Sudan's longtime leader Omar al Bashir has been ousted in a military coup after months of public protests. Where is the country heading now?

Guests:

Mehmet Ozkan

Senior Fellow at the Centre for Global Policy.

Elsadig Elsheikh

Sudanese author and Director of the Global Justice programme at the US-based Haas Institute

#Sudan #SudanUprising #AlBashir

Istanbul's new airport will eventually be able to accommodate 200 million passengers a year, challenging hub rivals in the Gulf and other parts of the world. We take an inside look.

#IstanbulAirport #Megastructures #EngineeringMarvels

Washington has labelled Iran's revolutionary guard, as a terrorist organisation. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps or the IRGC is tasked with foreign intelligence operations but also controls vast businesses across Iran. Also, we take a look at Istanbul's new airport.

#IRGC #Iran #UnitedStates #IstanbulAirport

US President Donald Trump has placed wide-ranging economic and travel sanctions on the IRGC as well as organisations, companies and individuals associated with it.

Iran has countered this action by calling the US Central Command, which oversees America's military operations in the Middle East, a terrorist group.

Guests:

Borzou Daragahi

Senior fellow at SCOWCROFT Center for Strategy and Security

Talha Kose

Chair of the Political Science and International Relations Department at Ibn Haldun University

#IRGC #Iran #Trump

Washington has labelled Iran's revolutionary guard, as a terrorist organisation. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps or the IRGC is tasked with foreign intelligence operations but also controls vast businesses across Iran. Also, we take a look at Istanbul's new airport.

#IRGC #USIran #Megastructures

Turkey has now officially entered the race to have the world's biggest and busiest airport. It was also the biggest move in commercial aviation history, according to the country's flagship carrier, Turkish airlines.

Guests:

Heinrich Grossbongardt

Aviation Consultant at Expairtise Communications

Taha Arvas

Journalist at Daily Sabah

#IstanbulAirport #Megastructures #Aviation

Istanbul's new airport will eventually be able to accommodate 200 million passengers a year, challenging hub rivals in the Gulf and other parts of the world. We take an inside look.

#IstanbulAirport #Megastructures #EngineeringMarvels

This week we discuss Turkey's recent local elections which saw a surge in support for President Erdogan's AK Party in the predominantly Kurdish region for the first time. Also, we discuss Turkey's joint military operations with Iran against the PKK.

#TurkeyElections #Iran #PKK

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party has made significant inroads in the predominately Kurdish region.

Guests:

Talip Kucukcan

Former MP for the AK Party

Resul Atas

Head of TRT Arabi

#TurkeyElections #HDP #AKPARTY

President Erdogan’s AK Party has secured a foothold in the predominantly Kurdish region for the first time. We meet people on the ground to understand the reasons behind this surge in popularity. Yasin Eken reports.

#AKParty #HDP