PRESS DIGEST - Turkey - April 22

ISTANBUL, April 22 (Reuters) - These are the leading stories in the Turkish press on Thursday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

MILLIYET

- Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan says he will propose moving to a professional military and ending conscription to Chief of General Staff Ilker Basbug.

- The International Monetary Fund revises its estimate for Turkish economic growth this year to 5.2 percent from 3.7 percent.

HURRIYET

- A top court doesn't block the latest change in the university entrance quota system to allow more vocational students to earn a degree. The change is aimed primarily at students at religious high schools.

HABER TURK

- Koc Holding, Turkey's biggest company, appoints a new chief executive, Turgay Durak.

- Tupras has become the world's most profitable refinery.

RADIKAL

- Security cameras at an Ankara court were erased, not defective, in the days leading up to a gunman's attack, in which one judge was killed, in 2006, government scientists say.

DUNYA

- Indian motorcycle maker Hero Honda is considering investing in Turkey.

SABAH

- The Finance Ministry says no sector in Turkey is free of tax fraud.

CUMHURIYET

- The United States looks warmly on Turkey's offer to mediate with Iran over its nuclear programme. Keywords: TURKEY PRESS/ ([e-mail]; [phone]; Reuters Messaging: [e-mail]) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.