Melis Alemdar

Tunisians want 'employment, freedom and dignity' post-revolution

TRT World talks to Tunisian activist and blogger Lina Ben Mhenni eight years after the Tunisian revolution.

Saudi justice system ‘aimed at shielding MBS from further scrutiny’: HRW

TRT World interviewed Adam Coogle, a Middle East researcher from Human Rights Watch, about the inner workings of the Saudi justice system and whether the country should be trusted to punish the real perpetrators in the Khashoggi case.

Amnesty International says Saudis can't be trusted after Khashoggi episode

The human rights organisation cited reports of torture and sexual harassment in Dhahban Prison and the mishandling of Khashoggi's killing. TRT World speaks with an Amnesty researcher, who is an expert on Saudi affairs.

Why has Turkey grown distant from its EU membership goal?

Long before Brexit and before several European countries called for a European army on the margins of NATO, Turkey had stopped pursuing its long-term interest in joining the EU. A former EU minister explains why Ankara changed its course.

Women bring a promise of change to US politics

The US midterm elections, which is just days away, marks two years since the presidential elections. A record number of women are running for office increasing their chances of a win and offering a welcome break from the status quo.

'I have more problems with Fatah than Hamas'

In an interview with TRT World, Canadian-Palestinian human rights lawyer Diana Buttu sheds some light on the mistakes of both Fatah and Hamas

If not impeached, Trump will be re-elected, says former US ambassador

Though the Trump administration is in limbo, the US president still wields a strong influence over conservative Americans. Matthew Bryza, a former US ambassador, explains why.

Have US-imposed sanctions ever worked?

Gary Hufbauer, an American academic who's extensively worked on US sanctions, explains both the upside and downside to isolating nation states from the global economic system.

'Every time she stands up, she bleeds. She coughs, she bleeds.'

On the anniversary of Rohingyas fleeing Myanmar after many atrocities, Fozia Alvi, a Canada-based doctor, recounts the physical and psychological sufferings she encountered while treating them in Bangladeshi camps.

Cuban heritage runs like DNA in these musicians

Pianist Omar Sosa and violinist and singer Yilian Canizares have gone through similar experiences growing up in Cuba, and they understand what it means to endure all the restrictions and then open up to the world.

Post poll analysis: 'World leaders will want Erdogan by their side'

As President Erdogan was re-elected on Sunday to lead Turkey, we spoke to Ahmet Tarik Celenk, a prominent political analyst, who explained what Erdogan's victory implies in local and geopolitical contexts.

A musical dream comes true in Istanbul's Grand Bazaar

Conductor and kanun player Hakan Gungor brings together musicians from the former Ottoman lands to form an orchestra.