ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend symposium on local authorities under new presidential government system.
ANKARA - Parliament Speaker Binali Yildirim and ruling party’s mayor candidate for Istanbul, to also attend symposium on local authorities under new presidential government system.
ANKARA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to brief parliamentary committee on foreign affairs about latest developments in Turkish foreign policy.
UNITED KINGDOM
LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May to respond to questions from lawmakers in wake of debates over her Brexit deal.
NETHERLANDS
UTRECHT/AMSTERDAM - Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy to attend UTRECHT Tourism Fair's opening ceremony and to visit Yunus Emre Institute.
FRANCE
PARIS - President Emmanuel Macron to chair council of ministers meeting.
PARIS - Following developments in wake of Yellow Vest protests in France.
SYRIA
ALEPPO/IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war in wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to pull out troops.
YEMEN
SANAA - Monitoring developments in humanitarian crisis in Yemen.
SPECIAL REPORT:
Turkish clothing, textile sector eyes $29B in exports
By Tuba Sahin
ANKARA (AA) - Already one of the world’s most prominent textile and clothing producers, Turkey this year is aiming higher to hit a sizeable rise in exports.