Zaman: “The victory of soccer diplomacy,” read the headline of the daily's main story yesterday, which reported that Armenian President Serzh Sarksyan accepted President Abdullah Gül's invitation to attend the 2010 World Cup qualifying second-leg match between the Turkish and Armenian national teams to be held at Bursa's Atatürk Stadium on Wednesday. “The president of Turkey came to Armenia at my invitation, and I don't see a serious reason not to accept his invitation,” Sarksyan told reporters. “If in the coming two days nothing extraordinary happens, I'll accept his invitation. I'll go to Bursa and support our team.” Sarksyan had previously said he would not attend Wednesday's return game unless there was progress towards opening the border between the two countries.Taraf: “They say Ceylan killed herself,” read the headline of a front-page article in the daily yesterday, which reported the result of a criminal investigation into the death of a 14-year-old girl in the Lice district of Diyarbakır last month. The report that was released on Monday said Ceylan Önkol caused her death when she detonated an unexploded bomb previously launched by the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) while she was playing with it. Interestingly, the girl's arms and legs were unscathed, although her belly was in pieces, said the daily, which found the result of the report not credible.
Radikal: “One more brand new initiative,” said the headline of the daily's lead story yesterday, which quoted remarks from Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who stated that we need to improve our understanding of religion. “Certainly, religion is established, but our understanding of religion and thoughts about religion need to change.” Calling on men of religion to use language that the public can understand, Erdoğan warned that the gap created by not comprehending religion or thoughts about religion is filled by media commentators. Erdoğan's remarks came on Monday when he delivered a speech at an event on religion.
