ANKARA (AA) - April 22, 2013 - The Anadolu Agency does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
All of the Turkish dailies covered the statements of US Secretary of State John Kerry who said on Sunday the United States told Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to postpone his planned Gaza meeting at the end of May, in a press conference following his talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in Istanbul. "Erdogan shouldn't visit Gaza these days" headlined daily MILLIYET and "Gaza warning" added daily VATAN quoting Kerry as saying "We have expressed to Mr. Erdogan that we really think the visit would be better delayed and shouldn't take place at this point for many reasons. It is a critical timing for the peace process." "He didn't give up on Gaza" headlined daily HURRIYET referring to Ankara's response to Kerry stating there was no change in Erdogan's Gaza trip planned to take place following his US trip on May 16.
-Final warning to Assad from Istanbul-
Dailies covered the Friends of the Syrian People meeting held in Istanbul over the weekend with the participation of foreign ministers and high level officials from the United States, Britain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, UAE, Italy, Germany and France as well as representatives from the Syrian National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, US Secretary of State John Kerry and Chairman of the Syrian National Coalition Moaz al-Khatib. "Message to Assad from Bosphorus: Enough" headlined daily TURKIYE where the outcome of the meeting was a threat to Assad with the message "Full support will be given to the opposition forces to end the tyranny. We call on the world for a mutual struggle." "Aid to one destination" headlined daily SABAH over the decision to gather the aid at the Supreme Military Council and make sure it doesn't fall into the wrong hands. "Aid will begin in a few weeks," the daily quoted Kerry as saying at the joint press conference. "Final warning to Assad" headlined daily YENI SAFAK quoting Davutoglu as calling on the international society to duty and saying, "Enough is enough. The massacre must come to an end."
-Democratization necessary for all parts of the society-
Most dailies covered the visit of the "wise people" delegation to Hidirbey and Vakifli villages in Turkey's southern province of Hatay. The delegation visited Sunnite, Alawite and Armenian villages and held talks with the people. Daily Radikal quoted a Christian mukhtar as saying "not to forget them in the new constitution" where the delegation responded "Democratization is necessary for all parts of the society and not only the Kurds." "Crowned with peace chaplets" headlined daily HABER TURK where the wise people committee informed about the solution process and asked for support in the only Armenian village of Turkey.
