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CONTENTS [01] TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS INSOLUBILITY OF CYPRUS ISSUE IS FOR BENEFIT OF NEITHER TURKEY NOR TRNC [02] SECURITY FORCES INTERCEPT 66 FOREIGNERS TRYING TO PROCEED TO GREECE ILLEGALLY [03] TURKISH PRIME MINISTER SAYS THEY WILL ALTOGETHER ATTEND QUARTET CONFERENCE [04] TURKISH DEPUTY CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF MEETS WITH U.S. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE [05] FOREIGN MINISTRY: ''WE BELIEVE THAT ALL THE SIDES SHOULD ACT WITH RESTRAINT'' [06] FAMILIES OF SPANISH SOLDIERS DUE IN ISTANBUL TO COMPARE RESULTS OF DNA TESTS [07] FOREIGN MINISTER GUL: ''FINDING A FAIR AND LASTING SOLUTION TO CYPRUS ISSUE ENTAILS GOOD-WILL AND WILL OF ALL RELEVANT SIDES'' [08] FOREIGN MINISTER GUL: ''RELATIONS BETWEEN TURKEY AND GERMANY HAVE SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN TERMS OF CONTENT'' [09] FIRE-BOMB ATTACK STAGED ON BRITISH COUNCIL [10] PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN TO LEAVE FOR SWITZERLAND ON MARCH 28 TO PARTICIPATE IN FOUR-WAY NEGOTIATIONS [11] PRENDERGAST MEETS WITH TRNC PRIME MINISTER TALAT [12] GUL ATTENDS MEMORIAL SERVICE IN CEMETERY OF MFA [13] SOCCER-FIFA WORLD RANKING -TURKEY RANKED NINTH [14] DTM: ''ESTABLISHMENT OF CLOSE RELATIONS BETWEEN TURKEY AND GEORGIA AND IMPROVEMENT OF THOSE RELATIONS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO STABILITY IN [15] TURKEY TO ANNUL FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS WITH THREE COUNTRIES [16] GEN. BASBUG MEETS WITH BUSH'S NATIONAL SECURITY DEPUTY ADVISER HADLEY [17] GENERAL STAFF DEPUTY CHIEF GENERAL BASBUG MEETS WITH WOLFOWITZ [18] PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN: ''REPUBLIC OF TURKEY WILL NOT ENTER A ROAD THAT REACHES A DISASTROUS END'' [19] ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES MINISTER GULER DEPARTS FROM EGYPT [20] TURKEY AND EGYPT SIGN PROTOCOL ENVISAGING TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS [21] MEMBERS OF EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR THE PREVENTION OF TORTURE HOLD MEETINGS IN IZMIR [22] JUSTICE MINISTER CICEK: ''IMPROVEMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL RELATIONS BETWEEN TURKEY AND EGYPT DEPENDS ON DEVELOPMENT OF JUDICIAL [23] EFFORTS UNDER WAY TO RECOVER BODIES OF CREW MEMBERS OF CAMBODIAN-FLAGGED SHIP [24] ANKARA FINDS DEFICIENCIES IN NEW DOCUMENT PRESENTED BY DE SOTO [25] TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN SAYS TURKEY HASN'T RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION THAT TRNC PRESIDENT DENKTAS WILL WITHDRAW FROM NEGOTIATIONS [26] STATE MINISTER TUZMEN: ''A NEW PERIOD HAS STARTED WITH JORDAN'' [27] KING ABDULLAH OF JORDAN SAYS IF THEY WANT A PROSPEROUS REGION, REGIONAL COUNTRIES SHOULD SOLVE PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI DISPUTE (2) [28] FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN TAN: ''STABILITY OF GEORGIA IS INDISPENSABLE FOR STABILITY OF CAUCASIAN REGION'' [29] KING ABDULLAH OF JORDAN SAYS BILATERAL RELATIONS CAN BE IMPROVED IF PRIVATE SECTORS OF TURKEY AND JORDAN ALSO COOPERATE [30] GUL: ''THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL PROVOCATIONS AND MISPRACTICES IN SYRIA AND ON TERRITORIES IN THE REGION IN RECENT YEARS'' [31] TURKISH GENDARMERIE SEIZE 52.5 KG HEROIN IN VAN [32] POLICE CAPTURE PERSON WHOSE FINGERS DISMEMBERED

ISTANBUL - Turkish Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Thursday that insolubility of Cyprus issue was for the benefit of neither Turkey nor Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).

18 Mart 2004 Perşembe - 23:53

[02] SECURITY FORCES INTERCEPT 66 FOREIGNERS TRYING TO PROCEED TO GREECE ILLEGALLY

EDIRNE - Security forces intercepted 66 foreigners in Meric, Enez and Ipsala towns of northwestern province of Edirne on Thursday as they were trying to proceed to Greece illegally.

18 Mart 2004 Perşembe - 21:55

[03] TURKISH PRIME MINISTER SAYS THEY WILL ALTOGETHER ATTEND QUARTET CONFERENCE

ANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday, ''there won't be any problem. We will althogether attend be there'' when commenting on whether or not Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) President Rauf Denktas would attend the quartet conference to take place between TRNC, Greek Cypriot side, Turkey and Greece in Switzerland.

18 Mart 2004 Perşembe - 20:59

[04] TURKISH DEPUTY CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF MEETS WITH U.S. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE

WASHINGTON - Turkish Deputy Chief of General Staff Ilker Basbug met on Thursday with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage.

18 Mart 2004 Perşembe -- 20:12

[05] FOREIGN MINISTRY: ''WE BELIEVE THAT ALL THE SIDES SHOULD ACT WITH RESTRAINT''

ANKARA - All the sides should act with restraint to prevent the incidents from reaching to dimensions threatening stability and security of the region, Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. Foreign Ministry issued a written statement and expressed concern over acts of violence in Kosovo recently, causing deaths and financial damage.

18 Mart 2004 Perşembe -- 19:32

[06] FAMILIES OF SPANISH SOLDIERS DUE IN ISTANBUL TO COMPARE RESULTS OF DNA TESTS

MADRID - While arguments over the plane crash in northern province of Trabzon on May 26, 2003 and decease of 62 Spanish soldiers have still been continuing in Spain, families of Spanish soldiers will come to Istanbul on March 25 to compare results of DNA tests.

18 Mart 2004 Perşembe -- 18:46

[07] FOREIGN MINISTER GUL: ''FINDING A FAIR AND LASTING SOLUTION TO CYPRUS ISSUE ENTAILS GOOD-WILL AND WILL OF ALL RELEVANT SIDES''

ISTANBUL - Turkish Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul has said, ''finding a fair and lasting solution to the Cyprus question entails good-will and will of all relevant sides.'' in a symposium held at Istanbul's Kadir Has University.

18 Mart 2004 Perşembe -- 18:14

[08] FOREIGN MINISTER GUL: ''RELATIONS BETWEEN TURKEY AND GERMANY HAVE SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN TERMS OF CONTENT''

ANKARA - Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul has said, ''the bilateral relations between Turkey and Germany having historical and political depth, now have a special characteristics in terms of content.''

18 Mart 2004 Perşembe -- 18:13

[09] FIRE-BOMB ATTACK STAGED ON BRITISH COUNCIL

ANKARA - Unidentified people have thrown a fire-bomb at the British Council building in Kucukesat district of Ankara.

18 Mart 2004 Perşembe -- 16:22

[10] PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN TO LEAVE FOR SWITZERLAND ON MARCH 28 TO PARTICIPATE IN FOUR-WAY NEGOTIATIONS

ANKARA - Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will leave for Switzerland on March 28 to participate in ''four-way Cyprus negotiations''.

18 Mart 2004 Perşembe -- 16:21

[11] PRENDERGAST MEETS WITH TRNC PRIME MINISTER TALAT

LEFKOSA - U.N. Under-Secretary-General Sir Kieran Prendergast met with Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Talat of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) on Thursday.

18 Mart 2004 Perşembe -- 16:21

[12] GUL ATTENDS MEMORIAL SERVICE IN CEMETERY OF MFA

ANKARA - A memorial service took place at cemetery of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday out of respect to diplomats, public workers and their families who were killed in acts of terrorism while working abroad.

18 Mart 2004 Perşembe -- 16:21

[13] SOCCER-FIFA WORLD RANKING -TURKEY RANKED NINTH

ANKARA - Turkey were ranked ninth in the leading FIFA world rankings issued on Wednesday.

18 Mart 2004 Perşembe -- 16:20

[14] DTM: ''ESTABLISHMENT OF CLOSE RELATIONS BETWEEN TURKEY AND GEORGIA AND IMPROVEMENT OF THOSE RELATIONS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO STABILITY IN REGION''

TRABZON - The Turkish Foreign Trade Undersecretariat (DTM) Trade Attache's Office in Tbilisi said that establishment of close relations between Turkey and Georgia and development of those relations would contribute to stability in the region.

18 Mart 2004 Perşembe -- 16:20

[15] TURKEY TO ANNUL FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS WITH THREE COUNTRIES

ANKARA - Turkey will annul free trade agreements with Hungary, Poland and Slovakia since these countries are scheduled to become full members of the European Union (EU) as of May 1, 2004.

18 Mart 2004 Perşembe -- 11:46

[16] GEN. BASBUG MEETS WITH BUSH'S NATIONAL SECURITY DEPUTY ADVISER HADLEY

WASHINGTON - General Staff Deputy Chief Gen. Ilker Basbug met with U.S. President George W. Bush's National Security Deputy Adviser Stephen Hadley at the White House late on Wednesday.

18 Mart 2004 Perşembe -- 11:46

[17] GENERAL STAFF DEPUTY CHIEF GENERAL BASBUG MEETS WITH WOLFOWITZ

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

[18] 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

[19] 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

[20] 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

[21] 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

[22] 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

[23] 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

[24] 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

[25] 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

[26] 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

[27] 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

[28] 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

[29] 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

[30] 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

[31] 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

[32] 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

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