Turkey Since 1970 Politics, Economics and Society [Hardcover]

Contemporary Turkey often appears to be juggling a plethora of agenda issues (radical Islam, terrorism, separatism, enemies without, enemies within, corruption, inflation, mafia-government links and natural disasters) with military interventions of varying degrees and short-lived, wobbly coalition governments. The contributors to Turkey Since 1970 offer clear and accessible background information to events that have aided and hindered the country's development.List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgements Abbreviations Notes on the Contributors Introduction: The Book Suggestions for Further Reading A Note on Pronunciation The Turkish Economy: Past and Present; U.Utkulu Sectoral Analysis of the Turkish Economy; M.H.K?ksal An Overview of Turkey's Urbanisation; N.Sevkal Turkey's Mainstream Political Parties on the Centre-right; A.G?nes-Ayata & S.Ayata The Media in Turkey Since 1970; D.B.Kejanlioglu Religion and [Religious] Minorities; O.Tastan Aspects of the Kurdish Problem in Turkey; D.Ergil International Relations: From Europe to Central Asia; C.Balkir Index

The articles point out the numerous policy mistakes of the past and some provide very fresh outlooks into policy solutions. - International Journal of Turkish Studies

AYSE G?NES AYATA Professor of Sociology, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Middle East Technical University, AnkaraSENCER AYATA Professor, Sociology Department, Middle East Technical University, AnkaraCANAN BALKIR Professor of Economics, Dokuz Eyl?l University, IzmirDOGU ERGIL Professor of Political Sociology and Chair of the Department of Political Behaviour, Ankara UniversityD. BEYBIN KEJANLIOGLU Lecturer, Faculty of Communication, Ankara UniversityM. HALUK K?KSAL Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, Dokuz Eyl?l University, IzmirM. NACI SEVKAL Research Assistant, Department of Public Administration, Dokuz Eyl?l University, IzmirOSMAN TASTAN Associate Professor, Department of IslalCÈ