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TURKISH PRESIDENT MEETS WITH INDIAN PRIME MINISTER
ImageNEW DELHI- Turkey-India economic relations topped the agenda of the meeting between Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. 
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TURKEY-BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA-SERBIA TRILATERAL MEETING HELD IN ANKARA
ImageANKARA - The fifth Turkey-Bosnia Herzegovina-Serbia trilateral consultancy meeting took place in Ankara on Tuesday.
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TURKISH FM AND COUNCIL OF EUROPE HEAD MEET IN ANKARA
ImageANKARA - Turkey's foreign minister said on Tuesday that common values, human rights and democracy would be spread thanks to the strengthening of the Council of Europe.
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TURKEY HAS GREAT ROLE FROM BALKANS TO CENTRAL ASIA, US AMBASSADOR
ImageTARSUS - U.S. Ambassador to Turkey James Jeffrey said on Tuesday that Turkey had a great role from Balkans to Central Asia, in Africa and especially Middle East.
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TURKISH PRESIDENT IN INDIA
ImageNEW DELHI - Turkish President Abdullah Gul said that recent high-level visits between Turkey and India revived their rooted and friendly relations, adding, "current conjuncture is very fruitful for new business deals."
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TURKEY SEND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO HAITI
ImageANKARA - Turkey sent on Tuesday medical assistance to quake-hit Haiti.
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TURKISH INDUSTRY & TRADE MINISTER HOLDS TALKS IN SAUDI ARABIA
ImageJEDDAH - Turkish Industry & Trade Minister Nihat Ergun continued his talks in the third day of his visit to Saudi Arabia.
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GARANTI WINS "PRIVATE BANKING" AWARD FROM EUROMONEY
ImageISTANBUL - Turkey's Garanti Bank has been voted the "best local bank in Turkey's private banking industry", in a poll by Euromoney magazine, the bank said on Monday.
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  • 18:07   (ECO) DAILY PERFORMANCE OF SHARES AT IMKB
  • The top 10 shares in terms of value gained and lost on daily-basis on Tuesday at the Istanbul Stock Exchange (IMKB) are as follows:
      
      
       SHARE AVERAGE %
       1 ASLAN CIMENTO 21.88
       2 LUKS KADIFE 21.74
       3 IS BANKASI (A) 21.01
       4 IS BANKASI (B) 17.59
       5 IS BANKASI (KURUCU) 15.17
       6 BOSCH FREN SISTEMLERI 13.99
       7 AVRASYA YAT. ORT. 13.59
       8 AFYONY 13.53
       9 PETROKENT TURIZM 12.70
       10 BSH EV ALETLERI 12.05
      
       SHARE AVERAGE %
       1 VAKIF GAYRIMENKUL Y.O. -9.90
       2 ITTFH -7.56
       3 DENIZBANK -4.44
       4 DENIZ YAT.ORT. -4.29
       5 KOZA ANADOLU METAL MADENCILIK -3.21
       6 T. EKONOMI BANKASI -3.15
       7 SANKO PAZARLAMA -2.45
       8 IPEK MATBAACILIK -1.81
       9 SEKERBANK -1.76
       10 EMINIS AMBALAJ -1.74
      
       (EÖ-AÇ)
  • 18:06   (DIP) TURKISH PRESIDENT GUL MEETS WITH TURKISH JOURNALISTS IN NEW DELHI
  • Turkish President Abdullah Gul said Turkey has been conducting silent diplomacy for a couple of weeks to ease tension due to Iran's stepping up uranium enrichment.
       President Gul had a chat with Turkish journalists who cover his visit to India.
       In regard to his talks in New Delhi, Gul said his talks were fruitful and the two countries were resolute to boost ties.
       Turkey and India attached a great importance to stability and security, he said.
       Replying to questions on Iran's uranium enrichment efforts, Gul said Turkey has been conducting a silent diplomacy and it would keep exerting efforts on the matter to ease tension.
       Answering another question, Gul said India appreciated Turkey's constructive role in its foreign policy and Turkey could contribute to solution of problems between India and Pakistan.
       "There has been a great transformation in Indian economy. Turkish businessmen are excited about great investment projects in this country," he said.
       In regard to Turkey's EU accession process, Gul said while Turkey has been conducting its membership negotiation talks with the EU, it enhanced ties with its neighbors, the Middle East, Russia and Asia.
       (EÖ-AÇ)
  • 17:52   (ECO) TURKISH STOCK MARKET UP 2.96 PCT
  • Turkish stock market was up by 1.79 percent on Tuesday.
       The Istanbul Stock Exchange (IMKB) National-100 index rose 892.98 points and closed at 50,826.36 points at the end of second session.
       (UK-AÇ)
  • 17:38   (DIP) TURKISH PRIME MINISTER MEETS WITH HEAD OF COUNCIL OF EUROPE
  • Turkey's prime minister held talks with the head of the Council of Europe in Ankara on Tuesday.
       Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan received Thorbjorn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, at the Prime Ministry headquarters in the Turkish capital.
       Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and Mevlut Cavusoglu, president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), attended the meeting as well.
       (DO-AÇ)
  • 17:28   (DIP) TURKISH PRESIDENT HOLDS TALKS IN INDIA
  • Turkey's president met with a group of Turkish citizens living in India and several Indian politicians in New Delhi on Tuesday.
       Turkish President Abdullah Gul got together with a group of Turkish citizens at his hotel in the Indian capital and listened to their problems.
       The first Indian-Turkish dictionary was also promoted during the gathering.
       Later in the day, Gul received Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari and leaders of India's ruling and opposition parties.
       Gul's meetings with Indian politicians were closed to press.
       (DO-AÇ)
  • 17:16   (GEN) COUNTER-NARCOTICS OPERATIONS THROUGHOUT TURKEY
  • Turkish security forces seized a total of 28.5 kg of hashish and 25.7 kg of heroin and detained 25 people during the operations waged in several provinces on Tuesday.
       In simultaneous operations conducted in the central Anatolian province of Konya, northwestern province of Kirklareli, western province of Usak and southern provinces of Adana and Mersin, security teams confiscated 15 kg of hashish and detained 22 people.
       During an operation waged in the southern province of Adana, police found 10 kg of hashish in a passenger bus and arrested one person.
       Moreover, 3.5 kg of hashish was seized in northwestern Edirne province and one person was detained.
       Security forces also confiscated 25.7 kg of heroin in an operation in Gurpinar town of the eastern province of Van and detained one person in connection with the incident.
       (DO-AÇ)
  • 17:14   (ECO) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
  • Buying and selling prices of USD, Euro, British Pound and Swiss Franc in Istanbul and Ankara on Monday and Tuesday are as follows (in TL):
      
       MONDAY TUESDAY
       Buying Selling Buying Selling
       USD 1.5210 1.5240 1.5110 1.5130
       Euro 2.0800 2.0840 2.0780 2.0800
       British Pound 2.3650 2.3850 2.3600 2.3700
       Swiss Franc 1.4100 1.4200 1.4150 1.4200
       ANKARA
       USD 1.5160 1.5260 1.5080 1.5180
       Euro 2.0720 2.0870 2.0720 2.0880
       British Pound
       2.3550 2.4000
       2.3400 2.3900
      
       (EÖ-AÇ)
  • 17:14   (GEN) TURKISH ENERGY MINISTER MEETS GERMAN BUSINESSMEN IN ANKARA
  • Turkish energy minister said on Tuesday that Germany would become one of the most important partners of Turkey in the area of energy.
       Energy and Natural Resources Minister Taner Yildiz had a meeting with German businessmen over a luncheon hosted by German Ambassador to Turkey Eckart Cuntz in Ankara.
       Yildiz said German companies who attended the meeting had a turnover of nearly half a trillion U.S. dollars.
       "Turkey and Germany have a similar primary energy structure. The two countries don't have natural gas and oil, but they have coal. Turkey and Germany can cooperate in this area," he said.
       In his part, Cuntz said that there were several German companies which were eager to invest in the area of energy in Turkey.
       Cuntz said such meetings should be held regularly to make Turkish-German cooperation lasting.
       (EÖ-AÇ)
  • 17:13   (DIP) GEORGIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER MEETS WITH PACE PRESIDENT
  • Parliament Speaker David Bakradze of Georgia met with Mevlut Cavusoglu, president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).
       The meeting at the Turkish parliament was held behind closed doors.
       (UK-AÇ)
  • 16:55   (DIP) TURKISH FM ON ARMENIAN PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE TO TURKISH COUNTERPART
  • Turkey's foreign minister said on Tuesday that the letter sent by Armenian President Serzh Sargsian to his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul was a routine message sent by leaders while flying over Turkish territory.
       Foreign ministers of Turkey, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia met at a trilateral consultancy meeting and afterwards held a joint press conference in the Turkish capital of Ankara.
       Replying to questions at the conference, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu confirmed that Armenian President Sargsian sent a routine letter to Turkish President Abdullah Gul and added, "Mr. Sargsian has expressed his positive wishes in his message".
       Upon a question on whether he would travel to Iran soon, Davutoglu said he would pay a visit to this country next week.
       "We would like to hold comprehensive talks during our visit. We do not want to lose the positive momentum achieved in diplomacy," he said.
       In his reply to a question on the conflict between Serbia and Kosovo, Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic said such issue was a political matter coming from history, adding that his country would never accept a unilateral declaration of independence.
       Jeremic said Serbia would not accept such declarations by the local administrations in Kosovo, however, it supported a solution that would be acceptable for all the parties.
       Upon a question on the separation demand of the Serbians in Bosnia, Turkish Minister Davutoglu said that Bosnia's territorial integrity was the basic principle for the UN and all international organizations.
       Davutoglu said the negotiations between the ethnical groups in Bosnia should be carried out in accordance with the principles of territorial integrity and irrevocability of the borders.
       Expressing the importance of the decision to appoint ambassadors between Bosnia and Serbia, Davutoglu said such a development would contribute to peace between the Bosnians and Serbians living in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
       Commenting on the separation demand of the Serbians living in Bosnia as well, Serbian Minister Jeremic said his country had full respect for the territorial integrity of Bosnia and all other UN-member states.
       Jeremic said problems should be solved through dialogue and talks between representatives of the three nations in Bosnia and within the framework of the Bosnian constitution.
       (DO-AÇ)
  • 15:38   (DIP) TURKISH PM RECEIVES FOREIGN MINISTERS OF BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA AND SERBIA
  • Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan received Bosnia-Herzegovina's Foreign Minister Sven Alkalaj and Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic in his office in Ankara on Tuesday.
       Delivering a brief speech at the meeting, Erdogan said Bosnia-Herzevogina's decision to send an ambassador to Serbia was a pleasing one.
       Foreign ministers Alkalaj and Jeremic attended Turkey-Bosnia Herzegovina-Serbia trilateral consultancy meeting in Ankara.
       After the meeting, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Alkalaj and Jeremic held a joint press conference.
       (EÖ-AÇ)
  • 15:34   (DIP) TURKEY'S EU NEGOTIATOR DEPARTS FROM BRITISH CAPITAL
  • Turkey's EU negotiator completed his talks and departed from the British capital of London on Tuesday.
       As part of his visit to Britain, Turkish State Minister & Chief Negotiator for EU Talks Egemen Bagis attended a seminar titled "Turkey's Role in Rising Network World" organized by Global Strategy Forum and held talks with British Minister of State for Europe Chris Bryant.
       Justice and Development (AK) Party's deputy chairman Kursad Tuzmen, Turkish Parliament's EU Adjustment Committee chairman Yasar Yakis, AK Party's deputy chairman for external affairs Suat Kiniklioglu, Turkish Prime Minister's Chief Adviser on Foreign Policy Ibrahim Kalin and AK Party deputy Nursuna Memecan accompanied Bagis during his visit.
       (DO-AÇ)
  • 15:33   (ECO) TURKISH STATE MINISTER IN PARIS
  • Turkish State Minister Zafer Caglayan visited the trade shows of "Texworld" and "Premiere Vision" as part of his visit to Paris.
       Some 70 Turkish firms take part in the Texworld fair and products of 70 Turkish firms are on display in the Premiere Vision trade show.
       Caglayan held brief talks with representatives of participating firms.
       Caglayan is currently in France to attend the ongoing "Turkish Season" activities in Paris.
       The Turkish Season activities began in France in July with a show of the "Fire of Anatolia" dance group. The event aims at promoting Turkey in France with nearly 400 artistic and cultural activities in more than 70 cities for nine months.
       (UK-AÇ)
  • 15:07   (DIP) TURKEY, INDIA ISSUE DECLARATIONS ON COMBATING TERRORISM AND TECHNOLOGICAL COOPERATION
  • Turkey and India issued joint declarations on combating terrorism and scientific & technological cooperation during Turkish President Abdullah Gul's visit to India.
       The declaration on fighting against terrorism said that terrorism was a big threat against global peace and security, noting that terrorism could not be associated with any religion, nation, civilization or ethnic group.
       Turkey and India confirmed their common commitments in combating terrorism and these commitments constituted an important part of efforts of the international community aiming to eliminate terrorism, it said.
       The declaration said the two countries have decided to boost cooperation in fight against terrorism.
       The other declaration said Turkey and India are eager to boost cooperation in the areas of science and technology.
       It said the two countries would encourage and promote relations between representatives from technology sectors of the two countries.
       Joint seminars, scientific conferences, workshops and joint research projects would be held between Turkey and India, it said.
       (EÖ-AÇ)
  • 15:04   (DIP) TURKISH PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE MEMBERS TRAVEL TO SWEDEN
  • Members of the Turkish Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee travelled to Sweden for a formal visit on Tuesday.
       Members of the committee, led by chairman Murat Mercan, will be received by Swedish Parliament Speaker Per Westerberg and the country's Minister of International Development & Cooperation Gunilla Carlsson as part of their visit.
       Turkish lawmakers will also meet with Goran Lennmarker, the head of Swedish parliament's committee on foreign affairs, and Anna Kingberg, the chairperson of the parliament's committee on EU affairs during their stay in Sweden.
       (DO-AÇ)
 
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