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-TURKEY-PRESS SCAN (1)

ANKARA (A.A) - July 28, 2011 - These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in Turkish press on July 28, 2011. The Anadolu Agency does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

HURRIYET
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LESSON AT MOSQUE
A commemoration ceremony was held at the First Central Mosque in the Norwegian capital of Oslo for 76 people who lost their lives in double attacks in the country. Crown Prince Haakon, who commemorated those killed in the attack together with people attending the ceremony, including the Turks, said he was deeply sorry that they suspected the Muslims as the perpetrators of the attack on the first day. Oslo Mayor Fabian Stang gave a lesson with his message. He said, "I am blond just as Breivik, who staged the attack. I am resembling him but you have not marked me as a terrorist. I will not let all Muslims to be under suspicion in possible incidents in which a Muslim gets involved."

OPERATION LIKE FILM
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) caught four people, including a Turk who were trafficking drugs to provide Hezbollah and Taliban with money and weapons, in two international operations. In their first operation against Taliban in 2008, DEA agents agreed on sale of heroin and Kalashnikov rifles with Taza Gul Alizayi in Afghanistan. On Monday, agents set up a trap and caught Alizayi in the Maldives, brought him to New York and arrested him. 
Under an operation against Hezbollah, agents worked in Iran, Turkey, Romania, Cyprus, Maldives and Malaysia. In the recent meeting in Bucharest on Monday, Cetin Aksu and Iranian citizen Siyavus Hanareh were arrested, and Basar Vehbi from Lebanon was caught in the Maldives. 

MILLIYET
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IT WILL NOT HIT EVEN SLIGHTLY
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan drew a positive picture regarding the impact of the crisis in Europe. "We are getting our feet on the ground. There may be crisis in the West and Europe but we are prepared against this. In the past, I said it would hit slightly, but now I say it will not hit even slightly. We are in a better condition and strong. You should not have any concerns. Of course, extravagance will threaten everybody." 

THAT TWO HOURS WERE LIKE NIGHTMARE
Turkish politician Gulay Kutal in Norway relayed another dimension of the massacre in Norway. She said, "all of us were so afraid that a Muslim will be after the attack. Both me and the other Turks I talked to were very afraid 1-2 hours after the attack till everything was clarified. Furthermore, in that process there were people who accused Turks and spoke after them. All of us would have been in a different crisis if the assailant had been Muslim."

SABAH
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SARGSIAN SHOULD APOLOGIZE
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan paid his second visit to Azerbaijan following Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) after he had founded the government. Erdogan criticized Armenian President Serzh Sargsian, who wanted new generations to recover Agri. Erdogan said, "it will not suit to a statesman to equip new generations with hatred and enmity. Sargsian should apologize."

TURKS WILL ALWAYS BE IN NORWAY 
Norwegian Foreign Minister Gahr Store spoke to daily Sabah following the ceremony in the mosque which was held in the memory of those killed in Oslo massacre. He said, "they should not feel any concern. Turks will always be in Norway and will live in tranquility with us."

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