Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend symposium on local authorities under new presidential government system.

ANKARA - Parliament Speaker Binali Yildirim and ruling party’s mayor candidate for Istanbul, to also attend symposium on local authorities under new presidential government system.

ANKARA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to brief parliamentary committee on foreign affairs about latest developments in Turkish foreign policy.

UNITED KINGDOM

LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May to respond to questions from lawmakers in wake of debates over her Brexit deal.

NETHERLANDS

UTRECHT/AMSTERDAM - Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy to attend UTRECHT Tourism Fair's opening ceremony and to visit Yunus Emre Institute.

FRANCE

PARIS - President Emmanuel Macron to chair council of ministers meeting.

PARIS - Following developments in wake of Yellow Vest protests in France.

SYRIA

ALEPPO/IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war in wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to pull out troops.

YEMEN

SANAA - Monitoring developments in humanitarian crisis in Yemen.

SPECIAL REPORT:

Turkish clothing, textile sector eyes $29B in exports

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) - Already one of the world’s most prominent textile and clothing producers, Turkey this year is aiming higher to hit a sizeable rise in exports.