The Enduring Hold of Islam in Turkey - The Revival of the Religious Orders and Rise of Erdoğan

A new history of modern Turkey, focusing on its fifty-year retreat from Kemalist secularism.

About the author

David S. Tonge has lived half of his life in Turkey. A scholar of Magdalene College, University of Cambridge, he reported from Ankara and Athens for the BBC, Guardian and Observer, then from London as the Financial Times' diplomatic correspondent. The author of The Kremlin's Confidant, he grows citrus and olives.

Summary

A new history of modern Turkey, focussing on its fifty-year retreat from Kemalist secularism.

Product details

• Authors: David S. Tonge
• Publisher: Hurst Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2025
• EAN: 9781911723837
• ISBN: 978-1-911723-83-7
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 216 mm x 38 mm
• Weight: 656 g
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Islam, European History, Erdogan, Nationalism, HISTORY / Middle East / Turkey & Ottoman Empire, RELIGION / Islam / History, Turkey, Islamic History, ottoman