Jonathan Varjabedian on “My Dear Son Garabed: Kojaian Family Letters from Efkere/Kayseri to America (1912-1919)” (Histor Press), a remarkable collection of letters sent from the Anatolian village of Efkere between 1912 and 1919. They were sent to Garabed Kojaian and his father Harutian, among the many Ottoman Armenians migrating to America in the early 20th century.
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Yigit Akin on the Ottoman home front during World War One
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Avedis Hadjian on the 'hidden Armenians' of Anatolia
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Sinan Yıldırmaz on urban migration and the peasantry in Turkish politics
Nazlı Alimen on faith, headscarves and conservative fashion in Turkey
Ahmet Erdi Öztürk on the rising profile of Turkey's religious affairs directorate
Halil Karaveli on a history of authoritarianism in modern Turkey
Dimitar Bechev on Turkey-Russia relations, past and present
Amy Spangler on the writing of Sevgi Soysal and running a literary agency in Istanbul
Michael Provence on the last Ottoman generation and the making of the Middle East
Cengiz Erişen on emotions and election campaigns in Turkey
Erin Banco on the plundering of Iraqi Kurdistan's oil wealth
John McManus on football culture and society in Turkey
Volkan Yılmaz on the politics of healthcare and welfare in Turkey
Aslı Aydıntaşbaş on Turkey and Europe beyond hypocrisy
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