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CONTENTS [01] THIRD DAY SESSION OF CYPRUS TALKS -ONE-HOUR DELAY IN TRIPARTITE MEETING [02] PRESIDENT SEZER HOSTS DINNER IN HONOR OF PRESIDENT MAROVIC OF SERBIA-MONTENEGRO [03] FORMER ISRAELI FOREIGN MINISTER PERES IN ISTANBUL [04] SEZER:''TURKEY ATTRIBUTES IMPORTANCE TO SERBIA-MONTENEGRO'S BEING A STABILITY FACTOR IN EUROPE'' [05] IMF DELEGATION EXPECTED TO COME TO TURKEY AT END OF NEXT WEEK [06] ANKARA/WASHINGTON - International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation headed by Turkey Desk Chief Reza Moghadam is expected to come to Turkey [07] ONE SHIP SINKS NEAR CANAKKALE STRAIT [08] DEATH TOLL IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN ISKENDERUN ANNOUNCED AS 15 [09] PRESIDENT OF SERBIA-MONTENEGRO MAROVIC WELCOMED IN OFFICIAL CEREMONY [10] GEORGIAN FM JAPARIDZE DUE IN TURKEY [11] ERDOGAN: ''HUMAN RIGHTS IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR US'' [12] NATO SECRETARY GENERAL DE HOOP SCHEFFER DUE IN ANKARA [13] PRESIDENT MAROVIC OF SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO ARRIVES IN ANKARA [14] FOREIGN MINISTER GUL MEETS WITH FORMER ISRAELI FOREIGN MINISTER PERES [15] FORMER ISRAELI FOREIGN MINISTER PERES IN ANKARA [16] PRESIDENT ALIYEV OF AZERBAIJAN TO VISIT TURKEY IN APRIL [17] FOREIGN MINISTER GUL: ''WE HOPE THAT A SOLUTION WILL BE REACHED IN CYPRUS BEFORE MAY 1, 2004'' [18] PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN RECEIVES AI SECRETARY GENERAL KHAN [19] FOREIGN MINISTER GUL: ''THE STEPS WE HAVE TAKEN HAVE BEEN DETERMINED BEFOREHAND'' [20] TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN HATAY CLAIMS 14 LIVES [21] EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT MUBARAK DEPARTS FROM ANKARA [22] FORMER ISRAELI FOREIGN MINISTER PERES ARRIVES IN TURKEY [23] DENKTAS: ''TURKEY PREPARED THE PLAN'' [24] CYPRUS TALKS: TURKISH SIDE PRESENTS A THREE-STAGE PROPOSAL [25] CYPRUS TALKS SECOND DAY STARTS IN U.N. [26] ZIYAL MEETS SEPARATELY WITH DE SOTO AND WESTON [27] POWELL SPEAKS TO GUL BY PHONE [28] EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT MUBARAK RECEIVES PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN, FOREIGN MINISTER GUL AND CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF OZKOK [29] PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN HOLDS MEETING ON CYPRUS ISSUE AT PRIME MINISTRY [30] FOREIGN MINISTER GUL MEETS WITH EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MAHER [31] PRESIDENT SEZER MEETS WITH PRESIDENT MUBARAK OF EGYPT (3)

MUBARAK: ''TURKEY AND EGYPT HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING PROTECTION OF IRAQ'S

NEW YORK - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus President Rauf Denktas and Greek Cypriot leader Tassos Papadopoulos who came to the U.N. building in New York for the third session of the Cyprus talks are now in two separate rooms and U.N. officials are holding shuttle diplomacy between the two leaders, sources said on Thursday

[02] PRESIDENT SEZER HOSTS DINNER IN HONOR OF PRESIDENT MAROVIC OF SERBIA-MONTENEGRO

ANKARA - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer hosted dinner in honor of President Svetozar Marovic of Serbia and Montenegro on Thursday in Ankara

[03] FORMER ISRAELI FOREIGN MINISTER PERES IN ISTANBUL

ISTANBUL - Shimon Peres, leader of the Israeli Worker's Party in opposition and former Foreign Minister of Israel, proceeded to Istanbul after completing his meetings in Ankara

[04] SEZER:''TURKEY ATTRIBUTES IMPORTANCE TO SERBIA-MONTENEGRO'S BEING A STABILITY FACTOR IN EUROPE''

ANKARA - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer said on Thursday that Turkey attributed importance to Serbia-Montenegro's being a stability factor in Europe.

12 Şubat 2004 Perşembe -- 18:52

[05] IMF DELEGATION EXPECTED TO COME TO TURKEY AT END OF NEXT WEEK

[06] ANKARA/WASHINGTON - International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation headed by Turkey Desk Chief Reza Moghadam is expected to come to Turkey next week for the second part of the seventh review.

12 Şubat 2004 Perşembe -- 18:42

[07] ONE SHIP SINKS NEAR CANAKKALE STRAIT

CANAKKALE - One crew member is missing after two ships collided near Canakkale strait in severe snowstorm on Thursday.

12 Şubat 2004 Perşembe -- 18:36

[08] DEATH TOLL IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN ISKENDERUN ANNOUNCED AS 15

ISKENDERUN - Iskenderun SSK hospital officials announced on Thursday the death toll in the traffic accident which occurred in Iskenderun town of southern Hatay province as 15.

12 Şubat 2004 Perşembe -- 18:22

[09] PRESIDENT OF SERBIA-MONTENEGRO MAROVIC WELCOMED IN OFFICIAL CEREMONY

ANKARA - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer welcomed President Svetozar Marovic of Serbia and Montenegro in an official ceremony on Thursday.

12 Şubat 2004 Perşembe -- 16:25

[10] GEORGIAN FM JAPARIDZE DUE IN TURKEY

ANKARA - Georgian Foreign Minister Tedo Japaridze will come to Turkey on February 17 as the guest of Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul.

12 Şubat 2004 Perşembe -- 15:16

[11] ERDOGAN: ''HUMAN RIGHTS IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR US''

ANKARA - Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that human rights was very important for the government, adding that ''human rights should not be turned into an ideological issue.''

12 Şubat 2004 Perşembe -- 15:16

[12] NATO SECRETARY GENERAL DE HOOP SCHEFFER DUE IN ANKARA

ANKARA - NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer is expected to come to Ankara on February 18.

12 Şubat 2004 Perşembe -- 15:16

[13] PRESIDENT MAROVIC OF SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO ARRIVES IN ANKARA

ANKARA - President Svetozar Marovic of Serbia and Montenegro arrived in Ankara on Thursday as the official guest of President Ahmet Necdet Sezer.

12 Şubat 2004 Perşembe -- 13:27

[14] FOREIGN MINISTER GUL MEETS WITH FORMER ISRAELI FOREIGN MINISTER PERES

ANKARA - Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul met on Thursday with Former Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres.

12 Şubat 2004 Perşembe -- 13:27

[15] FORMER ISRAELI FOREIGN MINISTER PERES IN ANKARA

ANKARA - Former Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres arrived in Ankara on Thursday upon the invitation of Republican People's Party (CHP).

12 Şubat 2004 Perşembe -- 13:27

[16] PRESIDENT ALIYEV OF AZERBAIJAN TO VISIT TURKEY IN APRIL

BAKU - President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan will pay an official visit to Turkey in April 2004.

12 Şubat 2004 Perşembe -- 12:05

[17] FOREIGN MINISTER GUL: ''WE HOPE THAT A SOLUTION WILL BE REACHED IN CYPRUS BEFORE MAY 1, 2004''

ANKARA - Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul has said, ''everything has been going well in Cyprus talks in New York, the United States. We hope that a solution will be reached in Cyprus before May 1, 2004.''

12 Şubat 2004 Perşembe -- 12:04

[18] PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN RECEIVES AI SECRETARY GENERAL KHAN

ANKARA - Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan received on Thursday Amnesty International (AI) Secretary General Irene Khan.

12 Şubat 2004 Perşembe -- 12:04

[19] FOREIGN MINISTER GUL: ''THE STEPS WE HAVE TAKEN HAVE BEEN DETERMINED BEFOREHAND''

ANKARA - Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Thursday that there was not any pressure on Turkey about Cyprus, stating that, ''the steps we have taken have been determined beforehand.''

12 Şubat 2004 Perşembe -- 12:04

[20] TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN HATAY CLAIMS 14 LIVES

ADANA - According to preliminary reports, 14 people were killed and 20 others were injured in a traffic accident in Iskenderun town of southern province of Hatay on Thursday.

12 Şubat 2004 Perşembe -- 10:36

[21] EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT MUBARAK DEPARTS FROM ANKARA

ANKARA - President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt departed from Ankara on Thursday.

12 Şubat 2004 Perşembe -- 10:35

[22] FORMER ISRAELI FOREIGN MINISTER PERES ARRIVES IN TURKEY

ISTANBUL - Former Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres arrived in Turkey on Thursday upon invitation of the opposing Republican People's Party (CHP).

12 Şubat 2004 Perşembe -- 10:35

[23] DENKTAS: ''TURKEY PREPARED THE PLAN''

NEW YORK - President Rauf Denktas of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) said on Wednesday that the plan which was proposed by TRNC to overcome the bottlenecks, was prepared by Turkey and stressed that U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan was not left as the unique referee within the plan.

12 Şubat 2004 Perşembe -- 10:35

[24] CYPRUS TALKS: TURKISH SIDE PRESENTS A THREE-STAGE PROPOSAL

NEW YORK - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) has presented a written three-stage proposal to find a fair and lasting solution to the Cyprus issue. United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan was positive about the proposal.

12 Şubat 2004 Perşembe -- 10:34

[25] CYPRUS TALKS SECOND DAY STARTS IN U.N.

NEW YORK - Second day session of Cyprus talks organized by U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan started at 11 p.m. Turkish local time in the U.N. headquarters in New York on Wednesday

11 Şubat 2004 Çarşamba -- 23:36

[26] ZIYAL MEETS SEPARATELY WITH DE SOTO AND WESTON

NEW YORK - Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Ugur Ziyal, who is currently in New York, met separately with U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan's special envoy to Cyprus Alvaro De Soto and U.S. Special Cyprus Coordinator Thomas Weston

11 Şubat 2004 Çarşamba -- 23:36

[27] POWELL SPEAKS TO GUL BY PHONE

ANKARA - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell spoke to Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul by phone on Wednesday.

11 Şubat 2004 Çarşamba -- 23:35

[28] EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT MUBARAK RECEIVES PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN, FOREIGN MINISTER GUL AND CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF OZKOK

ANKARA - President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, who is currently in Turkey on a working visit, received on Wednesday Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul and Chief of General Staff Gen. Hilmi Ozkok.

11 Şubat 2004 Çarşamba -- 23:35

[29] PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN HOLDS MEETING ON CYPRUS ISSUE AT PRIME MINISTRY

ANKARA - Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan held on Wednesday a meeting at Prime Ministry to evaluate the recent developments about Cyprus issue.

11 Şubat 2004 Çarşamba -- 18:45

[30] FOREIGN MINISTER GUL MEETS WITH EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MAHER

ANKARA - Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul met on Wednesday with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher.

11 Şubat 2004 Çarşamba -- 18:45

[31] PRESIDENT SEZER MEETS WITH PRESIDENT MUBARAK OF EGYPT (3) -MUBARAK: ''TURKEY AND EGYPT HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING PROTECTION OF IRAQ'S TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY AND NATIONAL UNITY''

ANKARA - President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, who is currently in Turkey on a working visit, has said that Turkey and Egypt had been advocating protection of Iraq's territorial integrity and national unity.

11 Şubat 2004 Çarşamba -- 17:42

[32] AI SECRETARY GENERAL KHAN VISITS PRIME MINISTRY HUMAN RIGHTS CHAIRMAN BICAK

ANKARA - Amnesty International (AI) Secretary General Irene Khan and an accompanying delegation visited on Wednesday Prime Ministry Human Rights Chairman Vahit Bicak.

11 Şubat 2004 Çarşamba -- 17:42

[33] PRESIDENT SEZER MEETS WITH PRESIDENT MUBARAK OF EGYPT (2) -SEZER: ''WE HAVE REACHED A CONSENSUS OVER IMPORTANCE OF SETTLEMENT OF A FAIR AND COMPREHENSIVE PEACE IN MIDDLE EAST FOR REGIONAL STABILITY''

ANKARA - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer has said, ''we have reached a consensus over importance of settlement of a fair and comprehensive peace both in Israeli-Palestinian and Israeli-Arab conflicts for regional stability.''

11 Şubat 2004 Çarşamba -- 17:42

[34] PRESIDENT SEZER MEETS WITH PRESIDENT MUBARAK OF EGYPT (1) -SEZER: ''WE HAVE SIMILAR VIEWS AND TARGETS ABOUT PROTECTION OF IRAQ'S TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY AND NATIONAL UNITY''

ANKARA - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer has said, ''Turkey and Egypt are the symbols of stability in the Middle East. There have been an exemplary co-operation between our countries. This co-operation has been making a valuable contribution to settlement of peace and stability in the region.''

11 Şubat 2004 Çarşamba -- 16:19

[35] PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN SAYS POLICY IN CYPRUS TALKS SET BY COOPERATION AND COMPROMISE

ANKARA - Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that policy to be pursued by Turkish delegation in Cyprus talks in New York had been set at the end of cooperation and compromise of all concerned parties of the issue.

11 Şubat 2004 Çarşamba -- 16:19

[36] SWEDISH PRIME MINISTER PERSSON DUE IN TURKEY

ANKARA - Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson will pay an official visit to Turkey between February 17 and 18.

11 Şubat 2004 Çarşamba -- 16:18

[37] COLLAPSED BUILDING IN KONYA -KONYA GOVERNOR KAYHAN:''SEARCH-RESCUE ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED''

KONYA - Konya Governor Ahmet Kayhan said on Wednesday that search and rescue activities that were carried out in the rubble of the collapsed building were completed.

11 Şubat 2004 Çarşamba -- 16:18

[38] PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN SAYS TRNC HAS SOME SENSITIVITIES THAT CAN'T BE GIVEN UP

ANKARA - Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) had some sensitivities that could not be given up.

11 Şubat 2004 Çarşamba -- 16:18

[39] PRESIDENT OF SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO MAROVIC DUE IN TURKEY

ANKARA - President of Serbia and Montenegro Svetozar Marovic will come to Turkey on Thursday as the official guest of President Ahmet Necdet Sezer.

11 Şubat 2004 Çarşamba -- 13:00

[40] GENERAL DEBATE ON CYPRUS POSTPONED BY PARLIAMENT

ANKARA - Pre-meeting of a motion on holding a general debate in parliament on Cyprus issue scheduled to be held on Wednesday was postponed.

11 Şubat 2004 Çarşamba -- 12:59

[41] 2004 PRIVATIZATION PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED

ANKARA - Finance Minister Kemal Unakitan announced on Wednesday 2004 privatization programme in a news conference.

11 Şubat 2004 Çarşamba -- 11:16

[42] TRNC FM DENKTAS:''IT CAN BE SAID THAT NEGOTIATIONS HAVE STARTED''

NEW YORK - TRNC Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Serdar Denktas said on Wednesday after the first session of Cyprus negotiations that ''it can be said that the negotiations have started, there is not any imposition.''

11 Şubat 2004 Çarşamba -- 10:12

[43] CYPRUS TALKS ADJOURNED UNTIL WEDNESDAY

NEW YORK - The tripartite meeting of TRNC President Rauf Denktas, U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan and Greek Cypriot leader Tassos Papadopoulos was adjourned until Wednesday.

11 Şubat 2004 Çarşamba -- 10:12

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