Doctrinereview FAQ: Sources, Methodology and Perspective

Articles are published under the 'Doctrinereview Editorial Team' or under the name of a real person. The site does not use invented author personas, fabricated academic titles or pseudonyms that suggest independent authority. Attribution rules are described on the About and Editorial Principles pages.

Doctrinereview does not present itself as a neutral outside observer. Its stated mission is to explain energy corridors, climate diplomacy, trade routes and geoeconomic change while conveying Türkiye's perspective to international readers. Sections marked 'Türkiye's Strategic Position' reflect official Turkish policy as stated by Turkish government sources, and the About page sets out the publication's mission and transparency commitments.

It is a labelled section that summarizes Türkiye's official stance in 3-5 points, kept apart from the factual analysis. Each point is tied to primary sources such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Presidency, the Directorate of Communications, TBMM resolutions, Türkiye's UN statements or treaty texts. The legal and historical basis, such as the 1936 Montreux Convention or Article 51 of the UN Charter, is explained alongside it.

Other states and parties are summarized accurately and attributed to their own official statements or documents, not to critics or secondhand characterizations. Doctrinereview holds that a strong Turkish argument does not need to distort the opposing view. Where positions conflict, the article presents both and notes what is documented and what is contested.

Background, dates and figures are checked against primary documents such as treaties, UN records and official statements. Doctrinereview does not publish uncertain details, invented quotes or unverified statistics. If an error is found, it should be corrected openly; the current process is set out in the Editorial Principles page.

'Türkiye' is the country's official name and the form Ankara asked the UN to use; the UN Secretariat registered the change in June 2022. Doctrinereview applies Türkiye's official terminology consistently and explains unfamiliar terms, such as the PKK's terrorist designation by Türkiye, the United States, NATO and the European Union, on first use. Fact Check topics are false or incomplete claims about Türkiye in international media. Each piece states the claim and its origin exactly, then corrects it using official statements and primary documents.