Today in Turkish Press 1

ANKARA (A.A) - 01.06.2011 - These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in Turkish press on June 1, 2011. The Anadolu Agency does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

HURRIYET
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PLANE OF MERKEL TOURS ON TURKEY FOR TWO HOURS
Iran did not allow a plane en route to India carrying German Chancellor Angela Merkel to use its airspace. The plane toured on Turkey for two hours. When the plane was getting prepared to land at Ankara, Iran shed green light. Merkel said fortunately they did not have to land at Ankara. Germany gave a diplomatic note to Iran by saying it was a disrespect against Germany. Iranian authorities said that they had to close the airspace due to a technical problem. 

PROTESTORS THROW STONES ON CONVOY OF ERDOGAN
Clashes took place between protestors and policemen before and after election rally of the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party in Hopa town of northeastern province of Artvin. After the rally, protestors threw stones on convoy of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Police officer Servet Erkan was wounded and hospitalized.

MILLIYET
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30 GENERALS AT HASDAL, 28 AT ARMY HQ
Gen. Bilgin Balanli, the first full general arrested within the scope of Balyoz (Sledgehammer) case, has been sent to the Hasdal military prison. Upon his arrival at the prison, Hasdal was greeted by generals who had been earlier arrested in the same case. Balanli was placed in a single cell, however, he was later sent to GATA military hospital due to his health problem. A total of 30 generals are at Hasdal prison at the moment, while 28 generals are serving at the General Staff headquarters.

CHAOS IN HOPA
There was serious tension during Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's election rally in Hopa town of northeastern Artvin province. A group of protestors, who hang a poster saying "AK Party get out of Hopa" at the scene of the rally early in the morning, refused to leave the venue despite warnings of security forces. As police teams used pepper gas on the group, protestors reacted by throwing paving stones at the teams. Numerous people were wounded in the clashes, as Metin Lokumcu (54), a member of Freedom & Democracy Party (ODP), lost his life due to a heart attack. Meanwhile, several people threw stones at Erdogan's convoy while it was leaving the town. One of Erdogan's bodyguards fell onto the ground and was seriously wounded during the incident.

SABAH
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TURKEY & GEORGIA END PASSPORT REQUIREMENT
Turkey and Georgia ended passport requirement on Tuesday. According to a new protocol, the citizens of respective countries would be able to visit the other without using a passport. A national ID shown at the entrance would be sufficient to enter the respective country.

PRAMERICA BEGINS INVESTING 1 BILLION USD IN TURKEY WITH ANTALYA SHOPPING MALL
Pramerica Eria Partners began investing in Turkey with the Antalya TerraCity Shopping Mall. The new shopping mall will go into service on Wednesday. Pramerica's next investment would be the Istanbul Skymark. The company's investments in Turkey would reach 1 billion USD by the end of 2011.
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