Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to meet with foreign capital investors as part of July 15 coup attempt commemorations.

ISTANBUL - Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to attend International July 15 Symposium organized by think tank SETA.

ANKARA - Erdogan and Yildirim to attend opening of a gallery and book launch about coup attempt at AK Party headquarters.

ANKARA - Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci to meet Qatari counterpart Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani.

BURKINA FASO

OUAGADOUGOU - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusloglu to meet Burkina Faso counterpart Mamadou Alpha Barry. Cavusoglu also scheduled to meet President Roch Marc Christian Kabore.

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA - Geneva VII peace talks on Syria to resume. UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura to meet separately with delegations of the regime and the opposition.​

FRANCE

PARIS - Elysees Palace to deliver press briefing on U.S. President Donald Trump's two-day visit to attend July 14 Bastille Day celebrations at President Emmanuel Macron's invitation.

STRASBOURG - Turkish Embassy and Consulate General of Turkey to hold press conferences on last year's coup attempt.

SPECIAL REPORT

Muslim notables praise 'victory' of Turkish democracy​

By Ali Abo Rezeg ​

ISTANBUL (AA) - As Turkey prepares to mark the first anniversary of a failed coup attempt, Muslim scholars have hailed in interviews with Anadolu Agency the victory of the Turkish democracy.