turkey on our minds and in our classrooms - World Affairs Council

BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON TURKEY
us: Here is what the country's president, Abdullah Gul, has to say: "The impression I get is that there are
Art & Culture: certain developments that the public conscience cannot accept. This is casting a shadow over the level
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Hülya.
Ipek: The Crescent & the Rose: Imperial Ottoman Silks and Velvets. London: Azimuth Editions, 2002.
BROSNAHAN, Tom. Turkey: Bright Sun, Strong Tea: On the Road with a Travel Writer. Istanbul, 2004.
DENNY, Walter B. Iznik: The Artistry of Ottoman Ceramics. London: Thames and Hudson, 2005
DENNY, Walter B. Anatolian Can Carpets. Turkey Washington, Serve D.C.: As The A Textile Model Museum, Democracy?
2002.
GLASSIE, Henry. Turkish Traditional Art Today. Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 1993.
ILKIN, Nur. KAUFMAN, Sheilah. A Taste of Turkish Cuisine. Hippocrene Books. 2002.
WALKER, TIMEWorld: Barbara. A The Model Turkish of Middle Tale. Texas East Tech Democracy, University Turkey Press, 1993. Calls For Change in Egypt (02/02/11)
WHITTEN, http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2045723,00.html
M. A. An Island in Istanbul: At Home on Heybeliada. Adali, Islander Editions, 2006.
Turkey's tough-talking Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, arguably the most popular political
leader in the Middle East today, has stepped into the fray to back the protesters in Egypt and urge
Documentaries: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to announce a plan for the transition to a new government.
Rumi Returning. Heaven on Earth Productions.**
Desperate Euro-Atlantic Hours: The Quarterly: Role of Turkish Turkey Diplomats and Democracy during the (03/08) Holocaust. Shenandoah Films.**
Journey http://www.meforum.org/1893/<strong>turkey</strong>-and-democracy
of Faith: On the Trails of Early Christianity in Turkey. Shenandoah Films.**
The Armenian To equate Revolt. Islamism Third with Coast democracy, Productions and Callaghan.**
secularism with fascism in Turkey is a false dichotomy. U.S.
and European officials have it upside down. Turkey should not be an experiment. While disentangling
Online Resources the military on Turkey: from politics is a noble goal, encouraging it without creation of alternate checks-andbalances
Foundation is irresponsible. Resources:
Turkish Cultural
Turkish Cultural Foundation – www.turkishculturalfoundation.org
Turkish Huffington Culture Portal Post: – Islam, www.turkishculture.org
Democracy and Prosperity: Turkey Scores in Mideast, But the Model Has
Turkish Flaws Music (02/05/2012)
Portal – www.turkishmusicportal.org
Turkish http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/05/<strong>turkey</strong>-europe-middle-east_n_1255543.html
Cuisine Portal – www.turkish-cuisine.org
Turkish Since Culture Ottoman Shop times, - www.turkishcultureshop.org
Turks have had a conflicted view of the West, coveting its modernity and
Share resenting Turkish Culture its influence. - www.shareturkishculture.org
But the idea that Turkey's pragmatic leaders would forsake the anchor of those
Blog traditional Share Turkish alliances Culture is remote…Columnist - http://blog.shareturkishculture.org
Mustafa Akyol described the quality of democracy in Turkey,
a candidate for European Union membership with a secular political system, as very low compared to
Other Resources:
that of Britain or Sweden, but said the Turkish experience was regionally relevant.
The Turkish Coalition of America – www.tc-america.org
Blog on Armenian Issue - www.armenianissueblog.org
PRI:Turkey As Model Democracy for Middle East (02/21/11)
Blog on European Union - www.europeanunionplatform.org
http://www.theworld.org/2011/02/<strong>turkey</strong>-as-model-democracy-for-middle-eas/
Blog on Cyprus - www.cyprusblog.org
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu is the architect of what is essentially foreign policy
Blog on Aegean Crisis - www.aegeancrisis.org
transformation from obedient pupil of the west to rising regional superpower. Davutoglu told Al Jazeera
Blog on Karabag Issue - www.karabagconflict.org
English that Turkish democracy is a success story that speaks for itself.
Blog on PKK Terrorism - www.pkkterrorism.org
Blog on Turkmen of Iraq - www.turkmenofiraq.org
Hurryet: The ‘Turkish Model’ Isn’t Good For Turkey (02/08/12)
The Turkish American Business Council of DEIK – www.<strong>turkey</strong>-now.org
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/the-turkish-model-isnt-good-for-<strong>turkey</strong>-
Who are Turks: www.goldenhorn-rotary.com/ercu/ERCU_FLASH_eng.html
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Could Turkey serve as a model for the new Arab regimes? Ever since the beginning of the Arab Spring
Note: This list is prepared to help create an overview of resources on Turkish history, contemporary issues, culture and art.
analysts in the West, Turkey and the Arab world have been mulling over this question. On both shores
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