Turkish Press Review 2

April 21, 2003 admin-dominor

TOBB CHAIRMAN: ”IF TURKEY AND RUSSIA CONSIDER EACH OTHER AS RIVALS, BOTH OF THEM WILL SUFFER FROM THAT”

ANKARA – Rifat Hisarcıklıoglu, the Chairman of the Union of Turkish Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB) said on Monday that if Turkey and Russia considered themselves as rivals, both countries would suffer from that.
21.04.2003

FRANCE AND TURKEY TO DISCUSS REBUILDING PROCESS OF IRAQ

PARIS – Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul and French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin are expected to discuss particularly rebuilding process of Iraq on Tuesday.
21.04.2003

POLICE CONFISCATE 18.5 KG HEROIN

ISTANBUL – Narcotics teams confiscated 18.5 kg heroin in an operation held in Kucukcekmece district. Nine people were detained in operations.
21.04.2003

TURKISH TRADE DELEGATION DUE IN MOROCCO

ANKARA – The Turkish trade delegation will go to Morocco on April 27 and stay there until May 2.
21.04.2003

U.S. CONGRESS DELEGATION DUE IN TURKEY

ANKARA – U.S. House of Representatives member and Turkey Friendship Group Co-Chairman Robert Wexler is expected to come to Turkey.
21.04.2003

PRIME MINISTRY STATE ARCHIVES DIRECTORATE GENERAL OPENS TO USE THOUSANDS OF ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS ON INTERNET

ANKARA – Prime Ministry State Archives Directorate General opened to use thousands of original documents that prove massacres committed by Armenians on the internet.
21.04.2003

ROMANIAN CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF MIHAIL POPESCU VISITS CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF GEN. OZKOK

ANKARA – Romanian Chief of General Staff Gen. Mihail Popescu met on Monday with Chief of General Staff Gen. Hilmi Ozkok.
21.04.2003

FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER DE VILLEPIN DUE IN ANKARA ON TUESDAY

ANKARA – French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin will pay a short working visit to Ankara on Tuesday.
21.04.2003

COUNCIL OF MINISTERS CONVENES

ANKARA – Council of Ministers convened on Monday under the leadership of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
21.04.2003

JUSTICE MINISTER CICEK LEAVES FOR GREECE TO PARTICIPATE IN MEETING OF JUSTICE AND INTERIOR MINISTERS OF BALKAN COUNTRIES

ISTANBUL – Justice Minister Cemil Cicek left for Greece on Monday to participate in meeting of Justice and Interior ministers of Balkan countries.
21.04.2003

GENDARME CAPTURES 41 FOREIGNERS WHO ATTEMPT TO GO ABROAD ILLEGALLY IN URLA

IZMIR – Gendarme captured 41 foreigners who attempted to go abroad illegally in Urla town of western Izmir province on Monday.
21.04.2003

JUSTICE MINISTER CICEK LEAVES FOR GREECE TO PARTICIPATE IN MEETING OF JUSTICE AND INTERIOR MINISTERS OF BALKAN COUNTRIES

ISTANBUL – Justice Minister Cemil Cicek left for Greece on Monday to participate in meeting of Justice and Interior ministers of Balkan countries.
21.04.2003