ANKARA
Here are the main stories that Anadolu Agency’s English News Desk will cover Saturday, June 20, 2015:
TURKEY
ISPARTA - Ex-president Suleyman Demirel's funeral service to be held in his hometown of Isparta, in southwestern Turkey. After funeral prayers (1000GMT), he will be buried.
MARDIN – President Erdogan to meet UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres in Mardin, a southeastern province (1200GMT). Erdogan to visit refugee camps.
SPECIAL REPORTS:
-Istanbul café hires Down syndorme employees
By Burcu Arik
ISTANBUL (AA) - "Welcome sir! What would you like to order?"
At first glance, there is nothing out of the ordinary in Down Café located in one of the more well off neighborhoods of Istanbul. The hint is in the name. Indeed, all 25 employees, aged 18 to 25, have Down syndrome.
-Original Syrian life in southern Turkish tent city
By Nilay Kar Onum
AKCAKALE, Sanliurfa (AA) - War-ravaged Syrians living in a Turkish southeastern tent city are able to develop businesses as if they were in their own country.
EUROPE
UNITED KINGDOM
SPECIAL REPORT:
-First Turkish team in adrenaline-fueled extreme sailing
By Inci Gundag
CARDIFF (AA) - Team Turx is the first ever Turkish team taking part in the Extreme Sailing Series (ESS), which pits the world's best sailors against each other in a series of races.
SE ASIA-PACIFIC
INDONESIA
JAKARTA – Indonesians of all faiths gather for communal meals celebrating Ramadan with traditional dishes.
SOUTH KOREA
SEOUL – South Korea records no new deaths or cases of MERS for first time since outbreak began last month.
CAMBODIA
PHNOM PENH – Ruling Cambodian People’s Party to elect new leadership after death of long-time president Chea Sim.
