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January 16, 2015 Friday
Friday's dailies include the Turkish president's unprecedented
invitation letter to his Armenian counterpart to attend this year's
Gallipoli centenary
Ankara
The Turkish Government has issued the following press release:
The Anadolu Agency does not verify these stories and does not vouch
for their accuracy.
Many of Friday's newspapers dedicated their front pages to Turkish
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's invitation letter to his Armenian
counterpart Serzh Sargsyan for the Gelibolu [Gallipoli] commemoration
centenary to be held between April 23 and 25.
"Sargsyan gets invitation for Gallipoli centenary," was HURRIYET's
headline, reporting that Erdogan has taken the "unprecedented"
diplomatic step of extending the invitation to the Armenian leader to
ceremonies marking the 100th year of the Battle of Gallipoli.
The 1915 battle took place in the Dardanelles Strait in Canakkale
province's district of Gallipoli, marking a turnaround in the fortunes
of the Turks during the First World War. Turkey commemorates Canakkale
Victory Day and Martyrs' Day on March 18.
Gallipoli attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors every year, who
come in April to commemorate the 1915 battle.
MILLIYET ran the headline: "We fought together, let's commemorate
together." The paper said Erdogan invited all First World War affected
countries to Turkey to commemorate the battle's 100th anniversary,
adding that even if Sargsyan did not attend the ceremony, the
invitation would go down in history.
Turkish dailies also focused on remarks by presidential spokesperson
Ibrahim Kalin on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's calling
on world leaders to condemn Erdogan's words over the Israeli PM's
controversial participation in an anti-terror rally in Paris.
"Riposte from Ankara to Netanyahu: Shameful and hypocritical situation
for humanity," SABAH wrote, quoting Kalin as saying: "The Israeli
prime minister's call for the condemnation of our president's speech
on Jan. 14 and attempting to cover up the crimes he committed in Gaza
is a shameful and hypocritical situation for humanity."
During Monday's joint press conference with Palestinian president
Mahmoud Abbas in Ankara, Erdogan commented on the Israeli premier's
presence at the anti-terrorism rally in France by saying: "I find it
very difficult to understand how he dared to go there after killing
2,500 people in Gaza through state terrorism."
In response, Netanyahu wrote on his Twitter account on Wednesday:
"I've yet to hear any world leader condemn the comments by @RT_Erdogan
who said Israel should not have been represented in the march in
Paris."
STAR also cited Kalin depicting Netanyahu as a "hypocrite" and calling
him "Islamophobic," reporting that Kalin said it is unacceptable for
the Israeli prime minister to adopt a simplistic and Islamophobic
attitude and use the term "Islamic terrorism" in an attempt to openly
try to link the Paris attacks with Islam.
In other news, dailies covered Hollywood's announcement of the 87th
Academy Award nominations on Thursday, with "Birdman" and "The Grand
Budapest Hotel" topping all films with nine nominations each,
including Best Picture.
"A psychopath wife and a sniper," said VATAN referring to British
actor Rosamund Pike who was nominated for Best Actress for her
performance in David Fincher's "Gone Girl" and Bradley Cooper who was
nominated for Best Actor in "American Sniper."
The awards will be presented Feb. 22 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood
and televised live in more than 225 countries and territories
worldwide.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
January 16, 2015 Friday
Friday's dailies include the Turkish president's unprecedented
invitation letter to his Armenian counterpart to attend this year's
Gallipoli centenary
Ankara
The Turkish Government has issued the following press release:
The Anadolu Agency does not verify these stories and does not vouch
for their accuracy.
Many of Friday's newspapers dedicated their front pages to Turkish
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's invitation letter to his Armenian
counterpart Serzh Sargsyan for the Gelibolu [Gallipoli] commemoration
centenary to be held between April 23 and 25.
"Sargsyan gets invitation for Gallipoli centenary," was HURRIYET's
headline, reporting that Erdogan has taken the "unprecedented"
diplomatic step of extending the invitation to the Armenian leader to
ceremonies marking the 100th year of the Battle of Gallipoli.
The 1915 battle took place in the Dardanelles Strait in Canakkale
province's district of Gallipoli, marking a turnaround in the fortunes
of the Turks during the First World War. Turkey commemorates Canakkale
Victory Day and Martyrs' Day on March 18.
Gallipoli attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors every year, who
come in April to commemorate the 1915 battle.
MILLIYET ran the headline: "We fought together, let's commemorate
together." The paper said Erdogan invited all First World War affected
countries to Turkey to commemorate the battle's 100th anniversary,
adding that even if Sargsyan did not attend the ceremony, the
invitation would go down in history.
Turkish dailies also focused on remarks by presidential spokesperson
Ibrahim Kalin on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's calling
on world leaders to condemn Erdogan's words over the Israeli PM's
controversial participation in an anti-terror rally in Paris.
"Riposte from Ankara to Netanyahu: Shameful and hypocritical situation
for humanity," SABAH wrote, quoting Kalin as saying: "The Israeli
prime minister's call for the condemnation of our president's speech
on Jan. 14 and attempting to cover up the crimes he committed in Gaza
is a shameful and hypocritical situation for humanity."
During Monday's joint press conference with Palestinian president
Mahmoud Abbas in Ankara, Erdogan commented on the Israeli premier's
presence at the anti-terrorism rally in France by saying: "I find it
very difficult to understand how he dared to go there after killing
2,500 people in Gaza through state terrorism."
In response, Netanyahu wrote on his Twitter account on Wednesday:
"I've yet to hear any world leader condemn the comments by @RT_Erdogan
who said Israel should not have been represented in the march in
Paris."
STAR also cited Kalin depicting Netanyahu as a "hypocrite" and calling
him "Islamophobic," reporting that Kalin said it is unacceptable for
the Israeli prime minister to adopt a simplistic and Islamophobic
attitude and use the term "Islamic terrorism" in an attempt to openly
try to link the Paris attacks with Islam.
In other news, dailies covered Hollywood's announcement of the 87th
Academy Award nominations on Thursday, with "Birdman" and "The Grand
Budapest Hotel" topping all films with nine nominations each,
including Best Picture.
"A psychopath wife and a sniper," said VATAN referring to British
actor Rosamund Pike who was nominated for Best Actress for her
performance in David Fincher's "Gone Girl" and Bradley Cooper who was
nominated for Best Actor in "American Sniper."
The awards will be presented Feb. 22 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood
and televised live in more than 225 countries and territories
worldwide.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress