Conflicting Goals Threaten the Kurdish Peace Process in Turkey
The big event in Turkey in 2025 was the peace process to end the decades-long Kurdish issue. But unless the government stops trying to use the issue of imprisoned Kurdish…
Week in Review: Between Optimism and Gridlock
Our selection of Premium stories this week brings a note of optimism that some long-standing problems and deadlocks could be resolved in the near future, tempered with an inevitable dose…
Erdogan Ramps up Drive to Silence Turkey’s Last Independent Media
Seizures, closures and administrative changes to media outlets in the past year reveal a systematic effort by Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government to eliminate all critical journalism. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Week in Review: Planes, Tractors and Well-Kept Secrets
Our selection of Balkan Insight Premium stories this week takes a look at military spending, competing superpowers and agricultural altercations. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Turkish Military Plane Crash Exposes Air Force Crisis
Without fifth-generation aircraft, Turkey’s ageing air force risks falling behind its rivals in the region. Forty new Eurofighters won’t change that, say experts. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Turkey Releases Investigative Journalist From Prison after 201 Days
Furkan Karabay was freed pending his appeal against his four-year sentence for “insulting the president” and other offences connected to his journalistic work. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight