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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 04-10-27Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Anadolu Agency Home Page at <http://www.anadoluajansi.com.tr/>CONTENTS
[01] SWISS TOURIST DIES IN HOSPITAL AFTER SHE WAS INJURED IN TURKISH BATH BLASTALANYA - Sonja Birgit, a Swiss tourist who was injured in a blast in Turkish bath in Alanya town of southern city of Antalya last week, died at hospital on Wednesday, sources said.27 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba - 21:23 [02] NSC DEBATES DEVELOPMENTS REGARDING EU AND IRAQANKARA - Turkish National Security Council (NSC) debated developments regarding the European Union (EU) and Iraq in its regular meeting on Wednesday.27 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba - 19:15 [03] SOUTH AFRICA: A NEW TARGET FOR TURKEY'S EXPORTSJOHANNESBURG - Turkish State Minister Kursad Tuzmen Wednesday called on South African authorities to sign free trade and economic cooperation agreements with Turkey, and to make joint investments in third countries.27 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba - 18:24 [04] FOREIGN TRADE STATISTICS IN FIRST NINE MONTHS OF 2004ANKARA - Turkey's exports rose by 32.2 percent, and reached 44.7 billion U.S. dollars in the first nine months of 2004 when compared with the same period of the previous year, Turkish State Institute of Statistics (SIS) announced on Wednesday.27 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 18:02 [05] PM ERDOGAN TO GO TO ITALY ON THURSDAYANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will go to Italy on Thursday.27 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 15:26 [06] FORMER PM YILMAZ AND FORMER STATE MINISTER TANER SENT TO HIGH TRIBUNALANKARA - Turkey's parliament Wednesday voted to send former prime minister Mesut Yilmaz and former state minister Gunes Taner to the High Tribunal to stand trial over a bank privatization scandal.27 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 15:18 [07] TAN: ''ONLY ERDOGAN, GUL, CHIRAC, RAFFARIN AND SCHROEDER ATTENDED SUMMIT MEETING IN GERMANY''ANKARA - ''Only Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, French President Jacques Chirac, French Prime Minister Jean Pierre Raffarin and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder attended the summit meeting which was held in Berlin, Germany yesterday,'' said Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Namik Tan on Wednesday.27 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 14:20 [08] TOBB AND WORLD BANK SIGN MOUANKARA - The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) and World Bank Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in evaluation of investment milieu in Turkey.27 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 14:15 [09] FINANCE MINISTER UNAKITAN PRESENTS DRAFT BUDGET FOR 2005ANKARA - Turkish Finance Minister Kemal Unakitan submitted the draft budget for 2005 to the Turkish Parliamentary Budget and Planning Commission on Wednesday.27 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 13:44 [10] ARINC: ''THOSE WHO DON'T WANT TO ACCEPT TURKEY IN EUROPE WILL BE KNOWN IN DECEMBER''ANKARA - ''Turkey is geographically and culturally part of Europe. Those, who don't want to accept this, will be known on December 17th,'' said Turkish Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc.27 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 13:26 [11] ITALIAN MINISTER TREMAGLIA TO VISIT IZMIRIZMIR - ''Mirko Tremaglia, Italian minister responsible for the Italians living abroad, will pay an official visit to western city of Izmir between November 8th and 9th,'' said Italian Consul in Izmir Michele Tommasi on Wednesday27 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 13:15 [12] TURKEY'S FIRST ''ENERGY PARK'' TO OPEN ON OCTOBER 29THANKARA - Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Hilmi Guler announced Wednesday that Turkey's first ''Energy Park'' will be inaugurated on October 29th.27 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 13:14 [13] CICEK: ''WE WILL SEND NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO UKRAINE ON MONDAY FOR EXTRADITION OF KIRCI''ANKARA - Turkish Justice Minister Cemil Cicek said on Wednesday that necessary documents would be sent to Ukraine next Monday for extradition of Haluk Kirci.27 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 12:49 [14] FOREST FIRE IN SYRIA -FIRE-FIGHTING TEAMS FROM HATAY JOIN EFFORTS TO EXTINGUISH FIREANTAKYA - Fire-fighting teams from southern Turkish city of Hatay joined efforts to extinguish a forest fire in mountainous area near Latakia city of Syria.27 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 12:49 [15] SECURITY FORCES KILL 3 TERRORISTS IN TUNCELITUNCELI - Security forces killed three terrorists in a clash in a rural area near Mazgirt town of eastern city of Tunceli.27 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 12:36 [16] ANTALYA TO BE PROMOTED AT ''MONACO WORLD SUMMIT''ANTALYA - Turkey's southern resort city of Antalya will be the ''Guest City of Honor'' of the 16th Session of the Monaco World Summit.27 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 11:41 [17] CAIRO AIRPORT AUTHORITIES MISTREAT TURKISH CITIZENSCAIRO - The Egyptian authorities are continuing to mistreat Turkish passengers at the Cairo Airport, it was reported and the Turkish Embassy in Cairo announced that ''such treatments are unacceptable and unjustifiable.'27 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 10:51 [18] FOREST FIRE IN SYRIA -TURKEY SENDS THREE PLANES AND ONE HELICOPTERANKARA - Three C-130 planes of Turkish General Staff are helping Syrian fire-fighters extinguish a forest fire in mountainous area near Latakia city of Syria.27 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 09:53 [19] PM ERDOGAN RETURNS TO TURKEY -''WE ARE PLEASED WITH POSITIVE APPROACH OF CHIRAC AND SCHROEDER''ANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, ''we are pleased with positive approach of President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder. Now, we expect the EU to take an unconditional decision on December 17th to sustain entry talks process with Turkey.''27 Ekim 2004 Çarşamba -- 09:05 [20] PROTOCOL ABOUT PURCHASE OF 36 AIRBUS PLANES BY THY SIGNEDBERLIN - The protocol about purchase of 36 Airbus planes by Turkish Airlines (THY) was signed in German capital Berlin on Tuesday.26 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 20:55 [21] MUTUAL VISA FACILITY BETWEEN TURKEY AND CZECH REPUBLICPRAGUE - Turkey and Czech Republic agreed to mutually facilitate visa proceedings.26 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 19:43 [22] TRIPARTITE MEETING AMONG ERDOGAN, CHIRAC AND SCHROEDER STARTSBERLIN - The tripartite meeting among Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President Jacques Chirac of France and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder started in German capital Berlin on Tuesday.26 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 19:28 [23] PRINCE CHARLES OF BRITAIN DEPARTS FROM TURKEYMARDIN - Prince Charles of Britain left Turkey for Jordan on Tuesday.26 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 19:11 [24] TURKISH DIPLOMAT ULKUMEN COMMEMORATED IN HOLOCAUST MUSEUMWASHINGTON D.C. - Turkish diplomat Selahattin Ulkumen, who saved 42 Jewish people from being sent to concentration and extermination camps during the Nazi era, was commemorated in Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C. on Tuesday.26 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 19:10 [25] PM ERDOGAN MEETS ALLIANCE 90/THE GREENS PARTY CO-PRESIDENTSBERLIN - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is currently in German capital Berlin, met Alliance 90/The Greens Party Co-Presidents Claudia Roth and Reinhard Butikofer.26 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 19:10 [26] EDELMAN SAYS NEW U.S. ADMINISTRATION WILL CONTINUE SUPPORTING TURKEY'S EU MEMBERSHIP PROCESSANKARA - U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Eric Edelman said on Tuesday whoever won next week's presidential elections in the United States, he would support Turkey's EU membership process.26 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 18:05 [27] GERMAN AND FRENCH GOVERNMENTS SUPPORT EUROPEAN COMMISSION'S PROGRESS REPORT FOR TURKEYBERLIN - German and French governments expressed their support to European Commission's Progress Report recommending the EU to open entry talks with Turkey.26 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 18:05 [28] GERMAN AND FRENCH GOVERNMENTS SUPPORT EUROPEAN COMMISSION'S PROGRESS REPORT FOR TURKEYBERLIN - German and French governments expressed their support to European Commission's Progress Report recommending the EU to open entry talks with Turkey.26 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 18:04 [29] SWEDISH PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION VISITS ELKATMIS -ELKATMIS: ''WE CANNOT CONSIDER OUR KURDISH AND ALAWITE CITIZENS A MINORITY''ANKARA - Turkish Parliamentary Human Rights Inquiry Commission Chairman Mehmet Elkatmis said on Tuesday, ''we cannot consider our Kurdish and Alawite citizens a minority.''26 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 18:04 [30] ANKARA WELCOMES CONCLUSION OF ELECTIONS IN KOSOVO SUCCESSFULLYANKARA - Ankara welcomed conclusion of the general elections in Kosovo successfully.26 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 16:27 [31] FM GUL IN CZECH REPUBLICPRAGUE - Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul was received today by Czech President Vaclav Klaus, and met separately Czech Parliament Speaker Lubomir Zaoralek and Czech Foreign Affairs Minister Cyril Svoboda.26 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 15:25 [32] PM ERDOGAN AND FM GUL ARRIVE IN BERLINBERLIN - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul arrived in Berlin, Germany on Tuesday.26 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 15:25 [33] TREASURY HOLDS TWO AUCTIONSANKARA - Turkish Treasury conducted two auctions on Tuesday to sell bonds and state notes26 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 14:30 [34] THE GUARDIAN'S INTERVIEW WITH PM ERDOGANLONDON - ''Turkey's Prime Minister steps up the campaign for EU membership. Turkey is knocking at the door of Europe,'' said the British The Guardian newspaper which published an interview with Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan.26 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 14:30 [35] TUSIAD: ''REGIONAL COUNTRIES MUST SUPPORT PEACE AND STABILITY IN IRAQ''ISTANBUL - Omer Sabanci, chairman of the Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (TUSIAD), said, ''establishment of a democratic government in Iraq is not easy and the attitudes of regional countries are important as regards the formation of peace and stability in Iraq.''26 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 14:30 [36] 4TH GERMANY-FRANCE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS MEETING STARTS IN BERLINBERLIN - The Fourth Germany-France Council of Ministers meeting started in Berlin, Germany on Tuesday.26 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 13:47 [37] COOPERATION IN BORDER REGION WITH BULGARIAANKARA - A Joint Small Projects Fund (OKPF) Donation Program has been prepared, with the assistance of the European Commission, between Turkey and Bulgaria to strengthen cooperation along the border region and to support economic and social development.26 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 13:46 [38] CICEK: ''INITIATIVES WERE LAUNCHED FOR EXTRADITION OF KIRCI FROM UKRAINE''ANKARA - ''We have launched initiatives for the extradition of Haluk Kirci who was captured in Ukraine. Dossier for his extradition will be sent to Ukrainian authorities soon,' said Turkish Justice Minister Cemil Cicek.26 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 13:35 [39] TURKISH SOLDIERS KILL ONE TERRORIST IN TUNCELITUNCELI - Turkish soldiers killed one terrorist in eastern city of Tunceli.26 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 13:01 [40] STATE MINISTER TUZMEN: ''PUTIN TO VISIT TURKEY ON DECEMBER 12''ANKARA - Kursad Tuzmen, Turkish state minister, confirmed that Russian President Putin's visit to Turkey will take place on December 12th. In a press conference in Ankara, Tuzmen stated that ''the 4th meeting of the Turkish-Russian Federation Joint Economic Commission will take place between November 30th and December 2nd, 2004 in Moscow.''26 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 13:00 [41] IMF TURKEY DESK CHIEF MOGHADAM DEPARTS FROM TURKEYANKARA - International Monetary Fund (IMF) Turkey Desk Chief Reza Moghadam departed from Turkey on Tuesday.26 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 12:36 [42] DENKTAS: ''COUNTRIES TRY TO PREVENT TURKEY'S EU MEMBERSHIP BY USING GREEK CYPRIOTS AND THEIR DEMANDS AS PRETEXT''ANTALYA - ''Turkey has fulfilled its responsibilities more than necessary since the beginning of the EU membership process,'' said President Rauf Denktas of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).26 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 12:31 [43] TURKISH PREMIER LEFT FOR GERMANYANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan left on Tuesday for German capital Berlin to hold a series of meetings.26 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 12:30 [44] ERDOGAN: ''EU IS NEITHER KEY TO SOLVE EVERY PROBLEM, NOR THE ADDRESS OF CHAOS''ANKARA - ''EU is neither the key to solve every problem, nor the address of a chaos,'' said Turkish Prime Minister and leader of ruling Justice & Development Party (AK Party) Recep Tayyip Erdogan.26 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 12:30 [45] PRINCE CHARLES OF BRITAIN PROCEEDS TO MARDINANKARA - Prince Charles of Britain, who is currently in Turkey, proceeded from Ankara to southeastern city of Mardin on Tuesday.26 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 12:29 [46] TURKISH DRIVER INJURED IN IRAQ RETURNS HOMENUSAYBIN - Enver Ali Kilicgedik (51), a Turkish driver injured in an attack three days ago in Mosul, Iraq, has returned home.26 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 12:29 [47] CANCELLATION OF TRIPLET NEWS CONFERENCE IN GERMANY -ERDOGAN: ''I DID NOT RECEIVE SUCH AN INFORMATION''ANKARA - ''I did not receive any information regarding the cancellation of our joint news conference with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and French President Jacques Chirac in Berlin,'' said Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.26 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 12:29 [48] SABOTAGE ATTEMPT ON BATMAN OIL PIPELINEBATMAN - PKK/Kongra-Gel terrorists have attempted a sabotage on the oil pipeline by placing a 12 kilogram kitchen tube and firing it near Dovecik village in Batman province.26 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 11:15 [49] TURKISH CUISINE INTRODUCED TO CHINESE PEOPLEBEIJING - ''Turkish Cuisine Week'' which aims to introduce Turkey and Turkish cuisine to Chinese people started on Monday night.26 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 11:14 [50] BLACK VULTURES CONTRIBUTE TO TURKISH-GREEK FRIENDSHIPADANA - Black vultures, some of the most wild and endangered species in Europe, have become a bridge for Turkish-Greek friendship.26 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 11:07 [51] ERDOGAN: ''EU CANNOT BE CONSIDERED AS A CULTURAL ASSIMILATION UNION''ANKARA - ''The EU cannot be considered as a cultural assimilation union,'' said Turkish Prime Minister & leader of ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Recep Tayyip Erdogan.26 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 10:51 [52] TUZMEN: ''WE HAVE EXCEEDED 50 BILLION DOLLARS IN EXPORT SINCE THE BEGINNING OF 2004''ANKARA - ''We have exceeded 50 billion U.S. dollars in export between January 1st and October 23rd, 2004,'' said Turkish State Minister Kursad Tuzmen.26 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 10:45 [53] ''COME ON GIRLS, LET'S GO TO SCHOOL'' CAMPAIGN UNDERWAY IN SANLIURFASANLIURFA - ''Come on girls, let's go to school'' campaign, have increased by over 112 per cent, compared to a year ago, the registration of young female students in the Harran town of Sanliurfa province.26 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 10:45 [54] NSC TO CONVENE ON WEDNESDAYANKARA - National Security Council (NSC) will convene on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer.26 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 10:44 [55] SECOND ROUND OF DISCUSSIONS ON A NEW IMF STAND-BY ARRANGEMENT FOR TURKEY CONCLUDE ON OCTOBER 26THANKARA - International Monetary Fund (IMF) Senior Resident Representative in Turkey Hugh Bredenkamp stated that an IMF mission left Ankara as planned on October 26th, after completing a second round of discussions with the authorities on a new stand-by arrangement for Turkey.26 Ekim 2004 Salı -- 10:44
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