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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 02-11-19Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Anadolu Agency Home Page at <http://www.anadoluajansi.com.tr/>CONTENTS
[01] WORLD BANK DIRECTOR AJAY CHHIBBER: ''WE SEE A POSITIVE POLICY FOR TURKEY AFTER ELECTIONS''ISTANBUL - World Bank Turkey Director Ajay Chhibber said on Tuesday that they were hopeful for the new government.19.11.2002 [02] PRESIDENT SEZER TO MEET WITH U.S. PRESIDENT BUSH TOMORROWANKARA - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer who will attend the summit meeting of heads of state and government of NATO members in Czech Republic between November 21 and 22, 2002, will meet with U.S. President George W. Bush on Wednesday.19.11.2002 [03] IMF PLANS TO VISIT TURKEY SOONWASHINGTON D.C. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) plans to visit Turkey in the shortest time possible following the foundation of the new government in Turkey.19.11.2002 [04] PRESIDENT SEZER TO LEAVE FOR PRAGUEANKARA - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer will leave for Prague on Wednesday to attend the meeting of heads of state and government of NATO members between November 21 and 22, 2002.19.11.2002 [05] EUROPEAN LIBERAL DEMOCRATS LEADER WATSON:''EUROPE WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER REPRESENTED IF TURKISH PARLIAMENTARIANS WERE HERE''STRASBOURG - European Liberal Democrats leader Graham Watson said on Tuesday that ''Europe would have been better represented in the European Parliament session on enlargement if Turkish parliamentarians were here.''19.11.2002 [06] NATO PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY 48TH ANNUAL SESSION ENDSISTANBUL - The 48th annual session of NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NATO PA) ended on Tuesday.19.11.2002 [07] BULENT ARINC ELECTED AS PARLIAMENT SPEAKERANKARA - The 22nd parliament speaker has been Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy Bulent Arinc.19.11.2002 [08] NATO PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY 48TH ANNUAL SESSION -STANDING COMMITTEE DECLARATION ON NATO TRANSFORMATION SUPPORTED IN CONFERENCEISTANBUL - Nato countries supported the adoption of the Standing Committee Declaration on Transformation of NATO during the NATO Parliamentary Assembly 48th annual session on Tuesday.19.11.2002 [09] PRIME MINISTER GUL: ''U.S. PRESIDENT BUSH INVITED ME TO UNITED STATES''ANKARA - Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Tuesday, ''U.S. President George W. Bush invited me to the United States.'19.11.2002 [10] EU TERM PRESIDENT DENMARK: ''IF TURKEY FULFILS COPENHAGEN CRITERIA, IT CAN GET DATE FOR FULL MEMBERSHIP NEGOTIATIONS''STRASBOURG - Anders Fog Rasmussen, the Prime Minister of EU Term President Denmark said on Tuesday that if Turkey fulfills the Copenhagen criteria, it will get a negotiation date from the EU for accession talks.19.11.2002 [11] ECHR DEBATES COMPLAINT OF TWO TURKISH STUDENTSSTRASBOURG - The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) debated on Tuesday complaint of two Turkish female students wearing Islamic-style headscarf.19.11.2002 [12] HASTERT ARRIVES IN ISTANBULISTANBUL - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Dennis Hastert arrived in Istanbul on Tuesday.19.11.2002 [13] NSC TO CONVENE ON NOVEMBER 29ANKARA - The National Security Council (NSC) will convene under the chairmanship of President Ahmet Necdet Sezer on November 29, 2002.19.11.2002 [14] U.S. PRESIDENT BUSH CALLS PRIME MINISTER GULANKARA - U.S. President George W. Bush called Prime Minister Abdullah Gul on Tuesday, congratulated him for his new post and wished him success.19.11.2002 [15] AK PARTY LEADER ERDOGAN LEAVES FOR GERMANYANKARA - Justice and Development Party (AK Party) leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan left on Tuesday for German capital Berlin, the first leg of his three-day tour to Berlin, London, Brussels, Dublin and Strasbourg.19.11.2002 [16] PROGRAMME OF 58TH GOVERNMENT TO BE READ OUT ON NOVEMBER 23ANKARA - The programme of the 58th government formed under the leadership of Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Deputy Chairman Abdullah Gul will be read out at the parliament on November 23, 2002.19.11.2002 [17] U.S. COORDINATOR FOR CYPRUS WESTON IN FOREIGN MINISTRYANKARA - Thomas Weston, the Special Coordinator of U.S. Department of State for Cyprus came to Foreign Ministry for the second time on Tuesday and met with Foreign Ministry Deputy Undersecretary Baki Ilkin.19.11.2002 [18] COUNCIL OF MINISTERS TO CONVENE AT 8.00 P.M.ANKARA - The Council of Minister will convene at 8.00 p.m. on Tuesday.19.11.2002 [19] ECEVIT HANDS OVER HIS DUTY TO GULANKARA - Bulent Ecevit, the prime minister of the 57th government, has handed over his duty to Abdullah Gul, the prime minister of the 58th government.19.11.2002 [20] MINIMUM WAGE FIXING COMMISSION CONVENESANKARA - The Minimum Wage Fixing Commission held its second meeting on Tuesday to set the new minimum wage to be valid as of January 1, 2003.19.11.2002 [21] ONE DEATH FASTER DIES IN HOSPITALISTANBUL - Imdat Bulut, who is on ''death fast'' died on Tuesday in Sagmalcılar State Hospital where he was treated.19.11.2002 [22] PRIME MINISTER GUL: ''WE WILL COMPLETE OUR PREPARATIONS TILL NSC MEETING''ANKARA - Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Tuesday, ''we will complete reading out the government programme at the parliament and the vote of confidence till monthly meeting of the National Security Council (NSC).''19.11.2002 [23] U.S. CONGRESS MEMBERS VISIT FOREIGN MINISTRYANKARA - Members of the U.S. Congress held on Tuesday contacts in Ankara regarding Iraqi issue and Turkey-European Union (EU) relations.19.11.2002 [24] BEREUTER ELECTED AS NATO PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY PRESIDENTISTANBUL - Doug Bereuter, the leader of the U.S. delegation composed of U.S. House of Representatives was elected on Tuesday as the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NATO PA) President.19.11.2002 [25] DIE ANNOUNCES TURKEY'S TOURISM INCOMES AS USD 5.835 BILLION IN JULY-SEPTEMBER 2002ANKARA - State Statistics Institute (DIE) announced on Tuesday Turkey's tourism incomes between July and September 2002 as 5 billion 835 million 570 thousand 206 U.S dollars.19.11.2002 [26] EU COMMISSION'S DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR ENLARGEMENT LEIGH HOLDS CONTACTS IN FOREIGN MINISTRYANKARA - Michael Leigh, the European Union (EU) Commission's Director General for Enlargement, held on Tuesday contacts in the Foreign Ministry.19.11.2002 [27] IP LEADER PERINCEK ACQUITTED IN E-MAIL CASEANKARA - Worker's Party (IP) leader Dogu Perincek was acquitted on Tuesday in the lawsuit which was filed against him on charges of illegally seizing and announcing EU's Former Representative in Turkey Karen Fogg's e-mails after hacking into her computer.19.11.2002 [28] KANADOGLU REQUESTS ANNULMENT OF AKGUNDUZ'S POLITICAL IMMUNITYANKARA - Supreme Court of Appeals Chief Prosecutor Sabih Kanadoglu requested annulment of political immunity of Fadil Akgunduz, an independent deputy from Siirt province.19.11.2002 [29] ETUC SUPPORTS TURKEY'S EU MEMBERSHIPISTANBUL - The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) asked on Tuesday for a date to be given to Turkey to open its entry negotiations with the European Union (EU) in the Copenhagen summit due on December 12-13.19.11.2002 [30] PRIME MINISTER GUL:''WE EXPECT CONCRETE STEPS TO BE TAKEN FOR TURKEY'S STARTING ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS WITH EU''ISTANBUL - Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Tuesday that Turkey expected concrete steps to be taken for Turkey's starting accession negotiations with the EU.19.11.2002 [31] TUGIAD TO ATTEND YES FOR EUROPE MEETING IN PORTUGALISTANBUL - Association of Young Turkish Businessmen (TUGIAD) will attend Yes For Europe (European Confederation of Young Entrepreneurs) meeting in Porto, Portugal between November 22 and 23.19.11.2002 [32] ADIYAMAN GOVERNOR ISIK SAYS NO SERIOUS PROBLEM IN CELIKHAN WHERE QUAKE ROCKSADIYAMAN - Adiyaman Governor Halil Isık said on Tuesday that earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale which rocked Celikhan township of southeastern Adiyaman province caused no serious problem.19.11.2002 [33] PRIME MINISTER GUL: ''I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT NATO SHOULD SHIFT ITS STRATEGIC FOCUS TOWARDS TURKEY''ISTANBUL - Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Tuesday that he strongly believed that NATO should shift its strategic focus towards Turkey and noted, ''as the only Muslim member of the Alliance and a secular country, Turkey has an important role to play in terms of its military assets and expertise.''19.11.2002 [34] CAEA EXPORTS USD 845.7 MILLION OF MACHINE AND SPARE PARTSANKARA - Export of machine and spare parts from Central Anatolia Exporters Associations (CAEA) increased 14.4 percent to 845 million 768 thousand U.S. dollars between January and October 2002.19.11.2002 [35] GAP REGION EXPORTS USD 34.2 MILLION OF GOODS TO TURKISH REPUBLICSGAZIANTEP - Export of agricultural products from Southeastern Anatolian Project (GAP) region to Turkish Republics increased 43.4 percent to 34 million 283 thousand U.S. dollars in the first ten months of 2002.19.11.2002 [36] PRIME MINISTER GUL: ''WE WILL BE A GOVERNMENT THAT ENRICHES TURKEY''ANKARA - Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Tuesday that they would be the government which would relieve Turkey, increase standards of democracy and enrich Turkey.19.11.2002 [37] TRNC OFFICIALS SAY DENKTAS HAS YET NO CHANCE TO HOLD CONTACTS WITH TRNC AND TURKISH GOVERNMENTSNEW YORK - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) officials said on Monday related to the solution plan proposed by the United Nations (U.N.) Secretary General Kofi Annan that TRNC President Rauf Denktas had yet no chance to hold contacts with the TRNC and Turkish governments due to his illness19.11.2002 [38] PRIME MINISTER GUL SAYS HE IS PLEASED THAT PRESIDENT DID NOT REMOVE ANY NAMES FROM GOVERNMENT LISTANKARA - Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Tuesday that he is pleased that President Ahmet Necdet Sezer did not remove any names from his list of council of ministers.19.11.2002 [39] EARTHQUAKE ROCKS ADIYAMANANKARA - An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale rocked Celikhan township of southeastern Adiyaman province early on Tuesday.19.11.2002 [40] AK PARTY LEADER ERDOGAN SAYS ITALY, GREECE AND SPAIN GIVE POSITIVE MESSAGES ABOUT TURKEY'S GETTING NEGOTIATION DATE AT COPENHAGEN SUMMIT -ERDOGAN CORRECTS HIS WORDS ABOUT SEZERMADRID - Justice and Development Party (AKP) leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that in his meetings with Italian, Greek and Spanish prime ministers, these three important countries gave positive messages for Turkey's getting negotiation date at Copenhagen Summit on Dec. 12.19.11.2002 Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |