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TURKEY-PRESS SCAN (3)
ANKARA (A.A) - 26.02.2011 - These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in Turkish press on February 26, 2011. The Anadolu Agency does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
TURKIYE
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"DO NOT PLAY GAMES WITH TURKEY," TURKISH PRESIDENT TELLS FRENCH COUNTERPART
Turkish President Abdullah Gul gave clear messages to his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy who visited Ankara on Friday, expressing Turkey's uneasiness over political obstacles on Turkey's European Union accession. "Turkey is one great country. No one shall play games with us," Gul was quoted as telling Sarkozy in a tete-a-tete meeting. Turkey also gave a low profile welcome to French President Nicolas Sarkozy, an opponent of Turkey's EU accession, who arrived in the Turkish capital on Friday for a brief visit as the rotating helm of the G20. He was greeted at the Esenboga Airport by Ankara's Mayor Melih Gokcek and Feridun Sinirlioglu, an undersecretary with the Turkish Foreign Ministry, alone.
TURKISH PREMIER DUE IN GERMANY
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to visit Germany on February 28 to participate and deliver a speech at the opening of in the CeBIT Fair in Hannover. Erdogan will meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and he will also address Germany's Turks.
ZAMAN
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GUL: "EU SHOULD HONOR ITS WORD ON TURKEY'S EU BID"
Turkish President Abdullah Gul on Friday met with his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy in the Turkish capital of Ankara. Speaking at a joint press conference after the meeting Gul said the EU should honor its word on Turkey's membership. Sarkozy said he disagreed with Gul over Turkey's accession, offering "another solution."
GERMANY GREENLIGHTS TURKS TO VOTE IN TURKEY GENERAL ELECTIONS
German authorities have moved to allow its Turks to cast their votes for Turkey elections at Turkish consulates in Germany, which houses the largest number of Turkish citizens in Europe.
YENI SAFAK
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HISTORY LESSON TO SARKOZY
French President Nicholas Sarkozy was hosted with a low profile in Turkey where he paid a 6-hour visit.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan made EU warning to French President Nicholas Sarkozy in the meeting at Prime Ministry.
Erdogan also gave as present a letter of French King Francois I to Suleyman the Magnificent asking help from the Ottoman ruler when he was taken as prisoner by Germans.
10,000 PEOPLE CAME, 4,000 OTHERS ON THE WAY
Turkey carries out successful works to bring its citizens from Libya. It was stated that more than 10,000 people were brought from the crisis region since February 19.
The ships "Iskenderun", "Ankara" and "Samsun" that departed for the region are expected to bring 4,000 people more.
Planes also have been bringing passengers in the "air corridor" formed between Turkey and Libya.
TURKIYE
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"DO NOT PLAY GAMES WITH TURKEY," TURKISH PRESIDENT TELLS FRENCH COUNTERPART
Turkish President Abdullah Gul gave clear messages to his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy who visited Ankara on Friday, expressing Turkey's uneasiness over political obstacles on Turkey's European Union accession. "Turkey is one great country. No one shall play games with us," Gul was quoted as telling Sarkozy in a tete-a-tete meeting. Turkey also gave a low profile welcome to French President Nicolas Sarkozy, an opponent of Turkey's EU accession, who arrived in the Turkish capital on Friday for a brief visit as the rotating helm of the G20. He was greeted at the Esenboga Airport by Ankara's Mayor Melih Gokcek and Feridun Sinirlioglu, an undersecretary with the Turkish Foreign Ministry, alone.
TURKISH PREMIER DUE IN GERMANY
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to visit Germany on February 28 to participate and deliver a speech at the opening of in the CeBIT Fair in Hannover. Erdogan will meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and he will also address Germany's Turks.
ZAMAN
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GUL: "EU SHOULD HONOR ITS WORD ON TURKEY'S EU BID"
Turkish President Abdullah Gul on Friday met with his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy in the Turkish capital of Ankara. Speaking at a joint press conference after the meeting Gul said the EU should honor its word on Turkey's membership. Sarkozy said he disagreed with Gul over Turkey's accession, offering "another solution."
GERMANY GREENLIGHTS TURKS TO VOTE IN TURKEY GENERAL ELECTIONS
German authorities have moved to allow its Turks to cast their votes for Turkey elections at Turkish consulates in Germany, which houses the largest number of Turkish citizens in Europe.
YENI SAFAK
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HISTORY LESSON TO SARKOZY
French President Nicholas Sarkozy was hosted with a low profile in Turkey where he paid a 6-hour visit.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan made EU warning to French President Nicholas Sarkozy in the meeting at Prime Ministry.
Erdogan also gave as present a letter of French King Francois I to Suleyman the Magnificent asking help from the Ottoman ruler when he was taken as prisoner by Germans.
10,000 PEOPLE CAME, 4,000 OTHERS ON THE WAY
Turkey carries out successful works to bring its citizens from Libya. It was stated that more than 10,000 people were brought from the crisis region since February 19.
The ships "Iskenderun", "Ankara" and "Samsun" that departed for the region are expected to bring 4,000 people more.
Planes also have been bringing passengers in the "air corridor" formed between Turkey and Libya.
