ISTANBUL (A.A) - The Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) indexwas down at the opening of the morning session on Tuesday.ISE National-100 index decreased 270.74 points and opened the session at53,214.6 points.Stocks lost 0.51 percent in value.(SOL-MS)

ISTANBUL (A.A) - Buying and selling rates of USD, Euro andBritish Pound in Istanbul and Ankara at 9.30 a.m. on Tuesday are as follows (inTL):ISTANBUL Buying Selling USD 1.7680 1.7710 Euro 2.5430 2.5490 British Pound 2.8750 2.9250 ANKARA USD 1.7650 1.7750 Euro 2.5380 2.5530 British Pound 2.8580 2.9100(SOL-MS)

THE HAGUE (A.A) - Turkish Ambassador in The Hague UgurDogan has said that the 400th anniversary of Turkey-Netherlands relations wouldbe celebrated with a series of events next year.Dogan partook in a fast-breaking hosted by the Dutch Religious Foundationand the Al-Aqsa Mosque in The Hague to mark Muslim people's holy month ofRamadan."Dutch authorities are aware of Turkey's and Turkish people's importance. Idid not hear any single negative word from Dutch authorities about Turkish peopleliving in this country. They know that Turkish community have made valuablecontributions to Dutch society,"he said."Turkish people came to the Netherlands 50 years ago. But Turkey-Netherlandsrelations have a history of 400 years. We will celebrate the 400th anniversary ofour bilateral relations with a series of events in 2012,"the Ambassador added.(UK-MS)

ANKARA (A.A) - Turkey has condemned attacks in severalIraqi cities which killed 66 people and wounded 230 others.In a statement, Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs offered condolences tothose who lost their relatives in the attacks."We condemn those heinous attacks aiming at obstructing efforts to ensurestability in Iraq. We believe that Iraqi people will act with common-sense andwill not allow those who are trying to instigate instability in the country,"itsaid.The Ministry extended Turkey's support to Iraqi people in their efforts toensure permanent security and stability in their country.Bombings and attacks hit more than a dozen Iraqi cities on Monday, killing66 people and injuring 230 others. Suicide bombings and other explosions strucktargets from the northern city of Kirkuk, to the capital, Baghdad, to thesouthern city of Kut. The worst violence was in Kut, where two explosions killedat least 37 people and wounded more than 60 others.(UK-MS)

ISTANBUL (A.A) - Chief Rabbi of Turkish Jews, Isak Haleva,said Monday that no matter how different their religion, beliefs and traditionswere, their desires and prayers were the"same as others for this country,homeland and nation".A fast-breaking dinner was held at the Neve Shalom Synagogue in Istanbul onMonday.The dinner was attended by many dignitaries including Istanbul GovernorHuseyin Avni Mutlu and Mayor Kadir Topbas.Speaking at the dinner, Isak Haleva said that the"scene at the Neve ShalomSynagogue on Monday was a proof that there was room for all religions, beliefs,races, colors, languages and thoughts on this soil".I hope that the month of Ramadan would be a beneficial one for Turkey andthe rest of the world, Haleva also said.(SOL-MS)

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 16.08.2011 17.08.2011 18.08.2011 ADANA AB 24 34 AB 25 35 PB 25 35 ADIYAMAN AB 23 37 AB 24 39 AB 25 38 AFYONKARAHISAR AB 15 30 AB 16 29 PB16 26 AGRI PB 10 31 PB 11 31 GSY 10 32 AKSARAY AB 17 32 AB 18 31 PB 18 31 AMASYA PB 18 33 PB 19 32 GSY 19 31 ANKARA AB 1733 AB 16 32 GSY 17 30 ANTALYA AB 25 33 AB 24 34 PB 25 33 ARDAHAN GSY 7 24 GSY 8 25 GSY 8 24 ARTVIN GSY 16 25 GSY 17 25 GSY 15 24AYDIN AB 21 35 AB 22 36 PB 23 36 BALIKESIR AB 16 32 AB 18 32 PB 19 31 BARTIN PB 15 30 PB 14 30 GSY 15 28 BATMAN AB 20 38AB 19 38 AB 20 39 BAYBURT GSY 11 28 PB 12 29 PB 12 29 BILECIK AB 17 30 AB 16 30 GSY 16 28 BINGOL AB 18 34 AB 19 34 AB 18 35 BITLISAB 13 29 AB 14 29 AB 14 28 BOLU PB 14 30 PB 13 28 GSY 12 27 BOZCAADA AB 21 27 AB 21 28 PB 22 27 BURDUR AB 16 33 AB17 33 GSY 18 31 BURSA AB 17 32 AB 18 30 PB 18 29 CANAKKALE AB 20 32 AB 21 32 PB 22 31 CANKIRI AB 14 31 AB 13 32 GSY 14 32 CORUM PB13 30 PB 13 30 GSY 12 29 DENIZLI AB 21 35 AB 22 35 PB 23 33 DIYARBAKIR AB 20 38 AB 21 39 AB 22 39 DUZCE PB 16 32 PB 17 31 GSY 16 29 EDIRNE AB 18 34 AB 17 34 PB 19 31 ELAZIG AB 19 35 AB 17 36 AB 17 35 ERZINCAN PB 13 31 PB 13 32 PB 14 33 ERZURUM PB 829 PB 8 29 GSY 9 30 ESKISEHIR AB 16 31 AB 15 31 PB 15 30 GAZIANTEP AB 22 35 AB 23 36 AB 22 35 GIRESUN GSY 21 28 PB 20 28 PB 20 27GOKCEADA AB 21 29 AB 21 30 PB 22 29 GUMUSHANE GSY 14 28 PB 14 29 PB 13 28 HAKKARI AB 18 31 AB 18 31 AB 19 32 HATAY AB 25 32AB 26 33 PB 25 32 IGDIR GSY 21 35 GSY 20 34 GSY 20 33 ISPARTA AB 14 31 AB 15 30 PB 16 29 ISTANBUL AB 20 29 AB 21 29 GSY 20 26 IZMIRAB 22 33 AB 22 34 PB 23 33 KAHRAMANMARAS AB 23 36 AB 24 36 PB 24 35 KARABUK PB 16 34 PB 15 33 GSY 17 32 KARAMAN AB 15 31 AB19 32 PB 17 31 KARS GSY 8 27 GSY 9 28 GSY 9 26 KASTAMONU PB 13 29 PB 13 28 GSY 14 28 KAYSERI AB 13 31 AB 12 31 PB 12 30 KILIS AB21 36 AB 22 37 AB 22 37 KIRIKKALE AB 17 32 AB 17 31 PB 18 31 KIRKLARELI AB 17 33 AB 17 33 PB 19 30 KIRSEHIR AB 16 31 AB 17 32 PB17 30 KOCAELI AB 18 32 AB 19 32 GSY 19 28 KONYA AB 18 32 AB 19 31 PB 21 29 KUTAHYA AB 15 31 AB 14 30 PB 14 28 MALATYA AB 2234 AB 21 35 AB 20 34 MANISA AB 20 35 AB 21 35 PB 23 34 MARDIN AB 24 33 AB 25 34 AB 25 34 MERSIN AB 27 34 AB 28 35 PB 28 35MUGLA AB 19 34 AB 20 34 PB 21 35 MUS AB 15 33 AB 16 34 AB 16 34 NEVSEHIR AB 16 29 AB 15 30 PB 16 30 NIGDE AB 16 31AB 16 31 PB 17 30 ORDU GSY 21 29 PB 18 28 GSY 20 27 OSMANIYE AB 24 33 AB 25 34 PB 25 34 RIZE GSY 21 28 GSY 22 28 GSY 21 26 SAKARYAAB 18 32 AB 17 31 GSY 19 30 SAMSUN PB 21 28 PB 19 28 GSY 19 29 SANLIURFA AB 24 37 AB 25 38 AB 24 38 SIIRT AB 24 36 AB24 37 AB 26 38 SINOP PB 21 27 PB 21 27 GSY 20 26 SIRNAK AB 24 33 AB 25 34 AB 26 34 SIVAS AB 13 30 AB 14 30 PB 13 29 TEKIRDAG AB20 29 AB 20 29 GSY 21 28 TOKAT PB 17 31 PB 18 30 GSY 17 29 TRABZON GSY 21 28 GSY 22 27 GSY 21 27 TUNCELI PB 18 35 PB 18 35 PB19 36 USAK AB 16 32 AB 16 31 PB 18 30 VAN AB 13 28 AB 14 28 AB 14 27 YALOVA AB 18 29 AB 19 29 GSY 19 27 YOZGAT AB 1529 AB 14 28 PB 14 27 ZONGULDAK PB 17 26 PB 17 27 GSY 18 25 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 (SOL-MS)

ANKARA (A.A) - These are some of the major headlines andtheir summaries in Turkish press on August 16, 2011. The Anadolu Agency does notverify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.TURKIYE-------LAST WARNING TO DAMASCUSForeign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that Syrian forces had intensifiedoperations since Thursday night, adding,"if operations are not halted, therewill be nothing to talk about."SOMALIA WAITS FOR ERDOGANSomalia is getting ready to host Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and hisfamily. Efforts are under way to restore the presidential building in Mogadishu.Meanwhile, Turkish Red Crescent is erecting a tent-city.DECREASE IN UNEMPLOYMENTUnemployment rate decreased 1.6 points down at 9.4 percent in May 2011. Thenumber of jobless decreased to 2,550 thousand people from 2,846 thousand in May2010, and the number of the employed increased to 24,450 thousand people from23,055 thousand in May 2010.ZAMAN-----FEDERATION THROWS BALL TO JUDICIARYDocuments scrutinized by the Ethics board for the past 21 days were notsufficient for the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) to make a decision on thematch-fixing probe. The TFF announced Monday that they would wait for theindictment and that they did not currently have the evidence in order to make ajust decision. The TFF sent 52 people, including 17 formerly arrested, to theDisciplinary Board.DAVUTOGLU: IF OPERATIONS DO NOT END IN SYRIA, THERE WOULD NOT REMAINANYTHING TO TALK ABOUTAnkara has one more time warned the Syrian administration which ismassacring Syrian civilians. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said thatif the operations in Syria do not end, there would not remain anything to talkabout.YENI SAFAK----------KUCUKALI RESIGNSTekin Kucukali, director-general of the Turkish relief agency red Crescent,has resigned because of his health problems. The Red Crescent regained itscredibility under Kucukali's leadership."My health problems prevent me fromfulfilling my duties,"he said in a message to Red Crescent staff.JUDGE TO RESOLVETurkish Football Federation (TFF) had decided to make a decision aboutsoccer clubs including Fenerbahce and Besiktas and 52 suspects after approval ofthe indictment in the match-fixing probe. The federation ruled that it was tooearly to punish clubs and suspects.(End)(SOL-UK)

ANKARA (A.A) - These are some of the major headlines andtheir summaries in Turkish press on August 16, 2011. The Anadolu Agency does notverify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.VATAN-----LEAGUE TO CONTINUE, DECISION LATERThe Turkish Football Federation (TFF) decided to wait for the indictment inorder to make a decision under the match-fixing probe. The TFF did not relegateany team. The Spor Toto Super League will begin with 18 teams at equal points. 52names, including 17 currently arrested, have been sent to the Disciplinary Board.LAST ULTIMATUM TO DAMASCUS: STOP, OTHERWISE...Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu made a call on the Syrianadministration to stop operations against its own people."If the operationsagainst the civilian population in Syria do not end, there would not remainanything to talk about,"Davutoglu stressed.CUMHURIYET----------LAST WARNING TO SYRIAAhmet Davutoglu said that Syria had taken some positive steps after hisvisit to Damascus last week, adding,"but Syrian forces have intensifiedoperations since Thursday night. What have happened in Syrian cities of Deiral-Zor and Latakia cannot be tolerated."He said that it was impossible toconsider these events as domestic affairs of Syria on the basis of human rights.ONE MORE DOWNTerrorists opened fire on security forces patrolling in rural area in thesouthern province of Osmaniye, killing a soldier. Another soldier was injured inthe clash with terrorists.ANCIENT THEATRE UNEARTHEDRemains of an ancient theatre dated back to the 4th century BC wereunearthed during archaeological excavations in the popular resort town of Bodrumin southwestern province of Mugla.RADIKAL-------300 TURKISH FAMILIES APPLY TO ADOPT SOMALIAN CHILDREN300 Turkish families filed applications with the Somali Embassy in Ankara toadopt children from Somalia. 30,000 Somali children died in three months due tofamine.DIPLOMACY ON SYRIA REACHES ENDTurkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu reacted strongly against themilitary operations in Syria. There is a possibility that Turkey may withdraw itsambassador in Damascus after the Syrian military's operations against thecivilians in Syria.(More)(SOL-UK)

ANKARA (A.A) - These are some of the major headlines andtheir summaries in Turkish press on August 16, 2011. The Anadolu Agency does notverify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.HURRIYET--------TFF TO WAIT FOR JUDICIARYTurkish Football Federation (TFF) President Mehmet Ali Aydinlar said thatSpor Toto Super League would begin on September 9 with 18 clubs. The federationdecided to make a decision after approval of the indictment of the match fixingcase. Meanwhile, 52 people including Aziz Yildirim, president of the Fenerbahceclub, were transferred to the Disciplinary Board.NO MORE WORDSForeign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has renewed his call to the Syriangovernment that the operations in Latakia were unacceptable, adding,"ifoperations are not halted, there will be nothing to talk about."SECOND MASS IN SUMELASome 2,500 Orthodox Christians from Greece, Russia and the USA have pouredin Turkey to attend a mass at the historical Sumela Monastery in the northernprovince of Trabzon which was opened to worship last year after 88 years.MILLIYET--------SPOR TOTO SUPER LEAGUE TO GO ON AS PLANNEDThe Turkish Football Federation (TFF) did not give any penalty to anyfootball team as it could not obtain the defense of suspects involved in thematch-fixing probe. Accordingly, the Spor Toto Super League and European programof Turkish teams will go on as planned.STOP! OTHERWISE WORDS WILL ENDTurkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu made a harsh warning against Syria.Davutoglu said that if the operations conducted by the Syrian government againstits own people did not end, there would not remain anything to talk about.SABAH------NO MORE RELATIONS WITH AL-ASSADTurkey has lost its patience after Syrian forces shelled the country'sprincipal port city of Latakia, killing 31 people. Ankara is getting ready tomake a critical decision and discuss Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad's legitimacy.Turkish Ambassador in Damascus Omer Onhon informed Syrian Foreign Minister Walidal-Mualem on Turkey's attitude and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met withForeign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to assess recent developments.TURKEY TO END SOMALIA'S BIGGEST PROBLEMTurkish International Cooperation and Development Agency (TIKA) will digwater wells in Somalia where 25 children die each day because of malnutrition. Aship carrying humanitarian aid under a campaign led by Sabah daily will set sailfor Somalia on Wednesday.(More)(SOL-UK)

BODRUM (A.A) - The 9th International Ballet Festival hasbegun in the popular resort town of Bodrum in western Turkey.Istanbul State Opera and Ballet took the stage at the historical theatre ofBodrum at the opening of the festival with a performance"Istanbul Mosaic".Organized by the State Opera and Ballet, this year's festival will hostseveral Turkish and international teams including St. Petersburg Boirs EifmanState Ballet Theatre.Russian group will perform"Don Quixote"on August 18.(UK)