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Doğuş Şimşek and Yusuf Sayman on African migrants in Istanbul27:26

12d ago27:26

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Doğus Şimşek of Koç University and photographer Yusuf Sayman on “Çabuk Çabuk: Africans in Istanbul” (Pencere Yayınları). The book features text by Şimşek and over 100 photos by Sayman, giving a glimpse into the lives of migrants from a range of African countries struggling to get by in Istanbul. Become a Turkey Book Talk member to support the p ...…

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Selda Tuncer on women and public space in Ankara, 1950 to 198025:39

26d ago25:39

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Selda Tuncer, assistant professor at Yüzüncü Yıl University, on “Women and Public Space in Turkey: Gender, Modernity and the Urban Experience” (IB Tauris). The book is based on interviews with dozens of women who lived in the Turkish capital Ankara between 1950 and 1980. Become a Turkey Book Talk member to support the podcast and get (English a ...…

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Selim Koru on Turkey, Russia and the power of political resentment36:02

1M ago36:02

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Selim Koru on his paper: “The Resiliency of Turkey-Russia Relations.” Despite being historic rivals and at odds on many issues, Koru argues that Ankara-Moscow ties are becoming increasingly warm due to a shared underlying worldview, spurred by resentment of the West. Become a Turkey Book Talk member to support the podcast and get (English and T ...…

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Maureen Freely on the life and work of Sait Faik Abasiyanik30:09

2M ago30:09

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Maureen Freely on the enduring appeal of Sait Faik Abasiyanik (1906-1954), perhaps Turkey’s greatest short story writer. Freely co-translated a selection of Sait Faik’s stories, published in English as “A Useless Man” (Archipelago). Become a Turkey Book Talk member to support the podcast and get (English and Turkish) transcripts of every interv ...…

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Caroline Eden on a culinary journey along the Black Sea coast29:47

2M ago29:47

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Caroline Eden on “Black Sea: Dispatches and Recipes – Through Darkness and Light” (Quadrille), a richly illustrated part-cookbook, part-travelogue describing places, people and recipes from the Black Sea coasts of Ukraine, Romania and Bulgaria to Istanbul, Trabzon and Rize in Turkey. Become a Turkey Book Talk member to support the podcast and g ...…

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Yigit Akin on the Ottoman home front during World War One35:10

3M ago35:10

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Yigit Akin on “When the War Came Home: The Ottomans’ Great War and the Devastation of an Empire” (Stanford University Press), a richly researched study on the consequences of the First World War on everyday social life across Ottoman territories as the empire collapsed. Become a Turkey Book Talk member to support the podcast and get (English an ...…

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Lora Sarı on the life, photography and writing of Ara Guler27:00

3M ago27:00

27:00

Lora Sarı on the life, photography and writing of the late Ara Güler, following the publication of "We Will Live After Babylon" (Aras). The book is a collection of Güler's writings, interspersed with his classic photographs. Become a Turkey Book Talk member to support the podcast and get (English and Turkish) transcripts of every interview, tra ...…

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Alev Scott on 'Ottoman Odyssey: Travels Through a Lost Empire'25:10

4M ago25:10

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Alev Scott on "Ottoman Odyssey: Travels Through a Lost Empire" (Riverrun), her travelogue exploring the past and present of Turkey and the former territories of the Ottoman Empire. Become a Turkey Book Talk member to support the podcast and get (English and Turkish) transcripts of every interview, transcripts of the entire archive, access to a ...…

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Avedis Hadjian on the 'hidden Armenians' of Anatolia37:28

4M ago37:28

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Avedis Hadjian on his book "Secret Nation: The Hidden Armenians of Turkey" (IB Tauris). Become a Turkey Book Talk member to support the podcast and get full transcripts (in English and Turkish) of every interview upon publication, transcripts of the entire Turkey Book Talk archive, access to a 30% discount on over 200 Turkey/Ottoman history tit ...…

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Begum Adalet on the Cold War origins of Turkey-US ties27:22

5M ago27:22

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Begüm Adalet on "Hotels and Highways: The Construction of Modernization Theory in Cold War Turkey" (Stanford University Press). Become a Turkey Book Talk member to support the podcast and get full transcripts (in English and Turkish) of every interview upon publication, transcripts of the entire Turkey Book Talk archive, access to a 30% discoun ...…

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Doğu Eroğlu on investigating ISIS networks in Turkey35:17

5M ago35:17

35:17

Doğu Eroğlu on "ISIS Networks: Radicalisation, Organisation, Logistics in Turkey” (İletişim), his forensic account of jihadi operations in Turkey and grassroots radicalisation, based on years of on-the-ground reporting. Become a Turkey Book Talk member to support the podcast and get full transcripts (in English and Turkish) of every interview u ...…

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Sinan Yıldırmaz on urban migration and the peasantry in Turkish politics28:28

6M ago28:28

28:28

Sinan Yıldırmaz of Istanbul University on "Politics and the Peasantry in Post-War Turkey" (IB Tauris), examining the transition to a multi-party system after the Second World War and the importance of urban migration in shaping politics up to today. Become a Turkey Book Talk member to support the podcast and get full transcripts (in English and ...…

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Nazlı Alimen on faith, headscarves and conservative fashion in Turkey23:30

6M ago23:30

23:30

Nazlı Alimen on her book "Faith and Fashion in Turkey: Consumption, Politics and Islamic Identity" (IB Tauris). Become a Turkey Book Talk member to support the podcast and get full transcripts (in English and Turkish) of every interview upon publication, transcripts of the entire Turkey Book Talk archive, and access to an exclusive 30% discount ...…

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Ahmet Erdi Öztürk on the rising profile of Turkey's religious affairs directorate30:36

7M ago30:36

30:36

Ahmet Erdi Öztürk of Strasbourg University on the past, present and future of the Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet). Öztürk is author of the paper “Turkey’s Diyanet under AKP rule: From protector to imposer of state ideology?” and co-author of “The Diyanet as a Turkish foreign policy tool.” Become a Turkey Book Talk member to support the ...…

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Halil Karaveli on a history of authoritarianism in modern Turkey43:35

7M ago43:35

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Halil Karaveli on “Why Turkey is Authoritarian: From Atatürk to Erdoğan” (Pluto Press). Against the idea that the secularism-Islam divide is the fundamental driver of Turkey’s modern history, Karaveli argues that protecting dominant class interests lies behind authoritarianism in its civilian and military guises. Become a Turkey Book Talk membe ...…

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Dimitar Bechev on Turkey-Russia relations, past and present37:16

8M ago37:16

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Dimitar Bechev of the Atlantic Council on the past and present of Turkey-Russia relations, which he describes as "rich in history, ambivalent and rich in nuance, blending fierce competition with cooperation." Become a Turkey Book Talk member to support the podcast and get full transcripts (in English and Turkish) of every interview upon publica ...…

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Amy Spangler on the writing of Sevgi Soysal and running a literary agency in Istanbul31:51

8M ago31:51

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Amy Spangler on the life and work of Sevgi Soysal, whose classic 1973 novel "Noontime in Yenişehir" she translated into English. She also discusses co-founding the literary agency AnatoliaLit and her work on "Seher," a collection of stories penned in jail by former HDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş. Become a Turkey Book Talk member to support th ...…

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Michael Provence on the last Ottoman generation and the making of the Middle East40:55

9M ago40:55

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Michael Provence of UC San Diego on "The Last Ottoman Generation and the Making of the Modern Middle East" (Cambridge University Press). The book examines both continuities and ruptures in the years during and after the First World War, when the fall of the Ottoman Empire led to seismic shocks across the Middle East. Become a Turkey Book Talk m ...…

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Jonathan Varjabedian on family letters from Anatolia to America, 1912 to 191926:08

9M ago26:08

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Jonathan Varjabedian on “My Dear Son Garabed: Kojaian Family Letters from Efkere/Kayseri to America (1912-1919)” (Histor Press), a remarkable collection of letters sent from the Anatolian village of Efkere between 1912 and 1919. They were sent to Garabed Kojaian and his father Harutian, among the many Ottoman Armenians migrating to America in t ...…

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Cengiz Erişen on emotions and election campaigns in Turkey31:30

9M ago31:30

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Cengiz Erişen of Istanbul's Yeditepe University on "Political Behavior and the Emotional Citizen: Participation and Reaction in Turkey" (Palgrave Macmillan), focusing on the months between the June 2015 and November 2015 elections as well as the current campaign for the snap presidential and parliamentary elections. Become a Turkey Book Talk me ...…

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Erin Banco on the plundering of Iraqi Kurdistan's oil wealth24:25

10M ago24:25

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Erin Banco on "Pipe Dreams: The Plundering of Iraq's Oil Wealth" (Columbia Global Reports), uncovering squalid deals, unscrupulous foreign oil companies, and rampant corruption in the Kurdistan Regional Government since the 2003 invasion of Iraq. It also touches on Turkey's role in fostering Erbil's independence from Baghdad through oil deals. ...…

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John McManus on football culture and society in Turkey51:50

10M ago51:50

51:50

John McManus, fellow at the British Institute at Ankara, on "Welcome to Hell? In Search of the Real Turkish Football" (W&N), a colourful exploration of what the beautiful game can tell us about a football-mad society and Turkey’s modern history. Become a Turkey Book Talk member to support the podcast, getting full transcripts (in English and Tu ...…

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Volkan Yılmaz on the politics of healthcare and welfare in Turkey37:50

11M ago37:50

37:50

Volkan Yılmaz, assistant professor of social policy at Istanbul’s Boğaziçi University, on “The Politics of Healthcare Reform in Turkey” (Palgrave Macmillan). The book examines reforms in the country’s healthcare system under the AKP since 2003: What changed? What improved? What got worse? Who gained? Who lost? Become a Turkey Book Talk member t ...…

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Aslı Aydıntaşbaş on Turkey and Europe beyond hypocrisy32:40

11M ago32:40

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Aslı Aydıntaşbaş, journalist and fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, on the ECFR's recent report: "The Discreet Charm of Hypocrisy: An EU-Turkey Power Audit." Based on interviews with top officials on all sides, the report examines bitter relations between Brussels and Ankara. It recommends finding a new model beyond the hypocr ...…

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Diana Darke on Abu Chaker and the modern history of Syria31:35

12M ago31:35

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Diana Darke on “The Merchant of Syria: A History of Survival” (Hurst). The book traces the life of Abu Chaker, a textile merchant from Homs who lived from 1921 to 2013, in parallel with the story of the modern history of Syria - examining the social, cultural and political context that shaped him. It also touches on the emergence of the ongoing ...…

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Max Hoffman on Turkey's latest nationalist wave40:26

1y ago40:26

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Max Hoffman of the Center for American Progress on the major recent study “Is Turkey Experiencing a New Nationalism?” based on focus groups and polling with the Metropoll research company. The report finds that Turkey remains a deeply nationalist, conservative country, where the national mood is prickly, defensive and conspiratorial. But it als ...…

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Ceren Baysan on voters, parties and polarization in Turkey32:18

1y ago32:18

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Ceren Baysan of UC Berkeley on her paper "Can More Information Lead to More Voter Polarization? Experimental Evidence from Turkey." The study was based on voter surveys in the months before the April 2017 referendum on granting President Erdoğan more powers and also measured Turkish parties' own polling operations. Become a Turkey Book Talk mem ...…

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Mehmet Kentel on the world of Ottoman caricaturist Yusuf Franko36:26

1y ago36:26

36:26

Mehmet Kentel on the life and work of Yusuf Franko, an obscure Ottoman bureaucrat who lived a remarkable double life as a caricaturist depicting Istanbul's cosmopolitan late 19th century high society. Kentel is a PhD Candidate in Near and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Washington, and was adviser to the exhibition “The Characters o ...…

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Karabekir Akkoyunlu on the 'exit from democracy' in Turkey and beyond44:12

1y ago44:12

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Karabekir Akkoyunlu, research associate at the University of Graz, on "Exit from Democracy: Illiberal Governance in Turkey and Beyond" (Routledge), a collection of 10 essays he co-edited with Professor Kerem Öktem. Become a Turkey Book Talk member to help develop the podcast and get full transcripts (in English and Turkish) of every interview w ...…

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Edhem Eldem on Ottoman Sultan Abdülhamid II between fantasy and reality37:01

1y ago37:01

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Boğaziçi University Professor Edhem Eldem on "A Transnational History of the Attempt on Abdülhamid II" (Palgrave Macmillan), which he co-edited with Houssine Alloul and Henk de Smaele. The book explores a deadly assassination attempt targeting the Ottoman sultan in Istanbul in 1905, and appears at a time when Abdülhamid II is the subject of a g ...…

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Cathy Otten on Yezidi women and Iraq after the Islamic State34:00

1y ago34:00

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Arbil-based journalist Cathy Otten discusses "With Ash on their Faces: Yezidi Women and the Islamic State" (OR Books), a deeply reported account of the suffering of the Yezidi religious minority over the border in Iraq. Support Turkey Book Talk by making a donation via Patreon. Many thanks to current supporters Celia Jocelyn Kerslake, Michelle ...…

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Ezgi Başaran on ‘frontline Turkey,’ Gülenists and the Kurdish peace process36:38

1y ago36:38

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Journalist Ezgi Başaran on "Frontline Turkey: The Conflict at the Heart of the Middle East" (IB Tauris), a 200-page account of the collapse of the Kurdish peace process, the rise and fall of the Gülen movement, and deepening authoritarianism. Get a 33% discount plus free delivery on any of five books from Hurst Publishers, exclusive to Turkey B ...…

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Raja Shehadeh on 'travels with his Ottoman uncle,' Palestine and the First World War25:27

1+ y ago25:27

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Palestinian author and lawyer Raja Shehadeh on "A Rift in Time: Travels with my Ottoman Uncle" (OR/Basic Books), retracing the journey of his great uncle Najib Nassar, on the run for three years in Greater Syria from 1915. Get a 33% discount plus free delivery on any of five books from Hurst Publishers, exclusive to Turkey Book Talk listeners. ...…

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Lora Sarı on the Istanbul-based Armenian publisher Aras25:57

1+ y ago25:57

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Editor Lora Sarı on Aras, a publishing house set up in 1993 in Istanbul as a "window onto Armenian literature." We also discuss Migirdic Margosyan's classic "Infidel Quarter," published this year as Aras' first English-language title. Get a 33% discount plus free delivery on any of five books from Hurst Publishers, exclusive to Turkey Book Talk ...…

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Özlem Madi-Şişman on Muslims, money and democracy in Turkey31:49

1+ y ago31:49

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Özlem Madi-Şişman on her book "Muslims, Money and Democracy in Turkey: Reluctant Capitalists" (Palgrave Macmillan). Get a 33% discount plus free delivery on any of five books from Hurst Publishers, exclusive to Turkey Book Talk listeners. Support the podcast by making a donation via Patreon. Many thanks to current supporters Celia Jocelyn Kersl ...…

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Fikret Adaman on Erdoğan, the environment and economic policy in Turkey36:15

1+ y ago36:15

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Fikret Adaman of Istanbul's Boğaziçi University on "Neoliberal Turkey and its Discontents: Economic Policy and the Environment under Erdoğan" (IB Tauris). Get a 33% discount plus free delivery on any of five books from Hurst Publishers, exclusive to Turkey Book Talk listeners. Support the podcast by making a donation via Patreon. Many thanks to ...…

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Alexander Clarkson on Turks and Kurds in Germany50:19

1+ y ago50:19

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Alexander Clarkson of Kings College London discusses his research on the Turkish and Kurdish diaspora in Germany, the long shadow of Turkey's 1980 military coup, and the bitter state of ties between Turkey and Germany today. Get a 33% discount plus free delivery on any of five books from Hurst Publishers, exclusive to Turkey Book Talk listeners ...…

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Ekin Oklap on the pleasures and pitfalls of translating Orhan Pamuk21:42

1+ y ago21:42

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Ekin Oklap on translating Orhan Pamuk into English and the release of "The Red-Haired Woman" (Faber), the second novel she has worked on with Pamuk. Get a 33% discount plus free delivery on any of five books from Hurst Publishers, exclusive to Turkey Book Talk listeners. Support the podcast by making a donation via Patreon. Many thanks to curre ...…

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Cenk Özbay on male prostitution in Istanbul and LGBT rights in Turkey30:45

1+ y ago30:45

30:45

Cenk Özbay, associate professor at Sabancı University, on his book “Queering Sexualities in Turkey: Gay Men, Male Prostitutes and the City” (IB Tauris) and the troubled state of LGBT rights activism in the country today. Get a 33% discount plus free delivery on any of five books from Hurst Publishers, exclusive to Turkey Book Talk listeners. Su ...…

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Suzy Hansen on viewing America from Turkey27:41

1+ y ago27:41

27:41

Journalist Suzy Hansen on "Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-American World" (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), on the delusions of US exceptionalism and reporting from Turkey for 10 years. Get a 33% discount plus free delivery on any of five books from Hurst Publishers, exclusive to Turkey Book Talk listeners. Support the podc ...…

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