Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, May 24, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to host fast-breaking meal for tradespeople and craftsmen.

BAYBURT - Funeral ceremony for Anadolu Agency reporter Abulkadir Nisanci who died on assignment when mass of snow he stepped on broke loose.

TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS

LEFKOSA - Following developments after National Union Party leader was asked to form new Cabinet.

UK

LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May to meet with members of 1922 Committee which oversees election of party leaders, vote of no confidence in current leader.

SERBIA

BELGRADE - Turkish Youth and Sports Minister Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoglu to meet Serbian counterpart, appear in joint news conference.

KAZAKHSTAN

NUR-SULTAN - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend 5th Turkey-Kazakhstan Joint Strategic Planning Group, and meet former, incumbent presidents.

SYRIA

IDLIB/ALEPPO - Following attacks of Bashar al-Assad regime and its supporters on Idlib de-escalation zone and other developments.

SPECIAL REPORT

Turkey gives 7/24 language support to foreign patients

By Ali Murat Alhas and Sibel Morrow

ANKARA (AA) - With its 28 translators operating in six different languages, the International Patient Assistance Unit (IPAU) of Turkey's Health Ministry looks forward to helping foreign patients in Turkey who experience communication troubles and language barrier amid their medical experience within the country.

SPECIAL REPORT

Turkish ‘Silver Surfer’ wants art to prevail in country

By Ali Murat Alhas and Sibel Morrow

ANKARA (AA) - Saving humanity and seeking justice are the common motivations of superheroes but a Turkish street performer -- dubbed “Silver Surfer” by locals -- has another agenda: promoting art in the Turkish capital Ankara.

SPECIAL REPORT

Bangladeshi garment workers steer clear of 'bad guys'

By Md. Kamruzzaman

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - Nasrin Begum, 45, is the bread-winner of her family. She toils from dawn to dusk at a ready-made garment factory in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, playing the role of a cog in the wheel of the multi-billion-dollar industry that forms backbone of the economy.