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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 00-02-22Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Anadolu Agency Home Page at <http://www.anadoluajansi.gov.tr/>[01] AA News22 February 2000 Tuesday[02] TURKEY-PRESS SCANThese are some of the major headlines and their brief stories in Turkey's press on Feb 22, 2000. The Anadolu Ajansi does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their occuracy.HURRIYET (LIBERAL)ECEVIT CONGRATULATES IRANIAN WOMENPrime Minister Bulent Ecevit said, ''it appears that Iran will no longer attempt to export its revolution to other countries. Certain anti- secularist groups in Turkey will no longer see the Iranian revolution as a source of inspiration. I hope the new Iranian administration will be more determined against the separatist circles now.'' Ecevit said that reformers who want to reach a real democracy, had apparently won a great victory in elections in Iran. ''I congratulate the Iranian people, particularly young people and women. Iranian President Mohammad Khatami can now call on the powerful support of parliament for his reformist policies,'' Ecevit stressed. FINANSBANK PURCHASES A BANK IN ROMANIA BUDGET DEFICIT BECOMES 1.5 QUADRILLION TL IN JANUARY MILLIYET (LIBERAL)DEMONSTRATION IN DIYARBAKIRNearly 1,500 people held a demonstration in southeastern Diyarbakir province to protest detention of Feridun Celik, the Mayor of Diyarbakir. Celik was taken into custody on charges of having links with the terrorist organization PKK. The demonstration ended peacefully. TRIAL OF ERBAKAN, LEADER OF WELFARE WARTY, AT DIYARBAKIR DGM Erbakan is being accused of provoking people to hatred and animosity in a speech he made in Bingol in 1994. Prosecutor requests Erbakan to be sentenced to one-year in prison in accordance with the Article 312/2 of the Turkish Penal Code. SABAH (LIBERAL)TURKEY MAKES PEACE WITH SWITZERLANDRelations between Turkey and Switzerland is being renewed. Joseph Deiss, the Swiss Foreign Minister, is currently paying an official visit to Ankara as guest of Ismail Cem, the Foreign Minister. Relations between Turkey and Switzerland have been halted since the incidents in Turkish Embassy in Bern in June, 1993. A group of supporters of terrorist organization PKK, staged an attack on the Turkish Embassy building in 1993. One of the supporters was killed when security forces in the building opened fire on the group. Following the incident, the Swiss government requested Turkey to bring those who opened fire on PKK supporters, to justice. But Turkey rejected the request. Two countries declared their ambassadors as 'persona non grata'. A Swiss foreign minister has been visiting Turkey for the first time since 1993. MONGOLIANS DUE IN TURKEY CUMHURIYET (LEFT)ECEVIT CONGRATULATES IRANIAN YOUTH AND WOMENPrime Minister Bulent Ecevit evaluated the elections in Iran saying ''it appears that Iran will no longer attempt to export its revolution to other countries. Certain anti-secularist groups in Turkey will no longer see the Iranian revolution as a source of inspiration. I hope the new Iranian administration will be more determined against the separatist circles now.'' Prime Minister Ecevit said that reformers who want to reach a real democracy, had apparently won a great victory in elections in Iran. ''I congratulate the Iranian people, particularly young people and women. Iranian President Mohammad Khatami can now call on the powerful support of parliament for his reformist policies,'' Ecevit stressed. RETIRED GEN. ERKAYA: ''THE BIGGEST DANGER IS FETULLAH'' RADIKAL (LEFT)COTTARELLI GIVES HOPECarlo Cottarelli, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Turkey Desk Chief, linked inflation in January to the price increases in agricultural products and taxes. Cottarelli said, ''there is no problem in the program. Inflation will fall.'' ERDIS READ OUT HIS 19 PAGE DEFENSE TURKIYE (RIGHT)FRANCE IN EXAMINATIONFrance will decide today whether it will be a tool to the ''Armenian game'' or not. French Senate Chairmanship Council on Tuesday will discuss whether or not it will take so-call genocide on Armenians into its agenda. Following the letter which President Suleyman Demirel sent to Chirac, Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit made a statement and said, ''a wrong decision will affect our relations.'' Now, France will either act like Italy which supported terrorist PKK and entered to a difficult position, or preserve its esteem by acting in common sense. EFFORTS ARE UNDERWAY TO OVERCOME THE DIFFICULTIES ZAMAN (CONSERVATIVE)THE TARGET IS THE POLITICIZATION EFFORTS OF PKKPolicy and intelligence experts evaluate detention of mayors from the People's Democracy Party (HADEP), differently. Some of the experts evaluated the detentions as to prevent politicization efforts of terrorist PKK organization, some evaluated it as the efforts to interrupt democratization. FAMILY COURTS TO BE FORMED [03] GEORGIAN INTERIOR MINISTER ARRIVES IN TURKEYANKARA - Kakha Targamadze, the Georgian Interior Minister, and an accompanying delegation arrived in Ankara on Tuesday as guests of Sadettin Tantan, the Interior Minister.Tantan welcomed Targamadze at the Esenboga Airport. Targamadze will firstly visit mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the Founder of modern Republic of Turkey, and lay a wreath to the tomb of Ataturk. He is scheduled to come together with Tantan prior to the inter- delegationary meetings. Following the meetings, a memorandum of understanding will be signed. Georgian delegation headed by Targamadze will visit the Police Academy on February 23. Targamadze and accompanying delegation are expected to depart from Turkey on Thursday. [04] HEAVY SNOWFALL PARALYZES TRAFFIC IN BOLU IN KAYSERÝKAYSERI- Heavy snowfall paralyzed the traffic in central Kayseri province on Tuesday.Officials told the A.A correspondent that Kayseri-Malatya highway and a total of 86 village roads in Pinarbasi, Sariz, and Yahyali townships were closed to traffic. Highway teams are working to clear snow on the roads with snowblowers in the province. [05] BOSNIAN PRIME MINISTER BICAKCIC VISITS MAUSOLEUM OF ATATURKANKARA - Bosnian Prime Minister Ethem Bicakcic who is currently paying an official visit to Turkey, visited on Tuesday the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the Founder of modern Republic of Turkey.He laid a wreath on tomb of Ataturk and visited the museum where Ataturk's personnal belongings are being displayed. Bicakcic also signed the special notebook of the mausoleum saying, ''I am very pleased with being in Republic of Turkey which was founded by 'Father of Turks'. I believe that relations between Turkey and Bosnia-Herzegovina will further improve.'' [06] ONE PERSON DIES, 28 OTHERS INJURED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN SANLIURFASANLIURFA - One lorry, which overtook a vehicle falsely, hit a coach in Sanlýurfa-Gaziantep highway late on Monday night.One person died and 28 others were injured in the accident. After the collision, the coach damaged the barriers and toppled over from a cliff which has a height of 50 meters. The international Sanlýurfa E-90 highway was closed to traffic for a period. The driver of the coach died in the hospital, while 28 wounded persons including two children were hospitalized. [07] WORLD YACHTING CHAMPIONSHIP TO BE ORGANIZED IN CESME BETWEEN JULY 14- 29ADANA - The World Yachting Championship will be held in Cesme township of Izmir province in the Aegean Region between July 14-29, 2000.Azat Baykal, the Chairman of Yachting Federation, told the A.A correspondent on Tuesday that nearly 2,000 sportsmen from 40 countries would participate in the championship. Baykal stressed that the championship would be a significant opportunity to promote Turkey's natural and historical assets to the world. He noted that they had been preparing for the championship for almost two years, adding, ''several organizations such as the Coca Cola and the Efes Pilsen will provide financial support to the championship.'' [08] 85 VILLAGE ROADS CLOSED TO TRAFFIC IN KONYA DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALLKONYA - Heavy snowfall paralyzed traffic and daily life in central Konya province on Tuesday.Officials told the A.A correspondent that a total of 85 village roads in the province were closed to the traffic. Highway teams are working to clear snow on the roads with snowblowers. Officials at the Provincial Directorate of Meteorology noted that they expected the snowfall to continue tomorrow. [09] A LORRY COLLIDES WITH A COACH, INJURING 18 PEOPLEKUTAHYA- A lorry collided with a coach on Kutahya-Eskisehir highway on Tuseday, injuring 18 people.The coach was carrying workers. Officials told A.A correspondent that six of the injured people were in serious condition. Injured people were taken to the hospitals for medical treatment. [10] HEAVY SNOWFALL PARALYZES TRAFFIC AND DAILY LIFE IN CENTRAL BLACK SEA REGIONSAMSUN - Heavy snowfall which started overnight, paralyzed traffic and daily life in central Black Sea Region on Tuesday.Officials told the A.A correspondent that a total of 120 village roads in Samsun, Ordu, Sinop and Amasya provinces in the Central Black Sea Region were closed to traffic. Highway teams are working to clear snow on the roads with snowblowers. Meanwhile, heavy snowfall also damaged electricity and telephone lines in the region. [11] FIRE BREAKS OUT IN A HUT, KILLING ONE QUAKE SURVIVORKARAMURSEL- A quake survivor died on Tuesday after suffering severe burns in a fire which broke out in a quake hut in Karamursel township of Kocaeli province.The fire broke out due to short-circuit in the quake hut. Hakan Turk, 20, lost his life in the fire. The fire was put out before it spreads to other huts. [12] TRIAL OF 86 INMATES WHO INVOLVED IN RIOT AT ULUCANLAR PRISON IN ANKARA ON SEPTEMBER 26, 1999, OPENSANKARA - Trial of 86 inmates who were involved in the riot at Ulucanlar Prison in Ankara on September 26, 1999 where 10 people were killed, opened at 10:15 local time on Tuesday.A total of 4 defendants, including two women, and a number of lawyers attended the court session at Ankara 5th High Criminal Court. No spectators except relatives of the inmates, were allowed to enter the court hall. A total of 2,500 policemen have been deployed and tight security measures have been taken in and around the court building. The indictment claimes that the inmates committed crimes of homicide, rioting against the prison authorities, opposition against the Firearm Law No: 6136, and causing damage in the prison building. One defendant faces the death penalty. Meanwhile, a group including representatives of the Labour Platform and directors of the Confederation of Revolutionary Workers' Unions (DISK) and Municipality Labour Union, was not al Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |