Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is due to land in Turkey on Tuesday for a two-day visit as tensions between the two neighbours remain high. Territorial disputes and their tussle over oil and gas riches off the coast of Cyprus are expected to be on the agenda, in addition to the thorny issue of Greece providing sanctuary to Turkish army officers who fled the failed coup.

Turkey and the United States were united in their mission to liberate territory in Syria from ISIS. But now Donald Trump’s plan to withdraw from the war-torn country is expected to leave a massive power vacuum there. This leaves Donald Trump and Recep Erdogan to figure out how to balance their interests in the new geopolitical landscape. And one big issue is the fate of Syria’s Kurds. While the United States considers Kurdish forces a major ally in the region, Turkey says that they’re a threat.

It's been four months since journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, but there are still many unanswered questions. TRT Wold interview with Scott Lucas, a professor of International Politics at Birmingham University in the UK traces the history of the case.

A Turkish military base in Iraq has been attacked in the city of Duhok. Kurdish officials and Turkey blame the PKK for provoking the deadly clash for breaking an uneasy calm.

Here are some points about Turkey’s accession process to the EU, as an informal meeting of the bloc's member and candidate countries takes place in Romania.

Russia, Turkey back Venezuela’s Maduro, while West turns up heat

Many construction firms in Turkey have been cashing-in on the insatiable appetite for luxury estates from investors in the Gulf. But one extravagant project has failed to attract buyers. The Burj Al Babas project halfway between Istanbul and Ankara has left the developer bankrupt and an eerie ghost town of Disney-like castles in its wake. #TurkishEstates #Turkey #LuxuryEstates

22-31 January 2019