ANKARA - These are some of the major headlines and their brief stories in Turkey's press on April 7, 2004. The Anadolu Agency does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

HURRIYET (LIBERAL)
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PHONE CALL FROM CANKAYA CHANGES SCHEDULE
President Rauf Denktas of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) changed his schedule with a phone call from Cankaya Palace as he was about to board the plane.
Denktas met with President Ahmet Necdet Sezer and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
It was the critical National Security Council (NSC) meeting held the previous day which paved the way for Denktas' visit.
Denktas was giving information why he opposed Annan while NSC meeting was held. Denktas later waited for the results of the NSC meeting.
According to the information leaked from the lobbies, Denktas was pleased over the concerns expressed clearly in the NSC statement about Turkey's guarantor status, bizonality and derogations as well as failure in Annan plan to meet several wishes.

MILLIYET (LIBERAL)
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OHI/NO
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) President Rauf Denktas and Greek Cypriot leader Tassos Papadopoulos, who cannot agree on any issue so far, are of the same opinion for the first time: We will vote ''no'' in the referendum. Denktas and Papadopoulos could not reach any agreement on the plan which would solve the Cyprus issue so far. According to road map set in New York talks, the final Annan plan will be put to synchronous referenda in the two sides in the island on April 24. At this point, two leaders reached a consensus of opinion. Denktas and Papadopoulos both want to call on their peoples to say ''no'' to the plan in the referendum. Denktas was the first leader to start the ''no'' campaign on April 2 and said, ''I will say no to this plan.'' Papadopoulos will make a statement this evening and call on his people to vote ''no'' to the plan.

ERDOGAN'S AND DENKTAS' PATHS SEPARATED IN ANKARA
Sources said that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan responded TRNC President Denktas as saying, ''everything will be good'' when Denktas warned him ''not to trust the Greek Cypriots'' in their meeting last night. Erdogan and Denktas, who could not convince each other, separated from one another ''friendly.''

SABAH (LIBERAL)
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''WE WILL SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN LALE''
This is the name of a 17-minute film. Lale Colak died of death fast launched at Bayrampasa prison in Istanbul in 2001. Her elder sister Dilek Colak, who accompanied Lale in her last five months in the infirmary of the prison, filmed her. Dilek Colak says, ''the film doesn't include revolutionist characteristic of Lale. She was missing the world outside. She liked singing, clouds, and Istanbul. She was thinking what she would eat after she ended the death fast. I wanted to film this side of Lale.'' The film was given the ''best documentary film'' award and included interviews with Lale's friends in prison. Dilek Colak said, ''I wished my sister had been alive and I hadn't received this award.''

''WE WON'T BE DETERRED BY BLUSTERS''
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who scolded to Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), said, ''where have you been for 30 years?'' Erdogan said, ''we won't be deterred by blusters of marginal circles who try to show efforts for a solution as a 'give and get rid of' effort with a rude and imprudent approach, lacking good will.'' Erdogan noted that there ''was a minor risk'' related with making a possible agreement on Cyprus a part of primary law of the European Union (EU).

CUMHURIYET (LEFT)
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THERE IS NOBODY LISTENING TO DENKTAS
President Rauf Denktas of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), who continues meetings in Ankara, conveyed his concerns to President Ahmet Necdet Sezer, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul.
Reproaching that he was not invited to the Parliament, Denktas said, ''this plan is unbelievably dangerous.''
Prime Minister Erdogan, who ignored the warnings of Denktas, will sent a commitment letter to the U.N. today that Annan plan would be put to referendum on Cyprus on April 24.

GUL: ''THERE WILL BE DIFFICULTIES''
Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul stressed that Turkish Cypriot people have two alternatives in front of them. He said, ''one of them is to continue the status quo, and the other was to accept the state formed by Annan Plan. We think that Turkish Cypriot State and its people will live better with this new state.''
Stating that the plan had deficiencies and that those should be taken into consideration, Gul said, ''there will be difficulties when the plan is put into practice. It is not easy. It will bring financial burden.''

RADIKAL (LEFT)
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''WE CAN'T EXPLAIN RESULT OF INSOLUBILITY''
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, ''path of solution in Cyprus has opened. Nobody should confuse minds with speculations.'' Responding to criticisms on United Nations (U.N.) Secretary General Kofi Annan's plan, Erdogan said that they had find solutions to a 30-year insolubility. Erdogan said, ''we can't get 100 percent result about making a possible agreement on Cyprus the primary law of the European Union (EU). Has anybody seen that everything is 100 percent settled in international negotiations? When you look at the history, you will see how important this agreement is.'' ''Is there anybody who recognizes Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) apart from us,'' Erdogan asked. Erdogan noted that political equality in Cyprus had been taken under guarantee and security and military guarantee had been strengthened. Dooming Cyprus to insolubility would be a step which could not be explained in history, Erdogan said.

PARLIAMENT DISCUSSES CYPRUS
Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said that the referendum to be held in TRNC on April 24 should be as transparent as the general elections held in Turkey in 2003. Some circles commented that Gul said so since he had concerns over deceit in the referendum. Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy Onur Oymen criticized Annan plan. True Path Party (DYP) leader Mehmet Agar said, ''Cyprus is being given for second time.''

TURKIYE (RIGHT)
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''WE HAVE GAINED WHAT WE WANT''
''Sine qua non conditions of Turkey and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) were exactly preserved in the final Cyprus plan,'' Erdogan said. Erdogan noted, ''we have taken necessary steps and fulfilled our duties to solve Cyprus issue. We paid great attention to include articles which we wanted in the plan. Nobody should overshadow this success with an imprudent approach like ''give and get rid of.''

OPPOSITION PRESSES ON BAYKAL
Opposition in the Republican People's Party (CHP) met with CHP leader Deniz Baykal for the first time after the local elections held on March 28. The opposition in the party asked Baykal to resign and hold extraordinary congress.

ZAMAN (CONSERVATIVE)
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TURKEY'S OFFICIAL NEWS AGENCY ANADOLU AGENCY IS 84 YEARS OLD
Anadolu Agency celebrated 84th anniversary of its foundation.
A delegation led by A.A Director General and President of Executive Board Dr. Hilmi Bengi visited Anitkabir, mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the Founder of Modern Turkish Republic.
Bengi laid a wreath of red and white carnation writing ''Anadolu Agency'' on the tomb of Ataturk. The delegation later observed a minute of silence in the spiritual presence of Ataturk.
President Ahmet Necdet Sezer, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and several other ministers sent messages to celebrate 84th anniversary of the foundation of the Agency.

GUL: WE PREFERRED SOLUTION
Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said they preferred solution on Cyprus rather than status quo.
Meanwhile Republican People's Party (CHP) Istanbul Parliamentarian Onur Oymen said Annan Plan was worse than the Treaty of Sevres, claiming that the government signed 9 thousand page plan without reading.
Gul, who opposed Oymen, said two separate commissions read the plan and defended that the plan was ''better'' for the Turkish side.
Gul said, ''it is obvious because of the anxiety of the Greek Cypriots. If the status quo had continued, what would appear?''.

(BRC-AY) 07.04.2004