TURKEY-PRESS SCAN (3)

ANKARA (A.A) - July 27, 2011 - These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in Turkish press on July 27, 2011. The Anadolu Agency does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

TURKIYE
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NEW TACTIC TO DEAL WITH TERRORISM
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, General Staff Chief Gen. Isik Kosaner and three ministers gathered for a terrorism summit yesterday. During the gathering, officials discussed the heinous attack in southeastern Silvan town, police forces' inclusion in counter-terrorism process and new steps to be taken against terrorism.  

PKK'S EX-LAWYER: OCALAN DOES NOT CARE ABOUT KURDS
Lawyer Huseyin Yildirim, who lived a fugitive's life abroad for 30 years as his name was included in the black list as he had acted as the attorney of PKK and leftist organizations in southeastern Diyarbakir province prior to 1980, delivered statements to Turkiye daily. Yildirim said Abdullah Ocalan, who had been a friend of his once, had later turned into a dictator who killed whoever he wanted. Yildirim also said it would be the end of Ocalan if his former wife Kesire talked. Yildirim noted that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan would be a hero if he solved the issue, adding that Justice and Development (AK) Party's brave steps had changed Turkey.

ZAMAN
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THEY BUY COMPANY IN ITALY AND PLAN TO ESTABLISH FACTORY IN MIDDLE EAST
Turkey's Kale Group have their eyes turned on the Middle East after buying Italian producer of tiles, Fincuoghi. Kale Group would erect a factory in a Middle Eastern country with an investment totaling 30 million Euro. The company will use the trade mark "Kaleseramik" at its Middle Eastern plant.

TOKI TO CONSTRUCT STADIUMS IN 9 TURKISH PROVINCES
Turkey's Housing Administration (TOKI) is making preparations to construct stadiums in 9 Turkish provinces. The provinces to receive stadiums are Eskisehir, Gaziantep, Sivas, Trabzon, Mersin, Malatya, Hatay, Batman and Afyonkarahisar. The stadium in Sivas will have a capacity of 33,000 seats while the stadium in Trabzon will have a capacity of 40,000 seats.

YENI SAFAK
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NEGLIGENCE CLAIMS TO BE ASSESSED BY JUDICIARY
General Staff, which has completed its administrative investigation on the attack that left 13 soldiers dead in southeastern Silvan town, delivered a detailed statement for the first time. Meanwhile, Turkish Armed Forces decided to carry the negligence claims in the attack to the court.

SILVAN SUMMIT
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a surprising summit with General Staff Chief Gen. Isik Kosaner and ministers responsible for security. The heinous attack in Silvan was on the agenda of the summit during which the new strategy in fight against terrorism was also discussed. 
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