Turkey Book Talk

By William Armstrong

Conversations with journalists, academics and writers on Turkey and its region. New episode every two weeks.... more

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The podcast currently has 342 episodes available.

Turkey Book Talk episodes:

October 12, 2017 Alexander Clarkson on Turks and Kurds in Germany
Alexander Clarkson of Kings College London discusses his research on the Turkish and Kurdish diaspora in Germany, the lasting importance of Turkey's 1980 military coup, and the bitter state of ties between Turkey and Germany today.
Get a 33% discount plus free delivery on any of five books from Hurst Publishers, exclusive to Turkey Book Talk listeners.
Support the podcast by making a donation via Patreon. Many thanks to current supporters Celia Jocelyn Kerslake, Michelle Zimmer, Jan-Markus Vömel, Steve Bryant, Aaron Ataman, Max Hoffman, Andrew MacDowall and Paul Levin.
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51min
September 29, 2017 Ekin Oklap on the pleasures and pitfalls of translating Orhan Pamuk
Ekin Oklap on translating Orhan Pamuk into English and the release of "The Red-Haired Woman" (Faber), the second novel she has worked on with Pamuk.
Get a 33% discount plus free delivery on any of five books from Hurst Publishers, exclusive to Turkey Book Talk listeners.
Support the podcast by making a donation via Patreon. Many thanks to current supporters Celia Jocelyn Kerslake, Michelle Zimmer, Jan-Markus Vömel, Steve Bryant, Aaron Ataman, Max Hoffman, Andrew MacDowall and Paul Levin.
...more
22min
September 29, 2017 Ekin Oklap on the pleasures and pitfalls of translating Orhan Pamuk
Ekin Oklap on translating Orhan Pamuk into English and the release of "The Red-Haired Woman" (Faber), the second novel she has worked on with Pamuk.
Get a 33% discount plus free delivery on any of five books from Hurst Publishers, exclusive to Turkey Book Talk listeners.
Support the podcast by making a donation via Patreon. Many thanks to current supporters Celia Jocelyn Kerslake, Michelle Zimmer, Jan-Markus Vömel, Steve Bryant, Aaron Ataman, Max Hoffman, Andrew MacDowall and Paul Levin.
...more
22min
September 15, 2017 Cenk Özbay on male prostitution in Istanbul and LGBT rights in Turkey
Cenk Özbay, associate professor at Sabancı University, on his book “Queering Sexualities in Turkey: Gay Men, Male Prostitutes and the City” (IB Tauris) and the troubled state of LGBT rights activism in the country today.
Get a 33% discount plus free delivery on any of five books from Hurst Publishers, exclusive to Turkey Book Talk listeners.
Support the podcast by making a donation via Patreon. Many thanks to current supporters Celia Jocelyn Kerslake, Michelle Zimmer, Jan-Markus Vömel, Steve Bryant, Aaron Ataman, Max Hoffman, Andrew MacDowall and Paul Levin.
...more
31min
September 15, 2017 Cenk Özbay on male prostitution in Istanbul and LGBT rights in Turkey
Cenk Özbay, associate professor at Sabancı University, on his book “Queering Sexualities in Turkey: Gay Men, Male Prostitutes and the City” (IB Tauris) and the troubled state of LGBT rights activism in the country today.
Get a 33% discount plus free delivery on any of five books from Hurst Publishers, exclusive to Turkey Book Talk listeners.
Support the podcast by making a donation via Patreon. Many thanks to current supporters Celia Jocelyn Kerslake, Michelle Zimmer, Jan-Markus Vömel, Steve Bryant, Aaron Ataman, Max Hoffman, Andrew MacDowall and Paul Levin.
...more
31min
September 01, 2017 Suzy Hansen on viewing America from Turkey
Journalist Suzy Hansen on "Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-American World" (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), on the delusions of US exceptionalism and reporting from Turkey for 10 years.
Get a 33% discount plus free delivery on any of five books from Hurst Publishers, exclusive to Turkey Book Talk listeners.
Support the podcast by making a donation via Patreon. Many thanks to current supporters Celia Jocelyn Kerslake, Michelle Zimmer, Jan-Markus Vömel, Steve Bryant, Aaron Ataman, Max Hoffman and Andrew MacDowall.
...more
28min
September 01, 2017 Suzy Hansen on viewing America from Turkey
Journalist Suzy Hansen on "Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-American World" (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), reflecting on the global role of the US and reporting from Turkey for 10 years.
Get a 33% discount plus free delivery on any of five books from Hurst Publishers, exclusive to Turkey Book Talk listeners.
Support the podcast by making a donation via Patreon. Many thanks to current supporters Celia Jocelyn Kerslake, Michelle Zimmer, Jan-Markus Vömel, Steve Bryant, Aaron Ataman, Max Hoffman and Andrew MacDowall.
...more
28min
August 18, 2017 Douglas Howard on a new history of the Ottoman Empire
Professor Douglas Howard on "A History of the Ottoman Empire” (Cambridge University Press), his new single-volume history covering the empire from its 13th century origins to its protracted, violent dissolution.
Get a 33% discount plus free delivery on any of five books from Hurst Publishers, exclusive to Turkey Book Talk listeners.
Support the podcast by making a donation via Patreon. Many thanks to current supporters Celia Jocelyn Kerslake, Michelle Zimmer, Jan-Markus Vömel, Steve Bryant, Aaron Ataman, Max Hoffman and Andrew MacDowall.
...more
25min
August 18, 2017 Douglas Howard on a new history of the Ottoman Empire
Professor Douglas Howard on "A History of the Ottoman Empire” (Cambridge University Press), his new single-volume history covering the empire from its 13th century origins to its protracted, violent dissolution.
Get a 33% discount plus free delivery on any of five books from Hurst Publishers, exclusive to Turkey Book Talk listeners.
Support the podcast by making a donation via Patreon. Many thanks to current supporters Celia Jocelyn Kerslake, Michelle Zimmer, Jan-Markus Vömel, Steve Bryant, Aaron Ataman, Max Hoffman and Andrew MacDowall.
...more
25min
August 04, 2017 Max Hoffman on Turkish civil society under siege
Max Hoffman discusses the report "Trends in Turkish Civil Society," a joint publication by the Center for American Progress, the Istanbul Policy Center, and the Italian think tank IAI.
Get a 33% discount plus free delivery on any of five books from Hurst Publishers, exclusive to Turkey Book Talk listeners.
Support the podcast by making a donation via Patreon. Many thanks to current supporters Celia Jocelyn Kerslake, Michelle Zimmer, Jan-Markus Vömel, Steve Bryant, Aaron Ataman and Andrew MacDowall.
...more
31min

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How many episodes does Turkey Book Talk have?

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