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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 02-10-25Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Anadolu Agency Home Page at <http://www.anadoluajansi.com.tr/>CONTENTS
[01] EUROPEAN COUNCIL PRESIDENCY CONCLUSIONS SAYS PERSPECTIVE OF OPENING OF FULL MEMBERSHIP NEGOTIATIONS WITH TURKEY HAS BEEN BROUGHT FORWARDBRUSSELS - The Presidency Conclusions of the Brussels European Council meeting said on Friday that decision about Turkey's full membership to the European Union (EU) would be taken at the Copenhagen Summit.25.10.2002 [02] EU TERM PRESIDENT DENMARK'S PRIME MINISTER SAYS DECISION ABOUT TURKEY TO BE MADE IN COPENHAGENBRUSSELS - European Union (EU) Term President Denmark's Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Friday that the final decision about Turkey would be made at Copenhagen Summit25.10.2002 [03] EU FOREIGN POLICY CHIEF SOLANA SAYS HE THINKS TURKEY WILL ACCEPT DOCUMENT ABOUT ESDP ON WHICH THEY REACH COMPROMISEBRUSSELS - European Union (EU) Foreign Policy and Joint Defense Chief Javier Solana said on Friday that he thought that Turkey would accept document about European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) on which they had reached a compromise25.10.2002 [04] KDP OFFICIAL NECIRVAN BARZANI HOLDS NEWS CONFERENCE -''OUR TARGET IS TO SOLVE OUR OWN PROBLEMS WITHIN A UNITED AND DEMOCRATIC IRAQ''ANKARA - Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) regional administration official Nechirvan Barzani said on Friday that their target was to solve their problems within a united and democratic Iraq.25.10.2002 [05] 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ISLAMIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRYISTANBUL - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer said on Friday that developing conditions of international economy and the economic problems of the member countries required a more influential cooperation within the framework of Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC)25.10.2002 [06] FOREIGN CAPITAL REPORTANKARA - The amount of foreign capital allowed to enter Turkey became 1 billion 508.6 million U.S. dollars as of September 30.25.10.2002 [07] FOREIGN MINISTRY: ''OUR TARGET DID NOT CHANGE: IT IS TO GET A DECISION TO START FULL MEMBERSHIP NEGOTIATIONS IN 2003''ANKARA - Ankara said on Friday that its target for the European Union (EU) full membership process was to ''get a date in Copenhagen summit to start full membership negotiations in 2003.''25.10.2002 [08] CHINESE CULTURE MINISTER JIAZHENG DEPARTS FROM TURKEYISTANBUL - Chinese Culture Minister Sun Jiazheng departed from Turkey on Friday.25.10.2002 [09] YILMAZ DUE TO BRUSSELSANKARA - State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz, who also acts as the leader of the Motherland Party (ANAP), will go to Brussels to participate in European Union (EU) Convention meeting25.10.2002 [10] TANRIKULU SAYS USD 1 BILLION ADDITIONAL FUND ALLOCATED BY IDB IS BEING USED SUCCESSFULLYISTANBUL - Industry and Trade Minister Ahmet Kenan Tanrikulu said on Friday that 1 billion U.S. dollars of additional fund which was allocated by Islamic Development Bank (IDB) was being used successfully to increase trade among member countries of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC).25.10.2002 [11] TARISBANK TRANSFERRED TO DENIZBANKANKARA - Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA) on Friday decided to transfer 99.99 percent of the shares of Milli Aydin Bankasi T.A.S. (TARISBANK), which is currently in the fund, to Denizbank Corp.25.10.2002 [12] RUSSIAN SIDE REPORTS TURKISH EMBASSY THAT THERE ARE NO TURKISH CITIZENS AMONG HOSTAGESMOSCOW - Russian side on Friday told Turkey's Embassy in Moscow that there were no Turkish citizens among the hostages in a theater in Moscow.25.10.2002 [13] GERMAN AMBASSADOR SCHMIDT: ''ACCUSATIONS AGAINST GERMAN FOUNDATIONS ARE UNREASONABLE, GROUNDLESS AND WITHOUT A REASON''ANKARA - German Ambassador in Ankara Rudolf Schmidt said on Friday that accusations toward German foundations were totally unreasonable, groundless and without a reason.25.10.2002 [14] PRIME MINISTER ECEVIT: ''THEATER RAID IN MOSCOW IS EXTREMELY SADDENING''ANKARA - Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said on Friday that theater raid in Moscow was ''extremely saddening'', stressing that, ''our related services exchange information. There is nothing regarded with Turkey.''25.10.2002 [15] FM GUREL SAYS EVERY STATE AND REGIME HAS RIGHT TO FORM DEFENSE MECHANISMS TO PROTECT BASIS OF ITS POLITICAL SYSTEMIZMIR - Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Sukru Sina Gurel said on Friday that every state and every regime has the right to form defense mechanisms to protect the main pillars of its political system.25.10.2002 [16] FOREIGN TRADE FIGURESANKARA - Imports of capital goods rose 47.7 percent and imports of consumer goods increased 35.3 percent in August 200225.10.2002 [17] TURKEY'S SECRETARY GENERAL FOR THE EU VURAL: ''TURKISH-EU RELATIONS CAME TO A POINT OF NO RETURN''ANKARA - Turkey's Secretary General for the EU Volkan Vural said on Friday that Turkish-EU relations came to a point of no return, stressing that, ''this country will be a member after five or seven years.'25.10.2002 [18] FM GUREL SAYS TURKEY CAN'T APPROVE TERRORIST ACTIVITIESIZMIR - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sukru Sina Gurel said on Friday that Turkey can't approve any terrorist activity where ever it takes place and what ever its goal is.25.10.2002 [19] FM GUREL SAYS EU MAKES DEFINITE DIVISION OF CYPRUS SHOULD IT CONTINUE TO TAKE WRONG STEPSIZMIR - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sukru Sina Gurel said on Friday that the European Union (EU) will make definite the division on Cyprus if it continues its wrong steps concerning the island.25.10.2002 [20] TURKEY WELCOMES DECISION OF PAKISTAN AND INDIA TO DECREASE NUMBER OF SOLDIERS ALONG THEIR BORDERANKARA - Turkey welcomed on Friday the decision of Pakistan and India to decrease the number of soldiers along their border.25.10.2002 [21] DYP DEPUTY CAY RESIGNS FROM HIS PARTYANKARA - True Path Party (DYP) deputy Abdulhaluk Mehmet Cay resigned from his party on Friday.25.10.2002 [22] EXPORTS FROM GAP REGION TO CIS COUNTRIES INCREASE BY 10.6 PERCENTGAZIANTEP - Southeast Anatolia Project (GAP) region exported agricultural products worth of 11 million 19 thousand dollars with an increase of 10.6 percent to Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries in the first nine months of 2002.25.10.2002 [23] HALEVE ELECTED AS NEW CHIEF RABBI OF JEWISH COMMUNITY IN TURKEYISTANBUL - Following the death of Chief Rabbi David Asseo, who was the religious leader of the Jewish community in Turkey for 41 years, Ishak Haleve was elected as the new Chief Rabbi on Friday.25.10.2002 [24] DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME TO END AT WEEKENDANKARA - Daylight saving time will end at the weekend.25.10.2002 [25] ERTUGAY RESIGNS FROM DYPANKARA - Zeki Ertugay, a deputy from eastern province of Erzurum, resigned from the True Path Party (DYP) on Friday.25.10.2002 [26] NO INFORMATION CONFIRMING THAT THERE ARE TURKS AMONG HOSTAGES IN MOSCOWANKARA - Turkey has not received any information confirming that there were Turks among the hostages taken by armed Chechen activists in Moscow.25.10.2002 [27] FM GUREL SAYS TURKEY TO RECONSIDER ITS RELATIONS WITH EU IF IT IS NOT GIVEN NEGOTIATION DATE IN 2003IZMIR - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sukru Sina Gurel said on Friday that if the EU does not give a negotiation date to Turkey in 2003, Turkey will reconsider its relations with EU in all respects.25.10.2002 [28] PRIME MINISTER ECEVIT SAYS ''U.S. MILITARY OPERATION AGAINST IRAQ IS VERY DIFFICULT WITHOUT SUPPORT OF TURKEY''ANKARA - Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said on Friday that a U.S. military operation against Iraq is very difficult without the support and contribution of Turkey.25.10.2002 [29] EARTHQUAKE IN CYPRUSLEFKOSA - Two earthquakes measuring 4.2 and 3.8 on the Richter scale, shook Cyprus island on Friday morning25.10.2002 [30] DIFFERENT VIEWS ON TURKEY IN EU BRUSSELS SUMMITBRUSSELS - While the E.U. Brussels summit continues, certain statements about the position of Turkey cause tension.25.10.2002 Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |