The coronavirus pandemic has been a disaster for many business but the gaming industry in Turkey is raking in serious money. American gaming giant Zynga recently bought Turkish firm Rollic Games, founded just 21 months ago, for $168 million. Zynga had acquired another Turkish mobile gaming company, Peak, for $1.8 billion in June. So, what led to these acquisitions and what's next for this thriving sector?

​​Ozgur Karayalçın

​Business Development Director at VLMedia

​Hendrik Lesser

​CEO of Remote Control Productions

Saudi Arabia is under fire for co​mmuting the death sentences of those convicted of murdering US-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The entire trial was widely criticised by rights groups as a sham, and no senior officials nor anyone suspected of ordering the killing was found guilty. That's despite mounting evidence that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was directly involved. Ankara says the verdict 'fell short of meeting the expectations of Turkey and the international community' and has called on Riyadh to co-operate with its ongoing investigation. On the show, we delve into the verdict that's being called a 'mockery of justice' and the questions it raises.

James Dorsey

​Senior Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

Azzam Tamimi

Chairman of Al-Hiwar TV Channel

American mobile gaming giant Zynga bought the Turkish firm Peak for a massive $1.8 billion. It's the company's biggest acquisition to date. And just a few months later, it added another Turkish developer. So, why is the country’s gaming industry booming? Hyder Abbasi explains.

Turkey and France have found themselves trading barbs on everything from the war in Libya to the energy rich waters of the eastern Mediterranean. So, is their a way forward for the NATO allies? Plus, Formula 1 returns to Istanbul on November 15 for the first time in nine years.

Guests:

Francois Burgat

Member of the European Council on Foreign Relations

Giray Sadik

Associate Professor at Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University

Greg Stuart

Writer at Formula One Website

Jason Tahincioglu

Former GP2 Driver

Formula 1 will return to Istanbul on November 15 for the first time in nine years and fans will be allowed to attend. So what's the importance of the race? And what precautions will be taken amid the coronavirus pandemic?

Greg Stuart

Writer at Formula One Website

Jason Tahincioglu

Former GP2 Driver

Relations between Turkey and France have reached their lowest point in recent memory. The two NATO allies have found themselves on the opposite sides on many issues from the war in Libya to disputes in the eastern Mediterranean. So have relations between the two countries reached rock bottom?

Guests:

Francois Burgat

Member of the European Council on Foreign Relations

Giray Sadik

Associate Professor at Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University

The Turkish Grand Prix will be back at Istanbul Park for the first time since 2011. Aadel Haleem reports on the fanfare and the precautions being taken amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The Turkey-Greece rivalry is entering a more dangerous phase after Athens openly stationed troops on the island of Meis, a demilitarised zone two kilometers off Turkish shores. Is this a possible new front for the neighbours? Plus, a group of parents in Turkey's southeastern city of Diyarbakir are protesting against a political party that has links to terrorism. The families demand the return of their children who they say were kidnapped by PKK terrorists.

Guests:

Girne is Huseyin Isiksal

Professor of International Relations at Near East University

Mark Meirowitz

Associate Professor at the SUNY Maritime College

Selman Aksunger

Lecturer at the Istanbul Centre of International Law

Resul Serdar Atas

Senior Fellow at the TRT World Research Centre

Since last year, families of missing children have been holding a daily protest outside the local office of the HDP. The HDP is pro-Kurdish party with links to the PKK and is accused of recruiting children for the terror group.​ Hyder Abbasi reports from the southeastern province of Diyarbakir where protesting parents say they 'won't give up'.

It's been a year since families of missing children started protesting outside HDP offices in Diyarbakir. The daily sit-in continues with parents demanding the safe return of their children who were recruited by the PKK terror group. We discuss the latest situation and the terror group's use of child soldiers.

Guests:

Selman Aksunger

Lecturer at the Istanbul Centre of International Law

Resul Serdar Atas

Senior fellow at the TRT World Research Centre