Turkey

Radio Liberty Shakes Up Dagestan

The launch of the US-funded radio station's new service for the North Caucasus is already creating waves in the region's largest republic.

12 Apr 02

Azerbaijan and Iran are falling out again over exploitation of Caspian Sea oil wealth

15 Mar 02

A protest by desperate women in the Nakhichevan reflects wave of popular discontent in the traditionally pro-Aliev province.

21 Feb 02

Tensions between Turkey and Armenia have eased a little after the former's decision to relax visa regulations.

11 Feb 02

Azeri customs officials are being overwhlemed by the scale of drugs trafficking through the country.

14 Nov 01

Questions raised over motive behind Shevardnadze's bid to come up with solutions for two Georgian trouble-spots.

11 Nov 01

Yerevan is attempting to stand up for the rights of its minority in Georgia, but is anxious not to fall out with Tbilisi over the issue.

22 Oct 01

Moscow's pledge to withdraw its forces from Abkhazia by the end of the year lessens the likelihood of a new war in the region.

22 Oct 01

Deported from southern Georgia by Stalin, Meskhetian Turks are finding it hard to return to their homeland.

20 Oct 01

No-one in Azerbaijan is prepared to take responsibility for the increasingly parlous state of the armed forces

25 Sep 01

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