Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu's English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, April 20, 2023 (coverage may change depending on developing/ breaking stories):

TÜRKİYE

ZONGULDAK - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend commissioning ceremony of Black Sea gas at Filyos Gas Processing Facility.

US

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to convene 4th virtual leader-level meeting of Major Economies Forum (MEF) on Energy and Climate. He is also due to host Colombian President Gustavo Petro for bilateral meeting at White House.

WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to deliver remarks on US-China economic relations at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies.

NEW YORK - Delegation of Turkish Communications Directorate to hold panel on impacts of natural disasters on international relations at Turkevi.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Security staff to begin their 48-hour strike at Cologne-Bonn, Dusseldorf and Hamburg airports.

FRANCE

STRASBOURG - European Parliament to hold a series of votes on various matters, including whether to open negotiations on key asylum and migration reform proposals, resolution on ‘repression’ in Russia.

PARIS - Thousands of people to strike against and protest President Emmanuel Macron's controversial pensions reform.

ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to share central government’s debt figures for March.

BERLIN - Destatis to reveal Germany’s producer price index for March

SPORTS

EUROPE - Quarterfinals in UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League to conclude after second leg matches.

SPECIAL REPORT

Guantanamo prison remains open despite growing pressure on Biden to close it down

By Leila Nezirevic

LONDON (AA) - The Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba has become an embodiment of cruel detention practices that have caused the US to be accused of torture.

SPECIAL REPORT

What impact could ChatGPT have on journalism?

By Muhammed Enes Calli

ISTANBUL (AA) - Ever since its release in November 2022, ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence-driven chatbot developed by research and development firm OpenAI, has been a topic of discussion among journalists regarding its potential influence on the news industry and media.

SPECIAL REPORT

Amid blossoming beauty of spring, Türkiye's Eid al-Fitr shimmers with tradition and merriment

By Seda Sevencan

ISTANBUL (AA) - Eid Mubarak! The sound of festive greeting echoes from every home and street in Türkiye while marking the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.