Turkey unveiled
Subtitle: a history of modern Turkey
By: Nicole Pope and Hugh Pope
Contributors: Pope, Hugh
Edition: Rev. and updated.
Publisher: Overlook Duckworth
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 382
ISBN-13: 9781590206904
Subjects: Politics and government; Civilization
Description: Chronicles the history of modern Turkey and explains why the country is becoming one of the world's fastest growing tourist destinations.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [372]-375) and index.
Table of contents: title: Tangled roots; title: Ottoman glory and decline; title: Turkey for the Turks; title: Atatürk, immortal leader; title: Walking the tightrope; title: A new beginning; title: The army shows its hand; title: The Cyprus disaster; title: Wilderness years; title: The generals take charge; title: The Özal revolution; title: A bridge too far; title: Özal stumbles; title: A place at the feast; title: The Kurdish reality; title: The wolf and the bear; title: The noxious nineties; title: Erdoğan catches the train.