ANKARA - These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in Turkish press on July 10, 2004. The Anadolu Agency does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

HURRIYET (LIBERAL)
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NEW ARRANGEMENT FOR MUNICIPALITIES
The draft law giving new authorities to mayors and envisaging some bans was adopted. Under the new law, mayors can't undertake duties in political party administrations, they can't be the head of a club, they can't rise their own salaries when they want, and they will have to pay salaries of redundant personnel by themselves.

HEADSCARF CAN'T BE ALLOWED IN FOUNDATION AND PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES
Turkish Higher Education Board (YOK) rejected Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's proposal to ''allow headscarf in private and foundation universities.'' Academic circles reacted to the proposal Erdogan laid down during a program on private Kanal D channel the previous night. YOK Chairman Erdogan Tezic said, ''wearing headscarves in universities can't be allowed if the Constitution isn't changed since universities are also public area.''

MILLIYET (LIBERAL)
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HEADSCARF NOT POSSIBLE IN PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan proposed to free headscarves in foundation universities. Rectors of these universities said, ''we do whatever the state does.'' Erdogan proposed a two-way system regarding the headscarf ban in universities. He said, ''ok, headscarf can't be allowed in state but, it can be freed in private and foundation universities.'' Erdogan gave a message to concerned circles to take action with his words, ''when solidarity is made, there is a government ready for everything here.'' Rectors of foundation universities commented on this proposal of Erdogan. Rector Batum of Bahcesehir University said, ''we are committed to the Constitution.'' Rector Aktas of Cankaya University said, ''such a move will be unconstitutional and cause difference in education.'' Rector Terzioglu of Sabanci University said, ''nobody should forget that we are legal bodies.''

ONE MORE CHP MEMBER RESIGNS
Atilla Basoglu, a deputy of the Turkish Republican People's Party (CHP) from southern Adana province, resigned from his party yesterday. Basoglu called on CHP leader Deniz Baykal to make an excuse from the party.

SABAH (LIBERAL)
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180 KG HEROIN SEIZED IN SECRET PARTS OF LORRY
Turkish police seized 180 kilograms of heroin hidden in secret parts of a lorry on the way from southeastern Hakkari province to commercial hub Istanbul. The heroin had a market value of 8 trillion Turkish liras (TL).

BASIC EDUCATION TO BE INCREASED BY ONE YEAR
Basic education will be increased to nine years. Pre-school class will be added to obligatory basic education in pilot cities next year. The first four classes will teach students basic mathematics while the others will focus on social studies and foreign languages.

WORLD-FAMOUS ARTISTS IN ISTANBUL
After actress Uma Thurman, Diane Kruger, who played ''Helen'' in the film ''Troy'', came to Istanbul and attended wedding of her close friend at the Ciragan Palace. Kruger shopped at the Grand Bazaar, and spend 4,000 U.S. dollars.

CUMHURIYET (LEFT)
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THEY ARE TENSING NERVES
The Justice and Development Party (AK Party), which firstly opened ''public area'' to discussion, is now planning to violate the headscarf ban in private universities with a change in its definition. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is using a gradually-severing style when he is expressing his views about headscarf and imam hatips, schools giving theological education. Erdogan has now opened a discussion on the scope of public area. Erdogan gave the message that the government will re-define the public area and violate headscarf ban by allowing it in private universities.

INVESTIGATION LAUNCHED FOR KURDISH SPEECHES OF FORMER DEP DEPUTIES
Ramazan Er, the spokesman of Turkish Directorate General of Security, said that a complaint had been lodged to the chief prosecutors about the speeches made by former Democracy Party (DEP) deputies in Kurdish in southern and southeastern Turkey. Er said that the evidence was sent to the Supreme Court of Appeals Chief Prosecutor's Office. Responding to criticisms of the Deputy Chief of General Staff Ilker Basbug that ''former DEP deputies are making use of 'hesitations' in bureaucracy,'' Er said that complaints were made immediately after demonstrations of these people.

RADIKAL (LEFT)
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BAKU-CEYHAN PROJECT ABOUT TO BE COMPLETED
74 percent of Turkey's part of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline project has been completed. The pipeline which will transport Caspian oil to Ceyhan will be opened in May 2005.

SUBSCRIBERS TO BENEFIT FROM NEW TARIFFS OF TURK TELEKOM
Turk Telekom, the Turkish telephone company, announced on Wednesday its new telephone tariffs to be valid as of August 1, 2004 and offering substantial discounts to customers. Conscious subscribers can benefit from discounts in tariffs. A 50 p.c. discount will be applied to local and internet connections between 08.00 p.m. and 08.00 a.m., Monday to Saturday, and 24 hrs on Sundays.

TURKIYE (RIGHT)
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SUPPORT CONTINUES TO TRNC
After the European Union (EU) Commission paved the way for direct trade with Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), and the World Bank announced that it would make technical and financial assistance to TRNC together with the United Nations (UN), another good news came from Washington. The United States will make 30 million U.S. dollars of additional assistance to TRNC in order to ''award Turkish Cypriots for their efforts to reunify the island and to ease economic isolation.''

FIRST OFFICIAL VISIT TO UNITED STATES
Three U.S. Congressmen Robert Wexler, Ed Whitfield and Kay Granger visited Osman Ertug, the representative of TRNC in Washington. This meeting was the first official visit of U.S. Congressmen to TRNC's Representation in Washington.

ZAMAN (CONSERVATIVE)
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USD 30 MILLION FROM UNITED STATES TO TRNC
After the European Union (EU) Commission announced the package of proposals aiming to end economic isolation of Turkish Cypriots, U.S. administration took the first concrete step on the issue. U.S. government said that it would extend financial aid amounting to 30 million U.S. dollars to Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) for its great efforts for reunification of the island and easing economic isolation of Turkish Cypriots.

(EÖ-BRC) 10.07.2004