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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 03-01-17Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Anadolu Agency Home Page at <http://www.anadoluajansi.com.tr/>CONTENTS
[01] LAW NO 4789 MAKES DEPUTY PRIME MINISTERS AND JUSTICE MINISTER MEMBER OF NSCANKARA - The law no. 4789 which amended the law on National Security Council (NSC) and General Secretariat of NSC made Deputy Prime Ministers and Justice Minister members of NSC.17.01.2003 [02] ERDOGAN LEAVES BEIJING FOR TURKEYBEIJING - Justice and Development Party (AK Party) leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan left Beijing, China for Turkey on Friday.17.01.2003 [03] PRIME MINISTER GUL:''I INFORMED PARTIES ABOUT POSITION OF TURKEY, WHAT WE DO, AND DEMANDS FROM TURKEY''ANKARA - Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Friday that he explained the leaders of political parties outside the parliament about the position of Turkey, the things done by Turkey and the demands from Turkey, adding that ''we can also come together about developments in Cyprus in the coming days.''17.01.2003 [04] PRESIDENT SEZER RETURNS BACK LAW NO 4779 TO PARLIAMENT (2)ANKARA - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer said on Friday that the law no 4779 which amended the law on postponement of cases and punishments regarding crimes committed through media had the character of general amnesty.17.01.2003 [05] PRESIDENT SEZER APPROVES LAW ON FAMILY COURTSANKARA - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer approved on Friday the law on foundation, tasks and trial procedures of family courts on Friday.17.01.2003 [06] FAILURE IN ERDOGAN'S PLANE SORTED OUTBEIJING - The failure in the plane that will carry AK Party leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the accompanying delegation to Turkey has been overcome and the passangers started to be taken aboard.17.01.2003 [07] SEZER RETURNS BACK LAW NO 4779 TO PARLIAMENTANKARA - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer sent back on Friday the law No. 4779 which foresaw amendment in the law on postponement of cases and punishments regarding crimes committed through media, to the parliament for reconsideration.17.01.2003 [08] U.S. DELEGATION EXAMINES CORLU AIRPORTCORLU - The U.S. military delegation which examines airports in Turkey within the scope of a possible operation against Iraq, came to Corlu International Airport on Friday.17.01.2003 [09] DENKTAS-CLERIDES MEETING ENDSLEFKOSA - TRNC President Rauf Denktas and Greek Cypriot leader Glafcos Clerides will come together three times a week from now on.17.01.2003 [10] WESTON MEETS WITH POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS IN TRNCLEFKOSA - U.S. Department of State's Special Coordinator to Cyprus Thomas Weston met with officials of the party leaders represented in TRNC parliament on Friday.17.01.2003 [11] U.S. AMBASSADOR PEARSON: ''WE WILL INSIST ON PEACEFUL SOLUTION''ANKARA - U.S. Ambassador in Ankara Robert Pearson had said that they would insist on peaceful solution to Iraq issue and that they wished the issue would end without a war17.01.2003 [12] OZKOK MEETS WITH EROGLUANKARA - Chief of General Staff Hilmi Ozkok said on Friday that Cyprus, which was experiencing hot days, was one of the most important issues of the Turkish people and noted that the armed forces was behind Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).17.01.2003 [13] THY SAYS IT WILL SEND ANOTHER PLANE TO BEIJING IF FAILURE IN ERDOGAN'S PLANE CAN'T BE REPAIRED IN SHORT TIMEISTANBUL - Faik Akin, a high level official from the Turkish Airlines (THY), said on Friday that if the failure in the THY plane carrying AK Party leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan from Shanghai to Turkey could not be repaired in short time, another plane would be sent to Beijing to pick up passengers.17.01.2003 [14] MINOR EARTHQUAKE ROCKS ADANAADANA - A minor earthquake measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale rocked southern province of Adana on Friday.17.01.2003 [15] ERDOGAN TO SPEND NIGHT IN BEIJINGBEIJING - Justice and Development Party (AK Party) leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan and an accompanying delegation will spend the night in Beijing, China, after his plane landed at Beijing Airport due to a failure in the device which balances cabin pressure after flying for almost three hours en route from Shanghai to Turkey.17.01.2003 [16] HEALTH MINISTER AKDAG RECEIVES WORLD BANK VICE PRESIDENT LINNANKARA - Health Minister Recep Akdag has said that the cooperation between the previous governments and the World Bank was still continuing.17.01.2003 [17] FINNISH PRIVATE SECTOR REITERATES SUPPORT TO TURKEY'S EU MEMBERSHIPISTANBUL - Finnish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Confederation (TT) reiterated on Friday their support to Turkey's European Union (EU) membership.17.01.2003 [18] WORLD BANK VICE PRESIDENT LINN MEETS NATIONAL EDUCATION MINISTER MUMCUANKARA - World Bank Vice President Johannes Linn has said that education was very important for long-term development of Turkey and that as the World Bank, they wanted to cooperate with the Turkish government.17.01.2003 [19] ILDEM (3): ''THERE IS NOT ANY RECOMMENDATION ABOUT SENDING IRAQI ADMINISTRATION TO ANOTHER COUNTRY FOR PEACEFUL SOLUTION OF ISSUE''ANKARA - Presidential Foreign Affairs Chief Adviser Tacan Ildem said on Friday that ''Turkey did not make any recommendation about sending the Iraqi administration to another country for the peaceful solution of Iraqi issue.''17.01.2003 [20] ILDEM (2): ''SOME DEMANDS OF UNITED STATES ABOUT POSSIBLE MILITARY OPERATION HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AND OUR REPLIES HAVE BEEN CONVEYED TO U.S. SIDE''ANKARA - Presidential Foreign Affairs Chief Adviser Tacan Ildem has said that some demands of the United States from Turkey about a possible military operation against Iraq had been reviewed and that their replies had been conveyed to the U.S. side, adding, ''comments about Turkey's indecision do not reflect the truth.''17.01.2003 [21] ERDOGAN'S PLANE MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING IN CHINABEIJING - Justice and Development Party (AK Party) leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan's plane made an emergency landing at Beijing Airport due to a technical failure on Friday.17.01.2003 [22] ILDEM: ''SOME REQUESTS OF THE UNITED STATES ENTAIL DECISION OF PARLIAMENT UNDER INTERNATIONAL LEGITIMACY SOUGHT BY ARTICLE 92 OF THE CONSTITUTION''ANKARA - Presidential Foreign Affairs Chief Adviser Tacan Ildem said on Friday, ''some requests of the United States about a possible military operation against Iraq entail decision of the parliament. We all know that it was difficult for the parliament to take such a decision about a situation in absence of a second decision of the United Nations Security Council to approve beginning of the operation. Even the U.S. administration has not taken a decision about the situation.''17.01.2003 [23] A SYMPOSIUM HELD AT PARLIAMENT ABOUT CYPRUSANKARA - Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc said on Friday, ''those who claim, 'we will enter the European Union (EU). Therefore, we should sign the plan of United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan without examining it' ignore the facts. Today is not an appropriate time for political discussions. We all should support President Rauf Denktas of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).''17.01.2003 [24] RED CRESCENT DIRECTOR GENERAL GONEN: ''WE HAVE TAKEN ALL MEASURES''MUS - Red Crescent Director General Ertan Gonen said on Friday that they had taken all necessary measures about a possible military operation of the United States against Iraq.17.01.2003 [25] JUSTICE MINISTER CICEK: ''TURKEY HAS ACHIEVED THE DIFFICULT BY MAKING SOME CHANGES IN CONSTITUTION AND LAWS ON THE ROAD TO EU''ANTALYA - Justice Minister Cemil Cicek said on Friday that Turkey had achieved the difficult by making some changes in the Constitution and laws on the road to the European Union (EU).17.01.2003 [26] WORLD BANK VICE PRESIDENT LINN MEETS WITH STATE MINISTER BABACANANKARA - World Bank Vice President Johannes Linn met on Friday with State Minister Ali Babacan.17.01.2003 [27] U.S. AMBASSADOR PEARSON SAYS THEY ARE TRYING TO FIND A COMMON SOLUTION THAT IS MUTUALLY ACCEPTABLEANKARA - U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Robert Pearson said on Friday that Turkey and the United States were trying to find a common solution to Iraqi issue that was mutually acceptable and noted that there was not any crisis between the two countries.17.01.2003 [28] BAYKAL LEAVES FOR ITALY (2)ISTANBUL - Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal said on Friday, ''attitudes of the government and of the forces behind the government have devastated the negotiation process in Cyprus. If the negotiation process does not come to a positive conclusion and rightful and legitimate rights of both Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) will be damaged, current political power will be responsible.''17.01.2003 [29] MEETING AT CANKAYA PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE ENDSANKARA - The meeting about the issue of Iraq at the Cankaya Presidential Palace ended. Presidential Foreign Affairs Chief Adviser Tacan Ildem is expected to make a statement about the meeting.17.01.2003 [30] CICEK: ''DESPITE ITS ECONOMIC DIFFICULTIES, OUR STATE HAS BEEN ENDURING ADDITIONAL EXPENSES TO PROVIDE SECURITY OF OCALAN''ANTALYA - Justice Minister Cemil Cicek said on Friday, ''despite its economic difficulties, our state has been enduring additional expenses to provide security of Abdullah Ocalan, the head of the terrorist organization.''17.01.2003 [31] OPERATION LAUNCHED IN ADANA AGAINST TERRORIST HEZBOLLAH -FOUR HEZBOLLAH MEMBERS CAPTUREDADANA - A total of four members of the terrorist organization Hezbollah were captured in an operation in southern province of Adana on Friday.17.01.2003 [32] BAYKAL LEAVES FOR ITALYISTANBUL - Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal said on Friday, ''Turkey has taken some concrete steps about a possible military operation against Iraq. If Turkey will maintain cooperation about a possible operation against Iraq, the issue should be brought onto parliamentary agenda.''17.01.2003 [33] AK PARTY LEADER ERDOGAN SAYS ''I DID NOT SEE COMMUNISM WHICH I HAVE KNOWN IN CHINA''SHANGHAI - Justice and Development Party (AK Party) leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that he admired in China and he did not see communism which he has known in China.17.01.2003 [34] MEETING AT CANKAYA PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE STARTSANKARA - The meeting about the issue of Iraq started at the Cankaya Presidential Palace at 11.00 a.m. on Friday.17.01.2003 [35] UNAKITAN: ''WORLD BANK DELEGATION TOLD US THAT LOANS WERE READY AND THEY WANTED TO RELEASE THESE LOANS''ANKARA - Finance Minister Kemal Unakitan said on Friday, ''we have been in full consensus of opinion with the World Bank. The World Bank delegation told us that loans to be given to Turkey were ready and they wanted to release these loans.''17.01.2003 [36] GENERAL MYERS TO ARRIVE IN TURKEY BETWEEN JANUARY 19 AND 20ANKARA - U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Richard Myers will come to Turkey as the official guest of General Staff Chief General Hilmi Ozkok.17.01.2003 [37] FINANCE MINISTER UNAKITAN MEETS WITH WORLD BANK VICE PRESIDENT LINNANKARA - Finance Minister Kemal Unakitan met with World Bank Vice President Johannes Linn, who started his contacts in Ankara, on Friday.17.01.2003 [38] TREASURY TO REPAY 5.6 QUADRILLION TL IN DOMESTIC DEBT NEXT WEEKANKARA - Treasury will repay 5 quadrillion 685.3 trillion Turkish liras (TL) in domestic debt next week.17.01.2003 [39] KRUEGER DEPARTS FROM TURKEYANKARA - International Monetary Fund (IMF) First Deputy Managing Director Anne Krueger, who wrapped up her contacts in Ankara, departed from Turkey on Friday.17.01.2003 [40] GENERAL MYERS DUE TO TURKEYWASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Richard Myers will come to Turkey after paying visits to Italy and Belgium.17.01.2003 Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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