Today in Turkish Press

ANKARA (A.A) - 03.05.2011 - These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in Turkish press on May 03, 2011. The Anadolu Agency does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

HURRIYET
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OSAMA FINALLY GETS WHAT HE DESERVES 
The U.S. forces killed Osama Bin Laden, leader of the terrorist organization Al-Qaeda, during an operation in Pakistan early on Monday. U.S. officials said that Bin Laden was shot dead at a compound near Islamabad, in a ground operation. Bin Laden is believed to have ordered the attacks on New York and Washington on September 11, 2001 and a number of others. He was top of the U.S.' "most wanted" list. Bin Laden was buried at sea after a Muslim funeral on board an aircraft carrier, Pentagon officials said.

MIT INFORMS ERDOGAN
Some claimed that the United States informed its allied countries on the U.S. operation for capturing of Osama Bin Laden, leader of the terrorist organization Al-Qaeda. Officials said that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan first got information on the raid from National Intelligence Organization (MIT) Undersecretary Hakan Fidan.

MILLIYET
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TURKISH PREMIER VOWS WOMEN MPs WITH HEADSCARVES 
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has pledged to resolve the debate whether women wearing headscarves could have a seat in the Turkish parliament. "We want to make progress (in this issue) by settling sensitivities one at a time. There are women who fashion headscarves in my party and they are engaged in politics. Anyway, the parliament is not the only place to do politics. But, with God's willing, the doors of the parliament will be opened for them and they will continue their struggle there," Erdogan told a rally of his ruling AK Party in Istanbul's Sultangazi district. 

SERBIA APPREHENDS SENIOR OPERATIVE OF TURKISH HEZBOLLAH
Serbian special ops captured on Monday a senior operative of the Turkish Hezbollah, which has no ties to the Hezbollah in Lebanon. Aydin Tamac, the alleged leader of the group's armed wing who was released from prison in January after an amendment to the country's criminal procedures law entered into force which orders for the release of suspects who have stood trial with arrest for over five years. Tamac was apprehended on Serbia's border with Hungary.

SABAH
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WORLD MORE SECURE NOW
World leaders reacted to news that Osama Bin Laden is dead in a U.S. operation in Pakistan on Monday. Turkish President Abdullah Gul said, "This development shows that terrorists and heads of terrorist organizations will end up eventually in the hands of security forces either dead or alive." Gul said that the end of the world's most dangerous and sophisticated terrorist should be a lesson to everyone. "I greatly welcome it," he added. The European Union said that it was a great success and the world was a more secure place now.

CRAZY OFFER
Businessman Serdar Inan made a 30 billion U.S. dollar offer for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's "crazy project". Inan said that they could earn 300 billion U.S. dollars from this project in 15 years. The government will create a new Bosporus with the project which seeks to fortify the city against environmental disasters that would be caused by tanker collisions. 
VATAN
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TURKISH EMBASSY IN LIBYA EVACUATED
Turkey has temporarily closed its embassy in the Libyan capital due to increased security risks, the Turkish foreign minister said on Monday. Ahmet Davutoglu said Turkish Ambassador in Tripoli Salim Levent and diplomatic staff safely crossed into Tunisia. Davutoglu said the shut down did not mean an end to Turkey's efforts to find a peaceful settlement to the Libyan conflict. Turkey's decision came after British and Italian embassies there came under attack on Sunday.

POLICE RAID MAIN OPPOSITION MUNICIPALITIES IN IZMIR OVER CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS
Police in the western port city of Izmir raided Monday the metropolitan municipality and three other county municipalities of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) on corruption allegations, apprehending 40 people that included bureaucrats and businesspeople. Police acted on a direct order by a prosecutor who probed into alleged fraud in tenders opened by the four municipalities. The move came ahead of the June general elections and it drew harsh reactions from the CHP.  

CUMHURIYET
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U.S. KILLS MONSTER IT CREATED
A special team of the U.S. forces killed Osama Bin Laden, leader of the terrorist organization Al-Qaeda, at a compound near Islamabad, Pakistan in a ground operation early on Monday. He was top of the U.S.' "most wanted" list. Bin Laden was buried at sea on board an aircraft carrier, officials said. U.S. President Barack Obama said that justice has been done.

ELECTION OPERATIONS IN AEGEAN MUNICIPALITIES
Acting on a tip off, police Monday raided opposition-held local administrations in the western province of Izmir, and its Karabaglar as well as in Kusadasi town of southwestern province of Aydin. Nearly 40 people were detained in these operations. Police seized documents from the municipalities of Izmir held by the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP). Kemal Kilicdaroglu, chairman of CHP, said that all these operations were political.

RADIKAL
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TURKEY RAISES ALERT LEVEL AFTER BIN LADEN'S DEATH
Turkish security forces raised level of readiness against possible retaliation after U.S. special forces killed Al Qaeda's founder and long-time leader Osama Bin Laden in a safe house in Pakistan. Security forces have been advised against members of Al Qaeda in Turkey. Security measures have been tightened around state buildings and officials as possible targets. In 2003, an Al-Qaeda linked group claimed responsibility for Istanbul bombings which killed 60 people at the British consulate, HSBC bank headquarters and two synagogues.

TOFAS POSTS 82.2 MILLION TL NET PROFIT FOR Q1
Turkish automaker TOFAS, which is equally-owned by Fiat and Turkey's Koc Holding, has posted a net profit of 82.2 million Turkish liras (nearly $55 million) for Q1, 2011. The figure marks a 31 percent drop over the same quarter a year earlier from nearly 118.3 million TL, the company said in a regulatory filing on Monday. Tofas said it increased its Q1 turnover by 18.2 percent to 1.8 billion TL as its pretax profit was up by 8.6 percent to 97.6 billion TL. The company said it created 400 new jobs in April alone.
TURKIYE
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PRESIDENT GUL ON BIN LADEN'S DEATH
President Abdullah Gul said regarding death of Osama bin Laden, head of the al-Qaida terrorist organization, "this development shows that terrorists and heads of terrorist organizations will end up eventually in the hands of security forces either dead or alive." President Gul said the end of the world's most dangerous and sophisticated terrorist should be a lesson to everyone. "I greatly welcome it," he added.

TURKISH EMBASSY IN TRIPOLI CLOSED
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Turkey's embassy in Libya had closed temporarily due to heightened security risks. Diplomats at the embassy were evacuated to Tunisia.

ZAMAN
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POLICE STAGE OPERATION ON IZMIR MUNICIPALITY
Police conducted operations in municipalities in western Izmir province and its Karabaglar as well as Kusadasi municipality in southwestern province of Aydin over claims of corruption. Police have searched the municipalities run by the Republican People's Party (CHP) and seized some documents. 40 people were detained in operations.

PKK TRIES TO BURN DOWN BUS WITH ITS PASSENGERS
Terrorist organization PKK tried to burn down a bus with its passengers in southeastern province of Diyarbakir. PKK members hurled molotov cocktails at a bus carrying personnel of Dicle University. No one was injured in the attack.

YENI SAFAK
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30 BILLION USD FOR CANAL ISTANBUL
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday said a Turkish businessman had offered to invest 30 billion USD in Erdogan's "crazy project" to build a new waterway, "Canal Istanbul," that would link the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara, which leads to the Aegean Sea. The Turkish premier said the project would not cost any less than 12 billion USD, adding that plans were underway to minimize the cost of expropriation.

TURKEY SHUTS LIBYA EMBASSY
Turkish Foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Monday said they decided to close Turkey's embassy in the Libyan capital due to increased security risks. "Our embassy in Tripoli have been evacuated temporarily due to changing security conditions," Davutoglu told reporters. He said the Turkish ambassador and the diplomatic staff have safely crossed into Tunisia.