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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 04-10-20Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Anadolu Agency Home Page at <http://www.anadoluajansi.com.tr/>CONTENTS
[01] PM ERDOGAN (3): ''TURKEY IS NOT A BURDEN ON EU ECONOMY''PARIS - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, ''Turkey is not a burden on the EU economy.''20 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba - 23:29 [02] PM ERDOGAN (2): ''THE ONLY STEP TO BE TAKEN IS OPENING OF ENTRY TALKS''PARIS - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, ''after it is ruled that Turkey has fulfilled Copenhagen political criteria, there is only one step left. And it is the opening of entry talks between Turkey and the EU.''20 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba - 23:29 [03] PM ERDOGAN (1): ''WE HAVE NEVER LOST THE PERSPECTIVE OF INTEGRATION WITH EU''PARIS - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, ''Turkey has never lost its perspective of integration with the EU.''20 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba - 23:28 [04] PM ERDOGAN: ''WE OBSERVED THAT SOLIDARITY BETWEEN TURKEY AND FRANCE HAS BEEN CONTINUOUSLY INCREASING''PARIS - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, ''we observed that solidarity between Turkey and France has been continuously increasing.''20 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 23:28 [05] INTERIOR MINISTER AKSU LEAVES FOR KAZAKHSTANISTANBUL - Turkish Interior Minister Abdulkadir Aksu left for Kazakhstan on Wednesday to attend a ministerial meeting of the member countries to the Conference of Interactions and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA).20 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 21:49 [06] TURKEY TO UNDERTAKE COMMAND OF ISAFBRUSSELS - A decision was taken in principle on handing over command of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan to Turkey, Italy, Britain and Spain as of February of 2005, NATO sources told the A.A on Wednesday.20 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 21:47 [07] FISCHER SAYS IF EU MAKES A POSITIVE DECISION ON DECEMBER 17TH, IT SHOULD PUT FORWARD A CLEAR PERSPECTIVEISTANBUL - German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer said on Wednesday that if the EU made a positive decision on December 17th and opened entry talks with Turkey, it should put forward a clear perspective.20 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 21:46 [08] PM ERDOGAN MEETS FRENCH FINANCE MINISTER SARKOZY (2) -SARKOZY: ''CHIRAC DECIDED THAT ENTRY TALKS SHOULD START WITH TURKEY''PARIS - French Economy, Finance & Industry Minister Nicolas Sarkozy said during his meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday that President Jacques Chirac of France had decided that entry talks should start between Turkey and the EU.20 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 21:46 [09] REHN SAYS TURKEY'S MEMBERSHIP WILL OPEN NEW HORIZONSISTANBUL - Turkey's EU membership will open new horizons for both Turkey and the EU and bring forth new challenges, Olli Rehn, new commissioner of the EU, said on Wednesday.20 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 19:27 [10] FM GUL: ''TURKEY-EU INTEGRATION PROCESS SHOULD PROGRESS TOWARDS THE TARGET OF FULL MEMBERSHIP WITHOUT ANY DELAY''ISTANBUL - Turkish Foreign Minister & Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Wednesday, ''Turkey-EU integration process should progress steadily towards the target of full membership without any delay.''20 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 19:20 [11] FM GUL: ''TURKEY WILL CONTINUE DEEPENING ITS DEMOCRACY ON THE BASIS OF EUROPEAN VALUES''ISTANBUL - Turkish Foreign Minister & Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Wednesday, ''Turkey will continue deepening its democracy on the basis of European values. Actually, these universal values conform to Turkish people's traditional and moral values.''20 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 19:09 [12] PM ERDOGAN MEETS FRENCH FINANCE MINISTER SARKOZYPARIS - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met French Economy, Finance & Industry Minister Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday.20 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 19:08 [13] EDELMAN SAYS ALSO U.S. FEELS UNEASY ABOUT ATTEMPT OF KURDISH GROUPS TO CHANGE DEMOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE OF KIRKUKKAYSERI - U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Eric Edelman said on Wednesday that also the United States felt uneasy about Kurdish groups' attempts to change demographic structure in Kirkuk, Iraq by settling their families in the city.20 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 18:23 [14] JUSTICE MINISTER CICEK ARRIVES IN GERMANYBERLIN - Turkish Justice Minister Cemil Cicek arrived in German capital Berlin on Wednesday.20 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 18:23 [15] KRETSCHMER: ''THERE IS NOT ANY UNRESOLVABLE OBSTACLE IN FRONT OF TURKEY'S FULL MEMBERSHIP''BERLIN - Hansjoerg Kretschmer, EU Commission's representative in Turkey, said on Wednesday that there was not any unresolvable obstacle in front of Turkey's EU full membership.20 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 18:22 [16] MFA WELCOMES KAZAKHSTAN'S DECISION TO INCLUDE PKK IN ITS LIST OF TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONSANKARA - Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) welcomed Kazakhstan's decision to include PKK/Kongra-Gel in its list of terrorist organizations.20 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 17:52 [17] JILANI: ''THERE ARE SOME ELEMENTS RESISTING TO REFORMS IN TURKEY''ANKARA - Hina Jilani, special representative of the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan for the defense of human rights, has stated that ''there are some elements in the Turkish society resisting to reforms.''20 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 17:51 [18] PM ERDOGAN: ''I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY FRENCH PUBLIC OPINION WORRIES ABOUT TURKEY''PARIS - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, ''I do not understand why French public opinion worries about Turkey.''20 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 17:51 [19] PM ERDOGAN TO MEET SCHROEDER, CHIRAC AND RAFFARIN NEXT WEEKBERLIN - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is scheduled to meet German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, French President Jacques Chirac and French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin in German capital Berlin on October 26th, 2004, sources told the A.A on Wednesday.20 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 17:50 [20] TURKISH GENDARMERY ARREST 77 ILLEGAL MIGRANTS[21] EDIRNE/BALIKESIR/VAN - Turkish gendarmery captured on Wednesday 77 illegal migrants in northwestern cities of Edirne and Balikesir and eastern city of Van.20 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 15:56[22] TURKISH PM SAYS TURKEY EXPECTS EU TO ACT WITH 'PSS' UNDERSTANDINGPARIS - ''Turkey expects the European Union (EU) to act with 'pacta sund servanda' (PSS) understanding (regarding Turkey's membership bid),'' Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday.20 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 15:47 [23] NEW TURKISH LIRA TO BE INTRODUCED NEXT WEEKANKARA - ''New Turkish Lira (YTL), which will be pushed into circulation as of January 1st, 2005, will be introduced next week'', sources said on Wednesday.20 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 15:47 [24] GERMAN FM FISCHER ARRIVES IN ISTANBULISTANBUL - German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer arrived in Istanbul on Wednesday.20 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 15:46 [25] FRENCH ARCELOR FIRM INTERESTED IN PRIVATIZATION OF TURKISH IRON-STEEL INC.PARIS - ''French 'Arcelor' firm is interested in the privatization bid of 'Eregli Iron and Steel Factories Inc.' of Turkey,'' Guy Dolle, head of the firm said on Wednesday.20 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 15:11 [26] JUSTICE MINISTER CICEK LEAVES FOR GERMANYISTANBUL - Turkish Justice Minister Cemil Cicek left for Germany on Wednesday.20 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 14:46 [27] RESIGNATION OF TRNC GOVERNMENT -DENKTAS CAN ASSIGN UBP TO FORM NEW GOVERNMENTLEFKOSA - ''I can assign National Unity Party (UBP) to form the new government if it can reach to required 26 seats,'' said President Rauf Denktas of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).20 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 14:12 [28] MILITARY COOPERATION BETWEEN GEORGIA AND TURKEY REACHES A NEW LEVELTBILISI - Turkey shall be granting 2 million Dollars worth of logistical assistance to Georgia under a military protocol, it was announced. The protocol has been signed by Major General Yurdaer Olcan of Turkey and Georgia Logistics Commander Colonel Mamuka Lomsadze.20 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 13:11 [29] GERMAN-TURKISH PARLIAMENTARIANS GROUP VISITS ESIADIZMIR - A delegation from German North Rhine Westphalia State visited Aegean Industrialists and Businessmen Association (ESIAD) on Wednesday.20 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 13:05 [30] GERMAN MP ANDRES: ''IF THE REFORM PROCESS CONTINUES, TURKEY WILL SURPASS SOME EU COUNTRIES''BERLIN - Gerd Andres, German MP from the Social Democrat Party (SPD), has stated that ''if Turkey go along with its reform process, Turkey will surpass some EU countries within the next 10 years, as far as development is concerned.''20 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 12:08 [31] TRNC PM SAYS GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO BE IN OFFICE UNTIL NEW ONE IS FORMEDLEFKOSA - Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Talat of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) said on Wednesday that his government is going to pursue daily works until a new one was formed.20 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 11:48 [32] SMUGGLER OF HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS ARRESTED IN ANKARAANKARA - The Ankara Financial Bureau Command officers have seized 95 silver coins from the Roman period in an operation conducted in Ankara. Omer E. has been arrested for smuggling the coins.20 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 11:43 [33] TUSIAD DELEGATION TO HOLD MEETINGS IN GERMANYISTANBUL - Turkish Industrialists' & Businessmen's Association (TUSIAD) will pursue its lobbying activities in Germany on October 22nd and 23rd.20 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 11:30 [34] MISS FRANCE 2005 CANDIDATES DUE IN TURKEYANKARA - ''Turkey will host 47 Miss France 2005 beauty contest candidates,'' Selami Karaibrahimgil, Director General for Promotion of Turkish Culture & Tourism Ministry, said on Wednesday.20 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 11:07 [35] DRUG OPERATIONS IN ANKARA SINCE THE BEGINNING OF 2004ANKARA - Turkish police confiscated 114.6 kg of heroin and 58.2 kg of hashish in Ankara since the beginning of 2004.20 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 10:19 [36] TRNC GOVERNMENT RESIGNSLEFKOSA - Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Talat of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) submitted the resignation of Republican Turkish Party (CTP)-Democrat Party (DP) coalition government to President Rauf Denktas this morning.20 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 10:09 [37] TURKISH PREMIER LEAVES FOR FRANCEANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan left on Tuesday for French capital Paris. Prior to departure, Erdogan told reporters that France's support to Turkey on the road to December 17th (when the European Council would decide whether and when to open negotiations with Turkey) was of great importance.19 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 20:37 [38] TUSIAD IN FRANCE TO CONVINCE THIS EU MEMBER TO SUPPORT TURKEY'S MEMBERSHIPPARIS - Members of Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (TUSIAD) arrived in French capital Paris on Tuesday to convince this EU member state to vote in favor of opening full membership negotiations with Turkey.19 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 19:15 [39] TURKISH PARLIAMENT SPEAKER SAYS TURKEY DOES NOT ACCEPT DIFFERENT STATUS IN EUISTANBUL - Turkey did not accept any status, treatment or privilege different from those given to other EU member or candidate states, Turkish Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc said on Tuesday.19 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 19:15 [40] COHN-BENDIT SAYS EU WANTS DEMOCRATIC TURKEYISTANBUL - Daniel Cohn-Bendit, co-chairman of the Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance of the European Parliament (EP), said on Tuesday that they wanted a democratic Turkey.19 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 18:38 [41] TURKISH STATE MINISTER FOR ECONOMY MEETS IMF DELEGATIONANKARA - Turkish State Minister Ali Babacan for the economy met on Tuesday International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation headed by Turkey Mission Chief Reza Moghadam, sources said. Babacan and IMF delegation discussed three-year economic program to be put into force.19 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 18:28 [42] TURKISH PARLIAMENT SPEAKER SAYS EU IDENTITY IS NEITHER ETHNIC NOR RELIGIOUSISTANBUL - Turkish Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc expressed belief on Tuesday that the EU identity was neither ethnic nor religious.19 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 18:09 [43] TURKISH FM SAYS PRIVILEGED PARTNERSHIP IS NOT AN ALTERNATIVEBERLIN - Privileged partnership proposed for Turkey instead of EU full membership was not an alternative for Turkey, Turkish Foreign Minister & Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Tuesday.19 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 18:08 [44] TURKISH GENDARMERY SEIZE TWO KG TNT EXPLOSIVES IN AGRIAGRI - Turkish gendarmery seized two kilograms of TNT explosives belonging to the terrorist organization PKK/Kongra-Gel on Tendurek Mountains in eastern city of Agri, sources said on Tuesday.19 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 18:08 [45] PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSION RECOMMENDS PROSECUTION OF FORMER MINISTERANKARA - Turkish Parliamentary Inquiry Commission on Tuesday recommended the Turkish Parliament to empower the Supreme Court to prosecute former Public Works & Settlement Minister Yasar Topcu on charges of corruption in a tender for construction of a Black Sea coastal highway19 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 17:29 [46] CHP LEADER SAYS GETTING A NEGOTIATION DATE FROM EU IN DECEMBER WILL NOT MEAN FULL MEMBERSHIPANKARA - ''Getting a negotiation date from the European Union (EU) on December 17th would not mean full membership'', Deniz Baykal, the leader of main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), said on Tuesday19 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 17:28 [47] COHN-BENDIT SAYS REALIZING BOSPHORUS MIRACLE IS NOT A DREAMISTANBUL - Daniel Cohn-Bendit, the Co-Chairman of the Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance of the European Parliament (EP), said on Tuesday that realizing ''Bosphorus Miracle'' was not a dream19 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 17:28 [48] SEZER RECEIVES SPANISH AND TURKMEN AMBASSADORS TO TURKEYANKARA - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer separately received newly appointed Spanish Ambassador to Turkey Louis Felipe Fernandez De La Pena and newly appointed Turkmen Ambassador to Turkey Nurberdi Amanmuradov on Tuesday.19 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 16:07 [49] TURKISH GENDARMERY ARREST 52 ILLEGAL MIGRANTS IN AYDINAYDIN - Turkish gendarmery captured 52 illegal migrants in Didim town of western city of Aydin, sources said on Tuesday.19 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 16:06 [50] GUL: ''ROUTE OF TURKEY'S INTEGRATION WITH EU WILL BE DETERMINED IN DECEMBER''BERLIN - ''The route of Turkey's integration with the EU will be determined in the EU Summit on December 17th,'' said Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul.19 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 16:06 [51] EXPLOSION IN TURKISH BATH IN ALANYA (2) -14 OF INJURED PEOPLE IDENTIFIEDALANYA - 14 people who were injured in the explosion at Turkish bath in Alanya were identified, sources said on Tuesday.19 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 15:10 [52] INDIAN CONSUL: ''WE WANT MORE COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND TURKEY''BURSA - Reena Pandey, the Indian Consul General in Istanbul, said that ''they desire to see more and better cooperation between India and Turkey.''19 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 15:07 [53] UN SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE VISITS IZMIR GOVERNORIZMIR - Hina Jilani, special representative of United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Human Rights Defenders, visited Yusuf Ziya Goksu, Governor of western city of Izmir.19 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 14:54 [54] DEFENSE MINISTER GONUL AND HIS PAKISTANI COUNTERPART IQBAL VISIT KONYA GOVERNORKONYA - Turkish National Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul and Pakistani Defense Minister Rao Sikandar Iqbal visited Ahmet Kayhan, Governor of central Anatolian city of Konya.19 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 14:53 [55] ERDOGAN: ''TURKEY HAS NOW SETTLED ON A DIFFERENT PLACE IN EU NEGOTIATION PROCESS''ANKARA - ''Turkey has now settled on a different place in EU negotiation process,'' said Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan.19 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 13:47 [56] GUL MEETS FDP LEADER WESTERWELLEBERLIN - Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul met Free Democrat Party (FDP) leader Guido Westerwelle in Berlin on Tuesday.19 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 13:34 [57] EXPLOSION OCCURS IN TURKISH BATH IN ALANYA INJURING 16 PEOPLEALANYA - A total of 16 people, including tourists, were injured in an explosion in Turkish bath in Alanya town of southern city of Antalya on Tuesday.19 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 13:22 [58] AYDOGAN: ''WE DO NOT HAVE ANY OTHER CHANCES THAN TO GO TO IRAQ''ADANA - ''We do not have any other chances than to go to Iraq due to financial difficulties,'' said Tahir Aydogan, Chairman of Iraq Study Group of International Transporters' Association's (UND).19 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 12:57 [59] TURKISH GENDARMERY ARREST 74 ILLEGAL MIGRANTS IN EDIRNEEDIRNE - Turkish gendarmery captured 74 illegal migrants in northwestern city of Edirne, sources said on Tuesday.19 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 11:47 [60] GUL MEETS GERMAN PARLIAMENTARY OFFICIAL RUHEBERLIN - Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul met German Federal Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Volker Ruhe on Tuesday.19 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 11:24 [61] TURKEY HAS THE LOWEST PRODUCTIVITY RATE AMONG OECD COUNTRIESANKARA - The National Productivity Center (MPM) has announced its third productivity report. According to the report, Turkey has the lowest productivity rate among OECD countries.19 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 11:23 [62] KAYALAR HOLDS OFFICIAL MEETINGS IN KENYA AND TANZANIAANKARA - Foreign Trade Undersecretary Tuncer Kayalar held official meetings in Kenya and Tanzania between October 11th and 16th within the scope of Turkey's Strategy for Development of Economic Relations with Africa.19 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 10:46 [63] ONHON: ''EFFECTIVE FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM IS ONLY POSSIBLE WITH INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY''NEW YORK - ''Effective fight against terrorism is only possible with international solidarity,'' said Turkish Consul General in New York Omer Onhon.19 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 10:21 [64] GUL MEETS GERMAN PARTY LEADERSBERLIN - Turkish FM Abdullah Gul met on Tuesday German Christian Democrat Union (CDU) leader Angela Merkel and Christian Social Union (CSU) Parliamentary group leader Michael Glos19 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 10:20
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