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A Companion to Modern Turkey's Centennial

Political, Sociological, Economic and Institutional Transformations Since 1923

Ahmet Erdi zt rk editor Alpaslan zerdem editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Edinburgh University Press

Published:30th Sep '23

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Explores the evolution of modern Turkey its past, current situation and potential future trajectories from an interdisciplinary perspective 52 original chapters from an interdisciplinary group of world-leading scholars 7 parts examine the founding of the republic; political ideologies in Turkey; governance challenges and politics; conflicts and protracted political fault-lines; foreign policy; economy, development and environment; and society and culture Covers a wide range of cultural, sociological, economical, institutional and political points of view of contemporary Turkey Bringing together rigorous, original scholarship from over 60 contributors from different disciplines and from around the globe, this reference volume examines Turkey's evolution from the early days of the Republic to the present time and on to its potential futures, offering a critical portrait of a vibrant country at a crossroads. This rich volume explores aspects from political ideologies to economic development, and from foreign policy to society and culture. Since its birth in 1923, modern Turkey is a nation that has experienced paramount transformation: politically, socially, economically, institutionally and structurally. The changes over the last century have sent and continue to send ripples throughout the wider Middle East, the Balkans, Europe, Asia and the Arab World.

ISBN: 9781474492515

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544 pages