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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 02-08-01
CONTENTS
[01] FINANCE MINISTER ORAL SAYS ADDITIONAL BUDGET BILL OPENS TO
[02] DISCUSSION ON FIRST ARTICLE OF EU ADJUSTMENT BILL NOT COMPLETED
[03] U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY SPOKESMAN MCCORMACK DENIES NEWS TELLING
[04] PARLIAMENT DISCUSSES EU ADJUSTMENT LAWS BILL
[05] AGREEMENT ON FOUNDATION OF BAKU-TBILISI-CEYHAN PIPELINE COMPANY
[06] 12 PERSONS WHO WOULD STAGE BOMB ATTACKS CAPTURED
[07] GUREL:''WE'LL PRESENT A PROPOSAL TO DISCUSS JOB SECURITY BILL ONCE
[08] YILMAZ SAYS THAT TURKEY CANNOT BREAK ITS TIES FROM CIVILIZATION
[09] STATE MINISTER DERVIS: ''I HOPE THIS CONTEMPORARY REFORMIST LEFT
[10] YILMAZ: ''COMMON BENEFIT OF ALL POLITICAL PARTIES IS LEGALIZATION
[11] BODIES OF TWO WORKERS PULLED OUT IN ISTANBUL
[12] DAWSON:''WHAT IS IMPORTANT FOR US IS THE CONTINUATION OF THE
[13] TURKEY HARSHLY CONDEMNS BOMB ATTACK IN JERUSALEM
[14] CEM:''WE HAVE TO TAKE THIS BOLD STEP FOR OUR PEOPLE''
[15] PRIME MINISTER ECEVIT:''MR. DERVIS SEEMS RESOLVED TO CONTINUE HIS
[16] YUKSEL DENOUNCES AK PARTY
[17] SERTER:''TALKS BETWEEN TWO SIDES CAME TO A STAGNATION POINT
[18] YUCELEN: ''DURING MY TERM IN OFFICE, 1,979 OPERATIONS WERE
[19] CEM:''WE HAD GREAT CONTRIBUTIONS TO EU-TURKEY RELATIONS''
[20] YUCELEN:''THE REFUGEE CAMP WAS BUILT ABOUT A YEAR AGO AGAINST THE
[21] MHP OPPOSES TO DISCUSS EU ADJUSTMENT BILL AT GENERAL COUNCIL
[22] KORUTURK SENDS A LETTER TO SAT.1 TV CHANNEL TO PROTEST TV
[23] KORUTURK SENDS A LETTER TO SAT.1 TV CHANNEL TO PROTEST TV
[24] IMF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS BOARD TO CONVENE ON AUGUST 7
[25] ENKA DECIDES TO SET UP PARTNERSHIP WITH A BRITISH AND TWO ALGERIAN
[26] JUSTICE COMMISSION SENDS ITS REPORT TO SPEAKER'S OFFICE GENERAL
[27] DERVIS: ''I WILL HAVE A MEETING WITH THE PRIME MINISTER TODAY''
[28] UNITED NATIONS: ''DENKTAS AND CLERIDES ACCEPT TO COME TOGETHER IN
[01] FINANCE MINISTER ORAL SAYS ADDITIONAL BUDGET BILL OPENS TO
SIGNATURE AT CABINET
ANKARA - Finance Minister Sumer Oral said on Thursday that an
additional budget of approximately 150 trillion liras is needed for the
aid to be given to political parties and other expenditures due to
early elections.
[02] DISCUSSION ON FIRST ARTICLE OF EU ADJUSTMENT BILL NOT COMPLETED
ANKARA - The discussion of the first article of the EU Adjustment Laws
bill has not been completed.
[03] U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY SPOKESMAN MCCORMACK DENIES NEWS TELLING
THAT U.S. PRESIDENT BUSH SENT LETTER TO ECEVIT ABOUT IRAQ
WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. National Security Spokesman Sean McCormack said
on Thursday that the news telling that U.S. President George W. Bush
sent a letter to Prime Minister Ecevit about an operation to Iraq was
not correct.
[04] PARLIAMENT DISCUSSES EU ADJUSTMENT LAWS BILL
ANKARA - The parliamentary general assembly decided on Thursday to
start voting the provisions of the bill on EU adjustment laws.
[05] AGREEMENT ON FOUNDATION OF BAKU-TBILISI-CEYHAN PIPELINE COMPANY
SIGNED IN LONDON
ANKARA - Energy and Natural Resources Ministry said on Thursday that
the agreement related to the foundation of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline
company (BTC Co) was signed in London on Thursday.
[06] 12 PERSONS WHO WOULD STAGE BOMB ATTACKS CAPTURED
DUZCE - A total of 12 persons who would stage bomb attacks at filling
stations and certain restaurants at D-100 highway between Istanbul and
Ankara were captured on Thursday.
[07] GUREL:''WE'LL PRESENT A PROPOSAL TO DISCUSS JOB SECURITY BILL ONCE
WE COLLECT NECESSARY SIGNATURES''
ANKARA - Foreign Minister Sukru Sina Gurel has said that they would
present a proposal to discuss the Job Security Bill once they collect
the necessary number of signatures from the deputies.
[08] YILMAZ SAYS THAT TURKEY CANNOT BREAK ITS TIES FROM CIVILIZATION
BECAUSE OF FEAR OF ABUSE OF FREEDOM
ANKARA - Motherland Party (ANAP) leader Mesut Yilmaz has said that
there will always be people who can abuse freedom but Turkey cannot
break its ties from civilization or stop its efforts to join the EU
because of this reason.
[09] STATE MINISTER DERVIS: ''I HOPE THIS CONTEMPORARY REFORMIST LEFT
TO SETTLE ON A MORE BROAD BASE AND CARRY TURKEY TO THE NEW CENTURY''
ANKARA - State Minister Kemal Dervis said on Thursday that he hoped the
contemporary reformist left to settle on a more broad base and carry
Turkey to the new century.
[10] YILMAZ: ''COMMON BENEFIT OF ALL POLITICAL PARTIES IS LEGALIZATION
OF EU ADJUSTMENT BILL''
ANKARA - State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz, who
also acts as leader of the Motherland Party (ANAP), said on Thursday,
''legalization of the European Union (EU) adjustment bill will be
beneficial for all political parties. It is not correct to turn
Turkey's efforts to adjust with the EU into a political clash.''
[11] BODIES OF TWO WORKERS PULLED OUT IN ISTANBUL
ISTANBUL - Bodies of two workers were pulled out from a collapsed
construction site at Maltepe University in Istanbul's Buyukbakkalkoy
area on Thursday.
[12] DAWSON:''WHAT IS IMPORTANT FOR US IS THE CONTINUATION OF THE
ECONOMIC PROGRAM''
WASHINGTON - IMF Foreign Relations Director Tom Dawson said that the
IMF didn't want to make any comment on the elections in Turkey and they
were only concerned about the continuation of the economic program.
[13] TURKEY HARSHLY CONDEMNS BOMB ATTACK IN JERUSALEM
ANKARA - Turkey on Thursday harshly condemned bomb attack in
Jerusalem's Hebrew University.
[14] CEM:''WE HAVE TO TAKE THIS BOLD STEP FOR OUR PEOPLE''
ANKARA - Parliament General Council started debating the EU Adjustment
Bill on Thursday afternoon.
[15] PRIME MINISTER ECEVIT:''MR. DERVIS SEEMS RESOLVED TO CONTINUE HIS
MISSION WITHIN THE GOVERNMENT TILL TO THE END''
ANKARA - Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said on Thursday that State
Minister for Economy Kemal Dervis seemed resolved to continue his
mission within the government till to the end, stressing that, ''I have
the impression that he has not yet made a decision from the view of
politics.''
[16] YUKSEL DENOUNCES AK PARTY
ANKARA - Ankara State Security Court (DGM) Prosecutor Nuh Mete Yuksel
denounced the Justice and Development Party (AK) to Supreme Court on
Wednesday.
[17] SERTER:''TALKS BETWEEN TWO SIDES CAME TO A STAGNATION POINT
BECAUSE OF THE UNCOMPROMISING ATTITUDE OF GREEK CYPRIOTS''
LEFKOSA - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Parliament Speaker
Vehbi Zeki Serter has said that the talks continuing between TRNC
President Rauf Denktas and Greek Cypriot leader Glafcos Clerides came
to a stagnation point because of the intransigent and insincere
attitude of the Greek Cypriot side.
[18] YUCELEN: ''DURING MY TERM IN OFFICE, 1,979 OPERATIONS WERE
LAUNCHED AGAINST TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS''
ANKARA - Interior Minister Rustu Kazim Yucelen said on Thursday,
''during my term in office as the interior minister, a total of 1,979
operations were launched against the terrorist organizations. In the
operations, 100 terrorists were killed, and 33 others were injured. A
total of 9,835 terrorists were rendered ineffective.''
[19] CEM:''WE HAD GREAT CONTRIBUTIONS TO EU-TURKEY RELATIONS''
ANKARA - ANKARA (A.A) - New Turkey Party (YTP) leader Ismail Cem stated
that his party's goal was to change the old and outmoded understanding
of politics.
[20] YUCELEN:''THE REFUGEE CAMP WAS BUILT ABOUT A YEAR AGO AGAINST THE
POSSIBILITY OF A MIGRATION WAVE FROM AFGHANISTAN''
ANKARA - When asked if Turkey was forming a refugee camp for 300,000
people as a measure for a possible Iraqi operation, Interior Minister
Rustu Kazim Yucelen has said that the camp was formed one year ago when
the U.S. operation in Afghanistan started as a precaution against a
possible migration wave from Afghanistan.
[21] MHP OPPOSES TO DISCUSS EU ADJUSTMENT BILL AT GENERAL COUNCIL
ANKARA - Parliament Consultative Council failed to reach an agreement
to discuss EU adjustment bill at the General Council.
[22] KORUTURK SENDS A LETTER TO SAT.1 TV CHANNEL TO PROTEST TV
PROGRAMME
BERLIN - Turkish Ambassador to Germany Osman Koruturk protested
inclusion of name of Abdullah Ocalan, the head of the terrorist
organization PKK, among answer options to the question ''who is the
founder of modern Republic of Turkey?'' in a programme on the private
TV channel SAT.1.
[23] KORUTURK SENDS A LETTER TO SAT.1 TV CHANNEL TO PROTEST TV
PROGRAMME
BERLIN - Turkish Ambassador to Germany Osman Koruturk protested
inclusion of name of Abdullah Ocalan, the head of the terrorist
organization PKK, among answer options to the question ''who is the
founder of modern Republic of Turkey?'' in a programme on the private
TV channel SAT.1.
[24] IMF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS BOARD TO CONVENE ON AUGUST 7
ANKARA - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Directors
Board would discuss Turkey's letter of intent and approve nearly 1.1
billion U.S. dollars tranche of loan to Turkey on August 7
[25] ENKA DECIDES TO SET UP PARTNERSHIP WITH A BRITISH AND TWO ALGERIAN
COMPANIES
ISTANBUL - Enka Insaat, a leading company in cosntruction sector in
Turkey, is getting prepared for a dam project in Algeria.
[26] JUSTICE COMMISSION SENDS ITS REPORT TO SPEAKER'S OFFICE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY EXPECTED TO DISCUSS EU ADJUSTMENT BILL TODAY
ANKARA - The Parliamentary Justice Commission sent on Thursday its
report on the EU adjustment bill to the Parliament Speaker's Office.
[27] DERVIS: ''I WILL HAVE A MEETING WITH THE PRIME MINISTER TODAY''
ANKARA - State Minister Kemal Dervis sid on Thursday that he would meet
with Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit later in the same day
[28] UNITED NATIONS: ''DENKTAS AND CLERIDES ACCEPT TO COME TOGETHER IN
PARIS ON SEPTEMBER 6''
NEW YORK - President Rauf Denktas of the Turkish Republic of Northern
Cyprus (TRNC) and Greek Cypriot side leader Glafcos Clerides accepted
to have a meeting in Paris on September 6
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