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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 02-10-07Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Anadolu Agency Home Page at <http://www.anadoluajansi.com.tr/>CONTENTS
[01] TRNC PRESIDENT DENKTAS UNDERGOES SUCCESSFUL HEART SURGERYNEW YORK - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) President Rauf Denktas underwent on Monday a successful heart surgery in New York Presbytarian Medical Center.07.10.2002 [02] CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF GEN. OZKOK SAYS TURKEY SUPPORTS IRAQ'S TERRITORIAL AND POLITICAL INTEGRITYSOFIA - Chief of General Staff Gen. Hilmi Ozkok said on Monday that in case of a possible U.S. operation against Iraq, Turkey will support maintenance of Iraq's territorial and political integrity.07.10.2002 [03] FOREIGN MINISTRY SENDS LETTER OF APPROVAL TO GOVERNMENT FOR SIGNING OF ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL NO. 6 OF EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTSANKARA - Foreign Ministry sent letter of approval for signing of the Additional Protocol No. 6 of European Convention on Human Rights which prohibits death penalty except in cases of war, to the government.07.10.2002 [04] U.S. HISTORIAN PROF. DR. MCCARTHY:''IT IS CLAIMED THAT TURKS COMMITTED GENOCIDE AGAINST ARMENIANS, IN FACT REAL GENOCIDE WAS COMMITTED AGAINST TURKS''ERZURUM - Prof. Dr. Justin McCarthy, the Head of the Department of History in U.S. Kentucky Louisville University said on Monday that ''it is claimed that Turks committed a genocide against Armenians, however the real genocide was committted against Turks.''07.10.2002 [05] KANADOGLU APPLIES TO HIGHER ELECTION BOARD FOR DEHAPANKARA - Supreme Court of Appeals' Chief Prosecutor Sabih Kanadoglu asked on Monday the Higher Board of Election to re-examine the issue of whether or not Democratic People's Party (DEHAP) would take part in Nov. 3 elections.07.10.2002 [06] U.S. AMBASSADOR PEARSON DISCUSSES LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ON IRAQ ISSUE WITH FM UNDERSECRETARY ZIYALANKARA - The U.S. Ambassador in Ankara Robert Pearson on Monday briefed Ankara about the latest developments on Iraq.07.10.2002 [07] TRNC PRESIDENT DENKTAS'S HEART SURGERY BEGINSNEW YORK - The heart surgery of TRNC President Rauf Denktas in New York, the U.S. started on Monday.07.10.2002 [08] TURKEY'S PROGRESS REPORT INCLUDES BOTH APPRECIATION AND CRITICISMBRUSSELS - Detailed contents of the progress reports, which the European Union (EU) Commission is expected to announce on October 9, including technical evaluation of full membership processes of 13 candidate countries, was leaked to the press07.10.2002 [09] QUAKE SHAKES AFYONAFYON - An earthquake, measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale, shook Bolvadin Township in Aegean Afyon province on Monday.The epicenter of the quake was Bolvadin. 07.10.2002 [10] CALL FROM TURKEY PLATFORM TO TURKEY: ''TURKEY PROVED ITS DETERMINATION. NOW IT IS THE TURN OF THE EU''ISTANBUL - Istanbul Platform which convened in Istanbul on Monday made a call for the European Union (EU) and said, ''Turkey proved its determination. Now that it is the turn of the EU.07.10.2002 [11] STATE MINISTER TOSKAY: ''WE EXPECT COPENHAGEN SUMMIT TO GIVE DECISION OF STARTING NEGOTIATIONS WITH TURKEY''ANKARA - State Minister Tunca Toskay said on Monday that EU is an indispensable partner for Turkey and Turkey is an indispensable partner for EU, adding that ''we expect Copenhagen summit to give the decision to start membership negotiations with Turkey.''07.10.2002 [12] GUREL: ''WE DON'T WANT WAR IN IRAQ''IZMIR - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sukru Sina Gurel said on Monday that they had always defended peace and cooperation in the region.07.10.2002 [13] FINANCE MINISTER ORAL SAYS ADOPTION OF NEW TAX PACKAGE TO BE LEFT TO NEW PARLIAMENTANKARA - Finance Minister Sumer Oral said on Monday that the 2003 year budget draft will be submitted to the parliament on October 17 as it is foreseen by the Constitution, but the adoption of the new tax package will be left to the new parliament to be formed after the elections.07.10.2002 [14] DECREASE IN HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN SOUTHEASTDIYARBAKIR - Selahattin Demirtas, the Chairman of Human Rights Association (IHD) Diyarbakir Department, said on Monday that decrease in human rights violations was pleasing.07.10.2002 [15] POLICE CAPTURE 4 HEZBOLLAH TERRORISTS WHO KILL AN IMAMADANA - Police captured four Hezbollah terrorists in southern province of Adana.07.10.2002 [16] FINANCE MINISTER ORAL SAYS MOST DIFFICULT PART OF ECONOMIC PROGRAMME IS OVERANKARA - Finance Minister Sumer Oral said on Monday that the most difficult part of the economic programme is over, adding that ''governments to be founded after the elections won't face the difficulties which the governments today faced.''07.10.2002 [17] TURKER: ''WE HAVE COMPLETED IMPORTANT PART OF OUR COMMITMENTS EXCEPT A FEW ISSUES AT MEETINGS WITH IMF''ANKARA - State Minister Masum Turker for Economy said on Monday that at the meetings with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), they had completed important part of their commitments except a few issues.07.10.2002 [18] TOSKAY SAYS A POSSIBLE MILITARY OPERATION AGAINST IRAQ WILL AFFECT TURKEY'S TRADE AND TOURISMANKARA - State Minister Tunca Toskay said on Monday that a possible military operation against Iraq would affect negatively Turkey's trade with the region and also tourism.07.10.2002 [19] EMERGENCY REGIONAL GOVERNOR AYDINER SAYS TURKISH STATE TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION ALL POSSIBILITIES AND PREPARES PLANSDIYARBAKIR - Gokhan Aydıner, the Emergency Regional Governor said on Monday that the Turkish Republic state takes into consideration all possibilities and prepares plans according to that.07.10.2002 [20] NATO PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY PERMANENT COMMITTEE MEETINGBRUSSELS - NATO Parliamentary Assembly Permanent Committee set the agenda of the fall term meeting that would take place in Istanbul on November 15.07.10.2002 [21] ERIS: ''OUR DUTY IS TO PROVE OUR DETERMINATION AND WILL TO INTAGRATE WITH THE EU AS A NATION''ISTANBUL - Economic Development Foundation (IKV) Chairperson Meral Gezgin Eris said on Monday, ''our duty is to prove our determination and will to integrate with the European Union (EU) as a nation.''07.10.2002 [22] ORAL SAYS IMPLEMENTATION OF ECONOMIC PROGRAMME IS TURKEY'S TARGETANKARA - Finance Minister Sumer Oral said on Monday that Turkey had to implement the economic programme with determination to ''recover its economy and gain a competitive structure in global level''.07.10.2002 [23] PRESIDENT RELEASES A MESSAGE TO MARK WORLD HABITAT DAYANKARA - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer has said that modern cities which would let individuals' effective participation in social and political life by meeting all of their needs, accelerated development of countries by enabling raising of healthy generations.07.10.2002 [24] TURKEY WINS 12 GOLD, 11 SILVER AND 6 BRONZE MEDALS AT EUROPEAN JUNIOR WEIGHT-LIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPSNUORO - Turkey won a total of 12 gold, 11 silver and 6 bronze medals and was ranked the first as a team at the 28th Boys' and 5th Ladies' European Junior Weight-Lifting Championships held in Nuoro city of Sardinia Island in Italy.07.10.2002 [25] CONSTITUTIONAL COURT TO HEAR REQUEST OF MHP TO STOP ENFORCEMENT OF SOME ARTICLES OF EU ADJUSTMENT BILL ON TUESDAYANKARA - The Constitutional Court will debate the request of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) to stop the enforcement of some articles of the European Union (EU) adjustment law on Tuesday.07.10.2002 [26] GAP REGION EXPORTS USD 411.5 MILLION OF AGRICULTURAL, ANIMAL AND INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS IN FIRST 9 MONTHSGAZIANTEP - Exports of agricultural, animal and industrial products from the Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP) region in first nine months of 2002 decreased to 411 million 557 thousand U.S. dollars.07.10.2002 [27] WORLD YOUTH TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIPS -TURKEY WINS A SILVER AND FIVE BRONZE MEDALSIRAKLEION - Turkey won a silver and five bronze medals at the World Youth Taekwondo Championships held in Irakleion city of Crete island of Greece on Sunday.07.10.2002 [28] SEVENTH EUROPEAN WOMEN'S CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP ENDSMANAVGAT - Yugoslavia's Belgrade BAS team won the Seventh European Women's Chess Championship which was held in Manavgat township of Antalya.07.10.2002 [29] YILMAZ: ''NOBODY SHOULD DOUBT THAT TURKEY WILL JOIN THE EU AS A MUSLIM NATION''ANTALYA - Motherland Party (ANAP) leader, State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz said on Sunday that nobody should doubt that Turkey would join the European Union (EU) as a Muslim Turkish nation.07.10.2002 [30] TREASURY TO AUCTION 266-DAY BONDS ON TUESDAYANKARA - Treasury will sell 266-day bonds in an auction on Tuesday, October 8.07.10.2002 [31] ECEVIT: ''I MAY PREFER TO HOLD A CONVENTION AND WITHDRAW FROM POST NEXT YEAR ''BURSA - Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit, who also acts as the leader of the Democratic Left Party (DSP), said on Sunday that he might prefer to withdraw from his post after holding a convention next year. ''As long as God gives me life and reason, I will be in the service of DSP07.10.2002 Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |