Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend ceremonies at mausoleum, Bestepe National Congress and Culture Center to mark 81st death anniversary of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of Republic of Turkey.

ANKARA - Monitoring developments related to Turkey’s agreements hammered with U.S. and Russia on safe zone in northern Syria.

ISTANBUL - Vice President Fuat Oktay to attend 11th Term Meeting of Turkey-Kazakhstan Joint Economic Commission and Turkey-Kazakhstan Business Forum.

ANTALYA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend ceremony at Ataturk Monument at Republic Square to commemorate anniversary of founder of the Republic of Turkey. Cavusoglu also due to attend Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup.

GERMANY

BERLIN - French President Emmanuel Macron to attend dinner hosted by German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier on 30th anniversary of the fall of Berlin Wall.

SPAIN

MADRID - Country heads to snap general elections.

IRAQ

BAGHDAD - Monitoring anti-government protests in Baghdad and southern provinces.

LEBANON

BEIRUT - Following weeks-long anti-government protests.

SPECIAL REPORT

Ataturk’s legacy remains alive 81 years after his death

By Ali Murat Alhas

ANKARA (AA) - Millions of Turkish people across the country on Sunday marked the 81st anniversary of the demise of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the leader who led the country's war of independence and laid foundation of the Republic of Turkey.

SPECIAL REPORT

Yasir Arafat urged Turkey to defend Jerusalem before death

By Ali Abo Rezeg

ANKARA (AA) - Five months before he passed away, the first elected Palestinian President, Yasir Arafat had sent a message to the Turkish government, to continue defending the holy city of Al-Quds (Jerusalem) and Al-Aqsa mosque.

SPECIAL REPORT

Qatar offers 'significant opportunities' to Turkish firms

By Mehmet Fatih Erdogdu and Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) - Qatar offers "significant opportunities" to Turkish companies in several sectors, including services, logistics, manufacturing and information technologies, said the chief executive officer of the Investment Promotion Agency of Qatar.

SPECIAL REPORT

Solar energy big hit amid Zimbabwe’s energy crisis

By Jeffrey Moyo

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AA) - Residents of Zimbabwe's capital have found a solution to a deepening electricity crisis.