Turkish press review

ANKARA (A.A) - November 17, 2011 - Turkish dailies mostly covered in their Thursday's edition the paid military service, a Neo Nazi gang which killed Turks in Germany, and Turkish businesswoman's success. Almost all newspapers wrote the "paid military service" on which Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave details on Wednesday. Regarding the paid military service which has been expected by public for days, Erdogan said that their preparations about the paid military service were completed. He noted, "I'm telling about the paid military service as it has been gossiped a lot. We have concluded our preparations. I believe we will adopt the related law by next week."  According to Milliyet daily, the age limit in paid military service will probably be 30 and over 30. If the limit becomes 30 years of age, 400,000 men can apply to fulfil the paid military service. The price will be at least 20,000 Turkish Lira (TL). Following his statement, Erdogan met Chief of General Staff Gen. Necdet Ozel. Vatan daily wrote that during Erdogan-Ozel meeting, among three alternatives which were prepared by National Defense Ministry, age limit of 30 was high on the agenda. General Staff said that it had 40 percent soldier deficit this year, and stressed that the rate of men, who were waiting for a paid military service at the ages of between 26 and 29, was high. The price is planned as 10,000 Euro, and it will be paid in four installments. Another topic written by almost all newspapers is a Neo Nazi gang which killed nine people including eight Turks in Germany. Police found a death list of the gang which was prepared in 2005, and included names and addresses of representatives of Turkish and Islamic associations in Germany. Two German deputies from Greens and Christian Democrats also took place in the list. There are 88 names in the list of the gang which was found by police in the gang's shelter. "H" is the eighth letter of German alphabet, and HH (abbreviation of Heil Hitler) refers to 88. As it is forbidden to use symbols reminding Nazi period in Germany, extreme rightists are using "88" in their acts. Turkish businesswoman Guler Sabanci is also written by almost all newspapers today. Guler Sabanci, executive board chairperson of Sabanci Holding, took place on the second rank in the "top 50 women in world business" list of Financial Times. World's most influential economy newspaper Financial Times  defined Sabanci as a power in political and social life of Turkey besides managing biggest industrial companies of the country.