Call for Papers

The National Intelligence Academy - Türkiye (NIA) aims to provide an interdisciplinary approach to intelligence studies in Türkiye and contribute to the establishment and development of intelligence studies as a science. Contributing to Türkiye’s strategic vision, creating an intelligence community that interacts with the international academic society, and conducting scientific activities, research and publications to this end are the main objectives of NIA.

In line with these goals and priorities, in order to discuss the new challenges of intelligence studies in Türkiye and the world, to evaluate the current accumulation of intelligence studies, to question the possibility of alternative paradigms and to identify possible fields of study, NIA will organize the “International Congress on Intelligence Studies” in Ankara on 10-12 October 2025.

This conference is designed to provide a forum for discussion and debate on intelligence research across a range of disciplines, particularly social sciences, humanities, natural sciences, engineering, and technology. All academics, scientists and researchers who wish to participate and contribute to these discussions with their original studies are invited to attend the International Congress on Intelligence Studies.




Congress Topics

• Theory in Intelligence Studies
• Methodology in Intelligence Studies
• Historiography and Intelligence History
• Education and Training in Intelligence
• New Approaches and Concepts in Intelligence Studies
• Intelligence and Security Studies
• Intelligence and Area Studies
• Digital Humanities and Intelligence Studies
• Intelligence Services
• Intelligence and Policymaking
• Strategic Intelligence
• Counterintelligence
• Open-Source Intelligence
• Intelligence and Terrorism
• Intelligence and AI
• Intelligence and Big Data
• New and Emerging Threats to Information Security
• Intelligence and Cybersecurity
• Cryptology
• Intelligence and Neuroscience
• Medical Intelligence
• Financial Intelligence
• Intelligence and Political Psychology
• Intelligence and Ethics
• Intelligence and Law
• Intelligence and Publishing
• Intelligence and Art
• Intelligence and Sociology

Note: All other related topics are welcome.


Notifications

• To apply for the congress, the application form should be filled out and sent to kongre@mia.edu.tr. Click here to download the application form.
• The languages of the conference will be English and Turkish.
• In addition to individual submissions, a panel of papers on related topics can be submitted for the event.
• Each person may only submit one paper.
• An abstract should be maximum of 300 words and should include research problem(s), method(s), sources, major findings, peculiar contributions to the literature.
• Abtstracts and full texts will be published on MIA website as e-books.
• Full texts should be between 3000-6000 words.
• Listener applications will be taken between June 5-August 30, 2025.
• Transportation and accommodation support will be provided for a certain number of participants. Please mark your request in the application form.

Important Dates

• 30 April 2025: Deadline for submission of abstracts
• 2-4 June 2025: Notification of acceptance
• 15 August 2025: Full-Paper submission deadline
• 15 September 2025: Announcement of congress program

Organizing Committee

Chairman of Organizing Committee
Prof. Dr. Talha Köse
Members of Organizing Committee
Assoc. Prof. Yenal Göksun
Dr. Serhat Aslaner
Dr. Fethullah Bayraktar
Dr. Celal Erbay
Dr. Merve Önenli Güven
Dr. Somer Alp Şimşeker
Dr. Özgür Uğurdan
Baki Laleoğlu