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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 04-04-24Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Anadolu Agency Home Page at <http://www.anadoluajansi.com.tr/>CONTENTS
[01] TRNC PRIME MINISTER TALAT: ''IT IS THE GOVERNMENT WHICH WILL CARRY OUT THE NEXT DIPLOMATIC STEP''LEFKOSA - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Talat said on Saturday that they had reached the current situation by the policies of the TRNC government, adding, ''it is the government which will carry out the next diplomatic step.'24 Nisan 2004 Cumartesi - 23:45 [02] TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER GUL: ''AS ANNAN PLAN IS REJECTED, WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS IS REJECTED AS WELL''ANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Saturday that as the Annan Plan was rejected, article on Turkey's withdrawal of its troops from the island was rejected as well24 Nisan 2004 Cumartesi - 23:36 [03] ERDOGAN: ''I RESPECT MR. DENKTAS BUT TURKISH CYPRIOTS HAVE PUT FORWARD THEIR OPINION''ISTANBUL - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that he respected Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) President Rauf Denktas, adding, ''however, Turkish Cypriot people have put forward an opinion. I don't know how Mr. Denktas would evaluate it.''24 Nisan 2004 Cumartesi - 23:28 [04] ARINC: ''TURKISH CYPRIOTS HAVE CHOSEN A SAFE FUTURE''ANKARA - Turkish Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc has said, ''Turkish Cypriots have left behind bitter pains and chosen a safe future.'24 Nisan 2004 Cumartesi -- 22:52 [05] TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER GUL: ''RESULTS OF REFERENDA HAVE CREATED A CONTRADICTORY SITUATION FOR EU''ANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Saturday that the results of synchronous referenda in Cyprus caused a ''contradictory'' situation for the European Union (EU), adding that the EU accepted membership of a side which said ''no'' to solution and unification of the island24 Nisan 2004 Cumartesi -- 22:34 [06] ERDOGAN: ''I BELIEVE TURKISH CYPRIOT PEOPLE WILL BE NO MORE EXPOSED TO ISOLATION POLICIES OF INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY''ISTANBUL - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that he believed Turkish Cypriot people would be no more exposed to isolation policies of the international community.24 Nisan 2004 Cumartesi -- 22:34 [07] ERDOGAN: ''ACCORDING TO ME, SOUTHERN CYPRUS HAS LOST OUT''ISTANBUL - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said regarding results of synchronous referenda in Cyprus on Saturday, ''according to me, southern Cyprus has lost out.'24 Nisan 2004 Cumartesi -- 21:43 [08] TURKISH FINANCE MINISTER UNAKITAN ARRIVES IN WASHINGTONWASHINGTON - Turkish Finance Minister Kemal Unakitan arrived in Washington on Saturday to attend Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Finance Ministers' Meeting24 Nisan 2004 Cumartesi -- 21:23 [09] GUL: ''GREEK CYPRIOT SIDE'S POLICY OF ACCUSING TURKISH CYPRIOT SIDE OF BEING INTRANSIGENT BY DISTORTING THE REALITIES HAS FAILED''ANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul has said that they regretted rejection of U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan's resolution plan by the Greek Cypriot side, adding, ''thus the Greek Cypriot side's policy of accusing the Turkish Cypriot side of being intransigent by distorting the facts has failed, too.'24 Nisan 2004 Cumartesi -- 21:23 [10] TRNC VOTES 65 PERCENT ''IN FAVOR'', GREEK CYPRIOT SIDE VOTES 76 PERCENT ''AGAINST'' ANNAN PLAN[11] LEFKOSA/GREEK CYPRIOT SIDE - Turkish Cypriots voted 'yes' to Annan Plan with 65 percent while Greek Cypriots voted 'no' with 76 percent in synchronous referenda on Saturday24 Nisan 2004 Cumartesi -- 21:23[12] TURKISH STATE MINISTER BABACAN MEETS WITH LARSONWASHINGTON - Turkish State Minister Ali Babacan, who is currently in the United States, met on Saturday with Alan Larson, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell's assistant for economic affairs24 Nisan 2004 Cumartesi -- 21:23 [13] TRNC PRESIDENT DENKTAS: ''OUR NO CAMPAIGN HAS REACHED ITS PURPOSE''LEFKOSA - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Rauf Denktas has said that the ''no'' campaign he had carried out against Annan's plan had reached its purpose, adding, ''Annan's plan has been killed.'24 Nisan 2004 Cumartesi -- 21:22 [14] TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER GUL: ''EMBARGO IMPOSED ON TRNC SHOULD END''ANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said on Saturday that he regretted the results in referenda in Cyprus and that embargo imposed on the TRNC should not continue.24 Nisan 2004 Cumartesi -- 20:47 [15] RATE OF 'NO VOTE' IN GREEK CYPRIOT SIDE 75.83 PERCENT[16] LEFKOSA/GREEK CYPRIOT SIDE - According to unofficial actual results, 75.83 percent of Greek Cypriots ''rejected'' Annan's plan24 Nisan 2004 Cumartesi -- 20:34[17] UNOFFICIAL RESULTS IN REFERENDUM IN TRNC 65 PERCENT 'YES VOTE'LEFKOSA - According to unofficial actual results, 64.91 percent of Turkish Cypriots ''accepted'' Annan's plan24 Nisan 2004 Cumartesi -- 20:33 [18] TRNC PRESIDENT DENKTAS: ''THERE IS NO REASON FOR MY RESIGNATION''LEFKOSA - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) President Rauf Denktas has said that he was against the Annan Plan as he believed it aimed to destroy the TRNC state and announced that there was no reason for his resignation after Turkish Cypriots accepted the plan and that he would not resign24 Nisan 2004 Cumartesi -- 19:58 [19] TRNC PREMIER SPEAKS TO A.A: -''I THINK MR. PRESIDENT'S RESIGNATION WOULD BE THE RIGHT THING''LEFKOSA - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Talat has said that TRNC President Rauf Denktas's resignation would be the appropriate thing against result of the referendum in the TRNC, adding, ''Mr. President does not have any place in coming period.'24 Nisan 2004 Cumartesi -- 19:57 [20] RATE OF PARTICIPATION IN REFERENDUM IN TRNC 85.88 PERCENTLEFKOSA - The official rate of participation in the referendum in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) was announced as 85.88 percent24 Nisan 2004 Cumartesi -- 18:59 [21] MOST OF TURKISH CYPRIOTS VOTE ''YES''LEFKOSA - Almost 61 percent of Turkish Cypriots voted ''in favor'' of the resolution plan presented by U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan24 Nisan 2004 Cumartesi -- 18:58 [22] MOST OF GREEK CYPRIOTS VOTE ''AGAINST'' ANNAN'S PLAN[23] LEFKOSA/GREEK CYPRIOT SIDE - Almost 80 percent of Greek Cypriots voted ''against'' resolution plan presented by U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan24 Nisan 2004 Cumartesi -- 18:58[24] INTERNATIONAL CEREMONY HELD FOR 89TH ANNIVERSARY OF CANAKKALE BATTLESCANAKKALE - An international ceremony was held in the Monument of Martyrs in Gelibolu Peninsula to mark the 89th anniversary of Canakkale Battles on Saturday.24 Nisan 2004 Cumartesi -- 15:00 [25] SOUTHEAST EUROPEAN EDUCATION MINISTERS' MEETING STARTS IN ISTANBULISTANBUL - The third informal meeting of education ministers of Southeast European Countries started in Istanbul on Saturday.24 Nisan 2004 Cumartesi -- 14:22 [26] CULTURE AND TOURISM MINISTRY TO ORGANIZE ''TURKISH TOURISM DAYS'' IN IRAN AND SYRIAANKARA - Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry would strengthen tourism relations with Iran and Syria, sources said on Saturday.24 Nisan 2004 Cumartesi -- 14:21 [27] EXPORTS OF IRON-STEEL FROM TURKEY TO CHINA INCREASE TO USD 232 MILLIONISTANBUL - Exports of iron-steel from Turkey to the People's Republic of China increased to 232 million U.S. dollars in 2003.24 Nisan 2004 Cumartesi -- 14:21 [28] SPORTS - WRESTLING -YAVASER OF TURKEY QUALIFIES TO SEMI-FINALANKARA - Gokhan Yavaser of Turkey competing in men's 84 kg category has qualified to the semi-final in the 47th European Free-Style Wrestling Championships in Ankara.24 Nisan 2004 Cumartesi -- 12:48 [29] PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN: ''IF WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE PEACE IN CYPRUS, WE SHOULD AWARD TRNC''ANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said, ''if we want to encourage peace in Cyprus, we should award Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) for its efforts. I believe that the following days will become scene of developments in favor of TRNC.''24 Nisan 2004 Cumartesi -- 12:47 [30] STATE MINISTER BABACAN SAYS TURKEY IS WELL-PREPARED FOR ECONOMIC SHOCKS[31] WASHINGTON, D.C. - Turkish State Minister Ali Babacan has said that Turkey was well-prepared for economic shocks, and stated that general course in Turkish economy would not change even if the worst scenarios took place on issues such as the European Union (EU) and Cyprus issue.24 Nisan 2004 Cumartesi -- 12:47[32] STATE MINISTER TUZMEN MEETS WITH MACEDONIA AND THRACE MINISTER TSIARTSIONIS OF GREECESALONICA - Turkish State Minister Kursad Tuzmen has met with Macedonia and Thrace Minister Nikos Tsiartsionis of Greece.24 Nisan 2004 Cumartesi -- 11:55 [33] RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS HEAD BARDAKOGLU: -''ISLAM DOES NOT SUPPORT TERRORISM''VIENNA - Turkish Religious Affairs Head Prof. Dr. Ali Bardakoglu has said that the Islam did not support acts of terrorism.24 Nisan 2004 Cumartesi -- 11:43 [34] TREASURY TO REPAY USD 126.5 MILLION IN EXTERNAL DEBT NEXT WEEKANKARA - Treasury will repay 126.5 million U.S. dollars in consolidated budget and Treasury-guaranteed external debt next week.24 Nisan 2004 Cumartesi -- 11:36 [35] STATE MINISTER BABACAN MEETS WITH SNOW AND KRUEGERWASHINGTON D.C. - Turkish State Minister Ali Babacan, who is currently in the United States to attend the spring term meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the meetings of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, has held separate meetings with U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow, and IMF First Deputy Managing Director Anne Krueger.24 Nisan 2004 Cumartesi -- 11:36 [36] STATE MINISTER BABACAN MEETS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF FINANCIAL ORGANIZATIONS IN NEW YORKNEW YORK - Turkish State Minister Ali Babacan, who is currently in the United States to attend the spring term meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the meetings of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, met on Friday with representatives of financial organizations in New York.24 Nisan 2004 Cumartesi -- 11:36 [37] FOREIGN MINISTER GUL: ''TURKISH-GREEK RELATIONS WILL NOT BE AFFECTED FROM RESULTS OF REFERENDUMS IN CYPRUS''ANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul has said that Turkish-Greek relations would not be affected from results of the referendums in Cyprus.24 Nisan 2004 Cumartesi -- 11:35 [38] PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN: ''PROCESS HAS STILL BEEN CONTINUING IN RETRIAL OF FORMER DEP DEPUTIES''ANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that the process of the Supreme Court of Appeals had still been continuing about the decision taken by the Ankara State Security Court (DGM) in retrial process of former deputies of the Democracy Party (DEP) which was banned by the Constitutional Court.24 Nisan 2004 Cumartesi -- 11:35 [39] GENERAL OZKOK: ''ACCORDING TO INTERNATIONAL PRACTICES, WAR SHIPS CAN SAIL IN TERRITORIAL WATERS WITHOUT ANY MILITARY PURPOSE LIKE COMMERCIAL SHIPS''ANKARA - Turkish General Staff Chief General Hilmi Ozkok has said, ''an addition was made to the arrangements in United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan's plan on Cyprus. According to the addition, war ships sailing in the territorial waters of Cyprus should get permission. It is unacceptable.''24 Nisan 2004 Cumartesi -- 11:35 [40] SPORTS - WEIGHT-LIFTING -SAGIR OF TURKEY WINS THREE GOLD MEDALSKIEV - Taner Sagir of Turkey competing in men's 77 kg category, won three gold medals at the 83rd European Men's Weight-Lifting Championships in Ukrainian capital Kiev on Friday.24 Nisan 2004 Cumartesi -- 11:35 [41] SECURITY FORCES IMPOUND 369 KG OF HEROIN IN EDIRNEEDIRNE - Security forces have impounded a total of 369 kg of heroin in two vehicles at Ipsala Border Gate in northwestern province of Edirne.24 Nisan 2004 Cumartesi -- 11:34 [42] TURKISH CYPRIOT PEOPLE START CASTING THEIR VOTES IN REFERENDUMLEFKOSA - People have started casting their votes in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) in the referendum about United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan's plan.24 Nisan 2004 Cumartesi -- 09:23 [43] STATE MINISTER TUZMEN: ''EXPORTS FROM TURKEY WILL EXCEED 50 BILLION U.S. DOLLARS THIS YEAR''ATHENS - Turkish State Minister Kursad Tuzmen has said, ''exports from Turkey will exceed 50 billion U.S. dollars this year.''23 Nisan 2004 Cuma -- 13:26 [44] STATE MINISTER TUZMEN: ''TRADE VOLUME BETWEEN TURKEY AND GREECE WILL EXCEED 2 BILLION U.S. DOLLARS''ATHENS - Turkish State Minister Kursad Tuzmen has said, ''the trade volume between Turkey and Greece will exceed 2 billion U.S. dollars by the end of 2004.''23 Nisan 2004 Cuma -- 13:11 [45] SPORTS - WRESTLING -47TH EUROPEAN MEN'S FREE-STYLE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS STARTANKARA - The 47th European Men's Free-Style Wrestling Championships have started in Ankara.23 Nisan 2004 Cuma -- 11:48 [46] RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS HEAD BARDAKOGLU ARRIVES IN VIENNAVIENNA - Turkish Religious Affairs Head Prof. Dr. Ali Bardakoglu arrived in Austrian capital Vienna on Friday to attend general assembly meeting of Austria-Turkey Islamic Union.23 Nisan 2004 Cuma -- 11:43 [47] APRIL 23 NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY AND CHILD'S DAY -ARINC VISITS MAUSOLEUM OF ATATURKANKARA - April 23 National Sovereignty and Child's Day has been celebrated throughout Turkey.23 Nisan 2004 Cuma -- 11:09 [48] STATE MINISTER BABACAN ATTENDS A CONFERENCE ORGANIZED BY ECONOMISTS' FORUM IN NEW YORKNEW YORK - Turkish State Minister Ali Babacan, who is currently in the United States to attend the spring term meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the meetings of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, attended a conference entitled, ''the Fifth Summit of Economic Policies - Banking Sector and Monetary Issues'' organized by Economists' Forum.23 Nisan 2004 Cuma -- 10:40
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