1. The Balikesir visit of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan as part of the local elections campaign.
2. The visit to Otash Refugee Camp in Sudan of Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Emrullah Isler and Health Minister Mehmet Muezzinoglu.
3. Official visits of Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in Bulgaria.
4. The continuing discussions by the Turkish Parliament on the draft amendments to the law on private after-school tuition centres (dershanes).
5. The Syria civil war and its ramifications in the region.
6. Political and security developments in Ukraine, particularly the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
7. Political developments in Egypt following the forming of a new interim government under Ibrahim Mehleb, as well as pro-democracy demonstrations and the trials of Muslim Brotherhood members.
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