Check our bulletin board of Hellenic Public Events Read the Convention Relating to the Regime of the Straits (24 July 1923) Read the Convention Relating to the Regime of the Straits (24 July 1923)
HR-Net - Hellenic Resources Network Compact version
Today's Suggestion
Read The "Macedonian Question" (by Maria Nystazopoulou-Pelekidou)
HomeAbout HR-NetNewsWeb SitesDocumentsOnline HelpUsage InformationContact us
Tuesday, 3 December 2024
 
News
  Latest News (All)
     From Greece
     From Cyprus
     From Europe
     From Balkans
     From Turkey
     From USA
  Announcements
  World Press
  News Archives
Web Sites
  Hosted
  Mirrored
  Interesting Nodes
Documents
  Special Topics
  Treaties, Conventions
  Constitutions
  U.S. Agencies
  Cyprus Problem
  Other
Services
  Personal NewsPaper
  Greek Fonts
  Tools
  F.A.Q.
 

Anadolu Agency: News in English, 00-08-25

Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article

From: The Anadolu Agency Home Page at <http://www.anadoluajansi.com.tr/>

Anadolu Agency

ANADOLU AGENCY

NEWS

25 AUGUST 2000

Friday


CONTENTS

  • [01] TURKEY-PRESS SCAN
  • [02] TURKEY'S NEW UN PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE PAMIR STARTS HIS NEW POST IN NEW YORK
  • [03] INVESTMENTS OF THE EU AND TURKISH INSURANCE COMPANIES
  • [04] FRENCH PRIESTS ADMIRE OTTOMAN ARTIFACTS
  • [05] EUROPEAN JUNIOR WEIGHT-LIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS -OZ OF TURKEY WINS ONE SILVER AND TWO BRONZE MEDALS
  • [06] SOCCER - EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
  • [07] MANY GRAVES AND SHRINES FOUND IN ARTVIN
  • [08] IZMIR STATE SYMPHONY ORCHESTA DUE TO FAR EAST
  • [09] KURSK SUBMARINE DISASTER -GENERAL TURKERI, CHAIRMAN OF GENERAL STAFF'S INTELLIGENCE UNIT, SIGNS CONDOLENCE BOOK AT RUSSIAN EMBASSY IN ANKARA
  • [10] SOCCER - EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
  • [11] ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BARAK DUE IN TURKEY
  • [12] ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES MINISTER ERSUMER: -''AZERBAIJANI NATURAL GAS WILL COME TO TURKEY TOGETHER WITH TURKMEN NATURAL GAS''
  • [13] EUROPEAN JUNIOR WEIGHT-LIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS -SAGIR OF TURKEY WINS THREE SILVER AND AVCI WINS THREE BRONZE
  • [14] FOREST FIRES IN LATAGAN AND MARMARIS TOWNSHIPS OF MUGLA
  • [15] FOOTBALL: UEFA CUP -GAZIANTEPSPOR TO PLAY WITH CD ALAVES OF SPAIN AND ANTALYASPOR WITH SV WERDER BREMEN OF GERMANY

  • [01] TURKEY-PRESS SCAN

    These are some of the major headlines and their brief stories in Turkey's press on August 25, 2000. The Anadolu Ajansi does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

    HURRIYET (LIBERAL)

    THIS IS FEHRIYE'S ORGANIZATION
    DHKP-C organization sent a Mercedes to Turkey loaded with explosives enough to blow up a 30-storey building. Police seized the explosives which were sent to Turkey through Hezbollah's cooperation. Gunay Arslan, a DHKP-C militant drove through Turkey's Cilvegozu border gate on the Syrian border. National Intelligence Organization (MIT) started following the Mercedes which had a Syrian licence plate. 300 TNT explosives, 30 hand granades, one gun and many bullets were found in the car. DHKP-C militants were planning to hold violent acts to protest the F type prisons and to prevent Fehriye Erdal's return to Turkey.

    MASTER PROGRAMME ON HUMAN RIGHTS FOR POLICE AND GENDARME
    For the first time in Turkey, police and gendarme are studying human rights in a master programme. Ten policemen and two gendarmes are attending the master programme at Hacettepe University's Human Rights Application and Research Center. The policemen and gendarmes who voluntarily enrolled the classes will be given a Phd once they complete the programme. Anthropologic basis of human rights, ethics and human rights, human rights concepts and its varieties, assessment problems of human rights, development of democracy and human rights, human rights, law and state are some of the courses included in this programme.

    MILLIYET (LIBERAL)

    U.S. AMBASSADOR IN ANKARA PARRIS SAYS MHP CHANGED A LOT
    U.S. Ambassador in Ankara Marc Parris said today's Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) is different than it was ten years ago. He said political poles in Turkey have adopted a more central understanding in time and the MHP played a responsible role in this process.

    GARBAGE STRIKE SUSPENDED FOR TWO MONTHS
    The Ministers Council suspended for two months the strike of the garbage collectors which was continuing in Izmir and Istanbul and said the strike was threatening public health. Municipality executives who represented the employers were pleased while the workers and their union were angry about the decision.

    SABAH (LIBERAL)

    FAREWELL WITH WARNING
    Gendarme General Commander Full General Rasim Betir, during his farewell speech, focused on the threat of Islamist fundamentalism. At a ceremony which was also attended by President Ahmet Necdet Sezer, Betir said the fundamentalism climbed in the last twenty years and it has become the biggest threat in Turkey. Full General Aytaac Yalman who took over the post from Betir promised to fight against Islamist fundamentalism.

    ALAN MAKOVSKY FROM U.S. THINK-TANK INSTITUTION SAYS
    TURKISH GOVERNMENT IS ON THE RIGHT TRACK
    Alan Makovsky who has been the Director of Washington Institute Turkey Research Center for six years told Sabah that the U.S. government finds the Turkish government's activities successful such as the improvements in social security system, internatinal arbitration law, removing military judges from the State Security Courts (DGMs) and agreements with the IMF. Makovsky said Sezer's election as the president proved the political liveliness in Turkey. He also noted that the United States finds Ecevit successful in fighting against torture in Turkey. Responding to a question, Makovsky said a Kurdish state would not be set up in Northern Iraq in near future.

    CUMHURIYET (LEFT)

    WE EXPERIENCED 500 QUAKES IN FOUR MONTHS
    A total of 491 quakes took place throughout Turkey in the last four months. The epicenters of the quakes were changing between 2.6 and 5.9 on the Richter scale. Three of these quakes were strong, 10 of them were moderate, 43 of them slight, and the others were very slight.

    Denizli and Cankiri had more quakes in number. A total of 15 quakes occurred in Turkey on August 20, 2000, and 10 of them were in Denizli. All the quakes in Denizli province were slight.

    DEMIREL TO SET UP EUROPEAN UNION FOUNDATION
    Former President Suleyman Demrel is getting prepared to set up a foundation which will carry out works regarding Turkish-EU relations. It was reported that Demirel sent letters to the leaders of the European countries related with the foundation. Demirel is getting prepared for an intense program in September as the policy is expected to be intensified in autumn.

    RADIKAL (LEFT)

    TURKEY DOES NOT KNOW THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN THAT ARE ON THE STREETS
    According to official data, more than 7,000 children were on the streets only in Istanbul. The state does not have mechanisms to protect the children against their families or the streets. Some of the children, whose families force them to work, can be considered within this respect. Children and Youth Centers, which were established for those who live on the streets, could nly reach to 3,414 children througout Turkey.

    RECENT REPORT OF NSC: ''THE STATE BESIEGED''
    According to the recent report of the National Security Council (NSC), 253 head officials and some governors are fundamentalists. The Council of Ministers decided to launch efforts immediately for the legalization of the decree having the force of law (KHK) on civil servants.

    RAND: ''TURKEY IS NEW GEO-STRATEGIC POWER''
    The RAND think-tank institution which is based in the U.S. said in a report titled ''The Future of Turkish-Western Relations'' that Turkey appeared as a new geo-strategic power in its region.

    The report noted that ''during the Cold War, Turkey played a critical role in the containment of Soviet power. There was agreement between the United States and Western Germany, in particular, on the central importance of Turkey in Western strategy. A similar recognition of the Turkish role generated support. During the 1990s, however, this consensus disappeared. Security debates in the United States and Europe acknowledge Turkey's geopolitical significance and the need to reinvigorate relations. But there has been relatively little progress in defining what a new agenda for strategic cooperation between Turkey and the West should include.''

    YENİ BİNYIL (LIBERAL)

    STRANGE PICTURE IN ENERGY
    Turkey is face to face with a very serious electricity shortage if it fails to take measures in time and make required investments. According to the assessments, the year 2000 will be overcome with partial cuts, yet it is not yet clear how the years 2001 and 2002 will pass. And the most interesting thing is that Turkey will have difficulties in the coming two years, but later, it will have energy surplus till the year 2007.

    20,000 QUAKE SURVIVORS LIVE IN TENTS
    Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit responded to the questions of the press on the first anniversary of the devastating August 17 quake. Ecevit said there were only 24 ''missings,'' adding that permanent houses will be given to 40, 665 quake survivors. He said financial support was provided to 4,000 quake survivors who build up their houses. He said 20,000 families with their own will, were living in tents instead of the prefabricated houses.

    TURKIYE (RIGHT)

    IMPORTANT STEP TO BAKU-CEYHAN
    In the end, the first step was taken in Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan crude oil pipeline project which is very important for our country. Turkish state run pipeline company BOTAS signed agreement with German PLE company and started works as it received the intent letter of TPAO and Azerbaijan's National Oil Company Socar. German PLE company did the feasibility works of the project.

    BAHCELI: ''NO PROBLEM WITH THE PRESIDENT''
    Devlet Bahceli, the Deputy Prime Minister and the leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), said there was no tension between President Ahmet Necdet Sezer and the government, adding that, ''issuing of the law depends on the will of the Parliament, however, law on civil servants will be issued from the Parliament.''

    ZAMAN (CONSERVATIVE)

    GOVERNMENT PUTS OFF THE STRIKE
    Council of Ministers decided to put off the strike of the garbage collectors in Istanbul and Izmir municipalities for two months. The decision was taken as it was summer and this garbage problem will lead to social problems because of health reasons, and that Izmir Fair would be opened soon.

    Administrators of unions criticized the decision for postponement sand said, ''there has been injustice to the workers.''

    FROM JOURNEY OF ''HOPE'' TO TOMATO FIELDS
    The passengers of ''hope'' who come to the southern coasts of Italy through illegal ways, work in tomato fields till they get the permission of settlement in Italy. Citizens of various countries who come to Italy by ships from Albania, Turkey and Greece, say that they work in tomato fields as Italians don't want to work there.

    A total of 140 persons have been settled in a social settlement place called Casa Regina near Otranto city. Twenty Turkish citizens who are among them said they came to Italy by taking all the risks and they have to fulfil some conditions before getting the permission to settle in Italy.

    [02] TURKEY'S NEW UN PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE PAMIR STARTS HIS NEW POST IN NEW YORK

    NEW YORK, Aug 25 (A.A) - Turkey's new UN permanent representative Ambassador Umit Pamir came to New York from Ankara and started his new post on Thursday.

    Pamir has taken over the post from Ambassador Volkan Vural who was appointed as the secretary general in charge of Turkey's relations with the EU at the Foreign Ministry.

    Ambassador Pamir will present his letter of credentials to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on Friday.

    [03] INVESTMENTS OF THE EU AND TURKISH INSURANCE COMPANIES

    ANKARA, Aug 25 (A.A) - As the investments of the insurance companies in the European Union (EU) increased by 121.2 percent in 1992-1998 period, increase in the investments of insurance companies in Turkey reached to 258.6 percent.

    According to the data of Turkey Insurance companies, investments of insurance companies in Turkey increased from 430 million Euro to 1.542 billion Euro in 1992-1998 period.

    In this period, investments of insurance companies of the 15 EU member countries increased from 1.671 trillion Euro to 3.696 Euro. The figures in question state 121.2 percent increase.

    When the distribution of investments is considered, very interesting outcomes are seen.

    TYPE OF INVESTMENTS (percent)

    EU(AVER.) TURKEY
    ------------------------ -------- ------
    Real Estate, Building 5.0 9.2

    Investments in related comp. 3.5 4.2

    Shares 31.8 4.6

    Bonds and other fixed prof. 39.1 66.6

    Loans 13.6

    Deposits in banks 1.6 15.2

    Others 5.3 0.2 [00] FOREST FIRES -25 HECTARES OF FORESTED AREA DESTROYED IN FOREST FIRES
    ANKARA, Aug 25 (A.A) - A total of 25 hectares of forested area was burnt in forest fires which broke out in various regions of the country. All fires were taken under control.

    Forest Ministry Fire Operation Center report said forest fires which broke out in Fethiye, Tekirdag-Saray, Tekirdag-Sarkoy, Istanbul-Alemdag, Inegol, Amasya-Vezirkopru, Corum, Canakkale, Sinop and Balikesir-Dursunbey were taken under control.

    The statement said cool and rainy weather began to be influential in northern regions, yet noted that still there was risk of fire in Adana and Kahramanmaras provinces in southern region and in Izmir and Mugla provinces in Aegean region.

    [04] FRENCH PRIESTS ADMIRE OTTOMAN ARTIFACTS

    SAMSUN, Aug 25 (A.A) - Priests of French Catholic Church, who came to northern Samsun province to meet with Catholic society in the Black Sea Region, admired the Ottoman artifacts exhibited in Samsun Archeology and Ethnography Museum.

    French priests and their wives, who also visited Italian Catholic Church, received information from officials of Samsun Archeology and Ethnography Museum about the artifacts.

    Priest Remi Fitterer told A.A correspondent that they were fascinated by the Ottoman artifacts.

    Fitterer said that they came to Black Sea Region to visit churches in Samsun and Trabzon and to meet with Christian society.

    They were astonished by the cultural variety in Turkey, Fitterer noted.

    Fitterer added that they saw that Turkey is rich of history and that they will also visit other parts of Turkey in every opportunity.

    [05] EUROPEAN JUNIOR WEIGHT-LIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS -OZ OF TURKEY WINS ONE SILVER AND TWO BRONZE MEDALS

    KOSICE, Aug 25 (A.A) - Omer Oz of Turkey, competing in 54 kilogram category in European Junior Weight-lifting Championships, won on Friday one silver and two bronze medals.

    Oz became silver medalist in snatch event while he became bronze medalist in clean and jerk and total.

    The championships will end on August 27.

    [06] SOCCER - EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

    MONACO, August 25 (A.A) - The draw for the European Champions League was made on Friday.

    There are 32 teams playing in eight groups of four.

    Galatasaray soccer club has been matched with AS Monaco of France, Glasgow Rangers of Scotland and SK Sturm Graz of Austria in the Group D while Besiktas soccer club of Turkey has been matched with FC Barcelona of Spain, AC Milan of Italy and AFC Leeds United of Britain in the Group H.

    Collated draw is as follows:

    GROUP (A):
    Real Madrid CF (Spain)

    Spartak Moscow (Russia)

    TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen (Germany)

    Sporting Lisbon (Portugal)

    GROUP (B):
    SS Lazio Rome (Italy)

    Arsenal (Britain)

    AC Sparta Prague (Czech Republic)

    Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)

    GROUP (C):
    Valencia CF (Spain)

    Olympique Lyon (France)

    Pire Olympiakos (Greece)

    SC Heerenveen (the Netherlands)

    GROUP (D):
    AS Monaco (France)

    GALATASARAY (Turkey)

    Glasgow Rangers (Scotland)

    SK Sturm Graz (Austria)

    GROUP (E):
    FC Juventus Torino (Italy)

    Deportivo La Coruna (Spain)

    Panathinaikos (Greece)

    Hamburg SV (Germany)

    GROUP (F):
    FC Bayern Munih (Germany)

    Paris Saint Germain (France)

    Rosenborg BK Trondheim (Norway)

    Helsingborgs IF (Sweden)

    GROUP (G):
    Manchester United (Britain)

    PSV Eindhoven (the Netherlands)

    Dinamo Kiev (Ukraine)

    RSC Anderlecht (Belgium)

    GROUP (H):
    FC Barcelona (Spain)

    AC Milan (Italy)

    AFC Leeds United (Britain)

    BESIKTAS (Turkey)

    In the groups, first matches will be played between September 12-13, the second matches between September 19-20, te third matches between September 26-27, the fourth matches between October 17-18, the fifth matches between October 24-25 and the sixth matches between November 7-8.

    [07] MANY GRAVES AND SHRINES FOUND IN ARTVIN

    ARTVIN, Aug 25 (A.A) - Many graves, grave stones, and shrines belonging to Ottoman era were found during archeological searches in northeastern Artvin province.

    Archeological searches carried out by Van Yuzuncu Yil University's Arts and History Department and Culture Ministry since 1992, were finalized on August 20.

    Six experts headed by Associate Professor Osman Aytekin carried out searches in Yusufeli and Savsat townships between August 7 and 20.

    A total of 13 historical graves and a construction which was registered as a tomb but in fact was a chapel were found in Kilickaya hamlet, Alanbasi, Altparmak, Kopluce, Demirkent and Ishan villages of Yusufeli.

    Experts also found 34 historical graves, two shrines and four grave stones in Sogutlu district, Ciritduzu, Cevizli, Koprulu and Pinarli villages of Savsat.

    [08] IZMIR STATE SYMPHONY ORCHESTA DUE TO FAR EAST

    IZMIR, Aug 25 (A.A) - The Izmir State Symphony Orchestra (IZDSO) will go on a tour to Far East between September 9 and October 10.

    Kenan Gokkaya, the Director of IZDSO, told a press conference on Friday that IZDSO will go on a tour to Far Eastern countries, including Malaysia and Japan, between September 9 and October 10.

    Gokkaya said that this tour will be organized upon the invitation of Japan and that it will be financed by Japanese Concert Organization Committee.

    There will not be any soloists in their tour, Gokkaya noted, adding Japanese Yoshinao Osawa will conduct the orchestra in all concerts.

    Gokkaya stated that the orchestra will give 14 concerts in 11 cities of Japan and that they will give two concerts in Malaysia.

    Before it leaves for the Far East, the orchestra will give a concert in Kulturpark Tennis Club to contribute to Turkish-Greek friendship on August 31, Gokkaya stressed.

    Gokkaya added that Greek bousouki player Manulas Pupis will be the soloist in the concert and Japanese Osawa will conduct the orchestra.

    [09] KURSK SUBMARINE DISASTER -GENERAL TURKERI, CHAIRMAN OF GENERAL STAFF'S INTELLIGENCE UNIT, SIGNS CONDOLENCE BOOK AT RUSSIAN EMBASSY IN ANKARA

    ANKARA, Aug 25 (A.A) - General Fevzi Turkeri, the Chairman of General Staff's Intelligence Unit, signed on Friday condolence book opened at the Russian Embassy in Ankara out of respect to 118 sailors who were killed in Kursk submarine disaster.

    He expressed the Turkish Armed Forces' profound sorrow over demise of Russian sailors.

    The Kursk Submarine sank on August 12 after it was shattered by an explosion while taking part in naval exercises in the Barents Sea off Russia's northern coast. All 118 sailors aboard were killed in the disaster.

    [10] SOCCER - EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

    MONACO, August 26 (A.A) - Fixtures for the European Champions League was announced on Friday.

    According to the fixture, Galatasaray soccer club which has been matched with AS Monaco of France, Glasgow Rangers of Scotland and SK Sturm Graz of Austria in the Group D will play its first match on September 12.

    Meanwhile, Besiktas soccer club of Turkey which has been matched with FC Barcelona of Spain, AC Milan of Italy and AFC Leeds United of Britain in the Group H, will play its first match on September 13.

    Fixtures for the Champions League soccer competition in the Group D and the Group H are as follows:

    Group D:

    AS Monaco (France), GALATASARAY (Turkey), Glasgow Rangers (Scotland) and

    SK Sturm Graz (Austria)

    Fixtures:

    Tuesday, Sept 12 : Galatasaray v AS Monaco

    Glasgow Rangers v SK Sturm Graz

    Wednesday, Sept 20 : SK Sturm Graz v Galatasaray

    AS Monaco v Glasgow Rangers

    Wednesday, Sept 27 : AS Monaco v SK Sturm Graz

    Galatasaray v Glasgow Rangers

    Tuesday, Oct 17 : SK Sturm Graz v AS Monaco

    Glasgow Rangers v Galatasaray

    Wednesday, Oct 25 : AS Monaco v Galatasaray

    SK Sturm Graz v Glasgow Rangers

    Tuesday, Nov 7 : Galatasaray v SK Sturm Graz

    Glasgow Rangers v AS Monaco

    GROUP H:

    FC Barcelona (Spain), AC Milan (Italy), AFC Leeds United (Britain) and

    BESIKTAS (Turkey)

    Fixtures:

    Wednesday, Sept 13 : FC Barcelona v AFC Leeds United

    AC Milan v Besiktas

    Tuesday, Sept 19 : Besiktas v FC Barcelona

    AFC Leeds United v AC Milan

    Tuesday, Sept 26 : AFC Leeds United v Besiktas

    FC Barcelona v AC Milan

    Wednesday, Oct 18 : Besiktas v AFC Leeds United

    AC Milan v FC Barcelona

    Wednesday, Oct 24 : AFC Leeds United v FC Barcelona

    Besiktas v AC Milan

    Wednesday, Nov 8 : FC Barcelona v Besiktas

    AC Milan v AFC Leeds United

    [11] ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BARAK DUE IN TURKEY

    ANKARA/JERUSALEM, Aug 25 (A.A) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak will come to Turkey on Monday.

    The Foreign Ministry said that Middle East peace talks will be discussed during Barak's one-day visit to Ankara.

    Barak is expected to meet with President Ahmet Necdet Sezer and some other officials.

    Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian President, had earlier visited Ankara within framework his visits which target at finding support to his stance in Middle East peace talks.

    [12] ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES MINISTER ERSUMER: -''AZERBAIJANI NATURAL GAS WILL COME TO TURKEY TOGETHER WITH TURKMEN NATURAL GAS''

    ANKARA, Aug 25 (A.A) - Cumhur Ersumer, the Energy and Natural Resources Minister, said on Friday, ''Azerbaijani natural gas will come to Turkey together with Turkmen natural gas.''

    Ersumer received John Wolf, the Energy Adviser of U.S. President Bill Clinton for Caspian Basin.

    Addressing journalists following the meeting, Ersumer said that talks focused on Turkmenistan-Turkey natural gas project and Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan project.

    Ersumer stressed that an important progress had been recorded in works carried out by Azerbaijani state-run petroleum company SOCAR on the issue of financing the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan project.

    Noting that the U.S. Secretary of Energy would pay a visit to Kazakhstan in coming days, Ersumer told reporters that initiatives to include Kazakh oil in the project were underway.

    Recalling that contract of the consortium carrying out works to bring Turkmen natural gas to Turkey, ended at the end of March, Ersumer said, ''the Shell Company has submitted a new contract. We expect the contract to be approved in coming days.''

    Meanwhile, John Wolf said in his part they planned to hold a meeting with potential investors soon as the main engineering works started for the Baku- Ceyhan project.

    Wolf stressed that they expected Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey to come together within framework of the Turkmenistan-Turkey natural gas project.

    Responding to a question, Ersumer said, ''agreement was signed on the issue of Iranian natural gas. Iranian natural gas will come to Turkey in July, 2001.''

    [13] EUROPEAN JUNIOR WEIGHT-LIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS -SAGIR OF TURKEY WINS THREE SILVER AND AVCI WINS THREE BRONZE

    KOSICE, Aug 25 (A.A) - Taner Sagir of Turkey, competing in 59-kg category in European Junior Weight-lifting Championships, won on Friday three silver medals.

    Abdurrezzak Avci, competing in same category, won three bronze medals on the secod day of the championships.

    Sagir became silver medalist in snatch, clean and jerk and total while Avci became the bronze medalist in snatch, clean and jerk and total.

    The championships will end on August 27.

    [14] FOREST FIRES IN LATAGAN AND MARMARIS TOWNSHIPS OF MUGLA

    MUGLA, Aug 25 (A.A) - Fires broke out in forested areas near Dogankoy village in Yatagan township and near Aksaz village in Marmaris township in Aegean Mugla province on Friday.

    Fire-fighting teams backed by helicopters rushed to the area to extinguish the fires.

    [15] FOOTBALL: UEFA CUP -GAZIANTEPSPOR TO PLAY WITH CD ALAVES OF SPAIN AND ANTALYASPOR WITH SV WERDER BREMEN OF GERMANY

    MONACO, Aug 26 (A.A) - Gaziantepspor soccer team of Turkey was matched on Friday with CD Alaves team of Spain while Antalyaspor was matched with SV Werder Bremen of Germany in UEFA Cup first tour.

    Gaziantepspor's first match will be away while Antalyaspor will host its first match.

    First matches will be played on September 14 and the return matches will be held on September 28.

    Below listed the teams that will play in UEFA Cup first tour:

    Lokomotiv Moskow (Russia)-Neftochimik Burgaz (Bulgaria)

    Norrkoping (Sweden)-Slovan Liberec (Czech Republic)

    Rapid Bucharest (Romania)-FC Liverpool (Britain)

    FC Zurich (Switzerland)-KRC Genk (Belgium)

    NK Olimpija Ljubljana (Slovenia)-Espanyol Barcelona (Spain)

    Vorskla Poltava (Ukraine)-FC Boavista Porto (Portugal)

    Brondby IF (Denmark)-NK Osijek (Croatia)

    Ruch Chorzow (Poland)-FC Internazionale Milan (Italy)

    Pobeda Prilep (Macedonia)-AC Parma (Italy)

    Torpedo Moscow (Russia)-Lozan Sports (Switzerland)

    Celta de Vigo (Spain)-NK Rijeka (Croatia)

    Leicester City (Britain)-FK Kızılyıldız Belgrad (Yugoslavia)

    FC Zimbru Kisinev (Moldova)-Hertha BSC Berlin (German)

    Roja JC Kerkrade (the Netherlands)-ASK Inter Bratislava (Slovakia)

    Kryvbas Kryviy Rih (Ukraine-FC Nantes Atlantique (France)

    PAOK Selonica (Greece)-Beitar Jerusalem (Israel)

    FC Tirol Innsbruck (Austria)-AC Fiorentina (Italy)

    KV Club Brugges (Belgium)-Apoel Lefkose (Greek Cypriot administration)

    CSKA Moskow (Russia)-Viborg (Denmark)

    Celtic Glasgow (Scotland)-HJK Helsinki (Finland)

    Gueugnon (France)-Iraklis Selonica (Greece)

    FC Chelsea (Britain)-FC Saint Gallen (Switzerland)

    Real Zaragoza (Spain)-TS Wisla Krakow (Poland)

    FC Kaiserslautern (Germany)-FC Bohemians (Ireland)

    FK Molde (Norway)-Rayo Vallecano (Spain)

    Nova Gorica (Slovenia)-AS Roma (Italy)

    AIK Solna Stockholm (Sweden)-Herfolge BK (Denmark)

    VFB Stuttgart (Germany)-Hearts of Midlothians (Scotland)

    Vitesse Arnhem (the Netherlands)-Maccabi Haifa (Israel)

    Vasas Budapest (Hungary)-AEK Athens (Greece)

    FC Porto (Portugal)-FK Partizan Belgrad (Yugoslavia)

    Alania Vladikavkaz (Russia)-KS Amica Wronki (Poland)

    SK Slavia Prague (Czech Republic)-Akademisk Boldklub Copenhagen (Denmark)

    SK Rapid Vien (Austria)-Orgryte IS (Sweden)

    KAA Gent (Belgium)-AFC Ajax Amsterdam (the Netherlands)

    Lilleström (Norway)-Dinamo Moskova (Russia)

    Graz AK (Avustria)-FC Kosice (Slovakia)

    CSKA Sofia (Bulgaria)-MTK Hungaria Budapest (Hungary)

    CD Alaves (Spain)-Gaziantepspor (Turkey)

    Antalyaspor (Turkey)-SV Werder Bremen (Germany)

    Halmstad (Sweden)-Benfica SL Lizbon (Portugal)

    Dunaferr SE (Hungary)-Feyenoord Rotterdam (the Netherlands)

    Lierse SK (Belgium)-Girondins de Bordeaux (France)

    Polonia Warsaw (Poland)-Udinese Calcio (Italy)

    FC Basel (Switzerland)-Brann SK Bergen (Norway)

    Petra Drnovice (Czech Republic)-TSV 1860 Munich (Germany)

    Napredak Krusevac (Yugoslavia)-OFI Crete (Greece)

    Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia)-NK Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia)


    Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article
    Back to Top
    Copyright © 1995-2023 HR-Net (Hellenic Resources Network). An HRI Project.
    All Rights Reserved.

    HTML by the HR-Net Group / Hellenic Resources Institute, Inc.
    anadolu2html v1.01 run on Saturday, 26 August 2000 - 17:24:31 UTC