Hakan Altinay

Hakan Altinay is a professor of the practice at Tufts University’s Tisch College of Civic Life and the founding Director of the European School of Politics in Istanbul. He has previously served as a senior fellow at Brookings Institution, a world fellow at Yale University, and taught at Bogazici, Koc and Sabanci Universities in Istanbul. His book, Global Civics: Responsibilities and Rights In An Interdependent World, was published by Brookings Institution Press, and subsequently translated and published in Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish. His 2023 book, Medeni (Civic), was published by Iletisim Press. His current interests revolve around what can be achieved through good conversations and generous listening, as well as the opportunity cost of neglecting our civic muscles around these perennial practices.

Articles by Hakan Altinay

Rights Without Responsibilities?

Many are quick to posit that we have a wide range of rights, yet we are almost tongue-tied about our responsibilities.
October 29, 2025