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CONTENTS [01] BABACAN: ''WE TRIED HARD NOT TO INCREASE PRICES OF ESSENTIAL GOODS'' [02] BOMB ATTACK ON MASONIC LODGE -NUMBER OF DETAINEES INCREASES TO 15 [03] MOGHADAM: ''I AM PLEASED TO REACH COMPROMISE WITH TURKISH OFFICIALS ON DRAFT LETTER OF INTENT THAT SUMMARIZES THE THINGS TO BE [04] 11TH IZMIR EUROPEAN JAZZ FESTIVAL TO START ON MARCH 15 [05] BABACAN: ''WE DECREASED NUMBER OF REVIEWS FROM FOUR TO THREE'' [06] MOGHADAM SAYS STEPS NEEDED TO STRENGTHEN MACROECONOMIC STABILITY [07] MUMCU: ''WE SHOULD CONCENTRATE ON MAKING INVESTMENTS AND DIVERSIFYING SERVICES IN TOURISM SECTOR'' [08] TURKISH FIRMS TAKE PART AT CAIRO TEXTILES AND LEATHER INDUSTRY FAIR [09] TURKISH AND GREEK BUSINESSMEN MEET AT A PANEL DISCUSSION IN MARMARIS [10] UNIVERSITY STUDENTS GATHER IN ANKARA TO PROTEST YOK [11] EFFORTS UNDER WAY TO RECOVER BODIES OF CREW MEMBERS OF CAMBODIAN-FLAGGED SHIP [12] BABACAN: ''SEVENTH REVIEW DISCUSSIONS ENDED LAST NIGHT'' [13] CONSTITUTIONAL COURT WARNS FELICITY PARTY [14] ISTANBUL TO HOST INVESTORS' SUMMIT [15] TREASURY TO REPAY USD 169 MILLION IN FOREIGN DEBT NEXT WEEK [16] UKRAINE HONORS CHAIRMAN OF CRIMEAN TURKS CULTURE AND SOLIDARITY ASSOCIATION WITH MEDAL OF MERIT [17] PARLIAMENT SPEAKER ARINC HOSTS DINNER IN HONOR OF HIS UKRAINIAN COUNTERPART [18] PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN RECEIVES GREEK AMBASSADOR CHRISTIDES [19] ISTANBUL POLICE CHIEF SAYS NINE DETAINED IN INVESTIGATION INTO BOMB ATTACK ON MASONIC LODGE [20] UKRAINIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER LITVIN PRESENTED WITH HONORARY DOCTORATE OF GAZI UNIVERSITY [21] RETRIAL OF FORMER DEP DEPUTIES CONTINUES (2) -PROSECUTOR KAHVECI REQUESTS COURT TO RATIFY THE FIRST DECISION [22] AUSTRIAN AMBASSADOR TO TURKEY CALLIGARIS SAYS TURKEY FULFILLED ITS OBLIGATIONS TO START FULL MEMBERSHIP NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE EU [23] EXPLOSION IN ANKARA COURT HOUSE (3) -POLICE SAYS RESONANT BOMB COULD CAUSE EXPLOSION [24] FOREIGN MINISTER GUL: ''MY WIFE DECIDED TO WITHDRAW HER CASE AT ECHR A LONG TIME AGO'' [25] EXPLOSION IN ANKARA COURT HOUSE (2) -NO CASUALTIES [26] RETRIAL OF FORMER DEP DEPUTIES CONTINUES (1) [27] EXPLOSION IN ANKARA COURT HOUSE [28] TURKISH WORKERS ABDUCTED IN AFGHANISTAN RESCUED [29] FOREIGN MINISTER GUL: ''OUR GOVERNMENT IS TRANSPARENT ON CYPRUS ISSUE'' [30] FOREIGN MINISTER GUL SAYS UNITED STATES DOES NOT ASK TURKEY FOR MORE TROOPS FOR AFGHANISTAN [31] UKRAINIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER LITVIN AND PARLIAMENT SPEAKER ARINC HOLD JOINT NEWS CONFERENCE [32] ATACANLI STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN FIGHT WITH TERRORISM [33] ISTANBUL BOMBINGS -ISTANBUL DGM TO START HEARING TRIAL OF 69 SUSPECTS ON MAY 31 [34] TAYLOR MEETS WITH TUYGAN [35] UKRAINIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER LITVIN MEETS WITH GUL [36] JCR REVISES ITS RATING OUTLOOK OF TURKEY'S FOREIGN CURRENCY LONG-TERM BONDS FROM STABLE TO POSITIVE [37] SECURITY DIRECTORATE GENERAL SPOKESMAN ER SAYS INVESTIGATION OF POLICE INTO ATTACK ON MASONIC LODGE CONTINUES [38] FOREIGN MINISTER GUL: ''WE BELIEVE THAT EVERYTHING IN FOREIGN POLICY SHOULD BE TRANSPARENT'' [39] PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF ADVISER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS ATACANLI: ''WE HOPE FINAL RESULT IN CYPRUS WILL PROTECT INTEREST OF TURKEY AND TRNC'' [40] TURKISH WORKERS, WHO WERE ABDUCTED IN AFGHANISTAN, RESCUED [41] PARLIAMENT SPEAKER ARINC SENDS MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE TO SPANISH PARLIAMENT SPEAKER UBEDA [42] GIVE-AND-TAKE PROCESS STARTS IN CYPRUS NEGOTIATIONS

ANKARA - State Minister Ali Babacan said on Saturday that they had tried hard not to increase prices of essential goods.

13 Mart 2004 Cumartesi - 16:26

[02] BOMB ATTACK ON MASONIC LODGE -NUMBER OF DETAINEES INCREASES TO 15

ISTANBUL - Number of people, who were detained in connection with the bomb attack on the Free and Accepted Masons Grand Lodge Association in Kartal district of Istanbul, increased to fifteen.

13 Mart 2004 Cumartesi - 16:25

[03] MOGHADAM: ''I AM PLEASED TO REACH COMPROMISE WITH TURKISH OFFICIALS ON DRAFT LETTER OF INTENT THAT SUMMARIZES THE THINGS TO BE DONE IN 2004''

ANKARA - IMF's Turkey Desk Chief Reza Moghadam said on Saturday that he was pleased to reach a compromise with Turkish officials on draft letter of intent summarizing the things that would be put into practice in 2004.

13 Mart 2004 Cumartesi - 16:25

[04] 11TH IZMIR EUROPEAN JAZZ FESTIVAL TO START ON MARCH 15

IZMIR - The 11th Izmir European Jazz Festival organized by Izmir Culture, Art and Education Foundation (IKSEV), will be held between March 15 and 17, 2004.

13 Mart 2004 Cumartesi -- 16:25

[05] BABACAN: ''WE DECREASED NUMBER OF REVIEWS FROM FOUR TO THREE''

ANKARA - State Minister Ali Babacan said on Saturday that they had revised the timetable of review discussions and the 2004 year program during the seventh review studies and within this framework, they had decided to decrease the number of next reviews from four to three.

13 Mart 2004 Cumartesi -- 15:04

[06] MOGHADAM SAYS STEPS NEEDED TO STRENGTHEN MACROECONOMIC STABILITY

ANKARA - IMF's Turkey Desk Chief Reza Moghadam said on Saturday that macro economic stability had been provided and steps should be taken to further consolidate it and make it permanent.

13 Mart 2004 Cumartesi -- 14:51

[07] MUMCU: ''WE SHOULD CONCENTRATE ON MAKING INVESTMENTS AND DIVERSIFYING SERVICES IN TOURISM SECTOR''

BERLIN - Culture and Tourism Minister Erkan Mumcu has said, ''we should concentrate on making investments and diversifying services in tourism sector instead of marketing and communication.''

13 Mart 2004 Cumartesi -- 14:50

[08] TURKISH FIRMS TAKE PART AT CAIRO TEXTILES AND LEATHER INDUSTRY FAIR

CAIRO - Turkish companies have taken part at Textile and Leather Industry Fair in Egyptian capital Cairo.

13 Mart 2004 Cumartesi -- 14:50

[09] TURKISH AND GREEK BUSINESSMEN MEET AT A PANEL DISCUSSION IN MARMARIS

MARMARIS - Turkish and Greek businessmen have met at a panel discussion on ''Improvement of Economic Relations Between Turkey and Greek'' in Marmaris town of western province of Mugla.

13 Mart 2004 Cumartesi -- 14:50

[10] UNIVERSITY STUDENTS GATHER IN ANKARA TO PROTEST YOK

ANKARA - A group of university students, who called themselves ''March 13 Initiative'', have gathered in Ankara's Kurtulus Park to protest the Higher Board of Education (YOK).

13 Mart 2004 Cumartesi -- 14:49

[11] EFFORTS UNDER WAY TO RECOVER BODIES OF CREW MEMBERS OF CAMBODIAN-FLAGGED SHIP

ISTANBUL - Efforts have been continuing to recover the bodies of 19 crew members of Cambodian-flagged ship ''Hera'', which sank in the Black Sea in February.

13 Mart 2004 Cumartesi -- 13:37

[12] BABACAN: ''SEVENTH REVIEW DISCUSSIONS ENDED LAST NIGHT''

ANKARA - State Minister Ali Babacan said on Saturday that seventh review discussions which had continued in Ankara for two weeks ended late on Friday.

13 Mart 2004 Cumartesi -- 13:28

[13] CONSTITUTIONAL COURT WARNS FELICITY PARTY

ANKARA - The Constitutional Court's warning to the Felicity Party as it uses the outlawed Socialist Party's abbreviation of ''SP'' was published in Saturday's Official Gazette.

13 Mart 2004 Cumartesi -- 13:25

[14] ISTANBUL TO HOST INVESTORS' SUMMIT

ANKARA - Istanbul will host a meeting of the Turkish Investment Consultative Council at the Ciragan Palace Hotel Kempinski on March 15, 2004.

13 Mart 2004 Cumartesi -- 13:25

[15] TREASURY TO REPAY USD 169 MILLION IN FOREIGN DEBT NEXT WEEK

ANKARA - Treasury will repay 169 million U.S. dollars in foreign debt next week.

13 Mart 2004 Cumartesi -- 13:24

[16] UKRAINE HONORS CHAIRMAN OF CRIMEAN TURKS CULTURE AND SOLIDARITY ASSOCIATION WITH MEDAL OF MERIT

ANKARA - Ukraine honored on Friday Ahmet Ihsan Kirimli, the Chairman of the Crimean Turks Culture and Solidarity Association, with the Medal of Merit.

12 Mart 2004 Cuma -- 22:40

[17] PARLIAMENT SPEAKER ARINC HOSTS DINNER IN HONOR OF HIS UKRAINIAN COUNTERPART

ANKARA - Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc said on Friday that economic, commercial, financial and cultural relations between Turkey and Ukraine were gradually improving.

12 Mart 2004 Cuma -- 22:40

[18] PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN RECEIVES GREEK AMBASSADOR CHRISTIDES

ANKARA - Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan received on Friday Greek Ambassador to Turkey Michel Christides.

12 Mart 2004 Cuma -- 21:30

[19] ISTANBUL POLICE CHIEF SAYS NINE DETAINED IN INVESTIGATION INTO BOMB ATTACK ON MASONIC LODGE

ISTANBUL - Istanbul Police Chief Celalettin Cerrah said on Friday that nine people were detained within the framework of investigation into the bomb attack on a Masonic Lodge in Kartal district of Istanbul.

12 Mart 2004 Cuma -- 21:29

[20] UKRAINIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER LITVIN PRESENTED WITH HONORARY DOCTORATE OF GAZI UNIVERSITY

ANKARA - Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Volodimir Litvin who is currently paying an official visit to Turkey as the guest of Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc, was presented with honorary doctorate by the Gazi University.

12 Mart 2004 Cuma -- 20:14

[21] RETRIAL OF FORMER DEP DEPUTIES CONTINUES (2) -PROSECUTOR KAHVECI REQUESTS COURT TO RATIFY THE FIRST DECISION

ANKARA - Prosecutor Dilaver Kahveci has explained his opinions about merits of the case in the re-trial of Leyla Zana, Hatip Dicle, Orhan Dogan and Selim Sadak, the former deputies of the Democracy Party (DEP) which was banned by the Constitutional Court, at the Ankara State Security Court (DGM), and requested the court to ratify the first decision.

12 Mart 2004 Cuma -- 18:28

[22] AUSTRIAN AMBASSADOR TO TURKEY CALLIGARIS SAYS TURKEY FULFILLED ITS OBLIGATIONS TO START FULL MEMBERSHIP NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE EU

IZMIR - Austrian Ambassador in Ankara Marius Calligaris said on Friday that Turkey fulfilled its obligations to start full membership negotiations with the European Union (EU).

12 Mart 2004 Cuma -- 18:27

[23] EXPLOSION IN ANKARA COURT HOUSE (3) -POLICE SAYS RESONANT BOMB COULD CAUSE EXPLOSION

ANKARA - Security officials said on Friday that a resonant bomb could cause the explosion in Ankara court house.

12 Mart 2004 Cuma -- 18:27

[24] FOREIGN MINISTER GUL: ''MY WIFE DECIDED TO WITHDRAW HER CASE AT ECHR A LONG TIME AGO''

ANKARA - Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Friday that her wife had decided to withdraw her case pending before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) a long time ago.

12 Mart 2004 Cuma -- 17:59

[25] EXPLOSION IN ANKARA COURT HOUSE (2) -NO CASUALTIES

ANKARA - There has not been any immediate reports of casualties in the explosion in Ankara court house.

12 Mart 2004 Cuma -- 17:58

[26] RETRIAL OF FORMER DEP DEPUTIES CONTINUES (1)

ANKARA - Ankara State Security Court (DGM) has continued to hear re-trial of Leyla Zana, Hatip Dicle, Orhan Dogan and Selim Sadak, the former deputies of the Democracy Party (DEP) which was banned by the Constitutional Court.

12 Mart 2004 Cuma -- 17:58

[27] EXPLOSION IN ANKARA COURT HOUSE

ANKARA - An explosion has occurred in Ankara court house.

12 Mart 2004 Cuma -- 17:58

[28] TURKISH WORKERS ABDUCTED IN AFGHANISTAN RESCUED

KABUL - Turkish workers, who had been abducted by Taliban around 100 days ago, were rescued in an operation launched by Afghan authorities near Logar province.

12 Mart 2004 Cuma -- 17:57

[29] FOREIGN MINISTER GUL: ''OUR GOVERNMENT IS TRANSPARENT ON CYPRUS ISSUE''

ANKARA - Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Friday that the government was transparent in Cyprus issue like it was transparent in other issues.

12 Mart 2004 Cuma -- 17:57

[30] FOREIGN MINISTER GUL SAYS UNITED STATES DOES NOT ASK TURKEY FOR MORE TROOPS FOR AFGHANISTAN

ANKARA - Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Friday that United States' asking for more troops from Turkey for Afghanistan was not in question.

12 Mart 2004 Cuma -- 17:57

[31] UKRAINIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER LITVIN AND PARLIAMENT SPEAKER ARINC HOLD JOINT NEWS CONFERENCE

ANKARA - Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Volodimir Litvin said on Friday they were determined to cooperate at the level of international organizations and lead these organizations to take beneficial decisions about their countries.

12 Mart 2004 Cuma -- 17:55

[32] ATACANLI STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN FIGHT WITH TERRORISM

ANKARA - Presidential Chief Adviser for Foreign Affairs Sermet Atacanli pointed out to the importance of international cooperation in fight with terrorism.

12 Mart 2004 Cuma -- 17:55

[33] ISTANBUL BOMBINGS -ISTANBUL DGM TO START HEARING TRIAL OF 69 SUSPECTS ON MAY 31

ISTANBUL - Istanbul State Security Court (DGM) will start hearing trial of 69 suspects of last year's suicide attacks in Istanbul on May 31, 2004.

12 Mart 2004 Cuma -- 17:55

[34] TAYLOR MEETS WITH TUYGAN

ANKARA - U.S. Department of State's Coordinator for Afghanistan William Taylor met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Undersecretary Tuygan on Friday.

12 Mart 2004 Cuma -- 17:55

[35] UKRAINIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER LITVIN MEETS WITH GUL

ANKARA - Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Volodimir Litvin, who is currently paying an official visit to Turkey, met with Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul on Friday.

12 Mart 2004 Cuma -- 17:53

[36] JCR REVISES ITS RATING OUTLOOK OF TURKEY'S FOREIGN CURRENCY LONG-TERM BONDS FROM STABLE TO POSITIVE

TOKYO/ANKARA - JCR has affirmed the ratings simultaneously revised their outlook on the following bonds and newly assigned a rating to Domestic Currency Long-term Senior Debts.

12 Mart 2004 Cuma -- 17:53

[37] SECURITY DIRECTORATE GENERAL SPOKESMAN ER SAYS INVESTIGATION OF POLICE INTO ATTACK ON MASONIC LODGE CONTINUES

ANKARA - Security Deputy Director General and Spokesman Ramazan Er said on Friday that the investigation of the police into the attack on Masonic lodge continued and that there were good developments about the investigation.

12 Mart 2004 Cuma -- 13:27

[38] FOREIGN MINISTER GUL: ''WE BELIEVE THAT EVERYTHING IN FOREIGN POLICY SHOULD BE TRANSPARENT''

ANKARA - Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul has said, ''we believe that everything in foreign policy should be transparent. We are not in favor of media blackout in the negotiation process aiming to find a fair and lasting solution to the Cyprus issue. However, it is not healthy to talk about content of meetings right after the talks.''

12 Mart 2004 Cuma -- 13:26

[39] PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF ADVISER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS ATACANLI: ''WE HOPE FINAL RESULT IN CYPRUS WILL PROTECT INTEREST OF TURKEY AND TRNC''

ANKARA - Presidential Chief Adviser for Foreign Affairs Sermet Atacanli said on Friday that they hoped final result that would be reached in Cyprus would protect interests of Turkey and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).

12 Mart 2004 Cuma -- 12:54

[40] TURKISH WORKERS, WHO WERE ABDUCTED IN AFGHANISTAN, RESCUED

ANKARA - Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul has said that two Turkish workers, who were abducted in Afghanistan in December of 2003, were rescued and handed over to the Turkish Embassy in Kabul.

12 Mart 2004 Cuma -- 12:53

[41] PARLIAMENT SPEAKER ARINC SENDS MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE TO SPANISH PARLIAMENT SPEAKER UBEDA

ANKARA - Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc sent on Friday a message of condolence to Spanish Parliament Speaker Luisa Fernanda Rudi Ubeda regarding the terrorist attack that took place in Madrid, Spain on Thursday.

12 Mart 2004 Cuma -- 11:40

[42] GIVE-AND-TAKE PROCESS STARTS IN CYPRUS NEGOTIATIONS

LEFKOSA - The ''give-and-take process'' begins on Friday in Cyprus negotiations which started on February 19 to find a solution to Cyprus problem on the basis of Annan plan until May 1.

12 Mart 2004 Cuma -- 11:32

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