The Emergence of the Charter
The German orientalist Wellhausen was the first to introduce the Medina Charter to Western scholarly circles. Most likely after the publication of Wellhausen’s Skizzen und Vorarbeiten in 1899, the attention of other scholars and researchers—among them the German scholar Grimme, the Italian Caetani, as well as Buhl, Wensinck, Korehl, Ranke, Müller, and Guillaume—was drawn to the Charter, and there...
Weekly Turkey Report: First Week of January 2026 - İmamoğlu trial starts
Istanbul Municipality Trial: Proceedings Begin with 402 Defendants
A trial arising from an investigation into the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) is set to begin. The case involves 402 defendants, 106 of whom are in pre-trial detention, and will be heard in Courtroom No. 1 at the Marmara Open Prison complex in Silivri.
Among the defendants...
Erdogan’s September 2025 White House Visit:
Its Impact on Turkey’s Recent Balance-of-Power Strategy
On September 25, 2025, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited U.S. president Donald...
On March 19, 2025, the arrest of Istanbul Mayor and opposition presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu reignited a political crisis that has been smoldering for...
At least three developments are driving recent Turkish domestic politics.
1. The crackdown against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s political opposition has become so severe ...
