AKAF is a refereed journal which brings together research on the contemporary politics and international relations of the Afrika, Türkiye, Mediterranean and the regions surrounding it.
The target audience of the journal is both national and international students, academics and people interested in the region. Thus, the journal seeks to act as a bridge between the relevant regional studies communities, and our coverage is inclusive of countries and populations in the broader European, African (North Africa and the Sahel), Middle Eastern (the Mashreq and the Gulf) and West Asian regions. Moreover, AKAF welcome contributions that examine the links between the Mediterranean area and the wider world. AKAF aims to be an internationally known, double anonymous peer-review field studies exchange that includes not only historical research, but also disciplinary and interdisciplinary research on current issues and debates. The journal seeks to shed light on the connectedness of polities and societies and thus takes an inter-disciplinary approach which, while generally focused on the disciplines of politics and international relations, is inclusive where appropriate of economics, political economy, human geography, sociology and anthropology. AKAF is affiliated with Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University Mediterranean Basin and African Civilizations Research and Application Center.

AKAF journal accepts articles and book reviews in the fields of social sciences, humanities and public policies that focus on the global change and development dynamics of Mediterranean and African nations, societies, cultures and diasporas, including Turkey. The scope of AKAF is understood not only as those countries whose borders are partially or wholly defined by the sea itself, but as a space that spans the continents of Europe, Africa and Asia. The articles included in the journal are based on original research. The journal also publishes comparative scientific studies that address global perspectives across countries. Some focus on individual states, others on the relationships between them, on the international organizations which facilitate or complicate such relationships, or on themes and issues that are common to some or all.

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