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CONTENTS [01] SOCCER: UEFA CUP -GENCLERBIRLIGI 1 - VALENCIA 0 (RESULT) [02] TURKISH AMBASSADOR TO GREECE ALPOGAN VISITS MOLIVIATIS [03] TURKISH CYPRIOT PARTNER STATE CONSTITUTION READY -DRAFT CONSTITUTION TO BE PRESENTED TO UNITED NATIONS TOMORROW [04] TURKISH CONSUL GENERAL IN ALEPPO KILIC: -''TURKEY AND SYRIA WILL SIGN A FREE TRADE AGREEMENT IN APRIL'' [05] TURKEY PROPOSES THAT TURKISH AND GREEK FOREIGN MINISTERS CAN PARTICIPATE IN QUADRILATERAL TALKS AT FIRST STAGE [06] TURKEY'S SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR IRAQ SAYS TURKEY AND UNITED STATES AGREE TO CONTINUE DIALOGUE [07] DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER SAHIN RECEIVES KRETSCHMER [08] PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN SENDS CONDOLENCE MESSAGE TO SPANISH PRIME MINISTER AZNAR [09] FOREIGN MINISTRY CONDEMNS ATTACKS IN MADRID [10] FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS DECREASE TO USD 70.9 BILLION [11] GUL SAYS THERE ARE BIG POTENTIALS IN TOURISM AND TRADE BETWEEN TURKEY AND PHILIPPINES [12] FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES DECREASE BY USD 582 BILLION [13] SECRETARY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF PHILIPPINES SAYS THERE IS SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL TO FURTHER IMPROVE ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL [14] PRESIDENT SEZER SENDS CONDOLENCE MESSAGE TO SPANISH KING CARLOS [15] TURKEY REPAYS USD 758.42 MILLION IN FOREIGN DEBT BETWEEN MARCH 1-10 [16] FOREIGN MINISTER GUL: ''I DON'T THINK TIMETABLE IN CYPRUS WILL BE HAMPERED'' [17] GIVE-AND-TAKE PROCESS TO START IN CYPRUS NEGOTIATIONS [18] FOREIGN MINISTER GUL CONDEMNS BOMB ATTACKS IN SPAIN [19] TURKEY TO JOIN NORDIC SKIING WORLD CUP [20] ISTANBUL GOVERNOR GULER: ''WE TRY TO CLARIFY ATTACK ON MASONIC LODGE WITH ALL OF ITS DETAILS'' [21] CITIZENS TO CAST VOTES BETWEEN 07.00-16.00 IN EASTERN AND BETWEEN 08.00-17.00 IN OTHER PROVINCES [22] FOREIGN MINISTER GUL SENDS MESSAGES TO FORMER AND NEW FOREIGN MINISTERS OF GREECE [23] TUSIAD DELEGATION MEETS WITH GERMAN MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR SCHILY [24] DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER SENER RECEIVES IMF DELEGATION [25] FIGHT AGAINST TERRORIST ORGANIZATION -FOREIGN MINISTRY: ''WE EXPECT THE UNITED STATES TO FULFIL ITS COMMITMENTS AS SOON AS [26] AMERICAN OFFICIAL NEUMANN IN ANKARA [27] HOLY SYNOD OF FENER GREEK ORTHODOX PATRIARCHATE CONVENES WITH PARTICIPATION OF SIX FOREIGNERS [28] FREE AND ACCEPTED MASON GRAND LODGE ASSOCIATION: ''THIS INHUMAN ATTACK DID NOT TARGET ONLY MEMBERS OF OUR ASSOCIATION, BUT TARGETED THE [29] RUSSIAN PRESIDENT'S CHIEF ADVISER SAYS A STRONG AND DEMOCRATIC RUSSIA WITH A MARKET ECONOMY WILL BE ONE OF BEST NEIGHBORS OF TURKEY [30] SECRETARY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ALBERT OF PHILIPPINES DUE IN TURKEY [31] MFA: ''IT IS REVEALED THAT THE GREEK CYPRIOT SIDE DOES NOT HAVE ANY POLITICAL WILL AND DESIRE TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THE CYPRUS ISSUE'' [32] ISTANBUL GOVERNOR GULER SAYS ASSAILANTS MANAGED TO EXPLODE FOUR BOMBS IN THEIR ATTACK TO A MASONIC LODGE IN KARTAL [33] TRNC PREMIER TALAT AND FOREIGN MINISTER DENKTAS DUE IN ANKARA [34] BABACAN: ''WE WILL REVIEW HOW RELATIONS WITH IMF WOULD CONTINUE NEXT YEAR IN MID-2004'' [35] UKRAINIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER DUE IN TURKEY ON MARCH 12 [36] THIRTEENTH SESSION OF CYPRUS NEGOTIATIONS STARTS [37] STATE MINISTER BABACAN EXPRESSES BELIEF FRANCE WILL SUPPORT TURKEY WHEN TIME COMES TO START ENTRY TALKS WITH EU [38] MEDICAL STAFF ON TWO-DAY STRIKE [39] EXPLOSION IN KARTAL -TERRORISTS WRAPPED THEMSELVES WITH HOMEMADE PIPE BOMBS [40] ISTANBUL GOVERNOR SAYS EXPERTS DON'T THINK RECENT SUICIDE ATTACK HAS LINKS WITH NOVEMBER'S TERRORIST BLASTS IN ISTANBUL [41] ISTANBUL GOVERNOR GULER:''WE TRY TO IDENTIFY THE TERRORISTS''

ANKARA - Genclerbirligi beat Valencia of Spain 1-0 in the UEFA Cup fourth round first leg in Ankara on Thursday.

11 Mart 2004 Perşembe - 23:19

[02] TURKISH AMBASSADOR TO GREECE ALPOGAN VISITS MOLIVIATIS

ATHENS - Turkish Ambassador to Greece Yigit Alpogan has paid a visit of courtesy to Foreign Minister Petros Moliviatis of Greece.

11 Mart 2004 Perşembe - 23:18

[03] TURKISH CYPRIOT PARTNER STATE CONSTITUTION READY -DRAFT CONSTITUTION TO BE PRESENTED TO UNITED NATIONS TOMORROW

LEFKOSA - The draft constitution of the Turkish Cypriot Partner State, one of the statelets to form the central state in a solution which is targeted to be found to the Cyprus issue on the basis of the plan of United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, was completed.

11 Mart 2004 Perşembe - 22:22

[04] TURKISH CONSUL GENERAL IN ALEPPO KILIC: -''TURKEY AND SYRIA WILL SIGN A FREE TRADE AGREEMENT IN APRIL''

GAZIANTEP - Turkish Consul General in Aleppo Hulusi Kilic has said that Turkey and Syria would sign a free trade agreement in Ankara in April of 2004.

11 Mart 2004 Perşembe -- 22:02

[05] TURKEY PROPOSES THAT TURKISH AND GREEK FOREIGN MINISTERS CAN PARTICIPATE IN QUADRILATERAL TALKS AT FIRST STAGE

ANKARA - Turkey has proposed that Turkish and Greek foreign ministers could participate in the first stage of the quadrilateral talks under the negotiation process aiming to find a fair and lasting solution to the Cyprus issue, and prime ministers could attend the final stage.

11 Mart 2004 Perşembe -- 20:44

[06] TURKEY'S SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR IRAQ SAYS TURKEY AND UNITED STATES AGREE TO CONTINUE DIALOGUE

ANKARA - Turkey's Special Representative for Iraq Osman Koruturk said on Thursday that Turkey and the United States agreed to continue dialogue on Iraq based on mutual understanding, frankness and constructive cooperation.

11 Mart 2004 Perşembe -- 18:47

[07] DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER SAHIN RECEIVES KRETSCHMER

ANKARA - State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Sahin said on Thursday that Turkish government and state was sincere and resolved to meet and apply Copenhagen criteria.

11 Mart 2004 Perşembe -- 18:47

[08] PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN SENDS CONDOLENCE MESSAGE TO SPANISH PRIME MINISTER AZNAR

ANKARA - Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent on Thursday a condolence message to Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar after terrorist attacks hit Spanish capital Madrid earlier in the day.

11 Mart 2004 Perşembe -- 18:47

[09] FOREIGN MINISTRY CONDEMNS ATTACKS IN MADRID

ANKARA - Foreign Ministry Thursday condemned string of explosions on three train stations in Madrid.

11 Mart 2004 Perşembe -- 18:47

[10] FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS DECREASE TO USD 70.9 BILLION

ANKARA - Foreign exchange deposit accounts at banks with letter of credit and super foreign exchange accounts decreased 701 million U.S. dollars to 70 billion 93 million U.S. dollars between February 20 and 27, 2004.

11 Mart 2004 Perşembe -- 18:35

[11] GUL SAYS THERE ARE BIG POTENTIALS IN TOURISM AND TRADE BETWEEN TURKEY AND PHILIPPINES

ANKARA - Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Thursday that necessary legal framework agreements for economic and trade relations were completed between Turkey and the Philippines in 1990's, noting that there were big potentials in tourism and trade.

11 Mart 2004 Perşembe -- 18:31

[12] FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES DECREASE BY USD 582 BILLION

ANKARA - Foreign exchange reserves of the Central Bank decreased by 582 billion U.S. dollars between February 27 and March 5, 2004.

11 Mart 2004 Perşembe -- 18:04

[13] SECRETARY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF PHILIPPINES SAYS THERE IS SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL TO FURTHER IMPROVE ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL RELATIONS

ANKARA - Secretary of Foreign Affairs Delia Domingo-Albert of the Philippines said on Thursday that there was significant potential to further improve economic and political relations between Turkey and the Philippines.

11 Mart 2004 Perşembe -- 17:31

[14] PRESIDENT SEZER SENDS CONDOLENCE MESSAGE TO SPANISH KING CARLOS

ANKARA - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer sent on Thursday a condolence message to Spanish King Juan Carlos I after terrorist attacks which were staged in Spanish capital Madrid this morning.

11 Mart 2004 Perşembe -- 17:31

[15] TURKEY REPAYS USD 758.42 MILLION IN FOREIGN DEBT BETWEEN MARCH 1-10

ANKARA - Turkey repaid a total of 758.42 million U.S. dollars in foreign debt between March 1 and 10, 2004.

11 Mart 2004 Perşembe -- 15:15

[16] FOREIGN MINISTER GUL: ''I DON'T THINK TIMETABLE IN CYPRUS WILL BE HAMPERED''

ANKARA - Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Thursday that he did not think that elections in Greece and formation of the new government would hamper timetable in Cyprus.

11 Mart 2004 Perşembe -- 15:15

[17] GIVE-AND-TAKE PROCESS TO START IN CYPRUS NEGOTIATIONS

LEFKOSA - Delegations headed by Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) President Rauf Denktas and Greek Cypriot leader Tassos Papadopoulos will start give-and-take process in Cyprus negotiations.

11 Mart 2004 Perşembe -- 15:14

[18] FOREIGN MINISTER GUL CONDEMNS BOMB ATTACKS IN SPAIN

ANKARA - Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul condemned on Thursday the terrorist attacks which took place in three trains in Madrid in morning hours killing many people.

11 Mart 2004 Perşembe -- 14:25

[19] TURKEY TO JOIN NORDIC SKIING WORLD CUP

ANKARA - Turkey will take part in the Nordic Skiing World Cup with two skiers for the first time.

11 Mart 2004 Perşembe -- 13:02

[20] ISTANBUL GOVERNOR GULER: ''WE TRY TO CLARIFY ATTACK ON MASONIC LODGE WITH ALL OF ITS DETAILS''

ISTANBUL - Istanbul Governor Muammer Guler said on Thursday that they tried to clarify Tuesday's attack on the Masonic lodge in Kartal district of Istanbul with all of its details.

11 Mart 2004 Perşembe -- 13:01

[21] CITIZENS TO CAST VOTES BETWEEN 07.00-16.00 IN EASTERN AND BETWEEN 08.00-17.00 IN OTHER PROVINCES

ANKARA - Citizens will cast votes between 07.00-16.00 hours in 32 eastern provinces where it gets dark earlier and between 08.00-17.00 hours in other provinces during March 28 local elections.

11 Mart 2004 Perşembe -- 10:41

[22] FOREIGN MINISTER GUL SENDS MESSAGES TO FORMER AND NEW FOREIGN MINISTERS OF GREECE

ANKARA - Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul has sent messages to former Foreign Minister George Papandreou and new Foreign Minister Petros Moliviatis of Greece.

10 Mart 2004 Çarşamba -- 17:38

[23] TUSIAD DELEGATION MEETS WITH GERMAN MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR SCHILY

BERLIN - Honourary Chairman of Association of Turkish Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSIAD) Bulent Eczacibasi said on Wednesday that certain misassessments were made about Turkey's EU membership in Germany.

10 Mart 2004 Çarşamba -- 16:45

[24] DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER SENER RECEIVES IMF DELEGATION

ANKARA - State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullatif Sener received on Wednesday IMF delegation headed by IMF Turkey Desk Chief Reza Moghadam.

10 Mart 2004 Çarşamba -- 16:45

[25] FIGHT AGAINST TERRORIST ORGANIZATION -FOREIGN MINISTRY: ''WE EXPECT THE UNITED STATES TO FULFIL ITS COMMITMENTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE''

ANKARA - Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Namik Tan said on Wednesday that the United States had made commitments bound to mutual understanding about eradication of the terrorist organization PKK from the northern part of Iraq and stressed that they expected the United States to fulfil those commitments as soon as possible.

10 Mart 2004 Çarşamba -- 15:04

[26] AMERICAN OFFICIAL NEUMANN IN ANKARA

ANKARA - Ron Neumann, the American foreign relations director of Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) in Iraq said on Wednesday that the future of economic cooperation between Turkey and Iraq was promising.

10 Mart 2004 Çarşamba -- 15:03

[27] HOLY SYNOD OF FENER GREEK ORTHODOX PATRIARCHATE CONVENES WITH PARTICIPATION OF SIX FOREIGNERS

ISTANBUL - Holy Synod of the Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate convened on Wednesday with the participation of six foreigners who have replaced Turkish members.

10 Mart 2004 Çarşamba -- 15:03

[28] FREE AND ACCEPTED MASON GRAND LODGE ASSOCIATION: ''THIS INHUMAN ATTACK DID NOT TARGET ONLY MEMBERS OF OUR ASSOCIATION, BUT TARGETED THE PEACEFUL ATMOSPHERE IN TURKEY''

ISTANBUL - The Free and Accepted Mason Grand Lodge Association has condemned the attack on its branch in Yakacik district in Asian side of Istanbul, stressing, ''this inhuman attack did not target only members of our association, but targeted the peaceful atmosphere in Turkey.''

10 Mart 2004 Çarşamba -- 15:03

[29] RUSSIAN PRESIDENT'S CHIEF ADVISER SAYS A STRONG AND DEMOCRATIC RUSSIA WITH A MARKET ECONOMY WILL BE ONE OF BEST NEIGHBORS OF TURKEY

ANKARA - Russian President Vladimir Putin's chief adviser Sergey Yastrjembski said on Wednesday that a strong and democratic Russia with a market economy would be one of the best neighbors of Turkey and other neighboring countries.

10 Mart 2004 Çarşamba -- 15:03

[30] SECRETARY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ALBERT OF PHILIPPINES DUE IN TURKEY

ANKARA - Secretary of Foreign Affairs Delia Domingo-Albert of Philippines will pay a visit to Turkey between 10-12 March as the guest of Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul.

10 Mart 2004 Çarşamba -- 15:02

[31] MFA: ''IT IS REVEALED THAT THE GREEK CYPRIOT SIDE DOES NOT HAVE ANY POLITICAL WILL AND DESIRE TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THE CYPRUS ISSUE''

ANKARA - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has said, ''the Greek Cypriot side has been acting with a contentment of becoming a member of the European Union (EU) on May 1, 2004. Therefore, it does not have any political will and desire to find a solution to the Cyprus issue.''

10 Mart 2004 Çarşamba -- 13:30

[32] ISTANBUL GOVERNOR GULER SAYS ASSAILANTS MANAGED TO EXPLODE FOUR BOMBS IN THEIR ATTACK TO A MASONIC LODGE IN KARTAL

ISTANBUL - Istanbul Governor Muammer Guler said on Wednesday that four bombs exploded in the attack on a Masonic lodge in Kartal district and ten unexploded bombs were also found in the scene.

10 Mart 2004 Çarşamba -- 13:30

[33] TRNC PREMIER TALAT AND FOREIGN MINISTER DENKTAS DUE IN ANKARA

ANKARA - Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Talat and Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Serdar Denktas of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) will come to Ankara late on Wednesday to evaluate the latest point reached in the Cyprus negotiations.

10 Mart 2004 Çarşamba -- 12:32

[34] BABACAN: ''WE WILL REVIEW HOW RELATIONS WITH IMF WOULD CONTINUE NEXT YEAR IN MID-2004''

PARIS - State Minister Ali Babacan said on Wednesday that the government would review how relations with the IMF would continue next year in mid-2004.

10 Mart 2004 Çarşamba -- 12:28

[35] UKRAINIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER DUE IN TURKEY ON MARCH 12

ANKARA - Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn and accompanying delegation will come to Ankara on March 12 as the guest of Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc.

10 Mart 2004 Çarşamba -- 11:19

[36] THIRTEENTH SESSION OF CYPRUS NEGOTIATIONS STARTS

LEFKOSA - Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot delegations convened on Wednesday in the 13th session of the negotiation process, which started on February 19 to find a fair and lasting solution to the Cyprus issue till May 1 on the basis of the plan of United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan.

10 Mart 2004 Çarşamba -- 10:48

[37] STATE MINISTER BABACAN EXPRESSES BELIEF FRANCE WILL SUPPORT TURKEY WHEN TIME COMES TO START ENTRY TALKS WITH EU

PARIS - State Minister Ali Babacan expressed belief on Wednesday that France would extend necessary support to Turkey when the time came for the European Union (EU) to decide whether or not to open entry talks with Turkey.

10 Mart 2004 Çarşamba -- 10:30

[38] MEDICAL STAFF ON TWO-DAY STRIKE

ANKARA - Doctors and other medical personnel have launched on Wednesday a two-day strike demanding ''decent wage, job security and equal and accessible health code''.

10 Mart 2004 Çarşamba -- 10:13

[39] EXPLOSION IN KARTAL -TERRORISTS WRAPPED THEMSELVES WITH HOMEMADE PIPE BOMBS

ISTANBUL - Terrorists who staged bomb attack last night in Kartal district of Istanbul wrapped themselves homemade pipe bombs, sources said.

10 Mart 2004 Çarşamba -- 09:55

[40] ISTANBUL GOVERNOR SAYS EXPERTS DON'T THINK RECENT SUICIDE ATTACK HAS LINKS WITH NOVEMBER'S TERRORIST BLASTS IN ISTANBUL

ISTANBUL - Istanbul Governor Muammer Guler said early on Wednesday that experts did not think that the recent suicide attack staged on Masonic Lodge in Istanbul had links with the November's terrorist blasts staged on two synagogues, HSBC Bank headquarters, and British Consulate General in Istanbul.

10 Mart 2004 Çarşamba -- 09:41

[41] ISTANBUL GOVERNOR GULER:''WE TRY TO IDENTIFY THE TERRORISTS''

ISTANBUL - Istanbul Governor Muammer Guler said early on Wednesday that the identity of the bombers who attacked the three-storey building housing Masonic lodge in Kartal was being investigated.

10 Mart 2004 Çarşamba -- 01:55

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