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Today in Turkish Press
ANKARA (A.A) - August 12, 2011 - These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in Turkish press on August 12, 2011. The Anadolu Agency does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
HURRIYET
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HAMA ALARM
The previous night Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu telephoned ambassador in Damascus Omer Onhon and asked him whether allegations that Syrian tanks entered again Hama city of Syria was true or not. Onhon held several talks and informed Davutoglu that those allegations were not true. Onhon and journalists who entered the city said that the situation was calm in Hama.
OBAMA PHONES ERDOGAN
U.S. President Barack Obama called Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday evening. Obama and Erdogan discussed Syria during phone conversation. Statements released by White House and Prime Ministry said that the two leaders had agreed that violence must end in Syria. Obama and Erdogan also agreed to monitor closely steps to be taken by the Syrian government and to continue consultations.
MILLIYET
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WHERE DO THESE DOLLARS COME FROM?
Inflow of money from unknown sources into Turkey reached 9.8 billion USD in the first six months of this year. The highest amount of inflow was in May with 4.5 billion USD. The amount of money with unknown sources was 56 million USD in the first six months of last year.
ASSAD'S FATE AT TURKEY'S HANDS, SAYS BRITISH DAILY
British daily The Times has claimed that Turkey had given a two-week deadline to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to stop his "killing machine." "It is not announced what would happen if Assad misses the deadline. But one thing is clear: a military operation to protect Turkey's interests in the region," a Times article said. The daily said Turkey was rapidly becoming a regional power.
ERDOGAN TALKS TO OBAMA ON PHONE
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan had a phone conversation with U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday, discussing Syria. The two leaders underlined the urgency of the situation in Syria, expressing deep concern over the Syrian government's use of violence against civilians as well as affirmed the importance of the need to meet legitimate expectations of the Syrian people for transition to democracy, a statement released by the Turkish premier's press office said. The statement said the two leaders had called for an immediate halt of bloodshed and violence against the civilians.
SABAH
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AL-ASSAD SAYS SYRIAN TROOPS DID NOT LISTEN TO HIM
During his meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad confessed that he could not control his army. Al-Assad said that the army did not listen to him, stating that Syrian administration made some mistakes when the administration was controlling the process.
"I'M NOT BHUTTO"
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar who paid a visit to Turkish capital of Ankara said regarding her similarity to Benazir Bhutto: "Bhutto was the leader of a great party, but I'm only a member of it."
VATAN
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MAIN OPPOSITION PARTY TO SHUFFLE TOP EXECUTIVE BOARD
Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party or CHP is set to remove a number of senior party figures from a top decision-making body. CHP leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu is expected to replace 10 members of the 17-seat party's Central Executive Board.
PAKISTANI FM MEETS TURKISH COUNTERPART
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, dubbed as the country's new Bhutto, met with her Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu in the Turkish capital, Ankara. "She will be the stern voice of the Muslim world with her elegance and honorable representation of her country," Davutoglu praised Khar during a press conference.
CUMHURIYET
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"TURKEY IS A MODEL COUNTRY FOR US"
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar who paid a visit to Ankara said that priority must be given to education and elimination of poverty in fight against radical Islam. Khar said that they wanted to benefit from Turkey's experiences. "Turkey is a successful model in reforming religious schools," she said.
BRITISH DAILY SAYS ONLY TURKS CAN TOPPLE AL-ASSAD
British daily The Times has claimed that only Turks could topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The daily also claimed that Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu gave a two-week deadline to al-Assad. The New York Times said that a two-day deadline was given to al-Assad.
RADIKAL
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TANKS IN SYRIA ROLL TO HOMS THIS TIME,
After pressure from Turkey, the Syrian army withdrew its tanks from Hama, the scene of a fierce crackdown on anti-government protestors in Syria, and ordered them instead to enter into other cities, Homs, Deir al Zor, and Idlib. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu sounded cautious about Syrian government pledge to halt use of violence: "We will see how far they will keep their promises."
ARDA SAYS "ADIOS" TO ISTANBUL
Turkey's international soccer player Arda Turan departed Thursday for Madrid after signing with La Liga outfit Atletico Madrid earlier this week. Arda signed a four-year contract with Atletico Madrid, which agreed to pay Galatasaray 12 million euro as transfer fee.
TURKIYE
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AL-ASSAD CONFESSES HE MADE MISTAKES
After messages given by Turkey, Damascus administration withdrew its tanks from Hama city and took new steps. Turkish journalists entered Hama and it was regarded as success of Turkish government. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that he would monitor developments in Syria closely. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that Syrian army's using heavy weapons was wrong. Al-Assad also said that he was late in regard to reforms and transition to democracy.
SIMSEK SAYS IF WORLD HAD TAKEN TURKEY AS MODEL, NO CRISIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED
Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek appeared on a television program on TGRT Haber channel and said that fiscal discipline would continue in Turkey. Simsek said that current account deficit would also decrease. Simsek said, "there are problems in European countries and the United States, because they did not take a country like Turkey as a model." Simsek also said that there was a need for economic growth to overcome crisis.
ZAMAN
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OVER HALF MILLION WORKERS PUT UNDER SOCIAL SECURITY
Turkey's economy has been giving promising signals while European countries struggle crisis. According to Turkey's social security watchdog, the number of workers with social security increased by 540 thousand within the last two months. The figure was 9,970 thousand in February and it increased to 10,511 thousand in April.
PAKISTANI FM MEETS TURKISH COUNTERPART
Pakistan's new Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Thursday met with her Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu in the Turkish capital, Ankara. Khar said Pakistan appreciated greatly schools Turkey had opened in the country. "Now we want to seek Turkish universities in our country," she said in a joint press appearance with Davutoglu.
YENI SAFAK
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HAMA OPENED TO MEDIA
Officials from Turkish Embassy in Damascus accompanied 10 journalists who were allowed to enter Hama city by Syrian administration. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that they would monitor developments after promises that were made.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS DEFICIT TO BE AT REASONABLE LEVEL
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan has said that they were expecting the current accounts deficit to be over 70 billion USD by the end of 2011. "However, current accounts deficit trend is predicted to be at a more reasonable level in October-November," Babacan said.
HURRIYET
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HAMA ALARM
The previous night Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu telephoned ambassador in Damascus Omer Onhon and asked him whether allegations that Syrian tanks entered again Hama city of Syria was true or not. Onhon held several talks and informed Davutoglu that those allegations were not true. Onhon and journalists who entered the city said that the situation was calm in Hama.
OBAMA PHONES ERDOGAN
U.S. President Barack Obama called Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday evening. Obama and Erdogan discussed Syria during phone conversation. Statements released by White House and Prime Ministry said that the two leaders had agreed that violence must end in Syria. Obama and Erdogan also agreed to monitor closely steps to be taken by the Syrian government and to continue consultations.
MILLIYET
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WHERE DO THESE DOLLARS COME FROM?
Inflow of money from unknown sources into Turkey reached 9.8 billion USD in the first six months of this year. The highest amount of inflow was in May with 4.5 billion USD. The amount of money with unknown sources was 56 million USD in the first six months of last year.
ASSAD'S FATE AT TURKEY'S HANDS, SAYS BRITISH DAILY
British daily The Times has claimed that Turkey had given a two-week deadline to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to stop his "killing machine." "It is not announced what would happen if Assad misses the deadline. But one thing is clear: a military operation to protect Turkey's interests in the region," a Times article said. The daily said Turkey was rapidly becoming a regional power.
ERDOGAN TALKS TO OBAMA ON PHONE
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan had a phone conversation with U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday, discussing Syria. The two leaders underlined the urgency of the situation in Syria, expressing deep concern over the Syrian government's use of violence against civilians as well as affirmed the importance of the need to meet legitimate expectations of the Syrian people for transition to democracy, a statement released by the Turkish premier's press office said. The statement said the two leaders had called for an immediate halt of bloodshed and violence against the civilians.
SABAH
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AL-ASSAD SAYS SYRIAN TROOPS DID NOT LISTEN TO HIM
During his meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad confessed that he could not control his army. Al-Assad said that the army did not listen to him, stating that Syrian administration made some mistakes when the administration was controlling the process.
"I'M NOT BHUTTO"
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar who paid a visit to Turkish capital of Ankara said regarding her similarity to Benazir Bhutto: "Bhutto was the leader of a great party, but I'm only a member of it."
VATAN
-----
MAIN OPPOSITION PARTY TO SHUFFLE TOP EXECUTIVE BOARD
Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party or CHP is set to remove a number of senior party figures from a top decision-making body. CHP leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu is expected to replace 10 members of the 17-seat party's Central Executive Board.
PAKISTANI FM MEETS TURKISH COUNTERPART
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, dubbed as the country's new Bhutto, met with her Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu in the Turkish capital, Ankara. "She will be the stern voice of the Muslim world with her elegance and honorable representation of her country," Davutoglu praised Khar during a press conference.
CUMHURIYET
----------
"TURKEY IS A MODEL COUNTRY FOR US"
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar who paid a visit to Ankara said that priority must be given to education and elimination of poverty in fight against radical Islam. Khar said that they wanted to benefit from Turkey's experiences. "Turkey is a successful model in reforming religious schools," she said.
BRITISH DAILY SAYS ONLY TURKS CAN TOPPLE AL-ASSAD
British daily The Times has claimed that only Turks could topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The daily also claimed that Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu gave a two-week deadline to al-Assad. The New York Times said that a two-day deadline was given to al-Assad.
RADIKAL
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TANKS IN SYRIA ROLL TO HOMS THIS TIME,
After pressure from Turkey, the Syrian army withdrew its tanks from Hama, the scene of a fierce crackdown on anti-government protestors in Syria, and ordered them instead to enter into other cities, Homs, Deir al Zor, and Idlib. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu sounded cautious about Syrian government pledge to halt use of violence: "We will see how far they will keep their promises."
ARDA SAYS "ADIOS" TO ISTANBUL
Turkey's international soccer player Arda Turan departed Thursday for Madrid after signing with La Liga outfit Atletico Madrid earlier this week. Arda signed a four-year contract with Atletico Madrid, which agreed to pay Galatasaray 12 million euro as transfer fee.
TURKIYE
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AL-ASSAD CONFESSES HE MADE MISTAKES
After messages given by Turkey, Damascus administration withdrew its tanks from Hama city and took new steps. Turkish journalists entered Hama and it was regarded as success of Turkish government. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that he would monitor developments in Syria closely. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that Syrian army's using heavy weapons was wrong. Al-Assad also said that he was late in regard to reforms and transition to democracy.
SIMSEK SAYS IF WORLD HAD TAKEN TURKEY AS MODEL, NO CRISIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED
Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek appeared on a television program on TGRT Haber channel and said that fiscal discipline would continue in Turkey. Simsek said that current account deficit would also decrease. Simsek said, "there are problems in European countries and the United States, because they did not take a country like Turkey as a model." Simsek also said that there was a need for economic growth to overcome crisis.
ZAMAN
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OVER HALF MILLION WORKERS PUT UNDER SOCIAL SECURITY
Turkey's economy has been giving promising signals while European countries struggle crisis. According to Turkey's social security watchdog, the number of workers with social security increased by 540 thousand within the last two months. The figure was 9,970 thousand in February and it increased to 10,511 thousand in April.
PAKISTANI FM MEETS TURKISH COUNTERPART
Pakistan's new Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Thursday met with her Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu in the Turkish capital, Ankara. Khar said Pakistan appreciated greatly schools Turkey had opened in the country. "Now we want to seek Turkish universities in our country," she said in a joint press appearance with Davutoglu.
YENI SAFAK
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HAMA OPENED TO MEDIA
Officials from Turkish Embassy in Damascus accompanied 10 journalists who were allowed to enter Hama city by Syrian administration. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that they would monitor developments after promises that were made.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS DEFICIT TO BE AT REASONABLE LEVEL
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan has said that they were expecting the current accounts deficit to be over 70 billion USD by the end of 2011. "However, current accounts deficit trend is predicted to be at a more reasonable level in October-November," Babacan said.
