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UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE : TWENTE: 0 - FENERBAHCE: 1 |
 ENSCHEDE - Turkey's Fenerbahce had a 1-0 victory
against Netherlands' Twente in an away game in Group H of the UEFA
Europa League.
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PRESIDENT GUL MEETS TURKISH CITIZENS LIVING IN JORDAN |
 AMMAN - Turkish President Abdullah Gul and his
spouse Hayrunnisa Gul met with Turkish citizens living in Jordan at
Amman's Four Seasons Hotel on Wednesday.
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TURKEY NOT PLANNING TO INVITE IMF FOR STANDBY NEGOTIATIONS UNTIL LAST MINUTE |
 ANKARA - Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan
said negotiations for a stand by agreement with IMF were still
underway, adding that the government was not planning to invite IMF to
Turkey until the last minute in order not to raise expectations.
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 LEFKOSA - Turkish Cypriot President Memet Ali Talat,
who is set to travel to London December 4, will meet with British Prime
Minister Gordon Brown.
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DAVUTOGLU MEETS WITH GREEK PM |
 ATHENS - Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu
met on Wednesday Greek Prime Minister & Foreign Minister George
Papandreou.
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TURKEY SIGNS TRADE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH JORDAN |
 ANKARA - Turkey and Jordan signed Partnership Agreement forming Free Trade Zone on Wednesday.
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UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE : FENERBAHCE BIDDING TO AVENGE HOME DEFAT AGAINST TWENTE |
 ISTANBUL - Fenerbahce, one of the two Turkish teams
competing in UEFA Europe League, will bid to avenge the home defeat in
the opening match, and defend the Group H lead, at an away game against
Dutch Twente on matchday 5.
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TURKISH ENERGY MINISTER MEETS U.S. ENERGY ENVOY |
 ANKARA - Turkish Energy and Natural Resources
Minister Taner Yildiz met on Wednesday with Ambassador Richard
Morningstar, U.S. special representative for Eurasian energy, in the
Turkish capital, Ankara.
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- 15:12 (ECO) SIMSEK: TURKEY'S PERFORMANCE TO BE BETTER THAN OTHER COUNTRIES IN
CASE OF ANOTHER ECONOMIC CRISIS
- Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek said on
Saturday that if there had been a second global economic crisis in the world
--which was a low possibility--, Turkey would have shown a relatively better
performance in macro-economic indicators than other countries.
Meeting with Turkish businessmen in France, Simsek said that it was
important for Turkish investors abroad to come together with non-governmental
organizations of that countries, adding that they should also be integrated well
in culture, legal rules and regulations of that countries.
Simsek said that while the global economic crisis negatively affected all
sectors in the world, banking sector in Turkey was not affected. He said that
loss of the banks was nearly 21 billion USD in 2001, while Turkish banking
sectors made profit in such a crisis milieu.
Noting that if Turkey continued on its current path, it would be the 9th
biggest economy of the world by leaving France, Germany and Japan behind in
2040-2050, Simsek said that growth prediction for Turkey was 3.5 percent but this
rate could rise to five percent.
Simsek said that recently Turkey drew 22 billion USD of annual foreign
investment, adding that Turkey, in global economic crisis period, drew 7.6
billion USD of net foreign capital.
(GC) - 13:02 (GEN) POLICE IMPOUND HEROIN IN SOUTHEAST TURKEY
- Anti-narcotics police seized 42 kilograms of
heroin in the southeastern province of Hakkari on Saturday.
Acting on a tip off, police stopped and searched a car enroute to the
eastern province of Van, and found the illegal substance hidden in special
compartments of the car.
The driver was detained.
(İMB-GC) - 11:43 (GEN) U.S.-TURKEY ANNUAL CONFERENCE POSTPONED
- The 29th Annual Conference on United
States-Turkey Relations, which is organized by Turkish-American Business Council
(TAIK) and American-Turkish Council (ATC) every year in April, was postponed.
Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEIK) stated on Saturday that
the conference, which was planned to be held in Washington between April 11 and
14, was postponed due to approval of an Armenian resolution at Foreign Relations
Committee of U.S. Congress and the following developments.
TAIK and ATC made the postponement decision together, added DEIK.
The two councils expressed sorrow over the postponement of the conference to
a further date, and stressed that they had full confidence in sound commercial
and investment relations between Turkey and the U.S..
On March 4, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Relations
approved a resolution in support of the Armenian allegations regarding the
incidents of 1915.
Upon such development, Turkey temporarily recalled its ambassador in
Washington D.C. Namik Tan to Ankara.
(GC) - 10:11 TURKEY-PRESS SCAN (3)
- These are some of the major headlines and their
summaries in Turkish press on March 20, 2010. The Anadolu Agency does not verify
these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
TURKIYE
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ERDOGAN SAYS PARLIAMENT HAS THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE A NEW CONSTITUTION
Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the Turkish parliament as the
representative of the national will, had the power, determination and the
authority to make a new constitution. Erdogan said a constitutional amendment
package had been drafted in line with the nation's expectations. Erdogan also
criticized the opposition parties for arguing that the parliament was unfit to
make a new constitution.
TURKEY TO PRODUCE OWN ELECTRIC CAR
Two Turkish businessmen Murat Gunak and Alphan Manas are poised to buy
French Heuliez company to manufacture Turkey's first own electric car. The car,
designed by Gunak and Manas, will be called "Mia".
ZAMAN
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BRITISH ROYAL INSTITUTE NAMES GUL STATEMAN OF YEAR
British Royal International Affairs Institute (Chatham House) has voted
Turkish President Abdullah Gul as the winner of "2010 Chatham House Award" for
his contributions to the improvement of international relations. "His efforts to
bring stability and prosperity to Turkey's region and his encouragement of
Turkey's rapid progress towards reform and full European integration have been
acknowledged by Chatham House members," the institute said. Gul's mediator role
in Iraq, his efforts to bring Pakistani and Afghan leaders together as well as
his contributions to Turkey-Middle East cooperation have been underlined.
ERDOGAN SET TO MEET ARTISTS ON DEMOCRATIC INITIATIVE
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to meet with actors and
actresses in Istanbul to ask for support to the government's democratic
initiative. Yilmaz Erdogan, Kenan Isik, Hulya Avsar and Necati Sasmaz are among
the group to meet the premier.
YENI SAFAK
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COMPANIES FLOWING TO ENERGY
Following Sabanci Holding, Anadolu Group, Akenerji and Borusan, Alarko also
decided to invest in energy sector. Alarko said that it envisioned an investment
of 2,5-3 billion USD for electricity production for the next five years.
DIYARBAKIRSPOR DEFEATED, BUT NOT RELEGATED
Turkish Football Federation (TFF) recorded the result of the called-off game
between Istanbul Buyuksehir Belediye and Diyarbakirspor as 1-0. Accordingly,
Diyarbakirspor lost three points, but was not relegated in Turkcell Super League.
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(İMB-GC) - 09:51 TURKEY-PRESS SCAN (2)
- These are some of the major headlines and their
summaries in Turkish press on March 20, 2010. The Anadolu Agency does not verify
these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
VATAN
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BRITISH THINK-TANK HONORS TURKISH PRESIDENT WITH PRIZE FOR HIS LEADERSHIP
British think tank Chatham House has named Turkish President Abdullah Gul as
the winner of "2010 Chatham House Award" for his efforts for "reconciliation and
restraint at the national and international levels." Gul will receive in fall the
award from Queen Elizabeth. Last year, the award was given to the Brazilian
president.
PROSECUTORS ASK 15 YEARS IMPRISONMENT FOR THREE ADMIRALS IN MINORITIES PLOT
Prosecutors has asked an imprisonment term of 15 years each for three
admirals in an investigation over an alleged plot against minorities in Turkey.
Head of the South Sea Command Adm. Kadir Sagdic, former chief of North Sea
Command Feyyaz Ogutcu and Adm. Fatih Ilgar are among 33 suspects in the alleged
plot dubbed as "the Cage Action Plan."
CUMHURIYET
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LEGEND TO BE IN ISTANBUL IN MAY
One of the living legends of the music world, Bob Dylan, will arrive in
Istanbul after 21 years. Dylan will perform his old classics as well as songs
from his new album in a concert at Harbiye Cemil Topuzlu open-air theater on May
31.
U.S.-TURKEY CONFERENCE POSTPONED
The 29th U.S.-Turkey Council Conference, which was scheduled to be held in
Washington between April 11 and 14, was postponed. The reason; "conference could
not be held as it was planned because of the approval of a resolution on Armenian
allegations regarding 1915 incidents at the U.S. House of Representatives
Committee on Foreign Affairs."
RADIKAL
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INSISTENCE ON "DEPORTATION"
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that his statements about Armenians
were reflected with malicious intentions. He said that there was a difference
between deporting Armenians and deporting illegal Armenians. Noting that his
statements were used with malicious intentions by erasing the word "illegal",
Erdogan said that there was a difference between deporting Armenians and
deporting illegal Armenian workers.
DELAY IN CONSTITUTION
Despite the statements of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan --who said
that they would announce the Constitutional amendment package on Friday
(yesterday)--, the announcement was postponed to Monday. Justice & Development
(AK) Party got an appointment from opposition to personally present the package.
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(İMB-GC) - 09:32 TURKEY-PRESS SCAN (1)
- These are some of the major headlines and their
summaries in Turkish press on March 20, 2010. The Anadolu Agency does not verify
these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
HURRIYET
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LAST CHANGE IN PACKAGE IS ABOUT CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
Justice & Development (AK) Party extended the content of Constitutional
amendment package on the last minute. The number of articles which will be
amended is now over 15. Last changes in the package, which will also be presented
to opposition on Monday, are related with Constitutional Court. Accordingly, the
number of court members will be increased from 11 to 21, and the high court will
have two chambers. The members will be chosen by President, Parliament and
Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK).
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME TO START ON MARCH 28
Daylight Saving Time will begin on March 28. Clocks will be wound forward by
one hour at 3:00 a.m. on March 28 for making use of daylight in order to save
energy. It will end on October 31, 2010.
MILLIYET
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TURKEY COURT ACCEPTS INDICTMENT ON ALLEGED PLOT AGAINST MINORITIES
A criminal court in Istanbul has accepted prosecutors' indictment in the
investigation over an alleged plot to stage bomb attacks against minorities in
Turkey. Thirty-three suspects, with three under custody, are set to stand their
first trial on June 15 in the case dubbed as "the Cage Action Plan." The
indictment was accepted by 2 votes to 1 in a three-judge committee. The
dissenting judge, Oktay Kurban, has said the case should be heard in a military
court.
OCALAN SAYS NOT FIT FOR LEADERSHIP
Head of the terrorist organization PKK Abdullah Ocalan has said through his
lawyers that he was not fit anymore to do leadership due to his moral
understanding and physical condition. "Under these circumstances, being a leader
would not be moral," he said, sending a message to the Kurds: "Make your own
decisions from now on."
SABAH
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MOSSAD HITS IN EUROPE THIS TIME
An Israeli news web-site stated that Mossad agents secretly landed in
Budapest by two planes, and staged an assassination to Syrian Trache Bassam who
financially supported Palestine. The news claimed that the two planes used
Turkish air space. Experts said that this issue would cause a new tension between
Turkey and Israel.
MALEVOLENT PEOPLE ERASED "ILLEGAL" WORD
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that his statements about "illegal
Armenians" were manipulated by people who had malevolent intentions. Erdogan
said, "there is a deep difference between the meanings of deporting Armenians and
deporting illegal Armenians."
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(İMB-GC) - 23:56 (ECO) FINANCE MINISTER SIMSEK ARRIVES IN PARIS
- Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek has
arrived in French capital of Paris on Friday.
Minister Simsek will stay in France for two days and hold talks with Turkish
entrepreneurs living in this country.
(SOL) - 21:29 (DIP) STATE MINISTER & DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER ARINC ARRIVES IN AMMAN
- Turkish State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister
Bulent Arinc has arrived in Jordanian capital city of Amman in a Turkish Airlines
(THY) passenger jet on Friday.
Arinc and his delegation were greeted at Amman's Queen Alia Airport by the
Jordanian Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communication Nabil al-Sharif
and the Turkish Ambassador in Amman Ali Koprulu.
(SOL-UK) - 19:45 (ECO) FINANCE MINISTER SIMSEK TRAVELS TO FRANCE
- Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek has
departed from Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport on Friday and is on his
way to France.
Simsek will hold official talks with French officials.
(SOL-UK) - 19:43 (DIP) STATE MINISTER & DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER ARINC DEPARTS FOR JORDAN
- Turkish State Minister and Deputy Prime
Minister Bulent Arinc has departed from Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport
on Friday and is on his way to Amman, Jordan upon an invitation by the Jordanian
Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communication Nabil al-Sharif.
Speaking to reporters prior to his departure, Minister Arinc said that he
would be accompanied by the Director General of Turkey's state-run television
station, TRT, Ibrahim Sahin and a Justice and Development (AK) Party deputy from
western province of Manisa Ismail Bilen.
"Turkey and Jordan share excellent relations between our governments as well
as parliaments. We have no political problems. We are travelling to Jordan to
sign an agreement between the TRT and Jordan's National Radio and Television
Company," Arinc said.
Minister Arinc will meet with Turkish citizens living in Jordan.
Arinc will return back to Turkey on Monday.
(SOL-UK) - 19:31 (DIP) TURKEY'S FOREIGN MINISTER IN BULGARIA
- Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu
visited Plovdiv as part of his state visit to Bulgaria.
Together with his Bulgarian counterpart Nikolay Mladenov, Davutoglu visited
the historical Cuma Mosque.
He is expected to return to Turkey later in the day.
During his visit to Bulgaria, Davutoglu held talks with Bulgarian President
Georgi Parvanov, Parliament Speaker Tsetska Tsacheva and Prime Minister Boyko
Borissov.
Davutoglu also attended a conference at the Diplomacy Institute of Bulgarian
Ministry of the Foreign Affairs and delivered a speech on Turkish-Bulgarian
bilateral relations, Turkey's perspective towards the Balkans and general aspects
of Turkish foreign policy.
(UK) - 19:06 (ECO) DAILY PERFORMANCE OF SHARES AT IMKB
- The top 10 shares in terms of value gained and
lost on daily-basis on Friday at the Istanbul Stock Exchange (IMKB) are as
follows:
SHARES INCREASE%
01 - VAKKO TEKSTIL 12.00
02 - YYGYO 10.31
03 - PENGUEN GIDA 8.11
04 - DURAN DOGAN B. 7.58
05 - BOYNER BUYUK M. 7.34
06 - AFYON CIM.YENI 6.51
07 - BIRLIK MENSUCAT 6.45
08 - MARTI OTEL ISLETM. 5.26
09 - INTEMA 5.11
10 - GSD HOLDING 4.71
SHARES DECREASE%
01 - CELIK HALAT -11.59
02 - ALTINYAG KOMBINA. -7.23
03 - MENDERES TEKSTIL -6.85
04 - MENSA MENSUCAT -6.41
05 - METEMTEKS -6.40
06 - VARLIK YAT. O. -5.93
07 - CBS PRINTAS -5.71
08 - KUTAHYA P.YENI -5.48
09 - BORUSAN -4.88
10 - USAS -4.64
(AY-AÇ) - 18:37 (ECO) ISTANBUL GOLD EXCHANGE
-A TOTAL OF 292 KG OF GOLD SOLD IN FIRST AND SECOND SESSIONS
- A total of 292 kg of gold was sold in the
first and second sessions at the Istanbul Gold Exchange (IAB) on Friday.
The trading volume in the first and second sessions was 939,350 Turkish
liras (TL) in six transactions on TL-basis and 9.9 million USD in 28 transactions
on USD-basis.
The basic statistics of the transactions in the first and second sessions at
the IAB are as follows:
IAB TL/KG USD/OUNCE EURO/OUNCE
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Previous Closing 55.100,00 1.120,00 779,15
Lowest 55.200,00 1.106,00 -
Highest 55.310,00 1.124,50 -
Closing 55.310,00 1.107,00 -
Average Weighted Price 55.255,88 1.120,32 -
Transaction Amount (Kg) 17 275 -
Number of Transactions 6 28 -
Transaction Volume(TL-USD-Euro) 939.350,00 9.905.229,03 -
Total Transaction Amount (Kg) 292
Total Number of Transactions 34
IAB Index Previous Closing 2.575
IAB Index Today's Closing 2.545
IAB Index Change (percent) -1,17
(TÇ-AÇ) - 18:35 (DIP) FILIPINO FOREIGN MINISTER DUE IN TURKEY
- The Filipino foreign minister will arrive in
Turkey on March 23, Turkey's Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
The ministry released a statement which said Foreign Minister Alberto Romulo
of the Philippines would pay a working visit to Turkey on March 23.
Romula and Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will discuss bilateral
relations, as well as cooperation in international organizations.
In this context, the two ministers will debate the application of the
Philippines to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) for an observer
membership.
(BRC-AÇ) - 18:00 (DIP) SWEDISH GOVERNMENT CLEARLY STATES PARLIAMENT'S DECISION WAS WRONG,
MERCAN
- Murat Mercan, chairman of the Turkish
Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs, said on Friday that Swedish Parliament
clearly stated that the decision made in its parliament regarding resolution on
Armenian allegations was wrong and that Swedish government would not apply the
decision.
Mercan, currently in central Anatolian province of Eskisehir to attend a
meeting of Justice & Development (AK) party, told reporters that allegations that
Turkish nation committed genocide would not suit the history of the nation that
fought heroically during the World War I.
"It is not the duty of the parliaments to enact Armenian draft resolutions
and making a decision. Parliaments should not make decisions without having
historical information and documents. This contradicts soul of democracy," Mercan
said and noted that there was a possibility for Zergun Koruturk, Turkey's
Ambassadress in Stockholm, to return to Sweden.
Mercan said Turkey's Ambassador to Washington D.C. Namik Tan could also
return to the United States when different developments take place in the future.
He said the decisions made in the United States and Sweden were far away
from facilitating rapprochement between Turkey and Armenia.
Swedish Parliament last Thursday approved a resolution on Armenian
allegations regarding 1915 incidents.
The resolution was approved with 131 votes against 130.
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs also approved
the resolution on Armenian allegations regarding incidents of 1915.
Turkey strongly rejects the genocide allegations and regards the events as
civil strife in wartime which claimed lives of many Turks and Armenians.
Turkey and Armenia signed two protocols on October 10, 2009 to normalize
relations between the two countries. The protocols envisage the two countries to
establish diplomatic ties and open the border that has been close since 1993.
Turkey and Armenia also agreed to take steps to operate a sub-commission on
impartial scientific examination of the historical records and archive to define
existing problems and formulate recommendations, in which Armenian, Turkish as
well as Swiss and other international experts would take part. However, on
January 12, 2010, the Constitutional Court of Armenia declared a decision of
constitutional conformity on the protocols. Turkey thought the fifth article of
Armenian Constitutional Court's verdict regarding the protocols was against the
target and basis of the protocols.
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