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ANKARA

Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be in southeastern city of Gaziantep at a UNESCO meeting.

ISTANBUL – Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to speak on foreign policy at MUSIAD meeting in Istanbul. [MERITS]

SPECIAL REPORTS

Small Turkish province shows big heart towards Syrians

By Hatice Kesgin

KILIS, Turkey (AA) – “We believe in our army, and in our state.”

Amid sounds of artillery invading the atmosphere of the city of Kilis, just a few miles from the Syrian border, Halil Deli, 36, a taxi driver for five years now, supports recent Turkish army shelling.

Turkish gamers and designers eyeing lucrative market

By Ilker Girit

ISTANBUL (AA) – The world of computer games has steadily grown from the preserve of teenage bedrooms to become a powerful and profitable business sector – and Turkey is home to a multi-million-dollar piece of that industry.

SE ASIA – PACIFIC

AUSTRALIA

MELBOURNE – Foreign minister responds to report that Australia is negotiating with six other countries -- including Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines -- to resettle asylum seekers by saying discussions still in "early days".

INDONESIA

MALANG – Five people arrested for having suspected links to fatal attack in Jakarta that left eight dead last month.

PHILIPPINES

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities confirm two crew members kidnapped from fishing vessel in waters of southern Mindanao freed, but P1 million (around $21,000) ransom demanded for release of their missing employer.