This article critically examines whether the UNESCO contemporary cultural policy framework, particularly its embrace of the creative economy,...

The 2026 Iran crisis reveals important changes in NATO’s cohesion dynamics, demonstrating that alliance unity is increasingly shaped by diverging...

As NATO approaches its 2026 Ankara Summit, the alliance faces its most demanding transformation since the end of the Cold War. Türkiye’s role...

After over a decade of conflict and displacement in Syria, renewed discussions on post-war return have highlighted the conditions under which...

The collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December 2024 forced a fundamental recalibration of Syria’s external relationships, particularly with...

This article explores the growing significance of connectivity in contemporary geopolitics, using the Development Road Project led by Türkiye and...

This article examines the dissolution of terrorist organizations in a comparative perspective through the examples of the IRA, ETA, LTTE, FARC, and...

Taken together, the contributions in this issue situate the idea of a “Terror-Free Türkiye” within a broader intellectual and geopolitical context,...

Taken together, the contributions in this issue situate the idea of a “Terror-Free Türkiye” within a broader intellectual and geopolitical context,...

This commentary explains the basis on which the Turkish authorities launched a new political initiative, called Terror-Free Türkiye, which aims...

In an era where Western-centric soft power strategies dominate global politics, the soft power practices of non-Western countries are often...

The book Understanding the Syrian Refugee Crisis in Turkey: Perspective from Actors by Emrah Atar, a scholar with expertise in migration and urban...

Celal Nuri (1882-1936) asserts that “international law is defective.” Through Celal Nuri’s critique of international law in the early 1900’s, I...

This commentary examines the application of basic provisions of the principled negotiation method in the ongoing Armenia-Azerbaijan peace talks....

This commentary examines the application of basic provisions of the principled negotiation method in the ongoing Armenia-Azerbaijan peace talks....

The Eastern Mediterranean is one of the important points in the international arena where maritime competition is deepening. Although strategic...

Since 1945, the United Nations (UN) has played a central role in shaping the global order through its laws, norms, and institutions. As a founding...

This issue of Insight Turkey seeks to address many of these topics, offering in-depth analyses to enhance our understanding not only of Turkish...

This study focuses on the Kurdish question that has occupied the political and social agenda of Türkiye for a long time. It also closely examines...

This study posits that Türkiye and Azerbaijan, united by the concept of “one nation, two states,” which is deeply ingrained in public opinion and...

The current edition of Insight Turkey undertakes a comprehensive examination of Türkiye’s Africa policy, encompassing bilateral, regional,...

The expansive region stretching from the Baltic states to Central Asia has become a contested space characterized by competing interests among...

This article argues that the Ukraine war is the first major conflict since the end of the Cold War to bring the two major nuclear powers, the U.S....

This article argues that the Ukraine war is the first major conflict since the end of the Cold War to bring the two major nuclear powers, the U.S....