Esoteric Islamic Political Activism: The Nur Movement Under Kemalism in Turkey
On the Nur movement in Post-Ottoman Turkey and its representation of a lesser-known nuance of Islamic political activism in the modern Middle East.
The Politics of Counting Femicide in Post-Convention Turkey
This article examines how Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention reshaped the way femicide is measured and contested. It argues that reduced political commitment weakened the transparency of state data collection, increasing data reliance on civil society tracking and demonstrating that the measurement of violence is a political process in itself.
Op-Ed: Turkey’s Mediation in the Ukrainian War: The Arbitrator we did not Expect
In light of the ongoing war in Ukraine, the Western world has sought unity in the face of Russian aggression. The European Union (EU) and the United States (US) chose More
The Future of Turkish Democracy
On February 28th, the Turkish opposition coalition which is made up of the Republican People’s Party, Felicity Party, the Good Party, Future Party, Democrat Party, and the Democracy and Progress More
The Montreux Convention: Why Is It Essential for the Russo-Ukraine Conflict?
Following Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine, Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, requested that Turkey restrict the straits to warships. This request disrupts internal Turkish discussions over the Montreux Convention’s implementation and More
Turkey’s Gas Crisis: What it Means for the Agro-Food Industry
On the week of January 20th, Iran announced that it would halt gas flow to Turkey for up to ten days due to a “technical issue.” According to recent data, More
From Refugee to Mercenary: Syrians at a Crossroad
Since September 2019, testimonies of Syrian refugees fighting in Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict have stirred up international attention. Turkish private firms have been recruiting Syrians on behalf of the More
Failed Diplomacy and Protracted Warfare in Nagorno-Karabakh
The revitalization of the historic conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh – an ethnically Armenian region controlled by Azerbaijan – erupted on September 27th as both nations began mobilizing its military forces. Relentless More
Turkish-Russian Ceasefire: More Uncertainty for Displaced Syrians
Earlier this month, Russia and Turkey agreed to a ceasefire in the Syrian province of Idlib. Situated in northwestern Syria, the province borders Turkey and is the last rebel-held region More
Eroding the Status Quo: The Re-Emergence of Nuclear Arms Competition?
Back in September, Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan stated that it was unacceptable that Turkey could not have its own nuclear weapons. Erdoğan called out the hypocrisy of nuclear powers, such More