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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 02-07-06
CONTENTS
[01] STATE MINISTER LEAVES FOR SAMOS
[02] HISARCIKLIOGLU POINTS TO SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
[03] FOREST FIRE IN PENDIK PUT OUT
[04] TASAR SAYS TURKEY'S TOURISM INCOMES ARE NOT SHRINKING
[05] JUSTICE MINISTER TURK HOPES COALITION GOVERNMENT TO REACH
[06] EU COMMISSION'S TURKEY REPRESENTATIVE FOGG LEAVES TURKEY
[07] KUCE:''TOURISM IS THE BEST WAY TO PROTECT ENVIRONMENT''
[08] MIRZAOGLU SAYS PKK'S DEMANDS AND COPENHAGEN CRITERIA ARE IDENTICAL
[09] DENKTAS:''THOSE WHO ARE CONFUSED ABOUT THEIR PRIORITIES ARE ONLY
[10] STATE MINISTER GUREL:''CERTAIN GROUPS CARRY OUT A DISRESPECTFUL
[11] KEBAN PLASTIC CORP TO SELL DOORS AND WINDOWS TO IRAQ WORTH OF 100
[12] UGUZ SAYS TURKEY CAN REACH EXPORT TARGETS FOR FIRST SIX MONTHS
[13] TURKISH-GREEK FRIENDSHIP CONCERT HELD IN EPHESUS ANCIENT THEATRE
[14] GAP'S EXPORT REVENUES ARE 208.1 MILLION USD IN FIRST FIVE MONTHS
[15] EMPLOYEES' AND EMPLOYERS' UNIONS HOLD MEETINGS ON TUESDAY
[01] STATE MINISTER LEAVES FOR SAMOS
KUSADASI/ANKARA - State Minister Kemal Dervis left for the Greek island
of Samos on Saturday afternoon to attend the 5th Internationasl Symi
symposium which will be attended by some 40 politicians, economists and
authors including Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou and World
Bank Deputy Governor Mats Karlsson.
[02] HISARCIKLIOGLU POINTS TO SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
TURKEY'S EAST AND WEST
ERZURUM - Turkey Chambers and Commodity Exchanges Union (TOBB) Chairman
Rifat Hisarciklioglu has said that there were very serious economic and
social differences between Turkey's east and west.
[03] FOREST FIRE IN PENDIK PUT OUT
ISTANBUL - The forest fire in Pendik was put out as a reuslt of the
efforts of firemen and Forest Regional Directorate on Saturday
afternoon.
[04] TASAR SAYS TURKEY'S TOURISM INCOMES ARE NOT SHRINKING
MANAVGAT - Tourism Minister Mustafa Tasar has said that the number of
tourists visiting Turkey was increasing and it was not true that
Turkey's tourism revenues were decreasing as it is claimed by some
circles.
[05] JUSTICE MINISTER TURK HOPES COALITION GOVERNMENT TO REACH
COMPROMISE ABOUT ABOLISHMENT OF DEATH PENALTY
BURDUR - Justice Minister Hikmet Sami Turk said on Saturday that he
hoped the coalition government to reach compromise about abolishment of
death penalty.
[06] EU COMMISSION'S TURKEY REPRESENTATIVE FOGG LEAVES TURKEY
ANKARA - EU Commission's Turkey Representative Karen Fogg ended her
four years in office and left Turkey on Saturday.
[07] KUCE:''TOURISM IS THE BEST WAY TO PROTECT ENVIRONMENT''
ISTANBUL - Tourism Ministry Undersecretary Savas Kuce has said that
tourism was the best way to protect environment.
[08] MIRZAOGLU SAYS PKK'S DEMANDS AND COPENHAGEN CRITERIA ARE IDENTICAL
ISTANBUL - State Minister Ramazan Mirzaoglu has said that the political
criteria that are imposed on the government today are the political
goals of the terrorist organization PKK.
[09] DENKTAS:''THOSE WHO ARE CONFUSED ABOUT THEIR PRIORITIES ARE ONLY
FOCUSED ON EU''
LEFKOSA - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) President Rauf
Denktas has said that people who focus on the EU membership of Cyprus
are confused about their priorities and he added that the EU didn't
recognize Cyprus Turks as a state.
[10] STATE MINISTER GUREL:''CERTAIN GROUPS CARRY OUT A DISRESPECTFUL
CAMPAIGN AGAINST DSP''
ANKARA - State Minister Sukru Sina Gurel said on Saturday that
certaingroups carry out a disrespectful campaign against Democratic
Left Party (DSP), adding that ''DSP under the leadership of the Ecevits
will make this campaign turn out to be nothing.''
[11] KEBAN PLASTIC CORP TO SELL DOORS AND WINDOWS TO IRAQ WORTH OF 100
MILLION USD
ELAZIG - Keban Plastic Corp. Deputy Chairman Ilhami Demirtas has said
that despite the economic crisis, they rece
[12] UGUZ SAYS TURKEY CAN REACH EXPORT TARGETS FOR FIRST SIX MONTHS
IZMIR - Aegean Exporters Association Chairman Mete Oguz has said that
he expected that the government's export target of 32 billion USD for
the first half of the year was reachable but even these figures were
not sufficient.
[13] TURKISH-GREEK FRIENDSHIP CONCERT HELD IN EPHESUS ANCIENT THEATRE
IZMIR - The Turkish-Greek Friendship Concert which was organized by
Turkey Promotion, Research, Democracy and Secular Formation Foundation
(TULOV) was held in Ephesus Ancient Theatre by cooperation between
Athens Symphony Orchestra and Izmir State Opera and Ballet on Friday
night.
[14] GAP'S EXPORT REVENUES ARE 208.1 MILLION USD IN FIRST FIVE MONTHS
GAZIANTEP - In the first five months of the year, South East Anatolian
Development Project (GAP) area exported agricultural, animal and
industrial products worth of 208 million 139,000 USD to 101 countries
on five continents and eight free regions in Turkey, with a decrease fo
13.3 percent from last year.
[15] EMPLOYEES' AND EMPLOYERS' UNIONS HOLD MEETINGS ON TUESDAY
ANKARA - Confederation of Turkish Labor Unions (Turk-Is), Turkish
Confederation of Employers' Union (TISK), Labor Confederation (Hak-Is)
and Confederation of Revolutionary Workers' Union (DISK) chairmen will
have a meeting on July 9, Tuesday.
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