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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 02-06-11
CONTENTS
[01] LABOR MINISTER OKUYAN ADDRESSES ILO CONFERENCE
[02] PRESIDENT SEZER APPROVES LUXURIOUS CONSUMPTION TAX LAW
[03] TURKISH AMBASSADOR TO GREECE VISITS GREEK MACEDONIA AND THRACE
[04] YILMAZ ARRIVES IN MADRID
[05] FOREIGN MINISTRY DENIES THAT U.S. OFFICIALS GIVEN INFORMATION
[06] WESTON ARRIVES IN ANKARA
[07] IZTO CHAIRMAN SAYS 4TH ECONOMIC SUMMIT BETWEEN TURKEY AND GREECE
[08] ARSEVEN SAYS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT ISSUE COULD BE RESOLVED IN
[09] COOPERATIVE BEST EFFORT 2002 EXERCISE TO BE PERFORMED IN TBILISI
[10] TERRORISTS KILL A VILLAGER IN TOKAT
[11] MHP LEADER BAHCELI: ''IF THERE ARE ANY ACQUITIONS OBTAINED IN
[12] CEM MEETS WITH HIS UKRANIAN COUNTERPART ZLENKO
[13] TURKEY RAISES USD 582 MILLION INCOME THROUGH EXPORTS OF HAZELNUTS
[14] YILMAZ LEAVES FOR SPAIN
[15] ANAP LEADER YILMAZ SAYS THEY ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR COMPROMISE
[16] TOTAL ASSETS OF YAPI KREDI BANKASI AND PAMUKBANK REACH 21.9
[17] TURKEY LOBBIES FOR MIDDLE EAST CONFERENCE
[18] YAPI KREDI BANKASI DECIDES TO MERGE WITH PAMUKBANK
[19] GENERAL ZORLU IN AFGHANISTAN
[20] WASHINGTON CLOSELY FOLLOWS HEALTH CONDITION OF PREMIER ECEVIT
[01] LABOR MINISTER OKUYAN ADDRESSES ILO CONFERENCE
GENEVA - Labor and Social Security Minister Yasar Okuyan asked the
International Labor Organization (ILO) to increase its efforts about
refugee workers
[02] PRESIDENT SEZER APPROVES LUXURIOUS CONSUMPTION TAX LAW
ANKARA - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer approved on Tuesday the ''Special
Consumption Tax Law''
[03] TURKISH AMBASSADOR TO GREECE VISITS GREEK MACEDONIA AND THRACE
MINISTER
SALONICA - Turkish Ambassador to Greece Yigit Alpogan visited Greek
Macedonia and Thrace Minister George Paskhalidhis in Salonica on
Tuesday
[04] YILMAZ ARRIVES IN MADRID
MADRID - State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz came to
Spanish capital of Madrid on Tuesday to discuss Turkey-EU relations
with Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar
[05] FOREIGN MINISTRY DENIES THAT U.S. OFFICIALS GIVEN INFORMATION
ABOUT ECEVIT'S HEALTH
ANKARA - Foreign Ministry Spokesman Huseyin Dirioz declared Tuesday
that no contacts took place with U.S. officials about the health
problems of Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit.
[06] WESTON ARRIVES IN ANKARA
ANKARA - Thomas Weston, the special coordinator of the U.S. State
Department for Cyprus, said on Tuesday that he had held beneficial
talks on the Cyprus question, adding, ''I believe that we will come to
a successful conclusion.''
[07] IZTO CHAIRMAN SAYS 4TH ECONOMIC SUMMIT BETWEEN TURKEY AND GREECE
WAS A SUCCESS
IZMIR - Izmir Chamber of Commerce (IZTO) Chairman Ekrem Demirtas has
said that Turkey's and Greece's Aegean Islands 4th Economic Summit that
was held in Bodrum and Greek island of Kos last weekend was a success.
[08] ARSEVEN SAYS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT ISSUE COULD BE RESOLVED IN
PARLIAMENT WITH THE SUPPORT OF OPPOSITION PARTIES
ANKARA - State Minister Nejat Arseven said that he believed the capital
punishment issue would be resolved in Parliament with the support of
the opposition parties, when he received EU Commission's Turkey
Representative Karen Fogg on Tuesday.
[09] COOPERATIVE BEST EFFORT 2002 EXERCISE TO BE PERFORMED IN TBILISI
IZMIR - Cooperative Best Effort 2002 Exercise will take place in the
Georgian capital of Tbilisi on June 17-18, 2002, NATO South East Europe
Joint Forces Commandership reported on Tuesday.
[10] TERRORISTS KILL A VILLAGER IN TOKAT
TOKAT - Terrorists killed a villager in rural area in northern province
of Tokat.
Sources told the A.A correspondent on Tuesday that Muharrem Hiz was
abducted from Sircali village by a group of members of terrorist
Turkish Communist Party-Marxist and Leninist-Turkish Workers and
Peasant Liberation Army (TKP-ML TIKKO).
Security forces launched an operation after Hiz's relatives
informed them on his abduction.
His body was recovered by security forces in rural area near
Sircali village.
Operations are under way in the region. (UK-SC)
[11] MHP LEADER BAHCELI: ''IF THERE ARE ANY ACQUITIONS OBTAINED IN
TURKEY-EU RELATIONS AND IF THERE ARE ANY STEPS TAKEN, THIS IS THE
SUCCESS OF TURKISH NATION AND STATE''
ANKARA - State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Devlet Bahceli, who
also acts as the leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), said
on Tuesday that, ''if there are any acquisitions obtained in Turkey-EU
relations, and if there are any steps taken, this is the success of
Turkish nation and state.'' Bahceli said, ''if there is any mistake or
failure, this belongs to the parties which undertook authority and
responsibility.''
[12] CEM MEETS WITH HIS UKRANIAN COUNTERPART ZLENKO
KIEV - Foreign Minister Ismail Cem who is currently in Ukrania on an
official visit, met on Tuesday with his Ukranian counterpart
Anatoliy Zlenko.
[13] TURKEY RAISES USD 582 MILLION INCOME THROUGH EXPORTS OF HAZELNUTS
TRABZON - Turkey has exported 234 thousand 269 tonnes of hazelnuts and
obtained an income of 582 million 947 thousand U.S. dollars since
September 1, 2001, the beginning of 2001-2002 hazelnut export season.
[14] YILMAZ LEAVES FOR SPAIN
ANKARA - State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz, the
leader of the Motherland Party (ANAP), left for Spain on Tuesday to
hold a series of contacts about relations between Turkey and Spain.
[15] ANAP LEADER YILMAZ SAYS THEY ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR COMPROMISE
REGARDING THE LAWS RELATED WITH THE EU
ANKARA - State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz, who
also acts as the leader of the Motherland Party (ANAP), said on Tuesday
that they were still searching for a compromise regarding the laws
which should be issued related with the European Union (EU). Yilmaz
said the issue will be clarified in the coming days.
[16] TOTAL ASSETS OF YAPI KREDI BANKASI AND PAMUKBANK REACH 21.9
QUADRILLION LIRA
ISTANBUL - Following the merging of Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi and
Pamukbank, both of which are in Cukurova Group, Turkey's biggest
private bank will be born.
[17] TURKEY LOBBIES FOR MIDDLE EAST CONFERENCE
WASHINGTON D.C. - Turkey speeded up lobby activities in Washington D.C.
to hold an international conference, pertaining to the Middle East, in
its territories.
[18] YAPI KREDI BANKASI DECIDES TO MERGE WITH PAMUKBANK
ISTANBUL - Yapi Kredi Bankasi Corp., which is one of the banks of
Cukurova Group, on Tuesday decided to merge with Pamukbank, another
bank of the group.
[19] GENERAL ZORLU IN AFGHANISTAN
KABUL - General Hilmi Akin Zorlu, who will command International
Security Aid Force (ISAF), arrived in Afghan capital Kabul together
with 199 soldiers.
[20] WASHINGTON CLOSELY FOLLOWS HEALTH CONDITION OF PREMIER ECEVIT
WASHINGTON D.C. - Officials of Washington administration closely follow
the health condition of Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit.
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