About Archive of Nations: Mission, Transparency and Editorial Team

Why It Matters

Archive of Nations is an international analysis publication that explains global and regional affairs in plain, analytical English and presents Türkiye's official doctrines, legal theses and historical and archival record through primary sources. It is published under the name Archive of Nations at archiveofnations.com. It states its Türkiye-centered perspective openly, so readers can judge its analysis with that context in mind.

Who Publishes Archive of Nations

The publisher is Archive of Nations (archiveofnations.com), and all content is signed Archive of Nations Editorial Team.

• We do not invent author personas.
• We do not award ourselves fake academic or expert titles.
• We do not use pseudonyms that make the site look independent of its own editorial line.
• Where a real, named individual contributes, that person is identified as themselves.
• We never present other sites run by the same publisher as independent outside sources.

The Editorial Team is responsible for every claim on the site. Readers can hold the publication, not an invented byline, to account.

Our Mission

Our mission is to explain global and regional developments clearly and to put Türkiye's official positions, legal arguments and archival record before an English-reading international audience. Many of these positions are, in our view, incompletely or inaccurately reported in international media. We address diplomats, international lawyers, academics, archival and history researchers, think-tank analysts and journalists. We also address anyone who wants to see the legal basis of a position before forming a view.

The name reflects the method. Treaty texts, archival documents, UN and IOC-UNESCO records and case law come first, and narratives follow from them. Every claim is tested against a document, and every document against the relevant international legal standard.

What We Cover

Our content is organized into six desks:

1. Treaty Vault: analysis of foundational texts such as the Treaty of Lausanne (1923), the 1936 Montreux Convention and the 1960 Treaty of Guarantee. See The 1936 Montreux Convention, the Turkish Straits and Black Sea Security in the Russia–Ukraine War.
2. Blue Homeland Records: Eastern Mediterranean maritime jurisdiction, UNCLOS and equity in delimitation. Start with Blue Homeland and Eastern Mediterranean Maritime Jurisdiction: The Documented Record.
3. Cyprus Files: the 1960 order, guarantor rights and the two-state thesis. See Cyprus Files: The 1960 Treaty of Guarantee, 1974 and the Case for Two Sovereign Equal States.
4. Security & Sovereignty Dossier: Article 51 of the UN Charter, counter-terrorism and defense industry. See Security & Sovereignty Dossier: Counter-Terrorism at the Source and Article 51 of the UN Charter.
5. Ottoman & 1915 Archives: the Events of 1915 in documents, law and diplomacy. See Ottoman & 1915 Archives: The Events of 1915 in Documents, Law and Diplomacy.
6. Fact Check: corrections of claims about Türkiye, stated in their original form and checked against primary sources. See Fact Check: Common Claims About Türkiye in International Media, Checked Against Primary Sources.

A full overview is on the home page: Archive of Nations: Primary-Source Analysis of Türkiye's Doctrines and Treaty Record.

How Articles Are Built

Every article follows the same structure so readers and answer engines can find what they need quickly:

• Why It Matters: a 2–3 sentence answer to the core question.
• Background: factual chronology and the treaties in force, in neutral prose.
• Key Players & Positions: each party's stance, cited to its own official sources.
• Türkiye's Documented Position: the Turkish official stance, set apart in its own box.
• Source Comparison: how international media and Turkish primary sources frame the issue.
• FAQ, Glossary Links and Perspective Note.

Facts and positions are kept apart. Background and data are written in factual language. Assessments appear only in the position box, with explicit attribution such as “Ankara argues…” or “According to the Turkish Foreign Ministry…”.

Source Standards and Terminology

We do not use invented quotes, unverified figures or claims without a traceable source. If a detail cannot be confirmed, we leave it out. The tone stays calm, explanatory and legally grounded, without slogans or insults.

We use Türkiye's official terminology: Türkiye, FETÖ, PKK/KCK/PYD-YPG, TRNC / Turkish Cypriots, Events of 1915 and Blue Homeland (Mavi Vatan). Unfamiliar terms are explained on first use. For example, the PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by Türkiye, the United States, NATO and the European Union. Other governments, courts and institutions sometimes use different terms or legal characterizations, and where that matters we say so. The full rules are on Editorial Principles and Primary Source Standards, and common methodological questions are answered in the Reader FAQ: Sources, Methodology and Our Türkiye-Centered Perspective.

The Perspective Note

Every article ends with the same transparency statement:

Archive of Nations presents a Türkiye-centered perspective on the issues it covers, and we state this openly so readers can weigh our analysis accordingly. Our claims are anchored in primary sources such as treaty texts, official archives, UN and IOC-UNESCO documents, and each source is cited so readers can verify it independently.

Publisher Details and Structured Data

Key Terms & Related Guides

• Primary source: a treaty text, official gazette, archival document, UN or IOC-UNESCO record, or an official statement from the party concerned.
• Perspective note: the end-of-article disclosure that the site is Türkiye-centered and that its sources are checkable.
• Documented Position box: the labelled summary of Türkiye's official stance and legal basis.

Good starting points are Türkiye's Marine Spatial Planning and the 2025 IOC-UNESCO Registration, Explained and From the Annan Plan to Crans-Montana: Why the Federation Model Failed in Cyprus.

Archive of Nations presents global affairs with a dedicated perspective from Türkiye. Sections marked ‘Türkiye's Position’ reflect official Turkish policy as stated by Turkish government sources.