Vatan
-- Highway officials responsible for accident
For the first time in Turkish history the Highways Directorate was found responsible in the first degree for a traffic accident that killed three, daily Vatan reported Friday.
Ahmet Ofluoğlu, an architect and engineer in Beykent University, started driving from Istanbul to the Black Sea province of Trabzon in 2009 with his two children and a friend. When the car skidded and rolled off a cliff in the province of Kastamonu, no-one witnessed the accident.
The car remained below the cliff for three days with the injured passengers inside. Ofluoğlu’s children and friend all died, while Ofluoğlu was hospitalized after the car was discovered and finally survived.
Experts from Istanbul Technical University, or İTÜ, who inspected the road found that it had been poorly graded and sealed and reported to the Highways Directorate that this was main reason behind the accident.
Following the submission of this report the Prosecutor’s Office asked for permission from the Governor’s Office to investigate the accident and opened am investigation into the officials responsible for maintaining the road.
“I did not demand anything. I just want justice. If I made a mistake in driving it would be stated in the indictment. But that road was really bad,” Ofluoğlu said.
The four directorate officials under investigation face prison sentences of 15 years.
Habertürk
-- TV soap brings railroad
A mistake in a TV soap opera became the harbinger of a new railroad, the daily Habertürk reported Friday. In “Yaprak Dökümü” (Leaves’ Fall), one of the most popular soaps in Turkey, a character named Şevket bought four train tickets to the northern province of Trabzon in the final episode aired last week. However, this caused criticism and mocking toward the scriptwriters because there is no railroad, and therefore no train services to Trabzon. Süleyman Karacan, general manager of the Turkish State Railways, or TCDD, joined the debate and told “Şevket” not to lose his tickets because plans for a Trabzon railroad are in the making. Karaman said the Trabzon railroad was the will of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of modern Turkey, and it will most definitely be completed. Karaman addressed the director, producer, scriptwriter and actors of the soap and said: “The tickets Şevket bought will be valid on the day train services to Trabzon begin.” Atatürk visited Trabzon in 1937 and said the revolution that created the republic aims to increase the level of civilization to a higher degree in Trabzon as with everywhere else. For that reason, it was his aim to see Tarbzon with a suitable port and railroad.
Takvim
-- Machine error causes babies’ heart to stop
When artificial respirators attached to five babies at Ankara’s Gazi University intensive care unit broke down at the same time the babies’ hearts stopped beating, leading to the death of one, daily Takvim reported Friday.
Türkan Akbay had been receiving treatment since the end of October in the intensive care unit at the Gazi Training and Research Hospital. According to reports, respirator machines keeping five babies alive broke down, leading to the babies’ pulses stopping. While four of the babies were saved by hospital staff, two-year-old Türkan Akbay died.
Türkan’s being hooked up to the machine was essential for survival, the report said. Her father, Ali Akbay, visited his daughter Wednesday, was reportedly informed that she died only thirty minutes after he left the hospital.
Ali Akbay said his family took Türkan to hospital two months ago following a doctor’s diagnosis that she lacked essential levels of vitamin B12, adding that nothing appeared to be wrong with her in her most recent tests.
Doctor Peyami Cinaz, chief of hospital staff, said the hospital would not accept responsibility regarding the baby’s death. “It is not possible that the machines were broken,” he said.
The Health Ministry has launched an investigation into the incident, the report said.
From Anatolia News Agency:
HÜRRİYET
-- IF THERE IS A MISTAKE, IT IS ALL OURS
Deputy Prime Minister Cemil Çiçek spoke to Hürriyet daily newspaper about recently released suspects. Çiçek said, "We did not make these arrangements in a hidden way and the chairman of the Supreme Court was also involved. If there is a mistake, it is all ours." Çiçek said, "We saw the biggest support from the Supreme Court regarding our arrangements, including the releases that have caused discussions. Every article was written together with people from relevant departments."
-- PREPARATIONS FOR OPENING CEREMONY
Erzurum (eastern province) is counting days to the 25th Winter Universiade to begin on January 27. Mustafa Erdogan (general art director) will organize the opening and closing ceremonies worth 11 million Turkish liras (TL). 5,000 outfits for athletes resistant to -20 degrees Celsius were produced in China. Altınboynuz Company, which also served during the World Men's Basketball Championship in Turkey in 2010, will undertake the catering.
-- LUNCH AT PRESIDENTIAL RESIDENCE, PROTEST AT DOOR
President Abdullah Gül met heads of university councils of 11 Ankara universities at the Presidential Residence over a luncheon, whereas a group of protestors wanted to march to the residence. Gül told students during the luncheon that there were some illegal organizations. "They are making use of chaotic atmospheres, and be aware of them and don't support them," Gül warned.
MİLLİYET
-- WE WILL SOLVE CYPRUS QUESTION EATING FISH ON THE BOSPHORUS
Greek Cypriot leader Dimitris Christofias relayed important messages regarding solution of Cyprus question through daily Milliyet. "I want to talk to President Abdullah Gül and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan even unofficially and explain to them my solution vision."
"Let us eat fish with Gül and Erdoğan on the Bosphorus. We will resolve the question with Erdoğan," he said.
"Turkish troops in Cyprus are against UN conditions. Turkey should withdraw its troops from Cyprus," he added.
-- INTERNET TO HEZBOLLAH MEMBERS IN PRISON
Parliamentary Sub-Commission carried out an examination in prison in southeastern province of Diyarbakır on January 28, 2009. The prison director said the computer room was assigned upon the demand of Hezbollah member İskender Tutar adding they were given education through Internet. What the director has said was recorded in the report of the commission.
According to the report, 5 Hezbollah members accessed the Internet in the computer room of the prison.
SABAH
-- PRISON GUARD AT END OF 7 YEARS
The Turkish government has found a solution for the employment of contracted privates who have completed their tenure. According to a new arrangement, gendarmerie forces would be withdrawn from prisons and those contracted privates who have served for seven years will become prison guards. Former contracted privates will become permanent guards at Turkish prisons.
-- IMPORTANT MESSAGES TO PAPANDREOU
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will host his Greek counterpart Georgios Andreas Papandreou in the eastern province of Erzurum on Friday. Erdoğan will give messages to Papandreou to make the Aegean a sea of peace and to make the High Level Strategic Cooperation Council between Turkey and Greece more effective.
VATAN
-- IT CAN BE DONE IF DESIRED
The Criminal Department No. 9 of the Supreme Court released top members of the Hizbullah terrorist organization, while the Department No.6 reached a verdict on all files in three months and closed the doors for release of suspects. In three months, the department No.6 made a decision about 1,500 suspects.
-- NORWEGIAN HERO
Doj Gjerstad, a Norwegian passenger who neutralized a person who wanted to hijack a Turkish Airlines (THY) aircraft en route from Oslo to Istanbul saying that he was carrying a bomb, is sharing his joy with his daughter. Gjerstad's daughter Johanna said she was not bewildered at her father's heroism. "He is a genuine sportsman. When he realized that the hijacker was drunk and mentally distorted, he searched for the right time and took action. Now, he is on holiday in South Africa, I am proud with him."
CUMHURİYET
-- GÜL'S SPECIAL GUESTS
Turkish President Abdullah Gül on Thursday hosted a lunch for students from 11 Ankara universities at the Çankaya Palace. The students were representatives of student councils at respective universities.
-- TURKEY IS ALSO MY HOME, AFGHAN FM SAYS
Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Zalmay Rassoul was in eastern province of Erzurum to attend the Third Conference of Turkish Ambassadors. In a speech delivered, Rassoul said that he felt at home in Turkey among his brothers and sisters. "Turkey is also my home," Rassoul stressed.
RADİKAL
-- THREE BOMB PANIC IN PLANES IN ONE WEEK
Following the bomb panic in Turkish Airlines (THY) plane en route to Oslo-Istanbul on Wednesday, similar scenes were seen in Istanbul's Atatürk Airport on Thursday. A bomb warning was made to a Swiss Air plane that would fly from Istanbul to Zurich.
The security forces got alarmed after a passenger found a note writing, “There is a bomb in Swiss Air plane." No bomb could be found in searches.
A note had also been found last Sunday in a plane on its flight from TRNC to Istanbul.
-- PRESIDENT GÜL LISTENS TO PROBLEMS OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
President Abdullah Gül listened to the problems from the student council chairperson of 11 universities. Meanwhile, several other students gathered outside Çankaya Palace and listed their demands. Gül gave orders to police not to intervene in the students outside Çankaya Palace. He also wanted his Secretary General Mustafa İsen to talk to representatives of students.
TÜRKİYE
-- TURKEY IS THE BEST
Foreign rating organizations, politicians and investors praised Turkey's economy. OECD said among the 33 developed countries, Turkey has the strongest economy in 2010.
Turkey ranked among the most rapidly growing countries in 2010 with its economic performance. Foreign rating institutions and investors eulogized Turkey that got rid of the crisis that hit the world.
-- OUR TARGET IS INTERNATIONAL WINTER OLYMPIAD
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said the government made around 500 million-lira investment to eastern province of Erzurum for Winter Olympiad.
"Our next goal is the international winter olympiad," Erdoğan said.
-- PAPANDREOU TO RELAY FRIENDSHIP MESSAGES
Greek media focused on the visit of Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou to eastern province of Erzurum. The Greek prime minister will address 180 Turkish ambassadors.
ZAMAN
-- MORE AND MORE PEOPLE INTERESTED IN LEARNING OTTOMAN LANGUAGE
More and more people in Turkey are getting interested in learning the Ottoman language. Many foundations and associations are holding classes on the Ottoman language in Turkey.
-- ISTANBUL TO HOST NUCLEAR SUMMIT ON JANUARY 20-21
The Turkish province of Istanbul will host the nuclear summit between the P5+1 countries and Iran on January 20 and 21. In case of a request, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu will also participate in the summit.
YENİ ŞAFAK
-- TELL US, AND WE SOLVE
President Abdullah Gül met representatives of student councils of 11 state and foundation universities in Ankara. Addressing students, Gül said, "Let you freely tell about the problems and expectations of your friends, and we will do what we have to do after listening to them."
-- SLEDGEHAMMER NOT MISSION, IT IS INTERVENTION
Criminal Court No.10 made a model decision regarding initiatives of Balyoz (Sledgehammer) case suspects Halil İbrahim Fırtına and Özden Örnek. Fırtına and Örnek tried to bring the case to the High Tribunal, saying that they were force commanders. However, the criminal court said, "The crime attributed to suspects were not related with their mission, and therefore we do not accept the request (of commanders to take the case to the High Tribunal)."
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