Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL – Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to meet representatives of foreign media outlets and later to attend opening of Composite Technologies Center of Excellence at Istanbul’s Sabanci University.

SPECIAL REPORT:

Gulen getting help, says lawyer probing terror leader

By Humeyra Atilgan Buyukovali

ISTANBUL (AA) – The lawyer hired by Turkey to investigate Fetullah Gulen and his FETO terror cult believes it will take time but ultimately, Washington will have to hand him over.

"It is my belief that in the end the U.S. will be under a duty to extradite Gulen,” according to Robert Amsterdam, founding partner of Amsterdam & Partners LLP.

INDONESIA

TUBAN – Foreign Ministry investigating reports that 177 citizens caught with Philippine passports at Manila airport before boarding flight to Saudi Arabia for Hajj pilgrimage.

CHINA

BEIJING – Former Hunan provincial official sentenced to 12 years in prison for corruption and abuse of power after conviction for accepting up to 3.68 million yuan ($555,000) in bribes.

JAPAN

TOKYO – Self-Defense Forces due to begin training for new missions abroad under revised security laws easing conditions for use of arms.