Turkey : the insane and the melancholy
Temelkuran, Ece, 1973-2015
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Turkey is a nation of contradictions and contrasts. Though considered democratic, the Erdogan government has increasingly begun to resemble a dictatorship, jailing it opponents and violently suppressing dissent. And though Turkey is notionally secular, the Justice and Development Party's power has fed the creeping influence of religious conservatism, with figures in the party denouncing abortion rights and attempting to criminalize adultery. Having long occupied an uneasy middle ground between a secular West and Islamic East, Turkey has been drawn into the conflicts of its neighbours, including the Arab Spring, the Syrian civil war, and the rise of ISIS. In this fascinating portrait of a nation in turmoil, the renowned Turkish journalist and novelist Ece Temelkuran provides a vivid and deeply personal account of the crisis afflicting modern Turkey.
Main title:
Turkey : the insane and the melancholy / Ece Temelkuran ; translated by Zeynep Beler.
Author:
Temelkuran, Ece, 1973-, authorBeler, Zeynep, translator
Imprint:
London : Zed Books, 2015.
Collation:
296 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cm
Notes:
Translated from the Turkish.Includes index.
ISBN:
9781783608898 (pbk)
Dewey class:
956.10412320.9561
LC class:
DR603
Local class:
320.9561956.1
Language:
EnglishTurkish
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BRN:
1657449
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