ANKARA - These are some of the major headlines and their brief stories in Turkey's press on August 27, 2003. The Anadolu Agency does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

HURRIYET (LIBERAL)
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WOMAN SOLDIERS TO IRAQ ALSO NEEDED
One of the most important assessment the Turkish delegation made in Iraq was the people's reaction caused by U.S. soldiers as they touched Iraqi women while searching them. The Turkish delegation headed by former ambassador to Iraq Selim Karaosmanoglu and which is composed of General Staff and National Intelligence Organization (MIT) officials continues their contacts in Baghdad. The delegation will prepare a report about their daily contacts in Iraq and submit it to concerned officials in Ankara. The Turkish delegation started to think of including women soldiers within the Turkish troops if Turkey decides to send soldiers to Iraq.

TRANSFORMATION WARNING FROM COMMANDER
Chief of General Staff Gen. Hilmi Ozkok said that he would talk on behalf of the army, and he gave the message of 'transformation'' within the Turkish Army. Ozkok said that ''today's new security atmosphere necessitates the army personnel to have more mature and intellectual ideas. If this is not possible, we can't save ourselves from people who resist change.''

MILLIYET (LIBERAL)
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COMPLEX PLANS
The possibility of submitting a motion on sending soldiers to Iraq caused chaos again. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the parliament would open in October in its normal time, while Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul stated that the parliament could convene in an extraordinary session in September. The U.S. waits for Turkish soldiers to give credit to Turkey. U.S. Department of Treasury Undersecretary John Taylor had noted that the one billion dollars of donation which could be turned into 8.5 billion dollars of credit could be signed in September on condition of military cooperation.

TRIBES OF IRAQ WARM TO TURKISH SOLDIERS
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan explained the first information and risks analysis submitted by the Turkish delegation in Iraq, to AK Party Central Execution Board. Erdogan said that ''our contacts with the U.S. continue. For the time being, sending Turkish soldiers to Sunni regions of Iraq is on the agenda. But we have not given our final decision on the issue yet. Contacts with leaders of 50 tribes in Iraq continue.'' Erdogan said that Iraqi people particularly in Sunni regions were warm to the idea of coming of Turkish soldiers to Iraq.

SABAH (LIBERAL)
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WAIT AND SEE POLICY
The U.S. thinks of approving one billion dollars of donation to Turkey on condition of military cooperation with Turkey. U.S. Department of Treasury Undersecretary John Taylor said that ''we expect the Turkish government to adopt the motion on sending soldiers to Iraq in the parliament.'' Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on the other hand, noted that the parliament would not be called to an extraordinary meeting.

FORMER PRESIDENT DEMIREL: WE SHOULD BE IN IRAQ
Former President Suleyman Demirel said that Turkey had to be in Iraq for the moment due to its national interests. Speaking to the paper, Demirel said that ''terrorist organization PKK stays there. If we request the U.S. to render PKK terrorists ineffective, will the U.S. make it for us?'' Demirel said that ''Turkey has to regard the future by knowing the fact that it is the most powerful country in the region. Turkey can't stay indifferent to developments. Turkey has to help the U.S. for ensuring stability of Iraq.''

CUMHURIYET (LEFT)
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SENDING SOLDIERS POSTPONED
The submission of the motion which is necessary for sending soldiers to Iraq has been postponed to October. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that soldiers would not be sent to Iraq while chaos in that country continued. ''Iraqi people should also demand Turkish soldiers. Turkey should go there as peace keeping forces.'' It seems that the government will wait for the results of contacts with the U.S., the contacts of the Turkish delegation in Iraq and the result of the National Security Council meeting.

REFERENDUM REMAINS IN SUSPENSE
The AK Party government which planned to call the parliament for an extraordinary meeting in September in order to adopt the constitutional amendment about forest lands, took a step back. The government will call for holding of a referendum according to the votes it will get in local elections. Opposition party CHP was very pleased with the development, and commented that the government was afraid of referendum.

RADIKAL (LEFT)
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HERE IS MOST SECRET REGULATION
The authorities of the National Security Council Secretariat General are very broad. The secret regulation will be amended due to the adoption of the seventh adjustment package. The regulation which was prepared after the military coup on September 12, will be in force until November.

42 QUADRILLION LIRAS OF BURDEN
Due to the credits used by public institutions, treasury guarantees and the burden of 22.3 quadrillion liras brought by the bankrupt banks, the debt burden of the Treasury increased to 42.2 quadrillion liras. Municipalities also owe 10.9 quadrillion liras to the Treasury. Izmit municipality comes the first with 3 quadrillion liras of debt to the Treasury, while Ankara municipality is ranked the second with 1.6 quadrillion liras.

TURKIYE (RIGHT)
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GOVERNOR BADIVI: FALLUJAH CAN BE HELL FOR TURKISH SOLDIERS
The administration in Al Fallujah city of Iraq where the people resist the coalition forces strongly warned the Turkish soldiers not to come to Iraq. Al Fallujah Governor Taha Badivi said that ''we are against deployment of Turkish soldiers here. If so, Fallujah will be hell for Turkish soldiers.''

GUL: ''IF WE GIVE OUR DECISION, WE WILL SUBMIT MOTION''
Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said that the issue of sending Turkish soldiers to Iraq was evaluated both militarily and politically, adding that ''we have not formed an opinion on the issue yet. If we decide to send soldiers, we will convene in the parliament in September and submit the motion.''

ZAMAN (CONSERVATIVE)
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AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGISTS DON'T COME TO TURKEY
Due to flight phobia, 40 of the 60 American psychologists who were invited to Turkey for the 15th International Group Psychotherapy Congress could not come to Turkey. American psychiatrist Howard Kibel who attended the congress said that ''psychologists are human beings, so they can be frightened, too.'' The flight phobia in the U.S. started following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the U.S.

(Öª-AÖ) 27.08.2003