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Turkish Press Review (31 January 2012) |
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Tuesday, 31 January 2012ANKARA (A.A) - Turkish dailies mostly covered in their Tuesday's edition President Abdullah Gul's remarks about freedom of press, Qatari amir's interest in Turk Telekom, Japanese aid volunteer's return to the quake-hit province of Van after her recovery, and heavy snowfall throughout Turkey.
Yeni Safak daily newspaper published a story on Gul's remarks, and quoted the president as saying that Turkey should protect freedom of press and thought. The paper also quoted Gul as saying, "if freedom of press and thought are hampered, whatever you do in other areas are not seen. Therefore, every one has to pay attention to freedom of press and thought."
The second main topic in Turkish dailies was Qatari Amir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani's initiatives to purchase Lebanon's Oger Telecom, which owns 55 percent shares of Turk Telekom. Milliyet newspaper wrote that Al Thani was also interested in Denizbank of Turkey.
In an exclusive story, Sabah daily wrote that Japanese aid volunteer Miyuki Konnai returned to the quake-hit eastern province of Van immediately after she had recovered. The paper wrote that relief teams were leaving Van one after the other, however Konnai returned to the quake-hit province after she recovered. The newspaper wrote that Konnai was pulled alive under the rubble of Bayram Hotel that was demolished in a magnitude-5.5 earthquake on November 9, 2011. The paper quoted Konnai as saying in Turkish, "I am now at home, and I come back to do the things I couldn't do. I am ready to help."
Almost all the papers published stories on heavy snowfall and severe winter conditions throughout Turkey. Zaman wrote that snow thickness reached 20 centimeters in some towns of Istanbul, and the Disaster Coordination Center gave a "red alert". The paper wrote that some flights were cancelled and sea transportation halted. Moreover, Turkiye newspaper wrote that Turkey's all seven regions were under snow, and temperature fell to -27 degrees Celsius in eastern Turkey. The paper also wrote that temperature was -8 degrees Celsius in Istanbul on Monday, and the city experienced the coldest day of the last 33 years. |
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Anadolu Agency
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