Ozge Samanci on visualising Istanbul's sociopolitical currents

Ozge Samanci on visualising Istanbul's sociop...

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Marc Sinan Winrow on Turkey and the liberal international order

Marc Sinan Winrow on “Turkey and the Liberal International Order: Hegemony, Contestation and the Politics of Articulation Since 1919” (Agenda Publishing, Edinburgh University Press). Please support Turkey Book Talk on Patreon or Substack. Supporters get a 35% discount on all Turk ...  Show more

Benjamin Fortna on change and continuity in Ottoman and Turkish history

Benjamin Fortna, professor of history at the University of Arizona, on “The Shortest History of Turkey: From the Ottoman Empire to the Turkish Republic” (Old Street Publishing). Please support Turkey Book Talk on Patreon or Substack. Supporters get a 35% discount on all Turkey/Ot ...  Show more

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