ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, June 14, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY YALOVA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to address nation during ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party's rally in northwestern Yalova province.
ISTANBUL – Erdogan to also attend iftar event on last day of Ramadan in Turkey. ISTANBUL – Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to attend AK Party's election rallies in Sultanbeyli, Cekmekoy and Umraniye districts.
ISTANBUL – Yildirim to also meet opinion leaders and non-governmental organization representatives at Sancaktepe Kadir Topbas Cultural Center.
SPECIAL REPORT: Turkey’s biggest library to open in Istanbul
By Nilay Kar Onum and Burcu Arik
ISTANBUL – Istanbul, a sprawling city of 15 million people, to soon open its doors to country's largest public library.
RUSSIA
MOSCOW – 2018 FIFA World Cup to kick off with match between Russia and Saudi Arabia.
MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin to meet Crown Prince of of Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud.
SWITZERLAND GENEVA – The UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, to hold news conference on visit of senior Turkish, Russian and Iranian officials for consultations on the way ahead in the establishment of a constitutional committee.
GERMANY BERLIN – Foreign Minister Heiko Maas to meet Macedonian counterpart Nikola Dimitrov for talks on bilateral ties, regional issues.
UK LONDON – Victims of Grenfell Tower block fire to be commemorated in various events on first anniversary of deadly inferno.
RUSSIA
MOSCOW – 2018 FIFA World Cup to kick off.
SYRIA ALEPPO/IDLIB/HOMS – Monitoring Syrian civil war.
