HÜRRİYET
-- NO COVER FOR FALSE INFORMANTS
Turkey's knowledge acquisition inspection board has made an historic decision regarding false informants. The board has ruled to remove anonymity and protection of those who pass on false information to law-enforcing institutions and cause unjust treatment.
-- ŞİMŞEK VISITS SAFARI PARK IN JAKARTA
Turkish State Minister Mehmet Şimşek visited Jakarta's world-famous Safari Park together with other deputies from the parliament. Şimşek had his picture taken with a tiger cub at the park. Şimşek and the Turkish delegation attended a ceremony for the launching of direct Turkish Airlines flights to the Indonesian capital.
MİLLİYET
-- NO SIGNATURE FOR FREE MEDIA
All EU countries including candidate-states have signed a declaration that states that journalists serve democracy by bringing out any wrongdoing. Turkey was the only country that did not sign the declaration. The declaration was issued after a journalist was sentenced to prison in Kazakhstan for writing an article about corruption in the Kazakh secret agency.
-- DIFFERENCES OF OPINION AMONG OPPOSITION PARTIES
The Republican People's Party, or CHP, extended support to the decision of the Supreme Board of Radio and Television, or RTÜK, to allow private radio and TV channels to broadcast in different languages and dialects for the whole day while the Nationalist Movement Party, or MHP, criticized the move. The Democratic Society Party, or DTP, on the other hand, defended that those radio and TV channels should not be subject to control.
SABAH
-- CAUCASUS PEACE HIGHWAY
It has been revealed that a protocol signed between Turkey and Armenia to normalize relations included the integration of transportation, communication and energy lines. The first solid project is a highway to connect the Caucasus to Europe. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said he proposed to his European Union counterparts the construction of a highway from the Azeri capital of Baku, through the Armenian capital of Yerevan and Turkey to Europe.
-- ANTI-TANK WEAPONS, GRENADES FOUND
Gendarmerie teams unearthed a cache of anti-tank weapons, hand grenades and smoke bombs in the southeastern province of Kahramanmaraş. Acting on a tip-off, teams recovered seven light anti-tank weapons, 15 grenades and a smoke bomb. An investigation is underway.
VATAN
-- ‘PEDOPHILES SHOULD BE CASTRATED’
Two female deputies from the ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, have been working on a draft law envisioning heavier penalties especially for pedophiles. Alev Dedegil said: "Our aim is to put forward a more dissuasive penalty system. Pedophiles are released from prison after serving their term. They find new victims. On the other hand, their victims suffer from trauma for their whole life." Castration is used as a penalty for pedophiles in six states in the USA.
-- RECORDS KEPT ILLEGALLY FOR FIVE YEARS
The Vatan newspaper revealed a truth that all phone calls made with mobile phones and short messages sent in the past five years are all on record. Actually, the law restricts this period to only one year. Legislation about authorization in the electronic communication sector, which was published in the Official Gazette on May 28, 2009, clearly says GSM operators can keep records of phone calls and short messages for one year.
CUMHURİYET
-- PRIVATE KURDISH TV
Turkey's broadcast authority has reportedly been working on a new regulation that would allow private television stations to make round-the-clock broadcasts in Kurdish as part of government's move to widen democratic rights and freedoms. Current bylaws allow for Kurdish broadcasts for only 45 minutes per day.
-- TURKISH COMPUTER MANUFACTURER GREW DESPITE CRISIS, CEO SAYS
The CEO of the Casper, a Turkish computer manufacturer, said the company had grown despite the global economic recession. Charlotte Anne Lamprecht said Casper had achieved a 15 percent growth despite a 25 percent shrinkage in computer sales in Turkey.
RADİKAL
-- STRIKING STATEMENT FROM HAKKARI GOVERNOR
Muammer Türker, governor of the eastern province of Hakkari, commented on the recent democratic move: "Most of the people in the province expect food, employment and security. They want to see doctors, teachers and investors in their region. But people are refraining from investing here because they have lost hope for the future. Terrorism destroyed the economy, and economy destroyed hope. This is a vicious cycle in the region."
-- SAMPLES OF CONTEMPORARY ART FROM BELGRADE
Samples of contemporary art from Belgrade will be displayed at Istanbul's BM Suma Art Center during the 11th Istanbul Biennial. The exhibition aims to improve cultural exchange with neighboring countries. The curators of the exhibition are Svetlana Petrovic and Zorana Djakovic. The exhibition will open Sept. 10 and remain open until Oct. 17.
YENİ ŞAFAK
-- CHEMICAL CASTRATION FOR RAPISTS
Alev Dedegil, a lawmaker from the ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, proposed chemically castrating pedophiles. Together with another AKP deputy, Aşkın Aksan, Dedegil prepared an action plan for sexual harassment against children. The two female lawmakers are getting ready to submit their proposals to Parliament.
-- NECESSITY OF A NEW PUBLIC BANK
Banks have been pressuring the real sector by insisting on high interest rates. Turkey's public bank, Ziraat Bankası, has failed to fulfill its duties. According to economists, a new public bank would put an end to the deadlock in the economy.
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