Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu's English Desk plans to cover on Sunday, April 30, 2023 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

SPORTS

BAKU - Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Round 4 of season, to be held in Formula 1 World Championship.

SPECIAL REPORT

Turks flock to polling stations in 4 UK cities to vote in Türkiye’s May 14 elections

By Mehmet Solmaz

LEICESTER, England (AA) - Turks living in Britain began heading to the voting stations Saturday in London, Manchester, Edinburgh, and Leicester for elections slated for May 14 in Türkiye.

SPECIAL REPORT

Sudan cease-fire changes little for civilians caught in crossfire

By Rabia Ali

ISTANBUL (AA) - On the morning of April 15, Tagreed Abdin, an architect living in Sudan, was thinking of leaving for work despite it being a Saturday.

SPECIAL REPORT

Turkish man recounts escape from Sudan violence

By Seda Sevencan

ISTANBUL (AA) - The morning of April 15 broke like any other day in Sudan, but as the sun rose higher in the sky, an ominous tension began to fill the air. For a Turkish man, this tension became all too real when his phone rang, rudely jolting him from his peaceful slumber. On the other end of the line, his manager's voice trembled with urgency, delivering news that shook him to his core. As the day wore on, he would come to understand the brutal reality of war.

SPECIAL REPORT

Famous London auction house makes multimillion-pound sale of rare Islamic art pieces

By Aysu Bicer

LONDON (AA) - Sotheby's has once again attracted attention with a multimillion-pound sale of some of the rarest and most valuable works of Islamic art.

SPECIAL REPORT

Bangladeshis concerned about India’s plan to divert joint waters of transboundary Teesta River

By SM Najmus Sakib

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - Fashion industry worker Muhammad Ershadul Haque, 36, migrated to the Hemayetpur neighborhood in Savar on the outskirts of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka -- more than 300 kilometers (186 miles) from his village in northern Gangachara.