ISTANBUL
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Almost all Turkish dailies on Friday mainly focused on a Daesh offensive in the Syrian town of Kobani, which was the scene of fierce clashes between Kurdish armed groups and Daesh militants in September.
Dozens of people were killed and at least 130 others wounded as Daesh militants mounted an early-morning attack in Kobani with two bomb-laden vehicles and in subsequent clashes between Syrian Kurdish forces and the extremist group.
“ISID [Daesh] bombs,” was MILLIYET’s headline, claiming that 60 Daesh militants wearing Free Syrian Army uniforms attacked the town early in the morning.
The daily claimed that more than 55 people were killed during the clashes, adding that 130 injured have been treated in Turkey’s southeastern province of Sanliurfa.
On the other hand YENISAFAK claimed that the attackers were wearing uniforms of the YPG, the military wing of the Syrian Democratic Union Party. Turkey considers the YPG to be a terrorist organization.
"The real target was Turkey," was YENISAFAK’s headline, reporting a different death toll – 40.
VATAN also claimed that the assailants were wearing YPG clothing. The newspaper reported that Ankara condemned allegations that Daesh militants passed through Turkey in order to conduct bomb attacks in Kobani.
HURRIYET quoted President Recep Tayyip Erdogan: "No one has the right to align Turkey with terrorism," rejecting involvement of any kind with Thursday’s attack.
The daily also said that Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu denied any involvement from Turkish territory in the Kobani attack.
HURRIYET quoted Davutoglu: "We have no share in any bloodshed in Syria."
"Massacre is back," was CUMHURIYET’s headline while SABAH said "Same ruse again in Kobani."
HABERTURK reported that Daesh militants infiltrated Kobani claiming they were pretending to bring humanitarian aid.
In sports news, Turkish dailies covered the re-election of Yildirim Demiroren, the chairman of the Turkish Football Federation, in a vote Thursday in capital Ankara.
"Demiroren, 4 more years," said VATAN, reporting that he won 214 signatures from a total of 219 members, in which he was the only candidate.
In economic news, DUNYA ran an interview with Erdal Bahcivan, the head of the Istanbul Chamber of Industry, who said that two new projects had been started to overcome two major problems in Turkey's industrial sector.
According to the newspaper, the two projects -- one on a lack of research and development and the other about finance problems -- will be developed in cooperation with Istanbul Commerce University.
