Introduction

Master Necip Fazıl’s idea of the Başyücelik State (The State of the Supreme Presidency) is not merely a model of governance; it is a deeply rooted civilizational vision that has taken political form. The issue we address in this dossier is a quest for an order based on our own measures and values, in the face of the crises produced by a paradigm of state and values shaped by the claim of “modernity.” Against a conception that absolutizes numerical majority by reducing the source of sovereignty to human will, the possibility of a state idea that centers on right, justice, and measure is discussed. The Başyücelik is not a design of arbitrary authority. On the contrary, it is a proposal for an administration and order that is bound by measure, acts with a sense of responsibility, is shaped by moral references, and makes everyone’s labor productive.

The erosion of identity, the crisis of law, and the weakness of authority we face today manifest as the natural consequences of imitative political templates and the Westernist-Kemalist regime experience whose mental framework has yet to be overcome. The Başyücelik State dossier does not content itself with diagnosing this impasse but bases itself on a radical reckoning. The issue is not a romantic longing for the past; it is a concept of the state that draws from the roots of history and claims to materialize under today’s conditions. Our dossier aims to move the discussion to the ground of a systematic proposal by addressing the vision of the Başyücelik in its entirety, with its intellectual foundations, administrative framework, and contemporary relevance.

What is in our magazine?

The Başyücelik State: The ideal state vision and overcoming modern state models – Attorney Emrecan Çetin

What is the "Divine Phenomenon" actually a harbinger of? – Yavuz Arslan

The Başyücelik State: State and social order as a civilizational vision

The constitutional debate and the Başyücelik State – Ömer Emre Akcebe

The West’s “human rights” discourse has turned into a tool for the legitimacy of exploitation – Mehmet Sami Pınar

The erosion of human nature and the psychology of modern relationships – Aslıhan Tunçbilek

Those who attain worth on the Night of Power… – Handan Özduygu

The problem of unemployment between the historical craft system and the modern production order – Ahmet Tabakoğlu

A livable framework of meaning must be offered to the younger generations – Assoc. Prof. Handan Akyiğit - Interview

A form of government that is integrated with its own values and takes its own civilizational vision as a reference is necessary – Attorney Kerami Özdemir - Interview

Necip Fazıl’s Başyücelik state ideal and his proposal for political integrity to Islamic society – Kâzım Albayrak

Understanding the Wild West’s fear of Islam – Prof. Fethi Güngör

Monthly Baran Magazine issue 43 is out

Overcoming modern despair: Remembering the soul again – Eda Topar

The conflict between soul and ego: Beautiful and ugly – M. Taha İnci

Gambling and the gambler according to Dostoevsky and Necip Fazıl – Betül Deniz

Resurrection – Faruk Hanoğlu