Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend award ceremony at provincial directorate of his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party.

ANKARA - Monitoring developments in Idlib, northwestern Syria, in wake of Assad regime attacks martyring Turkish soldiers.

TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS

GAZIMAGUSA - Turkey's Vice President Fuat Oktay to attend meeting about abandoned Maras town in northern part of divided island of Cyprus.

GERMANY

MUNICH - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to address Munich Security Conference, hold several bilateral meetings. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, U.S. Secretary for Defense Mark Esper, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi are also among speakers.

CHINA

WUHAN - Following global spread of coronavirus outbreak and efforts to fight it.

LIBYA / RUSSIA / TURKEY

TRIPOLI / MOSCOW / ANKARA - Monitoring diplomatic initiatives to find solution to Libya crisis.

TRIPOLI - Following developments after UN Security Council called for cease-fire in war-torn country.

SUDAN

KHARTOUM - Following developments amid reports that former President Omar Al-Bashir may be extradited to International Criminal Court.

IRAQ

BAGHDAD - Following anti-government protests in Baghdad, Babil, Dhi Qar provinces.

SPORTS

ROME - European Wrestling Championships continues in Italy.

ANKARA - Fenerbahce to face Ankaragucu in away game in Turkish top-tier football league.

SPECIAL REPORT

Asia, African pangolins still under threat in 2020

By Burak Bir

ANKARA (AA) - Although all of eight species of pangolins are banned from international trade, the "scaly anteater" population is still under deadly threats as they continue to be the world's most trafficked mammals.

SPECIAL REPORT

Vaccine hesitancy in Turkey: A threat for a generation?

By Faruk Zorlu and Jeyhun Aliyev

ANKARA (AA) - Despite public mistrust, most scientists claim vaccine hesitancy poses an increasing threat to herd immunity.

SPECIAL REPORT

Ottoman mosques cast historic light in Greek capital

By Magda Panoutsopoulou

ATHENS (AA) - Tracing the history of the Greek capital Athens, we can see not only the sacred rock of the classical Acropolis but a mixture of the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman eras.

SPECIAL REPORT

Ireland remembers how 19th-century aid from Sultan Abdulmejid changed fate of thousands

By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal

DROGHEDA, Ireland (AA) - Potatoes have a special place in Irish culture, as for centuries the people of the Emerald Isle have depended on this tuber as a diet staple.