Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend meeting hosted by Turkey's top religious authority

ANKARA - Erdogan to receive Gambian Ambassador Landing Kinteh and Kosovo Ambassador Ilir Dugolli, who will present letters of credentials

ANKARA - Erdogan to separately receive Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) Masrour Barzani and Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto

ANKARA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold joint press conference with Barzani at foreign ministry

ISTANBUL - Vice President Fuat Oktay to attend closing ceremony of 35th meeting of Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation

ISTANBUL - TRT World Citizen Award Ceremony to be held at Haskoy Yarn Factory with participation of first lady Emine Erdogan

ANKARA - Monitoring developments in Turkey’s agreements with US, Russia on northern Syria

DJIBOUTI

DJIBOUTI - Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop to meet President of Djibouti Ismail Omar Guelleh and Speaker of National Assembly of Djibouti Muhammed Ali Hamed following 42nd African Parliamentary Union Conference in Djibouti

GERMANY

BERLIN - Foreign Minister Heiko Maas to attend Tiergarten Conference 2019 and make a speech on "Priorities for a social-democratic foreign policy"

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA - Following second tour of UN-facilitated Syrian Constitutional Committee talks

NETHERLANDS

ROTTERDAM - Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement to protest arms fair which includes three Israeli arms companies

KYRGYZSTAN

BISHKEK - Russian President Vladimir Putin to take part in summit of leaders of Collective Security Treaty Organization

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - Foreign Ministry spokeswoman to hold news conference

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

KINSHASA - Following protest against UN peacekeeping mission

UGANDA

KAMPALA - Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) in cooperation with Uganda’s Ministry of Education and Sports to officially open Nateete Muslim High School's new classrooms block and offices

HONG KONG

HONG KONG - Following developments in pro-democracy camp's crushing victory in community-level elections and ongoing protests

IRAQ

BAGHDAD - Following anti-government protests

LEBANON

BEIRUT - Following weeks-long anti-government protests

ALGERIA

ALGIERS - Algerian chief of staff to deliver speech to comment on current crisis

LIBYA

TRIPOLI - Following ramifications after GNA forces captured strategic Al-Fil oil field from pro-Haftar forces

ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release Economic Confidence Index for November

ANKARA - Central Bank to announce International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity data for October

ISTANBUL - 10th Bosphorus Summit to continue with international participance of top officials

BRUSSELS - European Council to announce Economic Sentiment Indicator for October

SPORTS

ISTANBUL - UEFA Europa League matches of 3 Turkish clubs, Trabzonspor, Istanbul Basaksehir, and Besiktas

ISTANBUL - Turkish basketball team Fenerbahce Beko will face Russia’s Khimki Moscow in 11th round match of Turkish Airlines EuroLeague at Ulker Sports Arena

SPECIAL REPORT

Indonesian children suffering from gadget addiction

By Surya Fachrizal Aprianus

BOGOR, Indonesia - Most boys use mobile devices for online games, while girls use them for social media, says specialist in psychology.

SPECIAL REPORT

Turkish kitchenware event creates $500M business volume

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL - Producer Brand Summit generates huge business volume by bringing Turkish companies, foreign buyers together.

SPECIAL REPORT

Thanksgiving turkey: Bird with confused origin

By Jeyhun Aliyev

ANKARA - Lingual confusion of disowned bird name takes turkey to various locations across globe.

SPECIAL REPORT

India woos Sri Lanka's new president to counter China’s growing influence in South Asian island

By Munza Mushtaq

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka’s newly elected President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to fly to India on Nov. 29, his first overseas trip since assuming office, as China plans to start "new chapter" with South Asian island.

SPECIAL REPORT

Turkish investors to share experience in Cameroon

By Aurore Bonny

DOUALA, Cameroon - Turkish business, commercial leaders meet for third Cameroon Investment Forum.

SPECIAL REPORT

UN urged probe into Mohamed Morsi's death

By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal

LONDON - Report encourages UN to launch independent investigation on circumstances surrounding death of former president.

SPECIAL REPORT

IMF: Financial firefighter draws fire, spurned by some

By Aysu Bicer

ANKARA - While standing at forefront of global economic crisis management, International Monetary Fund is a frequent target of criticism for its attempts to foster financial stability.