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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 04-06-09Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Anadolu Agency Home Page at <http://www.anadoluajansi.com.tr/>CONTENTS
[01] YILDIRIM MEETS WITH GREEK MERCHANT MARINE MINISTER KEFALOYIANNISATHENS - Turkish Transportation Minister Binali Yildirim who is currently in Greece to attend Posidonia 2004 Maritime Fair in Piraeus met on Wednesday with Greek Merchant Marine Minister Manolis Kefaloyiannis09 Haziran 2004 Çarşamba - 23:36 [02] YILDIRIM: ''GREECE WILL GIVE SCHENGEN VISA TO OUR LORRY DRIVERS AT BORDER GATES''PIRAEUS - Turkish Transportation Minister Binali Yildirim has said that Greece would give Schengen visa to Turkish lorry drivers at border gates09 Haziran 2004 Çarşamba - 23:36 [03] U.S. CITIZENS CAN GO TO TRNC WITH TOURIST PASSPORTNEW YORK - The United States continues its initiatives for lifting of isolation of Turkish Cypriots09 Haziran 2004 Çarşamba - 23:34 [04] FOREIGN MINISTRY: ''WE WELCOME UN SECURITY COUNCIL'S DECISION ON IRAQ''ANKARA - The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that it welcomed the UN Security Council's resolution on Iraq09 Haziran 2004 Çarşamba -- 23:32 [05] KRETSCHMER: ''RELEASE OF FORMER DEP DEPUTIES IS POSITIVE STEP''ANKARA - Hans Jorg Kretschmer, the head of the European Commission Representation to Turkey, has said that release of former DEP deputies from prison was a positive step and he believed EU institutions would take this judicial decision into consideration09 Haziran 2004 Çarşamba -- 23:32 [06] WESTMACOTT WELCOMES RELEASE OF FORMER DEP DEPUTIESANKARA - British Ambassador to Turkey Peter Westmacott said that they welcomed release of four former Democracy Party (DEP) deputies including Leyla Zana, Orhan Dogan, Selim Sadak and Hatip Dicle.09 Haziran 2004 Çarşamba -- 18:48 [07] EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PRESIDENT WELCOMES DECISION TO FREE FORMER DEP DEPUTIESBRUSSELS - European Parliament President Pat Cox welcomed on Wednesday Turkish Court of Appeal's decision to release four former Democracy Party (DEP) deputies.09 Haziran 2004 Çarşamba -- 18:26 [08] PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN TO ATTEND FUNERAL OF REAGANANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will attend the funeral of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan.09 Haziran 2004 Çarşamba -- 18:25 [09] FORMER DEP DEPUTIES FREEDANKARA - Four former Democracy Party (DEP) deputies were released from prison on Wednesday. Four former DEP deputies including Leyla Zana, Hatip Dicle, Orhan Dogan and Selim Sadak were released from Ankara prison at 6.13 p.m.09 Haziran 2004 Çarşamba -- 18:18 [10] EUROPEAN COMMISSION WELCOMES DECISION TO RELEASE FORMER DEP DEPUTIESBRUSSELS - The European Commission welcomed on Wednesday Turkish Supreme Court of Appeal's decision to release four former Democracy Party (DEP) deputies.09 Haziran 2004 Çarşamba -- 18:05 [11] COE SECRETARY GENERAL WELCOMES DECISION TO RELEASE FORMER DEP DEPUTIESPARIS - Council of Europe (COE) Secretary General Walter Schwimmer said on Wednesday that COE welcomed the decision of Turkish Supreme Court of Appeals to release four former Democracy Party (DEP) deputies.09 Haziran 2004 Çarşamba -- 17:37 [12] TURKISH TRANSPORTATION MINISTER YILDIRIM: ''RELATIONS BETWEEN TURKEY AND GREECE ARE ON THE HIGHEST LEVEL''ATHENS - Turkish Transportation Minister Binali Yildirim said on Wednesday that relations between Turkey and Greece were on the highest level.09 Haziran 2004 Çarşamba -- 16:58 [13] TURKISH FINANCE MINISTER RECEIVES IMF DELEGATIONANKARA - Turkish Finance Minister Kemal Unakitan received on Wednesday International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation headed by European Department I Director Michael Deppler.09 Haziran 2004 Çarşamba -- 16:43 [14] CICEK: ''TURKISH JURISDICTION HAS DONE EVERYTHING IN ITS POWER''ANKARA - Turkish Justice Minister Cemil Cicek said on Wednesday about release of former deputies of the Democracy Party (DEP) from prison, ''Turkish jurisdiction has done everything in its power. Now, it is turn of the others. Those who have been trying to prevent Turkey's European Union (EU) membership, lost their last excuse.''09 Haziran 2004 Çarşamba -- 16:16 [15] TURKISH TRANSPORTATION MINISTER YILDIRIM SAYS THESSALONIKI-ISTANBUL RAILWAY LINE CAN BE OPENED IN AUTUMNATHENS - Turkish Transportation Minister Binali Yildirim said on Wednesday that Thessaloniki-Istanbul railway line could be opened in autumn.09 Haziran 2004 Çarşamba -- 16:10 [16] GONUL MEETS WITH PRIME MINISTER NANO OF ALBANIATIRANA - Turkish National Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul who is currently paying an official visit to Albania, was received by Prime Minister Fatos Nato of Albania on Wednesday.09 Haziran 2004 Çarşamba -- 15:52 [17] ALBANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ISLAMI: ''WE WANT TURKEY TO ENTER EU''ANKARA - Foreign Minister Kastriot Islami of Albania said on Wednesday that they considered Turkey an honest strategic partner.09 Haziran 2004 Çarşamba -- 15:47 [18] TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS UN RESOLUTION ON IRAQ IS A HISTORIC STEPANKARA - United Nations (UN) resolution on Iraq was a historic step and a turning point, Turkish Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Wednesday.09 Haziran 2004 Çarşamba -- 15:42 [19] TURKISH SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS DECIDES TO RELEASE FORMER DEP DEPUTIESANKARA - Turkish Supreme Court of Appeals Criminal Department decided on Wednesday to release four former Democracy Party (DEP) deputies.09 Haziran 2004 Çarşamba -- 15:27 [20] GUL: ''WE WISH THAT ALBANIA WILL BE GIVEN A PERSPECTIVE AT NATO SUMMIT''ANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Wednesday that, ''we wish that Albania will be given a perspective at NATO Summit to be held in Istanbul between June 28 and 29, 2004.''09 Haziran 2004 Çarşamba -- 15:26 [21] BASESGIOGLU MEETS WITH DUTCH SOCIAL AFFAIRS MINISTER DE GEUSGENEVA - Turkish Labor and Social Security Minister Murat Basesgioglu, who is currently in Geneva, Switzerland, to attend the 92nd conference of the International Labor Organization (ILO), met with Social Affairs and Employment Minister Aart Jan de Geus of the Netherlands on Wednesday.09 Haziran 2004 Çarşamba -- 15:26 [22] TURKISH NATIONAL DEFENSE MINISTER GONUL MEETS WITH ALBANIAN PRIME MINISTER NANO AND DEFENSE MINISTER MAJKOTIRANA - Turkish Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul met on Wednesday with Albanian Prime Minister Fatos Nano and Albanian Defense Minister Pandeli Majko.09 Haziran 2004 Çarşamba -- 15:26 [23] TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER CONSIDERS ATTITUDE TOWARDS TURKS IN IRAQ A BIG MISTAKEANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul considered on Wednesday attitude and behaviors towards Turks in Iraq a big mistake.09 Haziran 2004 Çarşamba -- 15:25 [24] TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS TURKEY'S MOVES TO BROADCAST IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES CANNOT BE UNDERESTIMATEDANKARA - Turkey's moves to broadcast in different languages and dialects could not be underestimated, Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said on Wednesday.09 Haziran 2004 Çarşamba -- 15:25 [25] TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER GUL: ''EVERYBODY IN IRAQ SHOULD ACT IN LINE WITH RECENT U.N. RESOLUTION''ANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Wednesday that everybody in Iraq should act in line with the recent United Nations resolution.09 Haziran 2004 Çarşamba -- 15:25 [26] INTERIOR MINISTER AKSU DUE TO MACEDONIAANKARA - Turkish Interior Minister Abdulkadir Aksu will pay an official visit to Macedonia between June 13 and 15, 2004.09 Haziran 2004 Çarşamba -- 14:40 [27] TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER GUL: ''A CAREFUL WORK CONTINUES FOR RELEASE OF TURKISH CITIZENS KIDNAPPED IN IRAQ''ANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Wednesday that Turkey was following the abduction of Turkish citizens in Iraq with sorrow, adding, ''this attitude which aims at Turkish citizens is very wrong.''09 Haziran 2004 Çarşamba -- 14:32 [28] 25TH ROUND OF EXPLORATORY TALKS STARTS IN ATHENSATHENS - The 25th round of exploratory talks between Turkey and Greece started in Greek capital Athens on Wednesday.09 Haziran 2004 Çarşamba -- 14:19 [29] THREE TERRORIST KILLED IN CLASH WITH GENDARME FORCES IN ADIYAMANADIYAMAN - Three terrorists were killed in a clash erupted between Turkish gendarme forces and PKK-KONGRA-GEL terrorists in southeastern Adiyaman province, sources said on Wednesday.09 Haziran 2004 Çarşamba -- 13:54 [30] PUBLIC WORKS AND SETTLEMENT MINISTER ERGEZEN IN AFGHANISTANKABUL - Turkish Public Works and Settlement Minister Zeki Ergezen who arrived in Kabul on Wednesday morning was received by Afghan Vice President Hedayat Amin Arsala, sources said. Arsala and Ergezen discussed friendly ties and further improvement of trade volume between the two countries in the meeting.09 Haziran 2004 Çarşamba -- 13:38 [31] TRNC PRIME MINISTER IN BRUSSELSBRUSSELS - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Talat arrived in Brussels, Belgium to have several meetings. Talat is expected to meet with European Union (EU) Commissioner for enlargement Guenter Verheugen in the morning on Thursday.09 Haziran 2004 Çarşamba -- 12:58 [32] HEARING OF HEAD TERRORIST OCALAN STARTS IN ECHRSTRASBOURG - Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) started on Wednesday hearing the case of Abdullah Ocalan, the head of the terrorist organization.09 Haziran 2004 Çarşamba -- 12:11 [33] FIRST BROADCAST IN KIRMANJI STARTSANKARA - The state-run TRT Television channel 3 transmitted a program in Kirmanji on Wednesday within the scope of broadcasting in different languages and dialects used traditionally by Turkish citizens in their daily life.09 Haziran 2004 Çarşamba -- 11:57 [34] FRENCH CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF BENTEGEAT VISITS TURKISH CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF OZKOKANKARA - French Chief of General Staff Gen. Henri Bentegeat visited Turkish Chief of General Staff Gen. Hilmi Ozkok on Wednesday09 Haziran 2004 Çarşamba -- 11:24 [35] LARSON SAYS REGIONAL COUNTRIES CAN BENEFIT FROM EXPERIENCE OF TURKEYSAVANNAH - Alan Larson, Undersecretary of the U.S. State Department for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs, said that Turkey could significantly contribute to regional countries within the scope of ''the Broader Middle East and North Africa Initiative''.09 Haziran 2004 Çarşamba -- 10:40 [36] CELIK ARRIVES IN KYRGYZSTANBISHKEK - Turkish National Education Minister Huseyin Celik arrived in Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday.Celik will attend a meeting of the UNESCO entitled, ''Eurasia in the 21st century: a dialogue between cultures or a conflict of civilizations'' in Bishkek. He is expected to return to Turkey on June 11. (UK) 08 Haziran 2004 Salı -- 23:56 [37] TURKEY EXPECTED TO ACT AS CO-PRESIDENT OF DEMOCRATIC AID DIALOGUE MECHANISMSEA ISLAND - U.S. President George W. Bush is planning to propose Turkey to act as co-president at ''democratic aid dialogue'' to be formed under the Greater Middle East Initiative.08 Haziran 2004 Salı -- 22:50 [38] SLOVAKIAN SOLDIER DIES IN AN ACCIDENT IN TRNCLEFKOSA - A Slovakian soldier died in an accident at a camp of the United Nations Peace Keeping Force in Cyprus (UNFCYP) in Gazimagusa city of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) on Tuesday.08 Haziran 2004 Salı -- 20:16 [39] ARIKOGLU AND KIYAS RELEASED IN IRAQADANA - Tarkan Arikoglu and Fethi Kiyas, who were kidnapped in Fallujah city of Iraq were released, officials of Turkish Serka Construction Company said on Tuesday.08 Haziran 2004 Salı -- 20:05 [40] LABOR MINISTER BASESGIOGLU MEETS WITH ALBANIAN MINISTER BEJTJAGENEVA - Turkish Labor and Social Security Minister Murat Basesgioglu met on Tuesday with Albanian Minister of Labor and Social Issues Engjell Bejtja.08 Haziran 2004 Salı -- 17:13 [41] RECALL OF SINIRLIOGLU AND BICAKLI FROM ISRAEL ROUTINE, SOURCES SAYANKARA - Turkey's summoning Turkish Ambassador to Israel Feridun Sinirlioglu and Turkish Consul General in Jerusalem Huseyin Avni Bicakli to Ankara for a short period of time was not a reaction to Israel but a routine work, sources said on Tuesday.08 Haziran 2004 Salı -- 17:12 [42] ERDOGAN SAYS TURKEY WANTS END OF ISOLATION OF TRNCANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Tuesday called world countries to end isolation of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) so that TRNC would be able to progress among all the democratic countries in the world08 Haziran 2004 Salı -- 15:30 [43] TURKISH PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN LEAVES FOR UNITED STATESANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan left on Tuesday for the United States to attend G-8 summit and have several meetings08 Haziran 2004 Salı -- 15:29 [44] TURKISH PRIME MINISTER SAYS SOME EXTERNAL APPROACHES CAN HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON MIDDLE EASTERN PEOPLEANKARA - Some external approaches that could be perceived as impositions could have a negative impact on Middle Eastern nations, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.08 Haziran 2004 Salı -- 14:39 [45] 12TH OANA MEETING ENDSKUALA LUMPUR - 12th General Assembly of the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) ended on Tuesday with a call to benefit from the informatics technology aiming to increase flow of news and information among the countries08 Haziran 2004 Salı -- 14:38 [46] FOREIGN MINISTER GUL HOSTS LUNCHEON FOR IMF DELEGATIONANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul hosted on Tuesday a luncheon for International Monetary Fund (IMF) European Department I Director Michael Deppler and accompanying delegation08 Haziran 2004 Salı -- 14:38 [47] TURKEY RAISES USD 718 MILLION INCOME THROUGH EXPORTS OF HAZELNUTSTRABZON - Turkey has exported 188 thousand 593 tons of hazelnuts and obtained an income of 718 million 179 thousand 885 U.S. dollars in the 39th week of 2003-2004 hazelnut export season which started on September 1, 2003.08 Haziran 2004 Salı -- 13:52 [48] TURKISH SECURITY FORCES CAPTURE 39 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS IN EDIRNE AND IZMIREDIRNE/IZMIR - Turkish security forces have captured 39 illegal immigrants in northwestern Edirne province and western Izmir province, sources said on Tuesday.08 Haziran 2004 Salı -- 13:32 [49] TRNC PRIME MINISTER DUE TO BRUSSELSLEFKOSA - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Talat would go to Brussels and Strasbourg, sources said on Tuesday.08 Haziran 2004 Salı -- 13:31 [50] ERGEZEN DUE TO AFGHANISTANANKARA - Turkish Public Works and Settlement Minister Zeki Ergezen will go to Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday evening to visit Kabul-Dosi Road construction site built by Turkish contractor companies and meet with Afghan Trade Minister Seyyed Mustafa Kazemi.08 Haziran 2004 Salı -- 13:09 [51] FIRST BROADCAST IN ARABIC STARTSANKARA - First broadcast in Arabic was made on Tuesday within the scope of broadcasting in different languages and dialects used traditionally by Turkish citizens in their daily life.08 Haziran 2004 Salı -- 11:47 [52] TURKISH STATE MINISTER IN AUSTRIAVIENNA - Turkish State Minister Mehmet Aydin arrived in Austrian capital Vienna on Tuesday to attend a symposium of Turkey and the European Union (EU).08 Haziran 2004 Salı -- 11:39 [53] FRENCH CHIEF OF DEFENSE STAFF DUE IN TURKEYANKARA - General Henri Bentegeat, the Chief of the Defense Staff of France, would come to Turkey as the official guest of Turkish Chief of General Staff Hilmi Ozkok, the General Staff announced on Tuesday.08 Haziran 2004 Salı -- 11:38 [54] TURKISH SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS TO HEAR DEP CASE ON JULY 8ANKARA - Turkish Supreme Court of Appeals decided to hold appeals hearing of four former Democracy Party (DEP) deputies on July 8, sources said on Tuesday.08 Haziran 2004 Salı -- 11:30 [55] INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION RISES BY 16.5 PERCENT IN APRILANKARA - Turkey's industrial production rose by 16.5 percent in April of 2004 over to the same month of the previous year, State Institute of Statistics (SIS) announced on Tuesday.08 Haziran 2004 Salı -- 11:22 [56] OIC CHAIRMAN MALAYSIA SAYS CYPRUS WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE ISTANBUL MEETINGKUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia, the current chairman of Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), was reluctant Tuesday to reveal its position on the future of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, but said dialogue on the island should go on to find a way ''where two states could be governed that will bring mutual benefits to both sides of Cyprus''08 Haziran 2004 Salı -- 10:56 [57] TURKEY SUMMONS ITS AMBASSADOR TO ISRAEL AND CONSUL GENERAL IN JERUSALEMANKARA - Turkey summoned on Tuesday its Ambassador to Israel and Consul General in Jerusalem for consultation.08 Haziran 2004 Salı -- 10:32 [58] TURKISH PRIME MINISTER SAYS TURKEY WILL BE VERY UPSET IF THERE ARE STILL EU MEMBERS WHO THINK OF OBJECTING TO NEGOTIATIONS WITH TURKEYANKARA - Turkey would be very upset if there were still European Union (EU) member countries who thought of objecting to start full membership negotiations with Turkey, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said late on Monday.08 Haziran 2004 Salı -- 09:43
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