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Questioning the West and Creating an Alternative China s and

Questioning the West and Creating an Alternative: China’s and Türkiye’s Similar Approaches toward Africa

Articles

Several actors have turned their attention to Africa, and the continent is becoming a focal point for international relations. These actors have...

Nigeria-Türkiye Relations A Multifaceted Partnership in the 21st Century

Nigeria-Türkiye Relations: A Multifaceted Partnership in the 21st Century

Articles

This analysis examines the partnership between Nigeria and Türkiye, two nations with substantial diplomatic relations since 1960, though their...

Türkiye s Foreign Relations with Regional Blocs in Sub-Saharan Africa

Türkiye’s Foreign Relations with Regional Blocs in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of AU and ECOWAS

Articles

Strong foreign relations among nations are crucial for fostering global stability, economic growth, and cross-cultural understanding. A stable...

Mapping the Potential of the Strategic Partnerships between Indonesia and

Mapping the Potential of the Strategic Partnerships between Indonesia and Türkiye: Challenges and Opportunities

Articles

Using Nadkarni’s theoretical framework, this study argues that Türkiye has been unable to raise its relations with Indonesia to the level of...

Bahraini-Turkish Relations A Strategic Role Adaptation of Manama

Bahraini-Turkish Relations: A Strategic Role Adaptation of Manama

Articles

Turkish-Bahraini bilateral ties provide a fertile ground for a comprehensive set of discussions on regional affairs, yet it is an understudied...

Unveiling the Türkiye-GCC Economic Partnership ARDL Cointegration Approach

Unveiling the Türkiye-GCC Economic Partnership: ARDL Cointegration Approach

Articles

This analysis examines the economic relationship between Türkiye and the GCC countries, focusing notably on the economic and trade ties. It argues...

Recent Miracle in the Turkish Vocational Education and Training System

Recent Miracle in the Turkish Vocational Education and Training System

Commentaries

This commentary examines the transformation of vocational education in Türkiye, addressing its challenges, innovations, and impacts. Türkiye’s...

Editor's Note Winter 2024

Editor's Note | Winter 2024

Editor's Notes

This latest special edition of Insight Turkey meticulously explores the evolving dynamics of Türkiye’s engagement with East Asia under the ambit of...

Exploring Climate Migration and Environmental Security Türkiye to America and

Exploring Climate Migration and Environmental Security: Türkiye to America and Beyond

Review Article

Since all three books were published in 2023, they are foremost among the works that will be useful for those interested in this topic, as they are...

The Ukraine War Impacts on the International System and Türkiye

The Ukraine War: Impacts on the International System and Türkiye

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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....

Structural Shift in Türkiye-East Asia Economic Relations The Demise of

Structural Shift in Türkiye-East Asia Economic Relations: The Demise of Japan and the Rise of China and South Korea

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Türkiye’s economic relations with East Asia have gone through a significant structural shift over the last two decades. Previously, Japan dominated...

The Intersection between Diplomatic Security and Cooperation South Korea s

The Intersection between Diplomatic Security and Cooperation: South Korea’s Veteran Diplomacy toward Türkiye

Articles

The article attempts to probe veteran diplomacy with the case of Türkiye and adopts its meaning from the distinct historical case of the Korean...

From Ottoman Outreach to Modern Connections Türkiye-Malaysia Relations

From Ottoman Outreach to Modern Connections: Türkiye-Malaysia Relations

Articles

Southeast Asia was known to the classical Islamic world as a region of trade and burgeoning local Muslim communities from the earliest decades of...

Toward Building a Deeper Relationship between Türkiye and Japan for

Toward Building a Deeper Relationship between Türkiye and Japan for the Next 100 Years

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The year 2024 marks the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Türkiye and Japan. The Republic of...

Türkiye-India Relations in the 21st Century Progress Challenges and Prospects

Türkiye-India Relations in the 21st Century: Progress, Challenges, and Prospects

Articles

This study analyzes the multifaceted dynamics of Türkiye-India relations from 2000 to 2023, exploring their bilateral interactions across...

Türkiye s -lateralisms in Asia A Multi-Vectorial Analysis

Türkiye’s “-lateralisms” in Asia: A Multi-Vectorial Analysis

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This study aims to illustrate that multi-vectorial approaches in foreign policy could not only be practical but also productive for middle powers....

Turkish and Hungarian Turanism against Russia in the Post-Cold War

Turkish and Hungarian Turanism against Russia in the Post-Cold War Era: Nostalgia Revisits Central Asia

Review Article

This review article is based on three books: Starting with Von Eschen a professor of history at the University of Virginia in Virginia U.S. who has...

The Role of Energy in Türkiye-Russia Relations A View from

The Role of Energy in Türkiye-Russia Relations: A View from the Perspective of Mutual Dependence

Articles

Policies focusing on strategic energy resources play a key role in achieving certain goals of states by integrating them with other areas....

Security Aspect of the Integration in Turkic World under the

Security Aspect of the Integration in Turkic World under the Organization of Turkic States

Articles

The Turkic states began their collaboration in 1992. Over time, this cooperation has grown deeper, resulting in the establishment of the...

Potential of Organization of Turkic States in the International System

Potential of Organization of Turkic States in the International System: Promises and Vulnerabilities

Articles

This article examines the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) in the context of the complex geopolitical landscape of Central Asia and the...

The Organization of Turkic States and Postcolonialism in Central Asia

The Organization of Turkic States and Postcolonialism in Central Asia: Possible Contributions, Prospects, and Limitations

Articles

This paper explores the Organization of Turkic States’ (OTS) support in aiding Central Asian republics to address their historical legacies,...

Kazakhstan s Strategic Priorities in the Turkic World

Kazakhstan’s Strategic Priorities in the Turkic World

Commentaries

With its unwavering focus on institutionalizing cooperation within the Turkic World, Kazakhstan has successfully achieved to improve institutional...

Azerbaijan and the Rise of Turkic Unity The Journey of

Azerbaijan and the Rise of Turkic Unity: The Journey of the Organization of Turkic States

Commentaries

This commentary delves into the evolution of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), highlighting its transformation from a consultative mechanism...

First Nationalism then Identity On Bosnian Muslims and Their Bosniak

First Nationalism then Identity: On Bosnian Muslims and Their Bosniak Identity

Book Reviews

First Nationalism then Identity is an important work providing a refreshing view of the interaction between nationalism and identity by focusing on...

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