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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 03-02-26Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Anadolu Agency Home Page at <http://www.anadoluajansi.com.tr/>CONTENTS
[01] TURKISH AMBASSADOR IN BAGHDAD PAKSUT ARRIVES IN SANLIURFASANLIURFA - Turkish Ambassador to Iraq Osman Paksut arrived from Baghdad to southeastern province of Sanliurfa late on Wednesday26.02.2003 [02] IRAQI AMBASSADOR IN ANKARA SALIH: ''APPROVAL OF MOTION MEANS INVOLVEMENT OF TURKEY IN WAR TOGETHER WITH UNITED STATES''ANKARA - Iraqi Ambassador in Ankara Talib Abid Salih said on Wednesday that approval of second motion by the parliament on Thursday regarding possible U.S. military action against Iraq would mean Turkey's involvement in war together with the United States26.02.2003 [03] TURKEY TEMPORARILY SUSPENDS ACTIVITIES OF ITS EMBASSY IN BAGHDAD AS OF FEBRUARY 26ANKARA - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday that Turkey temporarily suspended the activities of its embassy in Baghdad as of February 26 due to extraordinary atmosphere in Iraq but diplomatic relations with Iraq were under way26.02.2003 [04] DENKTAS-ANNAN MEETING ENDS -DENKTAS: ''I GOT THE PLAN''LEFKOSA - The meeting between President Rauf Denktas of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) and U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan in the buffer zone in Lefkosa ended26.02.2003 [05] YAKIS: ''ANY DEAL HAS NOT BEEN REACHED WITH THE UNITED STATES YET''ANKARA - Foreign Minister Yasar Yakis said on Wednesday that any deal had not been reached with the United States in talks on political, economic and military issues26.02.2003 [06] BAYKAL MEETS WITH ALBANIAN DEPUTY PREMIER METAANKARA - Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal had a meeting with Albanian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ilir Meta on Wednesday26.02.2003 [07] PRESIDENT SEZER APPROVES TAX LAWANKARA - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer approved on Wednesday no. 4811 Tax Law.26.02.2003 [08] PRIME MINISTER GUL MEETS WITH PARLIAMENT SPEAKER ARINCANKARA - Prime Minister Abdullah Gul met on Wednesday with Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc.26.02.2003 [09] YAKIS: ''NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLETED YET''ANKARA - Foreign Minister Yasar Yakis said on Wednesday that negotiations between Turkey and the United States had not been completed yet.26.02.2003 [10] TURKISH AMBASSADOR TO IRAQ PAKSUT ARRIVES IN TURKEYDIYARBAKIR - Turkish Ambassador to Iraq Osman Paksut arrived in Turkey on Wednesday.26.02.2003 [11] AK PARTY LEADER ERDOGAN: ''THIS MOTION TO BE DISCUSSED IN PARLIAMENT TOMORROW IF NO EXTRAORDINARY THING HAPPENS''ANKARA - AK Party leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that ''if nothing out of the ordinary happens, the motion will be discussed in the parliament's general assembly on Thursday.''26.02.2003 [12] KANADOGLU: ''WE HAVE LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION AGAINST ANAP''ANKARA - Supreme Court of Appeal Chief Prosecutor Sabih Kanadoglu said on Wednesday that an investigation was launched against the Motherland Party (ANAP) upon a report of the Interior Ministry saying that there had been relations between the ANAP and Konrad Adenauer Foundation.26.02.2003 [13] AGREEMENT REACHED WITH U.S. IN NEGOTIATIONSANKARA - An agreement has been reached in the negotiations carried out with the U.S. and that meetings continued for writing of the memorandum of understanding.26.02.2003 [14] TURKISH-CHINESE CHAMBER OF TRADE STARTS CARRYING OUT ACTIVITIESISTANBUL - Turkish-Chinese Chamber of Trade started carrying out activities.26.02.2003 [15] DUTCH SOLDIERS WHO WILL OPERATE PATRIOTS COME TO ADANAADANA - The Dutch military personnel who will operate Patriot missile defense systems came to Adana on Wednesday.26.02.2003 [16] CONSTITUTIONAL COURT TO CONTINUE TO DEBATE CLOSURE CASE AGAINST HADEP TOMORROWANKARA - The Constitutional Court will continue to debate the closure case against the People's Democracy Party (HADEP) on Thursday.26.02.2003 [17] IRAQI AMBASSADOR SALEH MEETS WITH ZIYALANKARA - Iraqi Ambassador to Turkey Talib Abid Saleh met on Wednesday with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Ugur Ziyal.26.02.2003 [18] YAKIS: ''EVACUATION OF TURKISH EMBASSY IN BAGHDAD IS A MEASURE WHICH WAS TAKEN DUE TO DEVELOPMENTS IN REGION''ANKARA - Foreign Minister Yasar Yakis said on Wednesday that evacuation of Turkish embassy in Baghdad was a measure which was taken due to developments in the region.26.02.2003 [19] AWACS PLANES ARRIVE IN KONYAKONYA - Two Awacs planes, which took off from Germany to provide Turkey under NATO defense planning, arrived in central province of Konya on Wednesday.26.02.2003 [20] BABACAN: ''WE PLAN TO USE MILITARY PART OF SOURCE TO BE SENT TO TURKEY BY THE UNITED STATES AS DONATION AND OTHER PARTS AS LOAN''ANKARA - State Minister Ali Babacan said on Wednesday, ''we plan to use military part of the source to be sent to Turkey by the United States as donation and others parts as loan.''26.02.2003 [21] ARINC: ''PRIME MINISTRY MOTION CAN BE DEBATED AT PARLIAMENT ON THURSDAY''ANKARA - Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc said on Wednesday, ''the Prime Ministry motion about deployment of foreign soldiers in Turkey and dispatch of Turkish soldiers abroad, can be debated at the parliament on Thursday. It is not correct to say something at this point whether two parts of the motion will be put to vote separately. We will act in line with the by-law.''26.02.2003 [22] EXTRAORDINARY MEETING OF AK PARTY GROUP ENDSANKARA - The extraordinary meeting of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) ended.26.02.2003 [23] PRESIDENT SEZER RECEIVES ALBANIAN DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER METAANKARA - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer received on Wednesday Albanian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ilir Meta.26.02.2003 [24] MILITARY PASSENGER AND CARGO PLANES NOT TO LAND AT ADANA AIRPORTADANA - Military passenger and cargo planes will not be allowed to land at Adana Airport.26.02.2003 [25] EVACUATION OF STAFF IN TURKISH EMBASSY IN BAGHDAD NOT A SIGN THAT WAR IS INEVITABLEANKARA - Departure of Turkish Ambassador to Iraq Osman Paksut and other Turkish staff from the Turkish embassy in Baghdad is not a sign that ''war is inevitable'', diplomatic sources said on Wednesday.26.02.2003 [26] FOREIGN MINISTER YAKIS SAYS ''WE ALREADY HAD RELATIONS AND FRIENDSHIP WITH THE UNITED STATES BEFORE IRAQ''ANKARA - Foreign Minister Yasar Yakis said on Wednesday that Turkey had already business relations and friendship with the United States before Iraq issue emerged and added that if it was understood that cooperation concerning Iraq would not satisfy both sides, the cooperation would continue in other fields due to the will of the Parliament.26.02.2003 [27] TURKISH AMBASSADOR TO IRAQ PAKSUT DEPARTS FROM IRAQBAGHDAD - Turkish Ambassador to Iraq Osman Paksut departed from Iraqi capital Baghdad on Wednesday to return to Turkey.26.02.2003 [28] STATE MINISTER BABACAN SAYS U.S. CAN SEND 20-30 BILLION DOLLARS TO TURKEYANKARA - State Minister Ali Babacan said on Wednesday that the U.S. can send 20-30 billion dollars to Turkey in case of a possible operation against Iraq.26.02.2003 [29] BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVENT LAWYERS AND RELATIVES OF OCALAN FROM MEETING WITH HIMBURSA - The boat carrying lawyers and relatives of Abdullah Ocalan, the head of the terrorist organization PKK who has been imprisoned in Imrali Island, had to return to Gemlik town of northwestern province of Bursa due to bad weather conditions.26.02.2003 [30] STATE MINISTER BABACAN SAYS U.S. TO GIVE 26-30 BILLION DOLLARS TO TURKEY DUE TO POSSIBLE U.S. OPERATION AGAINST IRAQANKARA - State Minister Ali Babacan said on Wednesday that the U.S. would give Turkey totally 26-30 billion dollars as donation and credit due to a possible operation against Iraq.26.02.2003 [31] ISTANBUL DGM ANNOUNCES ITS VERDICT ABOUT BOMB ATTACKS IN ISTANBULISTANBUL - Three out of 20 suspects, who were tried on charges of staging a number of bomb attacks on behalf of the terrorist organization PKK, was sentenced to life imprisonment on Wednesday.26.02.2003 [32] CONTACTS OF REPRESENTATIVES OF IRAQI NATIONAL ACCORD AT MFA ENDANKARA - Contacts of representatives of the Iraqi National Accord at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) ended on Wednesday.26.02.2003 [33] PATRIOTS SENT BY NETHERLANDS START TO BE UNLOADED IN ISKENDERUNISKENDERUN - Patriot missiles which were sent by the Netherlands to Turkey to back Turkey's air defense in case of a possible military action against Iraq started to be unloaded in Iskenderun port on Wednesday.26.02.2003 [34] ERDOGAN SAYS MOTION WILL NOT BE DISCUSSED AT PARLIAMENT TODAYANKARA - Justice and Development Party (AK Party) leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that motion on deployment of foreign soldiers in Turkey and dispatch of Turkish soldiers abroad would not be discussed at parliament the same day.26.02.2003 [35] NO DEATHS OR INJURIES RECORDED IN HATAY QUAKEYAYLADAGI - No deaths or injuries were recorded in the minor earthquake which rocked southern Hatay province on Wednesday.26.02.2003 [36] MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TALKS BETWEEN TURKEY AND THE UNITED STATES CONTINUEANKARA - Talks on military issues between Turkey and the United States concerning possible operation against Iraq are continuing in Foreign Ministry.26.02.2003 [37] U.S. SHIP UNLOADS EQUIPMENT IN ISKENDERUN PORTADANA/ISKENDERUN - U.S. Ro-Ro ship named ''Rozano'' started to unload military equipment in Iskenderun Port on Wednesday while the cargo ship named ''Cappella'' is still kept waiting in the port26.02.2003 [38] CONSTITUTIONAL COURT STARTS TO DEBATE HADEP CLOSURE CASEANKARA - The Constitutional Court started on Wednesday to debate closure case of People's Democracy Party (HADEP).26.02.2003 [39] PRIME MINISTER TALKS WITH U.S. STATE SECRETARY ON PHONEANKARA - Prime Minister Abdullah Gul talked with U.S. State Secretary Colin Powell on the phone on Wednesday.26.02.2003 [40] NSC TO CONVENE ON FRIDAYANKARA - The National Security Council (NSC) will convene under chairmanship of President Ahmet Necdet Sezer on Friday.26.02.2003 [41] PRIME MINISTER GUL: ''PRIME MINISTER CAN'T DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT MOTION WILL BE DISCUSSED TODAY''ANKARA - Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Wednesday that the prime minister could not decide whether or not motion on deployment of foreign soldiers in Turkey and dispatch of Turkish soldiers abroad the same day.26.02.2003 [42] TURKEY RAISES USD 417.6 MILLION INCOME THROUGH EXPORTS OF HAZELNUTSTRABZON - Turkey has exported 184 thousand 429 tones of hazelnuts and obtained an income of 417 million 61 thousand 350 U.S. dollars in the 25th week of hazelnut export season26.02.2003 [43] FOREIGN MINISTER YAKIS: ''THERE ARE STILL SOME POINTS WHICH THE NEGOTIATORS HESITATE''ANKARA - Foreign Minister Yasar Yakis said on Wednesday that there were some points which the negotiators hesitated during the bilateral talks carried out between Turkey and the United States.26.02.2003 [44] SHARES OF YAPI VE KREDI BANKASI AND TURKCELL TO BE TRANSFERRED TO SDIFISTANBUL - Shares of Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi and Turkcell owned by Cukurova Group and some of its partnerships will be transferred to Savings Deposits Insurance Fund (SDIF) within the framework of a protocol signed by the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA) and Cukurova Group.26.02.2003 Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |