Zaman
-- Military school dismissal reversed
The Military High Administrative Court, or AYİM, has ruled to reinstate a student who was not allowed to study in a military school because of his father’s criminal record, daily Zaman reported Monday. According to reports, A.I. was dismissed from the Air Sergeant Technical School due to his father’s criminal record even though the criminal activity occurred four years before the boy’s birth. But AYİM reversed the dismissal in a majority decision that will allow the student to return to school. “It is justice which comes too late,” the said the boy, who has lost one schooling year because of the court case. The AYİM prosecutor had argued that there was nothing against the law in expelling the student. A.I., who lives in the northwestern province of Bursa, passed the student selection and placement exam and started his education at the Air Sergeant Technical School. A.I. went to the court and argued that he could not be held to account for his father’s crime, which occurred in 1985, before the student was born. AYIM ruled to allow A.I. to return to his school while the court costs will be paid for by the Defense Ministry.
Vatan
-- Doctors found negligent in boy’s death
Doctors who caused a teenager’s death after injecting him with the wrong blood type during surgery were sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison while their medical licenses were suspended for six months, daily Vatan reported Monday. Cihan Çoşkun, 16, was brought to a private hospital in the southern Turkish province of Tarsus after being unable to obtain treatment for his curved spine in London. The curvature left Çoşkun unable to walk, but after two surgeries he was able to move around with the aid of a walker. Çoşkun’s progress was reported in the press as a “Turkish miracle” at the time, as British doctors had said he couldn’t be cured. However, the medical devices implanted in his abdomen began to break, requiring further operations for repairs. During the fifth operation, doctors allegedly gave Çoşkun the wrong blood type. When his condition deteriorated, he was delivered to Mersin University’s hospital, where he died on Nov. 24, 2005. After a complaint from his family, charges were filed against the owner of the private hospital, Dr. Ö.S. and Dr. A.İ. The court found the doctors at fault, sentenced them to two-and-a-half years in prison and suspended their medical licenses for six months. The court converted the prison sentence into fines of 45,500 Turkish Liras and 38,000 liras afterwards.
Habertürk
-- Gravestones destroyed over misidentified symbol
Gravestones carved with an Ottoman symbol, the “Mühr-ü Süleyman,” were destroyed by vandals in the Black Sea region of Rize because people mistakenly believed that it was the “Star of David” from the Israeli flag. The Mühr-ü Süleyman is a motif used on gravestones from the Ottoman and Selçuk empires and is believed to be one of three elements Adam brought from heaven. Recep Koyuncu, head of the Education, Culture and Aid Foundation, said they realized that some of the gravestones had been destroyed while they were studying the symbols. He said they found 4,200 grave stones which had the symbol. “We will write a book about these gravestones,” said Koyuncu. They found 150 gravestones in Rize with the Mühr-ü Süleyman symbol. According to Koyuncu, the symbol is considered blessed by all the celestial religions and was used in mosques and by Barbaros Hayrettin Paşa, the prominent Ottoman naval commander known to Europe as Barbarossa. Koyuncu said it was definitely not a Jewish symbol, adding that people who believed it was a Jewish symbol were responsible for destroying the gravestones. Such tombs illuminate the history of a society, so the vandals are destroying their own history, Koyuncu said.
Sabah
-- Tunnel to ease traffic
A tunnel will be constructed to ease traffic between Şişhane and Sütlüce in Istanbul’s Beyoğlu district while the road paralleling the Golden Horn will become a double-lane road, daily Sabah reported Monday. The road which will ease traffic on the Golden Horn coast, will be connected with Atatürk Bridge and the Kağıthane Tunnel. As part of the project prepared by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, the single lane road will be doubled and the road extending in front of the Cezayir Gazi Hasan Paşa Primary School in Istanbul’s Kasımpaşa quarter will proceed until the tunnel, which will be opened close to the present military school. The tunnel, which will pass under Kulaksız Cemetery, will reach Hasköy and will continue as a double-lane road. By supporting the road with smart junctions and short tunnels, traffic density should also be lessened, according to authorities. In the meantime, historical artifacts located on the route such as Taşkızak Shipyard, Aynalıkavak Kasrı will be protected. Some of the old buildings that have no historical value are slated to be destroyed on the coast’s passing spots. The project will be constructed by the General Directorate of Highways this year.
From Anatolia News Agency:
HÜRRİYET
-- ON BEHALF OF 57 MUSLIM COUNTRIES
Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Secretary-General Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu sent a letter to the patriarch of the church in Egypt which became the scene of a bomb attack on the first day of the new year in which 21 people were killed and tens of others were injured. "We, as the OIC and 57 member Muslim countries, strongly condemn this criminal act which contradicts the noble principles and values of the Islam," İhsanoğlu said in his letter.
-- ERDOĞAN TRAVELS TO KUWAIT AND QATAR
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has left for Kuwait. Prior to his departure, Prime Minister Erdoğan said that some circles blamed the government for the heavy workload of the judiciary. "It is nothing to do with politics. No one can blame politicians for this," he said. Prime Minister Erdoğan will proceed to Qatar after completing his visit to Kuwait.
MİLLİYET
-- HE CHALLENGES HİZBULLAH
Head of PKK terrorist organization Abdullah Öcalan, who gave new messages from İmrali prison through his lawyers, expressed his uneasiness about the release of Hizbullah suspects from prison, and said, "How can people of Diyarbakır (a southeastern province) allow such a thing? Those who violently committed murders are released, and people welcome them with dances and celebrations! If Hizbullah members do not make self-criticism, then self-defense takes action and Hizbullah supporters are not allowed in Diyarbakır."
-- 2.5 YEAR IMPRISONMENT FOR MULTIPLE VOTES
Rukiye Dülger, who cast votes in two different ballot boxes in the eastern province of Iğdır during the 2002 parliamentary elections, was sentenced to 2.5 years of imprisonment. Dülger, 36, has seven children; two of them are handicapped.
SABAH
-- HOT OFFER FROM DUBAI TO BURSA
The northwestern province of Bursa got excited with hot money coming from the Gulf region. A company from Dubai is making preparations to invest $2 billion in Bursa for a thermal therapy center.
-- TURKISH COMPANY WISHES TO OPERATE WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS AIRPORT
A Turkish company wishes to operate the world's most dangerous airport at Macau, China. Turkey's Çelebi Holding is making preparations to operate the Macau International Airport.
VATAN
-- TURKISH ENGINEER RELEASED IN AFGHANISTAN
A Turkish engineer who had been kidnapped in Afghanistan some seven months ago has been released. Coşkun Çaloğlu was rescued as a result of initiatives by the Turkish Embassy in Kabul. Çaloğlu is expected to return to Turkey later in the day. Four Turkish engineers were also kidnapped in Afghanistan in December.
-- TURKEY BECOMES FORD'S BIGGEST MARKET
Ford Otosan became leader of the automotive market for the ninth time. Ford Otosan reached a market share of 15.7 percent. Accordingly, Turkey became the biggest market of Ford. Ford Otosan aims at increasing both its production and exports in 2011.
CUMHURİYET
-- WE'LL BE DISGRACED TO THE WORLD
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu supported Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who called Kars’ "Humanity Monument," made by sculptor Mehmet Aksoy, "freaky" and wanted it to be destroyed. Sculptor Aksoy said that the statements of Erdoğan were defamatory and profane and added, "This statement is not appropriate to democracy. If they destroy the monument, they will turn into the Taliban."
-- ESCAPED TO IRAN WHEN PUNISHED
While the discharge of Hezbollah members from prison under article 102 is being discussed, Mehmet Nuri Oluk - one of the military wing members of Hezbollah who was tried in another Hezbollah case - escaped to Iran when his punishment became formal. Hezbollah executives, who were discharged from prison, do not use cell phones so as not to be traced.
RADİKAL
-- GREEK PROFESSORS ON WAY TO TURKEY
Dozens of Greek professors are moving to Turkey after Greece recently experienced a major economic crisis. Turkey offers better conditions to university professors than Greece does.
-- 16 NEW HOTELS TO BE ERECTED IN TURKEY
Hilton Worldwide will erect 16 new hotels in Turkey soon. The company wishes to increase the number of its hotels in Turkey by two fold until the year 2013.
TÜRKİYE
-- WHY DID GEORGE CHANGE HIS MIND?
Greek jets and helicopters intentionally violated the Turkish air space while Prime Minister George Papandreou of Greece was in the eastern Turkish province of Erzurum together with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Prime Minister Papandreou gave messages of friendship in Erzurum and said that they should destroy the walls of prejudice. Then he accused Turkey of occupying Cyprus. The reason for his two different attitudes was revealed later. The Greek opposition, church and press were opposed to the visit. The "Greek deep state" violated Turkish air space by jets and helicopters to prevent the Greek prime minister.
-- LOOK WHO IS TALKING
Abdullah Öcalan, head of the PKK terrorist organization who has been serving life imprisonment on İmrali Island, forgot that he was the killer of some 40,000 people and criticized the release of members of the Hizbullah terrorist organization from prison. He described Hizbullah members as butchers.
ZAMAN
-- TURKISH GOVERNMENT TO EMPLOY 5,560 PEOPLE IN BEGINNING OF 2011
The Turkish government will hire 5,560 people in the beginning of 2011. The first group of people will be employed in February.
-- GREEK SCIENTISTS IMMIGRATING TO TURKEY
Many Greek scientists and university professors are immigrating to Turkey. According to the Kathimerini newspaper, Greek scholars are immigrating to Turkey due to the economic crisis in Greece.
YENİ ŞAFAK
-- MORE JUDGES, FASTER JURISDICTION
Justice Minister Sadullah Ergin said that whenever they intervened in the problems in jurisdiction, they were faced with resistance. He said that there were currently 3,300 vacant posts for judges and prosecutors, and when appointments were made to these posts, intermediate courts of appeal could be established.
-- RED ZONE PUNISHMENT FOR THOSE NOT BRIBING
Interesting details begin to appear in a bribery operation which was launched at the directives of State Minister Hayati Yazıcı into the customs gates. It was claimed that customs officers, who were detained, kept the products of companies which did not bribe waiting in the red zone until a bribe was given.
-- 84,000 TL FOR CONTRACTED OFFICERS
Details of the contracted officers draft began to emerge. Officers, who will be recruited for seven years, will be paid 1,300-2,000 Turkish Lira in salary. Officers’ duty will end when they are 29 years old; they will be given 84,000 TL in compensation which meets the half of the period they served.
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