ANKARA - These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in Turkish press on June 1st, 2008. The Anadolu Agency does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

HURRIYET (LIBERAL)
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ERDOGAN SAID "WE ARE OVER THE LIMITS", AND NATURAL GAS PRICES RAISED
Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the "price rise schedule" demanded by the Central Bank during a meeting of the Union of Chambers & Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB). Erdogan said that natural gas prices would be raised as of June 1st, and the electricity prices would be higher in July. Erdogan argued that the government had to raise the prices due to the global energy prices.
THY`S THREE-MONTH NET PROFIT IS 125 MLN YTL
Turkish Airlines (THY) announced its three-month net profit as 125 million new Turkish liras (YTL). A statement of the company said THY`s net profit was up 207 percent in the first quarter of 2007 over the same period of 2006.

MILLIYET (LIBERAL)
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HIKE IN PRICE OF NATURAL GAS
The price of natural gas rose by 7.4 percent for residences and by 8.3 percent for businesses in Turkey as of June 1st. The price of electricity will increase as of July.
100 MILLION MOBILE RECORDS TO BE UPDATED
A draft law in the Turkish parliament makes it obligatory for users of mobile phones to update their records. Users of mobile phones will update their names and addresses by applying at their telephone operator. Those mobile phone users who do not update their records will have their service cancelled. Around 100 million mobile records are expected to be updated.

SABAH (LIBERAL)
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SHAMEFUL REPORT AT PARLIAMENT
In a report submitted to the Turkish parliament, Turkish police said that 1,800 children were sexually harassed in Turkey in the past year. Four of these children were killed.
NO SCHOOL ON JUNE 4TH
Turkish Minister of National Education Huseyin Celik said that all schools will be closed on June 4th to celebrate the World Environment Day. 15 million students, 1 million teachers and educational personnel and parents will collect garbage from beaches, river sides, lakes and picnic areas on June 4th.

VATAN (INDEPENDENT)
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NEW DOCUMENTS IN BUGGING AND TAPPING
It has been revealed that police had tapped, bugged and traced all telephone lines, cell phones, all SMS, e-mail and faxes and the web-pages visited for at least six months. The security department got a "permission to trace" all the phone conversations and e-mail traffic during the presidential and general elections, showing the terrorist DHKP-C organization as a reason.
NATURAL GAS PRICES UP
The government raised natural gas prices as of June 1st. Thus, one cubic meter of natural gas used in homes was up 7.4 percent, and that used in industry was up 8.3 percent. Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan made the announcement: "It is true that the government will raise electricity prices. We also have to raise natural gas prices as of June 1st."

CUMHURIYET (LEFT)
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ALL COUNTRY BEING WATCHED
When bugging scandal is being discussed, it has been revealed that the intelligence unit of the security department is tracing all communication throughout the country. Ramazan Akyurek, the head of the unit whose name was involved in some disputable incidents, wrote a note on "detailed telephone registers" and applied to Ankara Criminal Court to trace all communication means. He showed "intelligence against terrorist organizations" as a reason for the monitoring. The court approved the demand of the intelligence unit and decided to extend the tapping period in every three months.
AK PARTY IN CAMP
Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that his Justice & Development (AK) Party would assess the opinion of the Supreme Court of Appeals Chief Prosecutor Abdurrahman Yalcinkaya on the merits of the closure case against his party. In the Kizilcahamam meeting of the party, Erdogan said that his party would submit its assessments to the Constitutional Court as soon as possible.

RADIKAL (LEFT)
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NGOs MUST DEFEND DEMOCRACY, ERDOGAN
Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that certain non-governmental organizations (NGOs) did not embrace democracy sufficiently in Turkey. "If democratic principles and institutions become topics of debates, this would hurt the NGOs the most. NGOs must defend democracy in Turkey", Erdogan said.
WE ARE VERY EXCITED, TERIM
Coach of Turkey`s national football team, Fatih Terim said that his squad is very excited and ready for the upcoming EURO 2008 championships. "We are a team that believes in success. We will add color to the championship", Terim said. Turkey`s first game at the championships will be against Portugal on June 7th.

TURKIYE (RIGHT)
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NOBODY SHOULD HAVE DOUBTS
Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that all beliefs, thoughts and life styles would be preserved in Turkey. In a consultative meeting of his Justice & Development (AK) Party, Erdogan also touched on the closure case against the party and said, "I hope our democracy and legal system will come out of this process in a stronger way."

F-16 JETS HIT TARGETS STRAIGHT
On the air operation against the terrorist organization on May 29th, the General Staff said Turkish jets hit straight nine shelters, equipment storage facilities and four other various facilities of the terrorist organization PKK in Hakurk region in north of Iraq. The General Staff said the terrorists in the area were neutralized.

ZAMAN (CONSERVATIVE)
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WE WANT PEACE OF MIND, HISARCIKLIOGLU
Chairman of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) Rifat Hisarciklioglu said "since 2006, the economy has not been the priority of the government. Instead of working to become a world economic giant, Turkey lost time with wrong agendas. The reform process slowed down since 2006 and we are afraid of going back to the dark days of the 1990s". Hisarciklioglu stressed that what Turkey wants is "peace of mind".

ALL TURKISH PROVINCES TO HAVE UNIVERSITIES
A law that enables the establishment of new universities in nine Turkish provinces was published in the Official Gazette and went into effect. With this law, there remain no Turkish province without university and the number of public universities went up to 94.

YENI SAFAK (CONSERVATIVE)
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TARGET IS ONE TRILLION USD
Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the government aimed to raise the gross national product to 1 trillion USD. Erdogan said the national income per capita was up to 10,000 USD and the government wanted to make it 15,000 USD.

NATURAL GAS PRICES UP
The natural gas prices will be up as of June 1st. One meter of natural gas in residences would be up by 7.4 percent and that in businesses would be up by 8.3 percent. Electricity will be automatically priced as of June 1st.

(SOL-BRC)