TURKIYE
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HASHISH IN BEEHIVE
Illicit drug traffickers have tried to stash 247 kg of hashish in beehives, but could not escape from security forces. Police seized the drug stashed in 230 packages in the southern province of Adana. Some police officers were stung as they were trying to take the drug outside the beehives.

ERDOGAN: "TERRORISM HAS GLOBALIZED"
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressed the United Nations General Assembly at a high-level meeting held under Saudi Arabia's "Inter-religious Dialogue Initiative" and stressed, "terrorism has become globalized. Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, smuggling and organized crimes have also become globalized with terrorism."

ZAMAN
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ECHR: EVERY PROSECUTOR MAY SUE COUP-MAKERS
European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) convicted Turkey to pay 41,000 euros in a case filed by Sacit Kayasu, a former prosecutor who was banned from his post since he filed a lawsuit against the leader of 1980 coup Kenan Evren. The court ruled that every prosecutor has the right to prepare indictment against coup-makers.

OBAMA WIND BLOWS IN EUROPE: YES WE CEM
Cem Ozdemir, a German politician of Turkish origin, was influenced by U.S. president-elect Barack Obama's victory and launched a campaign. Ozdemir created an internet site titled "Yes we Cem." The internet site has been one of the most visited addresses.

YENI SAFAK
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LAST SALUTATION TO LAST VETERAN
A memorial service was held at the Turkish parliament for retired Colonel Mustafa Sekip Birgol, the last veteran of the Turkish Independence War. Birgol's relatives and daughter Ipek Tulay Artunc, President Abdullah Gul, Parliament Speaker Koksal Toptan, Republican People's Party (CHP) chairman Deniz Baykal, General Staff Chief Gen. Ilker Basbug, force commanders and several ministers attended the ceremony.

LEADERSHIP AWARD TO MUHTAR KENT
United States Council for International Business (USCIB) presented the "2008 International Leadership Award" to Muhtar Kent, CEO of the Coca Cola Company.
Kent said that he desired more number of Turkish executives to assume great responsibilities and achieve remarkable successes all around the world.


VATAN
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TURKEY ATTENDS MOST CRITICAL SUMMIT
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will represent Turkey at a summit where the world's twenty most developed countries will seek a solution for the growing global economic crisis.
Twenty countries with biggest economies, which make nearly 85 percent of the global production, will gather in Washington D.C. tomorrow to seek a way out of the crisis. Turkey is the 16th biggest economy among G-20 countries. G-20 includes world's leading countries such as USA, Japan, Germany, China, Britain, France, Russia, Italy and Canada.

TMSF HEAD CALLS ON BUSINESS LEADERS TO BE BRAVE
Ahmet Erturk, the head of Turkey's Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF), addressed the Turkish real sector.
"We need to be open and clear. We do not need to use a political language. We should be demanding. We should be clear so that the decision makers can feel the urgency," Erturk said.

CUMHURIYET
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LAST TRIBUTE TO LAST VETERAN
A memorial service took place at the parliament out of respect to Mustafa Sekip Birgol, the last veteran of the Turkey's War of Independence. President Abdullah Gul, General Staff Chief Gen. Ilker Basbug and parliamentarians were in attendance at the service. Birgol's daughter expressed her gratitude with the parliament's decision to hold such a service. "We are sorrowful but also proud at the same time," she said.

PETA'S PROTEST
The international animal right group, PETA, staged a demonstration in front of the European Parliament in Brussels, to protest killing of stray dogs in Turkey. Demonstrators carried photographs of slain animals and chanted slogans "respect, don't neglect".

RADIKAL
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URGENT PACKAGE NECESSARY TO UPLIFT ECONOMY
Turkey's leading economists spoke to Radikal and they all say the same thing: Countries have taken precautions against the economic crisis and Turkey needs a package of economic measures too. Real sector may have serious troubles. Precautions should be made ready even if they would not be used.

TRIBUTE TO LAST WAR VETERAN
Pillars of the state, except for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan who is currently in the United States, met at a memorial service held for retired colonel Mustafa Sekip Birgol, the last Independence War veteran. Birgol will be laid to rest in Istanbul with a state ceremony today.
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TURKEY-PRESS SCAN (1)
ANKARA - These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in Turkish press on November 14, 2008. The Anadolu Agency does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

HURRIYET
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IS IT AN OPERATION SIGNAL?
After the second Turkish ship was hijacked by Somali pirates, Turkish frigate Gokova deployed within NATO forces was given to the command of Turkish Naval Forces. Such move was interpreted as an operation signal.

ALL HANDS ON HIM
A glorious memorial service was held at the Turkish parliament for retired colonel Mustafa Sekip Birgol, the last veteran of the Turkish Independence War, who lost his life recently. The Turkish president and political party leaders attended the ceremony as well.
"If we had not held this ceremony, we would not have fulfilled an important responsibility," President Abdullah Gul said.

MILLIYET
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A FAREWELL TO LAST VETERAN
A memorial service was held at the Turkish Parliament for retired colonel Mustafa Sekip Birgol, the last veteran of the Turkish War of Independence, who died on Tuesday at the age of 105. President Abdullah Gul, Parliament Speaker Koksal Toptan, Chief of General Staff Gen. Ilker Basbug, main opposition Republican People's Party Chairman Deniz Baykal, Nationalist Movement Party Chairman Devlet Bahceli were among the statesmen, politicians and other high level officials who marched behind his coffin.

OVATION FOR MAESTRO ECZACIBASI
Businessman Bulent Eczacibasi, who conducted four dances of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker suite as the guest of Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra, fascinated the orchestra and the audience with his talent.

SABAH
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HISTORIC FAREWELL TO LAST VETERAN
A memorial service took place at the parliament out of respect to Mustafa Sekip Birgol, the last veteran of the Turkey's War of Independence. It was one of the most crowded ceremonies in the history of the parliament which brought together pillars of the state. The veteran will be laid to rest today.

A MESSAGE AT OBAMA'S UNIVERSITY
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at a conference at the Columbia University in New York from which President-elect Barack Obama graduated that they expected the new U.S. government to take into consideration Turkey's sensitivities on some vital issues. Erdogan also eulogized Nobel-laureate Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk for the first time by mentioning his name.

INTERCITY TO INVEST IN TURKEY
The Intercity, one of the leading car rental services in the world, will make a billion-dollar investment in Turkey under a partnership with Japanese Mitsubishi and Mitsubishi UFJ.



HURRIYET
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IS IT AN OPERATION SIGNAL?
After the second Turkish ship was hijacked by Somali pirates, Turkish frigate Gokova deployed within NATO forces was given to the command of Turkish Naval Forces. Such move was interpreted as an operation signal.

ALL HANDS ON HIM
A glorious memorial service was held at the Turkish parliament for retired colonel Mustafa Sekip Birgol, the last veteran of the Turkish Independence War, who lost his life recently. The Turkish president and political party leaders attended the ceremony as well.
"If we had not held this ceremony, we would not have fulfilled an important responsibility," President Abdullah Gul said.

MILLIYET
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A FAREWELL TO LAST VETERAN
A memorial service was held at the Turkish Parliament for retired colonel Mustafa Sekip Birgol, the last veteran of the Turkish War of Independence, who died on Tuesday at the age of 105. President Abdullah Gul, Parliament Speaker Koksal Toptan, Chief of General Staff Gen. Ilker Basbug, main opposition Republican People's Party Chairman Deniz Baykal, Nationalist Movement Party Chairman Devlet Bahceli were among the statesmen, politicians and other high level officials who marched behind his coffin.

OVATION FOR MAESTRO ECZACIBASI
Businessman Bulent Eczacibasi, who conducted four dances of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker suite as the guest of Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra, fascinated the orchestra and the audience with his talent.

SABAH
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HISTORIC FAREWELL TO LAST VETERAN
A memorial service took place at the parliament out of respect to Mustafa Sekip Birgol, the last veteran of the Turkey's War of Independence. It was one of the most crowded ceremonies in the history of the parliament which brought together pillars of the state. The veteran will be laid to rest today.

A MESSAGE AT OBAMA'S UNIVERSITY
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at a conference at the Columbia University in New York from which President-elect Barack Obama graduated that they expected the new U.S. government to take into consideration Turkey's sensitivities on some vital issues. Erdogan also eulogized Nobel-laureate Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk for the first time by mentioning his name.

INTERCITY TO INVEST IN TURKEY
The Intercity, one of the leading car rental services in the world, will make a billion-dollar investment in Turkey under a partnership with Japanese Mitsubishi and Mitsubishi UFJ.

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