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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 02-08-14Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Anadolu Agency Home Page at <http://www.anadoluajansi.com.tr/>CONTENTS
[01] DERVIS: ''I THINK BAYKAL'S CALL IS A VERY IMPORTANT STEP''ANKARA - Former State Minister Kemal Dervis said on Wednesday that he thought that Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal's call for ''a unification in the left'' was a very important step.14.08.2002 [02] PRESIDENT SEZER RATIFIES LABOUR SECURITY LAWANKARA - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer ratified on Wednesday Labour Security Law. A statement of Presidential Press Center said that Sezer ratified the law and sent it to the Prime Ministry to be issued in the Official Gazette.14.08.2002 [03] STATE MINISTER TURKER SAYS DEVOTION TO ECONOMIC PROGRAMME TO CONTINUEANKARA - State Minister Masum Turker said on Wednesday that they held the first meeting of the Production and Financial Consultation Council the same day, adding that ''devotion to economic programme will continue.'14.08.2002 [04] SEZER APPLIES TO CONSTITUTIONAL COURT FOR ANNULMENT OF FINES PAID BY RADIO STATIONS AND TV CHANNELSANKARA - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer applied to the Constitutional Court requesting for the annulment of the articles foreseeing fine to be paid by radio stations and tv channels in case they violate the Press Law.14.08.2002 [05] ALBANIAN DEFENSE MINISTER MAJKO COMES TO TURKEYISTANBUL - Albanian Defense Minister Pandeli Majko came to Turkey on Wednesday as the guest of National Defense Mi14.08.2002 [06] INTERNATIONAL FORMULA 1 CHIEF EXECUTIVE ECCLESTONE VISITS ATATURK OLIMPIAD STADIUM IN ISTANBULISTANBUL - International Formula 1's Chief Executive Bernie Ecclestone visited on Tuesday Ataturk Olympiad Stadium in Istanbul and race track where Formula 1 race can take place.14.08.2002 [07] TURKISH EMBASSY COUNSELOR IN LEFKOSA:''TRNC BELONGS TO PEOPLE WHO DIED FOR THIS LAND''LEFKOSA - Counselor at the Turkish Embassy in Lefkosa, Ahmet Necati Bigali whose term will soon be over said that the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) belongs to martyrs who died for this land.14.08.2002 [08] FIGURES SHOW TURKISH EDUCATION SYSTEM SIGNIFICANTLY BEHIND EU COUNTRIESANKARA - Education's share from Gross National Product(GSMH) in Turkey is 2.2 percent while this is 7.5 percent in Finland, 7.8 percent in Sweden and 8.1 percent in Denmark.14.08.2002 [09] COLLECTIVE BARGAINING TALKS WITH STATE EMPLOYEES TO TAKE PLACE FOR THE FIRST TIME TOMORROWANKARA - Collective bargaining talks between the state and state employees will take place at a meeting chaired by State Minister Mehmet Kececiler on Thursday at 2 p.m.14.08.2002 [10] GURDAL AND SERDAROGLU JOIN YTPANKARA - Ibrahim Gurdal and Rýfat Serdaroglu who resigned from Motherland Party (ANAP) on Wednesday joined New Turkey Party (YTP) the same day.14.08.2002 [11] FM SPOKESMAN BULUC SAYS TURKEY CONSIDERS POSITIVE ALIYEV-KOCHARYAN MEETINGANKARA - Foreign Ministry Spokesman Yusuf Buluc said on Wednesday that Turkey considers the meeting between Azerbaijani President Haydar Aliyev and Armenian President Robert Kocharyan as a positive development within the scope of Turkey's policies which were announced before.14.08.2002 [12] INTERNATIONAL FORMULA 1 CHIEF EXECUTIVE BEGINS A TWO-DAY TOUR IN ISTANBUL, IZMIR AND ANTALYAISTANBUL - International Formula One's Chief Executive Bernie Ecclestone began a two-day tour of Istanbul, Izmir and Antalya which are competing to host a Formula F1 circuit.14.08.2002 [13] PROJECT TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT EU IN 11 TURKISH CITIESGAZIANTEP - Gaziantep Trade Chamber (GTO) Secretary General Mesut Olcal announced Wednesday that ''Anadolu Semalarinda Avrupa Ufuklari'' (European Horizons in Anatolian Skies) was chosen among six projects to benefit from the European Horizons Program which aims to raise awareness about the European Union (EU) among the Turkish public.14.08.2002 [14] FM SPOKESMAN BULUC SAYS THERE IS SINCERE DIALOGUE WITH GREEK OFFICIALS ABOUT NOV. 17 OPERATIONSANKARA - Foreign Ministry Spokesman Yusuf Buluc said on Wednesday that there is a sincere dialogue with Greek officials about the operations carried out against November 17 terrorist organization.14.08.2002 [15] FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN BULUC:''THERE IS NO PROJECT OF ESTABLISHING A STATE IN NORTHERN IRAQ''ANKARA - Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that no project of establishing a state in north of Iraq came to agenda at Washington meeting.14.08.2002 [16] FOREIGN MINISTRY SAYS SWEDISH PARLIAMENTARIANS' PASSAGE TO NORTHERN IRAQ IS NOT SAFEANKARA - Turkey said on Wednesday that no permission was given to passage of Swedish parliamentarians to Northern Iraq due to changing security conditions, expressing sorrow over the leakage of the written communication between the two foreign ministries to the press.14.08.2002 [17] INDEPENDENT PARLIAMENTARIANS AZMI ATES AND CEMIL CICEK JOIN AK PARTYANKARA - Ankara Independent Parliamentarian Cemil Cicek and Istanbul Independent Parliamentarian Azmi Ates joined Justice and Development Party (AK Party) on Wednesday.14.08.2002 [18] IZMIR DEPUTY SERDAROGLU AND ANTALYA DEPUTY GURDAL RESIGN FROM ANAPANKARA - Motherland Party (ANAP) Izmir deputy Rifat Serdaroglu and Antalya deputy Ibrahim Gurdal resigned from ANAP on Wednesday.14.08.2002 [19] MERSIN INDEPENDENT PARLIAMENTARIAN OKSUZ JOINS BBPANKARA - Mersin Independent Parliamentarian Enis Oksuz joined Grand Unity Party (BBP) on Wednesday.14.08.2002 [20] STATE SPENDS USD 4.8 BILLION FOR QUAKE REGIONS SINCE 1999ANKARA - State has spent 4.8 billion U.S. dollars for the development of the quake regions since the earthquake which occurred in Marmara region in 1999.14.08.2002 [21] THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF MASSIVE MARMARA QUAKEKOCAELI/YALOVA/BOLU - Negative effects of massive Marmara quake, which killed 16,000 people and injured 23,781 people, could not be erased although three years passed.14.08.2002 [22] ATTACK ON CHIEF OF ISTANBUL POLICE OZDEMIR -OZDEMIR DESCRIBES ATTACK AS ''TERRORIST ACTION''ISTANBUL - Three people attacked with fists and kicks to Chief of Istanbul Police Hasan Ozdemir in Rotterdam where he went to watch the match between Fenerbahce and Dutch Feyenoord Rotterdam team in the third qualifying round match of the European Champions League. Ozdemir described the attack as ''a terrorist action''.14.08.2002 [23] GAP REGION EXPORTS USD 62.9 MILLION OF MACHINE MADE CARPETGAZIANTEP - Exports of machine made carpet from Southeastern Anatolian Project (GAP) region in the first seven months of 2002 increased 52.8 percent to 62 million 987 thousand U.S. dollars.14.08.2002 Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |