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Turkey unveiled : a history of modern Turkey by Hugh Pope, Nicole Pope is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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<p>Turkey today -- very likely the world's fastest growing tourist destination -- defies easy categorization: European? Western? Islamic? Anarchic? Friends speak of the Turks as blunt yet hospitable, inhabiting a land rich in history and culture, a strategic ally of NATO. Detractors cite "Midnight Express," military coups, Islamic Fundamentalism. The Turks themselves, with characteric indifference, simply say: "All is Turkey." Hugh and Nicole Pope in this very timely account attempt to fill a gap in perception.</p> <p>Throughout the last generation Turkey has opened up to the outside world, increasingly revealing a pluralistic and dynamic society. The authors, who speak fluent Turkish and have reported from Turkey for a decade, provide a rich mosaic of contemporary Turkey and its formative past. The strengths and weaknesses of the Ottoman Empire, the Armenian tragedy, the ongoing Kurdish struggle, and the controversial legacy of the brilliant but autocratic founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk are all here. They also provide portraits of new leaders who have broken taboos and ushered in new freedoms at a time when other forces attempt to pull Turkey back into the Middle
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Hugh Pope, Nicole Pope
- Publisher
- Woodstock, N.Y.: Overlook Press
- Published
- 2000
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781585670963
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Political Science, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.47 / 5 (33 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14