These are some of the major headlines and their brief stories in Turkey's press on February 12, 2002. The Anadolu Agency does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

HURRIYET (LIBERAL)
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EUROPE AND ISLAM HAND IN HAND IN ISTANBUL
Sudanese Foreign Minister Mustafa Osman, who came to Istanbul to attend the OIC-EU Joint Forum said that Europe and Islam gave hand in hand as a result of the efforts launched by Turkey, adding that ''terrorism does not have a religion.'' Responding to questions of the paper, Osman said that the attacks launched in the U.S. on September 11 were terrorist attacks. ''Islam does not permit killing of innocent people. The Islamic world made cooperation with the international society in the fight with terrorism. Terrorism does not have religion and state,'' he said. He stressed that Turkey played an historical role by holding the Forum in which 42 foreign ministers will attend.

MUSLIM SOCIETY STATUS GIVEN TO TRNC AT FORUM
The most important meeting hosted by Turkey which will constitute a new bridge between Islam and Christianity, starts today. However, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) which will be represented by TRNC Foreign Minister Tahsin Ertugruloglu will attend the meetings not as a country, but with the status of ''observer'' of the Organization of the Islamic Conference. In return to this formula found by Turkey not to cause reaction in the West, the Greek Cypriot side will be represented by its foreign minister Yannis Casulides as EU candidate state.

MILLIYET (LIBERAL)
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IS HE THE ONLY GUILTY PERSON?
While contractors who claimed the lives of hundreds of persons acquitted, Hasan Yildirim who built his own house in Sakarya province has been imprisoned as his house collapsed during the Marmara quake. Adapazari Criminal Court sentenced Hasan Yildirim and his two friends to 10 months for causing the death of his wife due to carelessness. Yildirim says ''almost all of the buildings in Adapazari collapsed during the quake. No body was imprisoned. Am I the only guilty person in the quake?''

LET'S SOLVE THIS CYPRUS PROBLEM!
Greek Cypriot Foreign Minister Yannakis Kassoulides who came to Istanbul to attend the OIC-EU Joint Forum called TRNC President Rauf Denktas to solve the Cyprus problem. Noting that the conflicts between Turkey and Greece and the Cyprus question have to be solved, Kassoulides said that ''Greek and Turkish Cypriots should be together in Cyprus. The problem has to be solved for the future of my daughter.'' Kassoulides hopes to solve the problem and come together with TRNC President Rauf Denktas, Foreign Minister Ismail Cem, and Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou in the Bosphorus and drink raki together.

SABAH (LIBERAL)
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ATTACK ON IRAQ NOT TO CAUSE ECONOMIC CRISIS
Central Bank Governor Sureyya Serdengecti told the cabinet yesterday that a possible intervention in Iraq would not affect the economy as it is expected. Serdengecti noted that ''probably such an operation will affect the economy, but if the basis of the economy are strong, and if there is political resolution, its effects won't be very heavy.'' Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said after the meeting that it was very difficult to stage an operation against Iraq as Turkey was against it. ''We are determined to do all we can to prevent a military operation in our region. I have no doubt that we will succeed, so I hope our economy will not be damaged by this,'' he added.

HISTORICAL SUMMIT IN ISTANBUL
The historical meeting between the European Union and Organization of the Islamic Conference will start in Istanbul today. One of the most important meetings of the Forum will be between Turkish and Greek Foreign Ministers. The Aegean problem, which the EU wants to be solved till 2004, will be taken up for the first time in Cem-Papandreou meeting.

CUMHURIYET (LEFT)
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ECEVIT'S IRAQI CONCERN
Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said yesterday that ''it is very difficult to stage an operation against Iraq without Turkey. From that point of view I am not very worried.'' However, Ecevit asked Central Bank Governor Sureyya Serdengecti and State Minister Kemal Dervis how such an operation against Iraq would affect the Turkish economy. Serdengecti said in his part that ''all measures that will protect the economy from crisis have been taken.'' Serdengecti noted that they fight with inflation and they would start implementing the inflation targetting regime as of June this year.

CIA DOES NOT REGARD PKK AS THREAT
CIA President Tennet submitted a report to the U.S. Congress yesterday. Turkey was uneasy about the non-inclusion of terrorist organization PKK in the list, which regarded DHKP-C as a terrorist organization that is needed to be fought with. American diplomats noted that there was no new list. Responding to questions of the paper, one American diplomat said that PKK has never attacked the U.S. targets, adding that yet it was the U.S. which encouraged the EU to include PKK into its list of terorrist organizations.

RADIKAL (LEFT)
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ISTANBUL WHERE CIVILIZATIONS MEET
Representatives from EU and OIC countries, totally 89 countries will come together in Istanbul today to refute the belief of ''clash of civilizations'' which was often voiced in the world following the terrorist attacks in the U.S. on September 11, 2001. The Joint Forum between EU and OIC is the first big meeting of this century. The summit is totally political and secular, religious authorities were not invited to the meeting. Foreign Minister Ismail Cem is the person who proposed the two organizations to come together in Turkey.

TURKIYE (RIGHT)
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AKBULUT JOINS DYP
Yildirim Akbulut, an independent deputy from Ankara, joined the True Path Party (DYP) yesterday. Akbulut had resigned from the Motherland Party (ANAP) on February 7, 2002. With the joining of Akbulut in DYP, the number of its seats in the parliament increased to 86. Speaking in the ceremony held for Akbulut's joining DYP, Akbulut criticized his former party ANAP and government, noting that the central right parties have to unite to solve the problems of the country.

ZAMAN (CONSERVATIVE)
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ESREF BITLIS'S SON HAS QUESTION MARKS ABOUT HIS FATHER'S DEATH
Tarik Bitlis, the son of Gendarme General Commander Gen. Esref Bitlis told the paper that he had still question marks in his mind about his father's death. Gen. Bitlis died when the military plane carrying to him from Ankara to southeastern Diyarbakýr province on Feb 17, 1993 crashed. Tarik Bitlis says that he has also difficulty in explaining to his son about his grandfather's death. Bitlis added that the parliament has to respond to his questions about Gen. Bitlis' death.