1. Turkish abstract (maximum 300 words, Turkish and English Abstracts should not exceed one page. Accordingly, the font size can be shortened.) and keywords (maximum 8 words), English title of the article, English abstract and keywords should be complete. The abstract and keywords should be placed right after the title.

2. The article should consist of at least 2000 words and at most 15000 words.

3. The page dimensions of the journal can be adjusted by giving 2.5 cm from the top, 2.5 from the bottom, 2.5 cm from the left and 2.5 cm from the right. In other words, the dimensions of the area reserved for the text should be used as 16 x 24 cm. The following dimensions should be taken into account in the tables and special drawings. It would be appropriate to pay attention to this measure so that there are no shifts and distortions in the figures in the tables.

4. In the text;

Typeface Times New Roman,
The title of the article is 18 pt, bold, lowercase, left justified,
Author names are in 14-point, lowercase, surnames are capitalized, justified to the right,
Abstract, Keywords, Abstract, Keywords and texts in italics, 10 font size, English text of the article title in bold, italic, 11 font and left aligned,
Main headings are 14 pt, bold, left justified and lowercase,
Second headings should be in 12 font size, bold, left justified and in lower case.
Third headings are 11 pt, bold, italic, left justified and lowercase,
The fourth headings are 11 pt, italic, left aligned and lower case.
Line spacing in the text is single, 11 pt, justified and 2nk space after paragraphs,
References should be used in 10 points and left justified.
Abbreviations should be written clearly when first shown and abbreviated form in parentheses. It should be given in abbreviated form in later screenings.
Table and Figure explanations should be placed above the relevant table and figure. After the table and figure number, a period should be placed and the table and figure title should be given. The first words of the titles should start with capital letters (Example: Table 1. Income per Person by Years). If the table or figure is taken from another work, the reference should be placed under the table or figure in small font size in italics, in accordance with the reference rules. Tables and figures should be prepared in accordance with black and white printing.
In the text, "double quotes" should be used in direct quotations not exceeding three lines. Double quotes should not be used in the text, except for direct quotations.
When quoting long (more than three lines) from a source, it should be indented from the right and left (0.5 cm) and in 10 font size (without quotes). At the end of the citation, the cited source should be given in parentheses along with the page number.
Special terms and phrases in the text should be shown in 'single quotes'. If it is not a proper name, the words inside the quotation should be written in lower case. Single quotes or italics should be preferred (rather than underlined or bold) for words or phrases that are to be emphasized.
Foreign words in the text should be written in italics. If a Turkish term or phrase is to be given in a foreign language, it should be written in italics in parentheses.
Numbers in the text should be written in text if they are single-digit, and in numbers if they are two or more digits.
When numbering in the text, point should be preferred instead of th/third/th suffixes.
The % sign should be used for the word percent.
If a citation is made from within another citation, it should be cited with the phrase 'cited by'.
5. In-text citation system should be used in articles. Explanations other than references should be stated in footnote form at the bottom of the relevant page. Every reference in the text must be included in the bibliography. Works that are not cited in the text should not be included in the bibliography.

6. Citations in the text should be given in parentheses (author/authors' surname, publication year of the source: following the relevant page number order) and the bibliography list containing the complete and full citation of the references used should be shown at the end of the text in accordance with the citation system.

APA style should be used as the source writing format. According to their nature, some of the spellings of the source in the citations in the text and in the bibliography are shown below:

single author books

In Text:

(Mardin, 2005: 56)

In the bibliography:

Mardin, S. (2005). Political Ideas of the Young Turks, 1895-1908. Istanbul: İletişim Publications.

Single author articles

In Text:

(Mardin, 1966: 56)

In the bibliography:

Mardin, S. (1966). “Opposition and Control in Turkey”. Government and Opposition, 1(3), 375-387.

Books with two authors:

In the text:

(Horkheimer and Adorno, 1995: 35)

In the bibliography:

Horkheimer, M. and T. Adorno (1996). Dialectics of Enlightenment, Philosophical Fragments I. (Trans. Oğuz Özügül). Istanbul: Kabalci Publishing House.

Articles with two authors

In the text:

(Grey and Garsten, 2001: 240)

In the bibliography:

Grey, C., and C. Garsten. (2001). “Trust, Control and Post-Bureaucracy”. Organization Studies, 22(2), 229-250.

Books with more than two authors

In the text:

(Arrighi et al., 1995: 51)

In the bibliography:

Arrighi, G., T. K. Hopkins and I. Wallerstein (1995). Anti-System Movements. (Trans. C. Kanat, B. Somay, S. Sökmen). Istanbul: Metis Publications.

Articles with more than two authors

In the text:

(Held et al., 2012: 215)

In the bibliography:

Held, D., A. McGrew, D. Goldblatt and J. Perraton (1999). "Globalization". Global Governance, 5(4), 483-496.

Compilation publications:

In the text:

(Kalaycıoğlu and Sarıbay, 1986: 3)

In the bibliography:

Kalaycıoğlu, E. and A. Y. Sarıbay (Ed.) (2011). Development of Turkish Political Life. Istanbul: Beta Publishing.

Articles included in compilation publications:

In the text:

(Mardin, 1986: 39).

In the bibliography:

Mardin, S. (1986). Extreme Westernization After the Tanzimat. Development of Turkish Political Life. (Ed. E. Kalaycıoğlu and A. Y. Sarıbay). Istanbul: Beta Publishing.

If an author has more than one publication of the same date:

In the text:

(Mardin, 1990a: 61)

(Mardin, 1990b: 55)

In the bibliography:

Mardin, S. (1990a). “Civil…

Mardin, S. (1990b). The Development of Economic Thought in Turkey…

Authorless/collective publications:

In the text:

(TODAIE, 1991: 101)

In the bibliography:

TODAIE (1966). Central Government Organization Establishment and Duties, Central Government Organization Research Project Report, Ankara: TODAIE Publication.

Quotations from secondary source:

In the text:

(Parsons, 1951: 170 cited in Mardin, 1983: 29)

In the bibliography:

Mardin, S. (1983). Religion and Ideology. Istanbul: İletişim Publications.

Citations from electronic media:

a) If the citation is from the work of an author, references in the text should be made using the same method as in written sources; In the bibliography, the surname of the author/authors, the date of publication or revision, the full name of the document, the complete http or ftp address in parentheses and the date of accessing the document should be given in accordance with the example below.

In the text:

(Chhotray and Stoker, 2009)

In the bibliography:

Chhotray, V. and G. Stoker (2009), Governance: from theory to practice, https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/9780230583344_10#page-1 (06.04.2017).

b) If the citation is made directly from a site, the general address of the web site and the year of reaching the site should be given in parentheses for references within the text. In the bibliography, the web address, including the sub-addresses, should be given in parentheses together with the date of reaching the site (day, month and year).

In the text:

(data.worldbank.org, 2017)

In the bibliography:

http://databank.worldbank.org/data/reports.aspx?source=2&type=metadata&series=SI.POV.NAHC (30.05.2017)