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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 04-10-04Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Anadolu Agency Home Page at <http://www.anadoluajansi.com.tr/>CONTENTS
[01] ANNAN PROPOSES REDUCTION OF UN PEACEKEEPING FORCE IN CYPRUSNEW YORK - UN Secretary General Kofi Annan called for a reduction of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) military component to 860, down from the current 1,224 in his report which envisages extension of UNFICYP's mandate until mid-200504 Ekim 2004 Pazartesi - 23:55 [02] TURKISH GENDARMERIE ARREST 17 ILLEGAL MIGRANTS IN BALIKESIRBALIKESIR - Turkish gendarme forces arrested 17 illegal migrants in northwestern city of Balikesir, sources said on Monday.04 Ekim 2004 Pazartesi - 22:51 [03] REHN: ''I SUPPOSE COMMISSION WOULD START ENTRY TALKS WITH TURKEY''BRUSSELS - Olli Rehn, a member of the new European Commission which will start its mission on November 1st under the chairmanship of Jose Manuel Durao Barroso, said on Monday that he supposed that European Commission would start entry talks with Turkey.04 Ekim 2004 Pazartesi - 22:51 [04] BABACAN SEPARATELY MEETS WOLFENSOHN AND KATSU[05] WASHINGTON, D.C. - Turkish State Minister Ali Babacan separately met World Bank President James Wolfensohn and Vice President Shigeo Katsu on Monday.04 Ekim 2004 Pazartesi -- 21:36[06] ERDOGAN SAYS OSCE SHOULD CONSULT MORE WITH NATO, EU AND UNANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) should consult more with NATO, European Union (EU) and UN regarding the region, particularly Iraq, noting that cooperation between OSCE and these organizations would contribute to peace in the region and the world.04 Ekim 2004 Pazartesi -- 21:14 [07] TRNC PM TALAT SPEAKS TO A.A: ''DECISION OF PACE IS AN IMPORTANT STEP''LEFKOSA - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Talat said on Monday that the decision of the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe (PACE) in favor of the TRNC was an important step, noting, ''the world started to understand the Turkish Cypriots. It is the first step.''04 Ekim 2004 Pazartesi -- 19:53 [08] PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN RECEIVES HASTINGSANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan received Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Parliamentary Assembly President Alcee Hastings in Ankara on Monday.04 Ekim 2004 Pazartesi -- 19:37 [09] REHN: ''TURKEY IS A EUROPEAN COUNTRY''BRUSSELS - Olli Rehn, a member of the new European Commission which will start its mission on November 1st under the chairmanship of Jose Manuel Durao Barroso, said on Monday that Turkey was accepted as a European country 40 years ago.04 Ekim 2004 Pazartesi -- 19:36 [10] TURKISH FM SAYS PACE'S DECISION IN FAVOR OF TRNC IS AN IMPORTANT STEPANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister & Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Monday that the decision of the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe (PACE) in favor of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) was an important step, helping Turkish Cypriot people defend their rights in international platforms in a better way.04 Ekim 2004 Pazartesi -- 18:29 [11] TURKISH CULTURE MINISTER ARRIVES IN GERMANYFRANKFURT - Turkish Culture & Tourism Minister Erkan Mumcu arrived in Frankfurt, Germany on Monday to attend inauguration of 56th Frankfurt Book Fair.04 Ekim 2004 Pazartesi -- 18:08 [12] YTP DECIDES TO HOLD EXTRAORDINARY CONGRESS TO JOIN CHPANKARA - New Turkey Party (YTP) led by former Turkish Foreign Minister Ismail Cem on Monday called for convention of party congress in an extraordinary meeting to decide on unification with the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP).04 Ekim 2004 Pazartesi -- 18:07 [13] TURKISH FM SAYS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR TURKEY TO ACCEPT ANY UNJUST DECISION OR MOVE OF EUANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said on Monday that it was impossible for Turkey to accept any unfair decision regarding Turkey's EU bid.04 Ekim 2004 Pazartesi -- 18:07 [14] POLICE CAPTURE 4 TERRORISTS INVOLVED IN MORE THAN 100 BOMB ATTACKSANKARA - Turkish police captured four members of a terrorist organization called MLKP/FESK which is proven to be behind more than 100 bomb attacks in Turkey's cities of Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir, Bursa, Adana and Eskisehir.04 Ekim 2004 Pazartesi -- 17:25 [15] TURKISH GENDARMERY ARREST 157 ILLEGAL MIGRANTS IN EDIRNEEDIRNE - Turkish gendarmery arrested 157 illegal migrants in northwestern city of Edirne in the last two days, sources said on Monday.04 Ekim 2004 Pazartesi -- 17:25 [16] PRODI'S ADVISER THINKS EU COMMISSION WILL GIVE THE GREEN LIGHT TO START NEGOTIATIONS WITH TURKEYISTANBUL - Prof. Andre Sapir, economic adviser of European Union (EU) Commission President Romano Prodi, expressed his belief on Monday that the EU Commission would give the green light to start full membership negotiations with Turkey in its progress report (on Turkey) to be published on Wednesday.04 Ekim 2004 Pazartesi -- 17:11 [17] BRUSSELS TO HOST TURKISH ARTS FESTIVALBRUSSELS - A Turkish arts festival will start in Brussels, Belgium, on October 6th, sources told the A.A on Monday.04 Ekim 2004 Pazartesi -- 16:53 [18] TURKISH FM SAYS A SPECIAL CONDITION REGARDING TURKEY'S EU MEMBERSHIP PROCESS IS OUT OF QUESTION (1)ANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Monday that a special condition regarding Turkey's European Union (EU) membership process was out of question.04 Ekim 2004 Pazartesi -- 16:45 [19] HASTINGS VISITS DULGERANKARA - Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Parliamentary Assembly President Alcee Hastings met Turkish Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Commission Chairman Mehmet Dulger on Monday in Ankara.04 Ekim 2004 Pazartesi -- 16:44 [20] TURKISH PM EXPRESSES BELIEF THAT DECEMBER 17TH WILL BE A HISTORIC MILESTONEISTANBUL - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed belief on Monday that December 17th, 2004 would be a historic milestone (as regards Turkey-EU relations).04 Ekim 2004 Pazartesi -- 15:57 [21] AZERBAIJANI DEFENSE MINISTER VISITS TURKISH CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFFANKARA - Azerbaijani Defense Minister Safar Abiyev visited on Monday Turkish Chief of General Staff Hilmi Ozkok, Ozkok's office said.04 Ekim 2004 Pazartesi -- 15:40 [22] NEW ACADEMIC YEAR STARTS AT WAR ACADEMIESISTANBUL - General Hilmi Ozkok, Turkish Chief of General Staff, said on Monday that methods taught at war academies for many years were no more so effective against new threats and risks like international terrorism04 Ekim 2004 Pazartesi -- 15:40 [23] TURKISH NATIONAL EDUCATION MINISTER DUE IN MACEDONIASKOPJE - Turkish National Education Minister Huseyin Celik would visit Skopje as the official guest of his Macedonian Minister of Education and Science Aziz Pollozhani, sources said on Monday.04 Ekim 2004 Pazartesi -- 15:05 [24] TURKISH CYPRIOT PARLIAMENTARIANS TO ATTEND PACE WORKS DIRECTLYANKARA - The parliamentarians of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) will be able to attend works of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) directly and actively in line with a new decision, diplomatic sources told the A.A on Monday.04 Ekim 2004 Pazartesi -- 15:05 [25] EU COMMISSION TO LAY DOWN ''VERY CLEAR'' PROPOSAL ABOUT TURKEYBRUSSELS - The European Union (EU) Commission's progress report regarding Turkey would include a ''very clear proposal'', Jean-Christophe Filori, the spokesman of EU Commissioner for enlargement Guenter Verheugen, said on Monday.04 Ekim 2004 Pazartesi -- 14:17 [26] SWEDEN EXTENDS SUPPORT TO TURKEY'S EU MEMBERSHIPSTOCKHOLM - Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds of Sweden said on Monday that they supported Turkey's European Union (EU) membership.04 Ekim 2004 Pazartesi -- 13:02 [27] HOSTINGS VISITS ALPTEKINANKARA - Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Parliamentary Assembly President Alcee Hastings met on Monday Deputy Parliament Speaker Ismail Alptekin.04 Ekim 2004 Pazartesi -- 13:02 [28] TURKISH PM DUE TO STRASBOURGANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will go to Strasbourg on Tuesday as official guest of Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).04 Ekim 2004 Pazartesi -- 12:36 [29] SWEDISH FOREIGN MINISTER FREIVALDS TO VISIT TURKEYANKARA - Swedish Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds will pay an official visit to Turkey on October 6th and 7th, it was announced.04 Ekim 2004 Pazartesi -- 12:10 [30] POLICE CONFISCATE 20.5 OF HASHISH IN DIYARBAKIRDIYARBAKIR - Police confiscated 20.5 kg of hashish in eastern city of Diyarbakir, sources said on Monday.04 Ekim 2004 Pazartesi -- 12:09 [31] BABACAN: ''9TH AND 10TH REVIEWS WITH IMF ARE CANCELLED''WASHINGTON - ''The 9th and 10th reviews (regarding the loan to be granted to Turkey) by International Monetary Fund (IMF) were cancelled. The loan worth of nearly 1.3 billion U.S. dollars, which belongs to these periods, will be transferred to new Stand-By deal to be concluded with the IMF,'' said State Minister Ali Babacan.04 Ekim 2004 Pazartesi -- 12:09 [32] CAKICI TO BE EXTRADITED TO TURKEYVIENNA - Vienna state court decided on Monday to extradite Alaattin Cakici, a member of an organized crime organization, to Turkey.04 Ekim 2004 Pazartesi -- 12:08 [33] BABACAN DELIVERS SPEECH AT GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF IMF-WORLD BANKWASHINGTON - ''The European Union's (EU) starting entry talks with Turkey will provide sustainable high growth, low inflation figures and reducing unemployment besides increasing reliability of Turkey in world markets,'' said Turkish State Minister on Treasury Ali Babacan.04 Ekim 2004 Pazartesi -- 12:08 [34] PM ERDOGAN RETURNS FROM GERMANYANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan returned from Germany to Turkey late on Sunday.04 Ekim 2004 Pazartesi -- 12:08 [35] PM ERDOGAN: ''PREJUDICES AMONG CULTURES SHOULD BE PURIFIED''BERLIN - ''Purification of prejudices among cultures is very important,'' said Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.04 Ekim 2004 Pazartesi -- 12:07 [36] ERDOGAN: ''THERE IS NO SYSTEMATIC TORTURE IN TURKEY''BERLIN - ''There is neither systematic torture in Turkey nor a torture which is not systematic,'' said Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.04 Ekim 2004 Pazartesi -- 12:07 [37] SCHROEDER: ''I THINK EU COMMISSION WILL PUBLISH A POSITIVE REPORT (ON TURKEY) ON OCTOBER 6TH''BERLIN - ''I think the European Union (EU) Commission will publish a positive report on Turkey on October 6th,'' German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said.04 Ekim 2004 Pazartesi -- 12:06 [38] PM ERDOGAN: ''TURKEY'S ACCESSION TO EU IS VERY IMPORTANT''BERLIN - ''Turkey's accession to the European Union (EU) is very important. I believe when Turkey enters EU, the Union will be the most significant insurance of a world where peace has become global,'' said Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.04 Ekim 2004 Pazartesi -- 12:06 [39] FM GUL: ''WE ARE SURE OF US AND PROGRESS REPORT WILL BE VERY CORRECT AND GOOD''ISTANBUL - ''I saw draft of Progress Report on Turkey which the European Union (EU) Commission will publish on October 6th. We are sure of us. And it will be a very fair and good report,'' said Turkish Foreign Minister & Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul on Sunday.04 Ekim 2004 Pazartesi -- 12:05 [40] OIC-EU JOINT FORUM INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ENDSISTANBUL - Participants of Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC)-the European Union (EU) Joint Forum International Symposium said, ''there should not be hierarchy between cultures.''04 Ekim 2004 Pazartesi -- 12:05
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