HeyJaredTurkey Book Talk
Conversations with journalists, academics and writers on Turkey and its region. New episode every two weeks.
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Benjamin Fortna on change and continuity in Ottoman and Turkish history (opens the original)
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Benjamin Fortna, professor of history at the University of Arizona, on “The Shortest History of Turkey: From the Ottoman Empire to the Turkish Republic” (Old Street Publishing) The book spans the emergence of the Ottoman Empire to the present day. The interview addresses the challenges of trying to fit so much history into such a compressed form, appealing to a popular readership, and the recurring themes that emerge over the course of so many centuries. Please support Turkey Book Talk on Patreo
Işılay Gürsu on archaeology and public perceptions in Turkey (opens the original)
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Işılay Gürsu, assistant director at the British Institute in Ankara, on “Public Dialogues in Archaeology: New Methodologies from Turkey” (Bloomsbury Academic). The book explores the Turkish public’s views of the country’s rich archaeological heritage, the hunt for treasure at historic sites across the country, and efforts to repatriate ancient artefacts that were pilfered generations ago. Please support Turkey Book Talk on Patreon or Substack. Supporters get a 35% discount on all Turkey/Ottoman
Onur İnal on the rise of late Ottoman İzmir (opens the original)
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Onur İnal of the Department of Near Eastern Studies at the University of Vienna on “Gateway to the Mediterranean: An Environmental History of Late Ottoman Izmir” (Cambridge University Press). The book describes how the cosmopolitan coastal city of Izmir, often known in Europe at the time as Smyrna, flourished in the second half of the 19th century, becoming a major connection between the Ottoman Empire, Europe and the rest of the world. It shows how settlers, migrants and investors exploited the
Sinem Adar on Turkey's role in a fracturing Western alliance (opens the original)
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Sinem Adar, head of the Centre for Applied Turkey Studies at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, returns to the podcast. The conversation takes stock of Turkey’s international profile and domestic political trajectory after its recent hosting of the NATO summit in Ankara. Please support Turkey Book Talk on Patreon or Substack. Supporters get a 35% discount on all Turkey/Ottoman History books published by Bloomsbury Academic, transcripts of every interview, and links to a
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