Turkey: the insane and the melancholy

by Temelkuran, Ece

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Title Statements

Full title :Turkey : the insane and the melancholy

Summary

Starting with the basic question "what is this place?", award-winning journalist and novelist Ece Temelkuran guides us through her "beloved country". In challenging the authoritarian AKP government - for which she lost her job as a journalist - Temelkuran draws strength and wisdom from people, places and artistic expression. The result is a beautifully rendered account of the struggles, hopes and tragedies which make Turkey what it is today. Lamenting the commercialisation and authoritarianism which increasingly characterises Turkish society, Temelkuran sees hope in the Gezi Park protests of 2013, the electoral breakthrough of the progressive HDP party in 2015 and in the simple kindness of ordinary people. Much more than either straightforward history or memoir, Turkey: the Insane the Melancholy is like sitting with a friendly stranger who, over raki or coffee, reveals the secrets of this rich and complex country - the historic "bridge" between east and west

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2016

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Zed Books
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2016

Notes

Translated from the Turkish by Zeynep Beler

* Introduction* Yesterday* Today/Morning* Tomorrow: "What Will Become of This Bridge of Ours?"

The Physical Object

Description:296 s

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781783608898, 1783608897, 9781783608904, 1783608900, 9781783608928, 1783608927, 9781783608911, 1783608919, 9781783608935, 1783608935
oclc:ocn964661959