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The Torn Republic

The Torn Republic provides a comprehensive reinterpretation of modern Turkey's political trajectory, connecting history, memory, and identity to explain the country's ongoing turmoil and...

Power, Translation, and Faith: Prof. Dr. Mümtaz’er Türköne on the State, Diyanet, and the Qur’an

  Atlas: Professor Türköne, there’s a hot topic on the agenda. Well, in truth, Turkey always seems to have a heated political climate, but one of...

Is There Hope for Turkey?

In any functioning democracy, collective organization (the ability of individuals to form groups, join associations, and pursue political, social, or cultural objectives) is not...

Civil-Military Relations Before and After the 2016 Coup Attemp

CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS BEFORE and AFTER THE 2016 COUP ATTEMPT in TURKEY: TWO DIMENSIONS ABSTRACT This report attempts to evaluate the dimensions of transformation of civil-military relations in...

Is North Macedonia Prepared to Combat Online Foreign Influence?

The digital landscape has become a critical battleground against violent extremism and the spread of anti-democratic values. Authoritarian regimes and extremist groups are...

The Halki Seminary and Religious Freedom in Turkey

The Rising Influence of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Along with its status and mission, the institution referred to in Turkey’s official discourse as the “Fener Greek...

Is a Pax Trumpiana scenario conceivable in the Caucasus?

The Azerbaijani-Armenian conflict, which began in Nagorno-Karabakh following the collapse of the Soviet Union, came to a halt after Azerbaijan emerged victorious in the...

What Really Happened on July 15? Revisiting the So-Called Coup Nine Years Later

Turkey has a rich history of military coups. The most recent one, the July 15 so-called coup attempt, seems to be a synthesis of...

Turkey’s Political Crisis Is a Crisis of the Regime

On March 19, 2025, the arrest of Istanbul Mayor and opposition presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu reignited a political crisis that has been smoldering for...

The War for Hegemony

Israel attacked Iran in an attempt to preserve the hegemony it had established over the West. Since October 7, 2023, Israel’s growing dominance began...

One Translation, One Religion, One Nation, One State

  At the request of the Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), the Grand National Assembly of Turkey has passed a law granting Diyanet the authority...

Raison d’État of the Turks

Following recent developments, the concept of “state reason” (devlet aklı), once again brought to the fore by Mümtaz’er Türköne, has reignited debate. The question...

The Human Being and the Economy

One of the most brutally felt dimensions of the sociopolitical crisis currently engulfing the Muslim world is the economy. Although economics is merely one...

The End of Unionism?

The PKK’s decision to lay down arms and dissolve itself came at the conclusion of what is reported to be a long-running negotiation process...

The New Pope and the New World Order

We can say that secularism entered political life as a world order alongside the Enlightenment. European history has offered the world four distinct models...

Recent Relations between Turkey and Armenia

Relations between Turkey and Armenia have been developing positively since the 2020 Karabakh War. As it will be remembered, after the war, the two...

The Collapse of Türkiye’s Central Asia Policy

  A critical development revealing the current state of Türkiye’s relations with the Turkic Republics of Central Asia must not go unnoticed. According to a BBC...

Journalists are afraid in Turkey 

I Am Afraid On April 9, 2025, political scientist and columnist Dr. Nuray Mert announced her resignation from journalism with a farewell article titled “I...

A Brief Assessment of Turkey in 2024

2024 was a painful year for both the world and Turkey, but Turkey surpassed many countries in challenges such as poverty, polarization, lawlessness, and...

A Review of Armed Unmanned Aircraft Systems : Military Use of Unmanned Aircraft

A Review of Armed Unmanned Aircraft Systems : Military Use of Unmanned Aircraft   SUMMARY In recent years, unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) have proliferated rapidly around the...