turkey

Personal identity and national politics combine in this memoir of the author's struggle to find herself in a rapidly changing Turkey of the 1980s and '90s.

An introduction to Turkey, discussing the climate, social life, customs and more.

An introduction to the geography, history, and people of Turkey.

"King Uhla'ar has kidnapped Aly and taken her and an orb back through a rift in time. A giant, merciless behemoth guards the opening, and so Jack and his friends realize that their only hope to rescue Aly is to rush to find the rest of the lost Loculi. This mission takes them around the world-to the Temple of Artemis to fend off a mighty army and then to the Lighthouse of Alexandria, where they wind up swallowed in the belly of a beast."--Publisher.

Inspired by a true story, this relates the tale of siblings Sosi, Shahen, and Mariam who survive the Armenian genocide of 1915 by escaping from Turkey alone over the mountains.

Contains over four hundred alphabetically arranged entries that provide information on major events, people, institutions, and terms related to the Ottoman Empire, and includes photographs, maps, and a chronology.

Examines the battles and campaigns by the Russian, British and French military forces in the Middle East during World War I which culminated in the Ottomans giving up their rule over the lands.

In the fifteenth century, an Indian boy named Jahan brings the sultan of Istanbul a white elephant named Chota as a gift. Jahan becomes Chota's trainer, but quickly proves his aptitude for architecture and is taken as apprentice to Mimar Sinan. Together with Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and other laborers, Jahan begins working on some of the most beautiful buildings of the Ottoman empire--but in the process makes enemies and is caught up in schemes of intrigue and secrecy.

Examines the economic and political issues of the modern Republic of Turkey as well as their history, religion, communities, and foreign relation.