The History of Turkey: A Grand Chronicle of Anatolia (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798311505499)

Turkey stands where Asia and Europe meet, and its history stretches back thousands of years. The land that is now Turkey was home to the Hittites, the Greeks of Troy, the Byzantine Empire, and the Ottoman sultans. Each civilization left something behind, and together they make Turkey one of the most historically layered places on earth. This book traces that long arc from the earliest Anatolian peoples through to the founding of the modern Turkish republic.

The book covers the rise and fall of empires, the role of Constantinople as the heart of the Christian east, the six centuries of Ottoman power, and Ataturk's radical transformation of the country in the twentieth century. It's aimed at readers who want a clear and readable account without having to wade through dense academic prose. Each era is explained in its own context, with attention to what came before and what came after.

What's inside:

• Ancient Anatolia from the Hittites and Phrygians through Greek colonization and the Persian Wars
• The Roman and Byzantine periods, including the founding of Constantinople and its role as the center of the Eastern Roman Empire
• The Seljuk Turks, the Crusades, and the gradual rise of the Ottoman state through the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries
• Six centuries of Ottoman rule: conquest, administration, decline, and the complex legacy of an empire that shaped three continents
• The fall of the Ottoman Empire, World War I, the Turkish War of Independence, and Ataturk's establishment of the secular Turkish republic

Reader review:
"I'd always found Turkish history confusing because there are so many different eras and empires to keep track of. This book laid it all out clearly and made the connections between each period easy to follow. Genuinely one of the better history reads I've had in a while." -- Steven P.

Whether you're planning a trip to Istanbul, studying Middle Eastern or European history, or just curious about this remarkable stretch of land, this book gives you the context you need.

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