ABSTRACT

This book, first published in 1932, conducts a thorough survey of the modern state of Turkey as it stood in the period between the wars. The author, an expert on the country, endeavoured to present a critical account of Turkey, and examines nationalism, the politics and economics of the young republic, society, international relations, the role of women and minorities in Turkish society, and the prospects for Turkey’s future. It is a key text in the development of Turkey.

chapter II|8 pages

Pan-Islamism and Nationalism

chapter IV|14 pages

Cultural and Social Conditions

chapter V|5 pages

The Emancipation of Women

chapter VI|5 pages

National Defence

chapter VII|16 pages

Relations with Soviet Russia

chapter VIII|6 pages

Relations with Western Europe

chapter IX|15 pages

The Christian Minorities