Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Oct. 1, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Second legislative year of 27th term of Grand National Assembly to open. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to deliver speech.

ANKARA - Turkey's banking watchdog to release sectoral statistics for August.

ANKARA - Ministry of Trade to release preliminary foreign trade figures for September.

ANKARA - Istanbul Chamber of Industry to release Turkey’s manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for September.

ANKARA - Eurostat, statistical office of the European Union, to release unemployment figures for September.

ANKARA - IHS Markit, London based global data company, to release Eurozone manufacturing PMI for September.

ANKARA - International Air Transport Association (IATA) to release air passenger market analysis for August.

MACEDONIA

SKOPJE - Following reactions after Macedonia name change referendum where turnout was 36 percent.

UNITED KINGDOM

BIRMINGHAM - Conservative Party's autumn conference starts in Birmingham city.

INDONESIA

JAKARTA - Following aftermath of Friday's earthquake and tsunami that rocked Sulawesi Island.

IRAQ

ERBIL - Following aftermath of Sunday's parliamentary elections in northern Iraq’s Kurdish region.

BAGHDAD - Iraqi parliament will hold a session to elect new president.

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA - Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend World Economic Forum's official dinner.