ANKARA, Oct 19 (Reuters) - These are the leading stories in the Turkish press on Friday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

SABAH

- Iraq orders Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants to leave its soil, after Turkey's parliament authorises the government to launch an incursion into northern Iraq.

- The government raises lowest salaries for civil servants to 812 lira ($665) a month and eyes $7,000 per capita income next year.

RADIKAL

- Energy Minister Hilmi Guler accuses environment conservationists of working for foreign intelligence services. He says these groups object to gold exploration because they do not want to see a rich Turkey.

- Turkey breaches a key International Monetary Fund benchmark, and cuts primary surplus target to 5.5 percent from 6.5 percent.

HURRIYET

- Russian's chief consul in the Black Sea town Trabzon Alexande Tolsstopyatenko says his wife was harassed by young Turkish men, who he says are uneducated about sex.

- Turkish troops near the Iraqi border are ready for an operation. The head of the land forces Ilker Basbug is inspecting the troops.

MILLIYET

- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, visiting Turkey, says an independent Kurdish state would be a bomb that will blow off the Middle East.

- Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari says he does not expect a major offensive by the Turkish army into northern Iraq soon, but air attacks against PKK bases are possible.

DUNYA

- The budget figures show Turkey will fail to meet a key primary surplus target in 2007.

- Turkey's first fast train will start operation between Ankara and Eskisehir on Nov. 8.

AKSAM

- The budget of the presidency is raised by 64 percent in new budget.

REFERANS

- The government shifts its focus to economic growth in 2008's budget as it raises the growth goal to 5.5 percent from 5 percent.

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