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ANKARA (A.A) - 10.03.2011 - These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in Turkish press on March 10, 2011. The Anadolu Agency does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
HURRIYET
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT TO ESTABLISH A FOLLOW-UP DELEGATION
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution on the progress of Turkey written by rapporteur Ria Oomen-Ruijten of the Netherlands. The parliament also decided to establish a delegation to follow trial of journalists Nedim Sener and Ahmet Sik who were arrested under the Ergenekon probe.
UZMEZ RELEASED
Huseyin Uzmez was sentenced to 13 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old. After serving only 2.5 years in prison, Uzmez was released by benefitting from recent judicial arrangements.
GADHAFI: TURKISH WORKERS WILL RETURN TO THEIR HOMES
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has said that Turkish workers would return to their homes soon. In an interview with Turkey's TRT Turk and France's LCI News Channel, Gadhafi said, "Turks are our brothers. We have a common history." He also claimed that it was al-Qaida which was responsible for the recent uprising in his country.
MILLIYET
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I WANT TO BE RELEASED BECAUSE
Lawyers of journalist Nedim Sener objected to the court decision that sent the journalist to prison. In their 20-page petition, lawyers responded to claims of the prosecutor's office and said there was not any reason or condition to arrest Sener.
Lawyers said, "the restriction decision, the file number and date of which we could not learn, has hampered the right to defend. However, the contents of some phone talks which were not showed to us by showing the restriction decision as a pretext, were published in Bugun, Star and Yeni Safak daily newspapers."
They also said, "all the 23 phone talks except one of them was made in 2009. The investigation into our client was launched in 2010, so the tapping minutes, which were showed a reason for arresting Sener, are "illegal evidence."
MR. KEMAL SHOULD HAVE WARNED ME
Deniz Baykal, the former chairman of the Republican People's Party (CHP), said regarding allegations that he had harassed Iklim Bayraktar that current CHP chairman Kemal Kilicdaroglu should have called him as soon as he had learned about the claim. Baykal said Kilicdaroglu should have warned him that he was being set up.
NEDIM AND AHMET IN EP REPORT
The European Parliament (EP) adopted a report on Turkey with a majority of vote, and expressed its concern about the freedom of press in Turkey.
The EP said the arrest of prominent journalists including Nedim Sener and Ahmet Sik might weaken the credibility of trials in Turkey.
The parliament's report expressed concern over too long detention periods before a trial begins, and once more underlined the need for an efficient and fair guarantee for suspects.
The report also stressed that Turkey could be a source of inspiration for the Arab world as a Muslim and secular democracy, which was overwhelmingly Muslim.
SABAH
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KURDISH INTELLECTUAL'S REACTION TO PKK
A group of Kurdish intellectuals has released a joint statement to condemn the PKK terrorist organization's death threats against Shivan Perwer, Muhsin Kizilkaya and Mehmet Metiner. "We consider those death threats as an assault against the freedom of thought. We invite Abdullah Ocalan and leaders of the PKK and the KCK to step back from their decision," the joint statement indicated.
PROBLEM SOLVED WITH NEIGHBOR
The long-standing diplomatic mission problem between Turkey and Greece has been resolved during a visit of Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to Athens. Davutoglu and his Greek counterpart Dimitris Droutsas reached an agreement. Accordingly, Turkey will be able to purchase the building near its embassy in Athens. And Greece will be able to construct a new building in its embassy in Ankara.
VATAN
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CAR CRISIS IN CAPITAL
Ankara experiences a natural crisis, not a political crisis this time. Snowfall paralyzed the capital. This is the heaviest snowfall in Ankara in 24 years. Citizens were trapped in roads, and criticized the municipality. Many lawmakers were stranded at parliament, meetings were postponed. The hand-over ceremony could not be held at the Transportation Ministry and Supreme Court elections did not take place. School recess was extended, shopping malls were closed. Ankara Mayor Melih Gokcek said, "we haven't seen such a snowfall for years. We spilled 8,750 tons of salt on streets. The problems drivers have faced is because of their worn tyres."
HARHEST REPORT
The European parliament (EP), in its recent report on Turkey, criticized Ankara. It said there was no progress in Balyoz and Ergenekon cases, and expressed concern over arrest of journalists. The report said Turkey could not illuminate Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink killing.
FOREIGN MINISTRY: UNILATERAL REPORT!
Foreign Ministry said EP's report had elements that contradicted realities and that could not be accepted. A Foreign Ministry statement said, "we can see that a few parliamentarians from certain countries have acted with internal political concerns at the risk of ignoring European Union's interests."
CUMHURIYET
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HARSH WARNING
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution on the progress of Turkey with the support of a large majority of MEPs. In the resolution, the European parliament criticized Turkey for freedom of press and expressed its concerns about arrest of journalists. The parliament also decided to establish a delegation to follow trial of journalists Nedim Sener and Ahmet Sik who were arrested under the Ergenekon probe.
UZMEZ RELEASED
Huseyin Uzmez, who was sentenced to 13 years and 1.5 months in prison for sexually assaulting a child, has been released from prison on the basis of the Supreme Court of Appeals process. Uzmez told reporters after his release, "you will watch me in the TVs now." His lawyer resigned from representing him.
RADIKAL
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PROSECUTOR SHOULD INVESTIGATE BLACKMAIL
The number-two man of the Republican People's Party (CHP), Gursel Tekin spoke to the Radikal daily regarding Odatv reporter Iklim Bayraktar's claims: "This is a set-up. I do not know her and I did not take her to CHP leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu."
MIT TO LEAVE DOWNTOWN HEADQUARTERS
The National Intelligence Organization (MIT) is getting to take over the tapping base of the General Staff, and will move its headquarters in Ankara's Yenimahalle town to a suburban area.
TURKIYE
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"HALK TV" CONTROVERSY
The struggle to take the "Halk TV" has caused the recent controversy in the Republican People's Party (CHP) after resignation of Deniz Baykal. Kemal Kilicdaroglu did not pay salaries of the Halk TV personnel after Baykal's resignation. Journalist Soner Yalcin sent a letter to CHP executive Baki Ozyalcin to perceive Kilicdaroglu to sale the TV channel. When he did not receive a positive reply from the CHP, Yalcin forced another journalist Iklim Bayraktar to hold interviews with Baykal and Kilicdaroglu to blackmail them.
TALKING NONSENSE AGAIN
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has said in an interview with Turkey's TRT Turk, "Turks are our brothers. We are all Ottomans." Then, he claimed that pirates would invade the Mediterranean Sea to racketeer from ships.
ZAMAN
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ANKARA'S HARSH REACTION TO EP
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution on the progress of Turkey written by rapporteur Ria Oomen-Ruijten of the Netherlands. Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the resolution included views which were one-sided, unacceptable and irrelevant to reality. "Turkey, as a negotiating EU candidate country, expects European Parliament to take a fair and objective stand and display seriousness required by its function," it said.
TEN MORE TURKS IN FORBES' LIST OF BILLIONAIRES
Number of Turks has increased to 38 from 28 in the Forbes' list of billionaires. Emin Karamehmet ranked 268th in the list while Semahat Arsel and Husnu Ozyegin ranked 376th.
YENI SAFAK
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IKLIM REQUESTED, MR.KEMAL DID IT IMMEDIATELY
It has been revealed that OdaTV reporter Iklim Bayraktar requested Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu "to make a press statement before 11 a.m." when Odatv's owner Soner Yalcin was under arrest. On the day Yalcin was brought to court house, CHP leader was before media members and spoke "in line with the request."
LATE JUSTICE IS NOT JUSTICE
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said a late justice was not justice. Erdogan said decisions should be given rapidly, files should be examined and finalized rapidly.
"WE ARE ALL OTTOMANS"
When the United States and Britain declared Libya as a no flight zone, Libyan leader Muammar al-Qadhafi sent warm messages to Turkey. Speaking to TRT Turk, al-Qadhafi said, "Turks are our brothers, and we have lived together for hundreds of years. We are all Ottomans, this is our history. Our doors are open to Turkish workers who have left our country."
Moreover, it has been claimed that the head of Libyan Central Bank was in Istanbul.
HURRIYET
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT TO ESTABLISH A FOLLOW-UP DELEGATION
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution on the progress of Turkey written by rapporteur Ria Oomen-Ruijten of the Netherlands. The parliament also decided to establish a delegation to follow trial of journalists Nedim Sener and Ahmet Sik who were arrested under the Ergenekon probe.
UZMEZ RELEASED
Huseyin Uzmez was sentenced to 13 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old. After serving only 2.5 years in prison, Uzmez was released by benefitting from recent judicial arrangements.
GADHAFI: TURKISH WORKERS WILL RETURN TO THEIR HOMES
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has said that Turkish workers would return to their homes soon. In an interview with Turkey's TRT Turk and France's LCI News Channel, Gadhafi said, "Turks are our brothers. We have a common history." He also claimed that it was al-Qaida which was responsible for the recent uprising in his country.
MILLIYET
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I WANT TO BE RELEASED BECAUSE
Lawyers of journalist Nedim Sener objected to the court decision that sent the journalist to prison. In their 20-page petition, lawyers responded to claims of the prosecutor's office and said there was not any reason or condition to arrest Sener.
Lawyers said, "the restriction decision, the file number and date of which we could not learn, has hampered the right to defend. However, the contents of some phone talks which were not showed to us by showing the restriction decision as a pretext, were published in Bugun, Star and Yeni Safak daily newspapers."
They also said, "all the 23 phone talks except one of them was made in 2009. The investigation into our client was launched in 2010, so the tapping minutes, which were showed a reason for arresting Sener, are "illegal evidence."
MR. KEMAL SHOULD HAVE WARNED ME
Deniz Baykal, the former chairman of the Republican People's Party (CHP), said regarding allegations that he had harassed Iklim Bayraktar that current CHP chairman Kemal Kilicdaroglu should have called him as soon as he had learned about the claim. Baykal said Kilicdaroglu should have warned him that he was being set up.
NEDIM AND AHMET IN EP REPORT
The European Parliament (EP) adopted a report on Turkey with a majority of vote, and expressed its concern about the freedom of press in Turkey.
The EP said the arrest of prominent journalists including Nedim Sener and Ahmet Sik might weaken the credibility of trials in Turkey.
The parliament's report expressed concern over too long detention periods before a trial begins, and once more underlined the need for an efficient and fair guarantee for suspects.
The report also stressed that Turkey could be a source of inspiration for the Arab world as a Muslim and secular democracy, which was overwhelmingly Muslim.
SABAH
-----
KURDISH INTELLECTUAL'S REACTION TO PKK
A group of Kurdish intellectuals has released a joint statement to condemn the PKK terrorist organization's death threats against Shivan Perwer, Muhsin Kizilkaya and Mehmet Metiner. "We consider those death threats as an assault against the freedom of thought. We invite Abdullah Ocalan and leaders of the PKK and the KCK to step back from their decision," the joint statement indicated.
PROBLEM SOLVED WITH NEIGHBOR
The long-standing diplomatic mission problem between Turkey and Greece has been resolved during a visit of Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to Athens. Davutoglu and his Greek counterpart Dimitris Droutsas reached an agreement. Accordingly, Turkey will be able to purchase the building near its embassy in Athens. And Greece will be able to construct a new building in its embassy in Ankara.
VATAN
-----
CAR CRISIS IN CAPITAL
Ankara experiences a natural crisis, not a political crisis this time. Snowfall paralyzed the capital. This is the heaviest snowfall in Ankara in 24 years. Citizens were trapped in roads, and criticized the municipality. Many lawmakers were stranded at parliament, meetings were postponed. The hand-over ceremony could not be held at the Transportation Ministry and Supreme Court elections did not take place. School recess was extended, shopping malls were closed. Ankara Mayor Melih Gokcek said, "we haven't seen such a snowfall for years. We spilled 8,750 tons of salt on streets. The problems drivers have faced is because of their worn tyres."
HARHEST REPORT
The European parliament (EP), in its recent report on Turkey, criticized Ankara. It said there was no progress in Balyoz and Ergenekon cases, and expressed concern over arrest of journalists. The report said Turkey could not illuminate Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink killing.
FOREIGN MINISTRY: UNILATERAL REPORT!
Foreign Ministry said EP's report had elements that contradicted realities and that could not be accepted. A Foreign Ministry statement said, "we can see that a few parliamentarians from certain countries have acted with internal political concerns at the risk of ignoring European Union's interests."
CUMHURIYET
----------
HARSH WARNING
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution on the progress of Turkey with the support of a large majority of MEPs. In the resolution, the European parliament criticized Turkey for freedom of press and expressed its concerns about arrest of journalists. The parliament also decided to establish a delegation to follow trial of journalists Nedim Sener and Ahmet Sik who were arrested under the Ergenekon probe.
UZMEZ RELEASED
Huseyin Uzmez, who was sentenced to 13 years and 1.5 months in prison for sexually assaulting a child, has been released from prison on the basis of the Supreme Court of Appeals process. Uzmez told reporters after his release, "you will watch me in the TVs now." His lawyer resigned from representing him.
RADIKAL
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PROSECUTOR SHOULD INVESTIGATE BLACKMAIL
The number-two man of the Republican People's Party (CHP), Gursel Tekin spoke to the Radikal daily regarding Odatv reporter Iklim Bayraktar's claims: "This is a set-up. I do not know her and I did not take her to CHP leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu."
MIT TO LEAVE DOWNTOWN HEADQUARTERS
The National Intelligence Organization (MIT) is getting to take over the tapping base of the General Staff, and will move its headquarters in Ankara's Yenimahalle town to a suburban area.
TURKIYE
-------
"HALK TV" CONTROVERSY
The struggle to take the "Halk TV" has caused the recent controversy in the Republican People's Party (CHP) after resignation of Deniz Baykal. Kemal Kilicdaroglu did not pay salaries of the Halk TV personnel after Baykal's resignation. Journalist Soner Yalcin sent a letter to CHP executive Baki Ozyalcin to perceive Kilicdaroglu to sale the TV channel. When he did not receive a positive reply from the CHP, Yalcin forced another journalist Iklim Bayraktar to hold interviews with Baykal and Kilicdaroglu to blackmail them.
TALKING NONSENSE AGAIN
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has said in an interview with Turkey's TRT Turk, "Turks are our brothers. We are all Ottomans." Then, he claimed that pirates would invade the Mediterranean Sea to racketeer from ships.
ZAMAN
-----
ANKARA'S HARSH REACTION TO EP
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution on the progress of Turkey written by rapporteur Ria Oomen-Ruijten of the Netherlands. Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the resolution included views which were one-sided, unacceptable and irrelevant to reality. "Turkey, as a negotiating EU candidate country, expects European Parliament to take a fair and objective stand and display seriousness required by its function," it said.
TEN MORE TURKS IN FORBES' LIST OF BILLIONAIRES
Number of Turks has increased to 38 from 28 in the Forbes' list of billionaires. Emin Karamehmet ranked 268th in the list while Semahat Arsel and Husnu Ozyegin ranked 376th.
YENI SAFAK
----------
IKLIM REQUESTED, MR.KEMAL DID IT IMMEDIATELY
It has been revealed that OdaTV reporter Iklim Bayraktar requested Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu "to make a press statement before 11 a.m." when Odatv's owner Soner Yalcin was under arrest. On the day Yalcin was brought to court house, CHP leader was before media members and spoke "in line with the request."
LATE JUSTICE IS NOT JUSTICE
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said a late justice was not justice. Erdogan said decisions should be given rapidly, files should be examined and finalized rapidly.
"WE ARE ALL OTTOMANS"
When the United States and Britain declared Libya as a no flight zone, Libyan leader Muammar al-Qadhafi sent warm messages to Turkey. Speaking to TRT Turk, al-Qadhafi said, "Turks are our brothers, and we have lived together for hundreds of years. We are all Ottomans, this is our history. Our doors are open to Turkish workers who have left our country."
Moreover, it has been claimed that the head of Libyan Central Bank was in Istanbul.
