Turkey Book Talk

Ali Yaycıoğlu joins to discuss "Partners of the Empire: The Crisis of the Ottoman Order in the Age of Revolutions" (Stanford University Press), examining the extraordinary upheavals in the Ottoman Empire at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries. In the conversation he talks about the long-term effects of the upheavals and what the period can tell us about contemporary Turkey’s turbulent political landscape. Support the Turkey Book Talk podcast by making a donation, small or large, via Patreon. Many thanks to current supporters Özlem Beyarslan, Steve Bryant, Andrew Cruickshank and Aaron Ataman.

Michael Wuthrich chats about "National Elections in Turkey: People, Politics and the Party System" (Syracuse University Press), a rich and provocative book that overhauls much conventional wisdom about Turkish politics shared by right and left. Support the Turkey Book Talk podcast by making a donationsmall or large via Patreon. Many thanks to current supporters Özlem Beyarslan,Steve Bryant, Andrew Cruickshank and Aaron Ataman.

Ece Temelkuran joins the pod to discuss her new book “Turkey: The Insane and the Melancholy” (Zed Books), a vivid and personal account of the current state of the country. Support the Turkey Book Talk podcast by making a donation small or large via Patreon. Many thanks to current supporters Özlem Beyarslan, Steve Bryant, Andrew Cruickshank and Aaron Ataman.

Bilge Yeşil speaks about her book “Media in New Turkey: The Origins of an Authoritarian Neoliberal State” (University of Illinois Press), tracing problems in the Turkish media back to the 1980s. Support the Turkey Book Talk podcast by making a donation small or large via Patreon. Many thanks to current supporters Özlem Beyarslan, Steve Bryant, Andrew Cruickshank and Aaron Ataman.

Cem Emrence on his book “Remapping the Ottoman Middle East: Modernity, Imperial Bureaucracy and Islam” (IB Tauris). The book looks at Ottoman modernization through the 19th and early 20th centuries using an original “three-trajectory” model: The coast, the interior, and the frontier. If you like Turkey Book Talk and want to support independent podcasting, you can make a small or large monetary donation to the show via Patreon. Many thanks to current supporters Özlem Beyarslan, Steve Bryant and Andrew Cruickshank.

Maureen Freely joins to discuss the tragic life of author Sabahattin Ali and her translation of his classic 1943 novel “Madonna in a Fur Coat,” just published in a first ever English edition by Penguin. Support the Turkey Book Talk podcast by making a donation small or large via Patreon. Many thanks to current supporters Özlem Beyarslan, Steve Bryant and Andrew Cruickshank.