On the ninth anniversary of the 2016 failed coup attempt, which the government says supporters of cleric Fethullah Gulen orchestrated, another 306 people were detained across the country.

Catch up on the weekend’s most important developments with Balkan Insight’s digest of news from countries across the region.

After the PKK began to disarm this month, Turkey said a ‘critical threshold’ had been crossed following decades of conflict. Those most affected by the fighting are still to be convinced, amid ...

The main opposition CHP remains defiant as its mayors are detained for alleged corruption and party leader Ozgur Ozel faces legal challenges over his tough stance against Turkish president Recep ...

Many Roma families who live in informal settlements in Kosovo lack official documents showing they have a right to live in their homes, causing them to worry constantly that they might be moved on.

The archaeological site of Skupi, the ancient predecessor of today’s capital Skopje, has been spared inept restoration – only to fall into neglect and oblivion.

Bulgaria will replace the lev, established in 1878, with the euro from January 1, 2026, after the EU confirmed Bulgaria's membership of the single currency area.

Croatia's Ombudsperson, former officials and rights activists have deplored the use of fascist symbols and chants at Saturday's mega-concert by controversial singer Marko Perkovic, alias Thompson.

The deadlock over parliament’s inauguration, now in its third month, reflects its political leaders’ irresponsible unwillingness to compromise – and their indifference to the wider damage ...

Student-led protesters calling for snap elections continues to block roads in various towns and cities as they maintained their campaign against a government they accuse of corruption and brutality.