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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 04-08-24Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Anadolu Agency Home Page at <http://www.anadoluajansi.com.tr/>CONTENTS
[01] ABEYLEGESSE OF TURKEY QUALIFIES FOR SEMIFINALS IN 1,500 METER OLYMPIC ATHLETICSATHENS - Elvan Abeylegesse of Turkey qualified on Tuesday for the semifinals in 1,500 meter Olympic women's athletics in the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.24 Ağustos 2004 Salı - 21:10 [02] UNICEF DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SAYS 40,000 GIRLS HAVE BEEN ENROLLED IN SCHOOLSISTANBUL - Karin Sham Poo, Deputy Executive Director of United Nations International Children's Education Fund (UNICEF), said on Tuesday that 40,000 Turkish girls had been enrolled in schools as a part of ''Advocacy Campaign for Girls' Education''.24 Ağustos 2004 Salı - 21:09 [03] TURKISH BOXER YALCINKAYA GUARANTEES BRONZE MEDAL IN ATHENS OLYMPIC GAMESATHENS - Atagun Yalcinkaya of Turkey, competing in 48 kg boxing, qualified on Tuesday for semifinals and guaranteed bronze medal in Athens 2004 Olympic Games.24 Ağustos 2004 Salı - 21:00 [04] TURKISH WRESTLERS QUALIFY FOR ATHENS OLYMPIC GAMES SEMIFINALSATHENS - Two Turkish wrestlers qualified on Tuesday for semifinals in Greco-Roman wrestling in Athens 2004 Olympic Games.24 Ağustos 2004 Salı -- 20:52 [05] EDELMAN SAYS THEY ARE WORKING JOINTLY WITH TURKEY IN FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISMSAMSUN - U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Eric Edelman said on Tuesday that they were working jointly with Turkey in fight against terrorism.24 Ağustos 2004 Salı -- 20:21 [06] VIETNAMESE DELEGATION VISITS STATE MINISTER TUZMENANKARA - Trade Minister Truong Dinh Tuyen of Vietnam, who is currently in Ankara to attend the meeting of Turkey-Vietnam Joint Economic Committee (JEC), and the accompanying delegation visited on Tuesday Turkish State Minister Kursad Tuzmen.24 Ağustos 2004 Salı -- 20:00 [07] TURKISH HEALTH MINISTER AKDAG MEETS TRNC HEALTH AND SOCIAL AID MINISTER CELALANKARA - Turkish Health Minister Recep Akdag met Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Health and Social Aid Minister Huseyin Celal in Ankara on Tuesday.24 Ağustos 2004 Salı -- 19:10 [08] ABEYLEGESSE OF TURKEY TO COMPETE IN WOMEN'S 1,500-METER QUALIFYING ROUNDATHENS - Elvan Abeylegesse of Turkey will compete in women's 1,500-meter qualifying round at the 28th Summer Olympic Games in Greek capital Athens on Tuesday.24 Ağustos 2004 Salı -- 17:21 [09] VIETNAMESE DELEGATION VISITS COSKUNANKARA - Trade Minister Truong Dinh Tuyen of Vietnam, who is currently in Ankara to attend the meeting of Turkey-Vietnam Joint Economic Committee (JEC), and the accompanying delegation paid a visit to Industry and Trade Minister Ali Coskun on Tuesday.24 Ağustos 2004 Salı -- 16:58 [10] CAMARA AND KOBECKAITE BID FAREWELL TO PRESIDENT SEZERANKARA - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer received on Tuesday Spanish Ambassador to Turkey Manuel De La Camara and Lithuanian Ambassador to Turkey Halina Kobeckaite separately.24 Ağustos 2004 Salı -- 16:44 [11] TURKISH CYPRIOTS TO GET U.S. VISA MORE EASILYLEFKOSA - Turkish Cypriots will now get U.S. visa more easily, it was announced.24 Ağustos 2004 Salı -- 16:44 [12] SAHIN SAYS ABEYLEGESSE IS A SUCCESSFUL TURKISH ATHLETEATHENS - ''It is Elvan's own decision so I don't have the right to do anything about an athlete's free will although I am the minister of state for sports,'' Turkish State Minister Mehmet Ali Sahin said on Tuesday after Elvan Abeylegesse of Turkey decided not to run tonight's women's 1,500-meter qualifying round at the 28th Summer Olympic Games in Greek capital Athens24 Ağustos 2004 Salı -- 15:30 [13] ERGEZEN: ''TURKEY AND SYRIA WILL CONSTRUCT A DAM ON ASI RIVER''GAZIANTEP - Turkish Public Works and Settlement Minister Zeki Ergezen said on Tuesday that Turkey and Syria would construct a dam on the Asi River under a joint project.24 Ağustos 2004 Salı -- 14:44 [14] PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN HOLDS A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT PUTIN OF RUSSIAMOSCOW - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a telephone conversation with President Vladimir Putin of Russia on Tuesday.24 Ağustos 2004 Salı -- 14:20 [15] SECURITY FORCES SEIZE 70 KG OF BASE HASHISH IN SAMSUNSAMSUN - Security forces seized 70 kg of base hashish in an operation in northern province of Samsun.24 Ağustos 2004 Salı -- 14:13 [16] ABEYLEGESSE NOT TO RUN IN WOMEN'S 1,500-METER QUALIFYING ROUNDATHENS - Elvan Abeylegesse of Turkey will not compete in women's 1,500-meter qualifying round on Tuesday at the 28th Summer Olympic Games in Greek capital Athens.24 Ağustos 2004 Salı -- 14:12 [17] TURKEY-VIETNAM JEC 2ND TERM MEETING STARTSANKARA - Turkey-Vietnam Joint Economic Commission (JEC) Second Term Meeting started in Ankara on Tuesday. Turkish Interior Minister Abdulkadir Aksu and Vietnamese Minister of Trade Truong Dinh Tuyen co-chair the meetings.24 Ağustos 2004 Salı -- 14:12 [18] SECURITY FORCES IMPOUND 109 KG OF HEROIN IN ISTANBULISTANBUL - Security forces impounded 109 kg of heroin in an operation in Istanbul.24 Ağustos 2004 Salı -- 13:32 [19] 10.45 KG HEROIN SEIZED AT THE BULGARIAN-TURKISH BORDERSOFIA - Bulgarian customs officers seized on Tuesday 10.45 kg heroin in Kapitan Andreevo crossing at the Bulgarian-Turkish border.24 Ağustos 2004 Salı -- 13:09 [20] AK PARTY DECIDES TO CALL ON PARLIAMENT TO CONVENE ON SEPTEMBER 14THANKARA - Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Central Executive Board (MYK) decided to ask for an emergency meeting of the parliament on September 14th to debate new Turkish Penal Code (TCK).24 Ağustos 2004 Salı -- 13:09 [21] NSC TO CONVENE ON WEDNESDAYANKARA - The National Security Council (NSC) will convene under the chairmanship of President Ahmet Necdet Sezer on August 25, 2004.24 Ağustos 2004 Salı -- 11:58 [22] TUPRAG SAYS IT LOCATES NEARLY 600 TONS GOLD RESERVE IN TURKEYUSAK - Nearly 600 tons of gold reserve has been located in Turkey, said Tuprag, the Turkish agency of Canadian Eldorado Gold company that will extract gold in Katrancilar region in Esme town of Turkey's western Usak province.24 Ağustos 2004 Salı -- 11:58 [23] ELVAN ABEYLEGESSE OF TURKEY PLACES 12TH IN WOMEN'S 5,000-METERATHENS - Elvan Abeylegesse of Turkey placed 12th in women's 5,000-meter at the 28th Summer Olympic Games in Greek capital Athens on Monday.23 Ağustos 2004 Pazartesi -- 22:55 [24] ROCK'N COKE FESTIVAL HOSTS WORLD-FAMOUS SINGERS AND BANDS IN ISTANBULISTANBUL - Rock'n Coke music festival hosted many Turkish and foreign singers and bands between 21st and 22nd of August, 2004 at Hazerfen Airport of Istanbul.23 Ağustos 2004 Pazartesi -- 21:31 [25] DENKTAS: ''WE ARE TAKING NECESSARY MEASURES FOR KARPAZ SECONDARY SCHOOL TO START GIVING EDUCATION''LEFKOSA - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Serdar Denktas said on Monday that TRNC government took all necessary measures for Karpaz Greek Cypriot secondary school to start giving education in new education period, calling on Greek Cypriot administration to cooperate with TRNC on this issue.23 Ağustos 2004 Pazartesi -- 20:53 [26] ''GREEN LINE'' REGULATION -ONE-WAY GOOD FLOW NOT EXPECTED TO START IMMEDIATELYLEFKOSA - The Green Line Regulation concerning goods arriving from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) to the Greek Cypriot side, came into force on Monday, but one-way good flow is not expected to start immediately.23 Ağustos 2004 Pazartesi -- 20:53 [27] PUTIN'S VISIT TO TURKEY VERY IMPORTANT IN REGARD TO TURKEY'S FOREIGN POLICYANKARA - Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Turkey was very important in regard to Turkey's foreign policy and its relations with Russia, sources said on Monday.23 Ağustos 2004 Pazartesi -- 20:52 [28] TURKISH STATE MINISTER FOR SPORTS VISITS HIS GREEK COUNTERPARTATHENS - Turkish State Minister Mehmet Ali Sahin for Sports visited on Monday George Orfanos, the Deputy Minister of Culture with Responsibilities for Sport.23 Ağustos 2004 Pazartesi -- 18:44 [29] TURKEY TO COOPERATE WITH ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATESWASHINGTON - Turkey would sign a framework agreement on cooperation with the Organization of American States (OAC) this week, sources said on Monday.23 Ağustos 2004 Pazartesi -- 17:30 [30] PUTIN TO BE FIRST RUSSIAN LEADER TO VISIT TURKEY OFFICIALLY IN 32 YEARSMOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin, who will visit Turkey between September 2nd and 3rd, will be the first Russian leader paying an official visit to Turkey in the last 32 years, sources said.23 Ağustos 2004 Pazartesi -- 15:47 [31] POLICE DETAIN TWO IN CONNECTION WITH BLAST IN ANTALYA'S HARBOR AREAANTALYA - Police detained two people in connection with the blast in Antalya's harbor area on Monday23 Ağustos 2004 Pazartesi -- 15:33 [32] ONE CHILD DIES ANOTHER ONE INJURED IN EXPLOSION IN ANTALYA HARBOR AREAANTALYA - A child was killed and another one was injured in an explosion in harbor area in southern Antalya province on Monday23 Ağustos 2004 Pazartesi -- 15:26 [33] TRNC PM TALAT: ''GREEK CYPRIOTS ARE NOT PSYCHOLOGICALLY READY TO PURCHASE GOODS FROM TURKS''LEFKOSA - ''There may be difficulty in flow of goods after the Green Line Regulation came into force because Greek Cypriots are not psychologically ready to purchase goods from Turks,'' Mehmet Ali Talat, Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) said on Monday.23 Ağustos 2004 Pazartesi -- 15:15 [34] FEE DEFINES TURKISH BEACHES AS PERFECTISTANBUL - The Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) defined 28 Turkish beaches in southern Antalya province, earlier awarded with Blue Flag, as ''perfect'', Medialand, an international organization said on Monday.23 Ağustos 2004 Pazartesi -- 15:11 [35] KHAN: ''TURKISH BUSINESSMEN CAN MAKE BUSINESS WITH SOUTHERN ASEAN COUNTRIES VIA PAKISTAN''ANTALYA - Pakistani Ambassador in Ankara Sher Afgan Khan Monday asked for an improvement in Turkish-Pakistani trade relations, stating that Turkish businessmen can make business with Southern Asian countries in cooperation with Pakistani companies.23 Ağustos 2004 Pazartesi -- 14:21 [36] KAYSERI TO HOST PARAGLIDING WORLD CUP TOUR 2004KAYSERI - The Paragliding World Cup Tour 2004 will be held in Talas town of central province of Kayseri between August 28th and September 4th, 2004.23 Ağustos 2004 Pazartesi -- 13:46 [37] KILCI: ''WE HAVE BEEN EXPENDING INTENSE EFFORTS TO HOLD A TENDER FOR TELEKOM IN 2004''ANKARA - Privatization Administration Board (OIB) Chairman Metin Kilci said on Monday, ''we have been expending intense efforts to hold a tender for privatization of Turkish Telekom in 2004.''23 Ağustos 2004 Pazartesi -- 13:05 [38] RUSSIAN PRESIDENT TO VISIT INTERNATIONAL IZMIR FAIRIZMIR - ''Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit 73rd International Izmir Fair'', Kerim Ozsoydan, Russian Federation's Honorary Consul in Izmir said on Monday.23 Ağustos 2004 Pazartesi -- 12:41 [39] ''GREEN LINE'' REGULATION COMES INTO FORCELEFKOSA - The Green Line Regulation concerning goods arriving from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) to the Greek Cypriot side, came into force on Monday after it was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (EU) on August 20th.23 Ağustos 2004 Pazartesi -- 12:24 [40] ''MY DREAM'' DUE IN TURKEYISTANBUL - ''My Dream'' of the People's Republic of China, the first and the only performing arts troupe formed by the disabled people, will visit Turkey.23 Ağustos 2004 Pazartesi -- 12:19 [41] A TERRORIST OF SYRIAN ORIGIN CAPTURED IN SIRNAKSIRNAK - A Syrian member of the terrorist organization of PKK/KONGRA-GEL was captured in southeastern province of Sirnak.23 Ağustos 2004 Pazartesi -- 12:19 [42] A TURKISH CITIZEN KILLED IN IRAQTIKRIT - A Turkish citizen and two Iraqis were killed in an ambush in the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit on Monday.23 Ağustos 2004 Pazartesi -- 11:57 [43] PRESIDENT PUTIN OF RUSSIA DUE IN TURKEYANKARA - President Vladimir Putin of Russia will pay a state visit to Turkey between September 2nd and 3rd, 2004 as the guest of Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer.23 Ağustos 2004 Pazartesi -- 11:54 [44] NSC TO CONVENE ON WEDNESDAYANKARA - The National Security Council (NSC) will convene under the chairmanship of President Ahmet Necdet Sezer on August 25, 2004.23 Ağustos 2004 Pazartesi -- 11:54 [45] SOCCER-EUROPEAN CUPS -TRABZONSPOR TO HOST DYNAMO KIEV OF UKRAINE -GENCLERBIRLIGI TO PLAY AWAY RIJEKA OF CROATIAANKARA - European Champions League third qualifying round second legs and UEFA Cup second qualifying round second legs will be played as of Tuesday.23 Ağustos 2004 Pazartesi -- 11:53 [46] ATHENS OLYMPIC GAMES -SEVEN TURKISH SPORTSMEN TO COMPETE IN THREE CATEGORIES TOMORROWATHENS - Seven Turkish sportsmen will compete in three categories in the eleventh day of the 28th Summer Olympic Games in Greek capital Athens on Tuesday.23 Ağustos 2004 Pazartesi -- 10:46 [47] NEW KURUS TO BE LIGHTER THAN CURRENT COINSANKARA - A total of 1.2 billion coins will be issued until December 31, 2004, under the law denominating the Turkish lira (TL) as the New Turkish lira (YTL) and equalizing (actual) 1 million TL to 1 YTL (by dropping six zeros).23 Ağustos 2004 Pazartesi -- 10:46 [48] BOAT ACCIDENT OFF EDREMIT -EFFORTS CONTINUE TO FIND FOUR MISSING MIGRANTSANKARA - Efforts have been continuing to find four missing migrants who were aboard a boat which sank off Altinoluk region in Edremit town of northwestern province of Balikesir on Sunday.23 Ağustos 2004 Pazartesi -- 10:19 [49] NEW YORK TIMES PUBLISHES AN ARTICLE ABOUT SEMIHA BERKSOY -DAILY DESCRIBES HER A REVOLUTIONARY CHARACTERNEW YORK - The New York Times, one of the leading dailies in the United States, published an article about life of Semiha Berksoy, the first lady of Turkish opera as well as one of the most colorful figures in contemporary Turkish art who died of pulmonary embolism at the age of 94 on August 15.23 Ağustos 2004 Pazartesi -- 09:22 [50] EXPLOSION OCCURS AT AN ATM IN ANKARAANKARA - An explosion occurred at an automatic teller machine (ATM) in Tandogan neighborhood of Ankara late on Sunday.23 Ağustos 2004 Pazartesi -- 09:21 [51] VILLAGE GUARD DIES AFTER STEPPING ON LAND MINESIRNAK - A village guard died after he stepped on an anti-personnel land-mine planted by terrorists in Balveren hamlet in southeastern province of Sirnak on Sunday.23 Ağustos 2004 Pazartesi -- 09:20
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