Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, October 16, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend his ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) parliamentary group meeting.

ANKARA - Erdogan also to chair cabinet meeting at presidential complex.

ANKARA - Following developments in Turkey's ongoing anti-terror Operation Peace Spring east of Euphrates River in northern Syria.

ANKARA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to inform lawmakers on Operation Peace Spring at parliament.

SERBIA

BELGRADE - Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop to meet his Serbian counterpart Maja Gojkovic as part of official visit.

US

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump to hold joint press conference with Italian President Sergio Matarella at the White House.

FRANCE

PARIS - German Chancellor Angela Merkel to visit Paris to attend German-French joint cabinet meeting.

ITALY

ROME - Following events related to World Food Day 2019.

SOUTH SUDAN

JUBA - Peace talks between South Sudanese government and rebel groups.

GUINEA

CONAKRY - Following opposition protest against constitutional review.

ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank to announce outstanding loans received from abroad by private sector in August.

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) to release external trade statistics by enterprise characteristics for 2018.

ANKARA - TurkStat to reveal house sales statistics for September.

LUXEMBOURG - European statistical authority Eurostat to release inflation figures for September and international trade in goods data for August.

BRUSSELS - European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) to announce new passenger car registrations statistics for September.

SPECIAL REPORT

Canada’s election race in dead heat

By Barry Ellsworth

TRENTON, Canada (AA) – Six political parties are vying for the right to govern Canada in federal elections on Oct. 21.

SPECIAL REPORT

'Turks of Greek Dodecanese face strong assimilation'

By Fatih Hafiz Mehmet

IZMIR, Turkey (AA) - The Turkish minority in Greece's Dodecanese islands are facing "strong" assimilation, according to a European minority advocacy group.

SPECIAL REPORT

Women in Ethiopia trapped in cycle of abuse

By Seleshi Tessema

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AA) – It is spring in Ethiopia. The capital Addis Ababa is relishing a bright sunny morning. But a fenced villa which hosts women who have suffered domestic abuse hides behind its walls many dark stories.