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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 02-09-11Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Anadolu Agency Home Page at <http://www.anadoluajansi.com.tr/>CONTENTS
[01] 1,32 MILLION PEOPLE VISIT IZMIR FAIR THIS YEARIZMIR - A total of 1,324,543 people visited the 71st Izmir International Fair this year. The number of visitors was 1,482,198 last year.11.09.2002 [02] WORLD BANK DELEGATION COMES TO TURKEY FOR ISTANBUL APPROACHANKARA - A delegation from the World Bank came to Turkey on Wednesday to watch the studies about Istanbul Approach.11.09.2002 [03] HEALTH MINISTER DURMUS RETURNS TO TURKEY FROM IRAQISTANBUL - Health Minister Osman Durmus wrapped up his official contacts in Iraq and returned to Turkey on Wednesday.11.09.2002 [04] FM GUREL'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON IS NOT RELATED TO POSSIBLE IRAQI OPERATIONNEW YORK - The visit of Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Sukru Sina Gurel to Washington D.C. is not related to the rumours saying that ''the Iraqi operation would start soon and that Gurel would go to Washington D.C. to hold contacts about this issue.''11.09.2002 [05] FM GUREL SAYS PROGRESS IN CYPRUS CAN ONLY BE ENSURED BY RECOGNIZING SOVEREIGN EQUALITY OF TRNCNEW YORK - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sukru Sina Gurel said on Wednesday that if a progress is to be reached in Cyprus issue, this can only be ensured by recognizing the sovereign equality of TRNC.11.09.2002 [06] HEALTH MINISTER DURMUS'S CONTACTS CONTINUE IN IRAQBAGHDAD - Turkey and Iraq decided on Wednesday to broaden cooperation in the field of health.11.09.2002 [07] ECEVIT: ''YILMAZ VISITED ME AND ASKED ME TO STEP DOWN''ANKARA - Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said on Wednesday, ''Mr. Mesut Yilmaz visited me and asked me to leave my post. Then he made two proposals. The first one was 'withdrawal of the MHP from the government' and the second was 'otherwise, formation of a new coalition by political parties in favor of Turkey's EU membership'. Accepting or supporting one of these proposals actually mean giving up early elections.''Ecevit answered questions of reporters. 11.09.2002 [08] DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER YILMAZ LEAVES FOR BRUSSELSANKARA - State Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Motherland Party (ANAP) leader Mesut Yilmaz left for Belgium on Wednesday to attend the monthly meetings of the European Convention.11.09.2002 [09] MHP LEADER BAHCELI: ''IT IS NOT SO EASY TO UNDERSTAND STATEMENTS OF ANAP LEADER''ANKARA - Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader and Deputy Prime Minister Devlet Bahceli said on Wednesday, ''it is not so easy to understand yesterday's statements of Motherland Party (ANAP) leader Mesut Yilmaz and explain them in line with political ethics and criteria.'11.09.2002 [10] ALTINKAYA SAYS THEY AUTHORIZED YILMAZ WITH TAKING DECISIONS ON FUTURE OF GOVERNMENTANKARA - Motherland Party (ANAP) deputy leader Cengiz Altinkaya said on Wednesday that they would closely follow developments about future of the coalition government and that they had decided to completely authorize ANAP leader, State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz with the decisions to be taken on this issue11.09.2002 [11] COMMEMORATION CEREMONY HELD AT U.S. EMBASSY IN ANKARAANKARA - A ceremony was held at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara to commemorate the victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks in the United States on the first anniversary of the attacks11.09.2002 [12] MUS PARLIAMENTARIAN EKER RESIGNS FROM YTPANKARA - New Turkey Party (YTP) Mus parliamentarian Zeki Eker resigned on Wednesday from his party11.09.2002 [13] ANAP LEADER YILMAZ SAYS THEY BELIEVE TURKEY IS FACE TO FACE WITH NOT ONLY AN EARLY ELECTION SCHEDULE BUT ALSO AN EU SCHEDULEANKARA - Motherland Party (ANAP) leader and Deputy Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz said on Wednesday that they believed that Turkey was face to face with not only an early election schedule but also a European Union (EU) schedule11.09.2002 [14] EDUCATION MINISTER TEKIN SAYS DRAFT REGULATION WHICH FORESEES TEACHING AND LEARNING DIFFERENT LANGUAGES AND DIALECTS REACHES FINAL SHAPEANKARA - National Education Minister Necdet Tekin has said that the draft regulation which foresaw teaching and learning the different languages and dialects which were used in Turkey reached its final shape and added that he would sign the draft within one or two days11.09.2002 [15] CILLER SAYS POSTPONEMENT OF ELECTIONS WILL NOT BE BENEFICIAL FOR TURKEYANKARA - True Path Party (DYP) leader Tansu Ciller said on Wednesday that the postponement of the elections would not be beneficial for the country11.09.2002 [16] RECORD OF CONVICTIONS OF ERDOGAN AND ERBAKAN CLEARED OFFANKARA - Directorate General of Judicial Records and Statistics Wednesday cleared off record of convictions of Justice and Development Party (AK Party) leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan and banned Welfare Party (RP) leader Necmettin Erbakan11.09.2002 [17] ODP AND TDP DECIDE TO COOPERATE IN ELECTIONSANKARA - Freedom and Solidarity Party (ODP) and Socialist Democratic Party (TDP) decided on Wednesday to cooperate in November 3 general elections11.09.2002 [18] KUTAN SAYS THEY DON'T THINK OF USING THEIR CENSURE MOTION AS A PART OF CURRENT INITIATIVESANKARA - Felicity Party (SP) leader Recai Kutan said on Wednesday that they don't think of using their censure motion against the government as a part of current initiatives11.09.2002 [19] RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS HEAD YILMAZ IS AGAINST LINKING ISLAM WITH TERRORSIVAS - Religious affairs Head Mehmet Nuri Yilmaz said on Wednesday that it was wrong and contrary to facts to establish a connection between Islam and terro11.09.2002 [20] DYP TO COOPERATE WITH DTP IN ELECTIONSANKARA - True Path Party (DYP) leader Tansu Ciller said on Wednesday that her party would cooperate with Democrat Turkey Party (DTP) in November 3 general elections11.09.2002 [21] DYP LEADER CILLER: ''WE CAN NOT BE A PART OF ANYTHING THAT TARGET POSTPONEMENT OF ELECTIONS WHATEVER MODEL OR PROPOSAL COMES IN FRONT OF US''ANKARA - True Path Party (DYP) leader Tansu Ciller said on Wednesday that they would not be a part of anything that target postponement of elections whatever model or proposal comes in front of them11.09.2002 [22] DEMOCRAT PARTY DECIDES NOT TO JOIN ELECTIONSANKARA - Democrat Party (DP) decided on Wednesday not to join the general elections on November 311.09.2002 [23] KECECILER SAYS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING TALKS WILL REACH CONCLUSION AT MEETING ON WEDNESDAYANKARA - State Minister Mehmet Kececiler has said that the collective bargaining talks with the public workers would reach a conclusion at the meeting to be held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit on Wednesday.11.09.2002 [24] CONSTITUTIONAL COURT DEPUTY CHAIRMAN SAYS THEY CAN MAKE FIRST EXAMINATION OF MHP'S APPLICATION FOR ANNULMENT OF SOME ARTICLES OF EU ADJUSTMENT LAW IN COMING DAYSANKARA - Constitutional Court Deputy Chairman Hasim Kilic said on Wednesday that they could make the first examination of Nationalist Movement Party's (MHP) application for annulment of some articles of European Union (EU) adjustment law in coming days.11.09.2002 [25] BBP LEADER SAYS HIS PARTY WILL PARTICIPATE IN ELECTIONS WITH ITS OWN EMBLEMANKARA - Grand Unity Party (BBP) leader Muhsin Yazicioglu said on Wednesday his party would participate in the general elections with its own emblem.11.09.2002 [26] GUREL SENDS A MESSAGE TO POWELLANKARA - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sukru Sina Gurel sent a message to the U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell on the occasion of the first anniversary of September 11 terrorist attacks on the twin towers of the World Trade Center in the city of New York, the United States.11.09.2002 [27] FIRE BREAKS OUT IN FINANCE MINISTRY BUILDINGANKARA - Fire broke out on the roof of the Finance Ministry building on Wednesday.11.09.2002 [28] SP AND BBP FAIL TO REACH AGREEMENTANKARA - Felicity Party (SP) and Grand Unity Party (BBP) could not reach an agreement on participating in the general elections with a joint list of candidates11.09.2002 [29] ODP TO PARTICIPATE IN ELECTIONS WITH ITS OWN EMBLEMANKARA - The Freedom and Solidarity Party (ODP) will participate in the general elections with its own emblem11.09.2002 [30] COMMEMORATION CEREMONIES HELD AT INCIRLIK AIR BASE AND U.S. CONSULATE IN ADANAADANA - Victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks in the United States were commemorated on Wednesday at Incirlik Air Base and U.S. Consulate in Adana on the first anniversary of the attacks.11.09.2002 [31] PRIME MINISTER ECEVIT: ''IN CASE ANAP WITHDRAWS, AS LONG AS THERE IS CONFIDENCE IN US, WE WILL CARRY OUT AFFAIRS ON OUR OWN AS MUCH AS WE CAN AS THE MINORITY GOVERNMENT''ANKARA - Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said on Wednesday that they would be in an effort to carry out affairs on their own as much as they could as the minority government in case the Motherland Party (ANAP) withdraws if there is confidence in them11.09.2002 [32] PRIME MINISTER ECEVIT: ''YILMAZ TOLD ME EARLY ELECTIONS SHOULD BE GIVEN UP''ANKARA - Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said on Wednesday that during their meeting on Tuesday, Deputy Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz told him that early elections should be given up.11.09.2002 [33] DTP DEPUTY CHAIRMAN SAYS HIS PARTY WOULD RUN ON ITS OWN IN ELECTIONSANKARA - Democrat Turkey Party (DTP) Deputy Chairman Yilmaz Hasturk said that their efforts to collaborate with the True Path Party (DYP) failed and that the DTP would run on its own in elections.11.09.2002 [34] TURKEY AND GREECE TO PRESENT DRAFT RESOLUTION DURING U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY ABOUT SEARCH AND RESCUE EFFORTS IN QUAKE -CONTACTS OF FOREIGN MINISTER GURELNEW YORK - Turkey and Greece will present a draft resolution to the approval of the U.N. General Assembly during 57th term workings. The draft resolution which was jointly developed by Turkey and Greece was about search and rescue efforts in quake.11.09.2002 [35] ERBAKAN BECOMES CANDIDATE OF INDEPENDENT DEPUTYSHIP FROM KONYAKONYA - Necmettin Erbakan, the former leader of the banned Welfare Party (RP), became a candidate of independent deputyship from central Anatolian Konya province.11.09.2002 [36] BAHCELI: ''WE CANNOT WITHDRAW FROM GOVERNMENT WITH CALLS AND PROPOSALS OF OTHERS''ANKARA - State Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahceli said on Wednesday, ''we cannot withdraw from the government with calls and proposals of others.''11.09.2002 [37] ANAP LEADER YILMAZ: ''IT IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT TO OPERATE DECEMBER 12 EU CALENDAR AND TO FULFILL WHAT SHOULD BE DONE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE BEFORE EU SUMMIT''ANKARA - Deputy Prime Minister and the leader of the Motherland Party (ANAP) Mesut Yilmaz said on Tuesday that it was impossible for the current government to operate December 12 European Union (EU) scheduled program and fulfill what should be done inside and outside before the EU summit.11.09.2002 [38] YILMAZ:''WE'RE READY TO SUPPORT A GOVERNMENT THAT PROMISES TO PASS THE NECESSARY REGULATIONS REGARDING THE EU AND HOLD EARLY ELECTIONS''ANKARA - Motherland Party (ANAP) leader and Deputy Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz has said that a new government could be formed in a short time if approved by the president and this would be the best solution for Turkey at the moment.11.09.2002 [39] EXPLOSION OCCURS IN FRONT OF CENTRAL BANK OFFICE IN ISTANBULISTANBUL - An explosion occurred in front of office of Central Bank in Fatih district of Istanbul at about 11.40 p.m. on Tuesday.11.09.2002 [40] SEZER SENDS MESSAGE TO U.S. PRESIDENT BUSH ON THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF SEPTEMBER 11TH ATTACKSANKARA - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer on Tuesday sent a message to U.S President George W. Bush on the first annivesary of September 11th terrorist attacks11.09.2002 Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |