Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, April 1, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Monitoring developments and results from Turkey’s weekend local elections of mayors, city council members, mukhtars and members of elder councils.

ANKARA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to meet Venezuelan counterpart Jorge Arreaza and later hold joint press conference.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to meet with his Abkhazian counterpart Daur Kove.

MOSCOW - Energy Minister Alexandre Novak to meet with his Iranian counterpart Bijan Zanganeh.

UK

LONDON - Parliament expected to hold indicative votes on various Brexit strategies and to debate revoking Article 50 in the wake of a petition signed by more than 6 million people.

TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS

LEFKOSA - First day of 2nd International Conference on Cyprus Issue to discuss dynamics in the eastern Mediterranean.

SOUTH AFRICA

PRETORIA - International Relations and Cooperations Minister Lindiwe Sisulu to meet heads of African diplomatic missions over recent xenophobic attacks.

SYRIA

ALEPPO/ IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.

SPECIAL REPORT

Otsimo transforms lives through early education

- Turkish entrepreneur aims to ‘democratize’ special education for children with special needs

By Gozde Bayar

ANKARA (AA) - A 24-year-old Turkish entrepreneur has developed a game-based app called Otsimo for people with special needs.

Speaking exclusively to Anadolu Agency, Zafer Elcik shared his inspirational story ahead of World Autism Awareness Day, which is celebrated internationally on April 2 following its adoption by the UN in 2007.