TURKEY-PRESS SCAN (3)

ANKARA (A.A) - 13.05.2011 - These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in Turkish press on May 13, 2011. The Anadolu Agency does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

TURKIYE
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ERDOGAN'S INTERESTING DESCRIPTION: WALKING LIE
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan reacted harshly to Republican People's Party (CHP) chairperson Kemal Kilicdaroglu's claims that "a minister had sent an e-mail to the Student Selection & Placement Center (OSYM) to ask for a favor". "How can a man tell so many lies one after another? If you want to see a 'walking lie', look at Kilicdaroglu," Erdogan said.
Erdogan also called on Kilicdaroglu to comment on the appointments he had approved during his presidency of the Social Security Institution (SSK).

KILICDAROGLU KNOWS THAT PERSON
Commenting on the allegations regarding the e-mail sent to OSYM, Turkish State Minister Hayati Yazici said such claims were "fraud". Criticizing Kilicdaroglu's stance on the matter, Yazici said, "He should know that a minister would not have such a style. Kilicdaroglu and his team know about the person who sent that e-mail," Yazici said.   

ZAMAN
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NUMBER OF MILLIONAIRES IN TURKEY REACHES 55,000
A senior official of Turkey's Akbank, Fikret Onder, said that the number of millionaires in Turkey reached 55,000 in 2010. According to Onder, the number of millionaires in Turkey increased by 5,000 in 2010 when compared to the previous year.

FOREIGN INVESTMENTS INCREASE BY 154 P.C. IN FIRST THREE MONTHS
Turkey's Treasury Undersecretariat announced figures of international direct investments in Turkey as of March, 2011. According to the Treasury, foreign investments in Turkey increased by 154 percent between January and March, 2011 when compared to the same period last year and reached a figure of 3.95 billion USD.

YENI SAFAK
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UN COULD END ITS MISSION 
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said that if a road map did not appear in the tripartite meeting scheduled to be held in July, UN could end its mission on the Cyprus issue. Turkish party has been insisting on a quinary conference to be held in regard to the Cyprus issue by the end of the year.  

BMW TARGETS TURKEY FOR INVESTMENTS
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, the world's largest maker of luxury vehicles, is considering constructing factories in some countries. BMW is evaluating sites for a plant in Brazil as well as another factory in Russia, India, South Korea or Turkey.