings will continue until a decision is reached.

SABAH

--WE KNOW KILLERS

Turkey was hit by two bombings late Sunday in the Gungoren district of Istanbul amid controversies over the Ergenekon indictment that was made public on Friday and the closure case due to start today.

The first bomb exploded in a trash can. Passers-by people who helped the wounded people were victims of the second explosion. There was blood all over the street and 16 people, including a child and a pregnant woman were killed, while 154 people were wounded.

A RDX type bomb was used in the attack on a pedestrian street at the crowded time. This type of bomb was used in an attack at Anafartalar district in Ankara and the bombing near a private teaching institution in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir.

Police teams are now searching for a man wearing a green t-shirt.

--EYEWITNESS: IT'S TOTALLY A TRAP

Eyewitnesses told about the shocking bombings.

"We ran to the spot when we heard the first blast. We were trying to help wounded people. But just 10 minutes after, or maybe less, the second bomb exploded. It was a devastating and deadly blast. It was totally a trap," said an eyewitness.

 

VATAN

--COWARDS

The terrorist organization that was hit several times in the north of Iraq dastardly set a trap for innocent people in the Gungoren district of Istanbul. Two bombs exploded within 15 minutes. In the blast 15 people were killed and over 150 people were wounded.

--FIRST ONE WAS TRAP, SECOND WAS KILLER

First bomb went off at 9:45 p.m. (1845 GMT) at a pedestrian street which was crowded although it was late. Passers-by people rushed to the site to help them.

Another blast occurred 15 minutes later. It was much stronger than the first and its target was the people gathered around the first explosion. Eyewitnesses said there were more than 1,000 people were gathered when the second bomb exploded.

CUMHURIYET

--TERROR BRINGS DEATH

Two bombs left in two separate rubbish bins exploded 10-15 minutes apart at around 9:45 local time (1845 GMT) in Gungoren neighborhood of Istanbul killing at least 14 people injuring more than 100 others. People who gathered in the scene of the first blast became the victims of the second and stronger explosion.

--THREE KILLED IN MINE BLAST

A land-mine went off in Semdinli town of the southeastern province of Hakkari killing three people. Meanwhile, two out of three terrorists were killed as they were trying to stage an attack on the Provincial Security Department in the eastern province of Bingol.

 

RADIKAL

BLOODY TERROR TRAP IN GUNGOREN: AT LEAST 14 KILLED

Two explosions took place in 10 minutes on a street in Gungoren neighborhood of Istanbul. At least 14 people were killed and 140 were wounded in the blast. Istanbul Governor stated that the bombing was a terrorist attack.

Officials said that the first explosion was caused by a percussion bomb and the bombs were located inside rubbish bins.

ERGENEKON EXERTED PRESSURE FOR A CASE TO BE FILED AGAINST RULING AKP PARTY, PROSECUTOR

Zekeriya Oz, prosecutor of the "Ergenekon" investigation, made interesting comments while assessing the assassination claims targeting the Supreme Court of Appeals, which was included in the indictment as one of the attacks planned by the organization.

Oz stated that "high level executives of the terrorist organization Ergenekon made serious attempts for the filing of a case against the ruling AKP."

YENI SAFAK

--HEINOUS ATTACK

A percussion bomb left in a telephone kiosk in the Gungoren neighborhood of Istanbul exploded at around 9:45 p.m. local time. While people were running in panic, terrorists detonated a second bomb by remote control leaving one of Istanbul's busiest avenues in shambles. In the blast 15 people were killed and 130 others were injured, 15 of the injured are in a critical condition.

Istanbul Governor Muammer Guler said, "It is certain that this is a terror attack."

Police are searching for a man aged around 20 wearing a green sweater.

--PROSECUTORS CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR LIFE

Prosecutors carrying out the Ergenekon investigation have taken measures against the possibility of being poisoned. They do not drink and eat anything except for food which they have personally prepared and cooked themselves.

 

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