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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 02-10-11Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Anadolu Agency Home Page at <http://www.anadoluajansi.com.tr/>CONTENTS
[01] ECONOMIC COOPERATION ORGANIZATION BUSINESS FORUM ENDS IN ISTANBULISTANBUL - The Business Forum participated by trade officials of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) ended in Istanbul on Friday.11.10.2002 [02] THY TO STOP FLYING TO SOUTH AFRICAISTANBUL - Turkish Airlines (THY) will stop flying to South Africa.11.10.2002 [03] DENKTAS EXPECTED TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE ON SATURDAYNEW YORK - President Rauf Denktas of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) who underwent a heart surgery in New York, the United States is making a speedy recovery.11.10.2002 [04] PAKISTANI FOREIGN MINISTER ARRIVES IN ISTANBULISTANBUL - Pakistan Foreign Minister Inamul Haque came to Turkey on Friday to attend the Economic Cooperation Organization Ministers' meeting.11.10.2002 [05] PAKISTANI FOREIGN MINISTER ARRIVES IN ISTANBULISTANBUL - Pakistani Foreign Minister Inamul Haque came to Turkey on Friday to attend the Economic Cooperation Organization Ministers' meeting.11.10.2002 [06] EU TURKEY REPRESENTATIVE KRETSCHMER: ''POLITICAL CONDITIONS SHOULD BE MET FULLY, THIS IS THE REASON WHY TURKEY HAS NOT BEEN GIVEN A DATE TO START MEMBERSHIP TALKS''ISTANBUL - EU Turkey Representative Hansjorg Kretschmer has said that the EU considered it very important that the candidate countries should fulfill the EU's political criteria fully and this is the reason why Turkey was not given a date to start membership talks with the EU in the EU Commission's recently released Progress Report.11.10.2002 [07] FOREIGN MINISTER RUPEL OF SLOVENIA: ''WE HAD ALSO BEEN GIVEN COERCIVE CONDITIONS''ANKARA - Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel of Slovenia who is currently in Turkey on an official visit, said on Friday that they had been supporting Turkey's full membership to the European Union (EU).11.10.2002 [08] SEZGINER:''TURKEY WILL EXCEED 34 BILLION USD OF EXPORT REVENUES THIS YEAR''ANKARA - Foreign Trade Deputy Undersecretary Murat Sezginer has said that Turkey would exceed 34 billion USD of export revenues in any case this year and the import would be around 44 billion USD.11.10.2002 [09] YILMAZ: ''IF THE EU DOES NOT SET A DATE FOR BEGINNING OF ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS WITH TURKEY AT COPENHAGEN SUMMIT, IT WILL CONTRADICT WITH ITS OWN PRINCIPLE OF EQUAL TREATMENT TO ALL CANDIDATES''ISTANBUL - State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz, who also acts as leader of the Motherland Party (ANAP), said on Friday, ''if the European Union (EU) does not set a date at the Copenhagen Summit in December for beginning of accession negotiations with Turkey, it will contradict with its own principle of equal treatment to all candidate countries.''11.10.2002 [10] TRNC FOREIGN AND DEFENSE MINISTRY SAYS DIRECT TALKS WOULD END IF GREEK CYPRIOT ADMINISTRATION IS ACCEPTED TO EULEFKOSA - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Foreign and Defense Ministry has said that it will not be possible to continue direct talks between the two sides on the island if the Greek Cypriot Administration joins the EU.11.10.2002 [11] AIR FORCES COMMANDER ASPARUK SAYS THERE WAS NO EXTRAORDINARY ACTIVITY IN INCIRLIK BASEANKARA - Air Forces Commander Cumhur Asparuk has said that there was no extraordinary activity in Incirlik Air Base.11.10.2002 [12] TURKEY PROMOTION FILM RANKED THE SECOND IN ''MEDIA AWARD'' IN FRANCEANKARA - Turkey was ranked the second in ''Media Award'' branch in ''France Best Tourism Communication Award'' competition in France.11.10.2002 [13] U.S. HELICOPTER VESSEL ''NASSAU'' ARRIVES IN MARMARISMARMARIS - The helicopter vessel ''Nassau'' of the United States Naval Forces has arrived in Marmaris township of western Mugla province on Friday.11.10.2002 [14] TUGIAD ANKARA BRANCH CHAIRMAN: ''IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO ACCEPT CYPRUS TO BECOME A NEW CRETE''ANKARA - Murat Sarayli, the Chairman of the Ankara Branch of Association of Young Businessmen in Turkey (TUGIAD), said on Friday that it was impossible for them to accept Cyprus to become a new Crete.11.10.2002 [15] CYPRUS QUESTION AND EU DIMENSION CONFERENCEANKARA - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Defense and Foreign Minister Tahsin Ertugruloglu said on Friday that it was impossible to reach a compromise by disregarding the facts of the island.11.10.2002 [16] ATO CHAIRMAN: ''TURKEY IS IN FAVOUR OF PERMANENT AND FAIR PEACEFUL SOLUTION TO CYPRUS QUESTION''ANKARA - Ankara Chamber of Commerce (ATO) Chairman Sinan Aygun said on Friday that Turkey was in favour of permanent and fair peace and solution to Cyprus question.11.10.2002 [17] GUREL: ''IF EU CONTINUES MAKING MISTAKES, IT WILL DESTROY POSSIBILITY OF A SOLUTION IN CYPRUS''ANKARA - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sukru Sina Gurel said on Friday, ''if the European Union (EU) continues making mistakes, it will destroy possibility of a solution in Cyprus.''11.10.2002 [18] CAKMAKOGLU: ''TURKISH ARMED FORCES ALWAYS HAS TO BE READY FOR MISSION DUE TO TURKEY'S STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE''KAYSERI - National Defense Minister Sabahattin Cakmakoglu said on Friday that Turkish Armed Forces always had to be ready for mission due to Turkey's geography, neighbours and strategic importance.11.10.2002 [19] GUREL: ''WE THINK THAT EU SHOULD TAKE A POLITICAL DECISION ABOUT BEGINNING OF ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS WITH TURKEY IN 2003''ANKARA - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sukru Sina Gurel said on Friday, ''we think that the European Union (EU) should take a political decision at Copenhagen Summit in December about beginning of accession negotiations with Turkey in 2003.''11.10.2002 [20] YILMAZ: ''DOCUMENTS RELEASED BY EU COMISSION ARE TECHNICAL ASSESSMENTS''ISTANBUL - State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz, who also acts as leader of the Motherland Party (ANAP), said on Friday, ''documents released by the European Union (EU) Commission this week are technical assessments.''11.10.2002 [21] TURKEY-EU ASSOCIATION: ''WE CAN TALK ABOUT EXISTENCE OF A SERIOUS DOUBLE STANDARD ABOUT PROGRESS REPORT''ANKARA - Turkey-European Union (EU) Association said on Friday that the Regular Report on progress towards accession by Turkey brought a double standard for Turkey.11.10.2002 [22] AZERBAIJANI FOREIGN MINISTER IN TURKEYISTANBUL - Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Vilayat Quliyev arrived in Istanbul on Friday.11.10.2002 [23] BULGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTER PASI: ''WE WANT TURKISH INVESTMENTS IN OUR COUNTRY TO INCREASE''SOFIA - Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Pasi said on Friday that commercial and economic relations between Turkey and Bulgaria improved, yet stressed that the two countries could not fully use their potentials. He said, ''we want Turkish investments in our country to increase.''11.10.2002 [24] TREASURY TO REPAY 1.51 QUADRILLION TURKISH LIRAS IN DOMESTIC DEBTANKARA - Treasury will make a 1 quadrillion 51.6 trillion Turkish liras (TL) domestic debt service next week11.10.2002 [25] YILMAZ: ''PROGRESS REPORT AND STRATEGY DOCUMENT ARE NEITHER A SURPRIZE FOR US NOR MEET OUR EXPECTATIONS''ISTANBUL - Deputy Prime Minister and State Minister Mesut Yilmaz said on Friday that the Enlargement Strategy Paper 2002 and Regular Report on progress towards accession by Turkey were neither a surprise for Turkey nor met Turkey's expectations.11.10.2002 [26] TURKEY'S CONSUL GENERAL IN NEW YORK SAYS NEW YORK GOVERNOR'S DECLARATION IS RACISTNEW YORK - Turkey's Consul General in New York Omer Onhun said on Friday that the declaration of New York Governor George Pataki targeting the Turks was ''racist and discriminative.''Pataki, in his declaration dated October 6, 2002, announced that day as the ''80th anniversary of the burning of Izmir and genocide of Minor Asia's Greeks.'' Onhun said, ''the mentioned declaration distorts historical realities and shows the occupier Greek army and collaborators as the oppressed while the Turks, who were occupied and who struggled for their independence, as the oppressive and cruel side.'' 11.10.2002 [27] DEPUTIES FILE LAWSUIT FOR CANCELLATION OF DECISION ON PARLIAMENT'S RECESSANKARA - A total of 110 deputies filed on Friday a lawsuit in the Constitutional Court requesting that the decision about parliament's recess to be cancelled and its enforcement to be stopped.11.10.2002 [28] CHILD INJURED IN PERVARI AFTER STEPPING ON LAND MINEPERVARI - A child was injured on Friday after stepping on a land mine in Pervari Township in southeastern Siirt province11.10.2002 [29] POSSIBILITY OF OPERATION AGAINST IRAQ -STATE MINISTER TURKER: ''ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEMS WILL BE REFUGEES''ANKARA - State Minister for Economy Masum Turker said on Friday negative effects of possible war, which may erupt as a result of U.S. intervention in Iraq, would be reflected in refugee problem and rate of interests.11.10.2002 [30] TURKEY RAISES USD 169 MILLION INCOME THROUGH EXPORTS OF HAZELNUTSTRABZON - Turkey has exported 74 thousand 663 tonnes of hazelnuts and obtained an income of 169 million 854 thousand 288 U.S. dollars since September 1, 2002, the beginning of 2002-2003 hazelnut export season.11.10.2002 [31] TEXTILE EXPORTS FROM GAP REGION INCREASESGAZIANTEP - Southeast Anatolia Project (GAP) region exported textile products worth of 301 million 301 thousand dollars with 7.4 increase to 100 countries in nine months of this year.11.10.2002 [32] SECURITY FORCES CONFISCATE 81 KG HEROIN IN CILVEGOZU BORDER GATEREYHANLI - Security forces confiscated 81 kg heroin in Cilvegozu Border Gate in Reyhanli Township in southern Hatay Province.11.10.2002 [33] YILMAZ SAYS PROGRESS REPORT HAS NEITHER FACILITATED NOR BLOCKED A DECISION ABOUT TURKEYANKARA - Motherland Party (ANAP) leader, State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz said late on Thursday that the Regular Report on progress towards accession by Turkey had neither facilitated nor blocked a decision to be taken about Turkey by the European Union (EU) Council.11.10.2002 [34] YILMAZ: ''EXISTENCE OF A PARLIAMENT IN APPEARANCE IN NORTHERN IRAQ OR FORMATION OF DE FACTO AUTONOMOUS REGION WITH THE U.S. SUPPORT DO NOT INDICATE THAT AN INDEPENDENT KURDISH STATE IS FOUNDED''ANKARA - Motherland Party (ANAP) leader, State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz said late on Thursday, ''existence of a parliament in appearance in Northern Iraq or formation of de facto autonomous region there with the U.S. support do not indicate that an independent Kurdish state is founded. Such a development will push not only Turkey but also whole region into stability.''11.10.2002 Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |