Vatan
-- Turkish kebab sellers to demonstrate masterful knowledge of trade
The chair of Turkey’s Tradesmen and Craftsmen Confederation, or TESK, has said under new licensure regulations Turkish kebab and pide sellers will be required to demonstrate as much knowledge as dieticians on the products they produce and sell, reported the daily Vatan on Sunday.
“Kebab sellers are required to know the equipment that they use very well in order to get a proficiency license,” said TESK Chairman Bendevi Palandöken, speaking on the trade’s new standards, recently published in the Official Gazette.
Previous regulation changes required hairdressers, manicurists and pedicurists to demonstrate mastery of knowledge about the equipment they work with for licensure, Palandöken said. He said Turkish kebab and pide sellers should be role models by having as much knowledge on the equipment, spices and products they use as dieticians would.
“A good expert [on Turkish kebabs and pide] will know the characteristics of meat and spice varieties and have information on the ingredients, calories and storage techniques. His working skills, hand skills and identification of different smells and tastes will be measured [under the new licensure regulations],” said Palandöken.
Furthermore, licensed vendors will be required to have knowledge on the codes of nutrition safety, portions and measurements, hygiene, communication skills, first-aid, quality control principles, economics, formal regulations, cooking techniques, problem-solving, presentation of meals, basic service rules and time efficiency.
Hürriyet
-- President hears medicine exam complaints
Test-taker Mustafa Aydınkol, who alleged that there were four incorrect questions on the Proficiency in Medicine Expert Education Exam, or TUS, and that the optic answer sheet reader made some mistakes during the score evaluation, has had his complaints heard by the president, reported the daily Hürriyet on Sunday.
A response from President Gül addressed the criticism that Aydınkol and his 32 doctor friends levied at the exam in remarks to newspapers. Gül’s General Secretary Mustafa İsen is handling the issue on behalf of the president and will speak with the parties involved.
“The selection period has expired. While I was going to rank 600th, I came in 1,700th due to the four incorrect questions and the faulty optic answer sheet. I would like to become a plastic surgeon. However, as my score wasn’t high enough, I didn’t get that choice,” said Aydınkol.
The TUS determines a student doctor’s area of specialization.
Saying that these exams cannot have any mistakes, Aydınkol said that even though they had waited in front of the Higher Education Board, or YÖK, building and demanded a meeting with the chair by calling YÖK 27 times, their efforts went in vain.
The Student Selection and Placement Center, or ÖSYM, which administers the exam, published a written statement on Friday addressing the allegations of faulty questions and said there weren’t any scientific mistakes requiring the annulment of any questions. The ÖSYM said 10,532 candidates sat the exam and the answer sheets were read by two sensitive optic readers.
Taraf
-- Shootout in Beyoğlu leaves two dead, three wounded
An argument between partners of a bar in Istanbul’s Beyoğlu district ended in a shootout that left two dead and three severely wounded, the daily Taraf reported Sunday.
Abdülbaki Karakuş, who co-owns the establishment where the altercation took place, was allegedly in a disagreement with the other partners. Karakuş came to the bar at 1 a.m. Saturday with 10 others; a shootout between Karakuş’s men and the employees began shortly afterward. Ali Osman, 20, was shot and killed during the shootout while Mehmet O., 29, and Fatih H. were wounded. The gunshots attracted the attention of police, which led Karakuş and his men to try to escape on foot. Police apprehended Ferhat A., Barış S., Fuat K. and Adnan K. before they could leave Balo Street. Karakuş was cornered on Ekrem Tur Street and he started to fire wildly. An innocent bystander, Azizi Şener, 54, was struck in the head by one of Karakuş’s bullets and was rushed to the hospital but pronounced dead on arrival. Şener, a retired father of three, had just bought an apartment with bank credit. Karakuş tried to escape in the confusion, but a police officer stopped and detained him. The police are looking for Karakuş’s associates who managed to escape.
Radikal
-- Şile nominated for Turkish space base
The alleged proposal by President Abdullah Gül to send a Turkish astronaut to space in exchange for a Boeing from the States made public by a Wikileaks document has focused interest on Turkey’s space projects, daily Radikal reported Sunday.
Within the scope of the National Space Research Program, or UUAP, which was adopted in 2005, Turkey has developed a plan to put an astronaut in space by 2014.
As part of the plan, the nation’s first space base will be built in 2012, the “Göktürk 2” satellite will be launched in the same year and the first rocket will be launched in 2014. The Istanbul district of Şile is being considered as the launch site for the first Turkish rocket.
The chair of Istanbul Technical University’s Space and Flight Sciences Faculty’s Space Engineering Department Doctor Alim Rüstem Aslan said that sending a Turk into space is a matter of prestige. “TÜBİTAK (the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey) and (private avionics manufacturer) Aselsan, who are conducting the Göktürk projects in Ankara, are planning to launch “Göktürk 2” in 2012 and “Göktürk 1” in 2013,” Aslan said.
The UUAP, unrestrained by financial concerns, has earmarked a significant amount of its budget for the construction of satellites and rockets, Aslan said, adding that a Turkish candidate could be sent to an overseas astronaut training program as there are no comparable courses in Turkey.
The choices are limited to Russia, the United States and China, he said, adding that astronaut could be sent into space after a year’s training.
From Anatolia News Agency:
HÜRRİYET
-- I CAN'T BLAME THE JUDGES
State Minister Hayati Yazıcı commented on the controversy between the Supreme Court of Appeals and his party on the court’s "work load." "As a matter of fact, I can't blame the judges on that one," he said.
"At courts, culprits or lawyers can cause the trials to be prolonged. There are not enough personnel at the high courts, while the number of cases is very high. A Supreme Court of Appeals judge told me they had 65,000 case files to deal with, this is a huge number," Yazıcı said.
-- ERDOĞAN REMAINED HELPLESS
Republican People's Party, or CHP, leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu criticized Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's attitude towards Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou who said, "Turkey can't be a member of the EU as long as Turkey's occupation of Cyprus continues."
"The Turkish military intervened in Cyprus to establish peace based on international agreements. Prime Minister Erdoğan's inability to say this shows he is helpless," said Kılıçdaroğlu.
MİLLİYET
-- THEY WERE CAUGHT SHARING
Thirty-one people were detained, including Istanbul Customs Chief Director Lütfi Ekinci, in an operation focusing on the customs gate at Atatürk International Airport. The suspects were caught with a great deal of money. Police launched an operation the previous day within the framework of an investigation that began in August. Police learned that unjust money was shared every Friday, and raided on the fifth floor of the Customs Enforcement Directorate. Police detained 31 people and found 300,000 Turkish Liras in the lockers of the detainees.
-- ŞİMŞEK QUITS CHP BRANCH IN ISTANBUL
Berhan Şimşek, the head of Istanbul branch of the main opposition Republican People's Party, or CHP, resigned from his position to run for Parliament in the general elections due to be held in the summer of 2011. "This resignation will be the CHP's step towards ruling the nationk," Simsek said.
SABAH
-- DIRECTOR'S BRIBERY POOL
A breathtaking allegation was made in the operation against the Customs Enforcement Directorate during which the chief director of the office was detained. Some claimed that the bribery collected was distributed to the customs officials according to their ranks. It was claimed that 200,000 Turkish Liras was collected through bribery, and chief director Lütfi Ekinci was distributing the bribery to customs officials every Friday according to their ranks. Thirty-four people were detained in the operation against the Istanbul Customs Office.
-- IF THE BDP WAS BRAVE, THE PKK WOULD LAY DOWN ARMS
Former deputy Mahmut Alınak criticized the Peace and Democracy Party, or BDP, in his latest novel. "If BDP takes the risk of carrying a civilian fight, the PKK will no more need to resort to weapons in order to make its voice be heard. Unfortunately, we do not have a Martin Luther King or a Gandhi," Alınak said.
VATAN
-- $150,000 IN BRIBES EVERY WEEK
A probe launched by the order of State Minister Hayati Yazıcı is growing. Under the investigation during which head director of the Customs and Enforcement Authority Lütfi Ekinci was taken into custody, 31 suspects, 21 of whom are customs officers, are being interrogated. Companies who have withdrawn goods imported from China and Hong Kong from customs without paying any taxes are said to have paid $150,000 in bribes each week to the team of Cargo Director Hayrettin Eker, it was reported. The team that received bribes every day shared the money every Friday.
-- ŞİMŞEK RESIGNS TO RUN FOR DEPUTY
Berhan Şimşek resigned from the chairmanship of the Istanbul Branch of the Republican People's Party, or CHP, which he held for six and a half months. "I am resigning because I want to be a deputy candidate. I hold no grudge or hard feelings against anybody," Şimşek said.
CUMHURİYET
-- 50 MILLION TL BRIBERY
The number of suspects detained in the investigation in to the bribery and corruption allegations at the customs rose to 33. Police teams raided the houses of a number of directors including the head director of the Customs and Enforcement Authority Lütfi Ekinci. The suspects are accused of causing 50 million TL of loss to the state. The investigation started with a tip-off provided by Customs and Enforcement officers.
-- PRIME MINISTER WAS LEFT HELPLESS
In a statement, Republican People's Party, or CHP, leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu strongly criticized Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan who did not respond to the remarks of Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou. "If someone is saying that our military is the invader and he can't give an answer, this shows the prime minister's helplessness," said Kılıçdaroğlu.
RADİKAL
-- CUSTOMS UNION IN SMUGGLING!
Police followed Lütfü Ekinci, the chief director of the Customs Enforcement Directorate, step by step. Then, police collapsed a smuggling network worth 50 million Turkish Liras.
-- URGENT REFORM
Justice Minister Sadullah Ergin talked to daily Radikal about the judicial crisis and its possible solution. The government will give priority to a draft speeding up the jurisdiction. Many bureaucratic procedures will be done in electronic environment.
TÜRKİYE
-- DEMOCRATIC INITIATIVE IS AN OPPORTUNITY
Şükrü Gülmüş, a former member of the terrorist organization PKK responsible for media, returned to Turkey 18 years later. Addressing Kurds abroad, particularly members of the PKK, Gülmüş said: "The democratic initiative is a good opportunity to return to Turkey. Abdullah Öcalan is the biggest calamity that happened to the Kurds. He is a dictator taking revenge from Kurds. He does not care about Kurdism, socialism, or the freedom of a nation."
"Today the most effective members of the PKK are the lawyers, Öcalan is ruling the PKK through 'organization of lawyers'," Gülmüş said.
-- PRAYER FOR MARTYR ANCESTOR
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, "Sarıkamış is the monument of our brotherhood, and we have to bring this spirit to today." Speaking in the ceremony to commemorate Sarıkamış Battle martyrs, Erdoğan said, "My great grandfather Kemal Mutlu from Rize's Güneysulu region died in Sarıkamış Battle."
ZAMAN
-- EVEN IF NO FILE IS SENT TO SUPREME COURT, CURRENT CASES WILL LAST FOR FIVE YEARS
Data disprove the claim that "the files at the Supreme Court can be closed in two or three years with a devoted work. There is no need to establish new departments." A department at the Supreme Court can decide on 19,000 cases in a year. If no new file is sent to the court and if courts of appeal are activated, the court can only close 1.5 million cases in five years from now.
-- MINISTER YAZICI LAUNCHES OPERATION AGAINST CUSTOMS OFFICE
The operation against Istanbul Customs Office was launched with a letter sent to State Minister Hayati Yazıcı six months ago. Police detained ten more people, including chief director Lütfi E., in an operation against Istanbul Customs Directorate on Saturday. The number of detainees reached 31.
YENİ ŞAFAK
-- EXPECTED RESIGNATION
Following the appointment of Gürsel Tekin as the Republican People's Party, or CHP, deputy chairman in charge of the party organization, there were rumors that chairman of the Istanbul Branch Berhan Şimşek would be removed from office. Berhan Şimşek finally gave up and resigned. Şimşek argued that he resigned to become a deputy candidate in the upcoming elections.
-- NOT NICE
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu responded to Greek Prime Minister George Papandroeu, who regarded Turkey as the invader in Cyprus, and said Papandreou's remarks were not nice.
Davutoğlu, who commented on the issue at the Ambassadors Conference, said: "Certain things could have been left unsaid." Davutoğlu said they would not enter narrow lanes in foreign policy. "We are patient. We will carry out all negotiations in patience," he said.
No comments:
Post a Comment