TRT World Podcasts

India is building up its military presence in the Siliguri Corridor along the Bangladesh border amid shifting regional alliances, and strategic concerns. We explore what’s happening, why it matters, and what it means for the region.

Host: Nasra Omar Bwana

Guest: Umer Bin Ajmal

Craft Editor: Nasrullah Yilmaz

Production Team: Ezgi Toper, Afzal Ahmed, Mucteba Samil Olmez, Khaled Selim

Executive Producer: Nasra Omar Bwana

The capture of Sudan’s Al Fasher by the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) marks a dark turning point in the war, unleashing a wave of atrocities that aid groups call a “true genocide.”

Host/Producer: Ezgi Toper

Guests: Dr. Abdel Malik Elnaeem, Mohammed Alfaki

Craft Editor: Nasrullah Yilmaz

Production Team: Afzal Ahmed, Ahmet Ziya Gumus, Mucteba Samil Olmez, Khaled Selim

Executive Producer: Nasra Omar Bwana

The Hejaz Railway used to transport pilgrims, merchants, and soldiers from Damascus to Medina. Today, Türkiye, Syria, and Jordan are reviving this line. What does this reconnection mean in a world dominated by air travel?

Host/Producer: Afzal Ahmed

Craft Editor: Khaled Selim

Executive Producer: Nasra Omar Bwana

Turkish athletes are reaching historic heights, from para-sports to volleyball, from gymnastics to shooting. With thousands of medals collected, and viral stars like Yusuf Dikec capturing the world, Türkiye is living through a golden era.

Host/Producer: Afzal Ahmed

Craft Editor: Khaled Selim

Executive Producer: Nasra Omar Bwana

Zohran Mamdani’s historic rise to become New York City’s Democratic mayoral nominee highlights a new era of politics backed by authenticity, digital engagement and generational change. We explore how identity, grassroots organising, and social media has catapulted his campaign.

Host/Producer: Ezgi Toper

Guest: Mikail Malik

Craft Editor: Nasrullah Yilmaz

Production Team: Afzal Ahmed, Ahmet Ziya Gumus, Mucteba Samil Olmez, Khaled Selim

Executive Producer: Nasra Omar Bwana

As Tanzania heads to the polls, music once again takes centre stage. From independence anthems to Bongo Flava beats, artists have long shaped the nation’s political rhythm, but has the tune changed?

Host/Producer: Ezgi Toper

Guests: John Kitime, Edward Qorro

Craft Editor: Nasrullah Yilmaz

Production Team: Afzal Ahmed, Ahmet Ziya Gumus, Mucteba Samil Olmez, Khaled Selim

Executive Producer: Nasra Omar Bwana

After a decade of building infrastructure through projects like the Belt and Road Initiative, China is now shifting focus from bricks to influence. From giving up the benefits of developing country status at the WTO to launching a new visa program, Beijing is signalling a new phase of its rise. In this episode we look into China’s next phase in refining its global role.

Host/Producer: Ezgi Toper

Guest: Abhishek Bhaya

Craft Editor: Nasrullah Yilmaz

Production Team: Afzal Ahmed, Ahmet Ziya Gumus, Mucteba Samil Olmez, Khaled Selim

Executive Producer: Nasra Omar Bwana

The Nobel legacy endures, but its moral authority continues to be tested by politics, biases and shifting definitions of “peace”. In this episode, we hand out controversy badges of our own.

Host/Producer: Ezgi Toper

Craft Editor: Nasrullah Yilmaz

Production Team: Afzal Ahmed, Ahmet Ziya Gumus, Mucteba Samil Olmez, Khaled Selim

Executive Producer: Nasra Omar Bwana

After two years of Israel’s war on Gaza, the decades-old hasbara PR machine is cracking and how TikTok helped a new generation see through the lies.

Producer/Narrator: Ezgi Toper

Craft Editor: Nasrullah Yilmaz

Executive Producer: Nasra Omar Bwana

We spoke to people from the peaceful American village of Palestine in Illinois, which shares a name with the historical Palestine in the Middle East. Despite the shared name, the difference in experiences and perspectives between the two places is striking.

Producer/Narrator: Ezgi Toper

Craft Editor: Burak Bayram

Executive Producer: Nasra Omar Bwana