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NEWS BRIEFS
Edited by Gokce Gokalp
* The Turkish daily Turkiye reported that during a two-day meeting in
Tehran,
Iran earlier this week, the interior ministers of Iraq's neighbors
Turkey, Iran,
Kuwait, Syria, Jordan and Egypt agreed to cooperate to help end the
chaos and
violence in Iraq. The gatherings final declaration underlined the
importance of
Iraq's territorial integrity, political freedom and national unity.
Regarding border security, the ministers vowed to combat channels of
financial
support for terrorists, including the smuggling of weapons and drugs.
Representing Turkey at the gathering, Turkish Interior Minister
Abdulkadir Aksu
told reporters that Turkey was set to host the minister's next meeting.
He added
that during the talks, he had conveyed Turkey's concern over deadly
attacks on
Turkish truck drivers in Iraq and the continued presence of
anti-Turkish
terrorist groups on Iraqi soil.
The number of Turkish drivers killed in Iraq in the past few months
reached
almost 70 this week.
* According to the Turkish daily Cumhuriyet, European Parliament
President Josep
Borrell and Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht arrived in Ankara
on Thursday
to discuss Turkey's European Union membership bid in the upcoming
December 17
European Union summit, when the Union will decide whether or not to
begin
Turkey's accession talks.
Borrell is expected to meet with Turkish President Ahmet Necdet
Sezer,
Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan,
and Foreign
Affairs Minister Abdullah Gul. For his part, Mr. De Gucht is also
expected to
meet with Mr. Gul to discuss a number of issues, including bilateral
relations,
regional and international issues, and this months European Union
summit.
* After meeting in Lubeck, Germany, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder
and
visiting French President Jacques Chirac said that they wanted Turkey
to be a
European Union member, reported the Turkish daily Turkiye.
Mr. Chirac told reporters that Ankara's European Union membership
would serve
the interests of all sides. Stressing that Ankara's implementation of
the
Copenhagen criteria would be monitored carefully.
Mr. Chirac stated that the process of accession talks would be long
and
difficult. He also added that a referendum would be held in France
after 10-15
years to decide on Turkey's full membership. He also remarked that
the talks
might be suspended if conditions were not fulfilled.
Mr. Schroeder, for his part, said that he and Mr. Chirac shared the
same view
that the talks would be aimed at full.
* Our news on Turkey's efforts to become a European Union member refers
to a
"Copenhagen criteria". You may wonder what this criteria is. From the
European
Union Web pages here is what we found out for you about this criteria:
"In 1993, at the Copenhagen European Council, defined the membership
criteria,
which are often referred to as the 'Copenhagen criteria'
Membership criteria require that the candidate country must have
achieved
-- Stability of institutions guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law,
human
rights and respect for and protection of minorities;
-- The existence of a functioning market economy as well as the
capacity to
cope with competitive pressure and market forces within the Union;
-- The ability to take on the obligations of membership including
adherence to
the aims of political, economic and monetary union.
Membership criteria also require that the candidate country must have
created
the conditions for its integration through the adjustment of its
administrative
structures, as underlined by the Madrid European Council in December
1995."
* In related news, the daily Cumhuriyet reported that Italian Prime
Minister
Silvio Berlusconi and Spanish Prime Jose Luis Rodriguez both expressed
their
support for Turkey beginning its accession talks with the European
Union on
Wednesday.
Speaking at a joint press conference, Mr. Berlusconi stated that they
had
agreed to support Ankara beginning its' European Union talks. We should
encourage
Turkey's desire to integrate with the EU, added Berlusconi.
* On Thursday a number of Belgian daily newspapers warned of a possible
crisis of
confidence fracturing Turkish-European Union relations.
Asking whether Ankara is preparing for such a prospect, Belgian daily
Le Soir
reported that the European Union's messages to Turkey were confusing,
adding that
permanently limiting the movement of Turkish workers would be a first
in European
Union history reported the Turkish daily Star.
* Appearing on television Wednesday, Turkish Prime Minister Recep
Tayyip Erdogan
stated that Turkey had taken the steps necessary for a Cyprus
resolution, adding,
however, that it was impossible for Turkey to recognize Greek Cyprus
before this
month's European Union summit. "The European Union cannot impose this
on us," he
stated.
Mr. Erdogan stressed that he hoped Ankara's accession talks with the
European
Union would begin in the first half of next year and reiterated that
proposals
for privileged partnership were unacceptable.
* In related news, Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer is set to chair
a special
meeting next week with the participation of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdogan,
Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, Chief of General Staff Gen. Hilmi Ozkok
and
Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Ali Tuygan, as well as Murat Sungar,
Turkey's
European Union secretary-general.
Opposition Republican People's Party leader Deniz Baykal is also
expected to be
invited to the gathering, which will focus on Turkey's European Union
membership
prospects on the eve of the December 17 European Union summit reported
the daily
Turkiye.
* According to the Turkish daily Hurriyet, Ankara is ready to welcome
Russian
Federation President Vladimir Putin for a two-day visit beginning this
Sunday.
Security forces will take unprecedented measures to protect the Russian
leader,
with 3,000 policemen deployed in the city. Mr. Putin's wife Mrs.
Ludmila Putin is
expected to accompany him.
In related news, Moscow has filed a complaint with the International
Maritime
Organization charging that Turkish officials held up Russian ships
during a
recent passage through the Bosphorus.
The complaint was discussed Wednesday during an International
Maritime
Organization meeting in London, and is due to be taken up again next
week. Turkey
is defending its measures to regulate and protect the straits, one of
the busiest
in the World.
ARTS AND CULTURE
Edited by Hilal Koc
* The "SineTek Europe" film festival, which was started in October of
2002 by the
Ankara Film & Culture Foundation, has been continuing the screening of
films
nonstop since, and this weekend is no exception.
The films that will be shown this month are, French films; "Olga's
Chignon,"
"Emotional Destinies," along with "Love Me," a German film, and "Cousin
Angelica," and "Justino," two Spanish films.
By the end of the month, the "SineTek Europe" festival will have
shown over 100
films from 13 different European countries and 63 different directors.
For more information on any of the films or the event, please log on
to
www.askfest.org or email in...@askfest.org.
* The sole female soloist in the Buena Vista Club, Omara Portuondo will
be
visiting Turkey to promote her solo album, "Flor de Amor," this
weekend.
Istanbul's Arts and Culture Center will host the Cuban musician for
evening
shows.
The Efes Pilsen Blues Istanbul will kick off this weekend as well.
Efes Pilsen,
Turkey's most famous brand of beer will be sponsoring the event which
has drawn
the likes of famed guitarist Jerry Ricks and Charlier Beaty.
The blues genre has gained quite a loyal following in Turkey,
especially among
young in major cities like Istanbul. It turns out Istanbul has also
been
attracting the blues musicians-Jerry Ricks and his wife announced their
desire to
permanently move to Istanbul after visiting the city just twice!
For more information, log on to
http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/news/298670.asp.
* As the year comes to an end, archeologists working in Turkey have
declared
their verdict: 2004 has been a very fruitful year.
In their roughly 300 digs, archeologists found 4,123 artifacts, the
majority of
which was destined to museums.
The majority of the digs took place in the central Anatolian region
with up to
37 foreign teams working alongside 52 domestic archeologists.
The largest foreign teams were from Germany and the US.
The new oil pipeline, which has already started construction will
become a main
focus next year, with several teams looking to find artifacts from
around the
historical northeastern region.
* As we announced a few weeks ago, famous Turkish pianist and prodigy
Tuluyhan
Ugurlu will begin his concert tour, aptly named "World Capital,
Istanbul" in
Istanbul's Ciragan Palace on December 6th.
After the launch in Turkey, he will move onto Athens, then New York
and Moscow.
To learn more about the musician and his concert tour, please log onto
http://www.tuluyhanugurlu.com/.
* Turkish photographer Mr. Mustafa Onder is opening a second exhibition
in San
Francisco.
The exhibition is dubbed "Just in Time" and will be at Patisserie
Cafe and
Gallery on 1155 Folsom Street.
Mr. Mustafa Onder is an award winner photographer, and this
exhibition of his
will present photographs that he has taken around the world. Among the
places
depicted in his exhibition are Cuba, Haiti, New York, Istanbul,
Mongolia and
Morocco.
After graduating from Istanbul's Mimar Sinan University in 1995 with
a degree
in photography, Mr. Onder worked as a photography editor with Aktuel,
Yeni Yuzyil
and N-Style magazines.
In recent years he has emphasized travel photography, and his
photographs were
published in Skylife, Gezi Travel, Ulusoy Travel, The L. Magazine New
York,
Independent NY.
His Cuban photographs have received the first prize in the
"Recreation"
category in an exhibition organized by the International Photography
Award, an
organization based in Los Angeles.
The exhibition will start on December 7 and continue through January
31st.
EXCHANGE RATE
Exchange rate for the U.S. dollar in Turkish Liras: 1,403,000
WEATHER
High and Low Temperatures in Degrees F, Weather
Ankara, in central Turkey----------: 54/36 Foggy
Antalya, on the Mediterranean------: 72/54 Mostly Sunny
Istanbul, in northwestern Turkey---: 63/55 Partly Cloudy
Izmir, on the Aegean---------------: 70/55 Mostly Sunny
Trabzon, on the Black Sea----------: 61/48 Partly Cloudy
Seawater temperatures
Black Sea measured at Trabzon 57
Marmara Sea measured at Tekirdag 61
Aegean Sea measured at Bodrum 70
Mediterranean Sea measured at Alanya 70
Snow heights at skiing locations:
Erciyes, in Kayseri, Central Turkey 5 inches
Ilgaz, in Kastamonu, North Central Turkey 18 inches
Kartalkaya, in Bolu, Western Turkey 22 inches
P.K.M., in Erzurum, Eastern Turkey 16 inches
Palandoken, in Erzurum, Eastern Turkey 16 inches
Saklikent, in Antalya, Southern Turkey - inches
Sarikamis, in Kars, Eastern Turkey 24 inches
Uludag, in Bursa, Western Turkey 12 inches
SPORTS
Edited by Mark Nowak
* Turkish Soccer Super League
Week 14 match results:
Ankaragucu - Galatasaray 0 - 1
Fenerbahce - Diyarbakirspor 3 - 0
Konyaspor - Trabzonspor 1 - 1
Rizespor - Ankaraspor 2 - 1
Malatyaspor - G.Birligi 0 - 2
Sebatspor - Denizlispor 2 - 1
Kayserispor - Gaziantepspor 3 - 1
Istanbulspor - Sakaryaspor 3 - 0
Samsunspor - Besiktas 2 - 4
Week 15 matches:
Fenerbahce - Ankaragucu 5 - 0
Denizlispor - Malatyaspor
Sakaryaspor - Kayserispor
Trabzonspor - Rizespor
G.Birligi - Galatasaray
Ankaraspor - Samsunspor
Diyarbakirspor - Konyaspor
Besiktas - Istanbulspor
Gaziantepspor - Sebatspor
Standings
Team Pts
1. Fenerbahce 37
2. Galatasaray 32
3. Trabzonspor 30
4. Rizespor 25
5. Denizlispor 25
6. Malatyaspor 21
7. G.Birligi 21
8. Besiktas 20
9. Konyaspor 19
10. Gaziantepspor 18
11. Samsunspor 17
12. Ankaraspor 15
13. Diyarbakirspor 15
14. Ankaragucu 15
15. Istanbulspor 13
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16. Kayserispor 11
17. Sebatspor 9
18. Sakaryaspor 7
* UEFA Cup Stage 1, Matchday 4
Group B
Besiktas 1 - 1 Standard
Standings
Team GP W D L GF GA Pts
Steaua 4 2 0 2 4 3 6
Athletic 3 2 0 1 4 3 6
Besiktas 3 1 1 1 5 4 4
Standard 3 1 1 1 3 4 4
Parma 3 1 0 2 2 4 3
* Turkish Mens' Basketball
Team GP W L PF PA
1 Ülker 6 6 - 540 398 12
2 Efes Pilsen 6 6 - 526 389 12
3 Fenerbahçe 6 5 1 487 465 11
4 Beþiktaþ 6 5 1 503 460 11
5 P.Karþýyaka 6 4 2 448 445 10
6 Erdemir 6 3 3 435 476 9
7 Banvit 6 3 3 482 479 9
8 Tuborg 6 3 3 439 443 9
9 Aras I.T.U 6 2 4 466 542 8
10 Galatasaray 6 2 4 451 508 8
11 Türk Telekom 6 1 5 476 495 7
12 Büyük Kolej 6 1 5 395 461 7
13 Tekelspor 6 1 5 446 484 7
14 Darüþþafaka 6 - 6 408 457 6
* Turkish Womens' Basketball
Team GP W L PF PA
1 Fenerbahçe 7 7 - 501 429 14
2 Ceyhan Bld. 7 6 1 550 457 13
3 Beþiktaþ 7 5 2 523 503 12
4 Erdemirspor 7 5 2 566 436 12
5 Mersin Bld. 7 4 3 569 503 11
6 Migros 7 4 3 487 493 11
7 Çankaya Üniv 7 3 4 514 500 10
8 ÝÜSK 7 3 4 556 554 10
9 Galatasaray 7 3 4 470 502 10
10 Botaþ 7 1 6 480 525 8
11 Burhaniye Bld. 7 1 6 502 604 8
12 Orimcam 7 - 7 439 651 7
* ULEB Euroleague
Group A Standings
1 Bologna 5-0
2 Efes 4-1
3 Real 3-2
4 Cibona 2-3
5 Estudiant 2-3
6 Sopot 2-3
7 Partizan 1-4
8 Olympia 1-4
Group C Standings
CSKA 5-0
Panathin 3-2
Treviso 3-2
Vitoria 2-3
Malaga 2-3
Ulker 2-3
Frankfurt 2-3
Pau 1-4
* NBA
Hidayet Turkoglu stats
Orlando 104 - 98 New York, 18 minutes, 2 pts, 2 rebounds, 3
assists
Orlando 129 - 108 Toronto, 27 minutes, 13 pts, 3 rebounds, 1
assist
Orlando 101 - 117 Boston, 35 minutes, 18 pts, 4 rebounds, 5
assists
Orlando 105 - 95 Philadelphia, 25 minutes, 10 pts, 5 rebounds, 2
assists
Mehmet Okur stats
Utah 119 - 129 Seattle, 33 minutes, 25 pts, 5 rebounds, 2 assists
Utah 102 - 115 Phoenix, 20 minutes, 6 pts, 6 rebounds, 3 assists
Utah 76 - 109 San Antonio, 20 minutes, 10 pts, 3 rebounds, 0 assists
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