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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 02-06-12
CONTENTS
[01] OKUYAN MEETS WITH ILO DIRECTOR GENERAL SOMAVIA
[02] CEM: ''TURKEY'S RELATION WITH EU IS NOT A SNOWBALL THAT WILL MELT
[03] YILMAZ RETURNS TO TURKEY
[04] SENEGAL COACH METSU AGREES TO SIGN CONTRACT WITH GAZIANTEPSPOR
[05] THUNDER KILLS 1 SOLDIER AND INJURES 9 OTHERS IN BINGOL
[06] CONSTITUTIONAL COURT STOPS VALIDITY OF SOME ARTICLES OF RTUK LAW
[07] 225.5 MILLION EURO OF 1-YEAR STATE BONDS SOLD IN PUBLIC OFFERING
[08] DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER YILMAZ MEETS WITH SPANISH PRIME MINISTER
[09] OKUYAN SAYS CHILD LABOR IS A VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
[10] CENTRAL BANK THINKS LOW INFLATION RATE WILL POSITIVELY AFFECT
[11] EBSO CHAIRMAN ESEN SAYS DERVIS NOT WORRIED ABOUT SHORT TERM
[12] TURKISH COMPANIES MAKE 350 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS OF INVESTMENTS IN
[13] BILL ON DOING AWAY WITH MILITARY JUDGES AT DGMs PRESENTED TO
[14] ITO CHAIRMAN YILDIRIM SAYS IT IS POSSIBLE TO INCREASE TRADE VOLUME
[15] TURKISH LIRA DEPOSIT BUYING AUCTIONS AVERAGE INTEREST RATE BECOMES
[16] SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE STABILITY PACT FIRST WORKING TABLE SIXTH TERM
[17] SALE OF STATE BONDS DENOMINATED IN EURO THROUGH PUBLIC OFFERING
[18] TURCOMEN FRONT: ''KIRKUK IS A CITY OF IRAQ AND A SYMBOL OF
[19] ORAL SAYS PRIMARY BUDGET AGAIN EXCEEDS THE TARGET
[20] PRIME MINISTER ECEVIT: ''CONDITIONS PUT FORTH BY CILLER AND DYP
[21] LABOUR MINISTER MEETS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYERS AND
[22] NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM FINISHES TRAINING FOR MATCH AGAINST CHINA
[23] ASSOCIATION OF TOUR OPERATORS SECRETARY GENERAL BARANER SAYS
[01] OKUYAN MEETS WITH ILO DIRECTOR GENERAL SOMAVIA
GENEVA - Labour and Social Security Minister Yasar Okuyan met on
Wednesday with International Labour Organization (ILO) Director General
Juan Somavia.
[02] CEM: ''TURKEY'S RELATION WITH EU IS NOT A SNOWBALL THAT WILL MELT
AWAY''
ISTANBUL - Foreign Minister Ismail Cem said on Wednesday, ''Turkey's
relation with the European Union (EU) is not a snowball that will melt
away.''
[03] YILMAZ RETURNS TO TURKEY
ISTANBUL - State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz, the
leader of the Motherland Party (ANAP), said on Wednesday, ''Prime
Minister Jose Maria Aznar of Spain is the most positive statesmen about
Turkey's European Union (EU) full membership among other leaders.''
[04] SENEGAL COACH METSU AGREES TO SIGN CONTRACT WITH GAZIANTEPSPOR
AFTER WORLD CUP
GAZIANTEP - French-born Senegal coach Bruno Metsu agreed to sign for
Turkish Superleague team Gaziantepspor after the World Cup
[05] THUNDER KILLS 1 SOLDIER AND INJURES 9 OTHERS IN BINGOL
ADAKLI - Thunder killed a soldier and injured nine others who were
patrolling around Adakli town of eastern province of Bingol.
[06] CONSTITUTIONAL COURT STOPS VALIDITY OF SOME ARTICLES OF RTUK LAW
ANKARA - The Constitutional Court ruled on Wednesday to stop validity
of some articles of the Law on Foundation of Television Channels and
Radios and Their Broadcasts
[07] 225.5 MILLION EURO OF 1-YEAR STATE BONDS SOLD IN PUBLIC OFFERING
ANKARA - A total of 225.5 million Euro of 1-year state bonds
denominated in Euro were sold in Wednesday's public offering held by
the Treasury.
[08] DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER YILMAZ MEETS WITH SPANISH PRIME MINISTER
AZNAR
MADRID - State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz met on
Wednesday with Jose Maria Aznar, the Prime Minister of Spain, the Term
President of the European Union (EU). Following the meeting in which
Turkey-Europe relations were debated, Yilmaz told a press conference
that he informed Aznar about the initiatives launched for adjustment
with the EU
[09] OKUYAN SAYS CHILD LABOR IS A VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
GENEVA - Labor and Social Security Minister Yasar Okuyan said that
child labor was a violation of human rights when he spoke at the
International Labor Organization's (ILO) conference on Wednesday.
[10] CENTRAL BANK THINKS LOW INFLATION RATE WILL POSITIVELY AFFECT
MARKET EXPECTATIONS IN COMING PERIOD
ANKARA - The Central Bank said on Wednesday that it thought the
inflation rate which had been below even the ''expectations'' in May
would positively affect the market expectations in coming period as
political uncertainties gradually reduced.
[11] EBSO CHAIRMAN ESEN SAYS DERVIS NOT WORRIED ABOUT SHORT TERM
EFFECTS OF POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY BUT ANXIOUS ABOUT LONG TERM
CONSEQUENCES
ANKARA - Aegean Region Industry Chamber (EBSO) Chairman Salih Esen has
said that he visited State Minister Kemal Dervis on Wednesday morning
and Dervis told him that there was no need to worry about the short
term in economy because Turkey's export and tourism revenues were in
line with the economic program and a debt rollever was possible.
[12] TURKISH COMPANIES MAKE 350 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS OF INVESTMENTS IN
KYRGYZSTAN
BISHKEK - State Minister Faruk Bal said on Wednesday that Turkish
companies had made 350 million U.S. dollars of investments in
Kyrgyzstan since the beginning of this year.
[13] BILL ON DOING AWAY WITH MILITARY JUDGES AT DGMs PRESENTED TO
PARLIAMENT
ANKARA - The bill on doing away with military judges at the State
Security
[14] ITO CHAIRMAN YILDIRIM SAYS IT IS POSSIBLE TO INCREASE TRADE VOLUME
WITH UNITED STATES TO USD 10-12 BILLION THROUGH MORE REALISTIC
COOPERATION
ISTANBUL - Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ITO) Executive Board Chairman
Mehmet Yildirim said on Wednesday that it was possible to increase
trade volume between Turkey and the United States from 6.5 billion to
10-12 billion U.S. dollars through more realistic cooperation.
[15] TURKISH LIRA DEPOSIT BUYING AUCTIONS AVERAGE INTEREST RATE BECOMES
51.15 PERCENT
ANKARA - The average interest rate in Wednesday's Turkish lira (TL)
deposit buying auction held by the Central Bank in the Interbank Money
Market became 51.15 percent.
[16] SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE STABILITY PACT FIRST WORKING TABLE SIXTH TERM
MEETING STARTS IN ISTANBUL
ISTANBUL - The Southeastern Europe Stability Pact First Working Table
Sixth Term Meeting started in Istanbul on Wednesday.
[17] SALE OF STATE BONDS DENOMINATED IN EURO THROUGH PUBLIC OFFERING
STARTS
ANKARA - Sale of state bonds denominated in Euro through public
offering started on Wednesday.
[18] TURCOMEN FRONT: ''KIRKUK IS A CITY OF IRAQ AND A SYMBOL OF
NATIONAL IDENTITY''
ANKARA - Discussions pertaining to the demands of Northern Iraqi
Kurdish groups for establishment of a federation, and inclusion of
Kirkuk to this federation, continue.
[19] ORAL SAYS PRIMARY BUDGET AGAIN EXCEEDS THE TARGET
ANKARA - Finance Minister Sumer Oral said on Wednesday that the
non-interest budget surplus which was the most important factor of the
economic programme had increased over to 8.9 quadrillion Turkish liras
(TL) in May, exceeding the target again.
[20] PRIME MINISTER ECEVIT: ''CONDITIONS PUT FORTH BY CILLER AND DYP
RELATED WITH ABOLITION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT MEAN RAISING OBSTACLES
BEFORE MEMBERSHIP ISSUE''
ANKARA - Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said on Wednesday that the
conditions put forth by True Path Party (DYP) leader Tansu Ciller and
her party related with the abolition of capital punishment meant
raising obstacles before membership issue.
[21] LABOUR MINISTER MEETS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYERS AND
EMPLOYEES
GENEVA - Labour and Social Security Minister Yasar Okuyan, who is
currently in Geneva to attend International Labour Organization (ILO)
90th Conference, met on Wednesday with the representatives of employers
and employees.
[22] NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM FINISHES TRAINING FOR MATCH AGAINST CHINA
SEUL - Turkish national football team finished on Wednesday its
training for the World Cup Group C match against China.
[23] ASSOCIATION OF TOUR OPERATORS SECRETARY GENERAL BARANER SAYS
TURKEY IS IN BETTER CONDITION THAN SPAIN AND GREECE
ANKARA - The Association of Tour Operators Secretary General Huseyin
Baraner said on Wednesday that Turkey was in better condition in
tourism sector than Spain and Greece.
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