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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 02-09-24Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Anadolu Agency Home Page at <http://www.anadoluajansi.com.tr/>CONTENTS
[01] GALATASARAY: 0 - BARCELONA 2 (FULL TIME)ISTANBUL - Galatasaray was beaten 2-0 by Spanish Barcelona soccer team on Tuesday in its second match in the European Champions League H group.24.09.2002 [02] FM GUREL SAYS BRITAIN CONSIDERS TURKEY AS AN IMPORTANT ALLY AND STRATEGIC PARTNERLONDON - Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Sukru Sina Gurel said on Tuesday that Britain considers Turkey as an important ally and strategic partner.24.09.2002 [03] HIGHER ELECTION BOARD REJECTS REQUEST OF CORRECTION REGARDING DECISION OF ERDOGAN, ERBAKAN, BIRDAL AND BOZLAKANKARA - Higher Election Board rejected on Tuesday the demand requesting correction of the decision regarding rejection of deputy candidacy of AK Party leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan, leader of the banned Welfare Party (RP) Necmettin Erbakan, former leader of Socialist Democracy Party Akżn Birdal and former People's Democracy Party (HADEP) leader Murat Bozlak.24.09.2002 [04] FOREIGN MINISTRY UNDERSECRETARY ZIYAL TO GO TO GREECEANKARA - Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Ugur Ziyal will go to Greece on Wednesday to participate in the exploratory talks between Turkey and Greece.24.09.2002 [05] PRIME MINISTER ECEVIT SAYS EARLY ELECTIONS SHOULD NOT BE DELAYEDANKARA - Democratic Left Party (DSP) leader Bulent Ecevit said on Tuesday that early elections should not be delayed24.09.2002 [06] IP LEADER PERINCEK ASSERTS HIS SITUATION IS DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF ERDOGANANKARA - Labour Party (IP) leader Dogu Perincek said on Tuesday regarding the application of Supreme Court of Appeals Chief Prosecutor Sabih Kanadoglu against him that ''my situation is totally different, as I was not convicted under Article 312 of the Turkish Penal Code (TCK).''24.09.2002 [07] PREMIER ECEVIT RECEIVES ECO SECRETARY GENERAL ARASTOUANKARA - Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit on Tuesday received Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Secretary General Seyed Mojtaba Arastou.24.09.2002 [08] BOZKURT SAYS MINIMUM 51 PERCENT OF PETKIM SHARES WILL BE PRIVATIZEDANKARA - Privatization Administration Board (OIB) Chairman Turgut Bozkurt said on Tuesday that a tender would be opened in the second half of October for privatization of minimum 51 percent shares of Petro Kimya Holding A.S. (Petrochemistry Holding=Petkim).24.09.2002 [09] ACIBADEM HEALTH SERVICES CORP. TO SET UP JOINT CANCER CENTER WITH BRITISH DVI FINANCIAL SERVICES INCISTANBUL - Acibadem Health Services and Trade Corp. will set up a joint cancer center with British DVI Financial Services Inc.24.09.2002 [10] ERBAKAN'S LAWYER PRESENTS SUPPLEMENTARY PETITION TO YSKANKARA - Outlawed Welfare Party (RP) leader Necmettin Erbakan's lawyer Yasar Gurkan gave a supplementary petition to the Higher Electoral Board (YSK) on Tuesday, asking the board to accept his client's independent candidacy for elections on November 3.24.09.2002 [11] NSC TO CONVENE ON MONDAYANKARA - National Security Council (NSC) will convene on September 30.24.09.2002 [12] ROTTERDAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OPENED IN GOLCUKGOLCUK - Rotterdam Elementary School which was built in Marmara earthquake epicenter Golcuk was opened with a ceremony on Tuesday.24.09.2002 [13] TURKISH-YUGOSLAVIAN BUSINESS COUNCIL TO CONVENE IN BURSABURSA - Turkish-Yugoslavian Business Council, set up within the body of the Foreign Economic Relations Committee (DEIK), will convene in Bursa province on September 26.24.09.2002 [14] PRESIDENT SEZER RECEIVES ARASTOUANKARA - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer on Tuesday received Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Secretary General Seyed Mojtaba Arastaou at Cankaya Palace.24.09.2002 [15] FOREIGN MINISTER GUREL IN LONDONLONDON - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sukru Sina Gurel stressed on Tuesday that legitimacy was very important in case of a probable operation against Iraq.24.09.2002 [16] PRIVATIZATION OF BULGARIAN TELECOMISTANBUL - Turkish Telekom and Koc Information Group will submit final bid in the tender for privatization of Bulgarian Telecom company.24.09.2002 [17] TURKER SAYS TURKEY GETS READY FOR EUANKARA - State Minister Masum Turker for Economy said on Tuesday that Turkey got ready for the European Union (EU).24.09.2002 [18] SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS PUBLIC CHIEF PROSECUTOR APPLIES TO YSK CALLING FOR PERINCEK'S CANDIDACY TO BE REJECTEDANKARA - Supreme Court of Appeals Chief Prosecutor Sabih Kanadoglu on Tuesday applied to Higher Board of Election (YSK) with a call not to accept candidacy of Labor Party Chairman Dogu Perincek for Parliament.24.09.2002 [19] DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER YILMAZ CONGRATULATES SCHROEDER OVER HIS SUCCESS IN ELECTIONSANKARA - Deputy Prime Minister and the leader of the Motherland Party (ANAP) Mesut Yilmaz on Tuesday congratulated German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder over his success in elections.24.09.2002 [20] FOREIGN MINISTER GUREL IN BRITAINLONDON - Deputy Foreign Minister and Foreign Minister Sukru Sina Gurel started contacts in London where he came within the framework of his tour to European Union (EU) countries.24.09.2002 [21] SP DEPUTY CHAIRMAN BEKAROGLU: ''WE WILL CONTINUE EFFORTS TO KEEP PARLIAMENT OPEN, TO CANCEL ELECTIONS AND TO AMEND LAWS AFTER OCTOBER 1''ANKARA - Felicity Party (SP) Deputy Chairman Mehmet Bekaroglu said on Tuesday that they would continue efforts to keep24.09.2002 [22] NATO'S FOUR NEW RAPID RESPONSE HEADQUARTERS PUT INTO SERVICEBRUSSELS - Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) stated on Tuesday that four new headquarters for the rapid response forces had been put into service. One of these headquarters takes place in Istanbul.24.09.2002 [23] IZGI: ''I DECIDED NOT TO RECALL PARLIAMENT BEFORE OCTOBER 1''ANKARA - Parliament Speaker Omer Izgi said on Tuesday that he decided not to call the parliament to convene in an extraordinary session before October 1.24.09.2002 [24] KUWAITI FUND TO GIVE USD 25 MILLION LOAN TO TURKEYANKARA - The Kuwaiti Fund Directorate General will give Turkey a 25 million U.S. dollars of loan to assist infrastructure and motorway reconstruction work in quake-hit areas24.09.2002 [25] STATE MINISTER TURKER:''OUR RELATIONS WITH THE IMF ARE BETTER THAN THE PAST''(2)ANKARA - State Minister for Economy Masum Turker said on Tuesday that relations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are better than the past.24.09.2002 [26] STATE MINISTER TURKER: (1) ''I DON'T THINK THAT ELECTIONS WILL BE DELAYED, BUT OUR ECONOMY WILL NOT BE NEGATIVELY INFLUENCED BY THIS IF IT IS DELAYED''ANKARA - State Minister Masum Turker for economy said on Tuesday that he did not think that the elections would be postponed, stressing that he did not think that economy would be negatively influenced by this if it is delayed.''24.09.2002 [27] DUZ JOINS ANAPANKARA - Mustafa Duz, an independent deputy from Istanbul, joined the Motherland Party (ANAP) on Tuesday. Number of ANAP deputies increased to 71 while number of independent deputies decreased to 21 after Duz joined the ANAP.24.09.2002 [28] ANKARA NOT WARM TOWARDS COEPA'S SENDING DELEGATION TO TURKEY TO MONITOR ELECTIONSANKARA - Ankara is not warm towards the decision of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (COEPA) to send delegation to Turkey to monitor the general elections.24.09.2002 [29] TWO GEORGIAN COAST GUARD BOATS VISIT TRABZON PORTTRABZON - Two Georgian coast guard boats arrived in Trabzon port on Tuesday under the ''Coast Security Cooperation Agreement'' which was signed between Turkey and Georgia on March 13, 1998.24.09.2002 [30] A TOTAL OF 121 DEPUTIES SIGN MOTION CALLING ON PARLIAMENT TO HOLD AN EXTRAORDINARY MEETINGANKARA - A total of 121 deputies signed the motion calling on the parliament to hold an extraordinary meeting on September 26, 2002.24.09.2002 [31] RATE OF CAPACITY UTILISATION INCREASESANKARA - The rate of capacity utilization increased to 76.4 percent in August of 2002.24.09.2002 [32] FAMOUS BASKETBALL PLAYER TURKCAN CHOSEN FOR EUROLEAGUE STARS TEAMISTANBUL - Mirsad Turkcan, a successful player of national basketball team and Montepaschi Siena team of Italy, was nominated among 12 Euroleague stars, that will face Real Madrid in the beginning of the 2002-2003 season in the Euroleague.24.09.2002 [33] TURKEY'S MILITARY SUPPORT TO AZERBAIJAN CONTINUESBAKU - Turkey's military assistance to Azerbaijan will also continue this year.24.09.2002 [34] FOUNDATION OF TURKEY PART OF BTC TO BE LAID ON THURSDAYANKARA - The foundation of the Turkey part of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline project, which will transport Azerbaijani oil to western markets, will be laid on Thursday. The construction of Turkey part of the project will officially start in Adana-Ceyhan on September 26.24.09.2002 [35] EXPORTS FROM GAP REGION TO AFRICA INCREASESGAZIANTEP - Southeast Anatolia Project (GAP) region exported agricultural products worth of 12 million 103 thousand dollars with 1.8 increase to African countries in eight months this year.24.09.2002 [36] TURKEY ASKS ISRAELI GOVERNMENT TO END SIEGENEW YORK - Umit Pamir, Turkey's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (U.N.), said late on Monday that Turkey wanted the Israeli government to end the siege of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat's compound.24.09.2002 Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |