Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend inauguration of Kizilcahamam-Cerkes highway tunnel via video conference.

ANKARA - Following latest developments on COVID-19 outbreak in Turkey, worldwide.

ARMENIA

YEREVAN - Monitoring developments after coup attempt in Armenia.

SPECIAL REPORT

Turkey commemorates master author Yasar Kemal

By Handan Kazanci

ISTANBUL (AA) - It has been six years since Turkey lost its legendary author Yasar Kemal, an outspoken intellectual and prolific writer who became the first nominee for the Nobel Literature Prize from the country.

SPECIAL REPORT

Pandemic brings Turkey to forefront in supply chains

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) - The pandemic period changed supplier preferences, and countries such as Turkey came to the forefront in the new era with their strategic locations and production capabilities.

SPECIAL REPORT

PKK abductions: Bereft of daughter, family joins anti-terror protest

By Ali Murat Alhas

ANKARA (AA) - Having grown up together in the same hovel, the lives of two sisters and best friends in southeastern Turkey turned upside down in 2013 when one of them was abducted by the PKK terror group. Now, the young woman's family is protesting for her return.