CAPE TOWN (A.A) - Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutogluspoke with his Saudi counterpart Saud al-Faysal bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud andformer Lebanese Premier Saad Hariri by phone on Sunday.Davutoglu was phoned by the two dignitaries and they discussed regionaldevelopments.(SOL-AY)

PRETORIA (A.A) - Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglusaid Sunday that Turkey and South Africa agreed to facilitate visaliberalization.Speaking to reporters, Davutoglu said that mutual visits will take place toboost bilateral relations and that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoganwould pay a visit to South Africa in upcoming months.We discussed the steps to be taken for a free trade agreement with SouthAfrica, Davutoglu said.We had a chance to talk on regional matters, including Libya and Syria,Davutoglu said.Touching on the situation in Somalia, Davutoglu said that a tragedy wastaking place there and that Turkey would do everything possible to help Somalia.(SOL-AY)

PRETORIA (A.A) - Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglumet on Saturday President Jacob Zuma of South Africa.Davutoglu is currently in South Africa for talks.No statement has been released after the meeting.Davutoglu is expected to depart from South Africa on Sunday and proceed toEthiopia.(AY)

PRETORIA (A.A) - Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglusaid on Saturday that relations between Turkey and Israel can not be normalisedif Israel fails to comply with the steps expressed in UN Security CouncilPresidency statement."Relations will not remain as they are now, they will detoriate even more,"Davutoglu said while responding to the questions of A.A correspondent on thesidelines of his visit to South Africa.Asked to comment on the Palmer Report, which is expected to be released soonregarding Mavi Marmara attack, Davutoglu said if wrong opinions were brought toagenda regarding the Mavi Marmara attack in Palmer Report, Turkey would openthose opinions to international law."I mean this file will not be closed upon a report,"Davutoglu said, notingnegotiations were still underway on the report.Davutoglu said there was no change in Turkey's position regarding the MaviMarmara attack, and noted that Turkey wanted the steps, included in the UNSecurity Council Presidency statement, to be taken.Davutoglu said Israel last year many times came to the point of meeting thedemands of Turkey, however later stepped back basing on some reasons.Davutoglu said some negotiations were carried out upon Israel's message toTurkey that they were ready to meet the demands.Asked if Turkey shared the call of U.S. President Barack Obama to SyrianPresident Bashar al-Assad to"leave", Davutoglu said,"I earlier made a statementon the issue. I went to Syria and talked to al-Assad. We have agreed on a roadmap during the meeting. However, following the steps of the first two days, moreoperations took place and many people lost their lives. This is not a sustainablesituation. Syrian administration should comprehend this. It is not the questionof foreign reactions or pressure. Syrian administration should make peace withits people. Otherwise, it will be difficult to restore public order,"Davutoglusaid.Asked if relations with Syrian administration were ruptured, Davutoglu said,"there is not contact at the time being. Relations will never rupture totallywith a neighbor. However, I don't have the conviction now that we can achievesomething with words. They should take steps."Davutoglu said there were two things asked from the Syrian administrationwhich were interruption of operations and taking clear and tangible steps onreforms."As long as Syrian administration delays the steps and as long as theoperations continue, reforms lose meaning. Because people lose confidence inadministration,"Davutoglu said.(AY)

WASHINGTON (A.A) - Turkish Ambassador in Washington, NamikTan, in a letter sent to the Washington Times said Saturday that the flotillathat was attacked by Israeli troops on May 31, 2010 was not organized by theTurkish government.Tan's letter came in response to a commentary by Danny Danon titled"WhyTurkey should apologize to Israel".Tan said"the aid convoy for Gaza organized in May 2010 was a humanitarianinitiative with people from more than 30 countries (including the United Statesand Israel) in ships sailing under the flags of several nations. While there wereprivate Turkish citizens among participants, the flotilla was not organized oreven encouraged by the Turkish government, as Danny Danon conjures withoutevidence ("Why Turkey should apologize to Israel,"Commentary, Aug. 15). Quitethe contrary.""Nine people lost their lives when Israeli commandos used excessive, lethalforce and violated all established norms of international law by attacking theconvoy in the international waters of the Mediterranean, as the U.N. Human RightsCouncil's fact-finding mission concluded in its report on the incident. Eight ofthe nine killed were Turkish citizens, and one was an American citizen of Turkishdescent,"Tan said."As any country - including Israel - would be, Turkey was shattered by theloss of its citizens. We also were shocked that for the first time in ourhistory, our citizens were killed by a foreign armed force during peacetime. Whathas increased our sorrow is that this deplorable action was caused by a countryTurkey has long considered a friend,"Tan said."Turkey rightly asks for a formal apology and appropriate compensation tothe families of those killed. These acts will never fully ease the pain thefamilies and the Turkish people feel, but they are essential to the normalizationof relations, from which both Turkey and Israel benefit,"Tan said."It is meaningful that Mr. Danon, rather than supporting the efforts toleave this incident behind, is appealing to audiences in the United States andthat he defines the essential ingredients of normalization as acts ofhumiliation. He does not recognize that rather than humiliation, these stepsrepresent the cornerstones of civility upon which any strong friendship rests,"Tan said.(SOL-AY)

ISTANBUL (A.A) - Turkish Minister for European Union (EU)Affairs and Chief Negotiator, Egemen Bagis, received a deputy from Romania'sPrahova state, Mihai Apostolache, Undersecretary for Relations between Minoritiesand Ethnic Groups, Nejat Sali, and Governor Adrian Florin Dobre in Istanbul onSaturday.Speaking to the AA after an half hour meeting with the Romanian delegation,Minister Egemen Bagis said that the Romanians told him that their support forTurkey's EU bid would continue.The Romanian officials told us that they wanted to see bilateral relationsget stronger and that they desired to see Turkish investors take benefit ofopportunities that Romania offers, Bagis said.Meanwhile, Egemen Bagis told reporters in Istanbul that it was high time forEuropean politicians to cut the financial resources of the terroristorganization.It is the right time for European politicians to end the calls made bycertain TV programs for violence, Bagis said.In regard to a question on European politicians and their call made toTurkey's Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) to place a distance between terroristorganization PKK and themselves, Bagis said that they constantly said that sameremarks."While its name is'Peace'and'Democracy', the party has no contribution toneither peace nor democracy. We hope that the European politicians stay firmbehind their words,"Bagis also said.(SOL-AY)

ISTANBUL (A.A) - Turkish Prime Minister Recep TayyipErdogan said Saturday that they were in a position to embrace the whole ofSomalia and send services to the entire country.Speaking at an assessment meeting on assistance to Somalia in Istanbul,Erdogan stressed that Turkey would not discriminate among groups in Somalia andwould send aid to all segments of the Somali society.We have shown to the entire world that Turkey tried to help Somalia with allof its public and private institutions. We want the whole world public opinion tofocus on the tragedy in Somalia, Erdogan said.Somalia needs the compassion of the world. I believe that Turkey will have aspecial place among countries providing urgent aid materials to Somalia, Erdogansaid.In our assessment meeting on assistance to Somalia on Saturday, we decidedon several issues including improving the infrastructure of Somalia, building aroad that connects the city to the airport, and constructing a hospital, Erdogansaid.The tragedy in Somalia is a test for humanity's conscience, Erdogan alsosaid.(SOL-AY)

ANKARA (A.A) - According to the Turkish StateMeteorological Services, three-day weather conditions and forecasts for highestand lowest temperatures in Celsius for provinces in Turkey are as follows:PROVINCE 21.08.2011 22.08.2011 23.08.2011 ADANA AB 25 35 AB 25 35 AB 25 35 ADIYAMAN AB 24 36 A 24 37 A 23 38 AFYONKARAHISAR AB 12 29 AB 12 29 AB11 31 AKSARAY AB 14 28 AB 14 28 AB 15 28 AMASYA CB 16 29 CB 15 28 CB 14 28 ANKARA AB 14 30 AB 15 29 AB 15 30 ANTALYA AB 2736 AB 26 37 AB 26 38 ARDAHAN GSY 8 22 PB 9 24 PB 9 23 ARTVIN SY 17 25 SY 18 22 SY 17 22 AYDIN AB 21 38 AB 22 38 AB 21 39 BALIKESIR AB 17 31 AB 17 31 AB 16 30 BARTIN AB 12 28 AB 18 25 AB 13 28 BATMAN AB 18 36 A 18 37 A 17 38 BAYBURT SY 11 24 CB10 25 CB 10 23 BILECIK AB 15 28 AB 15 27 AB 16 28 BINGOL GSY 20 30 PB 19 32 PB 18 33 BITLIS GSY 15 25 PB 16 27 PB 15 28 BOLU AB11 28 AB 12 27 AB 11 29 BURDUR AB 18 32 AB 18 32 AB 19 33 BURSA AB 16 30 AB 17 29 AB 17 31 CANAKKALE AB 21 32 AB 21 31 AB 20 31CANKIRI AB 12 30 AB 12 29 AB 12 29 CORUM PB 12 28 CB 11 28 PB 13 28 DENIZLI AB 21 36 AB 21 36 AB 21 37 DIYARBAKIR AB 22 36A 24 37 A 25 38 DUZCE AB 15 28 AB 14 27 AB 13 30 EDIRNE AB 17 35 AB 16 33 AB 16 33 ELAZIG PB 20 31 PB 19 34 PB 16 33 ERZINCANGSY 14 28 PB 13 31 PB 12 32 ERZURUM GSY 11 23 PB 10 26 PB 9 27 ESKISEHIR AB 13 28 AB 15 27 AB 13 29 GAZIANTEP AB 24 33 A 24 35 A 23 35 GIRESUN SY 20 26 SY 21 25 SY 21 24 GUMUSHANE SY 14 25 CB 15 26 CB 13 26 HAKKARI PB 17 29 PB 18 30 PB 19 31 HATAY AB 2633 AB 26 34 AB 27 34 IGDIR GSY 17 31 GSY 18 30 PB 17 31 ISPARTA AB 17 32 AB 16 32 AB 17 32 ISTANBUL AB 20 30 AB 21 30 AB 20 31IZMIR AB 22 35 AB 23 35 AB 22 36 KAHRAMANMARAS AB 23 36 AB 24 38 AB 23 38 KARABUK AB 13 32 AB 15 30 AB 14 32 KARAMAN AB 15 29AB 16 28 AB 15 29 KARS GSY 9 22 PB 8 24 PB 8 27 KASTAMONU AB 10 27 AB 11 26 AB 10 27 KAYSERI AB 13 29 AB 14 29 AB 14 29 KILIS AB 24 37 A 23 37 A 24 38 KIRIKKALE AB 14 30 AB 15 29 AB 15 29 KIRKLARELI AB 18 33 AB 18 31 AB 18 31 KIRSEHIR AB 14 28 AB 14 28 AB14 28 KOCAELI AB 17 30 AB 18 29 AB 17 30 KONYA AB 16 29 AB 16 29 AB 17 29 KUTAHYA AB 14 28 AB 14 27 AB 13 29 MALATYA PB 2230 PB 21 32 PB 19 32 MANISA AB 21 35 AB 22 35 AB 21 36 MARDIN AB 25 34 A 26 35 A 26 36 MERSIN AB 28 32 AB 28 33 AB 28 32 MUGLA AB 23 35 AB 23 35 AB 23 36 MUS GSY 17 29 PB 17 31 PB 18 32 NEVSEHIR AB 11 27 AB 10 27 AB 11 27 NIGDE AB 13 28 AB12 28 AB 12 29 ORDU SY 19 25 SY 20 25 SY 19 24 OSMANIYE AB 24 34 AB 25 36 AB 25 37 RIZE SY 20 26 SY 20 26 SY 19 25 SAKARYA AB16 30 AB 18 29 AB 17 31 SAMSUN SY 21 26 SY 20 26 SY 19 26 SANLIURFA AB 25 36 A 25 37 A 24 38 SIIRT AB 24 35 A 23 36 A 24 36 SINOP PB 19 27 PB 21 26 PB 19 26 SIRNAK PB 22 30 PB 23 32 PB 24 33 SIVAS AB 11 28 AB 12 27 AB 10 27 TEKIRDAG AB 20 30AB 19 29 AB 18 29 TOKAT CB 16 25 CB 14 25 CB 14 25 TRABZON SY 22 25 SY 22 26 SY 20 25 TUNCELI GSY 19 31 PB 18 34 PB 17 34 USAKAB 16 31 AB 16 31 AB 15 32 VAN GSY 12 25 GSY 13 26 PB 14 25 YALOVA AB 17 30 AB 18 30 AB 17 30 YOZGAT AB 11 24 AB 1124 AB 10 24 ZONGULDAK AB 16 26 AB 19 25 AB 17 25 YALOVA AB 16 29 A 17 29 AB 16 28 YOZGAT AB 13 25 AB 12 26 AB 12 26 ZONGULDAK AB 17 26 AB 15 26 AB 17 24 A - Clear AB - Decreasing Cloudy CB - Mostly Cloudy DMN - Smog DY - Hail GSY - Heavy Showers HKY - Light Snow HSY - Light Showers HY - Light Rain K - Snowy KF - Dust or Sand Storm KKY - Sleet KSY - Heavy Showers MSY - Partly Showers PB - Overcast R - Windy S - Foggy SCK - Hot SGK - Cold SY - Showers Y - Rainy YKY - Heavy Snow (AY)

ANKARA (A.A) - These are some of the major headlines andtheir summaries in Turkish press on August 21, 2011. The Anadolu Agency does notverify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.TURKIYE-------INVESTMENTS TO RELIEVE SOMALIAPrime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan assessed assistance that would be madeto Africa with representatives of public institutions and NGOs in Istanbul.Urgent needs like foodstuff and water will be given priority. Turkey's HousingDevelopment Administration (TOKI) will build a school in Somalia.Six field hospitals and housing estates will also be built in Somalia.MILITARY TO HIT ALSO FROM LANDCamps of the terrorist organization in north of Iraq are destroyed with F-16planes from the air and with Obus cannons from the land.Troop sending from military units in Hakkari and Sirnak to base regions inthe border continued the whole day. Land Forces Commander Gen. Hayri Kivrikogluvisited the border region.ZAMAN-----HERONS IDENTIFY TERRORISTS, F-16S HITHerons identified a PKK group who were trying to infiltrate from the borderon Friday evening to launch an attack similar to Daglica. The PKK group werecarrying heavy weapons. Following the identification of the group, F-16 planesshelled the coordinates given by Herons.Herons recorded that 13 terrorists were killed.The points where three terrorists fled were razed to the ground withartillery fire.WE WILL EMBRACE WHOLE SOMALIAPrime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said assistance would continue to hungerhit Somalia without intervals. Erdogan met the representatives of publicinstitutions and NGOs who were carrying assistance to the region.Speaking after the meeting, Erdogan said,"Turkish government and privateassistance organizations used every means available to assist Somalia. We wantattention and interest of the world public to be on humanity tragedy in Somalia."YENI SAFAK----------ONLY THING THAT WORKS IN SOMALIA IS WEAPONSVisiting Somalia in Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan's delegation, acorrespondent of Yeni Safak daily said that the Somali State Palace had only onecomputer. According to the correspondent, this computer was donated by Turkey.The only thing that works in Somalia is weapons, the correspondent said.IF ISRAEL DOES NOT APOLOGIZE, RELATIONS WOULD FURTHER DETERIORATE, SAYS FMDAVUTOGLUTurkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu was in Pretoria, South Africa onSaturday. Speaking to reporters, Davutoglu said that, if Israel did not apologizefor the killing of nine Turks on an aid ship on May 31, 2010, relations betweenTurkey and Israel would further deteriorate.(End)(AY-SOL)

ANKARA (A.A) - These are some of the major headlines andtheir summaries in Turkish press on August 21, 2011. The Anadolu Agency does notverify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.VATAN-----ERDOGAN TALKS ON SOMALIA WITH EYES FILLED WITH TEARSIn a"Somalia Assessment Meeting"held in Istanbul on Saturday, TurkishPrime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan talked about his experiences in Somalia witheyes filled with tears. Erdogan said that he would carry the issue of Somalia tothe agenda of the United Nations (UN).FOREIGN DEBT OF PRIVATE SECTOR INCREASES BY 40 P.C.Turkish private sector's foreign debt increased by 40 percent betweenJanuary and June when compared to the same term last year. The private sector'sforeign debt in the short term was recorded as 27.2 billion USD as of the end ofJune.CUMHURIYET----------85 MORE TARGETS HITTurkish General Staff said 85 targets assessed in Zap, Avashin-Bashian, andKharkurk regions were taken under intense artillery fire in coordination with theair operation.The General Staff statement said efforts are underway to determine thedamage from various sources.ERDOGAN RETURNS, CRITICIZES WORLDPrime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met the representatives of institutionscarrying out the aid activities following his visit to Somalia.Erdogan criticized indifference of the world to the situation in Somalia,and noted that,"Somalia will be the only agenda topic of my address in the UN inSeptember."RADIKAL-------LAND OPERATION AFTER BAIRAMA PKK group, trying to infiltrate gendarme military post from three pointsin southeastern province of Tunceli, were driven off after a 30 minute clash.As 105 more targets were hit in north of Iraq, a land operation is expectedafter Bairam.Land Forces Commander Gen. Hayri Kivrikoglu visited Van, Siirt, Sirnak andDiyarbakir.LANDSLIDE DRAGS HOUSE 500 METERSLandslide caused by torrential rains dragged a two-storey building 500meters in Persembe town of Black Sea province of Ordu. There were two people inthe house.Nazim and Nezaket Kontas couple were dragged for 500 meters with the ruinsof the house.Rescue team found body of Nazim Kontas and efforts are still underway tofind body of Nezaket Kontas.(More)(SOL-AY)