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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 02-07-25
CONTENTS
[01] MCCORMACK SAYS THEY ARE READY TO WORK WITH THE LEADER THAT TURKISH
[02] ANAP AND SP CALL ON PARLIAMENT TO HOLD AN EXTRAORDINARY MEETING
[03] MEETING OF NSC ENDS (2)
[04] OPERATION IN GREECE AGAINST NOVEMBER 17 ORGANIZATION ATHENS
[05] MEETING OF NSC ENDS
[06] DEATH TOLL INCREASES TO 23 IN FLOOD DISASTER IN RIZE
[07] YILMAZ: ''WE WILL SEND 500 BILLION TL OF ALLOCATION TO FLOOD-HIT
[08] HEALTH MINISTRY: ''14 PEOPLE DIED IN FLOOD DISASTERS''
[09] GENERAL ZORLU: ''SECURITY HAS BEEN SETTLED IN KABUL CONSIDERABLY''
[10] TURKISH AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA TASKENT PRESENTS HIS CREDENTIALS TO
[11] TURKISH AND GREEK OFFICIALS COME TOGETHER WITHIN SCOPE OF REGULAR
[12] TURKEY REPAYS USD 409.6 MILLION IN FOREIGN DEBT BETWEEN JULY 1-24
[13] NSC CONVENES IN ISTANBUL
[14] FM GUREL SAYS TURKEY'S GIVING IMPORTANCE TO ITS SEAS IS
[15] GENERAL KIVRIKOGLU: ''IF WE HAVE A POWERFUL NAVAL FORCES, WE CAN
[16] PRESIDENT SEZER SAYS TURKISH ARMY HAS ALWAYS BEEN STABILITY
[17] BILL ON RESPONSIBILITIES OF MEDICAL PERSONNEL SUBMITTED TO
[18] PRIME MINISTER ECEVIT:''WE DON'T HAVE ANY HESITATION IN RESPECT OF
[19] TURKISH AND IRANIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIALISTS COME TOGETHER IN
[20] GAP REGION EXPORTS USD 6.8 MILLION OF GOODS TO CIS COUNTRIES
[21] KECECILER: ''THERE HAS BEEN INTENSIVE TOURIST FLOW TO TURKEY
[22] NUMBER OF DEAD PERSONS IN RIZE INCREASES TO 14
[23] ADMIRAL ALPKAYA SAYS NEW SHIPS, PLANES AND HELICOPTERS TO
[24] ONE OF TWO BROTHERS DIE DUE TO HEAVY RAIN IN MUS
[25] SPO SAYS INCREASE IN IMPORTS OF INVESTMENT GOODS IN APRIL IS SIGN
[26] UPDATED LETTER OF INTENT TO BE SUBMITTED TO IMF
[27] SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS CHAIRMAN OZKAYA SAYS DEATH PENALTY HAS TO
[28] FLOOD DISASTER IN RIZE VILLAGERS TRY TO RECOVER BODIES FROM DEBRIS
[01] MCCORMACK SAYS THEY ARE READY TO WORK WITH THE LEADER THAT TURKISH
PEOPLE ARE GOING TO ELECT
WASHINGTON - U.S. National Security Council (NSC) spokesman Sean
McCormack has said he cannot comment on Turkish domestic politics but
the United States is ready to cooperate with any leader that the
Turkish people are going to elect
[02] ANAP AND SP CALL ON PARLIAMENT TO HOLD AN EXTRAORDINARY MEETING
ANKARA - The Motherland Party (ANAP) with the support of the Felicity
Party (SP) requested the parliament to hold an extraordinary meeting at
2.00 p.m. on July 29.
[03] MEETING OF NSC ENDS (2)
ISTANBUL - Impacts of a possible operation that can be launched by the
United States against Iraq, on Turkey and the region were assessed
during the monthly meeting of the National Security Council (NSC).
[04] OPERATION IN GREECE AGAINST NOVEMBER 17 ORGANIZATION ATHENS
INFORMS TURKEY
ATHENS - Athens gave the message to Turkey that it was determined to
maintain operations against terrorist organization of November 17.
[05] MEETING OF NSC ENDS
ISTANBUL - The monthly meeting of the National Security Council (NSC)
under the chairmanship of President Ahmet Necdet Sezer ended.
[06] DEATH TOLL INCREASES TO 23 IN FLOOD DISASTER IN RIZE
RIZE - Three more bodies were recovered from a house which collapsed in
Selamet village in Guneysu township of northern province of Rize due to
flood disaster. Death tool increased to 23 in flood disaster in Guneysu
and Cayeli townships of Rize.
[07] YILMAZ: ''WE WILL SEND 500 BILLION TL OF ALLOCATION TO FLOOD-HIT
REGION ON THURSDAY''
RIZE - Motherland Party (ANAP) leader, State Minister and Deputy Prime
Minister Mesut Yilmaz has said that they would send 500 billion Turkish
lira (TL) urgent allocation on Thursday which flood-hit Rize Governor's
Office demanded from Prime Ministry.
[08] HEALTH MINISTRY: ''14 PEOPLE DIED IN FLOOD DISASTERS''
ANKARA - Health Ministry Crisis Desk stated on Thursday that a total of
14 people were killed, 4 others were injured and 19 people disappeared
in flood disasters in several provinces.
[09] GENERAL ZORLU: ''SECURITY HAS BEEN SETTLED IN KABUL CONSIDERABLY''
KABUL - International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan
Commander General Hilmi Akin Zorlu said on Thursday, ''a month has
passed since Turkey undertook command of the ISAF. Security has been
settled in capital Kabul considerably.''
[10] TURKISH AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA TASKENT PRESENTS HIS CREDENTIALS TO
RUSSIAN PRESIDENT PUTIN
MOSCOW - New Turkish Ambassador to Russia Kurtulus Taskent presented
his credentials to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday.
[11] TURKISH AND GREEK OFFICIALS COME TOGETHER WITHIN SCOPE OF REGULAR
POLITICAL CONSULTATIONS
ANKARA - Turkish and Greek Foreign Ministry officials came together in
Ankara within the scope of regular political consultations.
[12] TURKEY REPAYS USD 409.6 MILLION IN FOREIGN DEBT BETWEEN JULY 1-24
ANKARA - Turkey repaid a total of 409.6 million U.S. dollars in
external debt between July 1 and 24, 2002.
[13] NSC CONVENES IN ISTANBUL
ISTANBUL - The National Security Council (NSC) convened on Thursday in
Istanbul under chairmanship of President Ahmet Necdet Sezer.
[14] FM GUREL SAYS TURKEY'S GIVING IMPORTANCE TO ITS SEAS IS
SIGNIFICANT FOR ITS FUTURE
GOLCUK - Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Sukru Sina Gurel
said on Thursday that Turkey's giving importance to its seas is
important in respect of its future.
[15] GENERAL KIVRIKOGLU: ''IF WE HAVE A POWERFUL NAVAL FORCES, WE CAN
PROTECT OUR COUNTRY'S RIGHTS AND BENEFITS IN SEAS''
GOLCUK - General Huseyin Kivrikoglu, the chief of the General Staff,
said on Thursday, ''if we have a powerful naval forces, we can protect
our country's rights and benefits in seas.''
[16] PRESIDENT SEZER SAYS TURKISH ARMY HAS ALWAYS BEEN STABILITY
ELEMENT
GOLCUK - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer said on Thursday that the Turkish
army has always been an element of stability by focusing on deterrence
throughout the history, adding that it renewed itself and it developed
its power and operation capacity.
[17] BILL ON RESPONSIBILITIES OF MEDICAL PERSONNEL SUBMITTED TO
PARLIAMENT SPEAKER'S OFFICE
ANKARA - The bill that regulates responsibilities of medical personnel
was submitted to Parliament Speaker's Office on Thursday.
[18] PRIME MINISTER ECEVIT:''WE DON'T HAVE ANY HESITATION IN RESPECT OF
EU FULL MEMBERSHIP''
ANKARA - Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said on Thursday that his party
does not have any hesitation in respect of EU full membership target.
[19] TURKISH AND IRANIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIALISTS COME TOGETHER IN
ISTANBUL
ISTANBUL - Turkish and Iranian construction industrialists, who came to
Turkey to search for the cooperation possibilites for construction of
safe, cheap and rapidly built dwellings, had a meeting in Istanbul on
Thursday.
[20] GAP REGION EXPORTS USD 6.8 MILLION OF GOODS TO CIS COUNTRIES
GAZIANTEP - Exports of agricultural products from the Southeastern
Anatolian Project (GAP) region to the countries of Commonwealth of
Independent States (CIS) in the first half of 2002 increased 9.7
percent to 6 million 825 thousand U.S. dollars.
[21] KECECILER: ''THERE HAS BEEN INTENSIVE TOURIST FLOW TO TURKEY
RECENTLY''
IZMIR - State Minister Mehmet Kececiler has said that there has been an
intensive flow of tourists and Turkish people who live abroad, to
Turkey recently and added that necessary measures have been taken in
all customs gates.
[22] NUMBER OF DEAD PERSONS IN RIZE INCREASES TO 14
RIZE - Two more bodies were recovered from the wreckage of a house
which collapsed due to flood disaster in Selamet village of Guneysu
town of northern Rize province on Thursday.
[23] ADMIRAL ALPKAYA SAYS NEW SHIPS, PLANES AND HELICOPTERS TO
STRENGTHEN PROTECTION OF TURKEY'S RIGHTS AND INTERESTS IN SEA
GOLCUK - Naval Forces Commander Admiral Bulent Alpkaya said on Thursday
that the new ships, planes and helicopters which were transferred from
the U.S. and France would strengthen the protection of Turkey's rights
and interests in the sea.
[24] ONE OF TWO BROTHERS DIE DUE TO HEAVY RAIN IN MUS
MUS-ADILCEVAZ - One of the two brothers who were drifted by flood
waters died because of heavy rain in eastern Mus province and the other
one was rescued.
[25] SPO SAYS INCREASE IN IMPORTS OF INVESTMENT GOODS IN APRIL IS SIGN
OF RESTARTING OF INVESTMENTS IN ECONOMY
ANKARA - State Planning Organization (SPO) stressed on Thursday that
the increase in the imports of investment goods in April, which
decreased continiously since Feb. 2001, is the sign of restarting of
investments in economy.
[26] UPDATED LETTER OF INTENT TO BE SUBMITTED TO IMF
ANKARA - Following the completion of the third review by the
International Monetary Fund (IMF), the updated letter of intent will be
signed by State Minister Kemal Dervis and Central Bank Governor Sureyya
Serdengecti after being examined by the coalition leaders.
[27] SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS CHAIRMAN OZKAYA SAYS DEATH PENALTY HAS TO
BE ABOLISHED IN TURKEY
ANKARA - Supreme Court of Appeals Chairman Eraslan Ozkaya said on
Thursday that the death penalty has to be abolished in Turkey, adding
that a solution has to be found to the issue of education and
broadcasting in mother tongue without damaging the unity and integrity
of Turkey.
[28] FLOOD DISASTER IN RIZE VILLAGERS TRY TO RECOVER BODIES FROM DEBRIS
RIZE - People are concerned about an increase in the number of persons
killed by the flood disaster in Cayeli and Guneysu towns of northern
Rize province.
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