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Fri, 08/19/2011 - 12:50
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-TURKEY-PRESS SCAN (1)
ANKARA (A.A) - August 19, 2011 - These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in Turkish press on August 19, 2011. The Anadolu Agency does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
HURRIYET
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FAST-BREAKING DINNER WITH MINORITIES
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will attend a fast-breaking dinner which will be hosted by 162 religious community foundations in Istanbul on August 28. There will be Greek, Armenian, Jewish, Assyrian, Bulgarian, Georgian, Catholic and Chaldean communities in the dinner.
FROM CUKURCA TO THE SKIES
Bodies of the soldiers, who were killed in the treacherous attack of PKK terrorists on Hakkari-Cukurca road two days ago, were sent to their hometowns by plane for their funerals after the ceremonies held in the southeastern province of Hakkari and the eastern province of Van yesterday. Hakkari Mountain & Commando Brigade's Commander Gen. Levent Kose said during the ceremony, "we are suffering a big pain. Our sadness is as big as mountains but we will hold our head high. I clearly say: They will not win."
MILLIYET
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NEW SEATING ORDER
The previous seating order, civilians on one side and soldiers on the other side of the table, in National Security Council (MGK) was changed. Members of MGK took their seats according to the state protocol during yesterday's meeting.
PASSENGERS OF SOMALIA
Singers Ajda Pekkan, Muazzez Ersoy and Sertab Erener left for Somalia as the guests of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Ajda Pekkan decided to go to Somalia when her concert in the northwestern province of Bursa was postponed due to the terrorist attack in the southeastern province of Hakkari. Pekkan held a press conference with EU Minister Egemen Bagis yesterday.
SABAH
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DEMOCRACY IN MGK
Seating order has changed in the National Security Council (MGK) as it took place in the Supreme Military Council. Earlier, military members sat as a bloc on one side of the table, but yesterday civilian and military members of the council sat on both sides of the table in accordance with the order required by state protocol. President's office said that the new order gave the message of unity. MGK reiterated commitment to continue the fight against terrorism in its meeting on Thursday.
PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN VISITS FATHER OF MAJOR YAVUZ
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan paid a visit to the family of major Yavuz Basayar who was martyred in a terrorist attack in Cukurca town of southeastern province of Hakkari. Erdogan offered his condolences to Basayar's father and mother in their house in Yenimahalle district in Ankara.
HURRIYET
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FAST-BREAKING DINNER WITH MINORITIES
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will attend a fast-breaking dinner which will be hosted by 162 religious community foundations in Istanbul on August 28. There will be Greek, Armenian, Jewish, Assyrian, Bulgarian, Georgian, Catholic and Chaldean communities in the dinner.
FROM CUKURCA TO THE SKIES
Bodies of the soldiers, who were killed in the treacherous attack of PKK terrorists on Hakkari-Cukurca road two days ago, were sent to their hometowns by plane for their funerals after the ceremonies held in the southeastern province of Hakkari and the eastern province of Van yesterday. Hakkari Mountain & Commando Brigade's Commander Gen. Levent Kose said during the ceremony, "we are suffering a big pain. Our sadness is as big as mountains but we will hold our head high. I clearly say: They will not win."
MILLIYET
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NEW SEATING ORDER
The previous seating order, civilians on one side and soldiers on the other side of the table, in National Security Council (MGK) was changed. Members of MGK took their seats according to the state protocol during yesterday's meeting.
PASSENGERS OF SOMALIA
Singers Ajda Pekkan, Muazzez Ersoy and Sertab Erener left for Somalia as the guests of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Ajda Pekkan decided to go to Somalia when her concert in the northwestern province of Bursa was postponed due to the terrorist attack in the southeastern province of Hakkari. Pekkan held a press conference with EU Minister Egemen Bagis yesterday.
SABAH
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DEMOCRACY IN MGK
Seating order has changed in the National Security Council (MGK) as it took place in the Supreme Military Council. Earlier, military members sat as a bloc on one side of the table, but yesterday civilian and military members of the council sat on both sides of the table in accordance with the order required by state protocol. President's office said that the new order gave the message of unity. MGK reiterated commitment to continue the fight against terrorism in its meeting on Thursday.
PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN VISITS FATHER OF MAJOR YAVUZ
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan paid a visit to the family of major Yavuz Basayar who was martyred in a terrorist attack in Cukurca town of southeastern province of Hakkari. Erdogan offered his condolences to Basayar's father and mother in their house in Yenimahalle district in Ankara.
