Habertürk: In a front-page story yesterday the daily reported that the son of Col. Dursun Çiçek, who was arrested on Wednesday on charges of being a member of a terrorist organization, is one of the founders of nongovernmental organization the Young Civilians, a group which strongly opposes the military’s influence in politics. Çiçek is the figure who undersigned a recently discovered military action plan which aims to destroy the government. Çiçek’s son, Deniz Çiçek (25) thinks his father is innocent, the daily said.Sabah: “30,000 infected with H1N1 virus,” read the headline of a front-page article in the daily yesterday, which quoted remarks from an expert at the Health Ministry. Professor Ercan Bal said the ministry has made its preparations according to a scenario which foresees 30 out of every 100 people in Turkey being infected with the H1N1 virus. Professor Gaye Usluer, another expert from the ministry, said 40 people are being treated for the virus in intensive care units at the moment. In the meantime, in İstanbul a 7-year-old girl, Duru B., who splashed hand sanitizer in her eye, which her mother bought for her as a measure against swine flu, lost her eyesight.
Bugün: Republican People’s Party (CHP) Deputy Chairman Onur Öymen, who angered Turkey’s Alevi community by referring to the Turkish government’s response to a 1937 rebellion in the predominantly Alevi city of Tunceli -- then known as Dersim -- as an example of fighting terrorism, refused to withdraw his remarks, the daily reported in its main story yesterday. “Will I be ashamed of Atatürk’s actions?” asked Öymen, saying those who criticized his statements should actually criticize Atatürk if they have the courage to do so. Not heeding the growing anger surrounding his statements, Öymen said he even received congratulations from people in Tunceli.
