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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 04-01-16Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Anadolu Agency Home Page at <http://www.anadoluajansi.com.tr/>CONTENTS
[01] PRODI: ''TURKEY'S MEMBERSHIP WILL MAKE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE EU''ISTANBUL - European Commission President Romano Prodi has said that Turkey's membership to the European Union (EU) would further strengthen the union by making many contributions.16 Ocak 2004 Cuma - 22:38 [02] PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN: ''I WANTED GENERAL STAFF TO HOLD THE BRIEFING''ANKARA - Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who also acts as leader of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party), has said, ''I wanted the General Staff to hold the briefing on January 14, 2004. A new era has begun among institutions of the state after the briefing.''16 Ocak 2004 Cuma - 22:03 [03] GENERAL BASBUG: ''U.S. OFFICIALS DID NOT MAKE ANY REQUEST FOR USE OF INCIRLIK BASE FOR TWO-WAY ROTATION OF ITS PERSONNEL''ANKARA - General Staff Deputy Chief General Ilker Basbug has said, ''the United States did not make any request for use of the Incirlik Air Base in southern province of Adana for two-way rotation of its personnel in Iraq.''16 Ocak 2004 Cuma - 21:50 [04] GENERAL BASBUG: ''IF A FEDERAL STRUCTURE BASED ON ETHNICITY IS FORMED, IRAQ WILL HAVE A BLOODY AND DIFFICULT FUTURE''ANKARA - General Staff Deputy Chief General Ilker Basbug has said, ''if a federal structure based on ethnicity is formed, Iraq will have a bloody and difficult future.''16 Ocak 2004 Cuma -- 21:49 [05] GENERAL BASBUG: ''WE EXPECT THE UNITED STATES TO ERADICATE PKK AND HAND OVER TERRORISTS TO TURKEY''ANKARA - General Staff Deputy Chief General Ilker Basbug has said, ''Turkey expects the United States to eradicate the terrorist organization of PKK and to hand over terrorists to Turkey or to force them to surrender to Turkish security forces. We think that we have always acted with enough tolerance on the issue.''16 Ocak 2004 Cuma -- 20:21 [06] GENERAL BASBUG: ''USE OF INCIRLIK AIR BASE FOR ROTATION OF U.S. PERSONNEL IS CONVENIENT FOR TURKEY'S NATIONAL INTERESTS''ANKARA - General Staff Deputy Chief General Ilker Basbug has said, ''according to our point of view, use of the Incirlik Air Base for the purpose of rotation of U.S. soldiers in Iraq is convenient for Turkey's national interests.''16 Ocak 2004 Cuma -- 19:52 [07] GENERAL BASBUG: ''WE HOPE THAT A SOLUTION WILL BE REACHED IN CYPRUS TILL MAY OF 2004''ANKARA - General Staff Deputy Chief General Ilker Basbug has said, ''if we consider the Cyprus question as a process, we hope that a solution will be reached in Cyprus till May of 2004.''16 Ocak 2004 Cuma -- 19:52 [08] VERHEUGEN DEPARTS FROM TURKEYISTANBUL - European Union (EU) Commissioner Guenter Verheugen for enlargement departed from Turkey on Friday.16 Ocak 2004 Cuma -- 19:52 [09] FINANCE MINISTER UNAKITAN RECEIVES MOGHADAMANKARA - Finance Minister Kemal Unakitan received on Friday the delegation headed by International Monetary Fund (IMF) Turkey Desk Chief Reza Moghadam.16 Ocak 2004 Cuma -- 19:52 [10] GENERAL BASBUG SAYS GUARD OF HIKMET CETIN WILL BE PROVIDED BY GENERAL STAFFANKARA - General Staff Deputy Chief General Ilker Basbug said on Friday that guard of Hikmet Cetin who was assigned as NATO's Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan would be provided by General Staff.16 Ocak 2004 Cuma -- 19:19 [11] GENERAL BASBUG: ''TURKEY FOLLOWS CLOSELY THE PROCESS IN IRAQ''ANKARA - General Staff Deputy Chief General Ilker Basbug recalled on Friday that following the ending of military operation in Iraq, a stability operation had started and stressed that ''Transition Calendar'' was put into practice which would determine the future political structure of Iraq.16 Ocak 2004 Cuma -- 19:19 [12] EU ISTANBUL INFORMATION CENTER OPENED -EU COMMISSION PRESIDENT PRODI SAYS THIS CENTER WILL BE THE MEETING POINT BETWEEN TURKISH SOCIETY AND EUISTANBUL - European Union (EU) Commission President Romano Prodi said on Friday that EU Istanbul Information Center would be a meeting point between Turkish society and the Union.16 Ocak 2004 Cuma -- 19:18 [13] GENERAL BASBUG: ''TSK BELIEVES THAT IT IS NECESSARY TO FIND A FAIR AND LASTING SOLUTION TO THE CYPRUS QUESTION THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS''ANKARA - General Staff Deputy Chief General Ilker Basbug has said, ''the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) believes that it is necessary to find a fair and lasting solution to the Cyprus question through negotiations.''16 Ocak 2004 Cuma -- 19:18 [14] GENERAL BASBUG: ''TRANSIT PERSONNEL SPEND 24 HOURS IN INCIRLIK BASE''ANKARA - General Staff Deputy Chief General Ilker Basbug has said, ''U.S. transit personnel spend 24 hours in Incirlik Air Base in southern province of Adana. They do not go out of the base. A total of 1 thousand 512 U.S. personnel have been taken to the Incirlik Base by 12 planes so far. They departed from the base by 10 planes.''16 Ocak 2004 Cuma -- 19:18 [15] GEN. BASBUG: ''GENERAL STAFF THINKS THAT USE OF INCIRLIK BASE FOR ROTATION OF U.S. PERSONNEL IN IRAQ IS APPROPRIATE TO TURKEY'S NATIONAL INTERESTS''ANKARA - General Staff Second Chief Gen. Ilker Basbug said on Friday, ''as the General Staff, we think that use of the Incirlik base for the purpose of rotation of U.S. personnel in Iraq is appropriate with respect to Turkey's national interests.''16 Ocak 2004 Cuma -- 19:17 [16] GUL-PRODI JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE -PRODI SAYS TURKEY IS MOVING WITH REMARKABLE SPEED ON RIGHT PATHISTANBUL - EU Commission President Romano Prodi said on Friday that Turkey was moving with remarkable speed on adjustment to the Copenhagen criteria.16 Ocak 2004 Cuma -- 19:17 [17] TURKEY, UNITED STATES, UNITED NATIONS AND IRAQ EXPECTED TO SIGN AGREEMENT NEXT WEEK ON RETURN OF REFUGEES IN IRAQANKARA - An agreement on voluntary return of refugees of Turkish origin living in Iraq to Turkey is expected to be signed next week in Ankara.16 Ocak 2004 Cuma -- 19:16 [18] GUL-PRODI JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE -GUL: ''TURKEY WILL BE READY TO START NEGOTIATIONS IN 2004 AS IT WAS DECIDED AT COPENHAGEN SUMMIT IN 2002''ISTANBUL - Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Friday that Turkey would be ready to start European Union (EU) membership negotiations in 2004 as it had been decided at the Copenhagen Summit in 200216 Ocak 2004 Cuma -- 16:49 [19] FINANCE MINISTER UNAKITAN RECEIVES U.S. AMBASSADOR TO TURKEY EDELMANANKARA - Finance Minister Kemal Unakitan received on Friday U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Marc Edelman16 Ocak 2004 Cuma -- 16:11 [20] RETRIAL OF FORMER DEPUTIES OF OUTLAWED DEP -COURT REJECTS DEMANDS FOR WITHDRAWAL OF THEIR SENTENCEANKARA - The Ankara State Security Court (DGM) no:1 has rejected demands of outlawed Democracy Party (DEP) former deputies Leyla Zana, Hatip Dicle, Orhan Dogan and Selim Sadak for withdrawal of their imprisonment sentence16 Ocak 2004 Cuma -- 16:11 [21] TRNC PRESIDENT DENKTAS RECEIVES TRANSPORTATION MINISTER YILDIRIMLEFKOSA - President Rauf Denktas of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) received on Friday Transportation Minister Binali Yildirim who came to the TRNC on a private visit16 Ocak 2004 Cuma -- 16:11 [22] IMF DELEGATION EXPRESSES UNEASINESS ABOUT STEPS THAT MAY SHAKE BALANCESANKARA - State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Sahin said on Friday that International Monetary Fund (IMF) Turkey Desk Chief Reza Moghadam expressed uneasiness as to whether steps that might shake balances could be taken before the local elections16 Ocak 2004 Cuma -- 16:10 [23] BURSA GOVERNOR KOKSAL SAYS PLACE WHERE WARPLANE CRASHED NOT KNOWNBURSA - Bursa Governor Oguz Kagan Koksal said on Friday that the teams were searching for the crashed warplane in Inegol town of northwestern Bursa province.16 Ocak 2004 Cuma -- 13:20 [24] SAHIN SAYS IMF DELEGATION CONGRATULATES TURKEY ON REACHING MOST OF TARGETS IN 2003ANKARA - State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Sahin said on Friday that International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation congratulated the government on reaching most of the targets in 2003.16 Ocak 2004 Cuma -- 12:55 [25] BALIKESIR GOVERNOR UZELGUN SAYS WARPLANE DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR ABOVE TAVSANLI TOWNSHIPBALIKESIR - Balikesir Governor Atil Uzelgun said on Friday that an F-16 warplane which took off from Main Jet Base in northwestern province of Balikesir disappeared from the radar.16 Ocak 2004 Cuma -- 12:54 [26] PARLIAMENT SPEAKER ARINC TO PAY OFFICIAL VISIT TO AUSTRIA BETWEEN 19-22 JANUARYANKARA - Parliament Speaker Bulent Arınc will go to Austria as the official guest of Austrian Parliament Speaker Andreas Khol on January 19.16 Ocak 2004 Cuma -- 12:54 [27] EU COMMISSION PRESIDENT PRODI AND FOREIGN MINISTER GUL LEAVE FOR ISTANBULANKARA - The European Union (EU) Commission President Romano Prodi and Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul left for Istanbul on Friday.16 Ocak 2004 Cuma -- 12:53 [28] STATE MINISTER BABACAN TO ATTEND JEDDAH ECONOMIC FORUM TOGETHER WITH PM ERDOGANANKARA - State Minister Ali Babacan will also attend the Fifth Jeddah Economic Forum together with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.16 Ocak 2004 Cuma -- 10:07 [29] PM ERDOGAN: ''NEITHER TRNC NOR TURKEY SHOULD ESCAPE FROM NEGOTIATION TABLE''ANKARA - Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday night that Turkey and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) should not escape from the negotiation table, adding that ''there is no serious difference of opinion about Cyprus issue.''16 Ocak 2004 Cuma -- 08:04 [30] U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE POWELL SENDS MESSAGE OF CONGRATULATION TO TRNC PRIME MINISTER TALATLEFKOSA - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell sent a message of congratulation to Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Talat through U.S. representative to the Greek Cypriot side Michael Klasson on Thursday.15 Ocak 2004 Perşembe -- 17:00 [31] EU COMMISSION PRESIDENT PRODI ARRIVES IN ANKARAANKARA - EU Commission President Romano Prodi arrived in Ankara on Thursday as the guest of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.15 Ocak 2004 Perşembe -- 15:34 [32] PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN DUE TO SAUDI ARABIAANKARA - Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will go to Saudi Arabia on January 17 to join Jeddah Economic Forum.15 Ocak 2004 Perşembe -- 15:33 [33] TURKEY REPAYS USD 533.86 MILLION IN FOREIGN DEBT BETWEEN JAN. 2-14ANKARA - Turkey repaid a total of 533.86 million U.S. dollars in external debt between January 2 and 14, 2004.15 Ocak 2004 Perşembe -- 15:33 [34] GENERAL STAFF TO HOLD PRESS BRIEFING ON USE OF INCIRLIK BASEANKARA - General Staff will hold a press briefing on use of Incirlik Base in southern Adana province on Friday.15 Ocak 2004 Perşembe -- 14:19 [35] TOBB CHAIRMAN HISARCIKLIOGLU MEETS WITH IMF TURKEY DESK CHIEF MOGHADAMANKARA - Union of Turkish Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB) Chairman Rifat Hisarciklioglu met on Thursday with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Turkey Desk Chief Reza Moghadam.15 Ocak 2004 Perşembe -- 13:45 [36] TRNC ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS MINISTRY OF THREE DP MINISTERS NOT VALIDLEFKOSA - TRNC Attorney General Akin Sait conveyed on Thursday his view about the residence problem of the three ministers who were appointed by Democrat Party (DP).15 Ocak 2004 Perşembe -- 13:44 [37] FIFTH MEETING OF NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES OF IRAQ TO BE HELD IN KUWAITANKARA - The fifth meeting of neighboring countries of Iraq will be held in Kuwait in February of 2004 under rebuilding process of Iraq.15 Ocak 2004 Perşembe -- 13:44 [38] ISTANBUL OLYMPIC GAMES PREPARATION AND ORGANIZATION BOARD SENDS TURKEY'S CANDIDACY FILE TO OICISTANBUL - Istanbul Olympic Games Preparation and Organization Board (HDK) has sent Turkey's candidacy file to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to host the Olympic Games in 2012.15 Ocak 2004 Perşembe -- 13:44 [39] DUTCH AMBASSADOR IN ANKARA GOSSES SAYS TURKEY RECORDED IMPORTANT PROGRESS ON ITS EU PATHANKARA - Dutch Ambassador in Ankara Sjoerd Izaak Hendrik Gosses said on Thursday that Turkey recorded important progress on its European Union (EU) path.15 Ocak 2004 Perşembe -- 11:30 [40] PUK OFFICIAL BERHAM SALIH DUE IN ANKARA TODAYANKARA - Patriotic Union of Iraqi Kurdistan (PUK) high-level official Berham Salih will come to Turkey on Thursday to hold a series of meetings.15 Ocak 2004 Perşembe -- 11:30
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