turkey

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.

Explores the reign of Suleyman the Magnificent, a 16th century ruler of the Ottoman Empire. Looks at his legacy both as a barbaric warlord and as a cultured visionary.

Covers the history between the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire and World War I, discussing battles and the men who waged them, including T.E. Lawrence "Lawrence of Arabia" and Winston Churchill.

Contains thirteen essays that examine issues related to the history of modern Armenia, from the mid-nineteenth through the twentieth century, discussing the rise of the Ottoman or Western Armenian problem, the ideology of the Young Turks, revolution, genocide, and other topics.

Describes the geography, history, government, economy, and culture of Turkey.