The German Foreign Ministry has updated its travel advice for citizens visiting Turkey after Ankara expelled two German journalists.

TurkStream 2 is set to supply most of Western Europe with Russian oil and gas. The pipeline consists of two modest lines and runs over 910km through the Black Sea, garnering a $1,6 billion investment.

In the Turkish city of Istanbul, police fired tear at demonstrators taking part in a march for International Women's Day that had been banned by authorities. Demonstrations have not been permitted in Turkey since a coup attempt against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2016, but thousands of women gathered at the city's central Taksim Square for this protest. Police pushed back another group of women at the entrance to Istanbul's main shopping street, Istiklal Caddesi. Many of the protesters were demanding the release of women who have been imprisoned in Syria since the Syrian Civil War began.

Using rubber bullets and teargas, Turkish police have dispersed a crowd of several thousand marchers who gathered outside Istanbul's Taksim Square on International Women's Day, local media reported with videos from the scene.

Turkey and Russia have started conducting joint patrols in and around Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib all the way down to the southwestern Aleppo province. Ankara says the patrols are part of a ceasefire deal reached last September.

Turkey and Egypt, two countries who have shared histories, now find themselves at odds on a range of issues. Disputed Kashmir region has been called one of the world's most dangerous flashpoints. Nuclear-armed neighbours, India and Pakistan saw their decades-long dispute over Kashmir, reached fever pitch last month.

TRT World's defence analyst Oubai Shahbandar discusses the details behind why Turkey may purchase the Russian S-400 integrated air defence system over Washington's objections and what it could mean for the future of the NATO alliance.

4-11 March 2019