GOOD MORNING--TURKEY PRESS SCAN ON SEPT 23

These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in the Turkish press on Sept. 23, 2008. Hurriyet English does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

HURRIYET
--DO NOT DISCUSS BEFORE PUBLIC
Aydin Sengul, Izmir provincial chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) called the mayor of Izmir Aliaga town, Tansu Kaya , and the member of municipal council, Safi Teymur, both from ruling AKP, and asked them not to discuss the corruption claims with the media. "This incident is personal. The discussion harms our party. I will never let this happen," Sengul said.

--GERMAN POLICE RAIDED HIS HOUSE
The German home belonging to the head of Turkey's media watchdog, Zahid Akman, was ordered to be searched by court under the house building probe act, according to documents. Frankfurt police raided Akman's house in April 25, 2007 after a decision taken by the Frankfurt Court.

--ECONOMIC CRISIS COULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TURKEY, ERDOGAN
Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey would overcome the fluctuation in the global economy with a minimum damage. Erdogan said, "I believe that the current process will become an opportunity for Turkey." at a press conference he held on economic developments. He said the global and social development programs implemented in the country would restrict the impact of the global crisis on Turkey.

--I THREW AWAY MY MOBILE PHONE, IDIZ
Turkish actress Nurseli Idiz who was detained under the Operation Ergenekon and then released told Hurriyet that no accusation was made against her. Idiz said from this point on, she has decided to no longer use a mobile phone and has disposed of it. "They presented to me a transcript of intimate conversations," she said.

MILLIYET
--AREA OF GENDARMERIE TO BE NARROWED
Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, who attended the fast-breaking dinner of the Security Directorate General, sent the message that the scope of the responsibility of the gendarmerie would be narrowed, while widening the responsibilities of police.

--HADI CAMAN PASSES AWAY
Hadi Caman, one of the important figures of Turkish theater, passed away in a rest home in Istanbul yesterday. Caman had been struggling against ALS disease for almost a year. A ceremony will be held for Caman at Nisantasi Yeditepe Oyunculari Hall at 11:00 a.m. today.

SABAH
--FOREIGN EXCHANGE WARNING TO PRIVATE SECTOR
Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan warned that Turkish companies that did not have foreign exchange income should be more careful on the foreign exchange risk. "Turkey has changed; it is more resistant to shocks from now on. We may turn the global crisis to an opportunity. The conviction of the central bank is different on interest rates, but I think rates may be dropped further. There won't be any new taxes," Erdogan said.

--NUCLEAR ERA
Turkey pushes the button on a nuclear power plant which became the source of widespread discussions around the world. The fourth step is underway for the tender that failed three times before. Companies will submit their bids on Wednesday to the related commissions. A total of 13 investor companies have taken specifications so far.

VATAN
--ECONOMY HAS NOT BEEN SO STRONG UP UNTIL NOW
Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said, "The Turkish economy, which had been affected by the smallest economic crisis in the world in the past has come to the point now that it may cope with giant global crises." Commenting on recent global economic developments, Erdogan said the Turkish economy has reached a so strong structure that it did not have before.

--INFECTION BEHIND INFANT DEATHS
The investigation carried out at Tepecik Hospital New Born Unit in the Aegean province of Izmir, where 13 newborn babies died, revealed the saddening fact the deaths were caused by an infection.

CUMHURIYET
--REMOTE-CONTROLLED BOMB KILLS ONE SOLDIER IN HAKKARI
A bomb, which was left near a building, detonated when a group of soldiers were passing by in Yuksekova town of the southeastern province of Hakkari. In Semdinli town, one security officer was wounded in a clash between security teams and terrorists.

--WE LOST HADI CAMAN
Hadi Caman, an important Turkish actor, died at the age of 65. Caman had long been suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and had been receiving treatment at a nursing home since May 15.

RADIKAL
--INFECTION KILLED
A legal and administrative investigation was opened into the death of 13 babies over 24-hours at Izmir’s Tepecik Hospital. The preliminary results from the autopsies reveal that an infection was found in five of the dead babies. Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on the babies deaths: "Premature births are always risky."

--GOOD WORKS IN FILMEKIMI
This year’s Filmekimi (movie festival) will please cinema fans. Woody Allen's Palme d'Or winner "The Class" and 21 recent movies of master directors like Wim Wenders and Hayao Miyazaki will be featured at Filmekimi. The festival will take place at Emek Cinema Hall between Oct.10-16.

YENI SAFAK
--CRISIS TO BE TURNED INTO AN OPPORTUNITY
Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said that the reflection of the (economic) crisis to Turkey would be low because corruption was prevented in the country. Erdogan said, "Turkey will overcome this crisis with minimum affect, and walk towards its target with determination. I believe this process will be turned into an opportunity for Turkey."

--KILLER VIRUS
Prof. Recep Ozturk from the Scientific Board, which examined the death of 13 babies within 11 hours at Izmir Tepecik Hospital, released the results of the preliminary examination, and said that an infection in the serum given to the babies was responsible for the deaths.

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