Front-page headlines from newspapers in Turkey - September 18, 2017

BirGün – Mühürsüz rejim (An unstamped regime) Referring to reports about government’s plan to eliminate stamping process in elections

Akit – Son noktayı MGK koyacak (The last word will be said at National Security Council of Turkey) Referring to Erdoğan’s statements regarding upcoming referendum in KRG of Iraq

Akşam – ‘Buyrun bölün diyemeyiz’ (‘We can’t tell you to go ahead and partition it’) Referring to Erdoğan’s statements regarding upcoming referendum in KRG of Iraq

Aydınlık – ‘Referandumu Ankara önler’ (‘Referendum – in northern Iraq - can be prevented by Ankara’) Referring to statements of a retired Turkish general

Cumhuriyet – Eğitim yılı kaosla başladı (New school year starts in chaos)

Diriliş Postası – Barzani’ye 22 Eylül’e kadar süre (Barzani given time until September 22) Referring to Erdoğan’s statements regarding upcoming referendum in KRG of Iraq

Evrensel – Parasız, bilimsel, democratic eğitim (Free, scientific, and democratic education) Referring to a recent rally of people demanding education system to be revised and reformed

Güneş – Barzani’yi ter bastı (Barzani is nervous)

HaberTürk – TEOG’un yerine adrese dayalı yerleştirme (Placement based on residency instead of TEOG) Referring to reports about a possible replacement of TEOG exam – taken by graduating middle school students to be placed in a high school – with a new regulation

Hürriyet – Palmira yoğun bakımda (Palmira under intensive care) Referring to restorations at ancient city of Palmira

Karar – Bize ne senin çocukluk hayalinden (We don’t care about your childhood dream) Referring to Erdoğan’s statements regarding upcoming referendum in KRG of Iraq

Milat – Ateşle oynuyor (Barzani is playing with fire)

Milli Gazete – Zil çalıyor (Bells are ringing) Referring to start of new academic year

Milliyet – Artık rahat uyu hocam (You can now rest in peace teacher) Referring to reports about recent killing of a number of PKK militants, including those claimed to have killed a teacher

Ortadoğu – Türk milleti tetikte bekliyor (Turks are on alert) Referring to MHP chair’s statements regarding upcoming referendum in KRG of Iraq

Sabah – İhanete kaynak hava kuvvetlerinden (The resources for the treachery were from Air Force) Referring to claims about transfer of money from Turkey’s Air Force to Kaynak Holding, a firm accused of being involved in coup plot

Sözcü – Türkmenler silahlanıyor (Turkmens –in northern Iraq – are arming)

Star – ‘Irak’ın bölünmesine devam edin diyemeyiz’ (‘We can’t tell you to continue with partitioning Iraq’) Referring to Erdoğan’s statements regarding upcoming referendum in KRG of Iraq

Takvim – ‘Çocuklarımızı kurtaracağız’ (‘We are going to save our children’) Referring to Erdoğan’s statements about a possible replacement of TEOG exam – taken by graduating middle school students to be placed in a high school – with a new regulation

Türkiye – ‘Buyrun yapın demeyiz’ (‘We won’t tell you to go ahead with it’) Referring to Erdoğan’s statements regarding upcoming referendum in KRG of Iraq

Vatan – Zeynep’i üzmeyin (Don’t make Zeynep sad) Referring to termination of financial aid to a child orphaned as a result of a PKK attack

Yeni Asya – Yeni öğretim yılı kayıplarla başlıyor (The new school year starts with deficiencies)

Yeniçağ – Çocukluk hikayesiymiş (His – Barzani’s – childhood story) Referring to Erdoğan’s statements regarding upcoming referendum in KRG of Iraq

Yeni Şafak – ‘Irak’ı bölmenize izin vermeyiz’ (‘We won’t let you partition Iraq’) Referring to Erdoğan’s statements regarding upcoming referendum in KRG of Iraq

Yeni Söz – Bu yeni terör çocuğumuzu zombi yapacak (This new terror – of Blue Whale game – will turn our children to zombies)