Well, that coup happened and it surgically removed the rot in Turkish politics so everything is okay now. Right? Then why are we still doing episodes? It turns out that military Juntas who pass on power to closely monitored civilian administrations struggle to actually achieve their goals and some might say the rot wasn't removed so much as dispersed and we go into that and Turkey's first coalition governments.

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Our intro music is by our good friend Jordan who is a fellow member of ALE, which you should all check out!

Our Cast:

Sinan - @TheSinanKose

Ben - @Patricipacion

The preview of our first bonus of 2023 has just dropped, as you can tell we struggled to stay on topic since we were mostly catching up after our break, but we do take care to mention Turkey's booming hair transplant industry and why the most Bald British people tend to make the trip to get it done.

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Our Cast:

Sinan - @TheSinanKose

Legally Distinct from Jamie - @dudliestwarrior

Ben - @Patricipacion

Happy new year! We're back and a coup has happened. We take a look at what exactly Turkey's brand new, totally legitimate government was doing after they took control, including a series of trials that included the deposed President and Prime Minister being accused of many crimes. Mostly treason. Also we tell you who we would have play Mussolini in a film.

If you want to support us and get access to the bonus episodes including the upcoming bonus episode on the popularity of going to Turkey to get hair transplants and on the one of the funniest types of hair transplant you could imagine check out the patreon.

Our intro music is by our good friend Jordan who is a fellow member of ALE, which you should all check out!

Our Cast:

Sinan - @TheSinanKose

Legally Distinct from Jamie - @dudliestwarrior

Ben - @Patricipacion

Look, this bonus was meant to be about the origin of the name "Turkey" for the bird, but as you can probably tell from the tone of the preview, it got out of hand. So enjoy it and Merry Christmas from us all.

If you want access to the full bonus episode head on over to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PeaceAtHome

Our Cast:

Sinan - @TheSinanKose

Legally Distinct from Jamie - @dudliestwarrior

Ben - @Patricipacion

We're back to the history after our detour with the football. So join our full cast as we look at the late 50s in Turkey, the events that precipitated the 1960 coup including a rapid authoritarian turn from those at the top that included giving members of the Grand National Assembly some absurd powers.

If you want to support us and get access to the bonus episodes including the upcoming bonus episode on why we call that awful tasting, dry bird a "Turkey" check out the patreon.

Our intro music is by our good friend Jordan who is a fellow member of ALE, which you should all check out!

Our Cast:

Sinan - @TheSinanKose

Legally Distinct from Jamie - @crimebeavis

Ben - @Patricipacion

Join our full cast for this preview as Sinan guides them through the rise and fall of Turkey's greatest ever goal scorer internationally and in the domestic league, Hakan Şükür. As well as joining in with some poorly remembered football stories from his youth about other notable Turkish footballers who have tried to make the jump from sports to politics.

If you want access to the full bonus episode head on over to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PeaceAtHome

Our Cast:

Sinan - @TheSinanKose

Legally Distinct from Jamie - @crimebeavis

Ben - @Patricipacion

We're back and to take a break from the heavy topics we covered in the last one, we chatted about Football, its place in Turkey, in its politics and some of the wild stories of what went on in the league at various times, including match fixing scandals, unnecessary riots and rowdy Scottish people.

If you want to support us and get access to the bonus episodes including the upcoming bonus episode on the story of one Turkey's greatest ever footballing products, his career after football and what he's up to now check out the patreon.

Our intro music is by our good friend Jordan who is a fellow member of ALE, which you should all check out!

Our Cast:

Sinan - @TheSinanKose

Legally Distinct from Jamie - @crimebeavis

Ben - @Patricipacion

A preview of our bonus episode on Turkish TV shows, in particular historical prestige dramas, whether they're good, bad, have a streak of clownishness in them that lingers from Turkish Star Wars and in the full episode we devolve into discussion about non-Turkish TV shows, but it's also our podcast so what are you going to do?

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Our Cast:

Sinan - @TheSinanKose

Legally Distinct from Jamie - @crimebeavis

CN: If you want to skip the graphic description of the events described in this episode the timestamps are 42:43 to 44:30.

It's the middle of the 50s and the Cold War is in full swing, Turkey is safely within NATO's grasp alongside its friendly neighbour Greece, with whom it has pretty good relations. Then the issue of decolonisation and specifically Cyprus comes up, with some on the Island favouring unification or "Enosis" with Greece. This new tension offers the third (for now) Superpower in the world Britain a chance to save itself from diplomatic embarrassment which sets off a series of events that lead to tragedy in the form of the Istanbul Pogrom. Find out the ins and outs of the event, what the level of government involvement was and whether there's an Operation Gladio related twist to it all.

If you want to support us and get access to the bonus episodes including the upcoming bonus episode on the wave of Turkish TV shows that took a lot of the world by storm, including one involving an Ottoman Emperor whose hobby is being a cop and slapping people.

Our intro music is by our good friend Jordan who is a fellow member of ALE, which you should all check out!

Our Cast:

Sinan - @TheSinanKose

Legally Distinct from Jamie - @crimebeavis

A preview of our bonus episode on the Ataturk cult of personality, where it came from, whether the UK has something even remotely similar and what its international impact may have been. Also a lot of off topic chat, but you knew that.

If you want access to the full bonus episode head on over to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PeaceAtHome

Our Cast:

Sinan - @TheSinanKose

Legally Distinct from Jamie - @crimebeavis