ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend opening ceremony of 2020-2021 higher education academic year at Bestepe National Congress and Culture Center.
ANKARA – Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to speak at opening ceremony of Ahmet Yesevi University's academic year via video link.
ANKARA – Following latest developments on novel coronavirus outbreak in Turkey, worldwide.
ANKARA – Following latest developments in Eastern Mediterranean.
US
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump to deliver remarks at North Carolina rally and later to hold televised town hall hosted by NBC news channel.
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee to begin formal consideration of Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett.
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS – EU leaders to gather in Brussels for two days of talks on Brexit, COVID-19 outbreak, EU-Africa relations, international issues.
TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS
LEFKOSA – Following developments in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus as second round of presidential elections to be held next Sunday.
AZERBAIJAN
BAKU – Following developments on cease-fire process between Azerbaijan and Armenia, region as clashes reach halt in Upper Karabakh.
LIBYA
TRIPOLI – Following clashes between Libyan army, militias of warlord Khalifa Haftar.
The ECONOMY
ANKARA – Turkish Statistical Institute to release house sales statistics for September.
ANKARA – Turkey's Central Bank to reveal private sector's foreign debt statistics for August.
ANKARA – Turkish Finance and Treasury Ministry to announce Central Government Budget Balance Table for September.
SPORTS
KAUNAS, Lithuania – Turkish basketball club Anadolu Efes to take on Zalgiris Kaunas in Turkish Airlines EuroLeague round four.
SPECIAL REPORT
Turkey-South Africa trade to rise in post-pandemic period
By Hassan Isilow
PRETORIA, South Africa (AA) – Bilateral trade and investments between Turkey and South Africa are expected to grow as the two countries recover from the effects of the novel coronavirus, the Turkish ambassador to South Africa said.
ANALYSIS – Bangladesh-India diplomatic ties passing through very critical courses
By Md. Kamruzzaman
DHAKA (AA) – Bangladesh-India diplomatic relations have not only developed because the two are very close neighbors in terms of geographical proximity, but because there is a strong historical bond between the two South Asian neighbors. During the wars against Pakistan for independence in 1971, the main ally of Bangladesh [then-East Pakistan] was India, which hosted over 10 million Bangladeshi war refugees. At one stage of the nine-month-long deadly Liberation War, the Indian military directly took part in the battle against Pakistan.
