TRT World - Author: Halime Pehlivan

Halime Pehlivan

Halime Pehlivan is a broadcast journalist with TRT World, Turkey's premier 24-hour news organization. She currently works on some of the biggest global stories related to the Balkans and is a producer at TRT World's "Across the Balkans" flagship programme.

Halime Pehlivan is a broadcast journalist with TRT World, Turkey's premier 24-hour news organization. She currently works on some of the biggest global stories related to the Balkans and is a producer at TRT World's "Across the Balkans" flagship programme.

Articles from author

Alexander Vucic’s victory: What is next for Serbia?

It was like choosing the lesser of two evils for many Serbians.

Alexander Vucic’s victory: What is next for Serbia?

Alexander Vucic’s victory: What is next for Serbia?

Baba Marta: Unpacking the Balkans' folklore character celebrated in March

Bulgarians welcome the month of March by wearing a bracelet of red and white yarn, which symbolises health, happiness, purity and blood.

Baba Marta: Unpacking the Balkans' folklore character celebrated in March

Baba Marta: Unpacking the Balkans' folklore character celebrated in March

Explained: Bulgaria and North Macedonia’s path to reconciliation

The two sides are focusing on building economic cooperation while avoiding addressing the elephant in the room.

Explained: Bulgaria and North Macedonia’s path to reconciliation

Explained: Bulgaria and North Macedonia’s path to reconciliation

Conspiracy theories hamper Romania Covid-19 vaccination drive

One of the consequences of former communist-era persecution in Romania is a lack of public trust in today's governance, which is hampering the country's fight against Covid-19.

Conspiracy theories hamper Romania Covid-19 vaccination drive

Conspiracy theories hamper Romania Covid-19 vaccination drive

The Tsarigrad Bulgarians: Meet the 0.003 percent of Istanbul

In the early 20th Century, the war displaced many people in the Balkans and many Bulgarian Christians chose Istanbul as their new home. We meet this small community as they prepare for Christmas.

The Tsarigrad Bulgarians: Meet the 0.003 percent of Istanbul

The Tsarigrad Bulgarians: Meet the 0.003 percent of Istanbul

The Harvard Boys: A new dawn for Bulgarian politics?

Two Harvard graduates break the country's year-long electoral deadlock, but they have a long list of issues to solve.

The Harvard Boys: A new dawn for Bulgarian politics?

The Harvard Boys: A new dawn for Bulgarian politics?

How North Macedonia’s EU accession process was derailed

Securing a place in the EU is not easy for any nation, but this little Balkan country was tested like no other candidate.

How North Macedonia’s EU accession process was derailed

How North Macedonia’s EU accession process was derailed

Dua Lipa and Rita Ora: The messengers of Independent Kosovo

British singers Lipa and Ora champion various causes related to Kosovo statehood, including adding it to Apple Maps.

Dua Lipa and Rita Ora: The messengers of Independent Kosovo

Dua Lipa and Rita Ora: The messengers of Independent Kosovo

Anatomy of a new Serbia-Kosovo crisis: the politics of license plates

The dispute over registration numbers is just the tip of the iceberg as Serbia continues to dance to the tune of its foreign backers and refuse to recognise Kosovo as an independent nation.

Anatomy of a new Serbia-Kosovo crisis: the politics of license plates

Anatomy of a new Serbia-Kosovo crisis: the politics of license plates

Elizabeth Holmes, Silicon Valley, and the everlasting glass ceiling

Women who already face a high bar in the tech industry's male-dominated world have much more to prove after the Theranos fraud.

Elizabeth Holmes, Silicon Valley, and the everlasting glass ceiling

Elizabeth Holmes, Silicon Valley, and the everlasting glass ceiling