GOOD MORNING--TURKEY PRESS SCAN ON MAY 22

HURRIYET

-- MISSED REMARKS

Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc made remarks that we have been missed so much and wanted to hear from an administrator. Arinc said: "Zahid Akman (the chairman of the Supreme Board of Radio and Television) paid a courtesy visit to congratulate me on my appointment (as deputy prime minister). I told him that the recent accusations were harming him, his board and the government and that they might harm me as the deputy prime minister responsible for that board. I asked him to resign. He promised not to run again for the same position after his mandate is over (on July 14)." Arinc also said, "It would have been very nice if the national education minister had attended the funeral for a lady who did so much for education," referring to Professor Turkan Saylan, the president of the Association for Support of Contemporary Living, or CYDD.

-- ‘THE SECRET OF MY SUCCESS IS VERY DIFFERENT’

Romania's Mircea Lucescu, coach of Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine, lifted the UEFA Cup in Istanbul, where he earlier made Turkey’s Galatasaray and Besiktas teams the winners of the Turkish division. Speaking to Hurriyet, Lucescu said, "The secret of my success is very different. I share it with everyone, but they cannot solve that secret." Lucescu negotiated with Galatasaray administrators to become the team’s new coach.

MILLIYET

-- ARINC ASKS RESIGNATION OF AKMAN

Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc said he asked for Supreme Board of Radio and Television, or RTUK, Chairman Zahid Akman to resign. Akman, who was suspected of involvement in the Deniz Feneri e.V. fraud case, will leave his post July 14 – the date his current term ends. Announcing this issue at private news channel Haber Turk TV, Arinc said: "I told Akman that those accusations were harming himself, his institution and the government. Now, they could harm to me, too, as the minister responsible for RTUK. I wanted him to quit his job. It would be better if he quit." Arinc said that Akman said he understood him and promised him, "I agree with you. When my term in office ends, I will not be a candidate again and quit as chairman."

-- GOVERNMENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN SAYLAN'S FUNERAL

Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc said it was wrong that nobody from the Justice and Development Party, or AKP, government participated in the funeral of Professor Turkan Saylan, president of the Association for Support of Contemporary Living, or CYDD. It would have been natural for Education Minister Nimet Cubukcu to attend the ceremony, Arinc said. "I don't know why this did not happen,” he said. “There should have been participation in the ceremony."

SABAH

-- ‘MORE BRAZILIANS WILL COME’

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said, "We will send more football players to Turkey to help it achieve the same success it earned in the World Cup finals in 2002." Speaking about cooperation between Turkey and Brazil, Lula said: "Turkey is an important player regarding the Palestine issue. We will work together on peace in the Middle East. We will also cooperate on the economy."

-- OZDEMIR: SARKOZY FLOGGING A DEAD HORSE

German Green Party Co-Chairman Cem Ozdemir said, "The only determinant of Turkey's EU process is the decisions made earlier by the Council of Europe, not French President Nicolas Sarkozy's remarks."

VATAN

-- NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE'S ROLE IN HISTORIC STEP

It is said that a report presented by the head of the National Intelligence Organization, or MIT, to President Abdullah Gul was effective in the new "Kurdish move" that aims to end terrorism. MIT Undersecretary Emre Taner, whose mandate has been extended six months, is said to have presented a report of 40-50 pages to Gul regarding the "Kurdish move," which is currently under discussion. Gul, who found both the analysis for a solution and proposals in the report appropriate, said Turkey was very close to a solution, sources said. Taner's report proposes "re-socializing PKK terrorists who are actually on the mountains but who have not been involved in terrorist acts." The report includes several economic and educational projects for southeastern Anatolia.

-- ‘MY FRIEND CINDORUK, OUR NATION IS WAITING FOR YOU’

Husamettin Cindoruk, who became the new chairman of the Democrat Party, or DP, paid a visit to former President Suleyman Demirel to express his gratitude. Demirel boosted Cindoruk's and the DP's new administrators' morale in the meeting. Demirel said: "You will see the support of our nation. Our nation is waiting for you. My friend Cindoruk will be beneficial to Turkey thanks to his experiences as a man of difficult times."

CUMHURIYET

-- ‘WE THREW IMF OUT, BECAME RICH’

Brazilian President Lula da Silva said Turkey and Brazil were poor countries for years because of average leaders. He also implied that Turkey should end its International Monetary Fund-oriented economic policies.

 -- AL-MUTLAQ IN ANKARA FOLLOWING SADR

Iraqi politicians are holding talks in Ankara one by one ahead of the Iraqi elections. Following a visit made by Muqtada al-Sadr to Turkey, the current chairman of the Iraqi Front for National Dialogue, Saleh al-Mutlaq, came to Turkey. Al-Mutlaq is known for his closeness to Iraq's former ruling Baath Party. He met Turkish diplomats and was received by Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan.

RADIKAL

-- ARINC: I TOLD AKMAN TO QUIT

Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc, who strongly criticized the Deniz Feneri e.V. corruption case, said he asked for the resignation of Supreme Board of Radio and�Television, or RTUK, Chairman Zahid Akman after Arinc became responsible for the board. Akman told Arinc he would quit his job in July.

 -- LAND MINE DRAFT LAW BLOCKED BY DEPUTIES

Debates on a draft law on clearing fields near Turkey’s border with Syria from land mines continue in Parliament. The draft law was blocked by deputies of both the Justice and Development Party, or AKP, and opposition parties. The debates were delayed to the following week.

YENI SAFAK

-- ‘YOU DON'T NEED ANYBODY’

Brazil's socialist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who helped his country flourish over the past seven years, so much so that Brazil lent money to the International Monetary Fund, called on Turkey to be independent. "The IMF imposes policies. Governments should be clever in reviving their economy," he said. He also called on Turkish businessmen to invest in his country. "Turkey and Brazil have rich resources,” he said. “You do not need anybody."

-- MERRILL LYNCH: IMF DEAL DRAWS CLOSE

Merrill Lynch said Turkey and the IMF would cut a deal in a couple of weeks. According to a Merrill Lynch report, Turkey's performance will be a "V" shape while coming out of the global economic crisis, which means it will skyrocket after reaching the bottom.