Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAhmet Erdi Öztürk on the rising profile of Turkey's religious affairs directorate
Episode 48
Ahmet Erdi Öztürk of Strasbourg University on the past, present and future of the Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet). Öztürk is author of the pa…
7 years, 4 months ago
Halil Karaveli on a history of authoritarianism in modern Turkey
Episode 47
Halil Karaveli on “Why Turkey is Authoritarian: From Atatürk to Erdoğan” (Pluto Press). Against the idea that the secularism-Islam divide is the fund…
7 years, 4 months ago
Dimitar Bechev on Turkey-Russia relations, past and present
Episode 46
Dimitar Bechev of the Atlantic Council on the past and present of Turkey-Russia relations, which he describes as "rich in history, ambivalent and ric…
7 years, 5 months ago
Amy Spangler on the writing of Sevgi Soysal and running a literary agency in Istanbul
Episode 45
Amy Spangler on the life and work of Sevgi Soysal, whose classic 1973 novel "Noontime in Yenişehir" she translated into English. She also discusses c…
7 years, 5 months ago
Michael Provence on the last Ottoman generation and the making of the Middle East
Episode 44
Michael Provence of UC San Diego on "The Last Ottoman Generation and the Making of the Modern Middle East" (Cambridge University Press). The book exa…
7 years, 6 months ago
Jonathan Varjabedian on family letters from Anatolia to America, 1912 to 1919
Episode 43
Jonathan Varjabedian on “My Dear Son Garabed: Kojaian Family Letters from Efkere/Kayseri to America (1912-1919)” (Histor Press), a remarkable collect…
7 years, 6 months ago
Cengiz Erişen on emotions and election campaigns in Turkey
Episode 42
Cengiz Erişen of Istanbul's Yeditepe University on "Political Behavior and the Emotional Citizen: Participation and Reaction in Turkey" (Palgrave Mac…
7 years, 7 months ago
Erin Banco on the plundering of Iraqi Kurdistan's oil wealth
Episode 41
Erin Banco on "Pipe Dreams: The Plundering of Iraq's Oil Wealth" (Columbia Global Reports), uncovering squalid deals, unscrupulous foreign oil compan…
7 years, 7 months ago
John McManus on football culture and society in Turkey
Episode 40
John McManus, fellow at the British Institute at Ankara, on "Welcome to Hell? In Search of the Real Turkish Football" (W&N), a colourful exploration …
7 years, 8 months ago
Volkan Yılmaz on the politics of healthcare and welfare in Turkey
Episode 39
Volkan Yılmaz, assistant professor of social policy at Istanbul’s Boğaziçi University, on “The Politics of Healthcare Reform in Turkey” (Palgrave Mac…
7 years, 8 months ago