HURRIYET

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ONE FAREWELL, ONE HOPE

Fenerbahce soccer team of Turkey surrendered to Porto, the champions of Portugal, at the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium in Istanbul and bade farewell to the Champions League. Fenerbahce left the chance to whether or not to go on with the UEFA Cup to their last match. Fenerbahce are now at the bottom of their group with only two points. However, the good news came from England as Arsenal defeated Dynamo Kiev of Ukraine. If Fenerbahce defeats Dynamo Kiev in Ukraine on December 10, they will change the track and go on walking on the path of UEFA Cup.


BAYKAL: REAL THREAT IS IN MINDS OF THOSE WEARING TIES

Deniz Baykal, the chairman of the Republican People's Party (CHP), said his party's problem was not headscarf, the real problem was the inside of the minds not the outside. Baykal said, "the problem is not in the minds of people who were born in Horasan and came to Istanbul but wear a chador as a family tradition. That threat is in the minds and brains of people who wear ties."


ERDOGAN: I WISH IT (STANCE) WOULD BE MAINTAINED

After chador-clad women joined CHP, Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that recent remarks were making him happy. "If it is a genuine remark, I am congratulating those on this change and transformation. I hope it (the stance) would be maintained and new steps would be taken. There will be some negative remarks and opposition, but Mr. chairman (Baykal) should not yield to them."


MILLIYET

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EUROPEAN LAWMAKERS EXPRESS UNEASINESS OVER FREEDOM OF PRESS

A number of European lawmakers headed by Hannes Swoboda, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the European Parliament, conveyed to Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan their uneasiness over freedom of press and speech. "We want to see a press which is more free," Swoboda said, urging the government to stick to the reforms. Erdogan has called for boycotting certain media outlets in Turkey.


STOCK EXCHANGE UP, DOLLAR DOWN

A positive climate created by a number developments in the U.S. and British markets continued on Tuesday. In Turkey, country's main shares index, the Istanbul Stock Exchange, rose by 1.19 percent and closed at 24,424.59 points. U.S. dollar dropped to 1.574 against Turkish currency.


SABAH

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FENERBAHCE DEFEATED IN HALF AN HOUR

Fenerbahce soccer team of Turkey, whose aim was to defeat Porto of Portugal and carry their hope for Champions League to Kiev for the last match, gave up after the two goals Porto scored in the first 30 minutes. Kazim's efforts and his goal in the second half of the game also could not trigger the team. The only chance of Fenerbahce to play in UEFA Cupis to defeat Dynamo Kiev in an away game.


CHADOR NOT A POLITICAL SYMBOL

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) chairman Deniz Baykal spoke about the party members wearing chadors. Baykal said that chador was no more a political symbol, but the political symbol was still headscarf.

VATAN

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BAYKAL INSISTS ON CHADOR

Deniz Baykal, the chairman of the Republican People's Party (CHP), defended his attitude towards chador. "Chador is totally traditional, it is not a political symbol. Our cause is not with the scarf but with the mentality," Baykal said.


ATLASJET CRASH DUE TO PILOTAGE MISTAKE

Transportation Minister Binali Yildirim announced the report on an Atlasjet aircraft crash in the Mediterranean province of Isparta. "I can say only one thing. Incorrect use of the descending plan by pilots and weather and land conditions caused the crash," Yildirim said. 57 people were killed in the crash.


CUMHURIYET

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OECD FORESEES SLOWDOWN IN ECONOMIC GROWTH IN TURKEY

The Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said that Turkey's economic growth would drop below 2 percent in 2009. An OECD report said Turkey's economy had slowed down in 2008 as domestic demand shrank due to a global financial crisis and turmoil in financial markets. The report said unemployment rate in Turkey would rise to 10.5 percent in 2009 and 10.6 percent in 2010.


FENERBAHCE SAYS "GOOD-BYE" TO CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Fenerbahce football team lost out to Portugal's Porto team 1-2 in a Group G game in European Champions League in Istanbul. With the defeat, the Istanbul Canaries bid farewell to the Champions League to seek their chances in UEFA Cup in an away game with Dinamo Kiev.


RADIKAL

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TURKEY TO GROW 1.6 PERCENT IN 2009

OECD said that the economic growth of Turkey would drop to 3.3 percent in 2008, and to 1.6 percent in 2009. Turkey, Britain, Hungary, Iceland and Ireland are the countries which will be in bad condition in 2009. Turkey will grow 4.2 percent in 2010.


IT WAS PILOT'S ERROR

Transportation Minister Binali Yildirim released the report on Atlasjet plane crash in the southern province of Isparta on November 30, 2007. Yildirim said that the plane crashed during controlled flight which meant that it was pilot's error.


YOK POSITIVE ABOUT KURDISH

Discussions are underway about opening Kurdish language & literature department at universities. Higher Board of Education (YOK) said there was no need for a law to open the department, adding that proposal of universities to open the department would be enough.

TURKIYE

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HOUSE FOR POOR PEOPLE FROM STATE

The Housing Development Administration of Turkey (TOKI) will sell 15,000 dwellings with 100 new Turkish lira (YTL) installments and without getting any money in advance. The state will pay the installments of those who cannot afford the dwellings. The state has pushed the button for "45-square meter housing units project for poor people with 100 YTL installments", announced by Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan. TOKI Chairman Erdogan Bayraktar said that the administration would hold a tender for 15,000 dwellings in 18 cities as a first step. "We will complete sales till March and application is free of charge," he said. Bayraktar said the dwellings would be around 28,000-30,000 YTL. "We will not get any money from buyers until they settle down. After they settle down, 100 YTL installments will start to be taken. People will pay installments for 20 years. The installments of those who cannot afford them will be met by social funds."


BAHCELI: ECONOMY IS LOCKED UP BY HIGH EXCHANGE RATE

Devlet Bahceli, the chairman of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) who warned that the financial balance would be deteriorated, said, "economy is locked up by low foreign exchange rates and high interest rates. Unemployment is on the rise and citizens are complaining more and more each passing day."


ZAMAN

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HOPE FOR EUROPE IN LAST MATCH

Fenerbahce soccer team of Turkey hosted Porto of Portugal in Champions League group match yesterday. Kazim scored a goal but it did not save Fenerbahce from a defeat by 1-2.


BIG CONSENSUS IN POLITICS

The discussion, which started with main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal's pinning the rosette of his party on women wearing headscarf and chador, opened the doors of a big consensus in Ankara. Despite the reactions in his party, Baykal said that nobody had the right to force people about clothing. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan supported CHP and said that this process would solve many problems.


YENI SAFAK

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THREE TURKISH WORKERS KIDNAPPED IN AFGHANISTAN RELEASED

Three Turkish citizens, who were kidnapped in Afghanistan on October 22, were released, said the Turkish Foreign Ministry. Three Turkish citizens, Hamdi Karbuzoglu, Cagdas Kaplan and Ahmet Aktepe, were freed on Monday, and they reached safely to Afghan authorities. The Turkish citizens are expected to return to Turkey on November 28.


EX-CIA AGENT SEES "NO REGIONAL ROLE FOR TURKEY WITHOUT SOLVING KURDISH ISSUE"

Graham Fuller, former CIA agent and vice-chairman of CIA's National Intelligence Council, suggested that Turkey could not become a regional player "without solving the Kurdish issue." "An unhappy Diyarbakir will render Turkey powerless in the region and it will also make Turkey defenseless vis-a-vis the wishes of its enemies who want to manipulate the Kurdish issue," Fuller told an interview with BBC's Turkish service. "However, a happy Diyarbakir will be a very important tool which Turkey can use in its foreign policy. If Turkey can resolve its Kurdish problem, then it will be able to be more powerful in the region," Fuller said.

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