ANDREW MANGO was for 14 years in charge of broadcasting in Turkish for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and later headed the BBC's South European Service and its French Language Service. The former publisher of Turkey Confidential, a monthly newsletter on Turkish Affairs, Dr. Mango is an honorary research associate of the Modern Turkish Studies Program at the University of London and has lectured at the Royal College of Defence Studies.

• Foreword Summary Introduction The Maturing of a Nation-State The Kurds Growing Pains in the Economy The Social Scene The Religion of Turkey Joining the Rich The Turkic World A Regional Power Philhellenes and Turcophiles Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

ANDREW MANGO was for 14 years in charge of broadcasting in Turkish for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and later headed the BBC's South European Service and its French Language Service. The former publisher of Turkey Confidential, a monthly newsletter on Turkish Affairs, Dr. Mango is an honorary research associate of the Modern Turkish Studies Program at the University of London and has lectured at the Royal College of Defence Studies.

• Foreword Summary Introduction The Maturing of a Nation-State The Kurds Growing Pains in the Economy The Social Scene The Religion of Turkey Joining the Rich The Turkic World A Regional Power Philhellenes and Turcophiles Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

ANDREW MANGO was for 14 years in charge of broadcasting in Turkish for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and later headed the BBC's South European Service and its French Language Service. The former publisher of Turkey Confidential, a monthly newsletter on Turkish Affairs, Dr. Mango is an honorary research associate of the Modern Turkish Studies Program at the University of London and has lectured at the Royal College of Defence Studies.

• Foreword Summary Introduction The Maturing of a Nation-State The Kurds Growing Pains in the Economy The Social Scene The Religion of Turkey Joining the Rich The Turkic World A Regional Power Philhellenes and Turcophiles Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index