ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ISTANBUL – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend symposium held on Democracy and Freedom Island against coups.
ANTALYA – Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Maltese counterpart Evarist Bartolo to hold joint news conference.
ANKARA – Following latest developments in Eastern Mediterranean.
ANKARA – Following latest developments in coronavirus outbreak in Turkey, worldwide.
LIBYA
TRIPOLI – Following developments after UN-recognized government announced nationwide cease-fire.
SPECIAL REPORT
Turkey remembers bloody 1980 coup, 40 years ago
By Ali Murat Alhas
ANKARA (AA) – Even after four decades, the Sept. 12, 1980 bloody coup still stands as a black stain in Turkish political history.
SPECIAL REPORT
Afghanistan: Media freedom in ‘downward spiral’
By Shadi Khan Saif
KABUL, Afghanistan (AA) – As Afghanistan strives to return to normalcy, the nascent media in the war-torn country is increasingly facing hardships with frequent censorship and intimidation.
SPECIAL REPORT
Zimbabwean students switch to social media for lessons
By Jeffrey Moyo
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AA) – Reacting to the coronavirus spread March 30, the Zimbabwean government closed the entire country, shutting down schools indefinitely. But, for many like 13-year-old Adrean Machingura, a grade seven primary school student in Harare, learning did not stop.
SPECIAL REPORT
IT expert issues warning on computer brain chips
By Gozde Bayar
ANKARA (AA) – With implantable brain chips, there is a risk that the devices could be hacked for malicious intentions and hackers could involuntarily turn users into “killing machines,” according to a Turkish IT specialist.
