A selection of programmes provide insights into Turkey's history, politics and economy.

In February 2025, PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan called on his followers to lay down their arms althought a lasting peace remains uncertain. The group has been fighting for greater autonomy in Turkey, which it classifies as a terrorist organisation, since the 1980s.

The Turks' favourite pastry, baklava, offers a taste of the country to Yusuf, a Turk in Austria.

In the March 2024 municipal elections in Turkey, citizens elected an unprecedented number of women mayors.

Despite police violence, protests continue in Turkey after more than twenty years of Erdogan in power.

A controversial new law in Turkey aims to control the numbers of stray dogs in the country, currently at around 4 million.

Putin has agreed to talks with Ukraine to take place in Turkey. But why there?

The arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul, has led to mass street protests across Turkey. This episode looks back at Erdogan’s political career.

Today, the few remaining Greeks of Turkey try to keep their cultural traditions alive.

In eastern Turkey, close to the Armenian border, an archaeological site highlights the difficult past between Turks and Armenians.

Rich in fossil fuels, Azerbaijan is an authoritarian regime, dominated by the Aliyev dynasty for more than thirty years.

In Russia, Turkey and Poland governments take a strong interest in school children's education.

A Turkish move to standardise the döner kebab has caused outrage in the German kebab sector.

Turkey is famous for its handmade carpets but the tradition is under threat from machine-made pieces.

February 2023: Two violent earthquakes shook south-east Turkey and Syria, killing more than 50,000 people. 

Caught between regional powers, Armenia is constantly fighting for survival in the powder keg of the Caucasus

Since 2020, thousands of migrants attempting to reach Europe from Turkey via the Aegean Sea have been pushed back by the Greek coastguard. Data Sources investigates this illegal practice.

With elections in Turkey held on 14 May 2023, opposition parties have come together to try and beat the incumbent president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, accused of undermining Turkish democracy.

A tour through the history of Armenia, a small mountainous country which, since independence in 1991, has been caught between difficult neighbours: Azerbaijan and Turkey.

On 6 February 2023, two violent earthquakes shook Turkey and Syria. Tens of thousands of people died and millions were left homeless