71.   The Turkish foreign ministry confirmed the partial withdrawal saying the troops had returned to their base in Silopi, the last Turkish town before the border with Iraq.

72.   The Turkish foreign ministry did not say how long Lake would be in Ankara.

73.   The Turkish foreign ministry said Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash would visit Turkey next week to discuss joint measures against the Greek-Cypriot moves.

74.   The Turkish foreign ministry statement said Ankara would consider the economic integration of northern Cyprus if the talks remained stalled.

75.   The Turkish ministry said that there was no information so far as to who was behind the deadly attack.

76.   The Turkish foreign ministry announced Wednesday that a US delegation would visit to northern Iraq.

77.   The Turkish foreign ministry condemned the killings and blamed the PKK.

78.   The Turkish foreign ministry later issued a statement saying that the remarks attributed to Erbakan did not reflect correctly what he had said.

79.   The Turkish foreign ministry Monday ruled out the possibility of defence industry cooperation with Iran overturning earlier remarks by Islamist Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan.

80.   The Turkish foreign ministry Wednesday called for the immediate and unconditional release of two Turkish journalists held by Bosnian Serbs.