Publisher's Synopsis
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).
Vol. 2 No. 1 (December 2022)
Turkish Paramilitaries during the Conflict with the Kurdistan Workers'
Party PKK
Ayhan Isik
Kurdish Allies and Kurdish Enemies: Turkey's New War Against the PKK
Kamal Chomani and Dastan Jasim
Delisting the PKK as a Terrorist Organization
Michael Gunter
Environmental Racism and Resistance in Kurdistan
Pinar Dinç
Turkey's Military Urbanism and Neocolonial Architecture in Kurdish Cities
Diren Tas
The Kurds in Lebanon: Post-Naturalization Political Survival Strategies
Guita Hourani
Turkish Racism Against Kurds: Colonial Violence, Racist Slurs and Mob Attacks
Güllistan Yarkin
Some Implications of Sweden and Finland Joining NATO 91
Michael M. Gunter
Promoting Terror by the Turkish State: The Case of the Turkistan Islamic Party
Seevan Saeed
Anti-intellectualism and discrediting of critical academics in Turkey: an approach to the Turkish-Kurdish conflict
Serhat Tutkal
