AGENTTERRORIST
In his new book, journalist Deniz Yucel outlines the defamation campaign that made him the scapegoat of a diplomatic crisis.
Erdogan's Empire
Revered for his expertise on Turkey by CNN, PBS, NPR, and BBC, historian Dr Soner Cagaptay of the Washington Institute penned a new book, “Erdogan’s Empire: Turkey and the Politics of the Middle East”.
HOW TO LOSE A COUNTRY
Ece Temelkuran’s new book “How to Lose a Country” offers a guide to spot the patterns of the populist wave that shapes politics around the globe.
Opening
the Black Box
the Black Box
Having served in Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Iraq as a Turkish military adviser, Al-Monitor's columnist Metin Gurcan studies the change in the Turkish Military before and after the failed military uprising on July 15, 2016.
GAMECHANGER
DAPHNE BARAK
Erbil Günaştı, the former press officer of President Erdoğan coauthors ‘Gamechanger’, a book on shifts in the Western civilization in the case of a discord between President Erdoğan and President Trump.
"Mein Sohn bleibt bei mir!"
Detained as alleged terrorist supporter with her son, Mesale Tolu's book depicts her everyday struggle between hope and despair during her 8 months of political imprisonment in Turkey.
DILAN
Famed for treating ISIS victims, Turkish-German Psychologist Jan Ilhan Kızılhan tells a tragic story about a young lesbian woman’s fight against IS oppression and her suffering through war and captivity.
LEYLAN
Detained politician, former leader of Turkey's HDP, Selahattin Demirtaş's new book Leylan tells the political romance story of willpower and resistance, starting out in Diyarbakır and İstanbul, travelling all the way to Zurich, only to end in Mardin, Turkey.
I WILL NEVER SEE THE WORLD AGAIN
Released and rearrested, Altan is currently in prison in Turkey on charges related to the 2016 coup attempt. Altan received France's André Malraux award and Germany's Scholl Prize for his prison memoir "I will never see the world again".
Verhaftung in Granada: oder Treibt die Türkei in die Diktatur?
"Arrest in Granada" is a poetic account of Goethe Medal awardee Dogan Akhanli's journey through the Turkish justice system, studying his four incarcerations in forty years.
Linc - Makam Odasi
Fashion designer Barbaros Sansal reveals how his social media post snowballed into being lynched and how he survived the 56 days of imprisonment in Silivri in his recent book titled “Linç - Makam Odasi”
Making Mischief: #WeAreArrested
#WeAreArrested is the true story of Can Dundar's commitment to expose the truth in the face of huge personal risks. Dundar broadcasts his daily political commentary on Ozguruz Radio.
POLITICS BOOKS
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Agentterrorist
Erdogan's Empire: Turkey and the Politics of the Middle East
How to Lose a Country
Mein Sohn bleibt bei Mir
Gamechanger
Dilan
Leylan
Erdogan Rising: The Battle for the Soul of Turkey
I will never see the World again
Nachtfahrt der Seele
Die Psychologie des IS
Verhaftung in Granada: oder Treibt die Türkei in die Diktatur?
Opening the Black Box
Linc - Makam Odasi
Die Hoffnung stirbt am Bosporus: Wie die Türkei Freiheit und Demokratie verspielt
Making Mischief
As Told by His Fiance Hatice Cengiz: Jamal Khashoggi, Behind the Murder of the Century: Behind the Murder of the Century
Murder in Istanbul: Jamal Khashoggi, Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia
Ataturk's Wutende Enkel
Almanlarin Turk Korkusu
Der Antitürke
Empörung reicht nicht!
Ofke Yetmez!
Risk Rules: How Local Politics Threaten the Global Economy
Governing Islam Abroad
Why Turkey is Authoritarian
A Mosque in Munich
Inside Islam
Wir sind ja nicht zum Spass hier
Almanya'nin Ortasinda
Turkish Berlin
Rage and Revolution in Modern Turkey
Muslim Nationalism and the New Turks
Muslims, Money, and Democracy in Turkey: Reluctant Capitalists
Turkey's July 15th Coup: What Happened and Why
Ally No More: Erdogan’s New Turkish Caliphate and the Rising Jihadist Threat to the West
An Uncertain Ally: Turkey under Erdogan's Dictatorship
The Life of Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Hungry for Power
Le silence même n'est plus à toi (French Edition)
Daring and Caution in Turkish Strategic Culture
Challenging Neoliberalism at Turkey’s Gezi Park: From Private Discontent to Collective Class Action
Turkish Awakening
The Rise of Turkey: The Twenty-First Century's First Muslim Power
Media in New Turkey: The Origins of an Authoritarian Neoliberal State
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
The Gulen Movement: Turkey’s Islamic Supremacist Cult and its Contributions to the Civilization Jihad
The Lone Gladio
The Fall of the Turkish Model: How the Arab Uprisings Brought Down Islamic Liberalism
Turkey Interrupted: Derailing Democracy
We Are Arrested: A Journalist's Notes from a Turkish Prison
Midnight at the Pera Palace: The Birth of Modern Istanbul
Turkey: The Insane and the Melancholy
Und morgen die ganze Türkei: Der lange Aufstieg des Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Angry Nation
Rethinking Islam and Liberal Democracy: Islamist Women in Turkish Politics
Under the Shadow: Rage and Revolution in Modern Turkey
Winning Turkey: How America, Europe, and Turkey Can Revive a Fading Partnership
Taksim ist überall: Die Gezi-Bewegung und die Zukunft der Türkei
Crescent and Star: Turkey Between Two Worlds
The Turks Today
Turkey: What Everyone Needs to Know
Classified Woman-The Sibel Edmonds Story: A Memoir
The New Turkish Republic: Turkey as a Pivotal State in the Muslim World
Turkey and the Arab Spring: Leadership in the Middle East
Turkey: A Modern History
The New Sultan: Erdogan and the Crisis of Modern Turkey
Democracy, Islam, and Secularism in Turkey
Ataturk: The Biography of the Founder of Modern Turkey
CELEBRITIES
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Basri Doğan
JOURNALIST
Living under death threats for his Gulen cult connections, journalist Doğan is awarded the Royal Medal of Honor for his 28 years of community work and integration efforts in the Turkish-Dutch media.
AMSTERDAM, NL
Ayça Şırvancı
accountant
Having served as Deputy Comptroller for 3 years, Turkish-American Şırvancı won the runoff election for City Comptroller in Milwaukee with over 50% of the vote in a tightly contested race.
Milwaukee, WI, USA
Veysel Ok
ATTORNEY
Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) co-director lawyer Veysel Ok receives the 2020 Freedom of Expression award in the campaigning category for defending journalists in Turkey.
ISTANBUL, TURKEY
Mehmet Çilingiroğlu
CARDIOLOGIST
Boasting numerous academic affiliations in the US, Turkish-American doctor Çilingiroğlu is one of the key reference on Turkish television. The ongoing Coronavirus coverage made him a household name.
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Aynur Bayazıt
TEACHER
Teaching disadvantaged kindergarteners, Bayazıt is shortlisted among 12,000 nominations in 140 countries for the Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize, in partnership with UNESCO.
KIRŞEHIR, TURKEY
Uğur Şahin
IMMUNOLOGIST
Turkish-German scientist Sahin's immunotherapy company BioNTech is teaming up with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer to develop and distribute a vaccine for Coronavirus (Covid-19).
MAINZ, GERMANY
Özlem Türeci
SCIENTIST
MAINZ, GERMANY
Emre Eren Korkmaz
RESEARCHER
Post-doctoral researcher in migration and refugees at University of Oxford, Korkmaz’s work 'Memoirs in my suitcase' on Turkish immigrants is on exhibit at the Pitt Rivers Museum in London.
LONDON, UK
Yosun Denizeri
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER
With more than 20 years of experience in implementing planning, pricing and optimization solutions in global companies in U.S. and Europe, Denizeri made it to this year's Pro's to Know list.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA
Somer Sivrioglu
RESTAURANTEUR
Owner of two restaurants, Efendy and Anason in Sydney, chef Sivrioglu published his second cookbook, 'Anatolia: Adventures in Turkish Eating', a fascinating culinary travel guide on Turkish cuisine.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
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