New edition of these wonderful, open-eyed letters by the wife of the British ambassador to the Sublime Porte; fascinating glimpses of the world of Ottoman women, not least their practice of inoculation.
The Turkish Embassy Letters: 1716-1718
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The veteran commentator considers the 1960 coup that deposed Menderes, and traces the parallels that divide Erdogan's Turkey.
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The Caravan Moves on
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Constantinople: City of the World’s Desire, 1453-1924
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