ANKARA - These are some of the major headlines and their brief stories in Turkey's press on March 2, 2003. The Anadolu Agency does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

HURRIYET (LIBERAL)
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RESULT IS YES, DECISION IS NO
Although more deputies cast votes for the prime ministry motion on sending soldiers abroad and deployment of foreign soldiers in Turkey, the motion was not accepted as the absolute majority was not reached. A total of 533 deputies attended the voting and 264 deputies cast votes for the motion, while 250 others voted against it. Despite this result as absolute majority which was 267 votes was not reached, the motion was rejected.

GUL TO U.S.: ''TIES HAVE NOT BROKEN OFF''
U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Robert Pearson was invited to the Foreign Ministry following the critical voting in the parliament yesterday. Prime Minister Abdullah Gul told Pearson that the U.S. should not regard the issue as if the ties were broken off. ''We will discuss the issue in our group,'' Gul told Pearson.

MILLIYET (LIBERAL)
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ERDOGAN IN BLEACHERS
AK Party leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan told AK Party deputies before the voting in the parliament that ''we should not stay in the bleachers, we should be in the playing field.'' However AK Party deputies wanted Erdogan to be in the bleachers. Erdogan was very surprised about the result of the voting saying ''how did it happen?'' It was claimed that 99 AK Party deputies including certain ministers voted against the motion.

U.S. IS IN SHOCK
The U.S. was very surprised about the decision of the parliament. One U.S. official said that this decision would please Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. While U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell called Prime Minister Abdullah Gul to get information, U.S. officials said that they would wait for the AK Party group meeting today which can decide to vote the motion for a second time.

SABAH (LIBERAL)
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U.S. IS SURPRISED
The U.S. was in shock following the announcement of the decision taken in the parliament yesterday. U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell called Prime Minister Abdullah Gul asking what the result meant. The U.S. administration is expected to act according to the attitude the AK Party group will assume and it will pursue a policy of ''wait and see'' until Thursday.

U.S.: WE RESPECT DECISION
U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Robert Pearson went to the Foreign Ministry to get information following the rejection of the motion in the parliament yesterday. U.S. Embassy officials said that ''we respect the decision, Turkey is still our friend.''

CUMHURIYET (LEFT)
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PEACE WINS
The parliament didn't accept the motion for war in its historical session yesterday. A total of 100 Justice and Development Party (AK Party) deputies are believed to vote against the motion. Following the historical voting in the parliament, Parliament Speaker Bulent Arýnc said ''the big brother watches us, but this is our decision.'' AK Party leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters that the result was a democratic one. Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said the government thought of renewing the motion by making small amendments. ''If this is the case, the new motion will be discussed in the parliament on Tuesday,'' he said.

PARLIAMENT LISTENS TO VOICE OF PEOPLE
Republican People's Party (CHP) welcomed the non-acception of the prime ministry motion on sending soldiers abroad and deployment of foreign soldiers in Turkey. CHP leader Deniz Baykal said that ''the parliament made an assessment in line with the clear political preference of the people. We must consider this as a development which will increase the respectability of Turkey.''

RADIKAL (LEFT)
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PARLIAMENT REJECTS WAR
AK Party could not make the parliament accept its wish to join the war with the U.S. Together with CHP deputies, around 100 AK Party deputies voted against the motion. After the rejection of the motion in the parliament, the parliamentary session ended to re-convene on March 4, Tuesday.

100,000 PERSONS MARCH FOR PEACE
While the parliament was discussing the prime ministry motion yesterday, around 100,000 persons who came to Ankara from various provinces of Turkey said ''No To War.'' The rally which was orgnized by non-governmental organizations targetted the U.S. and the AK Party. The demonstrators shouted slogans saying ''Yankee Go Home,'' ''If motion is adopted, Erdogan has to go into the army'' and ''Budget for People, Not For War.''

TURKIYE (RIGHT)
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POWELL: MOTION TO BE DISCUSSED ON TUESDAY
U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell who called Prime Minister Abdullah Gul, said that the motion would be discussed again on Tuesday. U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Robert Pearson said that ''we respect the decision, our relations with Turkey will continue.''

SINGLE VOICE IN ANKARA
Thousands of people who came together in Ankara sent a message to the parliament which discussed the prime ministry motion yesterday. People shouted slogans in the rally saying that ''Yes To War Means Treason. We want Budget for People, Not For War. We want Peace not War.''

ZAMAN (CONSERVATIVE)
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POLICE CONFISCATE 92.9 KG OF HEROIN IN VAN
Police confiscated 92.9 kg of heroin in eastern province of Van. Two people were detained in connection with the drug smuggling. Acting on a tip off, Van smuggling and organized crimes teams stopped a truck on the way from Yuksekova township of southeastern province of Hakkari to Van and confiscated 92.9 kg of heroin hidden in secret compartment of the truck. Police detained two people in connection with the drug smuggling.

(ÖS) 02.03.2003