Turkey-Greece tensions resurface following events in the Mediterranean. Greece and Turkey have had alternating periods of hostility and reconciliation ever since Greece won its independence from the Ottoman Empire. They have faced off in four major wars, and have come to the brink three times. Now tensions have resurfaced once again over recent events in the Mediterranean.

CNBC's Hadley Gamble discusses the economic situation in Turkey with Mohammed Bin Mahfoodh Alardhi, executive chairman of Investcorp, following President Erdogan calls for a snap election in June.

What does June's snap election mean for Turkey? Turkish voters will go to the polls in a snap election on June 24th, more than a year ahead of schedule. The elections will lead to the introduction of a presidential form of government in Turkey. (TRT)

Turkey Elections: President Erdogan calls for snap elections on June 24, more than a year ahead of schedule. President Erdogan says developments in the Syrian war was one reason to bring the date forward.

EU Commission slams Turkey in annual report on country's accession prospects. The report is highly critical of Ankara's crackdown on human rights and civil liberties.

Since 2011 Turkey has played an increasingly active role in Somalia working alongside the federal government. They've provided aid and investment, and in return were able to build Turkey's largest overseas military base on Somali soil. Meanwhile the UAE angered leaders in Mogadishu by striking a deal with the breakaway province of Somaliland to build a naval base on their coast. Now, while Somalia says it wants to remain neutral in the political crisis unfolding in the Gulf, the government instead seems to be finding itself in the middle of the acrimony. So how much is Somalia at the center of the wider Gulf crisis? (TRT)

NATO-Turkey Meeting: Interview with Haluk Kabaalioglu

Cyprus Land Conflict: Talks hosted by the United Nations to continue - Informal talks hosted by the United Nations are to resume in Cyprus. It's a meeting that could lead to negotiations to unify the divided island. But as TRT World's Melinda Nucifora reports, Greek and Turkish Cypriots have tried and failed to reach an agreement for more than forty years.

Afghanistan Education: Turkey invests in Afghan education system. The Turkish government is contributing five million dollars to develop Afghanistan's education system. Turkish officials say their emphasis is on educating girls, who have traditionally missed-out in the war-torn country. The UN says the female literacy rate in Afghanistan stands at a mere 17-percent. Hasan Abdullah reports from northern Afghanistan. (TRT)

Turkey-Afghanistan Relations: Turkish aid agency builds Afghan orphanage. For more than four decades, Afghanistan has been at war. First against the Soviet Union, then infighting by warlords, followed by the ascent of the Taliban, the US-led invasion, and an insurgency against both the allied forces and the government. As a result, the country has more than two million orphans, but as Hasan Abdullah reports, the Turkish government has identified child welfare as one of the areas where it can help. (TRT)

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