ANKARA - These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in Turkish press on September 5th, 2004. The Anadolu Agency does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

HURRIYET (LIBERAL)
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AK PARTY CONFUSED WITH REACTION OF EU AGAINST ADULTERY
Harsh reactions of the European Union (EU) against the initiatives of Justice and Development Party (AK Party) for consideration of adultery as a crime confused the Party. AK Party, which has not taken into consideration the discussions about adultery in public until today, hesitates the reflection of the issue to the Progress Report which will be unveiled on October 6. AK Party will take the final decision during Central Executive Board meeting of the party which will convene under the chairmanship of PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan on September 8.
CICEK: WE SHOULD FIND A CONSENSUS FORMULA IN ADULTERY ISSUE
Justice Minister Cemil Cicek said that they were trying to find a joint consensus formula about adultery which the European Union (EU) is against. Cicek stressed that women who suffered from disloyalty also have rights and he said, ''we should solve the issue within consensus culture.''

MILLIYET (LIBERAL)
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SOCCER TEAM STARTS BAD
Turkish National Soccer team drew 1-1 with Georgian soccer team in European zone World Cup qualifying matches in Black Sea Trabzon province yesterday.
20 ENTRANCE WITH ONE VISA
Greek Tourism Minister Demetris Avrampoulos said that his government is preparing a legal arrangement. He added that Turkish citizens who take visa for one time can arrive in and depart from Greece for 20 times.

SABAH (LIBERAL)
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TUZMEN: CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT CAN BE OVERCOME WITH FOREIGN INVESTMENT
State Minister Kursad Tuzmen said foreign investment was the remedy of the current account deficit and unemployment in Turkey.
Tuzmen, who inaugurated two factories and laid the foundation of two facilities in Hugo Boss's Aegean Free Zone, said, ''there has often been discussions about current account deficit. Foreign investment is the actual remedy of current account deficit and unemployment.''
NUHOGLU: ''WE HAVE 10,000 TRUCK DRIVERS IN IRAQ''
International Transporters' Association's (UND) Chairman Cetin Nuhoglu said, ''Iraq is a very important market. Ferrying U.S. goods is a small part of our job. It is impossible for us to give up this market.''
Although ferrying of U.S. goods was halted for sometime because of killing of Turkish truck drivers, Nuhoglu said there was a great potential in Iraq, and that they worked on safety problem.

CUMHURIYET (LEFT)
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CICEK: EU WILL SET A DATE FOR TURKEY'S ENTRY TALKS
Justice Minister Cemil Cicek said, ''don't worry, European Union (EU) will set a date to start entry talks. This will be a shame of theirs if they don't.''
Cicek said Turkey left behind the pessimism period in the past, and noted that Turkey would get a date on December 17 in EU process to start entry talks.
BABACAN: PROGRAM TO BE CONVEYED TO EU
''Program on structural reforms covering the years 2005 and 2007 will be presented to the European Union (EU) between October 1st and November 30th,'' Turkish State Minister Ali Babacan said on Saturday.
Babacan completed his three-day tour including three countries where he informed international investors about developments in Turkish economy.
Babacan briefed Turkish journalists about his meetings, and said he conveyed investor institutions, rating institutions and finance circles in the Netherlands, Germany and Britain the recent developments in Turkey.
Babacan said his meetings were important to convey the interlocutors about recent developments in Turkey from the first hand, stating that, ''European investors and finance institutions closely follow the strong and positive developments in Turkish economy.''

RADIKAL (LEFT)
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ADULTERY SOLVED BY EDUCATION, NOT BY PROHIBITIONS
In spite of all prohibitions, the number of AIDS patients increases in Islam countries. Its reason is sex tourism. Also drug addiction can not be controlled. Adultery is banned in Islam countries. However, according to data of World Health Organization the number of AIDS patients is increasing in these countries. Because men go to Far Eastern countries with sex tours and infect their relatives with the viruses they caught in those countries. In Western countries, individuals are more conservative in their sexual life. Monogamy is preferred. Because affective education is given in Western countries and media also supports this.
TURKISH DELEGATION TO CARPATHOS
An official Turkish delegation, for the first time, attended Culture and Tourism Festival of Greece in Carpathos island. Carpathos island is one the three largest islands of Greece after Rhodes and Crete in Mediterranean.

TURKIYE (RIGHT)
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NO NEWS FROM ALANA
There is not still any news from Turkish girl Alana Dogan, who was among the hostages and who was reported to be rescued injured during the operation.
Alana was among the hostages taken in a school in Beslan city in North Ossetia.
Cetin Dogan, uncle of Alana, said he talked to his brother's wife Anetta Gadiava Dogan on the phone and that she told him that Alana was still missing.
VERHEUGEN DUE IN ANKARA
Turkey will host EU Commissioner for Enlargement Guenter Verheugen when there is 30 days left for the Progress Report that will be announced on October 6.
Verheugen will have meetings in Turkey between September 5th and 9th.
Verheugen will arrive in Ankara late on Sunday and start his official meetings on Monday. He will meet Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul.
Ankara will give Verheugen the message that ''we are waiting for an objective report.''

ZAMAN (CONSERVATIVE)
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IT WILL BE UNJUST TO DISREGARD CIVILIAN REFORM WITH THE PRETEXT OF ADULTERY
Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said it would be unjust to disregard studies of reform, which can be considered as civilian revolution, by showing adultery issue as pretext.
Gul met ministers of EU member countries during an unofficial meeting of the foreign ministers meeting hosted by EU Acting President the Netherlands.
Gul who later replied to the questions of reporters, pointed out that important steps were taken in Turkey in the past two years.
Stating that the reforms were fulfilled as the Turkish people deserved it, Gul said, ''several issues, which had been problem six months ago, have been overcome now. We will continue the studies even if we start entry talks with the EU. Turkish Penal Code (TCK) can be considered within this scope. It is wrong to overshadow those reform studies with only one article.''

YENI SAFAK (CONSERVATIVE)
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HEAVIEST TAX IN TURKEY
Turkey has become the country which increased its tax ratio most among Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries. The ratio of tax to national income was 15.4 percent in 1985. This figure increased to 33.2 percent in 2002. Turkey has left behind the countries like Australia, the United States and Japan in aspect of tax burden and reached to the level of Canada.
YOUNG TURKEY IS EU'S LOCOMOTIVE
State Minister Ali Babacan completed his tour to the Netherlands, Germany and Britain. Babacan said that they explained during meetings why Turkey is important for the European Union (EU). He added that Turkey would bring cultural richness to the EU and the EU would become stronger and more effective with inclusion of Turkey's young and dynamic population.

(GC-AY) 05.09.2004