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Toward an Environmental Agency Model for the Organization of Turkic

Toward an Environmental Agency Model for the Organization of Turkic States

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In the 21st century, balancing economic growth and environmental sustainability has become a major challenge for nations, as transboundary issues...

New Horizons in Conference Diplomacy A Comparative Analysis of the

New Horizons in Conference Diplomacy: A Comparative Analysis of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum and the Valdai Discussion Club

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Conference diplomacy is one of the most important phenomena in the history of modern international relations. This form of diplomacy, long...

Contribution of an NGO to the Terror-Free Türkiye Initiative IHH

Contribution of an NGO to the Terror-Free Türkiye Initiative: IHH’s Perspective

Commentaries

In Türkiye, İHH has been particularly engaged with the Kurdish issue, a long-standing political, social, and security challenge, addressing its...

Current State of the Eastern Mediterranean Energy A SWOT Analysis

Current State of the Eastern Mediterranean Energy: A SWOT Analysis of Israel’s Role

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Since the beginning of the 20th century, the Eastern Mediterranean region has been the scene of important political conflicts. The discovery of...

Current State of the Eastern Mediterranean Energy A SWOT Analysis

Current State of the Eastern Mediterranean Energy: A SWOT Analysis of Israel’s Role

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Since the beginning of the 20th century, the Eastern Mediterranean region has been the scene of important political conflicts. The discovery of...

Terror-Free Türkiye More than Eliminating Weapons from the Story

Terror-Free Türkiye: More than Eliminating Weapons from the Story

Commentaries

The new political process in Türkiye, initiated by Devlet Bahçeli, the leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), and the aim for a...

The Türkiye Model An Original Paradigm for Resolving Conflicts Involving

The ‘Türkiye Model:’ An Original Paradigm for Resolving Conflicts Involving Armed Non-State Actors

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

The Türkiye Model An Original Paradigm for Resolving Conflicts Involving

The ‘Türkiye Model:’ An Original Paradigm for Resolving Conflicts Involving Armed Non-State Actors

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

Editor's Note Fall 2025

Editor's Note | Fall 2025

Editor's Note

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

A Türkiye-Specific Model for Ending Terrorism Terror-Free Türkiye

A Türkiye-Specific Model for Ending Terrorism: “Terror-Free Türkiye”

Commentaries

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

Democratic Limits of Engagement between Religion and Politics The Case

Democratic Limits of Engagement between Religion and Politics: The Case of Türkiye

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Formed of two major parts, the first part of this article investigates the limits of engagement between religion and politics in democracies with...

Türkiye s World and International Law Convergence with the Rest

Türkiye’s World and International Law: Convergence with the Rest

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

Türkiye s World and International Law Convergence with the Rest

Türkiye’s World and International Law: Convergence with the Rest

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

Technological Extensions of the Offense-Defense Balance Turkish Navy in the

Technological Extensions of the Offense-Defense Balance: Turkish Navy in the Eastern Mediterranean

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

Turkish Space Policy in a Technopolar Paradigm Shift A Roadmap

Turkish Space Policy in a Technopolar Paradigm Shift: A Roadmap

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In 2021, Ian Bremmer coined the term technopolarity, signaling a world where big tech companies, especially in the digital realm, were gaining so...

From Adopter to Innovator Türkiye s Strategic AI Initiatives for

From Adopter to Innovator: Türkiye’s Strategic AI Initiatives for National Security and Inclusive Growth

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In an increasingly technopolar world, artificial intelligence (AI) is pivotal for national competitiveness and security. This article examines how...

Locked Doors An Analysis of Bosnia and Herzegovina s Struggles

Locked Doors: An Analysis of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Struggles on the Path to European Union Membership

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This article explores several challenges that have impeded Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (hereinafter: Bosnia) progress in its pursuit of European Union...

Pivot to Asia Examining Türkiye s Relations with the SCO

Pivot to Asia: Examining Türkiye’s Relations with the SCO, AIIB, and ASEAN

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The study examines Türkiye’s pivot to Asia by analyzing its interactions with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the Asian Infrastructure...

Türkiye-EU Relations Revisited from Europeanization and CFSP Alignment Perspective

Türkiye-EU Relations: Revisited from Europeanization and CFSP Alignment Perspective

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The European Union (EU) is neither a state nor a traditional international organization in the classical sense. It is described as a sui generis...

Türkiye-EU Relations Revisited from Europeanization and CFSP Alignment Perspective

Türkiye-EU Relations: Revisited from Europeanization and CFSP Alignment Perspective

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The European Union (EU) is neither a state nor a traditional international organization in the classical sense. It is described as a sui generis...

Türkiye and the Organization of Turkic States A Strategic Partnership

Türkiye and the Organization of Turkic States: A Strategic Partnership for Regional Integration

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This study explores Türkiye’s role in fostering political, economic, and infrastructural integration among Turkic states, particularly within the...

Türkiye s Increased Activism in International Organizations as an Initiator

Türkiye’s Increased Activism in International Organizations as an Initiator State

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Membership in international organizations (IOs) is regarded as a significant indicator of a state’s foreign policy activism. The more organizations...

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