Turkish Press Scan
Hürriyet covers Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo?an’s Macedonia visit. The daily quotes Prime Minister as having said that Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey TOBB, businessmen and Non Governmental Organization are going to be encouraged and reminded of investments to be made by Turkish entrepreneurs in Macedonia.
Radikal quotes Prime Minister Erdo?an as having said at his news conference regarding the name crisis between Athens and Skopje and Macedonia’s EU and NATO membership being blocked due to this that Macedonia declared its independence under this name and this should be respected.
Zaman writes that Turkey has provided the most support for drought-stricken Somalia.
The daily says that besides 500 million TL raised and thousands of tons of food and urgent supplies sent, Turkey is also concerned about Somalians’ health.
The daily says that Turkish doctors started medical screening in Somalia, examined 3 thousand Somalians and operated on 150 of them.
Sabahreports that Turkish Grand National Assembly is going to begin the new legislative year on Saturday.
The daily says that President Abdullah Gül is going to address the Assembly and share with deputies and public opinion his expectations of the new legislative year.
Habertürk writes that the German Parliament approved with a large majority to expand the scope and size of the EU’s rescue fund – the European Financial Stability Fund or EFSF.
Milliyet writes that in the vote on plaguing more money into the 440-billion-euro EU-IMF fund, 523 lawmakers backed more powers for the fund, 85 voted against it and 3 abstained.
The daily says that this relieved European and World markets and ?stanbul Stock Exchange rose.
Vatan says that as the global crisis gradually spreads, a negative signal came from Sweden.
The daily says that the fall budget unveiled by Sweden’s Finance Minister Anders Borg indicates that dark clouds are hovering over the Swedish economy.
The daily says that Swedish government dropped the annual input of the budget by 68.5 billion Krona by tax reduction, and took a step back from its promises of a new tax reduction as it is concerned about the global economic crisis affecting Sweden.
