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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 02-06-08
CONTENTS
[01] SOCCER-WORLD-GROUP C-STANDINGS
[02] TOURISM MINISTER TASAR SAYS TURKEY WILL ACHIEVE TARGET OF HOSTING
[03] RED CRESCENT SENDS EMERGENCY AID TO SYRIA
[04] TWO GERMAN TOURISTS DROWNED TO DEATH IN ANTALYA
[05] AEGEAN REGION OBTAINS 208.2 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS FROM EXPORTS
[06] ''TURKISH AEGEAN SHORES AND GREEK AEGEAN ISLANDS 4TH ECONOMIC
[07] DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER YILMAZ SAYS SUMMIT DID NOT CHANGE ANYTHING
[08] JUSTICE MINISTER TURK SAYS TURKEY HAS TO TAKE STEPS REQUIRED FOR
[09] DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER YILMAZ: ''IT IS TRUE THAT WE HAVE A
[10] DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER YILMAZ: ''THOSE WHO STATE THAT PRIME
[11] ACTING PARLIAMENT SPEAKER YALOVA REPRESENTS TURKEY AT THE
[12] NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM FINISHES TRAINING FOR MATCH WITH COSTA RICA
[13] PRIME MINISTER ECEVIT UNDERGOES REGULAR MORNING CHECK-UP
[14] A TOTAL OF 9,554 AUTOMOTIVES SOLD IN TURKEY IN MAY
[15] BUSINESSMEN FROM BIGA DUE TO GREECE
[16] TURKISH TEXTILE TO BE EXHIBITED IN NEW YORK
[17] DEPOSIT INTEREST RATES OF BANKS
[01] SOCCER-WORLD-GROUP C-STANDINGS
ANKARA - Standings in group C of the World Cup on Saturday:
P W D L F A Pts
1. Brazil 2 2 - - 6 1 6 2. Costa Rica 1 1 - -
2 - 3 3. Turkey 1 - - 1 1 2 - 4. China 2
- - 2 - 6 -
[02] TOURISM MINISTER TASAR SAYS TURKEY WILL ACHIEVE TARGET OF HOSTING
13-14 MILLION TOURISTS
ANKARA - Tourism Minister Mustafa Tasar said on Saturday that Turkey
would achieve the target of hosting 13-14 million tourists.
[03] RED CRESCENT SENDS EMERGENCY AID TO SYRIA
ANKARA - Red Crescent on Saturday sent 33 tonnes of emergency
humanitarian aid to Syria after Zeyzoun Dam collapsed on June 4.
Red Crescent issued a written statement and said convoy of Red
Cresent left for Syria on Saturday afternoon.
[04] TWO GERMAN TOURISTS DROWNED TO DEATH IN ANTALYA
ALANYA - Two elderly German tourists were drowned to death on Saturday
in Alanya township of southern Antalya province.
[05] AEGEAN REGION OBTAINS 208.2 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS FROM EXPORTS
IZMIR - Aegean Region obtained 208.2 million U.S. dollars from exports
in May 2002.
[06] ''TURKISH AEGEAN SHORES AND GREEK AEGEAN ISLANDS 4TH ECONOMIC
SUMMIT''
BODRUM - Ahmet Kenan Tanrikulu, the Minister of Industry and Trade,
said on Saturday that trade volume between Turkey and Greece, which had
been 868 million U.S. dollars in 2000, decreased 29 percent in 2001 to
742.4 million U.S. dollars.
[07] DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER YILMAZ SAYS SUMMIT DID NOT CHANGE ANYTHING
ISTANBUL - State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz said
on Saturday that political parties expressed their views which have
been known before the European Union (EU) summit held in Presidential
Palace, noting that the summit did not change anything
[08] JUSTICE MINISTER TURK SAYS TURKEY HAS TO TAKE STEPS REQUIRED FOR
EU PATH WITHOUT ANY DELAY
KALECIK - Justice Minister Hikmet Sami Turk said on Saturday that
Turkey had to take the steps required for the European Union (EU) path
without any delay.
[09] DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER YILMAZ: ''IT IS TRUE THAT WE HAVE A
DIFFERENCE IN POINT OF VIEW IN THE GOVERNMENT ABOUT FULFILMENT OF
COPENHAGEN CRITERIA. BUT, THIS WILL NOT LEAD TO A DETERIORATION IN THE
COALITION GOVERNMENT''
ISTANBUL - Deputy Prime Minister and State Minister Mesut Yilmaz said
on Saturday, ''it is true that we have a difference in point of view in
the government about fulfilment of Copenhagen criteria. But, this will
not lead to a deterioration in the coalition government.''
[10] DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER YILMAZ: ''THOSE WHO STATE THAT PRIME
MINISTER'S ILLNESS HAS TURNED INTO A STATE PROBLEM HAVE TO SHOW IN
WHICH STATE AFFAIR THERE IS DEFICIENCY''
ISTANBUL - Deputy Prime Minister and State Minister Mesut Yilmaz said
on Saturday, ''those who state that Prime Minister's illness has turned
into a state problem have to show in which state affair there is
deficiency.''
[11] ACTING PARLIAMENT SPEAKER YALOVA REPRESENTS TURKEY AT THE
CONFERENCE
MADRID - Conference of Parliament Speakers of European Union (EU)
member and candidate countries started in Spanish capital Madrid on
Saturday. Acting Parliament Speaker Yuksel Yalova represents Turkey at
the meeting
[12] NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM FINISHES TRAINING FOR MATCH WITH COSTA RICA
INCHEON - Turkish national football team finished on Saturday its
training for the World Cup Group C match against Costa Rica.
[13] PRIME MINISTER ECEVIT UNDERGOES REGULAR MORNING CHECK-UP
ANKARA - Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit underwent on Saturday regular
morning check-up at his office.
[14] A TOTAL OF 9,554 AUTOMOTIVES SOLD IN TURKEY IN MAY
ISTANBUL - A total of 9,554 automotives, including 4,257 domestic and
5,297 imported, were sold in Turkey in May.
[15] BUSINESSMEN FROM BIGA DUE TO GREECE
BIGA - Businessmen from Biga township of western Canakkale province
will go to Greece.
[16] TURKISH TEXTILE TO BE EXHIBITED IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK - Turkish textile companies decided to exhibit their products
in New York in July.
[17] DEPOSIT INTEREST RATES OF BANKS
ANKARA - The arrangements of the banks related with Turkish lira (TL)
deposits interest rates continue
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