In the ever-increasing stream of academic studies of Turkey’s foreign policy, no aspect is better covered than Turkey’s relations with the European...

Controversies over the realities of life in the harem have long been in need of a treatment that challenges the stereotypically narrow perception...

In the recent decade, the number of think thanks in Turkey skyrocketed. Those numbers should not cause overexcitement since along with the serious...

In this little book Talat Halman continues his lifelong campaign to acquaint the English-speaking public with Turkish literature. This introduction...

Reproducing Class is a neatly focused examination of the transformative work of globalization in Istanbul through a focus on the family. With an...

Notwithstanding its somewhat misleading title, this book focuses exclusively on the representations of Turkey in the French debate about Turkey’s...

Georg Schmid’s The Narrative of the Occident was published by Peter Lang in 2009. The book consists of nine chapters; in the first four chapters...

No matter how many attempts there have been to clarify the significance of the Islamic veil it remains a hotly contested issue. In Western...

Under the impact of globalization, and despite increased calls for diversity to be recognized, universal citizenship rights that safeguard...

The first decade of the 20th century represents a very significant though turbulent period in the history of the Caucasian peoples. Not only had...

Global Security Watch: The Caucasus States by Professor Houman A. Sadri of the University of Central Florida is an important addition to the...

Thinking Through Islamophobia contains 27 essays examining the concept of Islamophobia through discussions that cut across continents and...

This collection of essays bridges the gap between arguments that emphasize the role of Islamic communities and the individualization of religious...

In this timely volume, Alexander Warkotsch gathers a variety of authors from different backgrounds who work and research Central Asia to produce an...

Most of the recently published books on the Kurdish problem in Turkey focus on the armed struggle and the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). Watts,...

As the Kurdish question in Turkey has yet to be solved, the question itself does not remain constant but rather it is dynamic and revolves around...

Özlem Terzi’s book analyzes the impact of the European Union membership process on the “alleged transformation” of Turkish foreign policy,...

Early on in this slim account of 1,300 years’ of Turkish history, Norman Stone suggests: “If you are Turkish you have to ask what you owe to: (1)...

The comparative study of empires is undoubtedly one of the fastest growing fields since the end of the Cold War. Dominic Lieven was among those who...

Christine Isom-Verhaaren’s book is not a history of the Franco-Ottoman alliance in the 16th century; rather its aim is to show how the Ottomans and...

Pascale Fournier’s book addresses the highly contentious and complex relationship between multiculturalism, gender relations, and family law in...

On November 30, 2006, Catholic Pope Benedict XVI made a historic visit to the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul. The Pope’s historic visit to what...

Accepting the responsibility of writing a review of a book like this volume edited by the outstanding scholar Margot Badran is both challenging and...

Scholarship devoted to the examination of the Muslim faith has matured in recent decades. No longer is Islam seen as a monolithic institution, but...