Turkey Unveiled - Softcover

This book campaigns with great clarity and vigour against our ignorance and bewilderment... TURKEY UNVEILED is a responsible and well-balanced book that neither takes sides nor shirks important issues... it is rich in anecdote and observation, and manages to be affectionate and respectful, but highly critical, at the same time' - Louis de Bernieres, Observer Review 'One of the best accounts of Turkey's recent political history' - Orhan Pamuk, Times Literary Supplement 'A first-class guide to [Turkey's] political history; it will quickly take its place as the best general survey of modern Turkish politics in English' - Sunday Telegraph 'An outstanding, masterly and lucid account of the Turkish republic since its foundation in 1923. I shall be very surprised if it does not remain the foremost political introduction to Turkey for several years to come' - David McDowall, author of A Modern History of the Kurds 'Excellent... penetrating in its analysis' - Independent 'A lively read, full of sure-footed analysis and attention to comic as well as lurid detail' - Guardian

The definitive history of modern Turkey. In TURKEY UNVEILED, Nicole and Hugh Pope provide a rich mosaic of contemporary Turkey along with a full examination of its formative past, tracing the rise of the country that transformed itself in the twentieth century from an agrarian society to an affluent, prominent republic. Illustrated with photographs and maps, the history and politics of the region and its place in world politics are brought right up to the present day. Combining expert analysis with keen understanding of a culture long misunderstood by the West, TURKEY UNVEILED provides dramatic insight into a country that has found a new and prominent position in current global affairs.