 |
Compact version |
|
 |
        |
|
 |
||
|
Saturday, 21 December 2024
|
||
 |
 |
|
|
|
Anadolu Agency: News in English, 01-11-18Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Anadolu Agency Home Page at <http://www.anadoluajansi.com.tr/>Anadolu AgencyANADOLU AGENCY NEWS 18 NOVEMBER 2001 Sunday CONTENTS
[01] TURKEY-PRESS SCANThese are some of the major headlines and their brief stories in Turkey's press on November 19, 2001. The Anadolu Agency does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.HURRIYET (LIBERAL)PHOENIX MIRACLEOzdemir Ince, a columnist of Hurriyet daily, examined Galatasaray, which has become the fourth best team in the world in the last five-year standings following Liverpool, Barcelona and Bayern Munich. Galataray lost 11 best players after it won UEFA and Super Cup in 2000. Firstly Emperor Fatih Terim then a giant like Hagi left the team. Despite all these, Galatasaray continued to be successful. Lucescu defined Galatasaray as a team which represents not only Turkey but the Islam world, Balkans and the East. Lucescu also defined his team as a team of poor which beats the rich and seniors. TURKISH MODEL TO GREEK ARMY ECEVIT: ''SECULARISM IN ISLAM WILL BE STRENGTHENED'' MILLIYET (LIBERAL)CLOSE FRIEND OF TAYYIP MISSINGMustafa Acikalin, who was the General Secretary of the Istanbul Municipality when Recep Tayyip Erdogan was the mayor, got lost three days before a warrant of arrest was issued for him. Police intensify on the possibility of abduction. Acikalin knew about every step taken in the municipality and every tender that was awarded by the municipality when he was the general secretary. Shortly, he was like the black box of Tayyip Erdogan. Police intensify on two possibilities. They think that Acikalin either got lost by guessing that he could be arrested or he was abducted by powers who do not want him to speak. MUMCU CONVEYED 'RESIGN' MESSAGE SABAH (LIBERAL)THEY HAVE SUNK IT THIS WAYSome people who would resign in a few months were appointed to the general directorates. Installations, the general directors of which changed every three months, collapsed. Sumer Holding General Director Kadir Kanat asked for the closure of the holding. Now, it has been revealed that the holding was turned into a holding of the retired. Some powerful people were appointed to the general directorates under the umbrella of Sumer Holding. Thus, these people got retired by taking great deal of bonuses and compensation. Twenty-four general directors and deputy general directors were appointed to only three factories in Antalya, Bergama and Manisa which were under the auspices of Sumer Holding. Some of these people got retired in 23 days. Thus, all these three factories had a loss of 9 trillion 481 billion Turkish liras (TL) last year. TIBUK MEDIATOR IN CHECHEN CASE CUMHURIYET (LEFT)TURKEY'S PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT ANTIQUATEDWorld Bank said in the Public Expenditures and Institutional Review carried out together by Turkey that Turkish system of public expenditure management is antiquated, fragmented and inflexible and requires a major overhaul. The report said that waste and fraud should be discouraged by the system of internal control and external audits. TAKE MUMCU TO LUNA PARK RADIKAL (LEFT)RETIRED ADMIRAL KIYAT MAKES A CALL TO TSK: ''PROPERTY DECLARATION OFGENERALS SHOULD BE ANNOUNCED'' Retired admiral Atilla Kiyat, who noted that corruption allegations related with Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) had increased, requested that the property declarations of the generals should be announced as they were promoted and retired. Kiyat said, ''TSK thinks that confidence in itself will be shaken if those who make corruption is made public. However, the confidence in the army will increase if this is announced.'' INVOICE OF ECONOMIC PROGRAM INCREASES TURKIYE (RIGHT)PRIME MINISTER: ''ECONOMY INSPIRES HOPE''Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said that some hope inspiring developments started to be seen although there were still some problems in the economy. Ecevit noted that the conflicts between the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and Motherland Party (ANAP) would not affect the coalition. WINTER HAS COME ZAMAN (CONSERVATIVE)REFERENDUM FATE TO BECOME CLEAR ON WEDNESDAYThe Parliamentary General Assembly will vote for a second round on the bill which will change the article 86 of the Constitution regarding the rights of the deputies on Wednesday. The new bill foresees the arrangement of appropriations, travel allowances and retirement proceedings of the deputies with laws.
Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
|
 |
|
 |
 |
|
All Rights Reserved.