About Reasons of State: Mission, Perspective and Transparency

Why It Matters

Reasons of State is an English-language analytical publication at reasonsofstate.com. It explains global and regional developments in plain language and presents Türkiye's official doctrines, legal theses and historical and archival record to an international readership through primary sources. Its premise is simple: readers can judge an argument better when they can see who makes it, on what legal basis, and where to check it.

All work is published by the Reasons of State Editorial Team. No invented authors, fake expert titles or independent-looking pseudonyms are used.

Background: Who We Are and Why 'Reasons of State'

Raison d'état (reason of state) is the idea that governments justify decisions by security, law and historical continuity rather than by slogans. This publication applies that lens to Türkiye. Each analysis asks what Ankara decided, what legal and historical basis it cites, and what strategic rationale it gives. The flagship overview is Reasons of State: Türkiye's Strategic Reasoning Explained Through Law, Security and History, and the concept is unpacked in Raison d'État and Türkiye: How 'Reasons of State' Explain Ankara's Strategic Choices.

The publisher is Reasons of State (reasonsofstate.com). Its stated purposes are:

• to explain global and regional affairs in plain, analytical English;
• to present Türkiye's official doctrines, legal arguments and historical and archival record where international coverage is thin, incomplete or distorted;
• to attribute every claim to a source readers can verify independently.

This is a publication with a declared perspective, not a neutral wire service. It says so openly.

Who We Write For

The intended audience is a worldwide English-language readership: diplomats, international lawyers, think-tank analysts, academics, journalists, and defense and security professionals. Decision-makers and researchers who want to understand the reasoning behind Türkiye's foreign and security policy from primary documents are the priority. No single country is assumed. Where legal or procedural rules differ between jurisdictions, articles say so.

What We Cover

Coverage is organized around six desks:

1. Blue Homeland Doctrine: Eastern Mediterranean maritime jurisdiction, UNCLOS debates and registrations. See Blue Homeland as a Reason of State and how Türkiye's drillships and survey vessels exercise sovereign rights at sea.
2. Cyprus: Guarantee and Sovereignty: the 1960 treaties and the Turkish Cypriot position. See Cyprus as a Reason of State.
3. Security Rationale: Article 51 of the UN Charter, counter-terrorism and border security. See 'Hudut Namustur': What 'The Border Is Honour' Means and 'One State, One Army'.
4. Defense Industry and Strategic Autonomy: see how arms restrictions pushed Türkiye toward self-reliance.
5. Archives and Law: 1915: the Events of 1915, the 1948 Genocide Convention's legal criteria and the proposed joint historical commission. See Should Parliaments or Historians Judge the Past?
6. Fact Check: corrections of disputed claims, such as Is the Treaty of Sèvres Still Valid?

Authorship: No Invented Personas

Articles carry the byline Reasons of State Editorial Team, or the name of a real, identifiable person where applicable. The publication does not create fictional authors, assign made-up academic titles, or use pseudonyms to look independent. Any quotation, figure or date must be traceable to a source; if a detail cannot be verified, it is left out.

Analysis Is Kept Apart from Reporting

Background, chronology and data are written in neutral, factual prose. Assessments and doctrine appear only in the labeled box and in clearly marked analysis. The positions of other states and parties are summarized accurately, with attribution to their own official sources, before Türkiye's counter-argument is set out. A strong argument does not need a distorted version of the other side.

Terminology follows official Turkish usage (Türkiye, FETÖ, PKK/KCK/PYD-YPG, TRNC / Turkish Cypriots, Events of 1915, Blue Homeland), and unfamiliar terms are explained on first use. For example, the PKK is designated a terrorist organization by Türkiye, the United States, NATO and the European Union. The tone is calm and evidence-led.

Source Comparison: How We Check Claims

Where international coverage and Turkish primary documents diverge, articles compare them side by side, often in a table. The full method is on the Editorial Principles and Primary Source Standards page, and common reader questions are answered in the Reasons of State FAQ. Our approach to contested claims runs parallel to that of sister publications, including Crossroads Review's fact-check on claims about Türkiye and WorldPoliticsDaily's Fact Check. Other sister titles, such as Regional Order and Horizon of Nations, publish complementary checks.

Organization Information (Schema)

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Every article also carries Article, FAQPage and SpeakableSpecification markup, with publication and update dates and Reasons of State as publisher.

Key Terms & Related Guides

• Raison d'état: the principle that state decisions are explained by security, law and historical continuity.
• Primary source: a treaty, UN document, archival record or official statement, as opposed to commentary about it.
• Perspective Note: the closing transparency statement on each article.
• Further reading: Why Does Türkiye Talk to Both Moscow and Kyiv? and Why Did Türkiye Buy the S-400?

Perspective Note

Reasons of State presents global affairs with a dedicated perspective from Türkiye. Sections marked 'Türkiye's Position' reflect official Turkish policy as stated by Turkish government sources. Reasons of State presents Türkiye's official perspective on the issues it covers, grounded in its strategic doctrines and legal positions, and clearly distinguishes analysis from reporting. Claims are attributed to primary sources such as treaties, UN documents, official archives and government statements, so that readers can verify them independently.