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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 02-07-26
CONTENTS
[01] TREASURY TO AUCTION 105-DAY BONDS
[02] 29 FOREIGNERS CAPTURED IN VAN
[03] ITALIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER ANTONIONE SAYS EU HAS TO GIVE DATE
[04] RIZE CRISIS DESK ANNOUNCES DEATHTOLL AS 27
[05] SECURITY FORCES CATCH 28 FOREIGNERS IN ERZURUM
[06] FM AND DEPUTY PM GUREL SAYS TURKEY DOES NOT HAVE TIME PRESSURE
[07] MHP WANTS PRESENTATION OF EU LAWS BILL NOT AS PACKAGE, BUT AS
[08] CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE TO CONVENE ON MONDAY TO DISCUSS DECISION ON
[09] FM AND DEPUTY PM GUREL SAYS DSP STANDS ON ITS FEET DESPITE CERTAIN
[10] LAND MINE KILLS SHEPHARD IN SIRVAN
[11] GOKALP SAYS ECO AGRICULTURE MINISTERS SECOND MEETING TO TAKE PLACE
[12] FM AND DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER GUREL:''CERTAIN CIRCLES WANTED TO
[13] PARLIAMENT SPEAKER IZGI CALLS PARLIAMENT TO EXTRAORDINARY MEETING
[14] ARSLAN: ''WE HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY FOLLOWING DEVELOPMENTS ABOUT
[15] U.N. PERMANENT COORDINATOR TO TURKEY CESTARI SAYS TURKEY IS A
[16] SECURITY FORCES CAPTURE 18 FOREIGNERS IN EDIRNE
[17] DEATH TOLL INCREASES TO 29 IN FLOOD DISASTER IN RIZE
[18] ENEZ MAYOR BOSTANCI:''GREECE WANTS TO HAVE FERRY BOAT TRIPS WITH
[19] DEMIR DOKUM TO PRODUCE OIL RADIATORS IN CHINA
[20] LABOUR PLATFORM CHAIRMANSHIP COUNCIL SAYS BILL ON JOB SECURITY HAS
[21] RED CRESCENT SENDS TENTS, BLANKETS AND SLEEPING BAGS TO RIZE
[22] TURKISH LIRA DEPOSIT BUYING AUCTION AVERAGE INTEREST RATE BECOMES
[23] OZTRAK: ''BASIC EDUCATION PROJECT BEGAN TO BE A MODEL IN
[24] DYP CALLS PARLIAMENTARY CONSULTATION COUNCIL TO MEETING
[25] CHHIBBER SAYS BASIC EDUCATION PROJECT IN TURKEY WAS THE MOST
[26] OZBAS RESIGNS FROM MHP
[27] FOREIGN TRADE STATISTICS (2)
[28] FOREIGN TRADE STATISTICS EXPORTS INCREASE 3.5 PERCENT TO USD 13.2
[29] RED CRESCENT GOES TO RIZE
[30] KONYALI RESIGNS FROM YTP
[31] PRESIDENT ALIYEV OF AZERBAIJAN SENDS A MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT SEZER
[32] TREASURY TO REPAY 192.9 TRILLION TL IN DOMESTIC DEBT NEXT WEEK
[33] SP DEPUTY DERIN PASSES AWAY
[34] U.S. CONGRESS APPROVES ISAF ASSISTANCE TO TURKEY
[35] DEATH TOLL INCREASES TO 27 IN FLOOD DISASTER IN RIZE
[01] TREASURY TO AUCTION 105-DAY BONDS
ANKARA - Treasury will hold an auction next week to sell 105-day
bonds.
[02] 29 FOREIGNERS CAPTURED IN VAN
VAN - Gendarme teams captured 29 foreigners in Baskale, Ozalp, Ercis
and Gurp�nar towns of eastern Van province as they illegally entered
Turkey on Friday.
[03] ITALIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER ANTONIONE SAYS EU HAS TO GIVE DATE
TO TURKEY TO START NEGOTIATIONS
ROME - Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Roberto Antonione said on Friday
that EU has to give Turkey a date to start full membership
negotiations.
[04] RIZE CRISIS DESK ANNOUNCES DEATHTOLL AS 27
RIZE - The crisis desk formed in northern Rize province following the
flood disaster, announced on Friday that the number of persons who were
killed by the flood is not 29, but 27.
[05] SECURITY FORCES CATCH 28 FOREIGNERS IN ERZURUM
ERZURUM - Security forces intercepted 28 foreigners in eastern province
of Erzurum who had earlier entered Turkey illegally.
[06] FM AND DEPUTY PM GUREL SAYS TURKEY DOES NOT HAVE TIME PRESSURE
ABOUT EU ISSUE
ISTANBUL - Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Sukru Sina Gurel
said on Friday that Turkey does not have time pressure about EU issue,
adding that ''certain circles created such a pressure due to their
political interests.''
[07] MHP WANTS PRESENTATION OF EU LAWS BILL NOT AS PACKAGE, BUT AS
SEPERATE LEGAL AMENDMENTS
ANKARA - Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) completed its studies on the
EU laws bill and informed the Motherland Party (ANAP) administration
about its view on Friday.
[08] CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE TO CONVENE ON MONDAY TO DISCUSS DECISION ON
EARLY ELECTIONS
ANKARA - The Parliamentary Consultative Committee will convene on
Monday to take up parties' proposals for convention of the
Parliamentary General Assembly in an extraordinary session and decision
on early elections.
[09] FM AND DEPUTY PM GUREL SAYS DSP STANDS ON ITS FEET DESPITE CERTAIN
WRONG AND EXAGGERATED NEWS
ISTANBUL - Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Sukru Sina Gurel
said on Friday that Democratic Left Party (DSP) stood on its feet
despite certain wrong and exaggerated news.
[10] LAND MINE KILLS SHEPHARD IN SIRVAN
SIIRT - A shephard who stepped on a land mine in Sirvan town of
southeastern province of Siirt, died.
[11] GOKALP SAYS ECO AGRICULTURE MINISTERS SECOND MEETING TO TAKE PLACE
IN TURKEY IN 2003
ANKARA - Agriculture and Rural Affairs Minister Husnu Yusuf Gokalp said
on Friday that the second agricultural ministers of Economic
Cooperation Organization (ECO) countries will take place in Turkey in
2003.
[12] FM AND DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER GUREL:''CERTAIN CIRCLES WANTED TO
OVERTHROW ECEVIT GOVERNMENT IN ORDER TO SEIZE GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS''
ISTANBUL - Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Sukru Sina Gurel
said on Friday that certain circles wanted to overthrow the Ecevit
government in order to seize government and politics, not for the good
of Turkish politics or not to go to early elections.
[13] PARLIAMENT SPEAKER IZGI CALLS PARLIAMENT TO EXTRAORDINARY MEETING
ON JULY 29
ANKARA - Parliament Speaker Omer Izgi called the parliament on Friday
to an extraordinary meeting at 14.00 local time on July 29 upon the
application of Motherland (ANAP) and Felicity Party (SP) deputies to
discuss the EU related laws.
[14] ARSLAN: ''WE HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY FOLLOWING DEVELOPMENTS ABOUT
TERRORIST ORGANIZATION NOVEMBER 17 IN GREECE''
ANKARA - Security Deputy Director General Feyzullah Arslan said on
Friday that they had been carefully following the developments about
the terrorist organization November 17 in Greece.
[15] U.N. PERMANENT COORDINATOR TO TURKEY CESTARI SAYS TURKEY IS A
MODEL COUNTRY
ANTAKYA - U.N. Turkey Permanent Coordinator to Turkey and U.N.
Development Programme (UNDF) Permanent Representative Alfredo
Witschi-Cestari said on Friday that Turkey is the only country which is
governed by democracy and which has the secular order among the other
Muslim countries.
[16] SECURITY FORCES CAPTURE 18 FOREIGNERS IN EDIRNE
EDIRNE - Security forces captured on Friday 18 foreigners who attempted
to pass the border illegally in Meric township of northwestern Edirne
province.
[17] DEATH TOLL INCREASES TO 29 IN FLOOD DISASTER IN RIZE
RIZE - Death toll increased to 29 in Guneysu and Cayeli townships of
northern province of Rize on Friday.
[18] ENEZ MAYOR BOSTANCI:''GREECE WANTS TO HAVE FERRY BOAT TRIPS WITH
US''
EDIRNE - Ferry boat trips can start between Edirne's touristic town of
Enez and Alexandroupolis and Kavala towns and Samothraki island of
Greece.
[19] DEMIR DOKUM TO PRODUCE OIL RADIATORS IN CHINA
ISTANBUL - Turkish Demir Dokum company signed a stragetic partnership
agreement with Hong Kong-based Chung Mei International Holdings Limited
group's subsidiary Chung Mei Industries Limited to produce oil
radiators in China.
[20] LABOUR PLATFORM CHAIRMANSHIP COUNCIL SAYS BILL ON JOB SECURITY HAS
TO BE ADOPTED
ANKARA - The Labour Platform Chairmanship Council demanded on Friday
the bill on job security to be adopted by the parliament.
[21] RED CRESCENT SENDS TENTS, BLANKETS AND SLEEPING BAGS TO RIZE
ANKARA/TRABZON - The Red Crescent sent 100 tents, 845 blankets and 200
sleeping bags to Cayeli and Guneysu townships of northern province of
Rize which were devastated by flood waters.
[22] TURKISH LIRA DEPOSIT BUYING AUCTION AVERAGE INTEREST RATE BECOMES
51.73 PERCENT
ANKARA - The average interest rate in Friday's Turkish lira (TL)
deposit buying auction held by the Central Bank in the Interbank Money
Market became 51.73 percent.
[23] OZTRAK: ''BASIC EDUCATION PROJECT BEGAN TO BE A MODEL IN
INTERNATIONAL FIELD''
ANKARA - Treasury Undersecretary Faik Oztrak said on Friday that
''Basic Education Project'' which was being implemented by National
Education Ministry and supported by World Bank began to be a model in
international field.
[24] DYP CALLS PARLIAMENTARY CONSULTATION COUNCIL TO MEETING
ANKARA - True Path Party (DYP) applied to the Parliament Speaker's
Office to call the parliamentary consultation council to a meeting at
11.00 local time on July 29 to discuss its proposal for holding the
early elections on November 3.
[25] CHHIBBER SAYS BASIC EDUCATION PROJECT IN TURKEY WAS THE MOST
COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION PROJECT BEING IMPLEMENTED IN WORLD
ANKARA - World Bank's Representative in Turkey Ajay Chhibber said on
Friday that basic education project in Turkey was the most
comprehensive education project being implemented in the world.
[26] OZBAS RESIGNS FROM MHP
ANKARA - Edip Ozbas, a deputy of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP),
resigned from his party on Friday.
[27] FOREIGN TRADE STATISTICS (2)
ANKARA - The State Institute of Statistics announced on Friday that
exports of manufacturing industry goods increased 4.4 percent from 11
billion 835 million U.S. dollars to 12 billion 361 million U.S. dollars
in the January-May period of 2002.
[28] FOREIGN TRADE STATISTICS EXPORTS INCREASE 3.5 PERCENT TO USD 13.2
BILLION
ANKARA - The State Institute of Statistics announced on Friday that
exports increased 3.5 percent to 13 billion 244.5 million U.S. dollars,
and imports rose 2.4 percent to 17 billion 795.4 million U.S. dollars
in the January-May period of 2002.
[29] RED CRESCENT GOES TO RIZE
TRABZON - Red Crescent (Kizilay) went to flood-hit region to determine
the requirements of people who suffer from flood in northern Rize
province on Friday.
[30] KONYALI RESIGNS FROM YTP
ANKARA - Hasan Fehmi Konyali, a deputy of the New Turkey Party (YTP),
resigned from his party on Friday.
[31] PRESIDENT ALIYEV OF AZERBAIJAN SENDS A MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT SEZER
TO OFFER HIS CONDOLENCES
BAKU - President Haydar Aliyev of Azerbaijan sent a message to
President Ahmet Necdet Sezer or Friday, and expressed his profound
sorrow over loss of life in flood disasters.
[32] TREASURY TO REPAY 192.9 TRILLION TL IN DOMESTIC DEBT NEXT WEEK
ANKARA - Treasury will repay 192.9 trillion Turkish liras (TL) in
domestic debt next week.
[33] SP DEPUTY DERIN PASSES AWAY
ANKARA - Felicity Party (SP) deputy Ahmet Derin passed away on Friday.
[34] U.S. CONGRESS APPROVES ISAF ASSISTANCE TO TURKEY
WASHINGTON D.C. - Following the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S.
Senate approved on Friday a financial source of 228 million U.S.
dollars to Turkey for undertaking command of the International Security
Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan.
[35] DEATH TOLL INCREASES TO 27 IN FLOOD DISASTER IN RIZE
RIZE - Death toll increased to 27 in Guneysu and Cayeli townships of
northern province of Rize on Friday.
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