turkey

Introduces the history, geography, people, culture, government, and economy of Turkey.

Including over 1200 photographs, illustrations, and maps, this book is a guide to Turkey, a country that lies between Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, and presents information on its history, ancient ruins, beaches, mosques, national parks, and bazaars.

Outside the city of Troy, Prince Hektor leads his Trojan cavalry in daring raids against the forces of Achilles, while Helikaon battles the Mykene navy at sea in his quest for vengeance against King Agamemnon, whose troops killed Helikaon's wife.

An English boy, shipwrecked, hungry, and lost, finds his way into the court of Constantine where he is interpreted as a symbol of good luck and, as such, ordered to be kept always near the king.

Visiting relatives in Turkey, Meredith becomes involved in efforts to free her uncle, a hostage negotiator for a Quaker peace mission, who is taken hostage by an Islamic terrorist group.

A spellbinding tale of disparate yearnings (for love, art, power, and God) set in a remote Turkish town, where stirrings of political Islamism threaten to unravel the secular order.