Radikal: Opposition parties reacted to the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government’s plan to bring its Kurdish initiative, which is aimed at solving the country’s long-standing Kurdish problem, to the floor of Parliament on Nov. 10, the day the nation’s founder, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, died in 1938. Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli said the existence of the republic would be discussed on the anniversary of its founder’s death, while Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal asked: “Will we discuss this issue on a day when the flags are at half-mast? Does discussing this issue on the day of Atatürk’s death carry a special meaning?”Akşam: “Turkey is confused,” the daily said in the headline of its main story yesterday, reporting that the minds of the Turkish people were confused when Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Health Minister Recep Akdağ made different statements regarding the H1N1 vaccine. While Health Minister Akdağ has been campaigning for months concerning the need for the vaccination, Erdoğan opposed to the introduction of the H1N1 vaccination as necessary saying that not all scientists agree on it being essential to combat the disease. “I disagree with the health minister. We cannot force anyone to receive the vaccine. If people voluntarily want it, it’s OK then,” said Erdoğan on Tuesday.
Yeni Şafak: “Turn in the suspects to the judiciary,” the daily said in the headline of its main story yesterday, quoting remarks from Erdoğan. The prime minister, who addressed the General Staff while speaking at his party’s parliamentary group meeting on Tuesday, said the purpose of what he called the “document of conspiracy against the nation,” an army plot aimed at destroying the government, was to damage the reputation of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK). He said high-ranking generals in the army should not be reticent vis-à-vis the investigation but should do what they can to bring those responsible to justice.
