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06 January

2002 Sunday

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[01] TURKEY-PRESS SCAN

[02] ''CONDITIONS WHICH WERE PUT FORWARD DO NOT TAKE TURKEY'S EXPERIENCES INTO CONSIDERATION''

[01] TURKEY-PRESS SCAN

HURRIYET (LIBERAL)

HOLLYWOOD TO SHOOT A FILM ABOUT ATATURK
Terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001 have totally changed Hollywood's approach to Turkey. Hollywood decided to shoot a film about Great Founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. The film was postponed two years ago as a result of Armenian lobby's pressure. Sir Tarwuin Olivier who will undertake production of the film, came to Turkey and held a series of contacts.

DYP TO APPLY TO CONSTITUTIONAL COURT FOR ABOLITION OF TOBACCO LAW
The True Path Party (DYP) will apply to the Constitutional Court for abolition of the Tobacco Law that was adopted by the parliament although it was vetoed by President Ahmet Necdet Sezer. DYP Deputy Chairman Ufuk Soylemez held a press conference at his office at the parliament, and said, ''nearly 600 thousand families have been led to destitution, poverty and uncertainty with the newly adopted Tobacco Law. We, as members of the DYP, cannot accept it.''

MILLIYET (LIBERAL)

TREASURY TO SELL 140-DAY AND 238-DAY BONDS
Treasury Undersecretariat will sell 140-day and 238-day bonds in an auction on Tuesday. Releasing a statement, Treasury Undersecretariat said that the 140-day bonds would be repaid on May 29, 2002, and 238-day bonds would be repaid on September 4, 2002.

SABAH (LIBERAL)

SECURITY FORCES DETAIN 10 DEMONSTRATORS
A group of members of the Freedom and Solidarity Party (ODP) held a demonstration in Gezi Park in Taksim district of Istanbul to protest high price of natural gas. Nearly 20 members of the ODP gathered in the park. The demonstrators carried placards and chanted slogans to protest high price of natural gas. Security forces warned the group to disperse immediately. The demonstrators did not obey the warnings, and insisted on making press release. Security forces intervened in the group, and detained 10 demonstrators.

CUMHURIYET (LEFT)

ALSO ELECTRICITY TO GIVE PAIN
Also electricity which had started 2001 at 52,580 Turkish liras and ended at 111,100 Turkish liras with a 111.3 percent increase will give pain to citizens in 2002 in addition to natural gas. Electricty prices which increased sharply after the economic crises that started in February and reached 8 cents for consumption up to 150 kwh are now at about 11.8 cents for consumption above 150 kwh.

AYGUN: ''IMF IS A PROFITEERING CRIMINAL GANG''
Ankara Chamber of Commerce (ATO) Chairman Sinan Aygun said that Turkey had become a country begging for alms from foreign countries after transition into process of globalization. Defending that implementations which increased dependence on foreign countries were introduced as ''economic reform'' to citizens, Aygun said that the IMF was a profiteering criminal gang for developing countries. Aygun said, ''the IMF caused us to go into a financial decline. However, IMF policies still continue in Turkey.''

RADIKAL (LEFT)

EVERYWHERE WHITE
Heavy snowfall continued to paralyze daily life and traffic throughout Turkey. In capital Ankara, even subway services were hampered. Two head officials were stranded on road. In Istanbul, tight measures have been taken. Security forces provided shelters to homeless people living on streets. Stranded 1,000 people were rescued by gendarmerie teams. Death toll increased to ten in severe winter conditions.

HEZBOLLAH ALARM
Security forces have been on alert against possible attacks of terrorist Hezbollah organization to take revenge of its head Huseyin Velioglu who was killed in a shootout in Beykoz district of Istanbul on January 17, 2000. Security forces launched operations in suspected hide-outs of the Hezbollah. Members of the Hezbollah will not be allowed to visit grave of Velioglu in southeastern province of Batman.

ARMED ATTACK ON POLICE STATION IN SIVEREK INJURES ONE POLICEMAN
Unidentified assailant or assailants opened fire on a police station in Siverek township of southeastern province of Sanliurfa. Policeman Ahmet Kilic, 31, who was patrolling in front of the station, was injured in the attack. He was rushed to a nearby hospital for medical treatment. A full investigation into the armed attack is under way.

TURKIYE (RIGHT)

SNOWY FLEEING
Snowfall pleased not only children and farmers but also prisoners. When snowstorm affected visibility of guardians, three inmates staying at Bayrampasa Prison in Istanbul fled away after jumping from the roof of the prison.

STEP ON NEW PERIOD IN STATE
Under the Restructuring and Annual Reform Plan, the Council of State will supervise the Presidency and Parliament. And the Parliament will control the public sources.

TERRORISTS BARRED FROM AUCTIONS
Under the new procurement bill which will enter into effect as of January 1, 2003, those who were convicted in accordance with the Anti-Terrorism and Anti-Organized Crimes Law cannot bid for public auctions.

HARD TO BUY!
Due to the increased taxes together with the new year, there were billions Turkish liras of increases in prices of automobiles although companies did not increase the prices. Price of each automobile rose by 15 percent.

PARMA SAYS 'SUKUR'
Hakan Sukur who could not find a place even in the squad of Italian Serie A team Inter Milan was ranked 12th in the IFFHS's list of world's best Top Division Goal Scorers among still active players. Our number-one National team striker Sukur's morale was boosted with this ranking and agreed on a deal with Italian Serie A team Parma who are in trouble in the league.

THERE IS NO OTHER WAY
Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said, ''it is the municipalities which increase natural gas prices. There should absolutely be a reasonable price. The Energy Minister and mayors will come together and reach an agreement. Anything except a compromise is out of question. I don't expect there would be a social eruption.''

BRAKE ON SEZER
The government will bring the constitutional amendment proposal which takes the authority of referendum away from the President, to the Compromise Commission on Tuesday.

ZAMAN (CONSERVATIVE)

JAPANESE MINISTER ARRIVES IN ISTANBUL IN 13 HOURS
Japanese Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka who is currently in Turkey as the official guest of Foreign Minister Ismail Cem proceeded from Ankara to Istanbul by train due to bad weather conditions. However, the train reached Istanbul in 12 hours and 45 minutes. In her own country, this journey would take only an hour by a rapid train.

TOURISM MINISTRY TO FORM A WORLD PEACE VILLAGE
Tourism Ministry will form a world peace village to mark the 125th anniversary of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk's birth. The village will include social facilities, health units, settlement units, fair and congress halls, and five-star hotels. The village is expected to be finalized in 2006.

-TANAKA INVITES ECEVIT AND CEM TO INTERNATIONAL MEETING IN TOKYO ON
AFGHANISTAN
ISTANBUL - Japanese Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka who is currently paying an official visit to Turkey, invited Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit and Foreign Minister Ismail Cem to the international meeting to be held in Japanese capital Tokyo between January 21 and 22 on ''Development of Afghanistan''.

Daisuke Matsunaga from the Japanese Foreign Affairs Ministry Press Department held a press conference at Istanbul's Swiss Hotel on Saturday, and gave information about Tanaka's contacts in Ankara.

Noting that Tanaka was pleased with the hospitality she received in Turkey, Matsunaga told reporters that Tanaka considered her meetings with Prime Minister Ecevit and Foreign Minister Cem beneficial.

Matsunaga said that Tanaka had invited Prime Minister Ecevit and Foreign Minister Cem to the international meeting to be held in Japanese capital Tokyo between January 21 and 22 on ''Development of Afghanistan'' because Turkey could make important countributions as a Muslim and secular country.

Noting that both Prime Minister Ecevit and Foreign Minister Cem were ready to do their utmost for development and modernization of Afghanistan, Matsunaga said that Prime Minister Ecevit and Foreign Minister Cem had pledged to send high-level officials to the meeting in Tokyo.

Matsunaga quoted Prime Minister Ecevit and Foreign Minister Cem as saying that they wanted to develop cooperation between Turkey and Japan in tourism.

-ANKARA DGM NO: 2 EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE ITS VERDICT ABOUT CASE ON ''UMUT
(HOPE) OPERATION''
ANKARA - Ankara State Security Court (DGM) no: 2 is expected to announce on Monday its verdict about the case on ''Umut'' (Hope) operation which was launched to find murderers of journalist-writer Ugur Mumcu, and later covered 22 incidents, including assasinations of Prof. Dr. Ahmet Taner Kislali, Prof. Muammer Aksoy and Dr. Bahriye Ucok.

During the 19th hearing session held on December 7, 2001, suspects Talip Ozcelik and his lawyer Huseyin Kilic made their defenses about the merits of the case.

Chief Judge Huseyin Eken said that the court could announce its verdict at the 20th hearing session on January 7, 2002, and ask the suspects to say their last words.

The indictment about merits of the case requested the court to acquit suspects Abdullah Argun Cetin, Musa Koca, Ismail Kochan, Seref Dursun and Adnan Yukdag due to lack of evidence.

The indictment sought capital punishment to suspects Ferhan Ozmen, Necdet Yuksel, Rustu Aytufan, Yusuf Karakus, Muzaffer Dagdeviren, Abdulhamit Celik, Fatih Aydin, Hasan Kilic and Mehmet Sahin on charges of ''attempting to damage constitutional order of the state by using force'' in accordance with Article 146/1 of the Turkish Penal Code (TCK).

It sought imprisonment sentences up to 22 years and 6 months to suspect Mehmet Ali Tekin on charges of ''forming an armed gang against security of the state'' in accordance with Article 168/1 of the TCK and Article 5 of the Anti-Terrorism Law.

The indictment sought imprisonment sentences from 15 years to 22 years and 6 months to suspects Mehmet Kasap, Mehmet Gurova, Adil Aydin, Murat Nazli, Hakki Selcuk Sanli and Talip Ozcelik on charges of ''being a member of an illegal organization'' in accordance with Article 168/2 of the TCK and Article 5 of the Anti-Terrorism Law while it sought imprisonment sentences from 4 years 6 months to 7 years and 6 months to suspects Dervis Polat and Yuksel Pakdemir on charges of ''aiding and abetting to an illegal organization'' in accordance with Article 169 of the TCK and Article 5 of the Anti-Terrorism Law.

-INCOME PER PERSON REDUCES BY 80 U.S. DOLLARS AFTER ANNOUNCEMENT OF CENSUS
RESULTS
ANKARA - Also the results of the census affected the national income per person which had suffered a sharp decrease due to the economic crisis.

National income per person which had earlier been foreseen as 2,261 U.S. dollars decreased by 80 U.S. dollars after announcement of the census results.

The population which had earlier been announced as 67,844,000 rose to 68, 082,581 at the end of 2000.

According to the annual programme, the population was estimated to be 65, 784,000 as of end of 2000.

While the population in mid-2000 had been calculated as 67,469,508, the national income per person which had earlier been foreseen as 3,095 U.S. dollars decreased 100 U.S. dollars to 2,995 U.S. dollars.

Meanwhile, the national income per person had been estimated to be 2,261 U.S. dollars in 2001 during which the economic crisis had erupted. However, the national income per person reduced 80 U.S. dollars to 2,181 U.S. dollars following announcement of the census results.

The national income per person in 2002 is estimated to be 2,316 U.S. dollars but it will decrease 89 U.S. dollars to 2,227 U.S. dollars in parallel to the increase in population.

Meanwhile, the population in Turkey will increase over to 70 million on July 11, 2002 according to estimations and reach 70,602,000 at the end of 2002.

Population and national income per person between 1999 and 2002 are as follows:

(U.S. dollar)

Income Estimated

Year-End Population Per Person Income Difference

-------- ---------- --------- ----------- ----------
1999 66,856,434 - -
2000 68,082,581 2,995 3,095 100
2001 69,331,216 2,181 2,261 80
2002 70,602,750 2,227 2,316 89
-GOLDEN MANUSCRIPT BIBLE SEIZED
BIRECIK - A manuscript Bible written with pure gold in Hebrew was seized in Birecik township of southeastern province of Sanliurfa on Sunday.

Acting on a tip-off, undercover gendarmerie officers had reached a deal with a person to buy a historical Bible for 500 thousand U.S. dollars.

Undercover officers captured him, and seized the manuscript Bible.

Officials said that 17-page Bible was written with pure gold in Hebrew language.

Noting that there were 16 such manuscript Bibles in the world, officials said that Sanliurfa Museum would examine it.

The Bible having a market value of nearly 1 million U.S. dollars, is thought to have been brought in from Iraq.

-TREASURY TO SELL 140-DAY AND 238-DAY BONDS
ANKARA - Treasury Undersecretariat will auction 140-day and 238-day bonds on Tuesday.

Releasing a statement, Treasury Undersecretariat said that value date of both the 140-day and 238-day bonds is January 9, 2001.

It said the maturity of 140-day bonds is May 29, 2002, and maturity of 238- day bonds is September 4, 2002.

-DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER BAHCELI CRITICIZES EU

[02] ''CONDITIONS WHICH WERE PUT FORWARD DO NOT TAKE TURKEY'S EXPERIENCES INTO CONSIDERATION''

Speaking at the annual congress of the Netherlands Turkish Federation in Den Bosch city of the Netherlands, Bahceli said, ''Turkey's sincerity about its accession to the EU has not found a response from the EU and the hesitant and contradictory attitude of the EU surprised Turkish people. Besides, Turkey has made more self-sacrifices than the EU.''

Bahceli said that the EU had dilemmas within itself about acception of Turkey's full-membership and that it had failed to display a clear attitude so far.

''The problem is not about fulfillment of the bloc's criteria by Turkey as some people suppose,'' he said.

''Everybody clearly knows about Turkey's determined attitude and good-will efforts regarding this matter. It is clear that efforts of Turkey and its self-sacrifices are much more than those made by our European interlocutors. It is a noteworthy fact that the EU administration has not yet displayed sufficient determined and sincere attitude about real intentions while Turkey has already taken important steps and declared its Europe target,'' he said.

Criticizing the EU member states' approach toward the terrorist organizations, Bahceli stressed that any country could not tolerate terrorist acts threatening its social peace and trying to destroy democratic system.

''As Turkey, we expect our European allies to see the real faces of terrorist organizations which use human rights as a mask and to realize that Turkey's fight against these organizations will contribute to peace and security and Europe,'' he said.

Regarding the Cyprus question, Bahceli said that the EU was displaying an attitude which did not take Turkey's sensitivities and historical facts into consideration.

Bahceli said, ''It is the Turkish Cypriots who are exposed to oppression on Cyprus and they should be the side to whom support should be extended.''

-JBIC TO GIVE LOAN ALSO TO ANKARA POTABLE WATER POJECT
ANKARA - Japanese creditor organizations which finance the ''Marmaray'' project that aims to find long-term solution to traffic problems in Istanbul will also give loan to the potable water project in Ankara.

Japan's overseas invstments creditor Japanese Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) officials who met with Turkish officials in Ankara for the ''Marmaray'' project for railway connection beneath the Istanbul straits proposed that they could give long-term loan under appropriate conditions also to the Ankara potable water poject.

The amount of loan and conditions will be determined after the talks with the JBIC in 2002 on the 2nd Phase Gerede System project carried out by the Ankara Municipality.

Under the Treasury Undersecretariat's long-term external loan programme, a financing up to 500 million U.S. dollars is foreseen for the Ankara potable water project.

The JBIC loan for the project is expected to be 30-year maturity with 3 percent fixed intrest rate.

The project is expected to start in 2002 and end in 2005.

-WORLD BANK AND IMF WANT AN AUTONOMOUS TURKISH INCOMES DEPARTMENT
ANKARA - The World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) want the Directorate General of Incomes changed into an independent Incomes Department like in the United States.

Sources said on Sunday that the opinion of an independent incomes department, independent tax department had firstly been put forward during the tax department restructuring works carried out by Finance Ministry and World Bank. During those works, World Bank experts had said that an independent structure should be granted also to the tax department for transition into a more concrete system in field of taxation.

Within framework, World Bank requested for a more autonomous structure to the directorate General of Incomes and its direct dependence on the Finance Ministry. World Bank also requested for transfer of Finance Ministry's main supervision units to the Incomes Department which would be restructured. It was mentioned that with this respect, incomes and tax controllers who were carrying out works under organization of the Directorate General of Incomes would be assigned under a single umbrella together with the two other main supervision units, making controls more seriously and effectively.

World Bank stressed that tax departments should be changed into units which were more autonomous and worked rapidly.

World Bank's opinion about an independent incomes department was adopted also by the IMF.

Also the IMF side made the same requests during the talks on the new stand- by deal. IMF said that the Directorate General of Incomes should be restructured for an effective fight against tax loss and evasion.

-HEAVY SNOWFALL CONTINUES TO PARALYZE DAILY LIFE AND TRAFFIC
ANKARA/ISTANBUL - Heavy snowfall and stormy winds continued to paralyze daily life and traffic throughout Turkey on Sunday.

Governor Fikret Guven of northwestern province of Duzce said that all primary and secondary schools in the province were closed till Wednesday due to heavy snowfall.

In western province of Izmir, bad weather conditions caused 48 traffic accidents. There were not any immediate reports of casualties in the accidents that caused financial damage.

A total of 50 people slipped on icy roads, and were injured. They were taken to nearby hospitals for medical treatment.

Turkish Telekom worker Hasan Karademir, 41, fell from a telephone post due to severe winds in Gulbahce village in Urla township of Izmir. Doctors said that he was in good health condition.

All village roads which had been closed to traffic due to heavy snowfall in northwestern province of Edirne, were re-opened.

In neighboring province of Kirklareli, eight villages could not be reached by highway.

Two workers who had been stranded in a radio transmitter on Isterne Hill in Sarkoy township of northwestern province of Tekirdag for five days, were rescued.

In northwestern province of Bolu, heavy snowfall blocked 191 village roads. Security forces banned vehicles without snow chains from travelling to Bolu Mountain. Highway teams have been spreading salt on the roads to clear away snow drifts. Meanwhile, quake survivors have been trying to clear away snow drifts piled on top of their prefabricated huts.

In neighboring Kocaeli province, 137 out of 245 village roads have been opened to traffic again.

In northwestern province of Bursa, 375 villages could not be reached by highway.

In northwestern province of Bilecik, heavy snowfall and stormy winds severed access to 24 villages in Yenipazar township.

Meanwhile, five villagers who had been stranded in mountainous area near Bozyazi township of southern province of Icel, were rescued.

In neighboring Adana province, 33 villages in Tufanbeyli township have been blocked by snowfall. 70 students who could not return to their homes in these village, have been hosted in homes of their schoolmates. Villages in Tufanbeyli could not be given electricity for a week as most of electricity posts overturned in the stormy winds.

Heavy snowfall blocked 640 village roads in southeastern provinces of Gaziantep, Kahramanmaras, Adiyaman and Kilis.

Continuing snowfall and stormy winds have been hampering efforts to re-open these roads.

In eastern provinces of Van, Bitlis and Hakkari, heavy snowfall severed access to 440 settlement units. Snow reached more than one metre in altitudes of the region.

In central province of Sivas, the entrance to a multi-storey parking lot collapsed due to bad weather conditions. There were not any immediate reports of casualties in the incident.

Heavy snowfall and stormy winds severed access to nearly 2 thousand villages in northern provinces of Samsun, Ordu, Amasya and Sinop. Heavy snowfall piled snow drifts more than a meter deep in many parts of the region.

All primary and secondary schools have been recessed for two days in northern province of Amasya.

In neighboring Giresun province, 25 cattle perished in an avalanche in Tamdere village.

Meanwhile, highway between southeastern province of Kahramanmaras and central province of Kayseri have been closed to traffic due to avalanche.

Heavy snowfall blocked 1,832 village roads in eastern provinces of Erzurum, Erzinvan, Mus, Bingol, Addahan, Tunceli, Agri and Kars.

In eastern province of Bitlis, 130 people who had been stranded on the road as heading for Bahcesaray township of eastern province of Van by minibuses, were rescued by gendarmerie teams.

Exams have been postponed for three days at Konya's Selcuk University due to heavy snowfall.

It snowed on Manavgat township of southern province of Antalya for the first time in ten years. Children who saw the snow for the first time in their lives, played snowballs.

Istanbul Municipality Directorate of Urgent Assistance provided shelter for 65 homeless people living on streets in a sports hall in Alibeykoy district of Istanbul in the last two days. Homeless people have also been given food and health services.

Continuing snowfall also affected flights. The Turkish Airlines' (THY) flights were delayed.

Primary and secondary schools have been closed on Monday in Istanbul.

Meanwhile, flood waters triggered by torrential rains inundated houses in 15 villages in Kadirli township of southern province of Osmaniye. Three villages cannot be reached by highway. After meteorology officials warned that torrential rains would continue in the next two days, a crisis desk was set up.

-JAPANESE DEPUTY SENATE SPEAKER SHOJI MOTOOKA DUE IN TURKEY
ANKARA - Japanese Deputy Senate Speaker Shoji Motooka and accompanying parliamentary delegation will come to Turkey on January 8 as official guests of the Parliament Speaker's Office.

Releasing a statement, the Parliament Speaker's Office said on Sunday that Shoji Motooka and accompanying delegation would pay an official visit to Turkey between January 8-13.

The statement said that the delegation would arrive late on Tuesday at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport and meet with the Turkish-Japanese Business Council members in Istanbul on Wednesday. The delegation would proceed to Ankara the same day and be welcomed by Deputy Parliament Speaker Yuksel Yalova at Ankara's Esenboga Airport.

The Japanese delegation would start its contacts in Ankara on Thursday, January 10 by visiting Mausoleum of Ataturk.

The same day, Shoji Motooka would meet with Yalova and later with Turkish- Japanese Interparliamentary Friendship Group Chairman Ilyas Yilmazyildiz and group members at the Parliament.

Later in the same day, Parliament Speaker Omer Izgi will receive Shoji Motooka and accompanying delegation. Following the meeting, the Japanese delegation would follow General Assembly works.

The guest delegation which would visit the Anatolian Civilizations Museum in Ankara would later be received by President Ahmet Necdet Sezer on Friday, January 11.

Following the meeting with the President, the Japanese delegation would visit the Turkish-Japanese Culture Center in Oran district of Ankara.

The delegation which would return to Istanbul on January 12 would later proceed to Adapazari and visit the Japanese village set up after the earthquake disaster.

The guest delegation would leave Turkey late on Sunday, January 13 after visiting historical places in Istanbul.

-SEVERE WINTER CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO BE EFFECTIVE
ANKARA - Heavy snowfall and stormy winds continued on Sunday to paralyze daily life and traffic throughout Turkey.

Roof of a house collapsed in eastern province of Malatya under the weight of snow drift, injuring two people. They were rushed to a nearby hospital for merical treatment.

In northwestern provinces of Bursa and Bolu, all primary and secondary schools have been recessed for a day.

Heavy showfall severed access to 515 villages in central provinces of Konya and Aksaray. Continuing snowfall and stormy winds have been hampering efforts to clear the roads.

In northern province of Tokat, 420 villages could not be reached by highway.

Meanwhile, hungary wolves came down from mountain to Keban township of eastern province of Elazig. Officials warned residents against possible attacks of hungary wolves.

In northern provinces of Giresun, Gumushane, Bayburt, Trabzon and Rize, five-day heavy snowfall blocked hundreds of village roads, and piled snow drifts a meter deep.

-JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER TANAKA LEAVES TURKEY
ISTANBUL - Japanese Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka who had paid an official visit to Turkey as the guest of Foreign Minister Ismail Cem left Turkey on Sunday for Rome, Italy.

Tanaka's plane which was scheduled to take off at 09:10 was allowed to depart from Istanbul's Ataturk Airport at 14:05 due to bad weather conditions.

Tanaka and accompanying delegation had been received by Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit and met with Foreign Minister Cem in Ankara.

-ARAB LEAGUE SECRETARY GENERAL MOUSSA'S VISIT TO TURKEY CANCELLED
ANKARA - Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa's visit to Turkey which was scheduled to start on Sunday was cancelled due to bad weather conditions.

Reliable sources said that Moussa could not be coming to Turkey due to delay in the Egyptian Airways' Cairo-Istanbul flight.

Moussa was scheduled to come to Turkey upon Foreign Minister Ismail Cem's invitation and expected to be received by President Ahmet Necdet Sezer and Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit.

Sources said that the sides would decide on a new schedule for Amr Moussa's visit to Turkey.

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