ANKARA - These are some of the major headlines and their brief stories in Turkey's press on November 28, 2002. The Anadolu Agency does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

HURRIYET (LIBERAL)
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FIVE OBJECTIONS FROM GENERAL STAFF TO ANNAN PLAN
General Staff evaluated the Cyprus plan of Kofi Annan and found five important problems with it. These drawbacks were submitted to the Foreign Ministry to be conveyed to the government. General Staff said that the maps included in the plan meant returning to the borders of the first operation launched in Cyprus on July 20, 1974 underlining it as a security problem. According to General Staff, there are problems about the ''maps, number of soldiers, sharing of territory, immigration and guarantorship.'' General Staff said that reducing the number of Turkish military existence below 10,000 is another security problem. General Staff said that the strategic importance of the territories wanted from the Turkish side is significant. Guzelyurt is the most important water source for TRNC and giving Karpaz to Greek Cypriot side will cause a serious uneasiness both in Turkish Cypriots and also in Turkey. General Staff said that the immigration from the south to the north will cause serious social problems in society. General Staff also stressed that it is seen that the guarantorship of Turkey is also weakened when technical details about the plan are examined.

GERMANY PROMISES TO URGE EU TO GIVE MORE CONCRETE SIGN TO TURKEY
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said yesterday that Germany would push for the European Union to send Turkey a strong signal on its bid to join the bloc at next month's EU summit. ''The real question now is to decide a date for the start of entry talks,'' Schroeder said at a joint news conference after meeting with President Ahmet Necdet Sezer. ''We have made clear that Germany will push for a signal at the Copenhagen summit which goes beyond the decisions made in Brussels in October,'' Schroeder said.

MILLIYET (LIBERAL)
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NSC EXPECTED TO DISCUSS HEAD SCARF
Military members of the National Security Council (NSC) who will meet with the government members for the first time are expected to tell them that ''the president carries out his activities in the public space. Neither swimsuits nor headscarf can be worn in that public space.'' NSC meeting will take place on Friday. NSC has EU, Cyprus, Iraq and the correlation of these issues on its official agenda, but it is expected that the military wing will explain the government members about the stage reached in fight with terrorism and fundamentalism. Thus, head scarf issue is also expected to be taken up.

DENKTAS: LET'S DISCUSS ANNAN PLAN
TRNC President Rauf Denktas announced yesterday that he was ready to negotiate Annan plan, adding that this wouldn't mean that he accepted the plan. U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan asked the Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot sides to inform him about their impressions about the plan within three days. TRNC President Rauf Denktas sent a letter to Annan yesterday and said that he was ready to negotiate the things that are necessary to be done for him to accept the document as negotiation basis. Turkish Cypriot diplomats said that Denktas's response didn't mean that he accepted the plan as the negotiation basis, on the contrary it was aimed that both sides will tell each other and U.N. on the table what they accept and what they don't accept in the plan.

SABAH (LIBERAL)
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FAST RESPONSE TO ANNAN
U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan gave 48 hours to two leaders in Cyprus asking them to inform him until Nov. 30 whether they want to negotiate the plan or not. TRNC President Rauf Denktas who officially responded to U.N. by writing a letter said that ''we are ready to negotiate the plan.'' Meanwhile, Turkish Cypriots who support the U.N. solution plan held a demonstration in Lefkosa yesterday. The public meeting was organized by 92 non-governmental organizations. Trade unions went on strike, while schools and shops were closed.

WASHINGTON UNDERGOES ANGIOPLASTY
Fenerbahce's Brazilian forward Cerquerira Washington underwent angioplasty yesterday after being hospitalized with chest pain. Washington was reported to be in good condition after the angioplasty, which restores blood flow through clogged arteries with a balloon-tipped catheter threaded inside the blood vessel. He is still in the intensive care unit of Acýbadem Hospital, Istanbul. ''We don't know when he will be back on the field,'' Fenerbahce Manager Kemal Dincer said.
Washington complained of intense chest pain for the last week, according to Dincer. It was not clear when Washington would be discharged from hospital.

CUMHURIYET (LEFT)
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SEZER SAYS GERMANY HAS HESITATIONS ABOUT TURKEY'S EU MEMBERSHIP
President Ahmet Necdet Sezer who met with German President Rau and German Chancellor Schroeder in Germany yesterday said that the uncertainty about EU's giving a date to Turkey to start membership negotiations continued. Sezer said that Schroeder had certain hesitations about implementation of the reforms in Turkey. Schroeder in his part said that ''we have made clear that Germany will push for a signal at the Copenhagen summit which goes beyond the decisions made in Brussels in October.''

ERDOGAN DISAPPOINTED IN FRANCE
Justice and Development Party (AK Party) leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan who visited EU countries, could not see the support he expected to Turkey's EU membership in Sweden and France. While French President Chirac didn't voice open support to Turkey for its getting a date, claimed that the biggest obstacle in this issue was the reluctance of Germany. Swedish Prime Minister brought onto agenda the Kurdish problem and told Erdogan that Sweden expected Turkey to take new steps in this issue.

RADIKAL (LEFT)
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YOUTHS' INITIATIVE FOR EU
The students coming from 45 universities who sent postcards to the leaders of the European Union (EU) turned campaign into a festival. A total of 300 students came together for a campaign entitled, ''A Day for EU'' at Sabanci University. The students prepared slogans and wrote them on the banners in the slogan workshop. Youths who attend the festival from all over country explained their view related to the EU on ''free desk''. Students sent messages and postcards to the leaders of EU.

SEZER SAYS GERMANY HAS UNCERTAIN ATTITUDE ON NEGOTIATION DATE TO TURKEY
President Ahmet Necdet Sezer visited Germany which is considered the biggest obstacle in front of Turkey to get a negotiation date for its European Union (EU) membership. Sezer who met with German President Johannes Rau and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder held a press conference. President Sezer said that Germany did not have a certain attitude on negotiation date and added that he thought a certainty to appear on December 8 or 10.

TURKIYE (RIGHT)
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TURKEY PLATFORM HOLDS CONTACTS IN BRUSSELS
Turkey Platform which was formed by the representatives of 260 non-governmental organizations from different sectors called on Wednesday European Union (EU) to open up the way of full membership in Copenhagen Summit in Brussels, Belgium. The third meeting of Turkey Platform which was organized by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) and Economic Development Foundation (IKV) was held in Brussels. The representatives of Turkish non-governmental organizations, a total of 180 foreign non-governmental organizations members and the representatives of Turkish foundations in various countries of Europe attended the meeting. TOBB Chairman Rifat Hisarciklioglu said in the opening of the meeting that Turkey took important steps for membership to EU, adding that it is impossible that the reform process which was started in Turkey becomes unsuccessful.

GUL SAYS CONSTITUTION TO BE AMENDED THROUGH COMPROMISE
Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said that constitutional amendment should be made through compromise, not only by one party, stressing that, ''there is no need for hesitation. We don't have any secret intention. We are not searching for anything.'' Gul said that they aimed to overcome the problems of Turkey through compromise and dialogue. Stating that a new period started after the November 3 elections, Gul said that they, as the government, attributed utmost importance to improvement of the democratic standards.

ZAMAN (CONSERVATIVE)
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MESUT YILMAZ LEAVES POLITICS
Mesut Yilmaz, who served as the leader of Motherland Party (ANAP) for 12 years, resigned from his post on Wednesday night. Yýlmaz resigned from his post during the ANAP Central Decision and Executive Board meeting in line with his decision to resign both from ANAP leadership and active politics following Nov. 3 elections.

ERDOGAN CANNOT TAKE FULL SUPPORT OF SWEDEN AND FRANCE
Justice and Development Party (AK Party) leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan could not take ''full support'' of Sweden and France on negotiation date to be given to Turkey for its European Union (EU) membership. Erdogan had a meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson on Wednesday. Following the meeting, Persson said that he was hopeful about the reforms which the new government would fulfil and added that but they would look at the implementation. Persson said that Cyprus and European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) were very important issues for Turkey's EU membership. Erdogan said that Turkey should be given a negotiation date at Copenhagen Summit to be held on December 12.