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Turkish cuisine is as
richly diverse as the
country itself, which
brings together the
influences of Europe,
Asia and the
Mediterranean. Istanbul
shares with its residents
and visitors alike a
great love affair with
food. Almost every dish
has its own
neighbourhood, and a
best address at which to
enjoy it, which makes
for a long list of places
to stop for lunch,
dinner, afternoon tea,
or a snack. Pomme
Larmoyer`s Istanbul Cult
Recipes is a compilation
of tasty recipes from
Istanbul cuisine and
recommendations of where
to go and eat when you
visit. Split into
chapters entitled At the
Kahvalti Salonu
(breakfast); The
Meyhanetable (meze and
fish); Lokanta, kofteci
and kebabci (soups,
meats and rice); At home
(family recipes); Street
Food; and Turkish
Delights (sweet things),
there are plenty of
incredibly delicious
dishes to give you a
taste of Istanbul. Lunch
on a meze of Chickpea
pockets, Mussel pilaki
and Samphire salad with
almonds; dine on Sauteed
lamb with smoky eggplant
or Spicy mutton kebabs;
enjoy Istanbul street
food like Pide and Islak
burger; and indulge your
Turkish sweet tooth with
Baklava, Vanilla milk
pudding and Pistachio
kadayif.Each chapter also
features a region of
Istanbul so you know
exactly where to eat when
you`re wandering the
streets.In Karakoy visit
Namli Gurme for an
endless breakfast on
Sunday afternoon; in
Fatih head towards the
Egyptian Bazaar and get
lost amidst the saffron,
pepper and paprika; pop
into Aytekin Erol in and
revel in the different
flavours and colours of
Turkish delight; and in
the district of Ortakoy
don`t miss the
opportunity to visit the
street dedicated to
kumpir, potatoes stuffed
with everything you could
want. Are you hungry?
Welcome to Istanbul.
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For Billy Hayes, 1970
was a horrifying year. It
was the year when he
tried to smuggle 4lbs of
hashish from Istanbul
back to his home in
America. It was the year
when he was arrested at
Istanbul airport, tried,
and sentenced to 30
years in a Turkish jail.
For five years he
suffered the filth,
brutality and degradation
of imprisonment in an
environment of hellish
squalor, while his
family fought in vain to
secure his release.
Finally in desperation,
he made a daring escape
bid and incredibly the
bid succeeded. This is
the astounding true
story, told in Billy
Hayes`s own words, of
those five years of
living hell and of the
harrowing ordeal of his
time on the run. Vivid
and realistic without
being morbid, it is a
classic story of survival
and human endurance,
told with humour,
intelligence and total
honesty.
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When the Ottoman Empire
collapsed, so many spies
mingled in the lobby of
Istanbul`s Pera Palace
Hotel that the manager
put up a sign asking them
to relinquish seats to
paying guests. As the
multi-ethnic empire
became a Turkish
republic, Russian
emigres sold family
heirlooms, an African
American impresario
founded a jazz club and
Miss Turkey became the
first Muslim beauty
queen. Turkey`s president
Kemal Ataturk, Muslim
feminist Halide Edip,
the exiled Leon Trotsky
and the future Pope John
XXIII fought for new
visions of human freedom.
During the Second World
War, German
intellectuals ran from
the Nazis while Jewish
activists spirited
refugees out of occupied
Europe. This pioneering
portrait of urban
reinvention re-creates an
era when an ancient city
became a global
crossroads-a moment when
Europe`s closest Muslim
metropolis became its
vital port of refuge.
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It is the perceived
wisdom that the Gallipoli
Campaign against the
Turks in 1915 was deeply
flawed and that
inadequate planning and
bad maps contributed to
much unnecessary
slaughter. Yet these two
experts on terrain and
mapping in the Great War
contend that the
consequences of this have
been overplayed.
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Captured during the First
World War, Lieutenant
E.H. Jones (a Welsh
officer in the Indian
Army) and Lieutenant C.W.
Hill (an Australian
serving in the R.A.F.)
were prisoners of war at
the Yozgad prison camp in
Turkey. To while away the
time, the prisoners hit
upon the idea of playing
with a make-shift Ouija
board to help keep
themselves entertained.
As it turned out, E.H.
Jones had a knack for
manipulation and soon had
everyone believing his
fake messages from the
other side. It was then
the bright idea came to
him: if he could fool his
comrades, to what extent
could he fool his captors
and turn this to his
advantage - ? With
Lieutenant Hill his
partner in crime (who is
also an amateur
magician), the two
orchestrate an
extraordinary plan to try
to guarantee their
release. As well as
containing astonishing
original materials
including photographs,
letters and postcards,
the book contains a
preface by the author`s
grandson, as well as a
foreword by Neil Gaiman
who is linked to a film
which is currently in
pre-production. A FREE
companion ebook will be
available to download
from the Hesperus website
in February
(www.hesperuspress.com/the-road-to-en-dor)rand
will include back stories
on the characters, maps,
letters, coded messages
and an exclusive short
story written by E.H.
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All Arto der
Haroutunian`s twelve
cookbooks written in the
1980s became classics; it
was his belief that the
rich culinary tradition
of the Middle East is the
main source of many of
our Western cuisines and
his books were intended
as an introduction to
that tradition. A Turkish
Cookbook is regarded as
the seminal work on the
subject but has been out
of print for over twenty
five years. It is a
lovingly written recipe
book packed with
traditional stories,
poems and sayings. Turkey
is fast becoming one of
the most popular tourist
destinations, and while
famous for its scenic
beauty and ancient sites,
it undoubtedly owes much
of its new found
popularity to the quality
and character of its
food. With his inimitable
talent for combining
fascinating anecdotes
with mouth-watering
recipes, Arto der
Haroutunian brings to
life the ancient culinary
traditions of this huge
and varied country. You
can recreate the
wonderful fish and
seafood dishes, the
exotic oriental pastries,
experiment with
different types of kebabs
or prepare a selection of
meze. At once a practical
cookbook and a
fascinating read, A
Turkish Cookbook is a
spelndid introduction to
one of the world`s great
cuisines.
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`Fantastic
Turkish-Cypriot food` -
Yotam Ottolenghi `Welcome
to the extremely tasty
world of modern
Turkish-Cypriot food -
what a stunning and
beautiful book` - Peter
Gordon `This woman can
bloody cook` - Grace
Dent, Evening
Standard`Keep an eye out
for Selin Kiazim,
because she is going
places, in every
conceivable way` - Giles
Coren, The Times`Swoon`
- Time Out LondonWith
influences from the
Mediterranean, Southern
Europe and the Middle
East, Turkish-Cypriot
food offers incredible
flavour combinations
unique to its region.
Oklava: The Cookbook
celebrates the culinary
delights of this area in
a way no cookbook has
done before. Oklava
translates simply as
`rolling pin`. For Selin
Kiazim, this word
conjures up memories of
her Turkish-Cypriot
grandmother: a rolling
pin was never far from
her hands, which meant a
delicious treat was
imminent. The same can be
said for this book. These
sensational recipes will
take you on a journey
from home-cooked meals
and summers spent in
North Cyprus to an
exciting interpretation
of modern Turkish-Cypriot
cooking in London. Bring
the Oklava experience
into your home with
Turkish delights such as
Pistachio-crusted Banana
& Tahini French Toast
with Orange Blossom Syrup
& Smoked Streaky Bacon;
Grilled Quails with Palm
Sugar, Sumac & Oregano
Glaze; Courgette, Feta &
Mint Fritters; Crispy
Pomegranate-Glazed Lamb
Breast with Yoghurt;
Chilli-Roast Cauliflower;
and Chocolate, Prune &
Cardamom Delice.
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Other Colours is a
collection of immediate
relevance and timeless
value, ranging from
lyrical autobiography to
criticism of literature
and culture, from humour
to political analysis,
from delicate evocations
of his friendship with
his daughter Ruya to
provocative discussions
of Eastern and Western
art. It also covers
Pamuk`s recent, high
profile, court case. My
Father`s Suitcase,
Pamuk`s 2006 Nobel
Lecture, a brilliant
illumination of what it
means to be a writer,
completes the selection
from a man who is now
without doubt one of
international
literature`s most eminent
and popular figures.
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On 15 April 1915,
British and Dominion
troops landed on the
Gallipoli Peninsula. The
campaign which followed
lasted over eight months,
and cost nearly 500, 000
Allied and Turkish
casualites. In this
study, Sir Robert Rhodes
James sheds new light on
the campaign,
discounting many of its
legends.
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More than twenty mosques
and tombs were built from
the fifteenth to the
early seventeenth
centuries in Istanbul,
Bursa, Edirne and
Uskudar. They are the
products of a bold,
daring and refined
civilisation at the
height of its power. The
photographs in Sacred
Spaces are a testament to
the exquisite taste and
sophistication of Ottoman
architecture. All these
buildings and complexes
reflect the spirit and
social values of an
entire society, as well
as their taste and
artistic ideals. The
photographs pay tribute
not only to a splendid
array of mosques from
different times and
places but to the men and
women who built them and
to the faithful who still
gather in their midst.
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THE SUNDAY TIMES
BESTSELLER `Life-filled
and life-affirming
history, steeped in
romance and written with
verve` GUARDIAN `Richly
entertaining and
impeccably reserached`
Peter Frankopan Istanbul
has always been a place
where stories and
histories collide and
crackle, where the idea
is as potent as the
historical fact. From the
Qu`ran to Shakespeare,
this city with three
names - Byzantium,
Constantinople, Istanbul
- resonates as an idea
and a place, and
overspills its boundaries
- real and imagined.
Standing as the gateway
between the East and
West, it has served as
the capital of the Roman,
Byzantine, Latin and
Ottoman Empires. For much
of its history it was
known simply as The City,
but, as Bettany Hughes
reveals, Istanbul is not
just a city, but a
story. In this epic new
biography, Hughes takes
us on a dazzling
historical journey
through the many
incarnations of one of
the world`s greatest
cities. As the
longest-lived political
entity in Europe, over
the last 6, 000 years
Istanbul has absorbed a
mosaic of micro-cities
and cultures all
gathering around the
core. At the latest count
archaeologists have
measured forty-two human
habitation
layers.Phoenicians,
Genoese, Venetians,
Jews, Vikings, Azeris
all called a patch of
this earth their home.
Based on meticulous
research and new
archaeological evidence,
this captivating portrait
of the momentous life of
Istanbul is visceral,
immediate and scholarly
narrative history at its
finest.
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Memed grows up a serf to
a vicious overlord on the
thistle-clad plains of
Turkey`s Taurus region.
When his plan to escape
is dashed, and the young
woman he loves murdered,
Memed makes for the
mountains to become an
outlaw. Before long he
has transformed from a
young rebel to an
infamous bandit, the
scourge of corrupt
oppressors and hero to
the poor. With vividness
and simplicity, Kemal`s
classic novel evokes the
fierce beauty of his
country and the struggles
of its oppressed people.
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Engin Akin shares her
culinary mastery and
describes the evolution
of Turkey`s complex
culture of food in The
Essential Turkish
Cuisine. Complete with
200 recipes found across
the country, including
traditional dolmas,
kebabs, halva and more,
this definitive book
offers rare insight into
the diverse influences on
modern Turkish cooking.
Featuring a wide range of
large and small
plates--from Stuffed
Peppers and Eggplant to
Lamb with Quince, Fresh
Sour Cherry Hosaf to
Crepes with Tahini and
Pekmez--Engin includes
expert instruction for
each dish. Through these
recipes and the gorgeous
photographs of
Turkey--its bustling
markets, its food, and
its traditions-- Engin
shares the country`s rich
heritage and brings the
spirit of Turkey into
your kitchen.
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This biography of Atat?rk
aims to strip away the
myth to show the
complexities of the man
beneath. Born plain
Mustafa in Ottoman
Salonica in 1881, he
trained as an army
officer but was virtually
unknown until 1919, when
he took the lead in
thwarting the victorious
Allies` plan to partition
the Turkish core of the
Ottoman Empire. He
divided the Allies,
defeated the last Sultan
and secured the territory
of the Turkish national
state, becoming the
first president of the
new republic in 1923. He
imposed coherence, order
and mordernity and in the
process, created his own
legend and his own cult.
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Anatolia is a beautifully
illustrated exploration
of classic Turkish
cuisine and culture,
adapted for modern life.
Turkish-born chef Somer
Sivrioglu and co-author
David Dale re-imagine the
traditions of Turkish
cooking, presenting
recipes ranging from the
grand banquets of the
Ottoman empire to the
spicy snacks of
Istanbul`s street stalls.
In doing so they explain
their take on the
classics and reveal the
surrounding rituals,
myths, jokes and folk
wisdom of both the old
and new Turkey. Somer and
David bring us more than
150 accessible recipes
with rich colour
photographs shot on
location in Turkey. Also
included are feature
spreads on local Turkish
chefs and producers and
their specialities,
adding another
fascinating layer to the
book. Take a unique
glimpse into the worlds
of old and new Turkey
with this beautiful,
multidimensional
cookbook.
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Anatolia: Home of
Eternity, is the
catalogue that
accompanies the main
exhibition at Europalia
Arts Festival, Turkey.
It looks at the heart of
Turkish culture and
illustrates masterpieces
brought together from
museums from all over
Turkey. Turkish culture
is characterised by
rituals and religion. On
the basis of about 200
objects - archaeological
finds, miniatures,
sculptures, textile,
items in gold, etc. -
this book provides a
unique glimpse at the
diversity of that culture
- and of a country that
has always been used as
bridge between Europe and
Asia. The masterpieces
are borrowed from
prestigious collections,
such as the Topkapi
Palace Museum, the
Istanbul Archaeological
Museum and the Museum of
Anatolian Civilizations
in Ankara.
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This concise history
tells the story of
Turkey, a country caught
between the ideologies of
East and West. Feroz
Ahmad provides a full
survey of Turkey`s
chequered past, from its
beginnings as a disparate
group of tribes to its
status as the first
secular republic in the
Islamic world. In
addition to providing a
detailed account of the
key cultural, economic
and social events, this
accessible text also
examines the problems
faced by modern Turkey,
from the rise of Islamic
militancy to current
tension in Turkey`s
government.
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Discover the Turkish
delight of Istanbul city
with the help of this
genuinely pocket-sized,
pop-up map. Small in size
yet big on detail, this
compact, dependable,
Istanbul city map will
ensure you don`t miss a
thing. * Includes 2
PopOut maps - a detailed
street map of Istanbul
city centre as well as an
overview map of greater
Istanbul * Additional
maps of the Grand Bazaar,
a transport map and a
map of the Istanbul area
are also included *
Handy, self-folding,
tourist map is small
enough to fit in your
pocket yet offers
extensive coverage of the
city in an easy-to-use
format * Thorough street
index is also featured
and cross-referenced to
the map so you can easily
find your destination *
Hotels, restaurants,
stores and attractions
are all included on the
maps Ideal to pop in a
pocket or bag for quick
reference while exploring
the city. Fold size: 95mm
(3.75”) x 130mm
(5.25”) Sheet size:
215mm (8.5”) x 225mm
(9.75”) Approx scale:
City centre map 1:12 000;
Greater map 1:27 000.
Scales are approximate
and should be used as a
guideline only.
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When Mustafa Kemal
Ataturk became the first
president of Turkey in
1923, he set about
transforming his country
into a secular republic
where nationalism
sanctified by
science--and by the
personality cult Ataturk
created around
himself--would reign
supreme as the new
religion. This book
provides the first
in-depth look at the
intellectual life of the
Turkish Republic`s
founder. In doing so, it
frames him within the
historical context of the
turbulent age in which he
lived, and explores the
uneasy transition from
the late Ottoman imperial
order to the modern
Turkish state through his
life and ideas. Shedding
light on one of the most
complex and enigmatic
statesmen of the modern
era, M. Sukru Hanioglu
takes readers from
Ataturk`s youth as a
Muslim boy in the
volatile ethnic cauldron
of Macedonia, to his
education in nonreligious
and military schools, to
his embrace of Turkish
nationalism and the
modernizing Young Turks
movement. Who was this
figure who sought glory
as an ambitious young
officer in World War I,
defied the victorious
Allies intent on
partitioning the Turkish
heartland, and defeated
the last sultan?Hanioglu
charts Ataturk`s
intellectual and
ideological development
at every stage of his
life, demonstrating how
he was profoundly
influenced by the new
ideas that were
circulating in the
sprawling Ottoman realm.
He shows how Ataturk drew
on a unique mix of
scientism, materialism,
social Darwinism,
positivism, and other
theories to fashion a
grand utopian framework
on which to build his new
nation. Now with a new
preface, this book
provides the first
in-depth look at the
intellectual life of the
Turkish Republic`s
founder.
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Born in London to a
Turkish mother and
British father, Alev
Scott moved to Istanbul
to discover what it means
to be Turkish in a
country going through
rapid change, a country
with an extraordinary
past and an ever more
surprising present. From
the European buzz of
modern-day Constantinople
to the Arabic-speaking
towns of the south-east,
Turkish Awakening
investigates a country
moving swiftly towards a
new position on the world
stage. Relating
wide-ranging interviews
and colourful personal
experience, the author
charts the evolving
course of a country
bursting with surprises -
none more dramatic than
the unexpected political
protests of 2013, which
have brought to light the
emerging demands of a
newly awakened Turkish
people. The 2013 protests
were just one indication
of the changes afoot in
today`s Turkey.
Encompassing topics as
varied as Aegean camel
wrestling, transgender
prostitution,
politicised soap operas
and riot tourism, this
is a revelatory, at
times humorous, at times
moving, portrait of a
country which is coming
of age.
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In Turkish Delights John
Gregory-Smith brings his
passion for Turkey and
its food to your kitchen.
He celebrates the best of
the country`s traditional
food with 100 regional
dishes, giving each one
his simple, modern spin.
Forget greasy late-night
doner kebabs, John
offers the Iskender kebab
from the city of Bursa in
Northwest Turkey, filled
with finely sliced tender
lamb, hot tomato and
garlic sauce and yogurt.
Other tempting dishes
include the Ilgin Beef
Kofta (pepper and parsley
spiked beef from the
Central Anatolian region)
or his Ottoman-inspired
Stuffed Pepper Dolma.
With chapters on
Breakfast, Meze, Pide
and Kofta, Kebabs,
Salads, Meat, Seafood,
Vegetables and Desserts
and Drinks, it is
crammed full of exciting
flavours and inspiring
ideas.
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A celebration of the
vibrant food, culture,
and people of Turkey from
passionate native chef
Sevtap Yuce. Be
transported amongst the
fiery, impassioned
street- food culture of
Istanbul and Ankara with
this stunning culinary
journey through Sevtap
Yuce s homeland. With a
focus on authentic street
food and barbecue,
Turkish Fire captures the
spirit of these cities
and shows you how to
re-create their moreish
flavors in your own
kitchen. With 100
mouthwatering recipes for
morning, noon, and
night, Sevtap takes
readers through a local
culinary day and brings
to life the verve and
adoration for food that
the people of Turkey
possess.”
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The destruction of the
Armenians of the Ottoman
Empire in 1915-16 was a
brutal mass crime that
prefigured other
genocides in the 20th
century. By various
estimates, more than a
million Armenians were
killed and the survivors
were scattered across the
world. Although it is now
a century old, the issue
of what most of the world
calls the Armenian
Genocide of 1915 has not
been consigned to
history. It is a live and
divisive political issue
that mobilizes Armenians
across the world,
touches the identity and
politics of modern
Turkey, and has consumed
the attention of U.S.
politicians for years. In
Great Catastrophe, the
eminent scholar and
reporter Thomas de Waal
looks at the changing
narratives and politics
of the Armenian Genocide
and tells the story of
recent efforts by
courageous Armenians,
Kurds, and Turks to come
to terms with the
disaster as Turkey enters
a new post-Kemalist era.
The story of what
happened to the Armenians
in 1915-16 is well-known.
Here we are told the much
less well-known story of
what happened to
Armenians, Kurds, and
Turks in its
aftermath.First Armenians
were divided between the
Soviet Union and a
worldwide diaspora, with
different generations and
communities of Armenians
constructing new
identities, while bitter
intra-Armenian quarrels
sometimes broke out into
violence. In Turkey, the
Armenian issue was
initially forgotten and
suppressed, only to
return to the political
agenda in the context of
the Cold War, an
outbreak of Armenian
terrorism in the 1970s
and the growth of modern
”identity politics”
in the age of
genocide-consciousness.
In the last decade,
Turkey has begun to
confront its taboos and
finally face up to the
Armenian issue. New,
more sophisticated
histories are being
written of the
deportations of 1915,
now with the
collaboration of Turkish
scholars. In Turkey
itself there has been an
astonishing revival of
oral history, with tens
of thousands of people
coming out of the shadows
to reveal a
long-suppressed Armenian
identity. However, a
normalization process
between the Armenian and
Turkish states broke down
in 2010. Drawing on
archival sources,
reportage and moving
personal stories, de
Waal tells the full story
of Armenian-Turkish
relations since the
Genocide in all its
extraordinary twists and
turns.He strips away the
propaganda to look both
at the realities of a
terrible historical crime
and also the divisive
”politics of
genocide” it produced.
The book throws light not
only on our understanding
of Armenian-Turkish
relations but also of how
mass atrocities and
historical tragedies
shape contemporary
politics.
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In this inspirational
memoir, internationally
bestselling author David
Vann tells the true story
of building his own
sailing ship and of the
disastrous voyage that
ensues. As a
thirty-year-old tourist
in Turkey, David Vann
stumbles across the steel
frame of a ninety-foot
sailboat and decides to
fulfill a long-buried
dream: he will rebuild
the boat. From friends,
family, and credit
cards, he borrows $150,
000 to construct the ship
and achieve his ambition.
However, when the
Turkish builders take
shameless advantage of
him, eventually charging
him over $500, 000, Vann
finds himself on the edge
of financial ruin and
decides to start a
chartering business.
Battling with
construction nightmares,
spiraling debts and freak
storms, Vann begins to
wonder if he is merely
repeating his father`s
failures at sea, and a
career that led to
tragedy. At once a
page-turning memoir of
adventure on the open
ocean and a tale of one
man`s attempt to overcome
fate and realise his
dream, A Mile Down is an
unforgettable story of
struggle and redemption
by a writer of rare
power.
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This is the story of the
House of Osman, the
imperial dynasty that
ruled the Ottoman Empire
for more than seven
centuries, an empire
that once stretched from
central Europe to North
Africa and from Persia to
the Adriatic. The capital
of this empire was
Istanbul, ancient
Byzantium, a city that
stands astride Europe and
Asia on the Bosphorus.
And it was in the great
palace of Topkapi Sarayi
that the sultans of this
empire ruled. Inside the
Seraglio a classic of
Ottoman history takes us
behind the gilded doors
of the Topkapi and into
the heart of the palace:
the harem, where the
sultan would surround
himself with his wives,
concubines, eunuchs,
pages, dwarfs and mutes
and where all the
tempestuous events of
empire were so often
played out. This is the
history of a remarkable
palace in all its colour
and opulence and the
story of its influence on
a great empire.
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In this breathtaking new
book, intrepid food and
travel writer Andy Harris
and photographer David
Loftus reveal the
wonderful tastes and
exotic allure of
Istanbul, one of the
world`s most fascinating
cities. Part cookbook,
part travelogue, they
meet the characters
behind the intriguing
food of the city -
artisan bakers,
traditional chefs,
fishermen and street food
vendors, to name a few.
Each and every person
they meet has a tale to
tell and a unique recipe
to share as they explore
the detailed tapestry of
Istanbul`s varied
neighbourhoods - from
historic Eminonu where
ferries dock daily on the
twenty minute boat ride
between Asia and Europe,
to the quiet fishing
communities along the
Bosphorus or the cobbled
lanes around the
well-trodden Grand
bazaar. Over 100
inspiring, delicious
recipes - some taken
directly from the
characters the pair meets
along their travels and
other more modern
interpretations - combine
to form this unique
culinary guide.Enticing
dishes of baked spiced
chicken with jewelled
rice, slow-cooked lamb
with quince and
chargrilled squid with
walnut sauce rub
shoulders with classic
mezze plates, tender
stuffed vegetables,
kofte and kibbe and
delicate honey-soaked
pastries. Information on
the key ingredients of
Turkish cuisine such as
dried mulberries,
walnuts, pistachio nibs
and rose petals is
included, while simple
substitutions are
suggested wherever
necessary to bring these
dishes within easy reach
of every home. Vividly
illustrated with David
Loftus` inimitable
photographs and
exquisitely designed to
reflect the vibrant life
and bustling streets of
this colourful city,
Istanbul will enchant and
inspire in equal measure.
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A unique portrait of
Turkey`s legendary city,
through the eyes of
world-renowned
photographers (Ara Guler,
Nuri Bilge Ceylan,
Henri Cartier-Bresson),
and their young
colleagues (Ali Taptik,
Ahmet Polat, Bieke
Depoorter) and a strong
group of visual artists.
Imagine Instanbul shows
the artistic fascination
for Turkey`s most
legendary city.
Throughout the book, the
photographs of Istanbul
will take your breath
away, and the key figure
is the great Ara Guler,
`The Eye of Istanbul`. He
is joined by other
contemporary
photographers, but also
actors, film directors,
musicians and visual
artists, with both
existing and new work.
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Istanbul is being
transformed at full
speed; it is a melting
pot of cultures and a
meeting point of
continents. The city has
already shed the skin of
its history and invented
itself anew numerous
times, and perhaps this
is now taking place
again. To comprehend
Istanbul, one must
understand its history.
Whoever strolls through
its quarters today will
constantly catch a
glimpse of its history,
tiny stones of a mosaic
on which the inhabitants
of Istanbul have been
working for centuries and
which will never be
finished because they are
constantly reinventing
not only their city, but
themselves. This book
deals with 111 unusual
mosaic stones from
yesterday, today and
tomorrow - some of which
glow in colourful
splendour, while others
emanate an uncanny
fragrance.
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Turkey stands at the
crossroads of the Middle
East--caught between the
West and ISIS, Syria and
Russia, and governed by
an increasingly forceful
leader. Acclaimed writer
Kaya Genc has been
covering his country for
the past decade. In Under
the Shadow he meets
activists from both sides
of Turkey`s political
divide: Gezi park
protestors who fought
tear gas and batons to
transform their country`s
future, and supporters
of Erdogan`s conservative
vision who are no less
passionate in their
activism. He talks to
artists and authors to
ask whether the New
Turkey is a good place to
for them to live and
work. He interviews
censored journalists and
conservative writers both
angered by what has been
going on in their
country.He meets Turkey`s
Wall Street types who
take to the streets
despite the enormity of
what they can lose as
well as the young Islamic
entrepreneurs who drive
Turkey`s economy.While
talking to Turkey`s angry
young people Genc weaves
in historical stories,
visions and mythologies,
showing how Turkey`s
progressives and
conservatives take their
ideological roots from
two political movements
born in the Ottoman
Empire: the Young Turks
and the Young Ottomans,
two groups of
intellectuals who were
united in their
determination to make
their country more
democratic.He shows a
divided society coming to
terms with the 21st
Century, and in doing
so, gets to the heart of
the compelling conflicts
between history and
modernity in the Middle
East.
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In 1915, the Turkish
government systematically
organised the wholesale
slaughter of a complete
race, the Armenians.
Under the cover of World
War I, through the
secret organisation of
unofficial gangs of
Kurds, released
prisoners, German
officers and Turks who
had lost their lands in
the war against the
Balkans, over 1 million
Armenians were murdered,
starved, raped and left
to die. Following the
War, as the Nationalist
movement began to rise up
from the ashes of the
Ottoman Empire, the
allies tried to persecute
the perpetrators of the
genocide, in a series of
trials where the term
`crimes against humanity`
was first used, Turkey
was allowed to hide its
recent history. It has
remained hidden ever
since. As the nation
attempts to enter the
European Union, the
question of 1915 has
become ever more
important with the arrest
of writers such as Orhan
Pamuk, and the
introduction of Turkey
into the EU.
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Istanbul has always been
a place where stories and
histories collide and
crackle, where the idea
is as potent as the
historical fact. From the
Qu`ran to Shakespeare,
this city with three
names - Byzantium,
Constantinople, Istanbul
- resonates as an idea
and a place, and
overspills its boundaries
- real and imagined.
Standing as the gateway
between the East and
West, it has served as
the capital of the Roman,
Byzantine, Latin and
Ottoman Empires. For much
of its history it was
known simply as The City,
but, as Bettany Hughes
reveals, Istanbul is not
just a city, but a
story. In this epic new
biography, Hughes takes
us on a dazzling
historical journey
through the many
incarnations of one of
the world`s greatest
cities. As the
longest-lived political
entity in Europe, over
the last 6, 000 years
Istanbul has absorbed a
mosaic of micro-cities
and cultures all
gathering around the
core. At the latest count
archaeologists have
measured forty-two human
habitation layers.
Phoenicians, Genoese,
Venetians, Jews,
Vikings, Azeris all
called a patch of this
earth their home.Based on
meticulous research and
new archaeological
evidence, this
captivating portrait of
the momentous life of
Istanbul is visceral,
immediate and scholarly
narrative history at its
finest.
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