There is a lack of knowledge along with perplexity about conservatism as a political way or an ideology in political and intellectual circles in Turkey. In general, the term conservatism is being used to blame someone for being backward-looking or to refer reactionary actions. Furthermore, some Islamic persons have recently been using conservatism to save themselves of being blamed as “Islamists”. The Conservative Thought aims to shed light on the confusion about conservatism, to expand the knowledge about conservatism, to fulfill the needs of Turkish literature on conservatism, and to encourage academic works about conservatism by publishing novel views and critical articles about conservatism. For these purposes, the original writings and the translations about conservatism are published in this journal. Although this publication intends to construct a body of theoretical works about conservatism in Turkish, the articles that deal with the current politics in the World are also covered in the journal—given that they are related to conservatism. Moreover, The Conservative Thought also aims to include studies on the history and the present of conservative thought in Turkey and to look for a conservative alternative in Turkish politics by examining the key ideas of conservatism in the Western World.

The Conservative Thought, published by Kadim Press in Ankara, is an independent scientific journal which does not have any direct or indirect association with a political or governmental organization.