Speaking @turkeybooktalk.bsky.social last year, author David Tongue described the Suleymanci order as a "major money-collecting machine that developed a great ability to...impose discipline and privacy" turkeybooktalk.substack.com/p/david-tong...

Similar findings from Turkey's Metropoll research company 👇

Pew Research finds 13% of Turkish citizens have a positive view of the US, while 43% have a positive view of China. Just 6% say they have confidence in Trump to do the right thing in world affairs, while 32% say they have confidence in Xi Jinping. www.pewresearch.org/global/2026/...

Interesting poll from @istanpol.bsky.social finds broad general support for Turkey's Nato membership. Research conducted 22-29 June, ahead of the recent Nato summit in Ankara. istanpol.org/post-nato-ya...

Interesting article on value divergence within the West, as well as between liberal western countries and much of the rest of the world. Turkey's position in these tables is striking but not surprising. on.ft.com/4iqh3qA