Turkey

North Caucasus Women Ply Secret Trade

Cash-strapped young women reveal how they go abroad to earn money fleecing men at nightclubs.

Iraqi Sex Slaves Recount Ordeals

Women looking for work are being tricked into sexual slavery, with some trafficked abroad.

Caucasian Enemies Engage in Unofficial Trade

Karabakh conflict doesn’t stop Armenians and Azeris buying each others’ goods.

Kurdish Women Resent New Passport System

A law requiring women to have a male guardian sign their passport application angers women in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Energy Crisis Threatens Investment

Investors in Iraqi Kurdistan say escalating fuel costs are trying their patience.

Caucasian Migrants' Struggle in Russia

Armenians and Azerbaijanis look for ways round new curbs on migrant workers, while Georgians take most of the heat.

Energy Price Rise Rattles Georgia

Government blamed for not limiting steep increase in gas price.

Cleaning up the Kura

The major river in the southern Caucasus seems to be everyone’s dumping ground.

Death of Editor Shocks Armenia

Georgia: Winter Gas Gamble

After rejecting Russian gas, Georgia looks to Azerbaijan and Turkey for emergency supplies.