Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Sunday, March 17, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

IZMIR - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to address nation as part of a campaign rally in northwestern Izmir province ahead of March 31 local elections.

ANTALYA - Erdogan to lead campaign rally in southern Antalya.

ISTANBUL- Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy and Turkey's ruling party spokesman Omer Celik to attend the funeral service for the late Armenian Patriarch of Istanbul Mesrob Mutafyan at the St. Mary Armenian Church in Istanbul’s Kumkapi neighborhood in Fatih district.

NEW ZEALAND

CHRISTCHURCH - Monitoring developments in the wake of terror attacks at two mosques.

SYRIA

ALEPPO/IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.

VENEZUELA

CARACAS - Monitoring crisis over nation’s leadership.

SPORTS

AUSTRALIA

MELBOURNE - 2019 Formula 1 World Championship to kick off with Australian Grand Prix.

SPECIAL REPORT

Indian color fest to be held in Istanbul, Ankara: envoy

By Busra Nur Bilgic

ANKARA (AA) - Holi fest, also known as the festival of colors, will be held in Ankara and Istanbul this year, Indian Ambassador to Turkey Sanjay Bhattacharyya said.