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TURKEY-PRESS SCAN (1)
ANKARA (A.A) - August 1, 2011 - These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in Turkish press on August 1, 2011. The Anadolu Agency does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
HURRIYET
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WE SHOULD KNOW REASON
The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) chairman Kemal Kilicdaroglu, who cut short his holiday and returned to Ankara after chief of general staff and force commanders resigned together, assessed the current situation. Kilicdaroglu said, "civil will is above everything. What is important is resignations. We respect their decision and it was a democratic reaction, but we also want to know the reason of these resignations." Kilicdaroglu said that resignations also showed the military's loyalty to democracy.
YAS MEETING TO CONVENE TODAY
The Supreme Military Council (YAS) will meet under the chairmanship of Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday. The regular annual meeting will take place at the General Staff headquarters in Ankara. The meeting will be attended by Acting Chief of General Staff and Land Forces Commander Gen. Necdet Ozel, Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz, Deputy Chief of General Staff Gen. Aslan Guner, and some other commanders. The meeting will be attended by nine or eight commanders and admirals instead of 14.
MILLIYET
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TOP MILITARY COUNCIL SET TO GO ON CRITICAL GATHERING
Turkey's Supreme Military Council (YAS) is set to convene on Monday amidst discussions after the resignation of the top military brass last Friday. Gen. Necdet Ozel, who was appointed as the commander of the land forces, is expected to be named the new chief of the Turkish military staff. The council will also decide over the promotion of seventeen generals who are currently detained under a probe against an alleged coup plot. The government insists on their quick retirement.
TURKISH SEISMOLOGISTS PLAN INSTALLING EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR POSSIBLE ISTANBUL QUAKE
Two Turkish seismologists are set to present a project to the government to install an undersea early warning system against a possible earthquake in Istanbul, Turkey's largest city and the main commercial hub. Prof. Naci Gorur and Prof. Namik Cagatay will ask for fund from the government to set up three stations on the sea bed in Marmara. Estimated cost for installing and operating the system for a five-year period is around 10 million euros.
SABAH
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THOSE EXPELLED FROM TSK TO RETURN TO STATE
Labor and Social Security Minister Faruk Celik said that those who were expelled from the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) on March 12 and September 12 could return to the state to work. Celik said that those who were expelled from the TSK as well as others who were expelled from the military by Supreme Military Council (YAS) during military coups could work in the state or could retire. Celik said that Turkey would take an important step in democratization with this initiative.
DAVUTOGLU DELAYS HIS VISIT TO DAMASCUS
Turkish Foreign Ministe Ahmet Davutoglu delayed his visit to Damascus, Syria after Syrian army killed again many Syrians. Turkey made a harsh statement against Bashar al-Asad administration by saying that such operations and violence did not bring solution and Syrian government must comprehend this fact.
HURRIYET
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WE SHOULD KNOW REASON
The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) chairman Kemal Kilicdaroglu, who cut short his holiday and returned to Ankara after chief of general staff and force commanders resigned together, assessed the current situation. Kilicdaroglu said, "civil will is above everything. What is important is resignations. We respect their decision and it was a democratic reaction, but we also want to know the reason of these resignations." Kilicdaroglu said that resignations also showed the military's loyalty to democracy.
YAS MEETING TO CONVENE TODAY
The Supreme Military Council (YAS) will meet under the chairmanship of Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday. The regular annual meeting will take place at the General Staff headquarters in Ankara. The meeting will be attended by Acting Chief of General Staff and Land Forces Commander Gen. Necdet Ozel, Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz, Deputy Chief of General Staff Gen. Aslan Guner, and some other commanders. The meeting will be attended by nine or eight commanders and admirals instead of 14.
MILLIYET
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TOP MILITARY COUNCIL SET TO GO ON CRITICAL GATHERING
Turkey's Supreme Military Council (YAS) is set to convene on Monday amidst discussions after the resignation of the top military brass last Friday. Gen. Necdet Ozel, who was appointed as the commander of the land forces, is expected to be named the new chief of the Turkish military staff. The council will also decide over the promotion of seventeen generals who are currently detained under a probe against an alleged coup plot. The government insists on their quick retirement.
TURKISH SEISMOLOGISTS PLAN INSTALLING EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR POSSIBLE ISTANBUL QUAKE
Two Turkish seismologists are set to present a project to the government to install an undersea early warning system against a possible earthquake in Istanbul, Turkey's largest city and the main commercial hub. Prof. Naci Gorur and Prof. Namik Cagatay will ask for fund from the government to set up three stations on the sea bed in Marmara. Estimated cost for installing and operating the system for a five-year period is around 10 million euros.
SABAH
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THOSE EXPELLED FROM TSK TO RETURN TO STATE
Labor and Social Security Minister Faruk Celik said that those who were expelled from the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) on March 12 and September 12 could return to the state to work. Celik said that those who were expelled from the TSK as well as others who were expelled from the military by Supreme Military Council (YAS) during military coups could work in the state or could retire. Celik said that Turkey would take an important step in democratization with this initiative.
DAVUTOGLU DELAYS HIS VISIT TO DAMASCUS
Turkish Foreign Ministe Ahmet Davutoglu delayed his visit to Damascus, Syria after Syrian army killed again many Syrians. Turkey made a harsh statement against Bashar al-Asad administration by saying that such operations and violence did not bring solution and Syrian government must comprehend this fact.
