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CONTENTS [01] GENERAL STAFF DEPUTY CHIEF GENERAL BASBUG MEETS WITH WOLFOWITZ [02] PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN: ''REPUBLIC OF TURKEY WILL NOT ENTER A ROAD THAT REACHES A DISASTROUS END'' [03] ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES MINISTER GULER DEPARTS FROM EGYPT [04] TURKEY AND EGYPT SIGN PROTOCOL ENVISAGING TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS [05] MEMBERS OF EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR THE PREVENTION OF TORTURE HOLD MEETINGS IN IZMIR [06] JUSTICE MINISTER CICEK: ''IMPROVEMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL RELATIONS BETWEEN TURKEY AND EGYPT DEPENDS ON DEVELOPMENT OF JUDICIAL [07] EFFORTS UNDER WAY TO RECOVER BODIES OF CREW MEMBERS OF CAMBODIAN-FLAGGED SHIP [08] ANKARA FINDS DEFICIENCIES IN NEW DOCUMENT PRESENTED BY DE SOTO [09] TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN SAYS TURKEY HASN'T RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION THAT TRNC PRESIDENT DENKTAS WILL WITHDRAW FROM NEGOTIATIONS [10] STATE MINISTER TUZMEN: ''A NEW PERIOD HAS STARTED WITH JORDAN'' [11] KING ABDULLAH OF JORDAN SAYS IF THEY WANT A PROSPEROUS REGION, REGIONAL COUNTRIES SHOULD SOLVE PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI DISPUTE (2) [12] FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN TAN: ''STABILITY OF GEORGIA IS INDISPENSABLE FOR STABILITY OF CAUCASIAN REGION'' [13] KING ABDULLAH OF JORDAN SAYS BILATERAL RELATIONS CAN BE IMPROVED IF PRIVATE SECTORS OF TURKEY AND JORDAN ALSO COOPERATE [14] GUL: ''THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL PROVOCATIONS AND MISPRACTICES IN SYRIA AND ON TERRITORIES IN THE REGION IN RECENT YEARS'' [15] TURKISH GENDARMERIE SEIZE 52.5 KG HEROIN IN VAN [16] POLICE CAPTURE PERSON WHOSE FINGERS DISMEMBERED [17] TURKEY RAISES USD 556 MILLION INCOME THROUGH EXPORTS OF HAZELNUTS [18] TURKISH PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN HOSTS DINNER IN HONOR OF KING ABDULLAH OF JORDAN [19] TRNC PRESIDENT DENKTAS TO ANNOUNCE HIS DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT TO ATTEND QUARTET CONFERENCE WHEN TIME COMES [20] TURKEY-EU ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE MEETING HELD IN BRUSSELS [21] WORLD BANK PRESIDENT WOLFENSOHN DEPARTS FROM ISTANBUL [22] PRESIDENT SEZER WELCOMES KING ABDULLAH AT PRESIDENTIAL PALACE [23] FIREDAMP EXPLOSION IN COAL MINE KILLS FIVE AND WOUNDS THREE CHINESE WORKERS [24] KING ABDULLAH OF JORDAN ARRIVES IN ANKARA [25] SOCCER-TURKISH CUP SEMI-SINALS [26] JUSTICE MINISTER CICEK DUE TO EGYPT [27] FIREDAMP EXPLOSION IN COAL MINE IN ZONGULDAK KILLS FIVE CHINESE WORKERS

WASHINGTON D.C. - General Staff Deputy Chief General Ilker Basbug, who is currently paying an official visit to the United States, met with U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz and U.S. high-level officials on Wednesday.

17 Mart 2004 Çarşamba - 23:23

[02] PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN: ''REPUBLIC OF TURKEY WILL NOT ENTER A ROAD THAT REACHES A DISASTROUS END''

ANKARA - Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said about recent developments in the negotiation process aiming to find a fair and lasting solution to the Cyprus issue, ''the Republic of Turkey government does not enter a road that reaches a disastrous end.''

17 Mart 2004 Çarşamba - 20:55

[03] ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES MINISTER GULER DEPARTS FROM EGYPT

CAIRO - Energy and Natural Resources Minister Hilmi Guler departed from Egyptian capital Cairo on Wednesday.

17 Mart 2004 Çarşamba - 20:27

[04] TURKEY AND EGYPT SIGN PROTOCOL ENVISAGING TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS

CAIRO - Turkey and Egypt have signed a protocol envisaging transportation of Egyptian natural gas to Europe.

17 Mart 2004 Çarşamba -- 19:53

[05] MEMBERS OF EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR THE PREVENTION OF TORTURE HOLD MEETINGS IN IZMIR

IZMIR - The three-member delegation of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture has held meetings in western province of Izmir.

17 Mart 2004 Çarşamba -- 19:28

[06] JUSTICE MINISTER CICEK: ''IMPROVEMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL RELATIONS BETWEEN TURKEY AND EGYPT DEPENDS ON DEVELOPMENT OF JUDICIAL COOPERATION''

CAIRO - Justice Minister Cemil Cicek has said that the bilateral relations between Turkey and Egypt had been considerably improving in recent days, adding that economic and commercial relations should also be developed besides political relations.

17 Mart 2004 Çarşamba -- 19:13

[07] 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, Directorate General of Coast Security and Vessel Rescue Enterprises (KEGKI) Press Advisor Recep Canpolat said on Wednesday.

17 Mart 2004 Çarşamba -- 16:38

[08] ANKARA FINDS DEFICIENCIES IN NEW DOCUMENT PRESENTED BY DE SOTO

ANKARA - Ankara considered as insufficient the new document presented by U.N. Secretary General's Special Envoy for Cyprus Alvaro de Soto to the sides during proximity talks aiming to initiate give-and-take process.

17 Mart 2004 Çarşamba -- 16:04

[09] TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN SAYS TURKEY HASN'T RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION THAT TRNC PRESIDENT DENKTAS WILL WITHDRAW FROM NEGOTIATIONS

ANKARA - Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Namik Tan said on Wednesday that Turkey had not received any information that Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) President Rauf Denktas would withdraw from Cyprus negotiations.

17 Mart 2004 Çarşamba -- 15:44

[10] STATE MINISTER TUZMEN: ''A NEW PERIOD HAS STARTED WITH JORDAN''

ISTANBUL - State Minister Kursad Tuzmen said on Wednesday that a new period had started between Turkey and Jordan.

17 Mart 2004 Çarşamba -- 15:06

[11] KING ABDULLAH OF JORDAN SAYS IF THEY WANT A PROSPEROUS REGION, REGIONAL COUNTRIES SHOULD SOLVE PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI DISPUTE (2)

ISTANBUL - King Abdullah of Jordan said on Wednesday that if they wanted a prosperous region, regional countries should solve Palestinian-Israeli dispute.

17 Mart 2004 Çarşamba -- 15:06

[12] FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN TAN: ''STABILITY OF GEORGIA IS INDISPENSABLE FOR STABILITY OF CAUCASIAN REGION''

ANKARA - Foreign Ministry Spokesman Namik Tan said on Wednesday that Turkey attributed importance to territorial integrity of Georgia, and noted that stability of Georgia was indispensable for stability of Caucasian region.

17 Mart 2004 Çarşamba -- 14:21

[13] KING ABDULLAH OF JORDAN SAYS BILATERAL RELATIONS CAN BE IMPROVED IF PRIVATE SECTORS OF TURKEY AND JORDAN ALSO COOPERATE

ISTANBUL - King Abdullah of Jordan said on Wednesday that bilateral relations could be further improved if Turkish and Jordanian private sectors also cooperated.

17 Mart 2004 Çarşamba -- 14:21

[14] GUL: ''THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL PROVOCATIONS AND MISPRACTICES IN SYRIA AND ON TERRITORIES IN THE REGION IN RECENT YEARS''

KONYA - Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Wednesday regarding the incidents in Syria that there had been several provocations and mispractices on territories of the region in recent years, adding, ''people living the region should not destroy their will of co-existence by taking their future into consideration.''

17 Mart 2004 Çarşamba -- 14:21

[15] TURKISH GENDARMERIE SEIZE 52.5 KG HEROIN IN VAN

BASKALE - Turkish gendarme forces confiscated on Wednesday 52 kilograms 500 grams of heroin in Baskale town of eastern Van province.

17 Mart 2004 Çarşamba -- 11:27

[16] POLICE CAPTURE PERSON WHOSE FINGERS DISMEMBERED

ISTANBUL - Police captured early on Wednesday a person whose fingers were dismembered when a bomb he was carrying exploded near the Police Station in Beyoglu district of Istanbul and escaped from the scene after explosion late on Tuesday.

17 Mart 2004 Çarşamba -- 10:57

[17] TURKEY RAISES USD 556 MILLION INCOME THROUGH EXPORTS OF HAZELNUTS

TRABZON - Turkey exported 150 thousand 959 tons of hazelnuts and obtained an income of 556 million 172 thousand 555 U.S. dollars in the 28th week of the hazelnut export season which started on September 1, 2003.

17 Mart 2004 Çarşamba -- 10:56

[18] TURKISH PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN HOSTS DINNER IN HONOR OF KING ABDULLAH OF JORDAN

ISTANBUL - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosted on Tuesday dinner in Istanbul in honor of King Abdullah of Jordan, who is paying an official visit to Turkey.

16 Mart 2004 Salı -- 21:01

[19] TRNC PRESIDENT DENKTAS TO ANNOUNCE HIS DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT TO ATTEND QUARTET CONFERENCE WHEN TIME COMES

LEFKOSA - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) President Rauf Denktas said on Tuesday that he would announce his decision on whether or not to attend the quartet conference to be held among TRNC, Greek Cypriot side, Turkey and Greece when the time came.

16 Mart 2004 Salı -- 19:44

[20] TURKEY-EU ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE MEETING HELD IN BRUSSELS

BRUSSELS - Turkey-European Union (EU) Association Committee's 112th meeting was held in Brussels on Tuesday.

16 Mart 2004 Salı -- 18:47

[21] WORLD BANK PRESIDENT WOLFENSOHN DEPARTS FROM ISTANBUL

ISTANBUL - World Bank President James Wolfensohn departed from Turkey on Tuesday.

16 Mart 2004 Salı -- 17:17

[22] PRESIDENT SEZER WELCOMES KING ABDULLAH AT PRESIDENTIAL PALACE

ANKARA - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer welcomed King Abdullah of Jordan in an official ceremony at the Presidential palace in Cankaya, Ankara on Tuesday.

16 Mart 2004 Salı -- 14:46

[23] FIREDAMP EXPLOSION IN COAL MINE KILLS FIVE AND WOUNDS THREE CHINESE WORKERS

ZONGULDAK - A firedamp explosion in the Turkish Coal Agency (TTK) coal mine in Karadon region in northern province of Zonguldak killed five Chinese workers, and wounded three others early on Tuesday

16 Mart 2004 Salı -- 14:46

[24] KING ABDULLAH OF JORDAN ARRIVES IN ANKARA

ANKARA - King Abdullah of Jordan arrived in Ankara on Tuesday.

16 Mart 2004 Salı -- 14:45

[25] SOCCER-TURKISH CUP SEMI-SINALS

ISTANBUL - Turkish Cup semi-final matches will take place on Wednesday.

16 Mart 2004 Salı -- 14:45

[26] JUSTICE MINISTER CICEK DUE TO EGYPT

ANKARA - Justice Minister Cemil Cicek will leave for Egypt on Tuesday.

16 Mart 2004 Salı -- 14:44

[27] FIREDAMP EXPLOSION IN COAL MINE IN ZONGULDAK KILLS FIVE CHINESE WORKERS

ZONGULDAK - A firedamp explosion happened in Turkish Coal Agency (TTK) coal mine in Karadon region in northern province of Zonguldak early on Tuesday, killing up to five Chinese workers.

16 Mart 2004 Salı -- 14:44

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