Compact version |
|
Thursday, 5 December 2024 | ||
|
Anadolu Agency: News in English, 04-08-26Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Anadolu Agency Home Page at <http://www.anadoluajansi.com.tr/>CONTENTS
[01] TURKEY AND KOSOVO SIGN AGREEMENT FOR CULTURAL COOPERATIONPRISTINA - An agreement for cultural cooperation between Turkey and Kosovo was signed in Pristina on Thursday.26 Ağustos 2004 Perşembe - 22:39 [02] OLYMPIC GAMES IN ATHENS -ABEYLEGESSE OF TURKEY QUALIFIES TO FINAL IN WOMEN'S 1,500-METERATHENS - Elvan Abeylegesse of Turkey qualified to final in women's 1,500-meter in the 28th Summer Olympic Games in Greek capital Athens on Thursday.26 Ağustos 2004 Perşembe - 21:20 [03] SOCCER - EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE -FENERBAHCE OF TURKEY TO PLAY ITS FIRST MATCH AGAINST AC SPARTA PRAGUEMONACO - The Schedule of Fenerbahce, the only Turkish soccer team competing in the 2004/2005 European Champions League, in Group D became certain on Thursday. Fenerbahce will play the first match against AC Sparta Prague in Istanbul on September 15, 2004.26 Ağustos 2004 Perşembe - 20:50 [04] SOCCER - EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE -FENERBAHCE OF TURKEY DRAWN WITH MANCHESTER UNITED, OLYMPIQUE LYON AND SPARTA PRAGMONACO - Draw for the group stage of the 2004/2005 European Champions League was made in Monaco on Thursday. Fenerbahce of Turkey was drawn with Manchester United of England Olympique Lyon of France and Sparta Prague of Czech Republic in Group D.26 Ağustos 2004 Perşembe -- 20:00 [05] OLYMPIC GAMES IN ATHENS -OZAL OF TURKEY WINS BRONZE MEDALATHENS - Mehmet Ozal of Turkey won bronze medal in men's 96 kg Greco-Roman wrestling in the 28th Summer Olympic Games in Greek capital Athens on Thursday.26 Ağustos 2004 Perşembe -- 19:56 [06] TRNC PRIME MINISTER TALAT: ''RUSSIA IS A KEY COUNTRY IN RELATIONS WITH UN''LEFKOSA - Mehmet Ali Talat, Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) on Thursday attracted the attention to the influential role of Russia in UN Security Council, stating that Turkey's asking support from this country would be beneficial.26 Ağustos 2004 Perşembe -- 18:40 [07] GREEK CYPRIOT ADMINISTRATION AND GREECE TRY TO CHANGE CONDITIONS OF EU ASSISTANCE TO TRNCLEFKOSA - Greek Cypriot administration and Greece launch initiatives to change conditions of 259 million Euros of assistance which the European Union (EU) plans to give to Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) for development of economy and infrastructure investments, sources said on Thursday.26 Ağustos 2004 Perşembe -- 18:39 [08] TURKEY TO COOPERATE WITH EU IN FIGHT AGAINST DRUGSANKARA - Turkey signed on Thursday a protocol envisaging its participation in the European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA).26 Ağustos 2004 Perşembe -- 18:17 [09] TURKISH SECURITY FORCES CAPTURE TWO TERRORISTS IN TUNCELITUNCELI - Turkish security forces captured two members of PKK/Kongra-Gel terrorist organization on eastern Tunceli-Erzincan border, sources said on Thursday.26 Ağustos 2004 Perşembe -- 17:45 [10] TALKS ON TURKEY-SYRIA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT STARTANKARA - Talks on Turkey-Syria Free Trade Agreement (FTA) started on Thursday, sources said. The agreement will be initialed on August 2826 Ağustos 2004 Perşembe -- 17:29 [11] SIX FOREST RANGERS KILLED IN WILDFIRE IN ANTALYAANTALYA - Six forest rangers were killed in a wildfire that broke out in a forested land near Gundogmus town of southern province of Antalya, sources said on Thursday.26 Ağustos 2004 Perşembe -- 15:37 [12] ATHENS 2004 OLYMPICS -NATIONAL WEIGHTLIFTING TEAM RETURNS TO TURKEYISTANBUL - Turkey's national weightlifting team returned to Turkey on Thursday.26 Ağustos 2004 Perşembe -- 14:42 [13] ''ETERNITY 04'' MILITARY EXERCISES CONTINUE IN BAKU -LAND FORCES OF TURKEY, AZERBAIJAN AND GEORGIA JOIN THE EXERCISESBAKU - Eternity 04 Military Exercises, concerted maneuvers of Turkish, Azerbaijani and Georgian land forces, continue in Azerbaijani capital of Baku.26 Ağustos 2004 Perşembe -- 14:26 [14] BABACAN SAYS TURKEY AND IMF MAY START DELIBERATIONS ON NEW ECONOMIC PROGRAM IN SEPTEMBERANKARA - Turkish State Minister (in charge of economy) Ali Babacan said on Thursday that Turkey and International Monetary Fund (IMF) could start deliberations in the second half of September, on the new economic program to be put into force in and after 2005.26 Ağustos 2004 Perşembe -- 14:02 [15] TURKISH SECURITY FORCES CAPTURE ONE TERRORIST IN MARDINMARDIN - Turkish security forces captured one terrorist who planted land mine in eastern province of Mardin, sources said on Thursday.26 Ağustos 2004 Perşembe -- 14:02 [16] INDIAN AMBASSADOR SEN VISITS VAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRYVAN - Indian Ambassador to Turkey Aloke Sen met businessmen at Van Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VATSO) on Thursday.26 Ağustos 2004 Perşembe -- 13:37 [17] ''MY DREAM'' ARRIVES IN TURKEYISTANBUL - ''My Dream'' of the People's Republic of China, the first and the only performing arts troupe formed by the disabled people, arrived in Turkey on Thursday.26 Ağustos 2004 Perşembe -- 13:33 [18] TURKISH POLICE CONFISCATE 16 KG OF HEROIN IN IZMITIZMIT - Turkish police confiscated 16 kg of heroin in northwestern Izmit province, sources said on Thursday26 Ağustos 2004 Perşembe -- 12:35 [19] ANKARA TO HAVE BUSY DIPLOMACY TRAFFIC IN SEPTEMBERANKARA - Ankara will have a busy diplomacy traffic in September, diplomatic sources said on Thursday.26 Ağustos 2004 Perşembe -- 12:34 [20] U.S. AMBASSADOR SAYS TURKEY CAN PLAY A POTENTIAL ROLE IN GREATER MIDDLE EAST INITIATIVEGIRESUN - U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Eric Edelman said on Thursday that Turkey could play a potential role in the Greater Middle East Initiative.26 Ağustos 2004 Perşembe -- 12:05 [21] IRAQI PM POSTPONES HIS VISIT TO TURKEYANKARA - Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi delayed the visit he was expected to pay to Turkey at the beginning of September upon Ankara's invitation, sources said on Thursday.26 Ağustos 2004 Perşembe -- 11:29 [22] TURKEY-ROMANIA JOINT COMMANDO MILITARY EXERCISE ENDS IN KAYSERIKAYSERI - Turkey-Romania joint commando military exercises ended in central Anatolian province of Kayseri on Thursday.26 Ağustos 2004 Perşembe -- 11:16 [23] RATE OF CAPACITY UTILIZATION RISES IN Q2ANKARA - The rate of capacity utilization rose to 82.8 percent in the second quarter of 2004, Turkish State Institute of Statistics (SIS) said on Thursday.26 Ağustos 2004 Perşembe -- 10:51 [24] TURKISH STATE MINISTER FOR ECONOMY SAYS RATIO OF CURRENT DEFICIT TO GNP IS 4 %ANKARA - Turkish State Minister Ali Babacan for Economy said on Thursday that the ratio of current (accounts) deficit to Gross National Product (GNP) was around 4 percent.26 Ağustos 2004 Perşembe -- 10:38 [25] FIVE TURKISH SPORTSMEN TO COMPETE IN ATHENS OLYMPIC GAMES TOMORROWATHENS - Five Turkish sportsmen will compete in two categories on the 14th day of the 28th Summer Olympic Games in Greek capital of Athens on Friday.26 Ağustos 2004 Perşembe -- 10:35 [26] TURKEY SIGNS COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATESWASHINGTON - Turkey signed on Thursday a framework agreement on cooperation with the Organization of American States (OAS).26 Ağustos 2004 Perşembe -- 09:22 [27] TRADE FROM GREEK CYPRIOT SIDE TO TRNC TO START GRADUALLYLEFKOSA - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Council of Ministers decided on Wednesday to start import from Greek Cypriot side gradually.25 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 22:10 [28] TRABZONSPOR: 0 - DYNAMO KIEV: 2 (RESULT)TRABZON - Turkish Trabzonspor soccer team was beaten by Dynamo Kiev of Ukraine 0-2 in European Champions League third qualifying round second leg on Wednesday.25 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 21:29 [29] SEREF EROGLU OF TURKEY WINS SILVER MEDAL IN GRECO-ROMAN WRESTLING 66 KGATHENS - Seref Eroglu of Turkey won silver medal on Wednesday at Greco-Roman wrestling men's 66kg in Athens 2004 Olympic Games.25 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 20:25 [30] TWO TURKISH ENGINEERS KIDNAPPED IN IRAQANKARA - Two Turkish engineers were kidnapped in Iraq, sources said on Wednesday.25 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 19:55 [31] TRNC PM: ''RULES FOR GOODS TO BE EXPORTED FROM SOUTH TO NORTH WILL BE SET''LEFKOSA - Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Talat of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) said on Wednesday that they would set the rules for goods to be exported from the Greek Cypriot side to TRNC.25 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 19:22 [32] NSC DID NOT DISCUSS SEMINARYANKARA - The National Security Council (NSC) did not discuss the issue of seminary at its regular meeting on Wednesday.25 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 19:21 [33] UN OFFICIALS TO MEET TRNC PM AND FMLEFKOSA - United Nations (UN) officials will meet Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Talat and Foreign Minister Serdar Denktas of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) to take up restructuring of UN Peace Force in the island, sources said on Wednesday.25 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 18:42 [34] SPORTS-ATHLETICS -ISTANBUL TO HOST 14TH BALKANS MASTERS' CHAMPIONSHIPSBURSA - The 14th Balkans Masters' Athletics Championships will be held in Istanbul between September 11 and 12, 2004.25 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 18:42 [35] NSC MEETING FOCUSES ON RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN IRAQANKARA - The regular meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) focused on recent developments in Iraq besides security and public order throughout Turkey.25 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 16:55 [36] TURKISH STATE MINISTER FOR ECONOMY TO INFORM INTERNATIONAL INVESTORSANKARA - Turkish State Minister Ali Babacan will inform international investors in European countries about Turkish economy, next week, sources said on Wednesday.25 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 16:47 [37] TURKISH POLICE SEIZE 10 AK-47 ASSAULT RIFLES AND ONE HANDGUN IN DIYARBAKIRDIYARBAKIR - Turkish police seized 10 AK-47 assault rifles (Kalashnikov) and one handgun hidden in a lorry in southeastern province of Diyarbakir, sources said on Wednesday.25 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 15:49 [38] ANKARA MUSIC AND DANCE FESTIVAL TO START TOMORROWANKARA - The Third Ankara Music and Dance Festival will start tomorrow (Thursday). More than 300 musicians and dancers from 8 countries will take part in this year's festival organized by the Prime Ministry Directorate of Youth and Sports and the Ankara Municipality with the support of ministries of foreign affairs and culture and tourism.25 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 15:40 [39] VIETNAMESE TRADE MINISTER VISITS TOBB CHAIRMANANKARA - Trade Minister Truong Dinh Tuyen of Vietnam said on Wednesday that trade volume between Turkey and Vietnam is very low although two countries have a high trade potential.25 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 15:39 [40] ISTANBUL TO HOST TWO INFORMATICS EVENTS IN SEPTEMBERISTANBUL - Turkey's commercial hub Istanbul will host Eurasia's biggest information and communication technologies fair CeBIT Informatics Eurasia, and Informatics Summit 2004 in September, sources said on Wednesday.25 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 15:08 [41] TURKEY-ROMANIA JOINT COMMANDO MILITARY EXERCISE CONTINUES IN KAYSERIKAYSERI - Turkey-Romania joint commando military exercise has been continuing in central province of Kayseri, sources said on Wednesday.25 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 15:03 [42] TURKISH GENDARMERY ARREST 58 ILLEGAL MIGRANTS IN EDIRNEEDIRNE - Turkish Gendarmery arrested 58 illegal migrants in northwestern province of Edirne, sources said on Wednesday.25 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 14:51 [43] TURKEY EXTENDS 100,000 USD OF ASSISTANCE TO BANGLADESH TO HEAL WOUNDS OF FLOOD DISASTERANKARA - Turkey extended 100,000 U.S. dollars of assistance to Bangladesh to heal wounds of the flood disaster victims, Turkey's Embassy in Dhaka said on Wednesday.25 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 14:34 [44] ISTANBUL TO HOST EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS FORUMISTANBUL - Association of Independent Industrialists and Businessmen of Turkey (MUSIAD) will host two important organizations in Istanbul in September, which will make a significant contribution to promotion of Turkish trademarks in the global markets.25 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 14:22 [45] SPORTS-EUROBASKET 2005 QUALIFYING ROUNDISTANBUL - 34th European Men's Basketball Championship (Eurobasket 2005) qualifying round will start on September 8th, 2004. Turkey will play in Group E against Bosnia-Herzegovina, Estonia and Netherlands.25 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 14:21 [46] EDELMAN: ''WE HAVE BEEN EXERTING EFFORTS TO PROVIDE CIVIL PEACE AND DEMOCRACY IN IRAQ''ORDU - U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Eric Edelman said on Wednesday that they had been deploying great efforts to provide civil peace and democracy in Iraq.25 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 14:18 [47] EDELMAN: ''WE HAVE BEEN EXERTING EFFORTS TO PROVIDE CIVIL PEACE AND DEMOCRACY IN IRAQ''ORDU - U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Eric Edelman said on Wednesday that they had been deploying great efforts to provide civil peace and democracy in Iraq.25 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 14:18 [48] CHP ASKS FOR PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY INTO SALE OF PROPERTIES TO FOREIGNERSANKARA - Republican People's Party (CHP) Wednesday asked for opening of a parliamentary inquiry into sale of properties to foreigners.25 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 14:14 [49] AKSU: ''I BELIEVE THAT VIETNAM WILL BECOME ONE OF TURKEY'S GOOD ECONOMIC PARTNERS IN COMING YEARS''ANKARA - Turkish Interior Minister Abdulkadir Aksu said on Wednesday, ''I believe that Vietnam will become one of Turkey's good economic partners in the coming years.''25 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 13:51 [50] FITCH UPGRADES OUTLOOK FOR TURKEY'S RATING FROM STABLE TO POSITIVELONDON/ANKARA - Fitch Ratings, the international rating agency, revised the outlook for Turkey's long-term foreign and local currency ratings of 'B+' to positive from stable.25 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 13:14 [51] OFFICIALS OF TURKISH CULTURE AND TOURISM MINISTRY LEAVE FOR KOSOVOANKARA - A group headed by Mustafa Isen, Undersecretary of the Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry, left for Kosovo on Wednesday, the Ministry said.25 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 12:51 [52] EROGLU OF TURKEY REACHED FINAL IN MEN'S 66-KG GRECO-ROMAN WRESTLINGATHENS - Seref Eroglu of Turkey qualified for the final in men's Greco-Roman wrestling 66-kg category in Athens 2004 Olympic Games on Wednesday.25 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 12:10 [53] FIFTH INTERNATIONAL TURKISH LANGUAGE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO BE HELD IN ANKARAANKARA - Fifth International Turkish Language General Assembly organized by the Institute of Turkish Language (TDK) will be held in Ankara between September 20th and 26th, 2004.25 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 12:09 [54] TURKISH NATIONAL EDUCATION MINISTER CELIK LEAVES FOR MONGOLIAISTANBUL - Turkish National Education Minister Huseyin Celik left for Ulan Bator on Wednesday as the guest of Mongolian Minister of Education, Science, and Culture A. Tsanjid.25 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 11:27 [55] TERRORISTS KILL ONE SOLDIER IN SEMDINLISEMDINLI - Members of PKK/Kongra-Gel terrorist organization killed one soldier and injured another in Semdinli town of southeastern province of Hakkari25 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 11:16 [56] ISTANBUL TO HOST BALKAN TRAP-SKEET AND DOUBLE TRAP CHAMPIONSHIPSANKARA - Balkan Trap-Skeet and Double Trap Shooting Championships will take place in Istanbul from September 2nd till September 5th, 2004.25 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 11:16 [57] ANKARA TO HOST EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIPSANKARA - Ankara will host the European Individual Bowling Championships between September 1st and 5th.25 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 11:15 [58] BOMB EXPLODES IN DORTYOL INJURING 7 PEOPLEDORTYOL - Seven people were injured when a bomb exploded in front of an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) of a bank branch in Dortyol Township in southern Hatay province.25 Ağustos 2004 Çarşamba -- 11:15
Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |