These are some of the major headlines and their brief stories in Turkey's press on February 3, 2002. The Anadolu Agency does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

HURRIYET (LIBERAL)
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DERVIS: ''CRISIS IS LEFT BEHIND''
State Minister Kemal Dervis for economy told CNBC-E in New York that the crisis was left behind. Dervis noted that Turkey would experience a transition period this year especially in regard of growth and said, ''the crisis is left behind. And, I guess that we will not return to those days of crisis. But, it will not be that easy to fulfil the growth rate that we want.''

WORLD BANK SAYS THERE IS NOT ANY PROBLEM WITH 1.3 BILLION U.S. DOLLARS
It has been stated that the deliberations with the World Bank delegation related with the public and financial sector adjustment loan (PSFSAL2) were positive and that there was not any problem related with the loan of 1.3 billion U.S. dollars. Meanwhile, it was noted that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) could immediately release a great deal of the aid foreseen for 2002 at its meeting on February 4.

MILLIYET (LIBERAL)
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''SEND BACK THE AMBASSADRESS''
Former Swedish Ambassadress Nil Liljegren said that she was terrified when she saw the brochure submitted by the Swedish Embassy at a meeting in western Izmir province. Liljegren noted that the current ambassadress should be declared persona non grata. Nil Liljegren said that the brochure which caused a crisis was sent to Ankara when her husband was the Swedish Ambassador to Turkey. Liljegren said, ''we hid the brochure in the attic because we did not want it to be found by anybody. The new ambassadress took them and distributed. Turkey should react harshly and this ambassadress should be declared persona non grata.''

ADVICE FROM CEM TO PERES
Foreign Minister Ismail Cem advised his Israeli counterpart Shimon Peres to synchronously continue dialogue and fight against terrorism with the Palestinian side. Cem said that they should wait for the stopping of the attacks to start talks in the region. This view of Cem was supported by French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine and European Union (EU) Commissioner for foreign affairs Javier Solana.

SABAH (LIBERAL)
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LIFE KISS
A village in southeastern Diyarbakir province. A suffering mother gave birth to a twin. But, the babies could not breathe. And, at that point Doctor Lieutenant Colonel Cengiz Aydin and the health team reached the village. When Aydin and nurse Nurgul enters into the house, they saw a miserable women on the bed and two babies. The babies had started to turn purple. The lieutenant colonel took a deep breath and gave it to the babies. He waited and then he tried again and again. Then, the babies started to move. Nurse Nurgul made the first medical treatment to the mother. Then, both the mother and the twins were taken to Dicle University Hospital.

17 PERCENT OF TUPRAS TO BE SOLD
State Minister Yilmaz Karakoyunlu said that 17 percent of shares of Turkish Oil Refineries Inc. (TUPRAS) would be pushed into national and international markets in the following months. Thus, Karakoyunlu noted, 51 percent of TUPRAS would be privatized.

CUMHURIYET (LEFT)
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THERE IS TURKEY ON TABLE
Turkey will be taken up at a meeting to be held this evening within the scope of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in New York. Foreign Minister Ismail Cem, State Minister Kemal Dervis and Privatization Administration Board Chairman Ugur Bayar will participate in the meeting.

WOLFOWITZ PRAISES ANKARA
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz said that Turkey was a democratic country which deserved the support of the West. Wolfowitz noted that Turkey would be an example for the Isam world with the developments it recorded in the previous century.

RADIKAL (LEFT)
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LET US SOLVE THE ISSUE THIS WEEK
Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said the Mini Democracy Package could be re-arranged in the direction of the criticisms coming from public. Ecevit has an intention to hold a new summit together with Deputy Prime ministers Mesut Yilmaz and Devlet Bahceli.
Prime Minister Ecevit, who has concerns that discussions on Mini Democracy Package will further damage relations within the government, will try to seek for a solution to the problem by holding a new summit this week.
Ecevit believes that a compromise could be reached with small changes on the Mini Democracy Package.

YILMAZ TO REPRESENT TURKEY AT THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION
Deputy Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz to represent Turkey in the European Union (EU) Convention meeting, where future of Europe would be shapened.
Foreign Minister Cem wanted to attend the meeting saying that foreign ministers represent the country in such meetings, however, competition between Yilmaz and Cem caused problem in the government.
A statement of the Prime Ministry Press Center said that the attendees of the EU Laeken Summit of December 14-15, 2001 decided to organize a meeting of the EU Convention comprised of representatives of government and parliament of member and candidate countries to conduct the initiatives for the future of the EU.

TURKIYE (RIGHT)
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''TURKISY DAY'' IN NEW YORK
Turkish economy will be discussed at a special meeting that will take place in New York within the framework of the World Economic Forum. State Minister Kemal Dervis, Foreign Minister Ismail Cem, and Privatization Administration Board Chairman Ugur Bayar will address the meeting.

''TURKEY IS A MODEL COUNTRY''
The U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz, who also addressed the conference, said Turkey was a country having democratic characteristics and which deserved their support.
Wolfowitz also said Turkey was an important ally for them within NATO with its democratic development and prosperity model for the Islam world.
Wolfowitz said Turkey may be an example to the Islam world with the developments it recorded in the previous century.
Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Commission Chairman Kamran Inan, who attended the meeting said that, ''although Turkey is a European country, it was understood better by the U.S.''

ZAMAN (CONSERVATIVE)
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IMF TO CONVENE ON MONDAY
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board will take up Turkey's new letter of intent and stand-by deal on February 4.
IMF officials said that the IMF Executive Board would approve the new stand-by deal and the letter of intent.
The IMF is foreseen to provide a total of 16 billion U.S. dollars of foreign support to Turkey during the new stand-by period which will last till the end of 2004.

ANKARA REQUESTS INFORMATION FROM SWEDISH EMBASSY
Swedish Embassy Undersecretary was summoned to Foreign Ministry on Saturday to request an explanation over a brochure distributed by the Swedish embassy on February 1 in Izmir Province, which included issues that required Turkey's sensitivity. The brochure included expressions claiming that genocide was made to Armenians, and that Kurds were massacred. The undersecretary was told that the contents of the brochure was unacceptable.
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Huseyin Dirioz said the undersecretary was summoned to the Foreign Ministry and given a strong warning as the Swedish Ambassadress was outside Ankara. He said Turkey was very sensitive on Armenians and Kurds.