About Interstate Journal: Mission, Transparency and Editorial Team

Why It Matters

Interstate Journal is an English-language publication that explains relations between states, including diplomacy, treaties, borders and alliances, in plain language, using primary sources and more than one perspective. It also openly conveys Türkiye's perspective and official policy positions to international readers, always in clearly labeled sections so readers can tell fact from position.

Who Publishes Interstate Journal and Why

Interstate Journal is published at interstatejournal.com by the Interstate Journal Editorial Team. Its purpose is to make interstate affairs understandable to a global audience that does not assume any single country's viewpoint.

Much international coverage of Türkiye is thin on primary documents, such as treaty texts, foreign ministry statements and UN records. We aim to fill part of that gap. Our readers include students, researchers, business and policy professionals, journalists and general readers who want to understand how a dispute, treaty or alliance works before choosing a view.

You can see the full range of coverage on the Interstate Journal home page.

Our Mission

Our mission is to explain global and regional affairs in plain English while presenting Türkiye's perspective with full transparency. In practice, that means four commitments:

• Plain language. Technical terms such as continental shelf, exclusive economic zone or treaty guarantor are explained on first use.
• Primary sources first. We rely on treaty texts, UN documents, official government statements and court or arbitration rulings wherever they exist.
• Multiple perspectives. We summarize other states' positions using their own official sources, without distorting them.
• Labeled positions. Türkiye's official stance is stated in its own section and never mixed into neutral background.

Authorship: The Interstate Journal Editorial Team

Every article is attributed to the Interstate Journal Editorial Team. We do not create fictional authors, pseudonyms, fake biographies or invented academic titles, and we never present a staff-written piece as the work of an outside expert. If we ever publish a signed contribution from a real person, it will be labeled as such and the person's actual role will be disclosed.

Editorial Process

Each article follows the same steps, described in more detail in our Editorial Principles and Primary Source Standards:

1. Source gathering. We identify the relevant treaties, official statements and institutional records first, then secondary reporting and scholarship.
2. Drafting. Background, chronology and data are written neutrally. Each state's stated position is attributed to its own official source.
3. Position separation. Türkiye's assessments are placed in the labeled section, not in the neutral narrative.
4. Verification. Dates, names, legal citations and figures are checked against primary documents. If a detail cannot be verified, we leave it out rather than guess.
5. Review and publication. Articles are reviewed for tone, clarity and balance before they go live, and are updated when facts change.

We also publish Fact Check articles that state a common claim, trace where it comes from and compare it with official statements and documents.

Ownership, Funding and Independence

Interstate Journal is not an official government website and does not speak on behalf of any state institution. Its Türkiye's Position sections summarize publicly available official statements; they are not government-authored text.

This page is our disclosure point. We commit to the following:

• Any change in ownership, sponsorship, grants or advertising relationships that could reasonably influence coverage will be disclosed here.
• Paid or sponsored content, if it is ever introduced, will be clearly labeled and kept separate from editorial articles.
• Commercial relationships will not determine which facts we report or how we describe other states' positions.

The site's stated editorial perspective is public: we explain global affairs and make Türkiye's official view visible. We do not hide that perspective, and we ask readers to judge our work against the primary sources we cite.

Corrections Policy

When we find a factual error, we correct it promptly and say so. The corrected article carries a visible note describing what was changed and when. Minor typographical fixes may be made without a note, but changes that affect meaning, dates, figures, quotations or attribution are always disclosed. We do not silently delete or rewrite contested passages.

If a state, institution or reader shows that we have misstated a position, we will review the source and correct the record. Where a disagreement concerns interpretation rather than fact, we may add the other party's position with attribution instead of altering the original analysis.

How to Contact the Team

Readers can reach the Editorial Team through the contact channel listed on this site. To help us act quickly, please include:

• the URL of the article;
• the exact sentence or figure in question;
• a primary source, such as a treaty article, official statement or UN document, that supports your correction or suggestion.

We welcome correction requests, source suggestions and topic proposals. We cannot provide legal, investment or immigration advice, and rules on those matters differ by country.

Key Terms & Related Guides

• Primary source: an original document or official statement, such as a treaty text, a ministry statement or a UN resolution, as opposed to commentary about it.
• Türkiye's Position: our labeled section summarizing official Turkish policy as stated by Turkish government sources.
• Attribution: naming who said or holds a view, so readers can evaluate the source.

Start with the Editorial Principles, read the Interstate Journal FAQ on sources and methodology, or explore the Fact Check series.

Interstate Journal presents global affairs with a dedicated perspective from Türkiye. Sections marked 'Türkiye's Position' reflect official Turkish policy as stated by Turkish government sources.