Insight Turkey
Insight Turkey
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On Turkish politics and International affairs

Human Rights in Turkey

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

Secular and Islamic Politics in Turkey: The Making of the Justice and Development Party

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

The Politics and Poetics of Translation in Turkey, 1923-1960

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

The Rise of Political Islam in Turkey

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...

The New Turkish Republic: Turkey as a Pivotal State in the Muslim World

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...

Saltanatın Dervisleri, Dervislerin SaltanatI: istanbul'da Mevlevilik The Dervishes of Sovereignty

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...

Religion and Society: New Perspectives from Turkey

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

Islam after Communism: Religion and Politics in Central Asia

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

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

Breeding Bin Ladens: America, Islam and the Future of Europe

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...

Secularism Confronts Islam

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

European Solidarity

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...

Identity and Identity Formation in the Ottoman World, A Volume of Essays in Honor of Norman Itzkowitz

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

Contentious Issues of Security and the Future of Turkey

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

Turkey from Empire to Revolutionary Republic: The Emergence of the Turkish Nation from 1789 to Present

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...

Turkey from Empire to Revolutionary Republic: The Emergence of the Turkish Nation from 1789 to Present

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

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