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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 02-07-10
CONTENTS
[01] LAND FORCES COMMANDER GENERAL OZKOK MEETS WITH PARLIAMENT SPEAKER
[02] BUSINESSMAN CEM UZAN FORMS A POLITICAL PARTY
[03] MEETING BETWEEN OZKAN AND CEM ENDS
[04] TORRENTIAL RAINS CAUSE FLOOD IN KUTAHYA
[05] ISTANBUL PARLIAMENTARIAN YAZICI RESIGNS FROM DSP
[06] DERVIS PRESENTS ECONOMY REPORT TO COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
[07] SECURITY DIRECTORATE ISSUES WARNING ABOUT POISONOUS SUBSTANCE
[08] PRIME MINISTER ECEVIT MEETS WITH GUREL
[09] DERVIS COMES TO FOREIGN MINISTRY RESIDENCE DERVIS, OZKAN AND CEM
[10] NATIONAL DEFENSE MINISTER CAKMAKOGLU COMPLETES CONTACTS IN
[11] YILMAZ DUE TO BRUSSELS ON THURSDAY
[12] DSP REJECTS SP'S PROPOSAL TO CALL PARLIAMENT FOR A MEETING ON AUG.
[13] CEM-OZKAN MEETING STARTS
[14] COUNCIL OF EUROPE SAYS THERE IS PROGRESS IN HUMAN RIGHTS IN TURKEY
[15] MOODY'S CHANGES TURKEY'S GENERAL OUTLOOK FROM STABLE TO NEGATIVE
[16] CEM'S MEETING WITH TUSIAD DELEGATION ENDS
[17] IMF DELEGATION MEETS TBB EXECUTIVE BOARD
[18] DERVIS-CEM MEETING STATE MINISTER DERVIS: ''WE WILL MEET
[19] COUNCIL OF MINISTERS MEETING ENDS
[20] LEADERS' SUMMIT IN PRIME MINISTRY BUILDING
[21] CHHIBBER:''THE FINANCIAL AID TO TURKEY WILL BE A MINIMUM OF 500
[22] CILLER-DERVIS MEETING DYP LEADER CILLER: ''WE WILL NOT LEAVE
[23] PARLIAMENT TO CONVENE EXTRAORDINARILY ON SEPTEMBER 1
[24] IMF TURKEY DESK CHIEF SAYS CURRENT ECONOMIC PROGRAM DEVELOPS MACRO
[25] PRESIDENT SEZER APPROVES APPOINTMENT OF NEW MINISTERS
[26] MEETING OF COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ENDS
[27] MHP APPLIES TO PARLIAMENT FOR EARLY ELECTION
[28] TURKISH LIRA DEPOSIT BUYING AUCTION AVERAGE INTEREST RATE BECOMES
[29] U.S. ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF COMMERCE LASH SAYS TURKEY-U.S.
[30] BILL ON PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL TO BE TRANSFERRED TO
[31] COUNCIL OF MINISTERS CONVENES
[32] STATE MINISTER DERVIS SAYS THEY ARE AWARE OF IMPORTANCE OF EU FOR
[33] PARLAK RESIGNS FROM DSP
[34] DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER YILMAZ SAYS HE MAY MEET WITH PRIME MINISTER
[35] TURKEY: 15TH STRONGEST NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE OF WORLD
[36] OZKAN-DERVIS MEETING
[37] MHP LEADER AND DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER BAHCELI SAYS IT WILL BE
[01] LAND FORCES COMMANDER GENERAL OZKOK MEETS WITH PARLIAMENT SPEAKER
ALESKEROV OF AZERBAIJAN
BAKU - Azerbaijani Parliament Speaker Murtuz Aleskerov said on
Wednesday that military cooperation between Turkey and Azerbaijan was
of great importance in regard to regional security.
[02] BUSINESSMAN CEM UZAN FORMS A POLITICAL PARTY
ISTANBUL - Businessman Cem Uzan formed a political party named ''Young
Party'' on Wednesday.
[03] MEETING BETWEEN OZKAN AND CEM ENDS
ANKARA - The meeting between Foreign Minister Ismail Cem and former
State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Husamettin Ozkan who had
resigned from the Democratic Left Party (DSP) on Monday, at the Foreign
Affairs Ministry Residence ended. Ozkan did not make any statement
following the meeting.
[04] TORRENTIAL RAINS CAUSE FLOOD IN KUTAHYA
KUTAHYA - Flood waters triggered by torrential rains inundated nearly
350 houses in western province of Kutahya on Wednesday.
[05] ISTANBUL PARLIAMENTARIAN YAZICI RESIGNS FROM DSP
ANKARA - Democratic Left Party (DSP) Istanbul Parliamentarian Cahit
Savas Yazici resigned from his party on Wednesday.
[06] DERVIS PRESENTS ECONOMY REPORT TO COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
ANKARA - ANKARA (A.A) - State Minister Kemal Dervis has said that there
were plans to officially switching to inflation targetting regime
before the end of this year.
[07] SECURITY DIRECTORATE ISSUES WARNING ABOUT POISONOUS SUBSTANCE
ILLEGALLY SENT TO TURKEY
ANKARA - It was reported on Wednesday that a poisonous biological or
chemical substance was illegally sent to Turkey to be used in a
terrorist attack.
[08] PRIME MINISTER ECEVIT MEETS WITH GUREL
ANKARA - Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit met on Wednesday with State
Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Sukru Sina Gurel.
[09] DERVIS COMES TO FOREIGN MINISTRY RESIDENCE DERVIS, OZKAN AND CEM
COME TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME
ANKARA - State Minister Kemal Dervis for Economy came to the Foreign
Affairs Ministry Residence on Wednesday to meet with Foreign Minister
Ismail Cem and former State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister
Husamettin Ozkan who had resigned from the Democratic Left Party (DSP)
on Monday.
[10] NATIONAL DEFENSE MINISTER CAKMAKOGLU COMPLETES CONTACTS IN
BULGARIA AND PROCEEDS TO ROMANIA
SOFYA - National Defense Minister Sabahattin Cakmakoglu, who paid a
two-day visit to Bulgaria as the official guest of Bulgarian Defense
Minister Nikolay Svinarov, completed his contacts and proceeded to
Romania on Wednesday.
[11] YILMAZ DUE TO BRUSSELS ON THURSDAY
ANKARA - State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz will go
to Brussels on Thursday to attend European Union Convention.
[12] DSP REJECTS SP'S PROPOSAL TO CALL PARLIAMENT FOR A MEETING ON AUG.
1 TO DISCUSS EARLY ELECTIONS
ANKARA - The Democratic Left Party (DSP) has rejected the Felicity
Party's (SP) proposal to call Parliament for an extraordinary meeting
to discuss early elections.
[13] CEM-OZKAN MEETING STARTS
ANKARA - ANKARA (A.A) - Foreign Minister Ismail Cem and former State
Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Husamettin Ozkan are currently
having a meeting at Ozkan's residence.
[14] COUNCIL OF EUROPE SAYS THERE IS PROGRESS IN HUMAN RIGHTS IN TURKEY
STRASBOURG - Council of Europe Ministers Committee said on Wednesday
that security forces in Turkey in the recent years recorded important
progress in paying respect to European Convention on Human Rights.
[15] MOODY'S CHANGES TURKEY'S GENERAL OUTLOOK FROM STABLE TO NEGATIVE
ANKARA-NEWYORK - Rating insitution Moody's changed Turkey's general
outlook from stable to negative while keeping its country note B1.
[16] CEM'S MEETING WITH TUSIAD DELEGATION ENDS
ANKARA - Tuncay Ozilhan, the Chairman of Turkish Industrialists and
Businessmen Association (TUSIAD), said on Wednesday that TUSIAD would
continue to exert efforts regarding Turkey's full membership to EU.
[17] IMF DELEGATION MEETS TBB EXECUTIVE BOARD
ISTANBUL - International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation, led by Turkey
Desk Chief Juha Kahkonen, met on Wednesday with Turkish Banks
Association (TBB) Executive Board.
[18] DERVIS-CEM MEETING STATE MINISTER DERVIS: ''WE WILL MEET
PERIODICALLY''
ANKARA - State Minister Kemal Dervis, who met Foreign Minister Ismail
Cem on Wednesday, said they would meet periodically.
[19] COUNCIL OF MINISTERS MEETING ENDS
ANKARA - The Council of Ministers decided on Wednesday to make a five
percent increase in civil servants' wages in July and make an extra
increase together with a two percent prosperity share if the inflation
rate exceeds this five percent wage increase.
[20] LEADERS' SUMMIT IN PRIME MINISTRY BUILDING
ANKARA - Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit, and deputy Prime Ministers Mesut
Yilmaz and Devlet Bahceli attended the meeting held in Prime Ministry
building on Wednesday.
[21] CHHIBBER:''THE FINANCIAL AID TO TURKEY WILL BE A MINIMUM OF 500
MILLION USD''
ANKARA - ANKARA (A.A) - World Bank Turkey Director Ajay Chhibber has
said that the World Bank would be able to clarify the amount of
financial aid before fall that it will provide for financial
restructuring program which is also known as the Istanbul Approach.
[22] CILLER-DERVIS MEETING DYP LEADER CILLER: ''WE WILL NOT LEAVE
TURKEY WITHOUT GOVERNMENT, WE WILL BE THERE WHENEVER THEY NEED US''
ANKARA - True Path Party (DYP) leader Tansu Ciller said on Wednesday
that priority of his party was the early elections, and issuing of
adjustment laws to the European Union (EU), ''however'', Ciller noted,
''we will be there whenever they need us.''
[23] PARLIAMENT TO CONVENE EXTRAORDINARILY ON SEPTEMBER 1
ANKARA - The parliament will convene on September 1, 2002 under the
petition presented by the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP).
[24] IMF TURKEY DESK CHIEF SAYS CURRENT ECONOMIC PROGRAM DEVELOPS MACRO
ECONOMIC BALANCES WHILE UNCERTAINTY CONTINUES
ISTANBUL - International Monetary Fund (IMF) Turkey Desk Chief Juha
Kahkonen said on Wednesday that current economic program was developing
macro economic balances while uncertainty continued and investors were
uneasy.
[25] PRESIDENT SEZER APPROVES APPOINTMENT OF NEW MINISTERS
ANKARA - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer approved on Wednesday the
appointment of new ministers.
[26] MEETING OF COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ENDS
ANKARA - The meeting of the Council of Ministers ended on Wednesday.
[27] MHP APPLIES TO PARLIAMENT FOR EARLY ELECTION
ANKARA - The Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) applied on Wednesday to
the Office of Parliament Speaker and asked the Office to call the
parliament for an extraordinary meeting on September 1, 2002.
[28] TURKISH LIRA DEPOSIT BUYING AUCTION AVERAGE INTEREST RATE BECOMES
52.56 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 52.56 percent.
[29] U.S. ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF COMMERCE LASH SAYS TURKEY-U.S.
RELATIONS ARE PERFECT
ANKARA - U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce William Lash said on
Wednesday that Turkey-U.S. relations were perfect.
Lash told reporters that they wanted to further improve commercial
and economic relations with Turkey.
[30] BILL ON PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL TO BE TRANSFERRED TO
PARLIAMENT IN AUGUST
ANKARA - Finance Minister Sumer Oral said on Wednesday that they would
transfer the bill on public finance management and control to the
parliament in August.
[31] COUNCIL OF MINISTERS CONVENES
ANKARA - The Council of Ministers convened on Wednesday under the
chairmanship of Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit
[32] STATE MINISTER DERVIS SAYS THEY ARE AWARE OF IMPORTANCE OF EU FOR
TURKEY
ANKARA - State Minister Kemal Dervis stressed on Wednesday the
importance of the European Union (EU) for Turkey and said, ''I think
that we have similar views with True Path Party (DYP) leader Tansu
Ciller about taking realistic and urgent steps about this issue.'
[33] PARLAK RESIGNS FROM DSP
ANKARA - Evliya Parlak, a deputy from eastern province of Hakkari,
resigned from the Democratic Left Party (DSP) on Wednesday.
[34] DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER YILMAZ SAYS HE MAY MEET WITH PRIME MINISTER
ECEVIT
ANKARA - Motherland Party (ANAP) leader and Deputy Prime Minister Mesut
Yilmaz said on Wednesday that he might meet with Prime Minister Bulent
Ecevit later in the day.
[35] TURKEY: 15TH STRONGEST NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE OF WORLD
ISTANBUL - The International Federation of Football History and
Statistics (IFFHS) said Turkey is the 15th strongest national league of
the world.
[36] OZKAN-DERVIS MEETING
ANKARA - Former state minister and deputy prime minister Husamettin
Ozkan said, ''now, emotions and feelings and words are over.''
[37] MHP LEADER AND DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER BAHCELI SAYS IT WILL BE
APPROPRIATE TO HOLD ELECTIONS WITH PRESENT GOVERNMENT
ANKARA - Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader and Deputy Prime
Minister Devlet Bahceli said late on Tuesday that it would be
appropriate to hold elections with the present government
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