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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 02-07-01
CONTENTS
[01] STATEMENT OF LEADERS SAYS PARLIAMENT WILL BE CALLED FOR AN
[02] LEADERS OF RULING PARTIES RELEASE JOINT STATEMENT AFTER THEIR
[03] FOREIGN DEBT STOCK RISES TO USD 117.5 BILLION
[04] COMMEMORATIVE COINS MINTED IN NATIONAL TEAM'S HONOR
[05] GALATASARAY'S BULENT AKIN JOINS BOLTON WANDERERS
[06] LEADERS' SUMMIT STARTS
[07] NORMAL OPERATION OF BAKU-TBILISI-CEYHAN PROJECT FORESEEN TO START
[08] EXPORTS FROM BURSA REACHES USD 2.6 BILLION
[09] SOKMENOGLU SAYS TURKEY FACES A DEADLOCK
[10] A TOTAL OF 1.8 MILLION TOURISTS VISIT ANTALYA
[11] CONCERT OF FRIENDSHIP IN TWO SIDES OF AEGEAN TO BE GIVEN IN
[12] DEPUTY PARLIAMENT SPEAKER SOKMENOGLU: ''IF AN AGREEMENT IS REACHED
[13] IRANIAN INTERIOR MINISTER LARI RECEIVES TURKISH SECURITY
[14] DANISH AMBASSADOR HOPPE: ''IT IS UP TO TURKEY TO SET A DATE FOR
[15] PAKISTANI LAND FORCES COMMANDER GENERAL KHAN VISITS GENERAL OZKOK
[16] FIRE DESTROYS HALF OF VEGETATION ON DANA ISLAND
[17] TREASURY TO HOLD A BOND AUCTION ON TUESDAY
[18] NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM RETURNS TO TURKEY
[01] STATEMENT OF LEADERS SAYS PARLIAMENT WILL BE CALLED FOR AN
EXTRAORDINARY MEETING AFTER COMPLETION OF INITIATIVES
ANKARA - The statement released after the leaders' summit on Monday
said that the parliament would be called for an extraordinary meeting
after the completion of initiatives.
[02] LEADERS OF RULING PARTIES RELEASE JOINT STATEMENT AFTER THEIR
MEETING
ANKARA - Leaders of the ruling political parties said on Monday that
they agreed to hold general elections on the scheduled date and
expressed determination about this matter.
[03] FOREIGN DEBT STOCK RISES TO USD 117.5 BILLION
ANKARA - Turkey's foreign debt stock rose 2.5 billion U.S. dollars to
117.5 billion U.S. dollars when compared to end of 2001.
[04] COMMEMORATIVE COINS MINTED IN NATIONAL TEAM'S HONOR
ISTANBUL - The Mint and Stamp Printing House Directorate General minted
commemorative coins in the National Team's honor to eternize their
''third best team'' place in the World Cup finals.
[05] GALATASARAY'S BULENT AKIN JOINS BOLTON WANDERERS
BOLTON - Galatasaray's midfielder Bulent Akin joined English premier
league club Bolton Wanderers
[06] LEADERS' SUMMIT STARTS
ANKARA - Leaders of the ruling political parties came together at the
Prime Ministry Residence on Monday.
[07] NORMAL OPERATION OF BAKU-TBILISI-CEYHAN PROJECT FORESEEN TO START
ON FEBRUARY 23, 2005
ANKARA - The normal operation of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil
pipeline is foreseen to start on February 23, 2005.
[08] EXPORTS FROM BURSA REACHES USD 2.6 BILLION
BURSA - Exports from northwestern province of Bursa in first six months
of 2002 increased 8 percent to 2 billion 653 million U.S. dollars
[09] SOKMENOGLU SAYS TURKEY FACES A DEADLOCK
ANKARA - Deputy Parliament Speaker Murat Sokmenoglu said on Monday,
''Turkey has been facing a deadlock. Current negativity in markets
does not stem from speculative movements, but from concerns about Prime
Minister Bulent Ecevit's illness.''
[10] A TOTAL OF 1.8 MILLION TOURISTS VISIT ANTALYA
ANTALYA - A total of 1 million 834 thousand 339 foreign tourists came
to southern Antalya province in the first six months of 2002.
Meanwhile, number of foreign tourists who came to Antalya on June 30
reached 31 thousand 788
[11] CONCERT OF FRIENDSHIP IN TWO SIDES OF AEGEAN TO BE GIVEN IN
EPHESUS
IZMIR - The ''Concert of Friendship in Two Sides of the Aegean'' which
is among the 2002 summer activities of Turkey Promotion, Research,
Democracy and Secular Formation Foundation (TULOV), will be given in
Ancient Ephesus Theatre on July 5.
[12] DEPUTY PARLIAMENT SPEAKER SOKMENOGLU: ''IF AN AGREEMENT IS REACHED
ON EDUCATION AND BROADCASTING IN KURDISH WITH PARTIES OUTSIDE THE
COALITION, THE MHP WILL NOT REMAIN IN THE COALITION IN THE FOLLOWING
TERM''
ANKARA - Deputy Parliament Speaker Murat Sokmenoglu said on Monday that
if an agreement was reached on education and broadcasting in Kurdish
with parties outside the coalition, the Nationalist Movement Party
(MHP) would not remain in the coalition.
[13] IRANIAN INTERIOR MINISTER LARI RECEIVES TURKISH SECURITY
DELEGATION
TEHRAN - Interior Minister Abdol Vahed Musavi-Lari of Iran received on
Monday Turkish security delegation led by Interior Ministry
Undersecretary Muzaffer Ecemis.
[14] DANISH AMBASSADOR HOPPE: ''IT IS UP TO TURKEY TO SET A DATE FOR
BEGINNING OF FULL MEMBERSHIP NEGOTIATIONS IN COPENHAGEN''
ANKARA - Christian Hoppe, the Ambassador of Denmark which has taken
over term presidency of the European Union (EU) from Spain, said on
Monday that Turkey should well-assess the positive atmosphere of the
summit meeting in Seville, and added that it was up to Turkey to set a
date for beginning of full membership negotiations at the summit
meeting to be held in Copenhagen in December of 2002.
[15] PAKISTANI LAND FORCES COMMANDER GENERAL KHAN VISITS GENERAL OZKOK
ANKARA - Pakistani Land Forces Commander General Muhammad Yusaf Khan
and accompanying military delegation paid a visit to Land Forces
Commander General Hilmi Ozkok.
[16] FIRE DESTROYS HALF OF VEGETATION ON DANA ISLAND
MERSIN - Fire which broke out in Dana Island off Yesilovacik hamlet in
Silifke township of southern province of Mersin on Sunday, could not be
extinguished.
[17] TREASURY TO HOLD A BOND AUCTION ON TUESDAY
ANKARA - Treasury will hold an auction on Tuesday to sell 161-day
bonds. The value date of the bonds is July 3 and maturity is December
11, 2002.
[18] NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM RETURNS TO TURKEY
ISTANBUL - National football team, which was ranked the third in the
World Cup, returned to Turkey on Sunday.
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