ANKARA - These are some of the major headlines and their brief stories in Turkey's press on September 20, 2003. The Anadolu Agency does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

HURRIYET (LIBERAL)
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DENIED JORDANIAN PASSPORT OF UZAN FOUND
Jordanian passports of Cem Uzan, the leader of the Young Party (GP), and his brother Hakan Uzan who had earlier denied that they had those passports, were seized by police. The claim that financial police confiscated the documents which will end political life of Cem Uzan shocked everybody. One of these documents is a petition in Arabic which was written to King Abdullah of Jordan. In the petition, Cem Uzan wrote that ''he would like to be a citizen of Jordan.'' Passports which prove that Cem and Hakan Uzan are citizens of Jordan are confiscated by police.

LET'S GIVE WORLD A LESSON
Israeli President Moshe Katzav suggested that Turkey and Israel should show the world that an Islamic party and a Jewish country could be friends. Katsav addressed Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and said that he would like to host Erdogan in Israel. Katsav noted that Turkey was a perfect example to show that Turkey, which was governed by an Islamic party, and a Jewish country could have good relations. Katzav suggested Turkey that both countries should show their confidence in each other to whole world.

MILLIYET (LIBERAL)
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''FIRSTLY SEND AWAY PKK''
In the critical meeting of National Security Council (NSC), President Ahmet Necdet Sezer warned the government not to give any promise to the United States before adopting a motion. The government will make its final decision mid-October. NSC statement referred to the United States and included the expression ''elimination of PKK/KADEK from Iraq.''

MEETING ON ''UNREGISTERED ECONOMY''
State Minister Ali Babacan will meet with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Fiscal Affairs Department Director Teressa Ter-Minassian in Dubai. Babacan will suggest Ter-Minassian that the IMF should be beside Turkey in fight against unregistered economy.

SABAH (LIBERAL)
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FOREIGNERS IN QUEUE TO MEET BABACAN
International bank officials are competing with each other to meet with State Minister Ali Babacan during the World Bank-IMF annual meetings. Representatives of famous investment banks like JP Morgan, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank asked for appointment from Babacan, who is attending the IMF-World Bank meeting in Dubai. Babacan said that investors were looking at Turkey from a new perspective.

SPECIAL MEETING ON TURKEY
Turkey is the focus of this year's IMF-World Bank annual meeting. Especially international finance organizations want to learn about economic developments in Turkey. Therefore, the Institute of International Finance decided to organize a meeting on Turkey. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will address opening remarks of the meeting in which many people are expected to participate.

CUMHURIYET (LEFT)
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TUSIAD WARNS GOVERNMENT NOT TO DISRUPT POLITICAL STABILITY UNNECESSARILY
Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (TUSIAD) Chairman Tuncay Ozilhan warned the government not to disrupt political stability with unnecessary tensions. Recalling that before November 3 elections everybody thought that one-party ruling would be necessary to bring stability to politics, Ozilhan said, ''it should be known that problems should be solved through compromise in the coming critical period.''

NEW PERIOD STARTS IN TRADE WITH INDIA
Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who came to Turkey on September 16, participated in a meeting hosted by Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK) and Turkish-Indian Businessmen Council.
Vaypayee said both sides were in consensus to add a new momentum to bilateral relations.
Energy Minister Hilmi Guler, who also participated the meeting, stated that both countries would make cooperation in energy, and noted that, ''I call on Indian energy companies to enter into Turkish markets.''

RADIKAL (LEFT)
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NSC WANTS TALKS TO CONTINUE WITH UNITED STATES ON IRAQ
National Security Council (NSC) had an extraordinary meeting on Friday. Dispatch of soldiers to Iraq was discussed at the meeting. NSC, which examined reports of Foreign Ministry, National Intelligence Organization, and General Staff, decided to continue talks with the United States and to cover developments in the United Nations.

BABACAN: WE SHOULD WAIT FOR LOAN
State Minister Ali Babacan said Turkey had to wait until Sept. 20 regarding the U.S. loan worth of 8.5 billion dollars, adding that ''the schedule will then be announced.''
Speaking to A.A correspondent at Esenboga Airport before leaving for Dubai where IMF-World Bank meetings would be held, Babacan said that the schedule about the U.S. loan would be announced after Sept. 20 and he believed that the meetings in Dubai would be productive.
Babacan said that both Prime Minister Erdogan and himself had a busy schedule in Dubai, adding that ''our participation in the meeting in which world finance circles were represented at the highest level will be important for Turkey.''

TURKIYE (RIGHT)
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FRANCE'S APOLOGY
French Prime Minister Raffarin who supported so-called Armenian genocide claims apologized to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Raffarin, who met with Erdogan during Como summit in Italy, said that law recognizing the so-called genocide claims was a mistake and suggested Erdogan that both countries should forget it. Erdogan accepted this gesture and lifted the ban on visits to France.

''WE HAVE OPENED SHUTTERS''
Industry and Trade Minister Ali Coskun said that the industrial zones which could not function for months had started to operate. Coskun noted that the closed shutters in the industrial zones were opened.

NSC DISCUSSES ''DISPATCH OF SOLDIERS TO IRAQ''
The National Security Council (NSC) which had an extraordinary meeting under chairmanship of President Ahmet Necdet Sezer took up dispatch of soldiers to Iraq. The NSC statement said, ''we will do what is necessary for Turkey's interests.''

ZAMAN (CONSERVATIVE)
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TUSIAD LOOKS FOR U.N. RESOLUTION IN IRAQ
Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (TUSIAD), who had been giving messages for participation of Turkey in operations, on Friday wanted U.N. resolution to be taken into consideration for dispatch of soldiers to Iraq. TUSIAD Chairman Tuncay Ozilhan claimed that Turkey could be dragged into insolubility in case soldiers are sent to Iraq in the current atmosphere.

IRANIAN BUS OVERTURNS KILLING ONE PERSON AND INJURING 16 OTHERS
An Iranian passenger bus overturned in Baskale township in eastern Van province. One person died and 16 others were injured. The passenger bus overturned because of high speed. Celali Jubanvani died and 16 others were injured. Another Iranian bus had overturned three days ago killing 13 people.

(AY-BRC) 20.09.2003