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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 02-08-04
CONTENTS
[01] CAKAN DUE TO ISRAEL
[02] RELATIVES OF MARTYRS REACT TO ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY
[03] TENDER FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ISTANBUL STRAIT RAIL TUBE TUNNEL
[04] DERVIS SAYS EU REFORM PACKAGE ADOPTED BY PARLIAMENT IS VERY
[05] ECEVIT: ''TURKEY HAS BEEN MORE FREE, MORE DEMOCRATIC AND MORE
[06] ECEVIT: ''NOW, WALLS BETWEEN TURKEY AND EU WILL BE DESTROYED''
[07] BAHCELI: ''REASONS AND RESULTS OF ECONOMIC CRISES IN TURKEY,
[08] BAHCELI: ''THOSE WHO CRITICIZED MHP IN THE PAST, HAVE SAVED A
[09] CEM: ''EARLY ELECTIONS CANNOT BE POSTPONED DUE TO ANY REASON''
[10] CEM: ''IF A GOVERNMENT THAT CAN WELL-EXPLAIN TURKEY TO EU COMES TO
[11] 8.4 PERCENT REALIZATION ACHIEVED IN PUBLIC INVESTMENTS
[12] NUMBER OF MOTOR VEHICLES INCREASES BY 391.2 PERCENT IN LAST 20
[13] KAYSERI EXPORTS USD 29.6 MILLION OF GOODS TO 79 COUNTRIES
[14] YSK SETS OUTLINES OF ELECTION SCHEDULE
[15] TURK: ''ANNULMENT OF DEATH PENALTY IS AN ARRANGEMENT MADE TO
[16] BAHCELI: ''WE WILL APPLY TO CONSTITUTIONAL COURT''
[17] TREASURY TO AUCTION 273-DAY BONDS ON TUESDAY
[01] CAKAN DUE TO ISRAEL
ANKARA - Energy and Natural Resources Minister Zeki Cakan will leave
for Israel on Monday on an official visit
[02] RELATIVES OF MARTYRS REACT TO ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY
ANKARA - Terrorism Victims' Solidarity and Cooperation Association
Chairman Mehmet Alptekin said on Sunday that they condemned those who
had expended efforts for abolition of death penalty, and broadcasting
and education in mother tongue under the European Union (EU) reform
package.
[03] TENDER FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ISTANBUL STRAIT RAIL TUBE TUNNEL
PROJECT OPENED
ANKARA - The tender for construction of Istanbul Strait rail tube
tunnel called ''Marmaray'' and Gebze-Halkali surface metro system was
opened after approval by the Japan finance organization Japan Bank for
International Cooperation (JBIC).
[04] DERVIS SAYS EU REFORM PACKAGE ADOPTED BY PARLIAMENT IS VERY
IMPORTANT FOR TURKEY
ISTANBUL - State Minister Kemal Dervis for Economy said on Sunday,
''these Europe laws passed by the parliament are very important for
Turkey, all of us, our future and children.''
[05] ECEVIT: ''TURKEY HAS BEEN MORE FREE, MORE DEMOCRATIC AND MORE
EUROPEAN SINCE YESTERDAY MORNING''
ANKARA - Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said on Sunday, ''Turkey has been
more free, more democratic and more European since yesterday morning.
Now, Turkey expects the European Union (EU) to accept its full
membership as soon as possible.''
[06] ECEVIT: ''NOW, WALLS BETWEEN TURKEY AND EU WILL BE DESTROYED''
ANKARA - Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said on Sunday, ''Turkey has been
more free, more democratic and more European since yesterday morning.
Now, the walls between Turkey and the European Union (EU) will be
destroyed. Turkey's esteem in the western world has begun to
increase.''
[07] BAHCELI: ''REASONS AND RESULTS OF ECONOMIC CRISES IN TURKEY,
PROGRESS OF OUR RELATIONS WITH EU AND GAMES REGARDING FUTURE OF TURKISH
CYPRIOTS ARE SERIOUS WARNINGS''
KAYSERI - State Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Nationalist
Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahceli said on Sunday, ''reasons
and results of the economic crises in Turkey, progress of our relations
with the European Union (EU), and games regarding future of the Turkish
Cypriots are serious warnings to us.''
[08] BAHCELI: ''THOSE WHO CRITICIZED MHP IN THE PAST, HAVE SAVED A
MURDERER FROM PUNISHMENT HE DESERVED''
KAYSERI - State Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Nationalist
Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahceli said on Sunday, ''those who
criticized the MHP for not bringing the file of Abdullah Ocalan, the
head of terrorist organization PKK, to the parliament in the past, have
saved this murderer from the punishment he deserved.''
[09] CEM: ''EARLY ELECTIONS CANNOT BE POSTPONED DUE TO ANY REASON''
ANKARA - New Turkey Party (YTP) leader Ismail Cem said on Sunday, ''I
think that early elections cannot be postponed due to any reason.''
[10] CEM: ''IF A GOVERNMENT THAT CAN WELL-EXPLAIN TURKEY TO EU COMES TO
POWER IN EARLY ELECTIONS, WE CAN PAVE WAY FOR FULL MEMBER NEGOTIATION
PROCESS''
ANKARA - New Turkey Party (YTP) leader Ismail Cem said on Sunday, ''if
a government that can well-explain Turkey to the European Union (EU)
comes to the power after the early elections, we can pave way for the
full membership negotiations process.''
[11] 8.4 PERCENT REALIZATION ACHIEVED IN PUBLIC INVESTMENTS
ANKARA - The highest rate of pecuniary realization in last four years
was achieved in public investments in first three months of 2002 with
an 8.4 percent realization.
[12] NUMBER OF MOTOR VEHICLES INCREASES BY 391.2 PERCENT IN LAST 20
YEARS
ANKARA - Number of motor vehicles increased 391.2 percent from 1
million 502 thousand 370 to 7 million 379 thousand 499 between 1982 and
2002.
[13] KAYSERI EXPORTS USD 29.6 MILLION OF GOODS TO 79 COUNTRIES
KAYSERI - Central province of Kayseri exported 29 million 653 thousand
U.S. dollars of goods to 79 countries in June of 2002.
[14] YSK SETS OUTLINES OF ELECTION SCHEDULE
ANKARA - The Higher Board of Elections (YSK) set outlines of schedule
of the early elections to be held on November 3, 2002. The
beginning date of the parliamentary elections was set as August 7.
[15] TURK: ''ANNULMENT OF DEATH PENALTY IS AN ARRANGEMENT MADE TO
BROADEN FREEDOMS''
ANKARA - Justice Minister Hikmet Sami Turk said on Saturday,
''annulment of death penalty, and broadcasting and education in mother
tongue are the arrangements made with the aim of broadening freedoms.
No one should think that these arrangements will jeopardize national
integrity and unitary structure of the state. We have taken necessary
measures to prevent them.''
[16] BAHCELI: ''WE WILL APPLY TO CONSTITUTIONAL COURT''
KAYSERI - State Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Nationalist
Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahceli said on Saturday, ''I asked
my friends to carry out preparatory works on filing a lawsuit at the
Constitutional Court for annulment of articles envisaging abolition of
death penalty, and broadcasting and education in mother tongue.''
[17] TREASURY TO AUCTION 273-DAY BONDS ON TUESDAY
ANKARA - Treasury will hold an auction on Tuesday, August 6 to sell
273-day bonds.
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