TURKIYE

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VIENNA VICTORY

Turkish national soccer team showered goals on Austrian team in a friendly match in Vienna ahead of World Cup qualifiers. Austria scored the first goal of the match on 28th minute with Holzl, and then Aurelio from Turkish team scored a goal on 38th minute. Three minutes later Tuncay Sanli scored Turkey's second goal. In the second half of the game, Tuncay Sanli scored two more goals on 47th and 62nd minutes. Second goal of Austria was scored by Holzl again.


HOPE OF OIL IN BLACK SEA

U.S. giant ExxonMobil signed oil and natural gas exploration agreement with Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO). Oil beneath the Black Sea will be extracted through Turkey-U.S. partnership. ExxonMobil will make an investment of 400-450 million USD.


ZAMAN

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TURKISH NATIONAL TEAM RAINED GOALS ON AUSTRIA

Turkish national soccer team defeated Austrian team 4-2 in a friendly match in Vienna. Tuncay Sanli was the star of the match by scoring three goals. First goal of Turkey was scored by Mehmet Aurelio.


MHP DEPUTY GUNDUZ AKTAN PASSES AWAY

Istanbul deputy of Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Gunduz Aktan, who served as an ambassador for a long time, passed away due to heart failure. Number of seats of MHP at Parliament dropped to 69.


YENI SAFAK

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THEY GIVE THEIR LIFE FOR COUNTRY

Gendarmery Major Suleyman Can was killed and five soldiers were injured in a clash with PKK terrorists in Sinek plateau in the eastern province of Agri. Agri Governor Mehmet Cetin said that one of the wounded soldiers was sergeant and four others were privates. Two soldiers were killed in a separate clash with PKK terrorists in the southeastern province of Diyarbakir.


STOCK EXCHANGE BACK TO FOUR YEARS AGO

Istanbul Stock Exchange (IMKB) lost 6.5 billion USD yesterday. Stocks lost seven percent in value. IMKB National-100 index dropped 21,929 points to the value of four years ago.

VATAN

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CLASH IN AGRI, ONE MAJOR KILLED

Security forces cornered a group of PKK terrorists -- who escaped from Iranian operation against PEJAK and sneaked into Turkey-- on Cemce mountain of the eastern province of Agri. Helicopters and gendarmery commando teams were sent to the region. Gendarmery Major Suleyman Can was killed, one sergeant and four privates were wounded in the clash which erupted at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday.


HACKER OF PKK CAPTURED

Police found top secret information about National Intelligence Organization (MIT) and General Staff in the laptop of a person with initials "R.C." who was captured with the suspicion of burglary in the southeastern province of Diyarbakir. Police learned that R.C. was a PKK terrorist, and he hacked the MIT and General Staff and he was transferring the secret information to Murat Karayilan, head of PKK who is now in Qandil.


CUMHURIYET

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THREE SOLDIERS KILLED IN CLASHES

Gendarmerie Major Suleyman Can was killed in a clash with terrorists at the Sinek plateau in Agri. Two more soldiers lost their lives in a separate clash which erupted at the Lice district of Diyarbakir when terrorists tried to infiltrate into a Military Station. 12 soldiers were wounded during those clashes.


GUNDUZ AKTAN PASSES AWAY

Retired diplomat, Istanbul Deputy of National Movement Party (MHP) Gunduz Suphi Aktan passed away at the private Akay Hospital in Istanbul, where he was treated for coronary disease and kidney tumor. Two ceremonies will be held for Aktan, one at the Foreign Ministry (10:00am), where he served for many years, and the other one at the Parliament (11:00am). Aktan will be buried at the City Cemetery in Buyukada, Istanbul.


RADIKAL

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ERDOGAN GIVES OUT FIGURES

Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, "talks with IMF continue. All differences are about to be settled, me may reach an agreement soon," at a Justice and Development (AK)Party Central Executive Board meeting. When asked how much money would be received in the form of loan from IMF, Erdogan voiced actual figures and said "between 20 to 40 billion USD." During his speech at the International Investors' Association, he said, "those who are against this, don't know what the IMF does."


4 PERCENT LESS SMOKE

Health Ministry officials announced that number of people who quit smoking rose by 4 percent since May 19, 2008, the date when the legislation restricting smoking areas was introduced.

HURRIYET

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GUNDUZ AKTAN DEFEATED BY CANCER

Gunduz Aktan, a retired diplomat and a member of parliament from the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), was defeated by kidney cancer, and passed away early on Wednesday at the age of 67. After a ceremony at the Parliament, Aktan's body will be carried to Ankara's Kocatepe Mosque today, and then sent to Istanbul to be laid to rest.


MAJOR KILLED, 5 SOLDIERS WOUNDED

A Gendarmery major was killed, one sergeant and four privates were wounded in a clash which erupted between security forces and PKK terrorists in the eastern province of Agri. Soldiers, police officers and citizens rushed to Agri Military Hospital --where wounded soldiers were taken-- to donate blood.


MILLIYET

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SPECIAL NIGHT IN VIENNA

Turkey who are getting prepared for World Cup qualifying matches defeated Austria 4-2 in an away friendly match, and gained morale. Tuncay Sanli became the star of the match with the three goals he scored in Vienna. Turkey's first goal was scored by Mehmet Aurelio.


DIPLOMACY AND POLITICS MOURNING

Retired ambassador and MHP's Istanbul deputy Gunduz Aktan passed away due to heart and liver failure in the hospital where he was under treatment for the tumor in his kidney. Aktan fulfilled important missions at Foreign Ministry from 1967 till 1998 --the date he retired. Ceremonies will be held for Aktan at Parliament and Foreign Ministry today.


SABAH

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VALS LESSON IN 4 SESSIONS

Turkey showed off at Ernst Happel in the very stadium where it had advanced to the semi finals in Euro 2008. In a friendly match, though it fell behind one goal, the national team managed to beat their opponent (4-2). Mehmet Aurelio who scored a goal and Tuncay Sanli who made a hat trick , were the stars of the night.


GUNDUZ AKTAN PASSES AWAY

Former ambassador, Istanbul MP of MHP Gunduz Aktan died Wednesday in the hospital where he was receiving treatment. Aktan whose body will be brought to Istanbul after the ceremony to be held in his honor at the Parliament, will be buried in Buyukada.

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