Opinion

Introduction The Soviet Union, having secluded itself behind the Iron Curtain, resembled a laboratory: its territory an entire country, its technician the single ruling party, and the results of...

What does Sayyid and Sharif mean? The descendants of Imâm Hasan were called “Sharîf”, while those of Imâm Husayn were known as “Sayyid”. The Ottoman sultans showed unparalleled love...

Ottoman Morality through Western Eyes Foreign diplomats who served in the Ottoman Empire and travellers who toured its lands left behind a rich trove of historical travel accounts published...

It’s a quiet March morning. A barber cuts into his loaf of bread—and finds a nose inside. No, you didn’t misread. Ivan Yakovlevich, shaving soap still on his fingers,...

Ottoman soldiers Gallipoli letters Over 250,000 of our soldiers were martyred at Gallipoli. Many of them were young officers and reserve commanders raised during the reign of Sultan Abdulhamid...

The otherisation of Muslim citizens has been routinised in the past one decade. Violence erupted in Nagpur following an agitation by a right-wing group demanding removal of Aurangzeb's tomb....

The latest report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published on March 10, reveals that Europe’s efforts to reduce its dependence on U.S. defense capabilities remain a...

NATO Without Turkey: A Hypothetical Scenario and Its Global Consequences Turkey has long been a key NATO member, strategically positioned at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. However, increasing...

In Iran, Mesud Pezeshkian once I have stated that he “could be the regime’s last elected president”. The process for the downfall of the mullah regime actually began quite...

Can European leaders safeguard the EU's sovereignty in a changing global order? In an increasingly multipolar world, the European Union must reevaluate its position within the international system. For...