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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 04-05-27Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Anadolu Agency Home Page at <http://www.anadoluajansi.com.tr/>CONTENTS
[01] GUL SAYS DEMANDS OUTSIDE DECA ARE NOT MET POSITIVELY BY TURKEYANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul has said that demands outside the framework of the U.S. Defense and Economic Cooperation Agreement (DECA) were not met positively by Turkey.27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe - 18:52 [02] TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS OIC SECRETARY GENERALANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul met on Thursday with Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Secretary General Abdelouahed Belkeziz in Ankara.27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe - 18:52 [03] SIXTH MEETING OF COUNTRIES NEIGHBOR TO IRAQ MAY BE HELD IN TURKEYANKARA - Holding the sixth meeting of countries neighbor to Iraq as a part of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) foreign ministers meeting in Istanbul in June was getting more possible each passing day, sources said on Thursday.27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe - 18:32 [04] TURKEY CONTINUES INITIATIVES TO END ISOLATION OF TRNCANKARA - Turkey continued initiatives to end isolation of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) and to improve relations of TRNC with Islam countries, sources said on Thursday.27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 18:31 [05] BULGARIA HANDS OVER 16 TURKISH FISHERMEN AFTER 24 DAYS OF DETENTIONKIRKLARELI - Bulgaria handed over 16 Turkish fishermen who were kept in detention for 24 days on charges of violating Bulgarian territorial waters but two Turkish fishing boats and their captains are still kept detainees, sources said on Thursday27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 18:27 [06] BELORUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS TURKISH STATE MINISTERANKARA - Belorussian Foreign Minister Sergei Martynov visited on Thursday Turkish State Minister Kursad Tuzmen27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 18:27 [07] TURKEY AND BELARUS SIGN JEC PROTOCOL IN ANKARAANKARA - Turkey and Belarus signed on Thursday protocol of Fourth Term Joint Economic Commission (JEC) Meeting in Turkish capital Ankara.27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 18:04 [08] FINANCE MINISTER UNAKITAN STARTS HIS MEETINGS IN NEW YORKNEW YORK - Turkish Finance Minister Kemal Unakitan has started his meetings in New York, the United States. Unakitan started meeting with leading finance and investor groups and organizations in New York early on Thursday and he informed high-level officials of these groups on privatization program in Turkey27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 18:03 [09] BULGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS TURKISH-BULGARIAN COOPERATION IN MILITARY MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY WILL OPEN NEW HORIZONSISTANBUL - Turkish-Bulgarian cooperation in military manufacturing industry within the framework of NATO would open new horizons between the two countries, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Pasi said on Thursday.27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 17:48 [10] TURKEY TO SEND THREE HELICOPTERS AND PERSONNEL TO AFGHANISTANANKARA - Three helicopters and 56 flight and maintenance personnel were charged to serve International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, Turkish General Staff said on Thursday.27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 17:47 [11] TRNC REPRESENTATIVE ATTENDS YES FOR EUROPE MEETING FOR FIRST TIMEISTANBUL - Association of Young Turkish Cypriot Businessmen (Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus-TRNC GIAD) representative attended for the first time a meeting of the Executive Committee of the European Confederation of Young Entrepreneurs (YES for Europe) which is the only accredited organ that presents European young entrepreneurs' opinions and proposals to the Council of Europe.27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 17:24 [12] SECURITY FORCES CAPTURE 59 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTSEDIRNE/VAN - Security forces captured 59 illegal immigrants in northwestern province of Edirne and eastern province of Van.27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 17:13 [13] POLICE DETAIN 23 PEOPLE ON CHARGES OF BEING RADICAL ISLAMIC TERRORIST ORGANIZATION MEMBERISTANBUL - Police detained 23 people in an operation in Istanbul on charges of ''being members of radical Islamic terrorist organization''.27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 16:43 [14] FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES DROP BY USD 274 MILLIONANKARA - Foreign exchange reserves of the Central Bank dropped by 274 million U.S. dollars between May 14-21, 2004.27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 16:37 [15] FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS DROP TO USD 67.2 BILLIONANKARA - Foreign exchange deposit accounts at banks with letter of credit and super foreign exchange accounts fell 686 million U.S. dollars to 67 billion 235 million U.S. dollars between May 7 and 14, 2004.27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 16:16 [16] TURKEY REPAYS USD 1.6 BILLION IN FOREIGN DEBT BETWEEN MAY 3-26ANKARA - Turkey repaid a total of 1 billion 67.06 million U.S. dollars in foreign debt between May 3 and 26, 2004.27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 16:02 [17] BANKS' CREDIT VOLUME RISES BY 1.8 QUADRILLION TLANKARA - Banks' credit volume rose 1 quadrillion 822.6 trillion Turkish liras (TL) to 71 quadrillion 310.4 trillion TL between May 7 and 14 2004.27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 15:20 [18] REPO TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN BANKS AND THEIR CUSTOMERS DROPANKARA - Repo transactions between banks and their customers dropped by 377.2 trillion Turkish liras (TL) between May 14 and 21, 200427 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 15:02 [19] SECURITIES ACCOUNT AT BANKS RISES BY 866.9 TRILLION TURKISH LIRASANKARA - The securities account at banks rose 866.9 trillion Turkish Liras (TL) to 62 quadrillion 276.6 trillion TL on May 14, 2004.27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 15:02 [20] OIC SECRETARY GENERAL ARRIVES IN TURKEYISTANBUL - Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Secretary General Abdelouahed Belkeziz arrived in Turkey on Thursday to hold several meetings27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 14:57 [21] TRNC PRIME MINISTER TALAT SENDS LETTER TO VERHEUGENLEFKOSA - Mehmet Ali Talat, Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) said that Turkish Cypriot people hoped that a new period would be opened with the measures that would be taken by the European Union (EU) Commission27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 14:57 [22] GENERAL BASBUG: ''SECULARISM IS THE MAIN DRIVING FORCE IN DEVELOPMENT OF DEMOCRACY IN TURKEY''ISTANBUL - Turkish General Staff Deputy Chief General Ilker Basbug has said, ''secularism is the main driving force in development of democracy in Turkey. The principle of secularism is the milestone of all values forming the Republic of Turkey.'27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 14:57 [23] TRNC FOREIGN MINISTER WELCOMED AS STATE GUEST IN PAKISTANLEFKOSA - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Serdar Denktas was welcomed as a state guest in Pakistan on Thursday27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 14:56 [24] GENERAL BASBUG: ''WE RECEIVED SOME REQUESTS FROM UNITED STATES''ISTANBUL - General Staff Deputy Chief General Ilker Basbug has said that they had received several requests from the United States27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 14:56 [25] TALAT SAYS END OF ISOLATION OF DEPENDS ON ANNAN'S REPORTLEFKOSA - End of isolation of Turkish Cypriots depended on United Nations (UN) Secretary General Kofi Annan's report expected to be presented to the UN Security Council in the following week, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Talat said on Thursday27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 14:55 [26] GENERAL BASBUG: ''TSK UNITS WILL STAY IN NORTHERN IRAQ''ISTANBUL - Turkish General Staff Deputy Chief General Ilker Basbug has said, ''in line with Turkey's security requirements, Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) units will stay in the region as long as presence of the terrorist organization in northern Iraq continues.'27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 14:55 [27] GENERAL BASBUG: ''WE CANNOT MAKE ANY CONCESSION FROM OUR LEGAL AND VITAL INTERESTS IN AEGEAN''ISTANBUL - Turkish General Staff Deputy Chief General Ilker Basbug has said, ''we cannot make any concession from our legal and vital interests in the Aegean.''27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 14:44 [28] BULGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS FENER GREEK ORTHODOX PATRIARCH IN ISTANBULISTANBUL - Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Pasi visited on Thursday Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew in Istanbul.27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 14:34 [29] GENERAL BASBUG: ''RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN MIDDLE EAST HAVE INCREASED IMPORTANCE OF CYPRUS FOR TURKEY''ISTANBUL - Turkish General Staff Deputy Chief General Ilker Basbug has said, ''recent developments in Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East have increased importance of Cyprus for Turkey in regard to security of kinsmen living on the island and Turkey's national interests.''27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 14:22 [30] TURKISH DEPUTY CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF SAYS UNITED STATES IS OBLIGED TO COOPERATE WITH WORLD COUNTRIES AS MUCH AS IT IS OBLIGED TO LEAD THE WORLD TO FIGHT AGAINST GLOBAL TERRORISMISTANBUL - The United States is obliged to cooperate with world countries as much as it is obliged to lead the world to solve problems like global terrorism and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and nuclear weapons, Turkish Deputy Chief of General Staff Ilker Basbug said on Thursday.27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 14:06 [31] POLICE CONFISCATE 15 KG HASHISH IN ADANAADANA - Police confiscated 15 kilograms of hashish and detained 6 people in an operation in southern province of Adana.27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 13:58 [32] GENERAL BASBUG: ''TSK PAYS CAREFUL ATTENTION TO MAKE CONSTRUCTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO TURKEY'S EU PROCESS''ISTANBUL - Turkish General Staff Deputy Chief General Ilker Basbug has said, ''the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) pays careful attention to make constructive contributions to Turkey's European Union (EU) process.''27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 13:54 [33] PRESIDENT SEZER RECEIVES MARTYNOVANKARA - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer received Foreign Minister Sergei Martynov of Belarus.27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 13:42 [34] GENERAL BASBUG: ''TERRORISM IS THE MOST SERIOUS THREAT AGAINST PEACE AND SECURITY''ISTANBUL - Turkish General Staff Deputy Chief General Ilker Basbug has said, ''the whole world has realized that terrorism is the most serious threat against peace and security in our age.''27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 13:17 [35] BASBUG: ''IT IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR THE REGION TO REACH STABILITY BEFORE FINDING A SOLUTION TO ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN DISPUTE''ISTANBUL - Deputy Chief of General Staff Gen. Ilker Basbug said on Thursday that it was not possible for the region to reach stability before finding a solution to Israeli-Palestinian dispute.27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 13:02 [36] GENERAL BASBUG: ''CONTINUATION OF NATO'S SUPPORT TO AFGHANISTAN IS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE IN REGARD TO FUTURE OF BOTH AFGHANISTAN AND NATO''ISTANBUL - Turkish General Staff Deputy Chief General Ilker Basbug has said, ''continuation of NATO's support to Afghanistan and success of NATO's mission in this country are of great importance in regard to future of both Afghanistan and the Alliance.''27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 13:02 [37] DUTCH DEFENSE MINISTER VISITS TURKISH NATIONAL DEFENSE MINISTERANKARA - Dutch Minister of Defense Henk Kamp visited on Thursday Turkish National Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul.27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 13:02 [38] GENERAL STAFF HOLDS SYMPOSIUM ON ''TURKEY, NATO AND EU''ISTANBUL - Turkish General Staff Chief General Hilmi Ozkok has said, ''when we examine regions of crisis in which stability could not be provided, we see that Turkey is located in close proximity to those regions. Turkey has a quite significant position. Turkey's position and proximity to those regions constitute a significant chance for the international society.''27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 11:41 [39] MINIMUM WAGE FIXING COMMISSION TO CONVENE TOMORROWANKARA - The Minimum Wage Fixing Commission will hold its first meeting on May 28, 2004 to set the new minimum wage which will be valid as of July 1, 2004.27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 10:00 [40] TOBB CHAIRMAN HOSTS DINNER IN HONOR OF BULGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTERANKARA - Rifat Hisarciklioglu, the Chairman of Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB), hosted on Wednesday dinner in honor of Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Pasi, who is paying an official visit to Turkey.26 Mayıs 2004 Çarşamba -- 23:44 [41] TURKISH FINANCE MINISTER SAYS TURKEY WILL CONTINUE PRIVATIZATIONWASHINGTON - Turkey would continue privatization initiatives, Turkish Finance Minister Kemal Unakitan said on Wednesday.26 Mayıs 2004 Çarşamba -- 22:56 [42] TURKISH INDUSTRY AND TRADE MINISTER SAYS GERMANY APPRECIATES TURKEY'S REFORMSBERLIN - Germany appreciated and supported Turkey's reforms on the road to European Union (EU) membership, Turkish Industry and Trade Minister Ali Coskun said on Wednesday.26 Mayıs 2004 Çarşamba -- 22:56 [43] TURKISH GENDARMERIE CAPTURE 22 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS IN SIRNAKSIRNAK - Turkish gendarme forces captured 22 illegal immigrants in southeastern Sirnak province, Sirnak Governor's Office said on Wednesday.26 Mayıs 2004 Çarşamba -- 22:46 [44] TRNC PRIME MINISTER SAYS TURKISH SIDE REVIEWS POLITICAL AND LEGAL STEPS TO BE TAKEN TO END ISOLATION OF TRNCANKARA - Turkey and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) were reviewing political and legal steps to be taken to end isolation of TRNC, TRNC Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Talat said on Wednesday.26 Mayıs 2004 Çarşamba -- 22:09 [45] TURKISH PRIME MINISTER RECEIVES BULGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTERANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan received on Wednesday Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Pasi.26 Mayıs 2004 Çarşamba -- 21:19 [46] ZIYAL-VATTANI MEETING IN ROMEROME - Turkish Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Ugur Ziyal met on Wednesday with Italian Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Umberto Vattani in Rome26 Mayıs 2004 Çarşamba -- 20:17 [47] U.S. PRESIDENT BUSH INVITES ERDOGAN TO G-8 SUMMIT[48] WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. President George W. Bush has invited Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the G-8 Summit to be held in Georgia state of the United States as a democratic partner.26 Mayıs 2004 Çarşamba -- 19:31[49] PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN ASKS EU TO SOFTEN EMBARGO ON TRNCANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has asked the European Union (EU) to soften embargo and isolation imposed on the Turkish Cypriot side prior to its summit in June.26 Mayıs 2004 Çarşamba -- 18:53 [50] PRINCE ANDREW OF UNITED KINGDOM: ''WE CAN REACH OUR TARGET TO INCREASE MUTUAL TRADE TO USD 10 BILLION''ISTANBUL - Prince Andrew of the United Kingdom, the Duke of York and the special representative for Britain's international trade and investment, has said that they could reach the target of increasing the mutual trade between Turkey and Britain up to 10 billion U.S. dollars till 2006.26 Mayıs 2004 Çarşamba -- 17:07 [51] GUL MEETS WITH TRNC PRIME MINISTER TALAT AND FOREIGN MINISTER DENKTASANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul met with Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Talat and Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Serdar Denktas of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) on Wednesday.26 Mayıs 2004 Çarşamba -- 17:07 [52] COSKUN MEETS WITH GERMAN ECONOMICS AND LABOR MINISTER CLEMENTBERLIN - Turkish Industry and Trade Minister Ali Coskun who is currently paying an official visit to Germany, met with German Economics and Labor Minister Wolfgang Clement on Wednesday.26 Mayıs 2004 Çarşamba -- 17:06 [53] ICFTU-APRO CONVENES IN ISTANBULISTANBUL - International Confederation of Free Trade Unions-Asian and Pacific Regional Organization (ICFTU-APRO) Thirteenth Regional Executive Committee Meeting has started in Istanbul on Wednesday.26 Mayıs 2004 Çarşamba -- 16:24 [54] TURKEY AND BULGARIA SIGN THREE AGREEMENTSANKARA - Turkey and Bulgaria signed three agreements following the meeting of Turkish Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul and Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Pasi on Wednesday.26 Mayıs 2004 Çarşamba -- 16:19 [55] GUL AND PASI HOLD JOINT NEWS CONFERENCE (4) -GUL SAYS VOTING IN COE REGARDING REPRESENTATION OF TRNC WAS NOT AMONG DEPUTIESANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Wednesday that the voting in Strasbourg regarding representation of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) was not held among deputies.26 Mayıs 2004 Çarşamba -- 16:18 [56] INTERIOR MINISTER AKSU LEAVES FOR PAKISTANISTANBUL - Turkish Interior Minister Abdulkadir Aksu left on Wednesday for Pakistan as the official guest of Pakistani Interior Minister Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat.26 Mayıs 2004 Çarşamba -- 16:18 [57] GUL AND PASI HOLD JOINT NEWS CONFERENCE (3) -GUL SAYS IMPROVEMENT OF TURKISH-BULGARIAN RELATIONS MAKES DIRECT CONTRIBUTION TO STABILITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PROSPERITY OF BALKANSANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Wednesday that improvement of relations between Bulgaria and Turkey made direct contribution to stability, economic development and prosperity of the Balkans.26 Mayıs 2004 Çarşamba -- 16:18 [58] GUL AND PASI HOLD JOINT NEWS CONFERENCE (2) -PASI SAYS BULGARIA EXPENDS SUPPORT TO TURKEY'S EU PROCESSANKARA - Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Pasi said on Wednesday that Bulgaria expended support to Turkey's European Union (EU) process.26 Mayıs 2004 Çarşamba -- 15:03 [59] GREEK CYPRIOTS CROSS INTO TRNC WITH ID CARDSLEFKOSA - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) waived passport requirement for Greek Cypriots to cross into the TRNC, allowing them to pass to TRNC by showing only their identity cards.26 Mayıs 2004 Çarşamba -- 14:40 [60] GUL AND PASI HOLD JOINT NEWS CONFERENCE (1) -GUL SAYS TURKEY MAY APPOINT AN AMBASSADOR TO TURKISH CONSULATE GENERAL IN JERUSALEMANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul has said that Turkey might appoint an ambassador to its consulate general in Jerusalem.26 Mayıs 2004 Çarşamba -- 14:31 [61] TRNC APPLIES TO FIFA TO PLAY MATCHES ON CLUB BASISANKARA - The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) which is a member of the National Football Board (NFB) that was formed by non-FIFA nations has applied to FIFA to play matches with teams of FIFA member nations.26 Mayıs 2004 Çarşamba -- 14:30 [62] TRNC PRESIDENT DENKTAS REACTS TO COE DECISION GRANTING TURKISH CYPRIOTS RIGHT TO REPRESENT THEMSELVES UNDER STRUCTURE OF ''CYPRUS REPUBLIC''LEFKOSA - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) President Rauf Denktas has reacted to Council of Europe's (COE) decision on granting Turkish Cypriots the right to represent themselves in the COE Local and Regional Administrations General Assembly under the umbrella of ''Cyprus Republic''.26 Mayıs 2004 Çarşamba -- 13:32 [63] MEMORIAL CEREMONY IN TRABZON FOR SPANISH SOLDIERSTRABZON - A memorial service took place in northern province of Trabzon on Wednesday to commemorate victims of last year's plane crash on the first anniversary of the accident.26 Mayıs 2004 Çarşamba -- 13:31 [64] TURKEY-BELARUS JEC MEETING STARTS IN ANKARAANKARA - Turkey-Belarus Joint Economic Commission (JEC) meeting started in Ankara on Wednesday.26 Mayıs 2004 Çarşamba -- 13:31 [65] TURKISH PRESIDENT SEZER MEETS WITH CROWN PRINCE ALEXANDER OF THE NETHERLANDSANKARA - Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer met on Wednesday with Crown Prince Alexander of the Netherlands and Princess Maxima at breakfast.26 Mayıs 2004 Çarşamba -- 13:30 [66] ONE SOLDIER DIES AT OPERATION AGAINST TERRORISTS IN TUNCELITUNCELI - One soldier died and another was injured in an operation against terrorists in Cemisgezek town of eastern Tunceli province on Wednesday.26 Mayıs 2004 Çarşamba -- 13:30 [67] PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN TO LEAVE FOR BRITAIN ON THURSDAYANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will leave for British capital London on Thursday as guest of Oxford University, Prime Ministry Press Center said on Wednesday.26 Mayıs 2004 Çarşamba -- 11:15
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