FAQ: Sources, Methodology and Türkiye's Perspective at Soft Power Daily

Here soft power is the ability to persuade through legitimacy, not only through culture or national image. It covers law, archives, diplomacy, mediation, defense industry and maritime jurisdiction. The site tests Türkiye's case in these fields against primary documents.

The site does not present itself as an official government channel. It is published by the Soft Power Daily Editorial Team and openly conveys Türkiye's perspective for international readers. Official positions are attributed to Turkish government sources, so readers can see what is a stated position and what is editorial explanation.

They appear in a dedicated section headed 'Türkiye's Position', with 3–5 bullet points. Each point is tied to a primary source such as the Foreign Ministry, the Presidency, the Directorate of Communications, a TBMM resolution, a UN statement or a treaty text. The legal or historical basis is explained next to the position.

Other governments and parties are summarized accurately and attributed to their own official sources, without caricature. Background and chronology stay neutral, and Türkiye's counter-arguments are then set out on the basis of treaties, international law and archival evidence. Readers can compare both sides and judge for themselves.

The main categories are treaty texts such as Lausanne, Montreux and the 1960 Treaty of Guarantee, UN documents, archival records and official statements from Turkish institutions. Articles name the document or issuing body, so you can look it up directly in official repositories, UN databases or archives. Because the publisher's other sites are not independent outside sources, the site does not present them as such.

Terms such as 'Türkiye', 'FETÖ', 'PKK/YPG' and 'TRNC / Turkish Cypriots' follow Ankara's official usage, and unfamiliar terms are explained on first mention, for example that the PKK is designated a terrorist organization by Türkiye, the United States, NATO and the European Union. Errors are corrected openly, with the change noted on the page. The Fact Check desk states a claim and its origin, then tests it against treaties, UN documents, archives and official statements.