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

ISSN 2754-8791 (Print) ISSN 2754-8805 (Online)

The Commentaries is an initiative by the EUTCC.

EUTCC CHAIR

Prof Kariane WESTRHEIM, University of Bergen, Norway

EUTCC SECRETARY GENERAL

Prof Michael GUNTER, Tennessee Technological University, USA

EUTCC BOARD MEMBERS

Dersim DAGDEVIREN, KURD-AKAD, Germany

Dr Joost JONGERDEN, Wageningen University, Netherlands

Dr Thomas JEFFREY MILEY, Cambridge University, UK

Estella SCHMID, Peace in Kurdistan Campaign, UK

Code of Conduct and Publishing Ethics

Commentaries follows the rules of publication ethics to ensure academic objectivity and rigour of the journal. Transnational Press London is committed to maintaining the publication ethics standards. We, therefore, ask that all contributors and reviewers adhere to publishing ethics. Further guidance can be found through Transnational Press London Publishing Ethics Policy which closely follows the COPE guidelines.

Open Access Policy

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.

Article Processing Charges

There is no Open Access Article Processing Fee for Commentaries.