Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Sunday, June 16, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will attend export champion award ceremony and meeting of Turkish Exporters Assembly.

ISTANBUL - Istanbul mayoral candidates of ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party and main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) to face off in live televised debate.

JAPAN

NAGANO - Turkey’s Environment and Urbanization Minister Murat Kurum will attend environment session of G20 Ministerial Meeting on Energy Transitions and Global Environment for Sustainable Growth.

SYRIA

ALEPPO/IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.

SPECIAL REPORT

Oil tanker attacks 'leverage' for sanctioned Iran

By Mahmoud Barakat

ANKARA (AA) – Recent oil tanker attacks in the Gulf could be “leverage” for Iran against sanctions imposed by the U.S. administration on the country’s oil exports, a political expert said.