Oil, Islam and Conflict: Central Asia since 1945 provides an excellent introduction to the region, especially for service people arriving in...

In recent years, particularly after the U.S. interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq, there has been an increase in debate on the politics of the...

Human Rights in Turkey provides a comprehensive picture of the present conditions of human rights issues and government policies in Turkey

The coming of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) to power in the November 3, 2002 general elections represented "a major turning point" for...

This book, based on a doctoral thesis written in the Department of Translation Studies at Bogazici University (submitted 2001) is a history of...

This review likely will sound like a paean to Rand, which, as always, has done its usual creditable job on this paper. If you have space for only...

Graham Fuller's latest book on Turkey provides a critical account of Turkey's foreign policy in the post-September 11 period and an insightful...

2007 was the 800th anniversary of the JaIalal al-Din al-Rumi.UNESCO designated 2007 as the Rurni year and a large number of activities were...

The establishment of a modern Turkey based on Western political values was a watershed in Turkey's history.

After the fall of the Soviet Union, Central Asia experienced a substantial revival of Islam. Mosques were Opened and reopened, and many people...

Medieval Islamic Political Thought examines political thought based on Islam within the indicated period, as well as the theoretical and practical...

When I first received a copy of Zachary Shore’s Breeding Bin Ladens: America, Islam and the Future of Europe, published by John Hopkins University...

Debates on the position and reaction of Muslim societies towards secularism and democracy have considerably increased in recent years. Contextual...

Without doubt the European Union today stands before important choices. Will it after the recent enlargement when EU 15 has turned into EU 27 (and...

The volume is testimony to how gentlemen scholars inspire their younger counterparts. Such legacy deserves honoring beyond institutional awards...

During the long years of the cold war, Turkey's foreign and security policies usually received little attention in the academic literature. Its...

Of Sina Akşin’s book Turkey from Empire to Revolutionary Republic: The emergence of the Turkish nation from 1789 to present published in 2007, the...

Sina Akşin should be applauded in his effort to produce a book that explores the crucial transition period of the multi-ethnic, multi-religious...