The Turks Today
Turkey after Ataturk
$47.63
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
9 June 2005
Summary
Eighty years have passed since Mustafa Kemal Atatürk founded the Turkish Republic out of the ruins of the Ottoman Empire and set it on the path of modernisation. He was determined that his country should be accepted as a member of the family of civilised nations. Today Turkey is a rapidly developing country, an emergent market and a medium-sized regional power with the second strongest army in NATO. It is an open country which attracts millions of tourists, thousands of foreign businessmen an…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780719565953 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0719565952 |
| Author: | Andrew Mango |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 9 June 2005 |
| Weight: | 218g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
Mango’s book is a masterful overview of this period in Turkey’s history - Sunday Times
To his credit, modern Turkey’s great champion never acts as its apologist … He is also impressively up to date … authoritative and illuminating - Sunday TimesA swift, potted history of the Turkish political roller coaster. - Financial TimesAndrew Mango gives excellent descriptions of [Ankara and Istanbul] … he sees Turkey as a success story … he writes with elegance and conciseness … The result, at last, is a book that people on their way to Turkey can pick up and read on the plane … [Turkey’s] recent past deserves a proper, sympathetic examination, and a proper, well-informed book to make this possible. It has, at least, got one. - Literary ReviewAndrew Mango knows Turkey well. - The SpectatorAndrew Mango’s portrait of contemporary Turkey is probably the most successful general introduction to the country for several decades. - The TabletHe paints a broad and accessible picture, shrewdly gleaned from his insider-outsider dual perspective … The Turks Today unfolds as a balanced, coherent primer for serious travellers with an itch to read the hidden lie of the land, and for inquisitive general readers. - Scotland on SundayAbout The Author
Andrew Mango
Andrew Mango was born in Istanbul. He complemented his knowledge of Turkish by studying Persian and Arabic at the School of Oriental Studies in London. From 1947 to 1986 he worked at the BBC, retiring as Head of South European and French Language Services. He has since been engaged full-time in the study of Turkish affairs, his most recent book being ‘Turkey! The Challenge of a New Role’. He lives in London.
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