ANKARA - These are some of the major headlines and their brief stories in Turkey's press on February 16, 2003. The Anadolu Agency does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

HURRIYET (LIBERAL)
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GUL DUE TO BRUSSELS
Prime Minister Abdullah Gul will leave for Brussels on Monday to attend meeting of heads of state and government of member and candidate countries to the European Union (EU) on the Iraq issue. Prime Minister Gul's scheduled visit to Brussels has given rise to comments that the motion about deployment of foreign soldiers in Turkey and dispatch of Turkish soldiers abroad would not be submitted to the parliament on February 18. During his visit to Brussels, Prime Minister Gul will meet with President Jacques Chirac of France, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and Prime Minister Guy Verhofstad of Belgium, which vetoed defense of Turkey by NATO in a possible war. Prime Minister Gul will also come together with Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain.

LETTER ABOUT PROTECTION OF TURKISH CULTURAL INHERITANCE IN IRAQ
The Turkish Embassy in Washington D.C. has launched initiatives in the U.S. State Department about protection of Turkish and Ottoman historical works and cultural inheritance in Iraq in a possible U.S.-led military operation. U.S. officials told the Turkish side that they were sensitive about protection of cultural inheritance and that the Pentagon had been carrying out works to this end. Meanwhile, Culture Minister Huseyin Celik wrote a letter to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Director General Koichiro Matsuura. In his letter, Celik highlighted the importance attributed by Turkey to protection of cultural inheritance.

UNITED STATES INCREASE ITS ECONOMIC SUPPORT TO TURKEY
The United States has offered an economic package of more than 20 billion U.S. dollars in return for Turkey's cooperation in a possible military operation against Iraq. Meanwhile, the United States wants Turkish parliament to approve the motion about deployment of foreign soldiers in Turkey and dispatch of Turkish soldiers abroad on February 18.

MILLIYET (LIBERAL)
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SUCH AN ANTI-MILITARIST DEMONSTRATION
Clash erupted in an anti-militarist demonstration held in Kadikoy district of Istanbul to protest a possible U.S.-led military operation against Iraq. However, a group of supporters of Abdullah Ocalan, the head of terrorist organization PKK-KADEK, damaged business places during the demonstration. After the anti-militarist demonstration ended, a group of 300 people did not disperse and began marching by chanting slogans in favor of Ocalan. They broke down windows of Ziraat Bankasi and dismantled paving stones, and they hurled stones and fire-bombs at business places and shops along the Rihtim Avenue. Security forces detained a number of demonstrators.

PRIME MINISTER GUL: ''I HOPE NO ONE WILL MIGRATE''
A meeting was held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Abdullah Gul to discuss measures to be taken to prevent flow of refugees into Turkey in a possible military operation against Iraq. During the meeting, Prime Minister Gul gave instructions to erect refugee camps and to take all necessary measures. According to the worst scenarios, which were taken up at the meeting, nearly 276 thousand Iraqi people would migrate to Turkey in a possible war. These refugees will cost 315 trillion Turkish liras. Prime Minister Gul said, ''the Prime Ministry Crisis Management Center and the Regional Crisis Management Center will coordinate humanitarian aid in flow of refugees into Turkey in a possible military operation against Iraq. We hope that the Iraq issue will be resolved peacefully and no one will migrate. However, we should take all necessary measures against the worst scenarios.''

SABAH (LIBERAL)
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UNITED STATES: ''YOU HAVE CAUSED A DELAY''
The United States held responsible Turkey for the delay of a possible military operation against Iraq. U.S. administration gave the message that Turkey had caused a delay in plans of the United States during visit of Foreign Minister Yasar Yakis and State Minister Ali Babacan to Washington D.C. If Turkish parliament does not approve the motion about deployment of foreign soldiers in Turkey and dispatch of Turkish soldiers abroad on February 18, the United States will change its plans.

TARIQ AZIZ: ''WE DO NOT HAVE ANY MISSILES TO HIT TURKEY''
Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz gave the message that Turkey's involvement in a possible U.S.-led war against Iraq would damage its national interests. Aziz added that Iraq did not have any long-range missiles to hit Turkey.

CUMHURIYET (LEFT)
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ANTI-FUNDAMENTALIST LAWS POSTPONED
The government of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) has turned a blind eye to the draft laws to fight against fundamentalism, which the National Security Council (NSC) requested to be approved as soon as possible. While nearly 200 draft laws have been submitted to the parliament so far, only one of anti-militarist draft laws has been presented to the parliament.

FRUITLESS VISIT
Foreign Minister Yasar Yakis and State Minister Ali Babacan held a series of contacts in the United States about a possible military operation against Iraq. However, their contacts did not yield any results. Turkey asked the United States an economic support package of 25 billion U.S. dollars to meet its losses in a possible war. On the other hand, U.S. officials defended that Turkey's losses would not be that high.

RADIKAL (LEFT)
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GLOBAL OPPOSITION AGAINST IRAQ
Millions of people in 600 towns and cities in 70 different countries took to the streets to protest a possible U.S.-led war against Iraq. Nearly 10 thousand people gathered in Kadikoy district of Istanbul in an anti-militarist demonstration. However, the demonstration became stage of undesired incidents when a group of supporters of Abdullah Ocalan, the head of terrorist organization PKK-KADEK, damaged business places and shops with stones and fire-bombs. A number of demonstrators including artists were detained.

''NO HURRY FOR DATE''
Prime Minister Abdullah Gul has been waiting for conclusion of economic bargaining between Turkey and the United States to submit the motion about deployment of foreign soldiers in Turkey and dispatch of Turkish soldiers abroad. Prime Minister Gul said that all developments will be reviewed again after return of Foreign Minister Yasar Yakis and State Minister Ali Babacan from the United States.

TURKIYE (RIGHT)
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WORLD ARISES
Millions of peace activists who took to the streets in every country protested the United States and England. The greatest protest demonstrations were held in many countries especially in the United States, England, Turkey, France, Italy, Germany and Japan. Demonstrators said there should not be bloodshed for oil. The greatest demonstrations were held in Italy and England which stands by the United States. More than one million people participated in each demonstration in Rome and London and they chanted slogans saying, ''we don't want war but we want to live in peace''. More than 100 thousand protesters attended the demonstration in the United States and they condemned U.S. President George W. Bush.

PROVOCATION FOR SAKE OF PEACE
Supporters of the terrorist organization PKK-KADEK who attended demonstrations which were held in many provinces to protest a possible war on Iraq, chanted slogans in favor of head terrorist Abdullah Ocalan through the end of demonstrations. They attacked on police, threw stones and smashed windows of public buses and business places.

PRIME MINISTER GUL WARNS UNESCO
Prime Minister Abdullah Gul warned UNESCO: ''we attribute importance to historical works and cultural inheritance in Iraq''. The newspaper earlier reported that hundreds of historical works in Baghdad were awaiting for their death like innocent children. Upon such news articles of the newspaper, the government took an action and Prime Minister Gul warned the relevant states and organizations that those cultural inheritance should be protected.

ZAMAN (CONSERVATIVE)
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MOTION TO BE GIVEN SHAPE IN TODAY'S SUMMIT ON IRAQ
The government which continues its diplomatic initiatives for solution of the Iraq issue without a military intervention, is also getting prepared against the worst scenarios. A summit meeting will be held on Iraq issue today. The content and submission date of a motion on entrance of U.S. soldiers to Turkey will become clear in this meeting. Prime Minister Abdullah Gul earlier stated that things about the motion would become clear on Saturday. However, decision on this issue was postponed to Sunday as return of Foreign Minister Yasar Yakis and State Minister Ali Babacan to Turkey from the United States was delayed. According to the result of today's meetings, Gul is expected to go to the Presidential Palace to inform President Ahmet Necdet Sezer. Meanwhile, a meeting was held under chairmanship of Gul yesterday, and situation and number of refugees who will come to Turkish border and place of camps were reviewed.