Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Thursday, March 16, 2017 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

SAKARYA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to address a gathering at an event that will also touch upon the upcoming referendum in the country.

ANKARA - Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to welcome South Korean Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kang Hoin at Cankaya Palace.

CANKIRI/KARABUK - Yildirim to hold rallies as part of the April 16 constitutional reforms referendum campaign.

ANKARA - Anadolu Agency’s Editors’ Desk to host Deputy Prime Minister Nurettin Canikli.

ANKARA - Maritime and Communications Minister Ahmet Arslan to attend signing ceremony with South Korea’s Kang Hoin in connection with the Canakkale 1915 bridge and highway project agreement.

ANKARA - Central Bank to announce decision on interest rate.

DENIZLI - Main opposition Republican People’s Party leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu to address a rally.

SPECIAL REPORT:

Crimea slips into 'frozen conflict' after annexation

By Diyar Guldogan

ANKARA - Turkey can play a historic role by arbitrating between Moscow and Kiev over the conflict in eastern Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea, analysts have told Anadolu Agency.

GERMANY

BERLIN - French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron meets Chancellor Angela Merkel and later joins a panel discussion with Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel and philosopher Jurgen Habermas about the future of Europe at Hertie School of Governance.

SPORTS

ISTANBUL - Besiktas to play against Olympiacos in UEFA Europa League's Round 16 second-leg matchup at Vodafone Arena in Istanbul at 9 p.m. local time (GMT1800).