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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 02-09-16Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Anadolu Agency Home Page at <http://www.anadoluajansi.com.tr/>CONTENTS
[01] U.N. SUPPORT TO TURKEY-GREECE COOPERATION -MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING SIGNED WITH THE U.N. REGARDING JOINT HELLENIC TURKISH STANDBY DISASTER RESPONSE UNITNEW YORK - A memorandum of understanding was signed with the United Nations regarding the Joint Hellenic Turkish Standby Disaster Response Unit-JHET-SDRU which was set up between Turkey and Greece aiming to provide urgent and influential aid to civilian people who suffered from natural disasters. The Joint Response Unit had been set up as a result of workings carried out with the support of the U.N.16.09.2002 [02] FOREIGN MINISTER GUREL MEETS IRAQI FOREIGN MINISTER SABRINEW YORK - Foreign Minister Sukru Sina Gurel met on Monday Iraqi Foreign Minister Naji Sabri and wanted Iraq to meet the expectations of international community.16.09.2002 [03] VERHEUGEN: ''EU'S DOOR SHOULD ABSOLUTELY BE LEFT OPEN WHATEVER THE RESULTS OF POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN TURKEY WOULD BE''SALZBURG - European Union (EU) Commissioner for Enlargement Guenter Verheugen said on Monday that the EU's door should absolutely be kept open whether the results of political developments in Turkey would be.16.09.2002 [04] PRIME MINISTER ECEVIT TO HAVE TELEPHONE TALK WITH U.N. SECRETARY GENERAL ANNANANKARA - The prime ministry meeting on certain foreign policy issues which was held under the leadership of Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit ended.16.09.2002 [05] CULTURE MINISTER CAGLAYAN MEETS WITH GREEK, IRAQI, SOUTH AFRICAN, RUSSIAN AND ALBANIAN CULTURE MINISTERSISTANBUL - Culture Minister Suat Caglayan had bilateral contacts on Monday with Greek, South African, Iraqi, Russian and Albanian Culture Ministers within the scope of the Third UNESCO Round Table of Ministers of Culture held in Cıragan Palace, Istanbul.16.09.2002 [06] BRSA SAYS SALE PROCESS OF PAMUKBANK CONTINUESANKARA - The Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA) said on Monday that Pamukbank's sale process would continue until announcement of the Council of State's decision regarding suspense of enforcement. Releasing a statement, BRSA and the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (SDIF) recalled that Pamukbank was transferred to the SDIF on June 18, 2002 under a BRSA decision.16.09.2002 [07] SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS REPEALS ANKARA CRIMINAL COURT'S DECISION ON RESTITUTION OF FORFETITED RIGHTS OF BOZLAK AND BIRDALANKARA - The ninth chamber of the Supreme Court of Appeals repealed on Monday the decision of the Tenth Ankara Criminal Court on restitution of forfeited rights of former People's Democracy Party (HADEP) leader Murat Bozlak and former Socialist Democracy Party (SDP) leader Akın Birdal due to incomplete investigation.16.09.2002 [08] CHP LEADER BAYKAL IN SALZBURGSALZBURG - Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal attended the Europe Economy Summit which started on Monday in Salzburg, Austria and held a series of bilateral contacts.16.09.2002 [09] UNITED STATES TO DONATE USD 200 MILLION TO TURKEYANKARA - The United States will donate 199 million 908 thousand 328 U.S. dollars to back the economic programme that Turkey is implementing in cooperation with the IMF.16.09.2002 [10] NATO JOINT COMMAND SAYS ANY MEETING ON MILITARY OPERATION AGAINST IRAQ IS NOT HELDIZMIR - The NATO Allied Forces Southern Europe (AFSOUTH) Joint Command Southeast (JCSOUTHEAST) said on Monday that any meeting on a military operation against Iraq had not been held at the command.16.09.2002 [11] TRNC PARLIAMENT CONVENES TO DISCUSS CYPRUS ISSUELEFKOSA - TRNC Parliament convened in an extraordinary session on Monday to discuss the Cyprus issue.16.09.2002 [12] TURKEY, GREECE, BULGARIA AND ROMANIA DEFENSE MINISTERS MEETING ENDSISTANBUL - National Defense Minister Sabahattin Cakmakoglu said on Monday that Turkey and Greece will continue to support NATO membership of Bulgaria and Romania to NATO16.09.2002 [13] DENKTAS: ''WE RESIST INJUSTICE''LEFKOSA - President Rauf Denktas of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) said on Monday that they resist injustice and they want to hear also voice of jurists in this resistance.16.09.2002 [14] FRANCE AMBASSADOR IN ANKARA GARCIA ATTENDS OPENING OF BURSA PRIVATE TEVFIK FIKRET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBURSA - Bursa Private Tevfik Fikret Elementary School which was established by Tevfik Fikret Education Foundation (TEFEV) has started 2002-2003 education year.16.09.2002 [15] TURKEY'S PROGRESS REPORT TO BE ANNOUNCED ON OCTOBER 9BRUSSELS - The European Union (EU) Commission will announce the progress reports for candidate countries, including Turkey, on October 9.16.09.2002 [16] BLAST AT NIGHT CLUB IN DIYARBAKIR KILLS ONE, INJURES FOURDIYARBAKIR - A hand grenade exploded in a night club in southeastern province of Diyarbakir early on Monday, killing one person and wounding four others.16.09.2002 [17] TREASURY HOLDS 3-MONTH REFERENCE BOND AUCTIONANKARA - Treasury auctioned on Monday 3-month reference bonds.16.09.2002 [18] PRIME MINISTRY ISSUES CIRCULAR FOR TURKEY'S ADJUSTMENT TO EUANKARA - Turkey which wants to get a date from EU for starting of full membership negotiations in EU Copenhagen summit, speeds up its studies to adjust with the EU by publishing a circular16.09.2002 [19] HIGHER ELECTION BOARD TO MAKE FINAL DECISION ABOUT ERDOGAN'S DEPUTYSHIPANKARA - Higher Election Board (YSK) will make the final decision on whether or not Justice and Development Party (AK Party) leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan will run candidacy for deputyship16.09.2002 [20] CAKMAKOGLU: ''IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT UNITED STATES IS DETERMINED TO INTERVENE IN IRAQ''ISTANBUL - National Defense Minister Sabahattin Cakmakoglu said on Monday, ''it is understood that the United States is determined to intervene in Iraq,'' adding that it wanted to form a world public opinion, namely a regional public opinion for it16.09.2002 [21] UNESCO CULTURE MINISTERS MEETING HELD IN ISTANBULISTANBUL - Former U.N. Secretary General and President of the World Commission on Culture and Development Javier Peres de Cuellar said that the humanity faced with new and big threats in the recent years, adding that new ways of cooperation has to be found to cope with these new threats16.09.2002 [22] UNESCO DIRECTOR GENERAL MATSUURA SAYS UNIVERSAL DECLARATION ON CULTURAL DIVERSITY IS AN IMPORTANT STEP FOR HUMANITYISTANBUL - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Director General Koichiro Matsuura said on Monday that the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity was an important step for humanity16.09.2002 [23] SUPREME COURT APPROVES REJECTION OF REQUEST FOR CLEARING OFF ERDOGAN'S RECORD OF CONVICTIONANKARA - Supreme Court Criminal Department approved the decision of Diyarbakir State Security Court (DGM) No.3 about the rejection of request for clearing off Justice and Development Party (AK Party) leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan's record of conviction16.09.2002 [24] PRESIDENT SEZER: ''TERRORISM SHOULD NOT BE ATTRIBUTED TO ANY RELIGION OR ETHICAL GROUP''ISTANBUL - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer said on Monday that terrorism should not be attributed to any religion or ethical group16.09.2002 [25] QUARTET MEETING OF DEFENSE MINISTERS BEGINSISTANBUL - National Defense Minister Sabahattin Cakmakoglu said that Turkey saw NATO's enlargement as a part of European integration process, adding that it aimed formation of a European mechanism.16.09.2002 [26] PRESIDENT SEZER: ''PRESERVING CULTURAL VALUES IS AN INDISPENSABLE FACTOR FOR IMPROVING BASIS OF A ROBUST SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT''ISTANBUL - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer said on Monday that preserving cultural values was an indispensable factor for improving the basis of a robust sustainable development.16.09.2002 [27] ECEVIT: ''UNESCO HAS TAKEN TIMELY SIGNIFICANT STEPS FOR PROTECTING INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE''ISTANBUL - Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit has said, ''UNESCO has taken timely significant steps for protecting 'intangible cultural heritage' which is a mirror of our cultural diversity.''16.09.2002 [28] PRESIDENT SEZER: ''ALTHOUGH THE PREVIOUS CENTURY WAS A SCENE OF BIG WARS AND DISASTERS, IT WAS A HISTORIC AGE WHERE GIANT STEPS FOR HUMANITY WERE TAKEN''ISTANBUL - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer said on Monday, ''although the previous century was a scene of big wars and disasters, at the same time it was a historic age where giant steps for humanity were taken.'16.09.2002 [29] EXPORT OF MACHINE MADE CARPETS INCREASESGAZIANTEP - Export of machine made carpets from southeastern Gaziantep province increased 52 percent to 74 million 981 thousand U.S. dollars in the first eight months of 200216.09.2002 [30] UNESCO THIRD ROUND TABLE MEETING OF MINISTERS OF CULTURE STARTS IN ISTANBULISTANBUL - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Third Round Table Meeting of Ministers of Culture started in Istanbul with the participation of President Ahmet Necdet Sezer on Monday16.09.2002 [31] WELCOME RECEPTION HOSTED FOR CULTURE MINISTERSISTANBUL - ''Welcome Reception'' was hosted on Sunday for the culture ministers and members of delegations who came to attend the Third UNESCO Round Table of Ministers of Culture, the theme of which is ''Intangible Cultural Heritage, a Mirror of Cultural Diversity'' in Topkapi Palace16.09.2002 [32] FOREIGN MINISTER GUREL MEETS WITH HIS AZERBAIJANI AND ARMENIAN COUNTERPARTSNEW YORK - Foreign Minister Sukru Sina Gurel met on Sunday with his Azerbaijani and Armenian counterparts in New York, where the United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly took place16.09.2002 [33] BLACK SEA PARTNERSHIP-2002 MILITARY EXERCISE ENDSZONGULDAK - The vessels of Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Georgia and Ukraine which attended the Black Sea Partnership-2002 Military Exercises departed from the Eregli township of northern province of Zonguldak on Sunday16.09.2002 Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |