Analysis
Western civilisation has positioned itself not merely as a historical experience but as the ultimate measure of humanity. It has presented its own cultural journey as a universal norm, its own history as an inevitable direction and its own crises as unavoidable stages of humanity. This presentation is not an innocent self-confidence…
Halit Çokan
Article
Throughout history, power has been both humanity’s test and its mirror. Every hand that power has touched has either illuminated a truth or legitimised an injustice. That is why the Qur’an presents prophets, not kings, as the representatives of sovereignty; for when power is left unlimited in human hands, it overflows divine…
Halit Çokan
Report
In its decision of 25 September 2025, the Constitutional Court annulled, as contrary to the Constitution, the phrase “… and this decision shall bind the other court” in Article 166 of the Code of Civil Procedure No. 6100 (HMK). The decision, particularly in private-law proceedings, with regard to binding effect between courts, judicial…
Selahaddin Menteş
Interview
The Arab lands.. Tom Barrack, US Ambassador in Ankara and Special Envoy for Syria: “There is no such thing as the Middle East; there are tribes and villages.” Yes, much as we may dislike them, these mocking words, which contain a good deal of truth, say a great deal.
Samir Altunkaynak
Analysis
Through projections and planning for the future made decades in advance, the Fetullah Terrorist Organisation aimed to infiltrate the finest capillaries of the state. In line with this aim, the organisation turned in particular to the state bureaucracy and attached special importance to the military bureaucracy. To achieve this aim…
Halit Çokan
Analysis
In a significant development in the context of the Israeli attacks on Gaza, the International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. This decision, issued at a time when humanitarian violations against Palestinians are continuing…
Dr Gülşen Y. Sağlam
Analysis
Since 7 October, President Erdoğan had repeatedly drawn attention to Israeli expansionism and the threat of a regional war. Israel’s cyber attack on Lebanese Hezbollah on 17-18 September is being read as an open declaration of war. The President’s warning that Israel wanted to spread the war across the region…
Samir Altunkaynak
News
The SESA Institute hosted a talk entitled “Terror-Free Türkiye”, organised in cooperation with Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University as part of the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) Science Café events.
News
The Kashmir Question Discussed in Istanbul under the Moderation of Prof. Veysel Ayhan As international diplomatic initiatives towards a resolution of the Kashmir question return to the agenda, a meeting held in Istanbul emphasised the importance of a negotiation process based on international guarantees for lasting peace…
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