About the Journal

The Commentaries is a journal that publishes analysis, evaluations and assessments of contemporary developments in Turkey, Turkey’s role in the MENA region, and Turkey-EU relations. It does so for a broad audience of scholars, policy-makers, professionals and students. The aim of the commentaries is to draw attention to current advances, discuss policies and practices, and to stimulate critical discussion and theoretical reflection. The Commentaries is an initiative of the European Union Turkey Civic Commission (EUTCC). However, views expressed in The Commentaries do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the EUTCC (EU-Turkey Civic Commission) nor its members.

Submissions to The Commentaries are reviewed by the editorial board. Commentaries are published online. Print copies of The Commentaries are published on a yearly basis.

The Commentaries is an Open Access publication, allowing users to freely access, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to full-text articles for any lawful purpose without requiring permission from the publisher or author. 

Founded in 2021; launched in November 2021

(Print) ISSN 2754-8791

(Online) ISSN 2754-8805

Current Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2024)
Published: 2024-02-06

Articles

  • Municipal Politics and the PKK in the late 1970s: A citizenship perspective

    Joost Jongerden; Francis O'Connor
    55-63
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.33182/tc.v4i1.3428

  • The Politics of Gravelessness and Necropolitical Violence in Turkey: “The souls of deceased searching for a grave”

    Gunes Dasli
    43-54
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.33182/tc.v4i1.3323

  • Turkey’s Kurdish Insurgency Reappraised (Part II)

    Michael M. Gunter, Seevan Saeed
    23-42
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.33182/tc.v4i1.3225

  • Turkey's Kurdish Insurgency Reappraised (Part I)

    Michael M Gunter, Seevan Saeed
    1-22
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.33182/tc.v4i1.3224
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