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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 02-07-23
CONTENTS
[01] EARTHQUAKE IN CANKIRI
[02] FLOOD KILLS TWO PERSONS IN RIZE
[03] FOREIGN MINISTRY EXPRESSES REGRET OVER RECENT ISRAELI ATTACK IN
[04] SHRODERS SALOMON SMITH BARNEY CHOSEN AS CONSULTANCY BANK FOR
[05] PARLIAMENT TO CONVENE IN EXTRAORDINARY SESSION ON JULY 29
[06] HEAVY RAIN PARALYZES DAILY LIFE IN SIVAS, BARTIN AND SAMSUN
[07] ECEVIT:''WE WERE AGAINST EARLY ELECTIONS FROM THE VERY BEGINNING
[08] CILLER:''WE CANNOT ACCEPT EDUCATION IN KURDISH LANGUAGE''
[09] YILMAZ'S DRAFT BILL PROPOSES CHANGES IN 14 LAWS
[10] JOSEFSSON SAYS FULL GUARANTEE IMPOSED BY BANKING SYSTEM ON
[11] TORRENTIAL RAINS PARALYZE LIFE IN SEVERAL REGIONS OF TURKEY
[12] YTP LEADER CEM MEETS WITH OZKAN
[13] ERDOGAN:''MR. ECEVIT IS THE ONLY PROBLEM OF THE REGIME IN TURKEY''
[14] KUTAN SAYS THEY SUPPORT EARLY ELECTIONS BUT IT'S POINTLESS TO
[15] ECEVIT-CILLER MEETING ENDS
[16] CIRCUMCISION CEREMONY HELD BY TURKISH MILITARY UNIT IN KABUL
[17] MEETING BETWEEN DENKTAS AND CLERIDES ENDS
[18] BERLUSCONI PROPOSES HELP TO RESOLVE CONFLICT BETWEEN TURKEY AND
[19] ECEVIT DENIES RUMOURS THAT HE MIGHT RESIGN
[20] ANTI-TORTURE COMMITTEE: ''TURKEY HAS RECORDED PROGRESS IN F-TYPE
[21] ANKARA GIVES A DIPLOMATIC NOTE TO ATHENS
[22] YILMAZ AND CILLER HAVING A MEETING
[23] PRIME MINISTER ECEVIT: ''ALLEGATIONS SAYING THAT I WOULD RESIGN
[24] A CEREMONY HELD TO COMMEMORATE CHIEF RABBI ASSEO
[25] MEETING BETWEEN ECEVIT AND CILLER ENDS
[26] ISRAELI CHIEF RABBI DORON COMES TO ISTANBUL
[27] TORRENTIAL RAINS CAUSE FLOOD IN YOZGAT (2) MORE THAN 100 HOUSES
[28] MEETING BETWEEN ECEVIT AND CILLER STARTS
[29] TORRENTIAL RAINS CAUSE FLOOD IN KAYSERI
[30] OPERATION AGAINST TERRORIST ORGANIZATION PKK THREE TERRORISTS
[31] TORRENTIAL RAINS CAUSE FLOOD IN YOZGAT ONE PERSON DIES
[32] EARTHQUAKE JOLTS MALATYA
[01] EARTHQUAKE IN CANKIRI
ISTANBUL - An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale shook
central Cankýrý province on Tuesday.
[02] FLOOD KILLS TWO PERSONS IN RIZE
TRABZON - The flood disaster in Guneysu town of northern Rize province
killed two persons including one child on Tuesday.
[03] FOREIGN MINISTRY EXPRESSES REGRET OVER RECENT ISRAELI ATTACK IN
GAZA STRIP
ANKARA - Foreign Ministry expressed regret on Tuesday over the Israeli
strike in Gaza Strip on Monday which claimed the lives of many
civilians including children.
[04] SHRODERS SALOMON SMITH BARNEY CHOSEN AS CONSULTANCY BANK FOR
TEKEL'S PRIVATIZATION
ANKARA - Shroders Salomon Smith Barney has been elected as the
consultancy bank for privatization of Turkish Alcoholic Drinks and
Tobacco Monopoly (TEKEL).
[05] PARLIAMENT TO CONVENE IN EXTRAORDINARY SESSION ON JULY 29
ANKARA - Parliament Speaker Omer Izgi called on the Parliamentary
General Assembly to convene in an extraordinary session on Monday, July
29.
[06] HEAVY RAIN PARALYZES DAILY LIFE IN SIVAS, BARTIN AND SAMSUN
SIVAS/BARTIN/SAMSUN - Heavy rain paralyzed daily life and traffic in
central province of Sivas, Bartin and northern province of Samsun on
Tuesday.
[07] ECEVIT:''WE WERE AGAINST EARLY ELECTIONS FROM THE VERY BEGINNING
BUT NOW IT'S TOO LATE AND WE WON'T OPPOSE IT''
ANKARA - Prime Minister has said that his party has been against
holding early elections from the beginning and added ''But now it's too
late and we won't oppose it.''
[08] CILLER:''WE CANNOT ACCEPT EDUCATION IN KURDISH LANGUAGE''
ANKARA - ANKARA (A.A) - Commenting on the reforms Turkey has to pass to
join the EU, True Path Party (DYP) leader Tansu Ciller has said that
her party would support everything ''reasonable'' but ''they cannot
accept eduction in Kurdish language.''
[09] YILMAZ'S DRAFT BILL PROPOSES CHANGES IN 14 LAWS
ANKARA - The draft bill presented by Deputy Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz
to political party leaders regarding the EU regulations proposes
changes on 14 laws.
[10] JOSEFSSON SAYS FULL GUARANTEE IMPOSED BY BANKING SYSTEM ON
DEPOSITS SHOULD BE LIFTED FOR 6 OR 9 MONTHS
ANKARA - International Monetary Fund (IMF) senior financial sector
advisor Mats Josefsson said on Tuesday that full guarantee that was
imposed by the banking system on the deposits should be lifted for six
or nine months.
[11] TORRENTIAL RAINS PARALYZE LIFE IN SEVERAL REGIONS OF TURKEY
ADAPAZARI/YERKOY/KAR - Torrential rains paralyzed daily life in
Adapazari province, Yerkoy township of central province of Yozgat and
eastern Kars province on Tuesday.
[12] YTP LEADER CEM MEETS WITH OZKAN
ANKARA - New Turkey Party (YTP) leader Ismail Cem had a meeting with
Husamettin Ozkan, an independent deputy from Istanbul, at the
parliament on Tuesday.
[13] ERDOGAN:''MR. ECEVIT IS THE ONLY PROBLEM OF THE REGIME IN TURKEY''
ANKARA - Justice and Development Party (AK) leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan
said ''Mr. Ecevit is the only problem of the regime in Turkey. People
will feel some relief if they get rid of him,'' when he responded to
reporters' questions.
[14] KUTAN SAYS THEY SUPPORT EARLY ELECTIONS BUT IT'S POINTLESS TO
INSIST ON THE DATE NOV. 3
ANKARA - Felicity Party (SP) leader Recai Kutan said that they
supported holding early election in Turkey and but insisting on the
date Nov. 3 was meaningless.
[15] ECEVIT-CILLER MEETING ENDS
ANKARA - ANKARA (A.A) - True Path Party (DYP) leader Tansu Ciller told
reporters on Tuesday that she told Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit that
her party would support holding early elections on Nov. 3 and then work
on EU and election laws.
[16] CIRCUMCISION CEREMONY HELD BY TURKISH MILITARY UNIT IN KABUL
STARTS
KABUL - A circumcision ceremony was held by the Turkish military unit
assigned in the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and
Turkish aid organization Kizilay (Red Crescent) in Kabul on Tuesday.
[17] MEETING BETWEEN DENKTAS AND CLERIDES ENDS
LEFKOSA - President Rauf Denktas of the Turkish Republic of Northern
Cyprus (TRNC) said on Tuesday, ''the Greek Cypriot side has launched a
serious armament initiative. The Cyprus question cannot be solved with
weapons, it can be solved through dialogue.''
[18] BERLUSCONI PROPOSES HELP TO RESOLVE CONFLICT BETWEEN TURKEY AND
GREECE REGARDING ESDP
ROME - Italian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Silvio Berlusconi
reiterated his proposal to act as a mediator to bring a solution to the
conflict between Turkey and Greece regarding the European Army which
will be formed as part of the European Security and Defense Policy
(ESDP).
[19] ECEVIT DENIES RUMOURS THAT HE MIGHT RESIGN
ANKARA - ANKARA (A.A) - Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit has said that the
rumours that he will resign were untrue.
[20] ANTI-TORTURE COMMITTEE: ''TURKEY HAS RECORDED PROGRESS IN F-TYPE
PRISONS''
STRASBOURG - Council of Europe Anti-Torture Committee examined
situation in F-type prisons in Turkey, and said that Turkey had
recorded progress in the F-type prisons.
[21] ANKARA GIVES A DIPLOMATIC NOTE TO ATHENS
ANKARA - The Foreign Ministry gave a diplomatic note to Athens on
Tuesday upon allegations saying that Dursun Karatas, the head of the
terrorist Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) spent
an important part of the year in Athens, and that he is currently
staying in Athens.
[22] YILMAZ AND CILLER HAVING A MEETING
ANKARA - Motherland Party (ANAP) leader and Deputy Prime Minister Mesut
Yilmaz and True Path Party (DYP) leader Tansu Ciller came together for
a meeting on Tuesday afternoon.
[23] PRIME MINISTER ECEVIT: ''ALLEGATIONS SAYING THAT I WOULD RESIGN
ARE TOTALLY BASELESS''
ANKARA - Prime Minister and Democratic Left Party (DSP) leader Bulent
Ecevit noted on Tuesday, ''allegations saying that I would resign from
my post are totally baseless.''
[24] A CEREMONY HELD TO COMMEMORATE CHIEF RABBI ASSEO
ISTANBUL - A ceremony was held on Tuesday at Istanbul's Neve Shalom
Synagogue after Chief Rabbi David Asseo was laid to rest seven days
ago.
[25] MEETING BETWEEN ECEVIT AND CILLER ENDS
ANKARA - True Path Party (DYP) leader Tansu Ciller said on Tuesday,
''during today's meeting, I told Prime Minister Ecevit that the DYP
would support the decision on holding early elections on November 3,
approval of the adjustment laws with the European Union (EU) and
amendments to the Election Law and the Political Parties Law.''
[26] ISRAELI CHIEF RABBI DORON COMES TO ISTANBUL
ISTANBUL - Israeli Chief Rabbi Bahshi Doron came to Istanbul on Tuesday
to attend the religious ceremony which is going to be held for Chief
Rabbi David Asseo who was the religious leader of Jews in Turkey and
who died on July 14, 2002.
[27] TORRENTIAL RAINS CAUSE FLOOD IN YOZGAT (2) MORE THAN 100 HOUSES
INUNDATED IN YERKOY TOWNSHIP
YERKOY - Torrential rains which started overnight, paralyzed daily life
and traffic in Yerkoy township of central province of Yozgat on
Tuesday.
[28] MEETING BETWEEN ECEVIT AND CILLER STARTS
ANKARA - Prime Minister and Democratic Left Party (DSP) leader Bulent
Ecevit received on Tuesday True Path Party (DYP) leader Tansu Ciller.
[29] TORRENTIAL RAINS CAUSE FLOOD IN KAYSERI
KAYSERI - Flood waters triggered by torrential rains inundated a number
of houses and business places in central province of Kayseri on
Tuesday.
[30] OPERATION AGAINST TERRORIST ORGANIZATION PKK THREE TERRORISTS
KILLED
BATMAN - A total of three terrorists were killed and two others were
injured in an operation launched in southeastern province of Batman
against the terrorist organization PKK.
[31] TORRENTIAL RAINS CAUSE FLOOD IN YOZGAT ONE PERSON DIES
SEFAATLI - Flood waters triggered by torrential rains killed one person
in Karalar village in Sefaatli township of central province of Yozgat
on Tuesday.
[32] EARTHQUAKE JOLTS MALATYA
ISTANBUL - An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale jolted
eastern province of Malatya at 02.40 a.m. on Tuesday.
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