TURKEY-PRESS SCAN (2)

ANKARA (A.A) - 26.04.2011 - These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in Turkish press on April 26, 2011. The Anadolu Agency does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

VATAN
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HE IS ALSO OUT OF PATIENCE
Scandals one after the other in Student Selection and Replacement Center (OSYM) examinations made President Abdullah Gul angry. "In the past, there was no privilege in those exams whether you are the son of the president or the richest person. I am very uneasy that this understanding has been harmed."

NEW COOPERATION IN ENERGY
Demiroren Group signed a cooperation agreement with Swiss energy giant EGL to assess opportunities in energy mainly shipping natural gas of Azerbaijan and the Middle East to Europe. 
The agreement was signed under the supervision of Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz and Swiss Federal Energy Agency Chairman Walter Steinman. 
BOTAS also signed memorandum of understanding and committed to be a bridge in transmission of the gas.

CUMHURIYET
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TURKEY TO BE REDEFINED
A ceremony was held to mark the anniversary of the foundation of Turkey's Constitutional Court. Speaking at the ceremony that was boycotted by the heads of Supreme Court of Appeals and Council of State, Constitutional Court's President Hasim Kilic said ethnical and religious identities had gained significance due to demands of cultural and individual freedom. Kilic also said that Turkey, with a confident understanding about its future, would soon redefine itself.

LETTER TO ERDOGAN
Rosa Maria Burillo Velasco, the head of International Association of Arts, a non-governmental organization in operational relations with UNESCO, sent a letter to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan about the recent attack against Turkish painter Bedri Baykam and the decision to demolish the "Humanity Monument" in eastern province of Kars. Velasco said in the letter that her organization was deeply concerned about the latest developments concerning the freedom of expression in Turkey.

RADIKAL
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YOU SHOULD RESIGN!
A scandal took place in ALES as well, an examination demanded by most postgraduate programs at Turkish universities, after the ones in other exams of Student Selection and Placement Center (OSYM). Five hundred questionnaire booklets distributed in a classroom in Izmir contained errors. Two leading names from the Justice and Development Party said that Ali Demir, head of OSYM, should resign. Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc said that they felt uneasy about these developments.

WIND PREVENTS DEMOLITION
Wind hindered demolition of Monument of Humanity that was called "ugly" by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in eastern province of Kars. Demolition was suspended on Monday due to strong wind.