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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 04-08-11Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Anadolu Agency Home Page at <http://www.anadoluajansi.com.tr/>CONTENTS
[01] TRAIN ACCIDENT IN TAVSANCIL -FOUR PEOPLE DIEDANKARA - Four people died after two trains collided in Tavsancil hamlet of Gebze town of northwestern Kocaeli province on Wednesday.11 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba - 17:59 [02] PM ERDOGAN RECEIVED BY GEORGIAN PRESIDENT SAAKASHVILITBILISI - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was received by Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili on Wednesday.11 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba - 17:57 [03] TRAIN ACCIDENT IN TAVSANCIL -BASKENT AND ADAPAZARI EXPRESSES COLLIDEANKARA - Baskent Express and Adapazari Express collided in Tavsancil hamlet of Gebze town of northwestern Kocaeli province on Wednesday.11 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba - 17:36 [04] TALAT CONFIRMS ANNAN SENT LETTER ON MISSING PERSONSLEFKOSA - UN Secretary General Kofi Annan sent letter to both Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Talat and Greek Cypriot leader Tassos Papadopoulos on missing persons in Cyprus.11 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 16:54 [05] ANOTHER TURKISH TRUCK DRIVER REPORTED MISSING IN IRAQANTAKYA - Another Turkish truck driver was reported missing in Iraq, sources told the A.A on Wednesday.11 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 16:52 [06] ONE TERRORIST SURRENDERS IN AGRIAGRI - A PKK/Kongra-Gel terrorist surrendered to security forces in Dogubeyazit town of Turkey's eastern Agri province11 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 16:50 [07] PREMIER ERDOGAN IN GEORGIATBILISI - Importance of completion in time of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline for both Turkey and Georgia was stressed during a tete-a-tete meeting of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Georgian counterpart Zurab Zhvania and meetings between Turkish and Georgian delegations in Tbilisi on Wednesday.11 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 16:49 [08] STORM STRIKES CAYCUMA, ELEVEN WORKERS INJUREDCAYCUMA - Eleven workers were injured when a tornado struck off a part of the roof of a factory in Caycuma town of Turkey's Black Sea port city of Zonguldak on Wednesday.11 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 16:07 [09] 2004 ATHENS OLYMPIC GAMES -YOUTH AND SPORTS GENERAL DIRECTOR ATALAY LEAVES FOR ATHENSISTANBUL - Turkish Youth and Sports General Director Mehmet Atalay and accompanying officials left for Athens, Greece on Wednesday.11 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 15:49 [10] ADMIRAL ORNEK ATTENDS BLACKSEAFOR COMMAND HAND-OVER CEREMONYBATUMI - Turkish Naval Forces Commander Admiral Ozden Ornek attended on Wednesday the ceremony in which Bulgaria handed over command of the Black Sea Naval Cooperation Task Group (Blackseafor) to Georgia.11 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 15:46 [11] TRNC PREMIER SAYS PAPADOPOULOS EVADES MEETING HIMLEFKOSA - Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Talat of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) said on Wednesday that Greek Cypriot leader Tassos Papadopoulos evaded meeting him.11 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 15:45 [12] PM ERDOGAN MEETS GEORGIAN PM ZHVANIATBILISI - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania today in Tbilisi.11 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 15:37 [13] TURKISH GENDARMERY ARREST 51 ILLEGAL MIGRANTS IN EDIRNEEDIRNE - Turkish gendarmery arrested 51 illegal migrants in northwestern Edirne province, sources said on Wednesday.11 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 15:37 [14] PM ERDOGAN ARRIVES IN GEORGIATBILISI - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Tbilisi, Georgia on Wednesday.11 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 14:31 [15] ''TROJAN HORSE'' IN CANAKKALECANAKKALE - The wooden horse which was used in the movie ''Troy'' was brought to northwestern Canakkale province on Wednesday and parts of the ''Trojan Horse'' started to be put down to atelier of Canakkale Municipality.11 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 14:14 [16] BELGIAN TOURISTS PREFER TURKEYBRUSSELS - Belgian tourists preferred Turkey in 2004, sources said on Wednesday.The number of Belgian tourists who arrived in Turkey in 2004 increased by 61 percent, when compared with 2003. 11 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 14:14 [17] TOURISTIC LOCATIONS OF SOUTHEAST ANATOLIA TO BE PROMOTEDSANLIURFA - Halfeti town and Rumkale hamlet of southeast Sanliurfa province and Zeugma Ancient city in southeast Gaziantep province will be promoted thanks to a new project.11 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 14:13 [18] U.N. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL GRANTS SPECIAL COUNSELLOR STATUS TO FEDERATION OF BALKAN TURKSBURSA - United Nations (U.N.) Economic & Social Council granted the status of ''special counselor'' to the Federation of Balkan Turks Migrants and Refugees Associations (BGF).11 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 14:13 [19] KARS-TBILISI RAILWAY PROJECT REVISEDANKARA - Kars-Tbilisi railway project will be revised and connected to a railway that will be constructed in Azerbaijan.11 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 14:13 [20] QUEST FOR A CIVILIAN SG OF NSCANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that ''once we reach consensus on the name of the person to be appointed as (the civilian) secretary general of National Security Council (NSC), we will send the official decree to the President's Office for approval.''11 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 14:12 [21] FORMER ADMINISTRATORS OF DEHAP RELEASED FROM JAILANKARA - Former leader of Democratic People's Party (DEHAP) Mehmet Abbasoglu and former Secretary General Nurettin Sonmez, who were imprisoned on charges of forgery in official documents, were released from prison after serving part of their sentence term, sources said on Wednesday. They left Haymana Prison at 06.00 a.m. this morning.11 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 14:12 [22] CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF SAYS VISIT BY MAYORS TO FAMILY OF TERRORIST IS IMPROPER MANNERIZMIR - Turkish Chief of General Staff Gen. Hilmi Ozkok said on Wednesday that visit by several mayors to offer their condolences to the family of a terrorist who was killed in security operations in Turkey's southeastern Diyarbakir province was an ''improper manner''.11 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 14:11 [23] PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN LEAVES FOR GEORGIAANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan left for Georgia on Wednesday as the guest of Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili.11 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 12:43 [24] NUMBER OF GERMAN AND RUSSIAN TOURISTS VISITING ANTALYA INCREASESANTALYA - The number of Russian tourists visiting southern Antalya province increased by 52.39 percent, while the number of German tourists spending their holiday in the city rose by 36.81 in the first seven months of 2004 when compared to the same period last year11 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 11:07 [25] CAPITAL OUTFLOW FROM TURKEY DROPS TO USD 87 MILLIONANKARA - Capital outflow from Turkey has been decreasing. Amount of direct investments in other countries by investors living in Turkey dropped to 87 million U.S. dollars at the end of first half of 2004 from 398 million U.S. dollars at the end of 2003.11 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 11:00 [26] IMF EULOGIZED TURKEYWASHINGTON D.C. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Directors eulogized Turkish authorities for the impressive economic performance, with macroeconomic conditions at their best in decades.11 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 10:10 [27] FLOODS KILL THREE CHILDREN IN ISTANBULISTANBUL - Three children died after their house was inundated by flooding waters in Bahcelievler district of Istanbul on Tuesday.11 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 09:27 [28] IZMIR TO HOST ''MISS PEACE OF THE WORLD'' CONTESTIZMIR - ''Miss Peace of the World'' contest will take place in western province of Izmir on September 24, 2004, sources told the A.A on Tuesday.10 Ağustos 2004 Salı -- 16:34 [29] UNAKITAN SAYS AVERAGE USD CURRENCY ENVISAGED TO BE 1.67 YTL IN 2005ANKARA - Turkish Finance Minister Kemal Unakitan said on Tuesday that average U.S. dollar currency is envisaged to be 1.67 New Turkish Liras (YTL) at the end of 2005.10 Ağustos 2004 Salı -- 16:34 [30] UNAKITAN SAYS THEY REVISED TAXATION SYSTEM FOR CIGARETTESANKARA - Turkish Finance Minister Kemal Unakitan said on Tuesday that they revised the taxation system for cigarettes and they imposed lump-sum tax.10 Ağustos 2004 Salı -- 15:57 [31] U.S. CITIZEN CRUF RELEASED FROM PRISON IN SILOPISILOPI - U.S. citizen Christian Cruf, who was captured at Habur border pass with 60 bullets as he was entering Turkey from Iraq, was released from prison on Tuesday.10 Ağustos 2004 Salı -- 15:57 [32] ADMIRAL ORNEK ARRIVES IN TBILISITBILISI - Turkish Naval Forces Commander Admiral Ozden Ornek arrived in Tbilisi, Georgia on Tuesday to attend a ceremony in which Bulgaria will hand over command of the Black Sea Naval Cooperation Task Group (Blackseafor) to Georgia.10 Ağustos 2004 Salı -- 15:00 [33] INTERIOR MINISTER AKSU HARSHLY CONDEMNS BLASTS IN ISTANBULISTANBUL - Turkish Interior Minister Abdulkadir Aksu said on Tuesday that those who wanted to impair tranquility, stability and good image of Istanbul staged the attacks --happened this morning-- in Istanbul, stressing that ''I condemn these treacherous attacks.''10 Ağustos 2004 Salı -- 14:59 [34] TREASURY SELLS 329-DAY BONDS AND 560-DAY DEBENTURE BONDSANKARA - Turkish Treasury conducted two separate auctions on Tuesday and sold 329-day bonds and 560-day discounted debenture bonds.10 Ağustos 2004 Salı -- 14:59 [35] TURKISH DRIVER WHO WAS REPORTED MISSING FOUND IN IRAQGAZIANTEP - A Turkish lorry driver who was reported missing in Iraq while he was ferrying potable water to U.S. troops, is staying in a prison in Iraq, his company said on Tuesday.10 Ağustos 2004 Salı -- 14:58 [36] TRNC PM TALAT SAYS ISOLATION OF TURKISH CYPRIOTS SHOULD END BEFORE EU SUMMITLEFKOSA - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Talat said on Tuesday that if Turkey get a start date for membership negotiations at the European Union (EU) summit to be held in December, Turkish Cypriot side's stance towards Cyprus issue would weaken, adding that's why isolation of Turkish Cypriots should end before that date.10 Ağustos 2004 Salı -- 14:57 [37] CONSOLIDATED BUDGET EXPENSESANKARA - Turkish Finance Minister Kemal Unakitan said on Tuesday that consolidated budget expenses amounted to 76.5 quadrillion Turkish liras (TL), while consolidated budget income amounted to 60.6 quadrillion TL between January and July 2004.10 Ağustos 2004 Salı -- 14:32 [38] ADMIRAL ORNEK LEAVES FOR GEORGIAANKARA - Turkish Naval Forces Commander Admiral Ozden Ornek left for Georgia on Tuesday to attend a ceremony in which Bulgaria will hand over command of the Black Sea Naval Cooperation Task Group (Blackseafor) to Georgia.10 Ağustos 2004 Salı -- 14:32 [39] MINISTER AKSU ARRIVES IN ISTANBUL TO RECEIVE INFORMATION ABOUT EXPLOSIONSISTANBUL - Turkish Interior Minister Abdulkadir Aksu arrived in Istanbul on Tuesday to receive information about this morning's explosions in Sultanahmet, Laleli and Esenyurt districts of Istanbul.10 Ağustos 2004 Salı -- 14:30 [40] NEW AND LIQUIDATED COMPANIES IN JANUARY-JULY PERIOD OF 2004ANKARA - A total of 3,347 new companies and 35,836 new trade names were established in July of 2004 with a total capital of 526 trillion Turkish liras (TL).10 Ağustos 2004 Salı -- 14:29 [41] THIRD VOLUME OF ''ARMENIAN-FRENCH RELATIONS IN OTTOMAN DOCUMENTS'' PUBLISHEDANKARA - The Prime Ministry Directorate General of State Archives published the third volume of the book entitled ''Armenian-French Relations in Ottoman Documents''.10 Ağustos 2004 Salı -- 13:08 [42] ONE TERRORIST CAPTURED IN MUSMUS - Security forces captured a member of the terrorist organization PKK/Kongra-Gel in eastern Mus province, sources said on Tuesday.10 Ağustos 2004 Salı -- 11:51 [43] NSC TO CONVENE ON AUGUST 25ANKARA - The National Security Council (NSC) will convene under the chairmanship of President Ahmet Necdet Sezer on August 25, 2004.10 Ağustos 2004 Salı -- 11:50 [44] PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN DUE TO GEORGIAANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay a state visit to Georgia between August 11 and 12, 2004 as guest of Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili.10 Ağustos 2004 Salı -- 11:49 [45] EXPLOSIONS KILL TWO PEOPLE AND INJURE SEVEN OTHERS IN ISTANBULISTANBUL - Explosions occurred in two small hotels in Istanbul's Sultanahmet and Laleli districts early on Tuesday, killing two people and injuring seven others.10 Ağustos 2004 Salı -- 10:14
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