Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu’s English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TÜRKİYE

KAHRAMANMARAS - Following rescue and relief efforts after last week’s twin earthquakes in southern Türkiye, also affecting Syria, other countries.

ANKARA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold joint news conference with his Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen.

US

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to deliver keynote address during National Association of Counties.

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Antony Blinken to meet with United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

NEW YORK - UN Security Council to meet on debate about sea-level-rise-related security risks, chaired by Maltese Foreign Minister Ian Borg.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - NATO defense ministers to meet in Brussels to discuss international security issues, Ukraine war.

BRUSSELS - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to visit Belgium for talks on energy.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin to take part in meeting of judges of general jurisdiction, military, and arbitration courts, to meet head of Spravedlivay Rossiya political party.

MOSCOW - Desk to monitor meeting of representatives of border agencies of Commonwealth of Independent States.

MOSCOW - Chief of Joint Staff of Collective Security Treaty Organization, Colonel General Anatoly Sidorov, to hold news conference on results of joint training in 2022, tasks for 2023.

THE ECONOMY

LUXEMBURG - Eurostat to announce eurozone 4th quarter GDP growth figures.

SPORTS

MILANO/PARIS - UEFA Champions League Round of 16 to kick off with 2 matches: AC Milan vs. Tottenham Hotspur, Paris Saint Germain vs. Bayern Munich.

SPECIAL REPORT

Quake disaster turns waters disputed between Türkiye, Greece into channels of brotherhood

By Riyaz ul Khaliq

KAHRAMANMARAS, Türkiye (AA) - The seismic catastrophe that befell Türkiye last week appears to have triggered a change in its relations with Greece, as the waters that lay at the very heart of their disputes have now become channels of brotherhood by carrying rescue teams for quake survivors.

SPECIAL REPORT

Turkish off-road riders take a break to help quake victims

By Mehmet Solmaz

KAHRAMANMARAS, Türkiye (AA) - Members of the Rize Off-Road Sports Club in Türkiye did not waste any time after hearing the news about the recent devastating earthquakes in the country’s south and quickly left for the region.

SPECIAL REPORT

‘Turks help us, we help them’: Greek Orthodox churches across UK collect donations for quake survivors

By Aysu Bicer

LONDON (AA) - All Greek Orthodox Churches in the UK collected donations Sunday for victims of the two powerful earthquakes that hit both Türkiye and Syria.