Seventy-five years of the Turkish Republic

"Turkey's modern history has been full of instability and continuing contradictions. The nature of national identity and its relationship to the state continues to be hotly debated, and Turks pare still faced with the conflict between the twin goals of 'joining the West' and preserving their own cultural forms. This collection examines the issues which have shaped, and will continue to influence, Turkey's foreign and domestic policy: the legacy of he Ottoman Empire, the concept of citizenship, secular democracy, Islamicism and civil-military relations."--Jacket.