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TURKEY PRESS SCAN FOR APRIL 27,2011
These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in Turkish press on April 27, 2010. Cumhuriyet English does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in Turkish press on April 27, 2010. Cumhuriyet English does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. CUMHURIYET DEMOLITION OF MONUMENT BEGINS Demolition of "Monument of Humanity" by Mehmet Aksoy that was called "ugly" by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan started. Head of the two-human figure monument was cut and lowered down by crane. Aksoy showed his reaction to demolition by saying, "These innocent two children are slaughtered." ORDER FOR ATTACK Painter Bedri Baykam who was wounded in an attack held a press conference after an eight-day treatment at the hospital. Baykam said that the attack against him was ordered by some circles. Baykam said that he was not surprised by the attack. He said that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan did not call him to wish recovery. HURRIYET HEAD OF MONUMENT CUT Demolition of the Monument to Humanity that was called "ugly" by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in eastern province of Kars started on Tuesday. Demolition of the unfinished monument, which depicts two figures meeting, continued yesterday. Head of one of figures was cut and lowered down by crane. The monument which is 24.5 meters tall weighs 300 tons. PRESIDENT GUL SAYS HARSH MESSAGES CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS IN TURKEY President Abdullah Gul assessed harsh political messages on his way to Belgrade for the tripartite summit of Turkey, Bosnia-Hezergeovinba and Serbia. Gul said that harsh messages could create dangerous situation for the country and Turkish politicians should see that such harsh messages were risky for the country. Regarding negative developments in Syria, Gul said that they were concerned about the current situation in Syria and felt uneasy about bloodshed and loss of lives. MILLIYET 'HUMANITY' BEHEADED! Demolishment of 'humanity monument' --which was defined as freaky by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and has been subject of debates for months-- in the northeastern province of Kars has begun. Workers said "Allahuekber" (Allahu Akbar--God is the greatest) and beheaded one of the two human-figure monument. The head of the monument, which was given code B1, will be kept in a storage. HE DID NOT GO ON A DIET, AND SURVIVED Painter Bedri Baykam, who was stabbed by Mehmet Celikel after the press conference that was held to support 'humanity monument' in the northeastern province of Kars, said that he survived thanks to the layer of fat as he did not go on a diet. Baykam also said, "although he does not like my ideas, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan --who says he is the prime minister of everyone in Turkey-- could wish a speed recovery for me." WE DON'T WANT TOTALITARIAN STRUCTURE IN SYRIA The number of civilians, who have been killed in the incidents in Syria, rose to 400. Streets are full of bodies in Daraa city. Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke with U.S. President Barack Obama and Syrian President Bashar al-Asad on the phone yesterday. Erdogan said that Turkey did not want anti-democracy and totalitarian structure in Syria. RADIKAL LISTEN TO PEOPLE'S DEMAND FOR REFORMS Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan held talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Asad who is using bloody methods to block protests of opponents in his country. Erdogan expressed his sorrow over the government's harsh intervention in the uprising and casualties, and called on al-Asad to "respond to his people's demands for reforms". Ankara is also planning to send a special representative to the Syrian capital of Damascus. HUMANITY MONUMENT'S HEAD CUT OFF The head part of the "Humanity Monument" in eastern province of Kars was cut off 106 days after Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called the monument "freakish". The monument will be dismantled into 18 pieces and will be put in a warehouse. Former mayor of Kars said that it was not the "Humanity Monument" that was demolished, but the humanity itself. VATAN NUMBER OF ELECTORS EXCEEDS 50 MILLION Higher Board of Election (YSK) Chairman Ali Em said that 50,189,930 citizens in Turkey, and 2,568,977 in foreign countries would cast votes in the general elections on June 12. The number of electors was 41,465,000 in the elections in 2007 and 49,446,000 in September 12 referendum in 2010. WE DON'T WANT TOTALITARIAN STRUCTURE When Syrian President Bashar al-Asad sent tanks on civilians, U.S. President Barack Obama called Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the phone. They decided to give 72 hours to Syria to end the violence. Erdogan rapidly called al-Asad and conveyed the decision to him. Erdogan warned al-Asad that Obama was getting prepared for imposing a 'sanction'. Noting that he sent a delegation to Syria, Erdogan said that the current milieu in Syria was creating uneasiness, adding that Turkey did not want an authoritarian and totalitarian structure in Syria. SABAH PLAN B READY FOR SYRIA The Turkish capital of Ankara is getting prepared to put the "confidential" Plan B on the table as tension rises in Turkey's neighbor Syria. As Ankara's Plan A, which envisaged Syria's transition to democracy through reforms, failed due to the bloody incidents in the country, Turkey decided to put another plan into action. The new plan, which focuses on the possibility of "chaos, civil war and migration" in Syria, will be discussed at the National Security Council (MGK) meeting tomorrow. GUL: I HAD WARNED AL-ASAD Turkish President Abdullah Gul said that he had called on Syrian leader Bashar al-Asad to implement rapid reforms in his country after the revolution in Tunisia. "The current situation should not be turned into a deadlock. They ended the stage of siege and they wanted to do more, but they should move faster," Gul said. TURKIYE IT IS TIME FOR PEACE IN BALKANS, NOT FOR WAR Ankara has taken another step in an effort to establish lasting peace in the Balkans. Turkish President Abdullah Gul, who travelled to Serbia to attend a tripartite summit between Turkey, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia, said that hostility should end in the Balkans and cooperation should be the ruling power in the region. FIRST LADIES TO MEET The world's leading female politicians, entrepreneurs and first ladies will meet in Turkey. Women from all over the world will gather at the "Global Summit of Women" to be held in Istanbul between May 5-7. The summit, which will be hosted by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's spouse Emine Erdogan, will bring together nearly 1,000 participants. YENI SAFAK FINAL PHASE IN INVESTIGATION Ankara chief prosecutor's office which has been conducting an investigation into cypher allegations in university entrance exam reached the final phase of the technical inspection. A statement by the prosecutor's office said that news reports published in some papers did not have any connection with the investigation. ERDOGAN CALLS SYRIAN PRESIDENT Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan had a phone conversation with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Erdogan told al-Assad that violence against the people should be ended as soon as possible and reforms should be speeded up. ZAMAN ERDOGAN SPEAKS WITH AL-ASAD, SENDING SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO SYRIA Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who called Syrian President Bashar al-Asad on the phone, conveyed uneasiness about the violence acts in the country. Erdogan said that Turkey did not want an enforcing and totalitarian structure in Syria. Erdogan also said that he would send a special representative to Damascus within that scope on Thursday. TRIPARTITE BALKAN SUMMIT IN SERBIA Turkish President Abdullah Gul, who gathered leaders of Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina in Istanbul and helped them shake hands last year, now gathered them in Serbia. Serbian President Boris Tadic, Bosnia-Herzegovina's Presidency Chairman Nebojsa Radmanovic and Gul attended the tripartite summit in Serbia. Leaders discussed regional relations, integration with Europe, political, economic and cultural cooperation as well as dialogue between cultures and religions. TURKEY PRESS
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