ANKARA - These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in Turkish press on July 11, 2004. The Anadolu Agency does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

HURRIYET (LIBERAL)
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ERDOGAN'S TOUR TO FRANCE
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay an official visit to France this month. Erdogan will ask French government and public opinion to support Turkey for starting of entry talks with the European Union (EU) at the end of this year. Erdogan will also hold some talks on modernization of Turkish Airlines' (THY) fleet during his visit to France. Erdogan will visit France between July 19th and 21st. Erdogan will also have meetings with high level French officials.

STATE MINISTER BABACAN MEETS MEMBERS OF UNIONS
Turkish State Minister Ali Babacan met on Saturday representatives of unions. Babacan said that three-year economic program to be prepared would focus on social matters. Babacan noted that they would deal closely with unemployment, poverty, injustice in distribution of income and unregistered economy. Representatives of unions said that International Monetary Fund (IMF) program should coincide with facts of the country.

MILLIYET (LIBERAL)
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HERE ARE LETTERS OF AGAPI
Greek Foreign Minister Petros Molyviatis' mother Agapi wrote letters to Turkish officer Kemalettin who saved her life during the War of Independence and who called her ''Zehra''. In her letters, Agapi said, ''you were so young, and so was I. I was never feared of you. You could make use of your sovereignty rights. I adored you like an example of goodness. You were an angel.''

MOLOTOV COCKTAIL HURLED ON POLICE IN KAGITHANE
Three unidentified people hurled a molotov cocktail on police vehicle in Kagithane district of Istanbul at around 10.30 p.m. yesterday. Three policemen Zulfikar Zeytinci, Adem Doldur and Faik Yartasi jumped out of the police vehicle which caught fire due to the molotov cocktail attack. Yartasi, who suffered from burns in his body, was immediately hospitalized.
SABAH (LIBERAL)
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DISCOUNTED COMPROMISE ON TELSIM
The new administration appointed to GSM operator Telsim by the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (SDIF) reached an agreement on debts of the company stemming from international cases. An agreement has been reached to reduce the 3.2 billion U.S. dollars of Telsim's debt to Motorola and Nokia to 500 million.

REFORM VETOED
Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer vetoed the law which hands over certain duties of the central government to local administrations and which reduces bureaucracy. Sezer returned the provincial special administration law to the parliament for a reconsideration since the law ''damages the unitary structure by reducing authorities of governors'' and since it ''contradicted the principle of secularism.'' Sezer asked the parliament to reconsider the concerned articles. In the reasons he listed for the veto, Sezer signaled that he would also veto the draft law on basic principles and structuring of the public management, which is currently under discussion, for the same reasons.

CUMHURIYET (LEFT)
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ERDOGAN INSISTENT ON HEADSCARF
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan responded to the statement of Higher Education Board (YOK) Chairman Erdogan Tezic that ''it is legally impossible to free headscarves, which is banned in state universities, in foundation universities.'' Erdogan said, ''if there are legal obstacles, bodies which will make new arrangements to lift these obstacles are certain, provided that social compromise is reached.''

JOAN BAEZ IN TURKEY 11 YEARS LATER, 4,000-MEMBER CHORUS
We are at a concert given by world-famous singer Joan Baez. There is not any single vacant seat at the open air theater. Baez, who came to Turkey after an eleven years of interval, will sing both olds and the new. Something magical happens at the concert. A chorus of 4,000 people stands on their feet and signs the songs with Joan Baez.

RADIKAL (LEFT)
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''PUBLIC'' EXAMPLE FROM TEZIC
Higher Education Board (YOK) Chairman Erdogan Tezic explained ''public area'' with an example: ''Public area is functional. If a policeman can't identify a woman due to her headscarf and such clothes when he/she is making an identity check, then public area comes into being.''

AKBAG: GOOD WILL ENVOY
Turkish theatre-player Demet Akbag became the good will envoy of United Nations (UN). Akbag will support initiatives launched to fight honor killings and violence against women.
TURKIYE (RIGHT)
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WEDDING OF THE YEAR
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and Greek Prime Minister Costas Caramanlis arrived in Istanbul on Saturday for the wedding of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's daughter Esra at the Lutfi Kirdar Congress Hall. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Nastase and King Abdallah of Jordan will also come to Istanbul on Sunday for this wedding.

ZAMAN (CONSERVATIVE)
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ARINC SAYS I DON'T HAVE ANY INTENTION TO BE CANDIDATE FOR OFFICE OF PRESIDENT
Turkish Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc's term in office will expire on October 1st. Sources said that Justice and Development Party (AK Party) would nominate again Arinc for the position of parliament speaker. However, Arinc is indecisive about the issue. Arinc said that he would absolutely discuss the issue with AK Party leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan not to spoil discipline of the party. When asked whether or not he intended to run candidacy for office of the president, Arinc said, ''no, I don't.''

PEOPLE STRANDED OFFSHORE CESME FOR 11 HOURS
A ship named ''Istanbul S'' was trapped 300 meters offshore Cesme Port of western Izmir province due to failure in its generators on Friday night. Turkish passengers in the ship coming from Italy were stranded off Cesme Port for 11 hours. Later, passengers were brought to the port.

(EÖ-BRC) 11.07.2004