TURKEY-PRESS SCAN (1) Saturday, 29.May.2010, 15:08 (GMT+2) ANKARA (A.A) - These are some of the major headlines and theirsummaries in Turkish press on May 29, 2010. The Anadolu Agency does not verifythese stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.HURRIYET--------ANTALYA BECOMES NEW MAIN PORTCrete is losing its position as a main port for cruise tourism in Europe.Turkish Mediterranean province of Antalya is replacing Crete. Cruise ships havinggiant capacity in the Mediterranean started to prefer Antalya as main port.NIGHT OF FINALTurkish band Manga, which was qualified for final with its song"We Could Bethe Same", will perform on the 14th rank at the 55th Eurovision Song Contesttonight. Manga will use the advantage of being the only rock band in the contestwhich will take place in Norway's capital Oslo, and will be broadcast live fromTurkish state-run TRT channel.KAMER GENC TO JOIN CHP ON TUESDAYKamer Genc, independent deputy from the eastern province of Tunceli, saidthat he talked with his supporters as well as main opposition Republican People'sParty (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kilicdaroglu, adding that he would join CHP duringgroup meeting of the party on Tuesday.MILLIYET--------"ERBAKAN SHOULD HAVE RESISTED"In an interview wit Milliyet, main opposition Republican People's Party(CHP) Chairman Kemal Kilicdaroglu explained his views regarding February 28 andApril 27 e-memorandum.On the e-memo, during which the Chief of General Staff was retired Gen.Yasar Buyukanit, Kilicdaroglu said,"I did not think it was right, I think thesame way today. It was an intervention in politics. The issue was closed aftergovernment's statement that resisted it."Kilicdaroglu's comment on February 28 was interesting."The National Security Council made some decisions unanimously. Then PrimeMinister Necmettin Erbakan, the civilian authority, signed them. I do notconsider this period as a coup like others. The government should have resisted.It would get support from politicians and the people if he had resisted. The samereaction during April 27 should have shown on February 28,"Kilicdaroglu said.PLATINI BEATSTurkey lost its bid to host EURO 2016 in a UEFA voting of 6-7. The winnerwas France. UEFA President Michel Platini had a huge impact in Turkey's loss.Platini deployed man-to-man marking on UEFA delegates who cast votes. Heintroduced them to French President Nicolas Sarkozy but not to Turkish PresidentAbdullah Gul.SABAH-----WE ARE WAITING FOR AUDIENCEFormula 1 Turkey Grand Prix will be held in Istanbul's Park Circuit onSunday. Mark Weber, who will lead this year's GP, spoke to Sabah: Istanbul Parkis an interesting and good circuit. It is bad that few audience is coming towatch.FAREWELL TO 2016 WITH ONE VOTEDelegates of Spain and Lithuania, who supported Turkey in the first round ofvoting, preferred France in the second round, and Turkey missed the chance tohost EURO 2016 only by one vote. Turkey had been applying as candidate forEuropean championship for the third time.(More)(TÇ-GC)
ANKARA (A.A) - These are some of the major headlines and theirsummaries in Turkish press on May 29, 2010. The Anadolu Agency does not verifythese stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.HURRIYET--------ANTALYA BECOMES NEW MAIN PORTCrete is losing its position as a main port for cruise tourism in Europe.Turkish Mediterranean province of Antalya is replacing Crete. Cruise ships havinggiant capacity in the Mediterranean started to prefer Antalya as main port.NIGHT OF FINALTurkish band Manga, which was qualified for final with its song"We Could Bethe Same", will perform on the 14th rank at the 55th Eurovision Song Contesttonight. Manga will use the advantage of being the only rock band in the contestwhich will take place in Norway's capital Oslo, and will be broadcast live fromTurkish state-run TRT channel.KAMER GENC TO JOIN CHP ON TUESDAYKamer Genc, independent deputy from the eastern province of Tunceli, saidthat he talked with his supporters as well as main opposition Republican People'sParty (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kilicdaroglu, adding that he would join CHP duringgroup meeting of the party on Tuesday.MILLIYET--------"ERBAKAN SHOULD HAVE RESISTED"In an interview wit Milliyet, main opposition Republican People's Party(CHP) Chairman Kemal Kilicdaroglu explained his views regarding February 28 andApril 27 e-memorandum.On the e-memo, during which the Chief of General Staff was retired Gen.Yasar Buyukanit, Kilicdaroglu said,"I did not think it was right, I think thesame way today. It was an intervention in politics. The issue was closed aftergovernment's statement that resisted it."Kilicdaroglu's comment on February 28 was interesting."The National Security Council made some decisions unanimously. Then PrimeMinister Necmettin Erbakan, the civilian authority, signed them. I do notconsider this period as a coup like others. The government should have resisted.It would get support from politicians and the people if he had resisted. The samereaction during April 27 should have shown on February 28,"Kilicdaroglu said.PLATINI BEATSTurkey lost its bid to host EURO 2016 in a UEFA voting of 6-7. The winnerwas France. UEFA President Michel Platini had a huge impact in Turkey's loss.Platini deployed man-to-man marking on UEFA delegates who cast votes. Heintroduced them to French President Nicolas Sarkozy but not to Turkish PresidentAbdullah Gul.SABAH-----WE ARE WAITING FOR AUDIENCEFormula 1 Turkey Grand Prix will be held in Istanbul's Park Circuit onSunday. Mark Weber, who will lead this year's GP, spoke to Sabah: Istanbul Parkis an interesting and good circuit. It is bad that few audience is coming towatch.FAREWELL TO 2016 WITH ONE VOTEDelegates of Spain and Lithuania, who supported Turkey in the first round ofvoting, preferred France in the second round, and Turkey missed the chance tohost EURO 2016 only by one vote. Turkey had been applying as candidate forEuropean championship for the third time.(More)(TÇ-GC)
Germany's defense minister says the commander of the troubled navy training ship has been relieved of his duties and the vessel ordered to return amid questions surrounding the death of a sailor on board late last year. Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg said the Gorch Fock would remain in port pending the results of an investigation into the death of the 25-year-old sailor who plunged from the ship's rigging in November. Guttenberg told ARD public broadcaster on Saturday Jan. 22, 2011 the ship would not be used for training pending the outcome of an investigation. Guttenberg consistently polls as one of the nation's most popular politicians, but has come under pressure in recent weeks over a series of issues in the military, including the death on the Gorch Fock.
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