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)