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TURKEY-PRESS SCAN (3)

ANKARA (A.A) - These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in Turkish press on June 10, 2011. The Anadolu Agency does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

TURKIYE
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I WOULD EITHER HANG OR LEAVE!
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan ended the debates about home detention for Abdullah Ocalan -head of PKK terrorist organization. Erdogan said, "if we were in the rule when Ocalan was handed over to Turkey, we would either hang him or resign." Erdogan also denied the claims that Ocalan would be released from prison after the general elections in Turkey.

CRITICAL DAY
Tension continues in Syria-Turkey border. A clash is expected between Syrian army and the opposition after Friday prayer. People are afraid of a massacre in Syrian Jisr al-Shughour town which is 20 km away from Turkey border and besieged by forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, "there is difficulty in Aleppo. Turkey has strong kinship ties there. We are doing the necessary things and taking measures. Friday and Sunday are important days."
   
ZAMAN
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THOUSANDS OF SYRIANS ON WAY TO TURKEY
The number of Syrians crossing into Turkey increases every day as the Syrian military is preparing to intervene in various cities of Syria. In the last two days, around 3,000 Syrians crossed the Turkish-Syrian border and are now living in tent city built in Yayladagi town of southern province of Hatay. Some Syrians said that around 6,000 Syrians were on their way to the Turkish-Syrian border and were planning to enter Turkey. Turkish Red Crescent Aid Society is making preparations to build a second tent city in Yayladagi.

TURKISH SCHOOLS MAKE TURKISH LANGUAGE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE
Chairman of the Turkish Language Institution Sukru Haluk Akalin said that Turkish schools around the world were highly important in making the Turkish language a universal language. "Today, 220 million people in the world speak Turkish. This reality makes us proud," said Akalin.

YENI SAFAK
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JOBS TO 118,000 PEOPLE
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's new cabinet organization was published in the Official Gazette. With the new ministries, 118,409 posts were opened.

SYRIA MOVING TO HATAY
Around 2,700 Syrians have moved to Turkey's southern province of Hatay after fleeing violence in their country. Around 6,000 more Syrians are expected to enter Turkey very shortly. Turkish Red Crescent Aid Society is making preparations to erect a tent city for 5,000 people. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that "a humanitarian crisis was about to take place in Syria". We will do all we can for our Syrian brothers and sisters, Davutoglu underlined.

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