TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER UNDERLINES IMPORTANCE OF EUROPE’S SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRATIC MOVE

(DIP) TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER UNDERLINES IMPORTANCE OF EUROPE’S SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRATIC MOVE
The Turkish foreign minister underlined importance of Europe’s support for Turkey’s democratic move as well as fight against terrorism.
   Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu participated in a fast-breaking dinner hosted in his honor by Christer Asp, the Swedish ambassador to Turkey, on Friday.
   Sweden is actually holding the rotating presidency of the European Union (EU).

BRITAIN’S BIGGEST TOUR OPERATOR TO LAUNCH TWO NEW HOTELS IN TURKEY

BRITAIN’S BIGGEST TOUR OPERATOR TO LAUNCH TWO NEW HOTELS IN TURKEY
TUI, Britain’s biggest tour operator, is set to launch two new hotels in Turkey, company’s country manager said.
   TUI Turkey Product and Contracts Department Manager Melih Yetis said operator’s new brand Sensimar would open two new hotels in 2010 for high-income customers.
   Yetis also said Turkey has become the second largest destination for TUI after Spain, adding that the operator was planning to increase bookings in Turkey by 15 percent for 2010.
   (İMB-BRC)

CEM GARIPOGLU CAUGHT IN ARMENIA

These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in Turkish press on September 12, 2009. The Anadolu Agency does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
  
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   FIRST DERBY OF YEAR TO BE WATCHED WITH BATED BREATH
   Galatasaray, the current leader of the league who won all the four games they have played, will take on Besiktas, who want to end their draw series, at the Ali Sami Yen Stadium on Saturday. The challenging game between the Lions (Galatasaray), the team scoring the most goals, and the Eagles (Besiktas), the team that gave in the least goals, will begin at 9 p.m.
  
   DEMOLITION TO START
   Istanbul Mayor Kadir Topbas said river beds would be remediated. Topbas also said that a bitter receipt would be implemented to prevent a new flood disaster. “We will mark the route of the Ayamama brook bed, and then we will demolish anything on that route.”
  
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TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER ARRIVES IN IRAN

TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER ARRIVES IN IRAN
The Turkish foreign minister arrived in the Iranian capital of Tehran early on Saturday.
   Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will meet his Iranian counterpart Manuchehr Motaki during his two-day formal visit to this country.
   Davutoglu is also expected to have talks with President Mahmud Ahmadi-Nejad, Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani; Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the chairman of the Assembly of Experts and the Expediency Discernment Council of Iran; and Saeed Jalili, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council and chief nuclear negotiator.
   The Turkish foreign minister is expected to mainly discuss bilateral relations, regional and international developments with Iranian executives.
   Davutoglu is expected to proceed from Tehran to Mashhad on Sunday afternoon.
   (BRC)

BODY OF PERSON MISSING AFTER FLOOD FOUND IN ISTANBUL TOWN

  BODY OF PERSON MISSING AFTER FLOOD FOUND IN ISTANBUL TOWN
The body of a person reported missing after the flood disaster in an Istanbul town was found on Saturday.
   Divers of the Istanbul Municipality discovered the body of 65-year-old Nusret Dursun under a viaduct over Karasu brook on Ankara-Istanbul motorway.
   Dursun was one of the four people who was reported missing in the flood that hit Istanbul’ Catalca town earlier this week.
   After Dursun’s body was found, the death toll in Catalca rose to four.
   Efforts are under way to find eight-year-old Ceyda Guder, 65-year-old Gulseren Dursun and her 6-year-old granddaughter Gulseren Dursun.
   Thirty-one people were killed when floods, triggered by torrential rains, swamped a number of houses and business places in Istanbul and the neighboring province of Tekirdag on Tuesday and Wednesday.
   (BRC)

Ayşe ARMAN “güle güle Bekir bey …”

DÜNYANIN en zarif adamlarından biri gitti:

Bekir Coşkun.

Artık bizim gazetede yazmayacak.

Bundan böyle Habertürk’te.

Bu satırları ona güle güle demek için yazıyorum.

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Güle güle Bekir Bey…

Siz benim bu gazetede en sevdiğim insanlardan biri oldunuz.

Hep.

Çünkü siz de biliyorsunuz ki, sizin gibi insanlardan bu dünyada pek yok.

Hele bu medyada… Allah muhafaza!

Zekânız, duyarlılığınız, mütevazılığınız, saflığınız, utangaçlığınız, kocaman elleriniz, güzel gülüşünüz, peltek peltek konuşmanız…

O inanılmaz cümleleriniz…

Minicik, kısacık, küçücük yazılarla…

Dünyanın en büyük duygularını anlatışınız…