ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, March 22, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend emergency Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) ministerial meeting to discuss terrorist attacks in New Zealand and rising Islamophobic violence.
ISTANBUL - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold joint news conference with OIC Secretary-General Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen.
KONYA / AMASYA - Erdogan to lead campaign rallies in central Konya and northern Amasya provinces ahead of March 31 local elections.
ANKARA - Anadolu Agency’s Editors’ Desk to host Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Cahit Turhan.
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS - Second day of EU leaders’ summit.
NEW ZEALAND
CHRISTCHURCH - Monitoring developments in wake of deadly terror attacks at two mosques.
SYRIA
ALEPPO / IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.
SPECIAL REPORT
UK academics discuss what come next for Brexit
By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal
LONDON - With just a week left before the scheduled date of Brexit, talks are underway for an extension requested by British Prime Minister Theresa May for the U.K.’s divorce from the EU.
SPECIAL REPORT
Turkish classes give US students global outlook
By Umar Farooq
WASHINGTON - Working professionals come in after a day's work, filtering into the room and taking their seats, eager to begin another evening of learning Turkish.