GOOD MORNING--TURKEY PRESS SCAN ON MAY 20

HURRIYET
-- SAYLAN LAID TO REST
Prof. Turkan Saylan, president of the Association for Support for Contemporary Living, or CYDD, was laid to rest on Tuesday after losing her battle with cancer. Saylan was bid farewell by thousands of students who received scholarship from the CYDD for their education.

-- ISTANBUL TO HOST UEFA FINAL
Istanbul's Sukru Saracoglu Stadium is set to be the venue for UEFA Cup final between Germany's Werder Bremen and Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk teams. The game will kick off at 9:45 p.m. local time.
 
MILLIYET
-- I WILL LEAVE AFTER A TERM, ERDOGAN
Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said that the young people must be encouraged to join active politics. "Everyone should know when to leave politics. According to our laws and regulations, I can serve for one more term. I will leave politics after that term," Erdogan said. Erdogan's comments were understood as a message that he would be a candidate for Turkish Presidency in the future.

-- DEMAND FOR ANTIBACTERIAL PRODUCTS RISES AS SWINE FLU ENTERS TURKEY
The demand for antibacterial products has risen after Turkey reported its first cases of swine flu. Turkish doctors, pharmaceutical companies and banks have made orders for mass purchases of antibacterial products.

SABAH
-- HISTORICAL FINAL
The first UEFA Cup final in Asia will kick off at the Fenerbahce Sukru Saracoglu Stadium at 9:45 p.m. local time on Wednesday. Werder Bremen will play against Donetsk in tonight's match.

-- DP AND MOTHERLAND MARRIAGE
The chairman of Turkey's Democrat Party, or DP, Husamettin Cindoruk, said that the Motherland Party and DP would unite under the roof of the Democrat Party. "I want to see the unity of the DP with the Motherland Party. We will be born again out of our ashes," Cindoruk noted.

VATAN
-- HOTELS CHAIN OWNER TO BUY HALF SHARES OF NEWSPAPER, TV CHANNEL
Fettah Tamince, head of the group which owns Rixos Hotel chain in Turkey, is set to become a partner of the daily Star and a TV channel, Channel 24. Tamince will buy 50 percent of shares in the newspaper and TV channel.

-- ERDOGAN SAYS WILL SKIP ELECTIONS IN 2015
Premier Tayyip Erdogan said he would not run in the general elections in 2015 as regulations in his Justice and Development Party, or AKP, do not allow a party member to stand as a lawmaker for more than three terms in succession. "Our rules are clear. I have one more term to go and then I will have to quit," Erdogan told a group of students. The next scheduled general elections are for 2011. If Erdogan wins, he would serve as the prime minister for the last time by 2015.

CUMHURIYET
-- FORMER TOP PROSECUTOR SAYS TURKISH PRESIDENT SHOULD BE PROBED
The Supreme Court's former chief prosecutor said President Abdullah Gul should be investigated for his alleged involvement in what is publicly known in Turkey as "the missing trillions case," which saw Necmettin Erbakan, the former leader of the Welfare Party, or RP, convicted of fraud for falsifying party records to hide cash that was ordered seized after his party was disbanded in January 1998. "There are no provisions in the Constitution which holds the president responsible for individual crimes. But that will not make the president irresponsible. As there are no provisions in the Constitution, the president should be processed like any other ordinary citizen," Sabih Kanadoglu said.

-- HIGH COURT REJECTS OBJECTION BY JUSTICE MINISTRY FOR PHONE TAPPING
Turkey's top administrative court rejected an appeal of objection by the Justice Ministry for the cancellation of a number of regulations concerning phone tapping. The Council of State ruled the Justice Ministry had no authority to make regulations through bylaws.

RADIKAL
-- HEART OF FOOTBALL BEATS AT KADIKOY
The UEFA Cup final will take place at the Fenerbahce Sukru Saracoglu Stadium in Istanbul tonight. The game between Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk and Germany's Werder Bremen will kick off at 9:45 p.m. local time. Spain's Luis Medina Cantalejo will referee tonight's match. The UEFA Cup will be called "the European League" as of the next season.

-- GOOD SUMMER NEWS: FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES WILL BE CHEAP
Thanks to balanced air temperatures and sufficient rainfall, fresh fruits and vegetables in Turkey will be sold cheaply throughout the summer. Sources said that there will be an abundance of fruits and vegetables during the summer in Turkey.

YENI SAFAK
-- GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE INCENTIVES IN 15 SECTORS IN NEXT 15 DAYS
The government is making preparations to provide incentives to companies in 15 sectors in the next 15 days. Some of the incentives include providing free land, tax exemptions and financial support.

-- ERDOGAN TO QUIT POLITICS AFTER 2015
Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said that he would run for office for the last time in 2011. "I will not be in Turkish politics after 2015," Erdogan said.