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CONTENTS [01] PM ERDOGAN SAYS GOVERNMENT DETERMINED TO IMPLEMENT ADJUSTMENT LAWS [02] STATE MINISTER TUZMEN LEAVES FOR UKRAINE [03] TRNC PRESIDENT DENKTAS: ''ISSUE OF DEROGATIONS IS VITAL FOR US'' [04] TRNC PRESIDENT DENKTAS: ''WE PRESENTED A COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENT ON DEROGATIONS TO GREEK CYPRIOT SIDE'' [05] STATE MINISTER TUZMEN: ''WE AIM TO MAKE BLACK SEA A FREE TRADE ZONE'' [06] TRNC PRESIDENT DENKTAS: ''ACCEPTANCE OF INVITATION FOR EU PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS MEANS DENIAL OF TRNC CITIZENSHIP'' [07] POLICE SAY TIME-BOMB GOES OFF IN FRONT OF TRNC PREMIER'S HOUSE ON FEB.19 [08] TRNC PRESIDENT DENKTAS: ''WE START TO DISCUSS CORE ISSUES'' [09] PUTIN RECEIVES GUL [10] GERMAN CHANCELLOR SCHROEDER DEPARTS FROM TURKEY [11] ERDOGAN AND SCHROEDER OPEN ISKEN-SUGOZU POWER PLANT (2) [12] ADANA/YUMURTALIK - Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Turkey was not a self-sufficient country in field of energy and it [13] SUGOZU THERMIC POWER PLANT INAUGURATED [14] THIRD DAY TALKS COMPLETED IN CYPRUS NEGOTIATIONS [15] PRESIDENT SEZER RECEIVES ITALIAN AMBASSADOR TO TURKEY MARSILI [16] FOREIGN MINISTER GUL IN MOSCOW [17] BELGIAN DELEGATION VISITS DULGER [18] ERDOGAN AND SCHROEDER LEAVE FOR ADANA [19] FM GUL RECEIVES CHAIRMAN OF FRENCH SENATE DELEGATION [20] FM GUL RECEIVES TURKEY'S CANDIDATE FOR OIC SECRETARY GENERAL [21] TURKISH JUDGE OF ECHR TURMEN: ''18 PERCENT OF CASES PENDING BEFORE ECHR ARE APPLICATIONS AGAINST TURKEY'' [22] 51ST POLITICAL PARTY OF TURKEY FOUNDED [23] PRESIDENT SEZER RECEIVES ARINC AND GERDJIKOV [24] GREEK CYPRIOT POLICE MANHANDLES TURKISH CAMERAMAN [25] BULGARIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER GERDJIKOV VISITS PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSIONS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND ADJUSTMENT WITH EU [26] GERMAN CHANCELLOR SCHROEDER ARRIVES IN ISTANBUL [27] SCHROEDER-BAYKAL MEETING -SCHROEDER SAYS PROMISE GIVEN TO TURKEY 40 YEARS AGO SHOULD BE KEPT [28] CETIN: ''A SUCCESSFUL FIGHT AGAINST TALIBAN ENTAILS IMPROVEMENT OF ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF AFGHAN PEOPLE'' [29] PM ERDOGAN HOSTS A LUNCHEON IN HONOR OF GERMAN CHANCELLOR SCHROEDER (2) -SCHROEDER: ''ACCESSION TALKS SHOULD START AFTER TURKEY [30] PM ERDOGAN HOSTS LUNCH IN HONOUR OF GERMAN CHANCELLOR SCHROEDER (1) [31] FM GUL MEETS WITH BULGARIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER GERDJIKOV [32] GERMAN DELEGATION VISITS INDUSTRY AND TRADE MINISTER COSKUN

INDUSTRY MINISTER COSKUN:''FULL MEMBERSHIP OF TURKEY WILL BRING

ANKARA - Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that the government was determined to continue implementing adjustment laws in the EU process until December 2004.

24 Şubat 2004 Salı - 23:44

[02] STATE MINISTER TUZMEN LEAVES FOR UKRAINE

ISTANBUL - State Minister Kursad Tuzmen left for Kiev, Ukraine with a 160-member accompanying delegation on Tuesday evening.

24 Şubat 2004 Salı - 21:22

[03] TRNC PRESIDENT DENKTAS: ''ISSUE OF DEROGATIONS IS VITAL FOR US''

LEFKOSA - President Rauf Denktas of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) said on Tuesday that the church in Cyprus had been following a policy of depriving Turkish Cypriots of their soil for the last century, stressing that protection was their right and they insisted on it

24 Şubat 2004 Salı - 18:45

[04] TRNC PRESIDENT DENKTAS: ''WE PRESENTED A COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENT ON DEROGATIONS TO GREEK CYPRIOT SIDE''

LEFKOSA - President Rauf Denktas of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) has said that they had presented a comprehensive document on derogations to the Greek Cypriot side, but the Greek Cypriot side insisted that ''Turkish Cypriots would not have permanent derogations''

24 Şubat 2004 Salı -- 18:16

[05] STATE MINISTER TUZMEN: ''WE AIM TO MAKE BLACK SEA A FREE TRADE ZONE''

ISTANBUL - State Minister Kursad Tuzmen said on Tuesday before leaving for Ukraine to attend Joint Economic Commission meetings that they aimed to make Black Sea a free trade zone.

24 Şubat 2004 Salı -- 17:17

[06] TRNC PRESIDENT DENKTAS: ''ACCEPTANCE OF INVITATION FOR EU PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS MEANS DENIAL OF TRNC CITIZENSHIP''

LEFKOSA - President Rauf Denktas of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) said on Tuesday that acceptance of the Greek Cypriot side's invitation for European Parliament elections would mean denial of TRNC citizenship

24 Şubat 2004 Salı -- 17:10

[07] POLICE SAY TIME-BOMB GOES OFF IN FRONT OF TRNC PREMIER'S HOUSE ON FEB.19

LEFKOSA - The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) police has announced that a time-bomb had detonated in front of TRNC Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Talat's house in Girne on February 19

24 Şubat 2004 Salı -- 17:10

[08] TRNC PRESIDENT DENKTAS: ''WE START TO DISCUSS CORE ISSUES''

LEFKOSA - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) President Rauf Denktas said on Tuesday that they started to discuss core issues today, adding, ''but we still cannot find a way out. Studies will continue.'

24 Şubat 2004 Salı -- 15:46

[09] PUTIN RECEIVES GUL

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia's relations with Turkey, including the issue of fight against terrorism, had become much stable

24 Şubat 2004 Salı -- 15:46

[10] GERMAN CHANCELLOR SCHROEDER DEPARTS FROM TURKEY

ADANA - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder departed on Tuesday from Turkey after he attended inauguration ceremony of Sugozu Thermic Power Plant in Iskenderun town of southern province of Hatay

24 Şubat 2004 Salı -- 15:09

[11] ERDOGAN AND SCHROEDER OPEN ISKEN-SUGOZU POWER PLANT (2)

[12] ADANA/YUMURTALIK - Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Turkey was not a self-sufficient country in field of energy and it was dependent to foreign countries in terms of basic energy resources

24 Şubat 2004 Salı -- 15:08

[13] SUGOZU THERMIC POWER PLANT INAUGURATED

ISKENDERUN - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said on Tuesday that he was sure that Turkey would meet conditions for accession to European Union

24 Şubat 2004 Salı -- 15:08

[14] THIRD DAY TALKS COMPLETED IN CYPRUS NEGOTIATIONS

LEFKOSA - Third day talks ended on Tuesday within new negotiation process being held to find a solution to Cyprus issue

24 Şubat 2004 Salı -- 15:07

[15] PRESIDENT SEZER RECEIVES ITALIAN AMBASSADOR TO TURKEY MARSILI

ANKARA - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer received on Tuesday Italian Ambassador to Turkey Carlo Marsili at Cankaya Presidential Palace

24 Şubat 2004 Salı -- 15:07

[16] FOREIGN MINISTER GUL IN MOSCOW

MOSCOW - Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul, was received by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday

24 Şubat 2004 Salı -- 15:07

[17] BELGIAN DELEGATION VISITS DULGER

ANKARA - Belgian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck and an accompanying delegation visited on Tuesday Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Commission Chairman Mehmet Dulger.

24 Şubat 2004 Salı -- 12:34

[18] ERDOGAN AND SCHROEDER LEAVE FOR ADANA

ISTANBUL - Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder left Istanbul on Tuesday for southern province of Adana.

24 Şubat 2004 Salı -- 10:24

[19] FM GUL RECEIVES CHAIRMAN OF FRENCH SENATE DELEGATION

ANKARA - Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul received on Monday the French delegation headed by Hubert Haenel.

23 Şubat 2004 Pazartesi -- 18:15

[20] FM GUL RECEIVES TURKEY'S CANDIDATE FOR OIC SECRETARY GENERAL

ANKARA - Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul received on Monday Turkey's candidate for Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Secretary General Ekmelettin Ihsanoglu.

23 Şubat 2004 Pazartesi -- 17:51

[21] TURKISH JUDGE OF ECHR TURMEN: ''18 PERCENT OF CASES PENDING BEFORE ECHR ARE APPLICATIONS AGAINST TURKEY''

ISTANBUL - Turkish judge of European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Riza Turmen said on Monday that there were totally 38,500 cases pending before ECHR as of the end of 2003 and 18 percent of them (7,050) were applications made against Turkey.

23 Şubat 2004 Pazartesi -- 17:51

[22] 51ST POLITICAL PARTY OF TURKEY FOUNDED

ANKARA - The 51st political party of Turkey ''Turkey Party'' has been founded.

23 Şubat 2004 Pazartesi -- 17:51

[23] PRESIDENT SEZER RECEIVES ARINC AND GERDJIKOV

ANKARA - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer received on Monday Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc, Bulgarian Parliament Speaker Ognyan Gerdjikov and the accompanying delegation.

23 Şubat 2004 Pazartesi -- 17:39

[24] GREEK CYPRIOT POLICE MANHANDLES TURKISH CAMERAMAN

LEFKOSA - Greek Cypriot police has manhandled Gurol Sekerler, the cameraman of Turkish Ihlas News Agency (IHA) who wanted to proceed from Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) to the Greek Cypriot side from the Ledra Palace Border Gate to hold an interview.

23 Şubat 2004 Pazartesi -- 17:39

[25] BULGARIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER GERDJIKOV VISITS PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSIONS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND ADJUSTMENT WITH EU

ANKARA - Bulgarian Parliament Speaker Ognyan Gerdjikov visited on Monday Parliamentary Commissions of Foreign Affairs and Adjustment with EU.

23 Şubat 2004 Pazartesi -- 17:30

[26] GERMAN CHANCELLOR SCHROEDER ARRIVES IN ISTANBUL

ANKARA - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder arrived in Istanbul on Monday.

23 Şubat 2004 Pazartesi -- 17:29

[27] SCHROEDER-BAYKAL MEETING -SCHROEDER SAYS PROMISE GIVEN TO TURKEY 40 YEARS AGO SHOULD BE KEPT

ANKARA - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said on Monday regarding Turkey's EU bid that keeping the promise given to Turkey 40 years ago would be fair.

23 Şubat 2004 Pazartesi -- 17:29

[28] CETIN: ''A SUCCESSFUL FIGHT AGAINST TALIBAN ENTAILS IMPROVEMENT OF ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF AFGHAN PEOPLE''

KABUL - NATO's Senior Civilian Representative Hikmet Cetin in Afghanistan has said on Monday that a successful fight against Taliban forces entailed improvement of economic conditions of Afghan people.

23 Şubat 2004 Pazartesi -- 16:23

[29] PM ERDOGAN HOSTS A LUNCHEON IN HONOR OF GERMAN CHANCELLOR SCHROEDER (2) -SCHROEDER: ''ACCESSION TALKS SHOULD START AFTER TURKEY FULFILLED COPENHAGEN POLITICAL CRITERIA''

ANKARA - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has said that accession talks should start after Turkey fulfilled the Copenhagen political criteria, adding that the European Union (EU) should keep its promise.

23 Şubat 2004 Pazartesi -- 16:23

[30] PM ERDOGAN HOSTS LUNCH IN HONOUR OF GERMAN CHANCELLOR SCHROEDER (1)

ANKARA - Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosted a lunch in the honour of German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder on Monday.

23 Şubat 2004 Pazartesi -- 16:23

[31] FM GUL MEETS WITH BULGARIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER GERDJIKOV

ANKARA - Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul met on Monday with Bulgarian Parliament Speaker Ognyan Gerdjikov, who is currently paying an official visit to Turkey, and accompanying delegation.

23 Şubat 2004 Pazartesi -- 16:22

[32] GERMAN DELEGATION VISITS INDUSTRY AND TRADE MINISTER COSKUN -INDUSTRY MINISTER COSKUN:''FULL MEMBERSHIP OF TURKEY WILL BRING EXCEPTIONAL POWER TO EU''

ANKARA - Industry and Trade Minister Ali Coskun said on Monday that he believed full membership of Turkey would bring an exceptional power to EU which was a regional power.

23 Şubat 2004 Pazartesi -- 15:09

[33] BULGARIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER GERDJIKOV VISITS CHP LEADER BAYKAL

ANKARA - Bulgarian Parliament Speaker Ognyan Gerdjikov, who is currently in Turkey, visited Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal on Monday.

23 Şubat 2004 Pazartesi -- 15:09

[34] FOREIGN MINISTRY CONDEMNS SUICIDE BOMBING IN JERUSALEM

ANKARA - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has harshly condemned suicide bombing which occurred in Jerusalem on Sunday.

23 Şubat 2004 Pazartesi -- 15:09

[35] ERDOGAN AND SCHROEDER HOLD JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE (2) -SCHROEDER SAYS TURKEY CAN RELY ON GERMANY'S SUPPORT FOR TURKEY'S EU BID

ANKARA - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder on Monday assured Turkey of Germany's support to start membership negotiations with the European Union (EU).

23 Şubat 2004 Pazartesi -- 14:36

[36] ERDOGAN AND SCHROEDER HOLD A JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE (1) -ERDOGAN: ''WE RELY ON EU TO TAKE A POSITIVE DECISION ABOUT OPENING OF ACCESSION TALKS WITH TURKEY''

ANKARA - Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said on Monday, ''we rely on the European Union (EU) to take a positive decision in December of 2004 about opening of accession talks with Turkey. Initiation of accession talks is essential for us. We do not have any expectation about a date for full membership.''

23 Şubat 2004 Pazartesi -- 14:07

[37] BULGARIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER GERDJIKOV MEETS WITH PARLIAMENT SPEAKER ARINC

ANKARA - Bulgarian Parliament Speaker Ognyan Gerdjikov, who is currently in Ankara on an official visit, had a meeting with Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc in the parliament on Monday.

23 Şubat 2004 Pazartesi -- 13:42

[38] EU ADJUSTMENT COMMISSION CHAIRMAN YAKIS RECEIVES A DELEGATION FROM FRENCH SENATE

ANKARA - Yasar Yakis, Chairman of the Parliamentary Commission for Adjustment with European Union (EU), received on Monday French Senate Foreign Relations Committee members Hubert Haenel and Robert del Picchia.

23 Şubat 2004 Pazartesi -- 13:41

[39] PRESIDENT SEZER RECEIVES GERMAN CHANCELLOR SCHROEDER

ANKARA - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer received on Monday German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and the accompanying delegation.

23 Şubat 2004 Pazartesi -- 13:41

[40] RATE OF CAPACITY UTILIZATION RISES TO 77.2 PERCENT

ANKARA - The rate of capacity utilization that is weighted by production value, increased from 74.9 percent in January of 2003 to 77.2 percent in January of 2004, according to the figures of State Institute of Statistics (DIE).

23 Şubat 2004 Pazartesi -- 13:06

[41] BULGARIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER GERDJIKOV VISITS ANITKABIR

ANKARA - Bulgarian Parliament Speaker Ognyan Gerdjikov visited on Monday Anitkabir, the Mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, who is the Founder of Republic of Turkey.

23 Şubat 2004 Pazartesi -- 13:05

[42] WORLD BANK DELEGATION ARRIVES IN TURKEY

ANKARA - A world bank delegation, comprised of experts of banking sector, arrived in Ankara on Monday.

23 Şubat 2004 Pazartesi -- 13:05

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