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Conversations with journalists, academics and writers on Turkey and its region.
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- 1 weeks ago31 min
Kenan Orhan on his novel of migration, nostalgia and Turkey's political crackdown
Kenan Orhan on “The Renovation” (Penguin). The Booker Prize longlisted novel tells the story of a woman, recently arrived in Italy, who discovers that her bathroom has been re-modelled into a cell in Istanbul's Silivri Prison. Please support Turkey Book Talk on Patreon or Substack. Supporters get a 35% discount on all Turkey/Ottoman History books published by Bloomsbury Academic, transcripts of every interview, and links to articles related to each episode.
- 3 weeks ago32 min
Nefise Kahraman on bringing overlooked Turkish classics to new readers
Nefise Kahraman on Translation Attached, which brings lesser known Ottoman and Turkish literary gems to an English-reading audience. Translation Attached just published its seventh book, a volume of 25 short stories by the late author and diplomat Memduh Sevket Esendal (1883-1952). Please support Turkey Book Talk on Patreon or Substack. Supporters get a 35% discount on all Turkey/Ottoman History books published by Bloomsbury Academic, transcripts of every interview, and links to articles related to each episode.
- Sep 29, 202630 min
Dimitar Bechev on Turkey, Russia, China and the 'scramble for Europe'
Dimitar Bechev on “The Scramble for Europe: Russia, China, and Turkey Challenging Regional Order” (Oxford University Press). The book questions whether Ankara can be placed alongside Moscow and Beijing as a direct competitor to the EU, with a fundamentally different view on the challenges of an increasingly unstable world. Please support Turkey Book Talk on Patreon or Substack. Supporters get a 35% discount on all Turkey/Ottoman History books published by Bloomsbury Academic, transcripts of every interview, and links to articles related to each episode.
- Sep 15, 202639 min
Marc Sinan Winrow on Turkey and the liberal international order
Marc Sinan Winrow on “Turkey and the Liberal International Order: Hegemony, Contestation and the Politics of Articulation Since 1919” (Agenda Publishing, Edinburgh University Press). Please support Turkey Book Talk on Patreon or Substack. Supporters get a 35% discount on all Turkey/Ottoman History books published by Bloomsbury Academic, transcripts of every interview, and links to articles related to each episode.
- Sep 1, 202641 min
Benjamin Fortna on change and continuity in Ottoman and Turkish history
Benjamin Fortna, professor of history at the University of Arizona, on “The Shortest History of Turkey: From the Ottoman Empire to the Turkish Republic” (Old Street Publishing). Please support Turkey Book Talk on Patreon or Substack. Supporters get a 35% discount on all Turkey/Ottoman History books published by Bloomsbury Academic, transcripts of every interview, and links to articles related to each episode.
- Aug 18, 202635 min
Işılay Gürsu on archaeology and public perceptions in Turkey
Işılay Gürsu on “Public Dialogues in Archaeology: New Methodologies from Turkey” (Bloomsbury Academic). The book explores the Turkish public's perception and understanding of the country's rich archaeological heritage. Please support Turkey Book Talk on Patreon or Substack. Supporters get a 35% discount on all Turkey/Ottoman History books published by Bloomsbury Academic, transcripts of every interview, and links to articles related to each episode.
- Aug 4, 202626 min
Onur İnal on the rise of late Ottoman İzmir
Onur İnal on “Gateway to the Mediterranean: An Environmental History of Late Ottoman Izmir” (Cambridge University Press). The book shows how the cosmopolitan coastal city of Izmir flourished in the 19th century to become a major link between the Ottoman Empire, Europe and the rest of the world. Please support Turkey Book Talk on Patreon or Substack. Supporters get a 35% discount on all Turkey/Ottoman History books published by Bloomsbury Academic, transcripts of every interview, and links to articles related to each episode.
- Jul 21, 202638 min
Sinem Adar on Turkey's role in a fracturing Western alliance
Sinem Adar, head of the Centre for Applied Turkey Studies at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, on Turkey's international profile and domestic political trajectory after its recent hosting of the NATO summit in Ankara. Please support Turkey Book Talk on Patreon or Substack. Supporters get a 35% discount on all Turkey/Ottoman History books published by Bloomsbury Academic, transcripts of every interview, and links to articles related to each episode.
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