ANKARA - These are some of the major headlines and their brief stories in Turkey's press on November 25, 2003. The Anadolu Agency does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
HURRIYET (LIBERAL)
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FIRST HE PUTS OFF JEANS
Mesut Cabuk and Azad Ekinci, two people from eastern Bingol province who staged suicide attacks in Istanbul, put off their jeans and put on their baggy trousers after they had religious education. Both suicide attackers were convinced to go to Pakistan when they were two normal teenagers. They had received religious education in Pakistan. Firstly, clothes of Cabuk and Ekinci changed after they had returned to Turkey. Story written by Washington Post's Turkey reporter Karl Vick after Vick interviewed with family and relatives of Cabuk and Ekinci revealed many common points among Cabuk, Ekinci and Gokhan Elaltuntas.

CALL FOR SOLIDARITY AGAINST TERRORISM
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who addressed the nation on television, asked citizens not to lose their joy of life in order to break the psychological effect of terrorism and said, ''there is only one definition of terrorism for us and we condemn every action, view and intention which abides by this definition.''

MILLIYET (LIBERAL)
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BRAKE FROM JURISDICTION TO FOREIGN LETTERS
Hakkari Basic Court rejected requests of two citizens who wanted to change their names as ''Xemgin'' and ''Warjin.'' The case was filed by Human Rights Association's Hakkari Branch Chairman Naif Kayacan and Ulku Yildirim of Democratic People's Party (DEHAP). Kayacan wanted to change his name as Xemgin and Yildirim as Warjin. Representatives of Provincial Registration Office and Turkish Language Institution attended the court session. Hakkari Chief Prosecutor's Office said that there was not any legal problem in change of the names in that way. Representatives of Provincial Registration Office and Turkish Language Institution said that there were not any letters like ''w, x and q'' in Turkish alphabet. In the end, the court rejected the request of two citizens to change their names. The Supreme Court of Appeals will say the final word.

ERDOGAN'S JUVENTUS MOVE
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has launched initiatives as Juventus wants to change the place of its away match with Galatasaray soccer club of Turkey due to terrorism. Erdogan spoke to Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi by phone for three times. After these phone talks, Berlusconi said that uneasiness of administrators and players of Juventus were overcome.

SABAH (LIBERAL)
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FISCHER: DON'T BE IRRESPONSIBLE, TERRORISM IS COMMON ENEMY
German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer, who came to Ankara to give support after the attacks in Istanbul, supported the government and accused Christian Democrats of being irresponsible who said that the attacks would negatively affect Turkey's European Union (EU) target. He said that terrorism, which aimed at democratic values, was the common enemy.

VISA FOR BRITAIN STOPPED
British Consulate General in Istanbul stopped visa procedures following the attacks. The Consulate General stated that visa procedures were not carried out at the moment and they would inform people regarding the services they would give after establishing a new system.

CUMHURIYET (LEFT)
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SEZER: WE WILL PROTECT SECULARISM
President Ahmet Necdet Sezer stressed that Turkey was among the targets of radical terrorism due to its democratic and secular structure and efforts for modernization. He said that the state, together with people, had the power to destroy all threats. He added that attacks would not intimidate Turkish people.

133 KG OF HEROIN SEIZED
During an operation in Umraniye district of Istanbul, 133 kg of heroin was seized. A total of 133 kg of heroin was seized in a restaurant and a vehicle in Resadiye village of Umraniye and three people were detained.

RADIKAL (LEFT)
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ISTANBUL GOVERNOR GULER: ''WE KNOW ONE ASSAILANT''
Four of 16 people who were detained after recent attacks in Istanbul were released. Twelve suspects were transferred to the court to be sent to prison. Istanbul Governor Muammer Guler said that they identified one of the assailants and learned how vehicles and materials were provided.

TOURIST FLOWS IN ANTALYA
Number of tourists who came to southern Antalya province from the beginning of 2003 till November 23, 2003 reached 4 million 699. A total of 231 thousand tourists came to Antalya in November 2003.

FOGGY CITY ISTANBUL
Heavy fog paralyzed daily life in Istanbul. Istanbul Strait was closed to transit ship passage. Public ships did not serve people of Istanbul till noon yesterday. Flights were delayed for about two hours due to heavy fog affecting Ataturk Airport.

TURKIYE (RIGHT)
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FISCHER: OUR ENEMY IS COMMON
German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer, who paid a one day visit to Ankara, met with Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul. Evaluating terrorism as the common enemy of Turkey and Germany, Fischer said that when he heard about the attacks in Istanbul, he got shocked and he added that there was not any link between Turkey's European Union (EU) membership and terrorism, noting that Turkey was very important for Germany.

BAYKAL: LET US UNITE
Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal issued a message on the occasion of Feast of Ramadan and said that Turkey celebrated Ramadan with big pains and concerns. Noting that those, who launched terrorist attacks in recent days, committed a crime of humanity, Baykal said that they condemned attacks harshly and with hatred.

ZAMAN (CONSERVATIVE)
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TERRORIST ATTACKS WILL NOT AFFECT YOUR EU MEMBERSHIP
German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer paid a visit to Turkey, which faced four bomb attacks in five days, to boost morale. Fischer, who gave a box of candies to Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul for the Feast of Ramadan, said that he would like to come to Turkey for another reason. Expressing condolences to Turkish nation, Fischer stressed that Turkey was in a very strategic position for the European Union (EU). When he was recalled about the views that ''if Turkey became an EU member, terrorism would spread to Europe,'' Fischer said that it was very absurd and gave the message that it was the time of solidarity. Fischer said that terrorism was the common enemy of Turkey, Germany and EU and added that two countries should cooperate in fight against that common enemy.

U.S. AMBASSADOR SAYS IT IS NOT CERTAIN THAT ATTACKS WERE STAGED BY AL QAIDA
U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Eric Edelman said that there was not any definite result that the bomb attacks in Istanbul were staged by Al Qaida. But, he added, all evidence pointed to Al Qaida.

(BRC-GC-AÖ) 25.11.2003