ANKARA - These are some of the major headlines and their brief stories in Turkey's press on August 24, 2003. The Anadolu Agency does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

HURRIYET (LIBERAL)
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TURKEY WARNS U.S. AND PUK
Ankara warned the U.S. and Iraqi Patriotic Union for Kurdistan (PUK) due to the incidents in Kirkuk which claimed the lives of ten Iraqi Turkmens. Turkey asked the U.S. and PUK that the assailants should be found immediately, warning that if the incidents continued, Turkey would not stay indifferent.

CIVIL SERVANTS' RESISTANCE FOR KIZILAY
When police didn't allow civil servants coming from other cities to enter Ankara in order to attend the Confederation of Public Workers Trade Unions (KESK) public statement, unrest started. Civil servants were later allowed to enter Ankara, then they went to Kýzýlay Square and the public statement was released.

MILLIYET (LIBERAL)
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ARABS ALSO WANT TURKISH SOLDIERS
Dr. Beyatlý, a member of the Iraqi Turkmen Front said that ''four Arab tribes in Kirkuk also want Turkish soldieres to come to Iraq as much as Turkmens want.'' Arabs are concerned that the attacks on Iraqi Turkmens could also be directed to them.

ECEVIT:TURKISH TROOPS SHOULD BE SENT FOR TURKMENS
Former prime minister and the leader of the Democratic Leftist Party (DSP) Bulent Ecevit said that there was a very serious situation in the regions where Iraqi Turkmens lived today. ''We should send Turkish troops to places which are sensitive for Turkey and Turkmens,'' Ecevit stressed.

SABAH (LIBERAL)
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WE JUMPED IN LEAGUE OF TRUST IN ECONOMY
The Economist Magazine issued the list of ''consumer trust index'' according to countries. Turkey was ranked the fourth in the index which is reflecting the point of view of consumers to their personal economic conditions for the coming one year. While Argentina was ranked the first in the list of ''trust of consumer'', the trust of Turkish people on economy increased by ten percent when compared with the previous year.

KIZILAY SQUARE WAR OF CIVIL SERVANT
A dispute occurred between 15 thousand civil servants and the security forces in Ankara. Civil servants, who were kept waiting for five hours in the entrance of the city, dispersed five meters to Kizilay Square after agreeing with police. Police requested support from gendarme forces. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan reacted harshly to civil servants. He said, ''civil servant union searches for rights by ideological and antidemocratic ways.''

CUMHURIYET (LEFT)
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WARNING FROM CIVIL SERVANTS TO GOVERNMENT
Nearly 15,000 civil servants who are members of the Confederation of Public Workers Trade Unions (KESK) warned the AKP government in Ankara. While civil servants who came to Ankara from other cities were kept waiting at the entrance of the city, eight KESK members were detained by the police. KESK Chairman Sami Evren said that ''we warn the government, organizations get united against the AKP.''

RESULTS OF UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM ANNOUNCED
The results of University Entrance Exam were announced yesterday. Only 311,498 students of the 1,171,719 who sat the exam have got the right to study in universities. The most successful students are from Antalya, Karabuk, Ankara, Mugla and Sinop, while Istanbul was ranked the 17th among the most successful provinces. Unsuccessful students were mainly from underdeveloped provinces in eastern and southeastern Turkey namely Ardahan, Hakkari, Agrý and Sýrnak.

RADIKAL (LEFT)
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CIVIL SERVANT IS PREVENTED
Tension increased when Confederation of Public Workers Trade Unions (KESK) members' protest with the slogan of 'a decent life' was prevented. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed KESK for causing uneasiness.

WARNING FROM ANKARA
Ankara takes action after the events in the north of Iraq. Foreign Ministry wanted the United States to catch the assailants and take measures to prevent the repetition of events. Iraqi Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) was also warned through its Ankara representation. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday that Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul and his team were closely following the developments. When asked whether the events would affect Turkey's sending soldiers to Iraq, Erdogan said that all of them would be evaluated later.

TURKIYE (RIGHT)
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ERDOGAN: WE ARE FOLLOWING DEVELOPMENTS
Replying to questions of reporters about the events in Kirkuk, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, ''we are closely following the issue and our Foreign Ministry also receives information frequently about the developments.''

GUL: WE WARNED BREMER
Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said that nobody had the right to deteriorate the stability in the north of Iraq. He added that they warned Paul Bremer, the civilian administrator of the United States in Iraq.

EVENTFUL PROTEST OF KESK
Confederation of Public Workers Trade Unions (KESK) which receded from the negotiations with the government regarding the increase in salaries, held a protest in Ankara yesterday. KESK members, who were not allowed to enter the city, clashed with police. They dispersed after issuing press statement.

ZAMAN (CONSERVATIVE)
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ALBANIAN PRIME MINISTER NANO RETURNS TO HIS COUNTRY
Albanian Prime Minister Fatos Nano, who attended the wedding of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's son and who later underwent a surgical operation in his gall bladder, returned to his country. Releasing a statement at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport, Nano thanked the Turkish state, people and doctors for their concern about him. He said that he was pleased as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan showed very much interest in him. Noting that Turkey and Albania were two countries which had historical ties and roots, Nano said that the relations of two countries were continuing friendly.

(GC-ÖÞ) 24.08.2003