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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 02-10-16Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Anadolu Agency Home Page at <http://www.anadoluajansi.com.tr/>CONTENTS
[01] TREASURY: ''TURKEY AND IMF HAVE REACHED A COMPROMISE ON CONDITIONS NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE FOURTH REVIEW''ANKARA - The Treasury Undersecretariat said on Wednesday that fourth review with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) covering the 2002-2004 Stand-by arrangement had been completed and a compromise had been reached on this isuse.16.10.2002 [02] FOREIGN MINISTER GUREL: ''EU HAS TO MAKE A DECISION TO BEGIN NEGOTIATIONS WITH TURKEY IN 2003''IZMIR - Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Sukru Sina Gurel said on Wednesday that the European Union (EU) had to make a decision to begin negotiations with Turkey in 2003.16.10.2002 [03] KAHKONEN: ''WE DO NOT PLAN TO COMBINE FOURTH AND FIFTH REVIEWS''ANKARA - International Monetary Fund (IMF) Turkey Desk Chief Juha Kahkonen said on Wednesday that they did not plan to combine the fourth and the fifth reviews.16.10.2002 [04] SPANISH AMBASSADOR TO ANKARA CAMARA SAYS FOREIGN CAPITAL CAN ONLY COME TO TURKEY IF SOUND MACRO ECONOMIC BALANCES ARE SET UPESKISEHIR - Spanish Ambassador to Turkey Manuel de la Camara said on Wednesday that foreign capital can only come to Turkey if sound macro economic balances are set up in the country.16.10.2002 [05] KAHKONEN: ''IF TURKEY FULFILLS CONDITIONS, FOURTH REVIEW WILL BE COMPLETED''ANKARA - International Monetary Fund (IMF) Turkey Desk Chief Juha Kahkonen said on Wednesday that if Turkey fulfilled conditions, the fourth review would be completed.16.10.2002 [06] TOURISM MINISTER TASAR SAYS DEMAND FOR TURKEY WILL INCREASE IF A NEGOTIATION DATE IS TAKEN FROM EUOGUZELI - Tourism Minister Mustafa Tasar said on Wednesday that the demand for Turkey in the tourism sector would increase if a negotiation date was taken from the European Union (EU) in Copenhagen Summit on December 12.16.10.2002 [07] PRESIDENT SEZER SAYS IT IS WORRISOME THAT TURKEY IMPORTS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSANKARA - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer said on Wednesday that it was worrying that Turkey was importing agricultural products although it was among the countries which were self-sufficient in agricultural production and he added that a structural agriculture reform should be implemented.16.10.2002 [08] SECURITY FORCES CAPTURE 18 FOREIGNERS IN VANVAN - Security forces captured on Wednesday a total of 18 foreigners in eastern province of Van who had entered Turkey illegally16.10.2002 [09] EP PRESIDENT COX SAYS STEPS TAKEN BY TURKEY CAN'T BE IGNOREDANKARA - European Parliament (EP) President Pat Cox said on Wednesday that the steps taken by Turkey can't be ignored, adding that wrong messages should not be given to Turkey.16.10.2002 [10] KAHKONEN: ''TURKEY WILL REACH ITS TARGET OF 6.5 PERCENT NON-INTEREST SURPLUS''ANKARA - International Monetary Fund (IMF) Turkey Desk Chief Juha Kahkonen said on Wednesday that Turkey would reach its target of 6.5 percent non-interest surplus for the year 2002.16.10.2002 [11] GENDARME FORCES CAPTURE A TOTAL OF 516 FOREIGNERS ONLY IN CANAKKALE THIS YEARCANAKKALE - Gendarme forces captured a total of 516 foreigners in 23 different operations in northwestern only in Canakkale province this year.16.10.2002 [12] KAHKONEN: ''WHEN WE LOOK AT THE FIGURES, WE SEE THAT TURKEY WILL DISPLAY A MORE SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE''ANKARA - International Monetary Fund (IMF) Turkey Desk Chief Juha Kahkonen said on Wednesday they saw that Turkey would reach all of its macroeconomic targets, and display a more successful performance when they look at the economic figures.16.10.2002 [13] DUTCH TOURIST DIES IN FETHIYEMUGLA - One of two foreign tourists flying with paraglider died in an accident in Fethiye town of western province of Mugla on Wednesday.16.10.2002 [14] TUSIAD'S CONTACTS IN COPENHAGEN CONTINUEISTANBUL - Association of Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen (TUSIAD) has meetings in Copenhagen, Denmark within the scope of the contacts it carries out in EU countries for Turkey's getting a negotiation date from the EU to start full membership negotiations.16.10.2002 [15] DE SOTO MEETS WITH FOREIGN MINISTRY UNDERSECRETARY ZIYALANKARA - Alvaro De Soto, the U.N. Secretary General's special representative for Cyprus met with Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Ugur Ziyal on Wednesday.16.10.2002 [16] GULEK: ''WE HAVE BEEN DOING OUR UTMOST TO PREVENT A POSSIBLE OPERATION AGAINST IRAQ''ADANA - State Minister Tayyibe Gulek said on Wednesday, ''we have been doing our utmost to prevent a possible military operation against Iraq. If such an operation is launched despite Turkey's efforts, we will work to protect Turkey's interests.''16.10.2002 [17] WORKING GROUP TO BE FORMED FOR TURKISH-ISRAELI INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT ON MANAVGAT WATERANKARA - Turkey and Israel decided to form a working group for signing of an intergovernmental agreement within the scope of Manavgat water project.16.10.2002 [18] MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS: ''WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION ABOUT EU'S TAKING A NEGATIVE DECISION ABOUT KADEK ISSUE''ANKARA - Foreign Ministry Spokesman Yusuf Buluc said on Wednesday that they had not received any information about the European Union's (EU) taking a negative decision about the issue of KADEK.16.10.2002 [19] DEPUTY PARLIAMENT SPEAKER SOKMENOGLU:''PARLIAMENT'S TAKING DECISION ABOUT IRAQ IS OUT OF QUESTION NOW''ISTANBUL - Deputy Parliament Speaker Murat Sokmenoglu said on Wednesday that the parliament's taking a decision about Iraq is out of question for the moment.16.10.2002 [20] KANADOGLU REQUESTS ANKARA CHIEF PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE TO LAUNCH AN INVESTIGATION AGAĞINST DEHAP DIRECTORSANKARA - Supreme Court of Appeals Chief Prosecutor Sabih Kanadoglu requested Ankara Chief Prosecutor's Office to launch an investigation against directors of the Democratic People's Party (DEHAP) on charges of forgery.16.10.2002 [21] FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN BULUC: ''IT IS NOT THE TIME FOR POLEMICS''ANKARA - Foreign Ministry Spokesman Yusuf Buluc said on Wednesday that the developments in Northern Iraq were under the control of Turkey, stressing that, ''it is not the time for polemics''.16.10.2002 [22] MANISA CASE -POLICE OFFICIALS TO APPLY TO ECHRMANISA - The lawyers of the police officials who were tried for torturing young persons in the case, known as ''Manisa Case'' said on Wednesday that the state has to protect its civil servants.16.10.2002 [23] CAKAN: ''WE DON'T SUFFER ANY OIL OR NATURAL GAS SHORTAGE IN A POSSIBLE WAR''ZONGULDAK - Energy and Natural Resources Minister Zeki Cakan said on Wednesday that Turkey would not suffer any oil or natural gas shortage in case of a possible operation against Iraq.16.10.2002 [24] BIRET GIVES A CONCERT IN MOSCOWMOSCOW - Idil Biret, worldwide famous Turkish pianist, gave a concert in Russian capital Moscow on Wednesday.16.10.2002 [25] U.S. AMBASSADOR PEARSON: ''AN ORDER SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED IN NORTHERN IRAQ WHERE ALL GROUPS ARE REPRESENTED JOINTLY''ANKARA - U.S. Ambassador in Ankara Robert Pearson said on Wednesday that any order that would be established in Northern Iraq should represent all the groups in the region.16.10.2002 [26] CASE OF KIVRIKOGLU AGAINST RSF TO BE POSTPONEDPARIS - The hearing of the suit filed by former Chief of General Staff Gen. Huseyin Kıvrıkoglu about the organization of Journalists Without Borders (RSF) is expected to be postponed.16.10.2002 [27] CASE ON YOUNG PEOPLE FROM MANISA -MANISA HIGH CRIMINAL COURT SENTENCES ONE POLICE CHIEF AND 10 POLICEMEN BETWEEN 60-130 MONTHS IN JAILMANISA - Manisa High Criminal Court on Wednesday insisted on its previous decision and sentenced one police chief and 10 policemen between 60-130 months in jail in the case publicly known as ''Case of Young People from Manisa''.16.10.2002 [28] TURKER-LINN MEETINGS FOCUS ON CAS AND ISTANBUL APPROACHANKARA - The meetings between State Minister Masum Turker for Economy and World Bank Vice President Johannes Linn for Europe focused on Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) and Istanbul Approach which aims to support financially weak companies.16.10.2002 [29] HUNGARIAN CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF FODOR VISITS AEGEAN ARMY COMMANDER GENERAL TOLONIZMIR - Hungarian Chief of General Staff Lajos Fodor visited on Wednesday Aegean Army Commander General Hursit Tolon.16.10.2002 [30] DE SOTO ARRIVES IN TURKEYISTANBUL - U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan's Cyprus Special Envoy Alvaro De Soto said on Wednesday that he believed that an agreement could be reached in Cyprus before the Copenhagen Summit, stressing that everybody should be in cooperation in this direction.16.10.2002 [31] CIVIL SERVANTS NOT TO GO TO WORK ON THURSDAY TO PROTEST GOVERNMENTANKARA - The Confederation of Public Workers Labor Unions (KESK) member civil servants will not go to work on Thursday to protest delay of inflation difference payments and postponement of work on recovery of their social and personnel rights.16.10.2002 [32] TURKEY RAISES USD 184.2 MILLION INCOME THROUGH EXPORTS OF HAZELNUTSTRABZON - Turkey has exported 81 thousand 280 tonnes of hazelnuts and obtained an income of 184 million 232 thousand 406 U.S. dollars since September 1, 2002, the beginning of 2002-2003 hazelnut export season.16.10.2002 [33] SOUTHEASTERN ANATOLIA OBTAINS USD 30.2 MILLION FROM EXPORT OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSGAZIANTEP - Export of agricultural products from Southeastern Anatolia region to America increased 30.7 percent to 30 million 222 thousand U.S. dollars in the first nine months of 2002.16.10.2002 [34] ECEVIT: ''WE ARE THE MOST POWERFUL COUNTRY IN THE MIDDLE EAST. IT'S OUR DUTY TO WARN NOT ONLY IRAQ, BUT ALSO ALL OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE REGION''ANKARA - Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said that Turkey is the most powerful country in the Middle East, adding, ''it's our duty to warn not only Iraq, but also all other countries in the region. Turkey is obliged to be the watchkeeper of the region.''16.10.2002 Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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