Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Sunday Feb. 25, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

GAZIANTEP/ SANLIURFA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party’s provincial congresses in Turkey’s southern provinces of Gaziantep and Sanliurfa.

ANKARA - Monitoring reactions and developments as Turkey's Operation Olive Branch against PYD/PKK and Daesh terror groups continues in Afrin, Syria.

ANKARA - Following international reactions and developments after UN Security Council resolution for 30-day cease-fire in Syria.

SPECIAL REPORT: Number of 'angels' in Turkey may reach 12,000

By Tuba Sahin

ISTANBUL - The number of registered angel investors -- wealthy individuals putting up their own money to back start-up or scale-up companies -- in Turkey can reach 12,000 in the upcoming five years, the head of World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) said on Sunday.

SPECIAL REPORT: Bengali author pens Turkish president's biography

By Sorwar Alam and Sadik Kedir Abdu

ANAKRA (AA) - A 2014 speech by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inspired a Bengali author to pen a biography on the "charismatic" leader.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to announce her choice of cabinet ministers, after an executive board meeting of her Christian Democrats (CDU).

MACEDONIA

SKOPJE - European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker to visit Macedonia as part of West Balkan trip.

SPORTS

SOUTH KOREA

PYEONGCHANG - 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics to end. Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka leads US delegation to closing ceremony.