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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 02-09-12Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Anadolu Agency Home Page at <http://www.anadoluajansi.com.tr/>CONTENTS
[01] ISTANBUL TO HOST THIRD ROUND TABLE MEETING OF UNESCO CULTURE MINISTERSISTANBUL - The Third Round Table Meeting of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNSCO) Culture Ministers will be held in Istanbul between September 16 and 17, 2002.12.09.2002 [02] U.S. YOUNG POLITICIANS VISIT GAZIANTEPGAZIANTEP - Turkey Young Businessmen Associations Higher Board (TUGIK) Chairman Erhan Ozmen has said that they were making a great effort to promote Turkey and Southeast Anatolia region better.12.09.2002 [03] TUSIAD CHAIRMAN OZILHAN SAYS POSTPONEMENT OF ELECTIONS TO IMPEDE TURKEY-EU RELATIONSMARDIN - Tuncay Ozilhan, the Chairman of the Association of Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen (TUSIAD) said on Thursday that postponement of the early elections will impede the relations with EU.12.09.2002 [04] TAIWAN TRADE DELEGATION TO COME TURKEYISTANBUL - A trade delegation arranged by China External Trade Development Council which is supported by Economy Ministry and External Trade Council of China will come to Istanbul on October 14.12.09.2002 [05] ISTANBUL TO HOST THIRD ROUND TABLE MEETING OF UNESCO CULTURE MINISTERSISTANBUL - The Third Round Table Meeting of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNSCO) Culture Ministers will be held in Istanbul between September 16 and 17, 2002.12.09.2002 [06] ERDOGAN SENDS LETTER TO BUSH LOATHING TERRORISMANKARA - Justice and Development Party (AKP) leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent a letter to U.S. President George W. Bush on the first anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks stating that he shared the grief of the American nation.12.09.2002 [07] SECURITY FORCES SEIZE 52.3 KILOS OF HASHISH IN MALATYAMALATYA - Security forces seized 52.3 kilos of hashish on Thursday in an operation in Orduzu hamlet of Malatya province.12.09.2002 [08] PUK OFFICIAL SALIH MEETS WITH FM UNDERSECRETARY ZIYALANKARA - Barham Salih, an official from the Patriotic Union for Kurdistan (PUK) met with Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Ugur Ziyal on Thursday after returning from the Iraqi opposition leaders meeting in Washington D.C.12.09.2002 [09] BAHCELI:''IT IS USELESS TO CREATE NEW SCENARIOS ABOUT ELECTIONS WHICH BECAME INEVITABLE''ANKARA - Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader and Deputy Prime Minister Devlet Bahceli has said that it was useless to create new scenarios about elections which became inevitable for the Turkish nation.12.09.2002 [10] YILMAZ SAYS EU'S DECISION MAKING MECHANISM SHOULD BECOME SIMPLEBRUSSELS - State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Mesut Yżlmaz said on Thursday that the EU institutions' operation and decision mechanisms should become simple.12.09.2002 [11] DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER YILMAZ SAYS ELECTIONS IN GERMANY ARE VERY IMPORTANT FOR TURKEY-EU RELATIONSBRUSSELS - Deputy Prime Minister Mesut Yżlmaz said on Thursday that the results of the general elections in Germany carried great importance in respect of Turkey-EU relations.12.09.2002 [12] CONSTITUTIONAL COURT DECIDES TO DISCUSS MERITS OF CASE FILED FOR ANNULMENT OF SOME ARTICLES OF EU ADJUSTMENT LAWSANKARA - Constitutional Court decided on Thursday to discuss merits of the case filed by the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) for annulment of some articles of the European Union (EU) adjustment laws.12.09.2002 [13] PRIME MINISTER ECEVIT: ''MOST OF OUR PEOPLE WANT TO BECOME A FULL MEMBER OF EU''ANKARA - Prime Minister and Democratic Left Party (DSP) leader Bulent Ecevit said on Thursday, ''most of our people want to become a full member of the European Union (EU). According to my point of view, concerns put forward by State Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Motherland Party (ANAP) leader Mesut Yilmaz are quite exaggerated.''12.09.2002 [14] PRIME MINISTER ECEVIT: ''POSTPONEMENT OF ELECTIONS IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE, BUT IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT''ANKARA - Prime Minister and Democratic Left Party (DSP) leader Bulent Ecevit said on Thursday, ''postponement of the elections is not impossible, but is extremely difficult. The parliament can convene and take a decision to postpone the elections. However, it is very difficult to overcome the problems stemming from this postponement. President Ahmet Necdet Sezer is also uneasy about recent developments. As you know, the President has some authorities.''12.09.2002 [15] ECEVIT:''UNTIL RECENTLY, WE, THE THREE COALITION PARTNERS HAVE BEEN GETTING ALONG WELL BUT WE LOST OUR DIALOGUE WHEN ELECTIONS STARTED TO BE DISCUSSED''ANKARA - Referring to Motherland Party (ANAP) leader Mesut Yilmaz's remarks, Democratic Left Party (DSP) leader and Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said, ''His party had a number of serious problems, maybe that's why he couldn't act earlier. He might have made those remarks to avoid early elections, but there is still no good excuse for his statements.''12.09.2002 [16] DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER YILMAZ SAYS EARLY ELECTIONS CAN BE POSTPONED TO DECEMBER 15BRUSSELS - State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Mesut Yżlmaz said on Thursday that Turkey would not suffer from postponing the early elections to a date after Copenhagen Summit, adding that this date can be December 15.12.09.2002 [17] MEHMET KAYA RESIGNS FROM MHPANKARA - Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) deputy Mehmet Kaya resigned from his party on Thursday.12.09.2002 [18] PRIME MINISTER ECEVIT RESPONDS TO QUESTIONS ON LIVE BROADCASTANKARA - Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said on Thursday that Deputy Prime Minister and the leader of the Motherland Party (ANAP) leader Mesut Yilmaz complained about Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) when Yilmaz visited him.12.09.2002 [19] TURKEY REPAYS USD 174.19 MILLION IN FOREIGN DEBT BETWEEN SEPT 2-11ANKARA - Turkey repaid a total of 174.19 million U.S. dollars in external debt between September 2 and 11, 2002.12.09.2002 [20] TEKIN:''TURKEY SUPPORTS GEORGIA'S TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY''TBILISI - National Education Minister Necdet Tekin has said that Turkey attributed great importance to Georgia's territorial integrity.12.09.2002 [21] DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER YILMAZ: ''POSTPONEMENT OF GENERAL ELECTIONS FOR A SHORT TIME AND HOLDING IT AFTER COPENHAGEN SUMMIT CAN BE A SOUND SOLUTION''BRUSSELS - Deputy Prime Minister and State Minister Mesut Yilmaz said on Thursday that postponement of general elections for a short time and holding it after the European Union (EU) Copenhagen Summit could be a sound solution.12.09.2002 [22] DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER YILMAZ: ''POSTPONEMENT OF GENERAL ELECTIONS FOR A SHORT TIME AND HOLDING IT AFTER COPENHAGEN SUMMIT CAN BE A SOUND SOLUTION''BRUSSELS - Deputy Prime Minister and State Minister Mesut Yilmaz said on Thursday that postponement of general elections for a short time and holding it after the European Union (EU) Copenhagen Summit could be a sound solution.12.09.2002 [23] PRESIDENT DENKTAS TO INFORM TRNC PARLIAMENTLEFKOSA - President Rauf Denktas of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) will inform the parliament on recent developments in the direct talks process on Monday.12.09.2002 [24] FOREIGN MINISTRY: ''VERHEUGEN'S STATEMENTS STEM FROM MISINFORMATION''ANKARA - Foreign Ministry Acting Spokesman Huseyin Dirioz said on Thursday that the statements of European Union (EU) Commissioner for enlargement Guenter Verheugen about Cyprus question ''stemmed from incomplete or wrong information.''12.09.2002 [25] FOREIGN MINISTRY: ''WE NOTED DOWN LATEST STATEMENT OF BARZANI''ANKARA - Foreign Ministry Acting Spokesman Huseyin Dirioz said on Thursday that Turkey noted down carefully the latest statement of Iraqi Kurdistan Democrat Party (IKDP) leader Massoud Barzani.12.09.2002 [26] FOREIGN MINISTRY:''TURKISH CONSULATE IN MOSUL COULD REOPEN WHEN THE RIGHT TIME COMES''ANKARA - Foreign Ministry Acting Spokesman Huseyin Dirioz has said that Turkish Consulate in Mosul could reopen when the right time comes12.09.2002 [27] PRESIDENT SEZER: ''I AM NOT WARM TO IDEA OF CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT BEFORE NOV. 3''ANKARA - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer said on Thursday that he is not warm to the idea of change of government before Nov. 3, by when the elections will be held.12.09.2002 [28] TEKIN: ''TURKEY SUPPORTS GEORGIA IN EVERY FIELD INCLUDING EDUCATION''TBILISI - National Education Minister Necdet Tekin has said that Turkey supported Georgia in every field12.09.2002 [29] TEXTILE EXPORT FROM GAP REGION INCREASESGAZIANTEP - Textile export from Southeast Anatolia Project (GAP) region has reached 263 million 292 thousand dollars by increasing 6.2 percent in the first eight months of the year12.09.2002 [30] PEOPLE SHOW GREAT INTEREST IN GAZIANTEP ARCHEOLOGICAL MUSEUMGAZIANTEP - A total of 35,906 people visited Gaziantep Archeology Museum including the mosaics and other historical artifacts excavated from Zeugma Archaic City in the first eight months of 2002.12.09.2002 [31] FOREIGN MINISTER GUREL ATTENDS CEREMONY TO COMMEMORATE VICTIMS OF WTCNEW YORK - Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Sukru Sina Gurel attended on Wednesday the ceremony held at the Battery Park nearby World Trade Center (WTO) site, which was demolished in September 11th terrorist attacks killing thousands of people, on the first anniversary of the attacks12.09.2002 [32] FOREIGN MINISTER GUREL HOLDS BILATERAL MEETINGSNEW YORK - Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Sukru Sina Gurel who is currently in New York to attend the works of 57th Term United Nations (U.N.) General Committee began to hold bilateral meetings on Wednesday. Gurel showed that Turkey would react to Greek Cypriot administration to be accepted as a member of the European Union (EU) during the meetings with the ministers of the EU countries12.09.2002 Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |