Reuben Silverman, author of “Turkey’s Ever Present Past: Stories from Republican Turkish History” and “Politics in Turkey: Parties, Politicians and the Struggle for Power” (Libra Books), talks about his research on contemporary Turkish history.

Check out his website for posts on a broad range of subjects: https://reubensilverman.wordpress.com/

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