Turkish awakening
Subtitle: a personal discovery of modern Turkey
By: Alev Scott
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 311
ISBN-13: 9780571296576; 9780571296590
Subjects: History; Economic conditions; Politics and government; Social conditions; Histoire; Conditions économiques; Politique et gouvernement; Conditions sociales; Economic history
Description: From the European buzz of modern-day Constantinople to the Arabic-speaking towns of the south-east, Turkish Awakening investigates a country moving swiftly towards a new posiiton on the world stage. This is the story of discovering a complex country from the outside-in, a candid account of overturned preconceptions and fresh understanding. Relating wide-ranging interviews and colourful personal experience, the author charts the evolving course of a country bursting with surprises - none more dramatic than the unexpected political protests of 2013, which have brought to light the emerging demands of a newly awakened Turkish people. Mass migration, urbanisation and a growing awareness of human rights have changed the social, economic and physical landscapes of a powerful country, and the 2013 protests were just one indication of the changes afoot in today's Turkey.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Conversations with taxi drivers; title: Urban empires; title: Social growing pains; title: Women undercover; title: Transvestites in Tarlabaşi; title: Digiturk; title: Business à la Turca; title: The Dickensian model; title: New look; title: A continental love affair; title: Nations within nations; title: Gezi Park : a new chapter for Turkey.