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TURKEY-PRESS SCAN (1)
ANKARA (A.A) - 10.03.2011 - These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in Turkish press on March 10, 2011. The Anadolu Agency does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
HURRIYET
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT TO ESTABLISH A FOLLOW-UP DELEGATION
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution on the progress of Turkey written by rapporteur Ria Oomen-Ruijten of the Netherlands. The parliament also decided to establish a delegation to follow trial of journalists Nedim Sener and Ahmet Sik who were arrested under the Ergenekon probe.
UZMEZ RELEASED
Huseyin Uzmez was sentenced to 13 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old. After serving only 2.5 years in prison, Uzmez was released by benefitting from recent judicial arrangements.
GADHAFI: TURKISH WORKERS WILL RETURN TO THEIR HOMES
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has said that Turkish workers would return to their homes soon. In an interview with Turkey's TRT Turk and France's LCI News Channel, Gadhafi said, "Turks are our brothers. We have a common history." He also claimed that it was al-Qaida which was responsible for the recent uprising in his country.
MILLIYET
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I WANT TO BE RELEASED BECAUSE
Lawyers of journalist Nedim Sener objected to the court decision that sent the journalist to prison. In their 20-page petition, lawyers responded to claims of the prosecutor's office and said there was not any reason or condition to arrest Sener.
Lawyers said, "the restriction decision, the file number and date of which we could not learn, has hampered the right to defend. However, the contents of some phone talks which were not showed to us by showing the restriction decision as a pretext, were published in Bugun, Star and Yeni Safak daily newspapers."
They also said, "all the 23 phone talks except one of them was made in 2009. The investigation into our client was launched in 2010, so the tapping minutes, which were showed a reason for arresting Sener, are "illegal evidence."
MR. KEMAL SHOULD HAVE WARNED ME
Deniz Baykal, the former chairman of the Republican People's Party (CHP), said regarding allegations that he had harassed Iklim Bayraktar that current CHP chairman Kemal Kilicdaroglu should have called him as soon as he had learned about the claim. Baykal said Kilicdaroglu should have warned him that he was being set up.
NEDIM AND AHMET IN EP REPORT
The European Parliament (EP) adopted a report on Turkey with a majority of vote, and expressed its concern about the freedom of press in Turkey.
The EP said the arrest of prominent journalists including Nedim Sener and Ahmet Sik might weaken the credibility of trials in Turkey.
The parliament's report expressed concern over too long detention periods before a trial begins, and once more underlined the need for an efficient and fair guarantee for suspects.
The report also stressed that Turkey could be a source of inspiration for the Arab world as a Muslim and secular democracy, which was overwhelmingly Muslim.
SABAH
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KURDISH INTELLECTUAL'S REACTION TO PKK
A group of Kurdish intellectuals has released a joint statement to condemn the PKK terrorist organization's death threats against Shivan Perwer, Muhsin Kizilkaya and Mehmet Metiner. "We consider those death threats as an assault against the freedom of thought. We invite Abdullah Ocalan and leaders of the PKK and the KCK to step back from their decision," the joint statement indicated.
PROBLEM SOLVED WITH NEIGHBOR
The long-standing diplomatic mission problem between Turkey and Greece has been resolved during a visit of Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to Athens. Davutoglu and his Greek counterpart Dimitris Droutsas reached an agreement. Accordingly, Turkey will be able to purchase the building near its embassy in Athens. And Greece will be able to construct a new building in its embassy in Ankara.
HURRIYET
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT TO ESTABLISH A FOLLOW-UP DELEGATION
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution on the progress of Turkey written by rapporteur Ria Oomen-Ruijten of the Netherlands. The parliament also decided to establish a delegation to follow trial of journalists Nedim Sener and Ahmet Sik who were arrested under the Ergenekon probe.
UZMEZ RELEASED
Huseyin Uzmez was sentenced to 13 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old. After serving only 2.5 years in prison, Uzmez was released by benefitting from recent judicial arrangements.
GADHAFI: TURKISH WORKERS WILL RETURN TO THEIR HOMES
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has said that Turkish workers would return to their homes soon. In an interview with Turkey's TRT Turk and France's LCI News Channel, Gadhafi said, "Turks are our brothers. We have a common history." He also claimed that it was al-Qaida which was responsible for the recent uprising in his country.
MILLIYET
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I WANT TO BE RELEASED BECAUSE
Lawyers of journalist Nedim Sener objected to the court decision that sent the journalist to prison. In their 20-page petition, lawyers responded to claims of the prosecutor's office and said there was not any reason or condition to arrest Sener.
Lawyers said, "the restriction decision, the file number and date of which we could not learn, has hampered the right to defend. However, the contents of some phone talks which were not showed to us by showing the restriction decision as a pretext, were published in Bugun, Star and Yeni Safak daily newspapers."
They also said, "all the 23 phone talks except one of them was made in 2009. The investigation into our client was launched in 2010, so the tapping minutes, which were showed a reason for arresting Sener, are "illegal evidence."
MR. KEMAL SHOULD HAVE WARNED ME
Deniz Baykal, the former chairman of the Republican People's Party (CHP), said regarding allegations that he had harassed Iklim Bayraktar that current CHP chairman Kemal Kilicdaroglu should have called him as soon as he had learned about the claim. Baykal said Kilicdaroglu should have warned him that he was being set up.
NEDIM AND AHMET IN EP REPORT
The European Parliament (EP) adopted a report on Turkey with a majority of vote, and expressed its concern about the freedom of press in Turkey.
The EP said the arrest of prominent journalists including Nedim Sener and Ahmet Sik might weaken the credibility of trials in Turkey.
The parliament's report expressed concern over too long detention periods before a trial begins, and once more underlined the need for an efficient and fair guarantee for suspects.
The report also stressed that Turkey could be a source of inspiration for the Arab world as a Muslim and secular democracy, which was overwhelmingly Muslim.
SABAH
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KURDISH INTELLECTUAL'S REACTION TO PKK
A group of Kurdish intellectuals has released a joint statement to condemn the PKK terrorist organization's death threats against Shivan Perwer, Muhsin Kizilkaya and Mehmet Metiner. "We consider those death threats as an assault against the freedom of thought. We invite Abdullah Ocalan and leaders of the PKK and the KCK to step back from their decision," the joint statement indicated.
PROBLEM SOLVED WITH NEIGHBOR
The long-standing diplomatic mission problem between Turkey and Greece has been resolved during a visit of Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to Athens. Davutoglu and his Greek counterpart Dimitris Droutsas reached an agreement. Accordingly, Turkey will be able to purchase the building near its embassy in Athens. And Greece will be able to construct a new building in its embassy in Ankara.
