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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 04-09-09Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Anadolu Agency Home Page at <http://www.anadoluajansi.com.tr/>CONTENTS
[01] BRITISH TOURIST DIES, TURKISH PILOT INJURED IN DELTA PLANE ACCIDENTFETHIYE - A British tourist died and a Turkish pilot was injured in a delta-plane accident in the Aegean city of Fethiye on Thursday.09 Eylül 2004 Perşembe - 17:41 [02] FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES DROP BY 300 M. US DOLLARSANKARA - Foreign exchange reserves of the Central Bank dropped by 300 million U.S. dollars between August 27th and September 3rd, 2004.09 Eylül 2004 Perşembe - 15:36 [03] GTO DELEGATION MEETS SYRIAN PRIME MINISTER UTRIGAZIANTEP - Gaziantep Trade Chamber (GTO) delegation, headed by Lutfullah Bilgin, Governor of southeast city of Gaziantep, met Syrian Prime Minister Naji Utri on Thursday.09 Eylül 2004 Perşembe - 14:47 [04] TURKEY REPAYS USD 367.46 MILLION IN FOREIGN DEBTANKARA - Turkey repaid 367.46 million U.S. dollars in foreign debt between September 1st and 8th, 2004.09 Eylül 2004 Perşembe -- 14:44 [05] TURKISH FM RECEIVED BY ESTONIAN PRESIDENTTALLINN - Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul was received today by Estonian President Arnold Ruutel in Estonian capital of Tallinn, the first leg of his tour to Baltic countries.09 Eylül 2004 Perşembe -- 14:42 [06] TURKISH POLICE SEIZE 24 KG HEROIN IN ISTANBULISTANBUL - Turkish police seized 24 kilograms of heroin in Istanbul, Deputy Police Chief Halil Yilmaz said on Thursday.09 Eylül 2004 Perşembe -- 14:38 [07] TURKISH POLICE DETAIN FIVE PEOPLE IN CONNECTION WITH SABOTAGE ATTEMPT ON RAILWAYANTAKYA - Turkish police detained five people in connection with an attempt to sabotage the railway near Dortyol town of southern city of Hatay, the Police Department said on Thursday.09 Eylül 2004 Perşembe -- 14:37 [08] VERHEUGEN: ''OUR ASSESSMENT WILL BE VERY CORRECT AND NEUTRAL''ISTANBUL - The European Union (EU) Commissioner for Enlargement Guenter Verheugen said, ''Turkey seems very determined to follow the path to the EU,'' adding, ''we will make a very correct and neutral assessment in the Progress Report which will be published on October 6th.''09 Eylül 2004 Perşembe -- 14:14 [09] VERHEUGEN DISCUSSES TURKEY'S EU MEMBERSHIP IN FENER GREEK PATRIARCHATEISTANBUL - Turkey's membership to the European Union (EU) and the problems of minorities in Turkey were discussed during the meeting of Guenter Verheugen, EU Commissioner for Enlargement, in Fener Greek Patriarchate on Thursday.09 Eylül 2004 Perşembe -- 12:38 [10] COE CHOOSES USAK E-TYPE PRISON AS A MODEL PRISONUSAK - The Council of Europe (COE) chose Usak E-type Prison as 'model prison' of the year, said Ihsan Erogul, Chief Public Prosecutor of Aegean city of Usak.09 Eylül 2004 Perşembe -- 11:26 [11] AYDIN PROCEEDS FROM NETHERLANDS TO POLANDAMSTERDAM - Turkish State Minister Mehmet Aydin proceeded from the Netherlands to Poland on Thursday.09 Eylül 2004 Perşembe -- 11:25 [12] VERHEUGEN MEETS RELIGIOUS REPRESENTATIVES OF MINORITIES IN ISTANBULISTANBUL - Guenter Verheugen, the European Union (EU) Commissioner for enlargement, met on Thursday religious representatives of the minorities in Istanbul.09 Eylül 2004 Perşembe -- 10:33 [13] TURKISH FM SAYS SPAIN IS READY TO COOPERATE REGARDING SUNKEN SHIPTALLINN - Spain was ready to cooperate and extend every kind of assistance to Turkey regarding the cargo ship ''Ulla'' which sank in Turkish port of Iskenderun, Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said on Thursday.09 Eylül 2004 Perşembe -- 10:28 [14] FM GUL: ''WE HAVE RESCUED ALL TURKISH CITIZENS WHO ARE REPORTED TO BE KEPT HOSTAGE IN IRAQ''TALLINN - Turkish Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said, ''we have rescued all Turkish citizens who were reported to be hostage in Iraq.''09 Eylül 2004 Perşembe -- 10:26 [15] RULING AK PARTY DECIDES TO CONSIDER ADULTERY AS CRIME ON CONDITION ONE OF THE PARTIES COMPLAINSANKARA - The Central Executive Board of the ruling Justice & Development Party (AK Party) decided to consider adultery as a crime in an amendment to Turkish Penal Code (TCK), on the basis of gender equality and on condition that one of the parties indicted the other, sources said early on Thursday.09 Eylül 2004 Perşembe -- 10:11 [16] TURKISH FM STRONGLY CRITICIZES DISCUSSIONS ON ADULTERYTALLINN - ''The way adultery was taken up in Turkey was unfair, and an irresponsible behavior'', Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said on Thursday.09 Eylül 2004 Perşembe -- 10:00 [17] TURKISH POLICE SEIZE 66 KG HEROIN IN ANKARAANKARA - Turkish police seized 66 kilograms of heroin in capital Ankara, sources said on Thursday.09 Eylül 2004 Perşembe -- 09:33 [18] TURKISH POLICE ARREST 100 ILLEGAL MIGRANTS IN ISTANBULISTANBUL - Turkish police arrested 100 illegal migrants in Istanbul, sources said on Thursday.09 Eylül 2004 Perşembe -- 08:56 [19] A TERRORIST DIES WHEN TRYING TO PLACE BOMB ON RAILWAY IN HATAYADANA/ANTAKYA - A terrorist died when trying to place a bomb on railway in Dortyol township of southern city of Hatay, Turkish State Railways (TCDD) official said on Wednesday08 Eylül 2004 Çarşamba -- 23:01 [20] TURKISH FM LEAVES FOR ESTONIAANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul left on Wednesday for Estonia, the first leg of his tour to Baltic countries08 Eylül 2004 Çarşamba -- 20:43 [21] BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: 65 - TURKEY: 75SARAJEVO - Turkey defeated on Wednesday Bosnia-Herzegovina 75-65 in its first match in the 34th European Men's Basketball Championship (Eurobasket 2005) qualifying round.08 Eylül 2004 Çarşamba -- 20:43 [22] SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS ENDKURE - Search and rescue teams ended their operation in the mine where a fire broke out in Kure township of northern province of Kastamonu on Wednesday.08 Eylül 2004 Çarşamba -- 20:42 [23] VERHEUGEN SAYS PROGRESS REPORT TO BE MADE PUBLIC ON OCT. 6THISTANBUL - European Union (EU) Commissioner for enlargement Guenter Verheugen said on Wednesday that Turkey's progress report would be made public on October 6th, as earlier scheduled08 Eylül 2004 Çarşamba -- 20:42 [24] TALABANI: ''TURKISH DRIVERS ENDANGER THEIR LIVES FOR ALL IRAQI PEOPLE''ANKARA - Jalal Talabani, the leader of the Patriotic Union for Iraqi Kurdistan (PUK), said on Wednesday that Turkish drivers endangered their lives for all the Iraqi people.08 Eylül 2004 Çarşamba -- 20:04 [25] ANKARA DOESN'T WANT EU TO PUT PRECONDITIONS BEFORE STARTING ENTRY TALKSANKARA - Ankara does not want the European Union (EU) to put preconditions before starting its full membership negotiations or to take a decision to monitor Turkey's situation on a later date, diplomatic sources said on Wednesday.08 Eylül 2004 Çarşamba -- 20:04 [26] TURKISH POLICE SEIZE 16 KG HASHISH IN EDREMITEDREMIT - Turkish police seized 16 kilograms of hashish in Edremit town of northwestern Balikesir province, sources said on Wednesday08 Eylül 2004 Çarşamba -- 19:05 [27] TURKISH POLICE ARREST 66 ILLEGAL MIGRANTS IN ISTANBULISTANBUL - Turkish police arrested 66 illegal migrants in Istanbul, sources said on Wednesday.08 Eylül 2004 Çarşamba -- 18:45 [28] SEVEN WORKERS RESCUED ALIVE FROM MINEKASTAMONU - Seven workers were rescued alive from the mine where a fire broke out early in the day, sources said on Wednesday08 Eylül 2004 Çarşamba -- 18:45 [29] VERHUEGEN SAYS EVERYONE THINKS SETTING A DATE FOR TURKEY'S ACCESSION TALKS WILL HELP THE COUNTRY'S PROGRESSIZMIR - European Union (EU) Commissioner for Enlargement Guenter Verheugen said on Wednesday that people whom he had meetings thought that setting a date for Turkey to start its accession talks with the EU would help steps that the country would take on progress.08 Eylül 2004 Çarşamba -- 18:45 [30] DEAD TOLL RISES TO 19KASTAMONU - Four more dead bodies were pulled from the mine where a fire broke out early in the day, raising the death toll to 19, sources said on Wednesday08 Eylül 2004 Çarşamba -- 18:44 [31] EU MAY DELAY RELEASE OF TURKEY'S PROGRESS REPORT TILL OCT. 13THANKARA - The European Union (EU) might delay release of Turkey's progress report till October 13th due to technical problems, diplomatic sources said on Wednesday.08 Eylül 2004 Çarşamba -- 18:30 [32] SANTA CLAUS FOUNDATION INVITES TERROR VICTIM RUSSIAN CHILDREN TO TURKEYANTALYA - Muammer Karabulut, the Chairman of the Santa Claus Foundation based in Turkey, said on Wednesday that they had invited the surviving children, who were the victims of the terrorist act in North Ossetia, to join the 22nd Call for World Peace with Santa Claus Activities to be held between December 1st and 7th.08 Eylül 2004 Çarşamba -- 18:04 [33] NARBONA SAYS THEY WILL CONTACT TURKISH OFFICIALS TODAY CONCERNING SHIP WHICH SANK IN ISKENDERUNMADRID - Spanish Environment Minister Cristina Narbona said that they would contact Turkish officials today concerning the ship loaded with toxic waste which sank on Monday in Turkish port of Iskenderun.08 Eylül 2004 Çarşamba -- 17:16 [34] TURKISH GENDARMERY ARRESTS 34 ILLEGAL MIGRANTS IN EDIRNEEDIRNE - Turkish gendarmery arrested 34 illegal migrants in northwestern city of Edirne, sources said on Wednesday.08 Eylül 2004 Çarşamba -- 16:49 [35] KASTAMONU GOVERNOR: ''BODIES OF 3 WORKERS ARE PULLED OUT FROM THE MINE''KURE - Bodies of 3 workers were pulled out from the mine where a fire broke out early in the day, sources said on Wednesday.08 Eylül 2004 Çarşamba -- 16:16 [36] ERDOGAN: ''MENTALITY OF 'WE' SHOULD PREVAIL AGAINST TERRORISM''ANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, ''the mentality 'we' not 'I' should prevail against terrorism.''08 Eylül 2004 Çarşamba -- 16:15 [37] PM ERDOGAN: ''FIRE IS TAKEN UNDER CONTROL AND COMMUNICATION WITH TRAPPED WORKERS IS RESTORED''ANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the fire in mine in Kure township was taken under control and communication is established with trapped workers.08 Eylül 2004 Çarşamba -- 15:35 [38] PM ERDOGAN: ''REDUCING INTEREST RATES BY 2 POINTS WILL AFFECT ECONOMY POSITIVELY''ANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, ''Reducing interest rates by 2 points (by the Central Bank) will affect economy positively.''08 Eylül 2004 Çarşamba -- 15:35 [39] TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTRY: ''AS A TURKISH INSTITUTION THE PATRIARCHATE IS UNDER GUARANTEE OF OUR LAWS AND LEGAL SYSTEM''ANKARA - Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate was under guarantee of Turkish laws and legal system as a Turkish institution.08 Eylül 2004 Çarşamba -- 15:34 [40] PARLIAMENTARIANS OF NATO COUNTRIES VISIT GAP REGIONSANLIURFA - A delegation comprised of parliamentarians of 18 NATO countries visited Southeast Anatolian Project (GAP) region in southeastern city of Sanliurfa on Wednesday.08 Eylül 2004 Çarşamba -- 15:34 [41] EU COMMISSIONER VERHEUGEN MEETS REPRESENTATIVES OF NGOs IN IZMIRIZMIR - The European Union (EU) Commissioner for Enlargement Guenter Verheugen met representatives of non-governmental organizations in Aegean port city of Izmir on Wednesday08 Eylül 2004 Çarşamba -- 15:33 [42] FIRE PUT OUT, ANOTHER WORKER RESCUEDKURE - The fire which broke out in mine pit in Kure town of Black Sea Kastamonu province was put out, sources said on Wednesday.08 Eylül 2004 Çarşamba -- 14:42 [43] COMMUNICATION ESTABLISHED WITH 31 TRAPPED WORKERSANKARA - Communication is restored with 31 workers who were trapped in a mine in Kure town of Black Sea Kastamonu province and they are all alive, said Turkish Prime Ministry Emergency Management Office on Wednesday.08 Eylül 2004 Çarşamba -- 14:41 [44] CONDITIONAL REGISTRATION PERMISSION GIVEN TO STUDENTS WEARING HEADSCARVESBOLU - Registration of students, wearing headscarves, can be made in Abant Izzet Baysal University (AIBU) on condition that they get them out when school starts.08 Eylül 2004 Çarşamba -- 14:41 [45] TRNC COUNCIL OF MINISTERS MODIFIES LAW ON FOREIGNERS PURCHASING PROPERTIESLEFKOSA - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Council of Ministers approved a modification in the law on the rights of foreigners purchasing property in TRNC.08 Eylül 2004 Çarşamba -- 14:41 [46] ORIENT EXPRESS IN TURKEYEDIRNE - Orient Express, which departed from Paris on September 2nd, has entered Turkey via Kapikule border crossing on Wednesday.08 Eylül 2004 Çarşamba -- 14:14 [47] SIX MORE WORKERS PULLED OUT INJUREDKURE - Six more workers were pulled out from the tunnel injured after a fire broke out as welding works continued in a tunnel construction site in Kure township of western Black Sea city Kastamonu.08 Eylül 2004 Çarşamba -- 13:48 [48] EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR GENERAL IPEK: ''TWO PEOPLE RESCUED AT THE FIRST STAGE. AROUND 25-30 WORKERS SUPPOSED TO BE TRAPPED IN TUNNEL''ANKARA - Turkish Emergency Management Director Gen.Hasan Ipek said on Wednesday that, ''two people were rescued from the fire (in Kure township of western Black Sea city Kastamonu) and the cause of the fire is gas compression''. ''Around 25-30 people are supposed to be trapped in the tunnel'' he added.08 Eylül 2004 Çarşamba -- 13:47 [49] SWEDISH WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN HOTEL IN MARMARISMUGLA - A Swedish tourist, who was on vacation in Marmaris town of Aegean Mugla province, was found dead in her hotel room, sources said on Wednesday.08 Eylül 2004 Çarşamba -- 13:47 [50] KURE SUBGOVERNOR: ''WE CAN REACH STRANDED WORKERS BY PHONE''KURE - Officials can reach by phone the workers, who were stranded in a tunnel after a fire broke out in a construction site in Kure town of western Black Sea city of Kastamonu, sources said on Wednesday.08 Eylül 2004 Çarşamba -- 13:06 [51] ERDOGAN: ''AS GOVERNMENT WE ATTACH GREAT IMPORTANCE TO PERFORMANCE''ANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that, ''as government, we attach great importance to performance.''08 Eylül 2004 Çarşamba -- 13:06 [52] VERHEUGEN: ''I SAW A STRONG SUPPORT IN TURKEY AS TO BECOME CLOSER WITH EUROPE''IZMIR - The European Union (EU) Commissioner for Enlargement Guenter Verheugen said, ''one more time, I saw a very strong support in Turkey to become closer with Europe.''08 Eylül 2004 Çarşamba -- 12:19 [53] SUPREME BOARD OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CONVENESANKARA - Supreme Board of Science and Technology convened under the chairmanship of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday.08 Eylül 2004 Çarşamba -- 11:24 [54] INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INCREASESANKARA - Industrial production rose by 15.3 percent in the second quarter of 2004 over to the same period of last year.08 Eylül 2004 Çarşamba -- 10:33
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