Russian attitude on transfer of S-300 missiles will be a factor in defense industry relations between Ankara and MoscowBy Metehan Demir / Turkish Daily News Ankara - Following Moscow's adamant position on the transfer of the Russian-made S-300 missiles to Greek Cyprus, Turkish military and defense circles are preparing to reconsider their relations with Russia and whether to exclude that country from bidding for Turkey's billions of dollars defense projects. "Turkey plans to spend at least $150

By Orya Sultan Halisdemir / Turkish Daily News London - A Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) terrorist has revealed the group was protected and aided by Greek security services while preparing terrorist attacks in Turkey and in London. Seydo Hazar, living in Germany, gave an interview to the mainstream British newspaper "The Observer," where he said the PKK plans to use chemical bombs against civilians and to poison beaches and city water supplies. According to The Observer's major news story,

By Bulent Akarcali - Member of Parliament/ Turkish Daily News Ankara - I believe that the greatest barriers to our preparing adequately for the future are the effort and time we spend questioning the past. The past is questioned in courts. There, the future does not matter. Courts are the places where the disputes of the past are settled with the laws of the past. I believe that we must look at Turkish-German relations with an eye directed at the future. While we must learn from the past, our attention

Reuters Sarajevo- Bosnian Serb President Biljana Plavsic publicly accused her political adversary, indicted war criminal Radovan Karadzic, of withdrawing millions of marks from bank accounts in Bosnia. Plavsic has used accusations of corruption and profiteering to try to undermine support for Karadzic, the Serbs' wartime leader, and his hardline allies who still wield extensive power in the Serb-controlled part of Bosnia and oppose the Dayton peace accord. Speaking on Bosnian Serb television, Plavsic

RP's candidate is Menderes From a Sept. 28 article by Hurriyet's Yavuz Gokmen: I have heard from a reliable source at the Welfare Party (RP) that RP Deputy Chairman Aydin Menderes is their choice for Parliament speaker. Menderes, currently under therapy and steadily improving, says he has not received a formal offer but that he would accept such an offer. RP is the biggest party in Parliament and Menderes is a name which carries a lot of weight. The current speaker, Mustafa Kalemli, has failed

Close: A single point separates leader Schumacher from Villeneuve Reuters Nuerburgring, Germany- The chase for the Formula One drivers' world championship could hardly be closer. A single point separates leader Michael Schumacher from Jacques Villeneuve as they go into today's Luxembourg Grand Prix, third from last round. It is perhaps the key race of the championship, almost a head-to-head between the two outstanding drivers this year. For Villeneuve and his Renault-powered Williams team, there was

Turkish Daily News Ankara - People who wish to learn about Islam will now be able to listen to the Koran on CD-ROM, the Anatolia news agency reported. The CD-ROM, produced by the Egyptian firm Sakhr, has been put on sale by Kocatepe Magazalari A.S. (KOMAS), an affiliate of the Turkish Religious Foundation. KOMAS General Director Yunus Omeroglu was quoted as saying that thanks to the CD-ROM, which works under Windows 95 and all the other MS-Windows programs, there would be no need for people to attend

Turkish Daily News Istanbul - Ender Chocolate Candies was established in Istanbul's Eminonu area in 1943 by Hamdi Kitapci. It was the first Turkish chocolate manufacturer in Turkey. Even today one can still see the Ender candy sign on a building on the street behind the newly revamped bus stop to the west of the Spice Bazaar, even though the company opened a new factory for manufacturing candies in Sirinevler in 1983 to increase its capacity. The factory building, which can be seen from the highway, has

Turkish Daily News Istanbul - The Conrad International Istanbul has announced with great pride that legendary Belgian chef, Christian Denis, will be at the hotel's Monteverdi Restaurant between September 28 and October 10. And every day from 19:00 to 23:00, Denis will be available to sign his book, "Symphonie de Saveurs et de Senteurs" for food lovers in Istanbul. Additionally those who enjoy cooking and want to learn more about the art of food will be able to go to lessons on being a chef

By Binnur Akhun / Turkish Daily News Izmir - Dokuz Eylul University has had the privilege of being the first university it Turkey to organize an international ceramics symposium. Sixteen ceramists from seven European countries gathered in Izmir for the symposium. The aim was to give ceramists from the domestic and international arenas an opportunity to share their knowledge and skill in the art of ceramics. The university's summer camp, located in the seaside town of Seferihisar near Izmir, was the

Encounter: The Kaiserslautern coach faces club where he first made his name - Werder BremenBy Andrew Gray / Reuters Bonn- Otto Rehhagel will be getting together with a few old friends this weekend. But the occasion is more business than pleasure. The Kaiserslautern coach, who has led his side out of the Second Division and straight to the top of the first, faces the club where he made his name -- Werder Bremen. Rehhagel turned the club from provincial no-hopers into a member of Europe's elite during 14

World Cup qualifiers or qualifiers for regional competitions will be played on same days around the world Reuters Helsinki- UEFA's member federations gave their full backing to the idea of a standardized international fixture list -- and also said they wanted the regulations for the release of players on international duty tightened up. The presidents and general secretaries of 49 of UEFA's 51-member countries voted overwhelmingly in favour of proposing to FIFA that an international fixture list for

Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz to visit Germany at the end of September Turkish Daily News Ankara - After Foreign Minister Ismail Cem's meeting with his European counterparts in New York during the opening of the U.N. General Assembly, Turkey's bid to accede to the European Union has gained popularity, despite continued objections from Germany, the Anatolia news agency reported. Cem told his counterparts that if the EU did not offer Turkey accession talks, then the Turkish people could lose interest in it

TDN Parliament Bureau Ankara - Democratic Turkey Party (DTP) Chairman Husamettin Cindoruk said that Parliament would soon consider a proposal to allow Turkish citizens living abroad to vote by mail. His party was in consensus with Motherland Party (ANAP) Chairman Mesut Yilmaz and Democratic Left Party (DSP) Chairman Bulent Ecevit on this issue, Cindoruk said. The DTP chairman lauded the Supreme Election Board for making progress on the issue, and pointed out that the best way to foster strong ties

Germany's encounter with Islam began in the 1960s as Turkish labourers flowed into the country as 'guest-workers'By Mark John / Reuters Dortmund - Tolerated, if never really accepted, the converted mosque next door to a dental surgery in the Dortmund suburb of Eving held its daily prayer meetings without incident for some 20 years. Then, this January, it became one of the first mosques in this industrial Ruhr town to start proclaiming Islam's public call to prayer from the loudspeakers on the roof. In

Grand Slam Cup: Swede Bjorkman crushes Becker to ruin what is probably the German's major tournament farewell Reuters Munich- World number one Pete Sampras began what could be his most lucrative week of the year, overcoming a brave challenge from Felix Mantilla to reach the second round of the Grand Slam Cup. Sampras, appearing for the sixth time in the $6 million event for the top performers from all four grand slams, beat the in-form Spaniard 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 to make sure of at least $750,000 in prize

TDN with wire dispatches The European Court for Human Rights has condemned Turkey in a torture case brought by a 21-year-old Turkish woman of Kurdish origin, the German Press Agency reported from Strasbourg. The court's verdict, which was publicly read on Thursday, also charged Turkish justice authorities with grave negligence in the investigation of her case. The woman from Derik in southeastern Anatolia had testified to the Strasbourg court that she was tortured and raped by Turkish security forces

Speaks out: German Foreign Minister Kinkel says world can't ignore Algeria killings Reuters New York- The United States and France agreed to discuss possible joint steps on Algeria, where massacres are creating new panic in a country that has been wracked by five years of bloody civil strife. State Department spokesman James Rubin said that Secretary of State Madeleine Albright raised the issue at a breakfast with French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine. The two ministers "agreed that this is a

TDN with wire dispatches The European Court for Human Rights has condemned Turkey in a torture case brought by a 21-year-old Turkish woman of Kurdish origin, the German Press Agency reported from Strasbourg. The court's verdict, which was publicly read on Thursday, also charged Turkish justice authorities with grave negligence in the investigation of her case. The woman from Derik in southeastern Anatolia had testified to the Strasbourg court that she was tortured and raped by Turkish security forces

Speaks out: German Foreign Minister Kinkel says world can't ignore Algeria killings Reuters New York- The United States and France agreed to discuss possible joint steps on Algeria, where massacres are creating new panic in a country that has been wracked by five years of bloody civil strife. State Department spokesman James Rubin said that Secretary of State Madeleine Albright raised the issue at a breakfast with French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine. The two ministers "agreed that this is a