This volume aims to shed light on Turkish political issues, ranging over national and international politics, democracy and freedom of the press, voting patterns, official control of indigenous music, and conditions in industrial estates.

Is a secular constitutional democracy safely anchored within the system of government of the country? The growth in recent years of an Islamic party wanting its share in the running of affairs raises many questions. Was it to be another political party - albeit one with a religious affiliation - or was it eventually to develop into a fundamentalist party demanding an altogether different regime? All these questions have suddenly become obsolete since the Constitutional Court decided on 16 January 1998 to close down the Welfare Party. This volume covers a variety of topics, all of which shed light on puzzling issues. The discussions range over national and international politics, democracy and freedom of the press, voting patterns, official control of indigenous music, and conditions in industrial estates. Essential for a broader understanding of Turkey, a country which is trying hard to become part of the European Community.

The last chroniclers of the Mabeyn, S. Tanvier Wasti
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Turk assessments of international politics, 1906-1909, Hasan Unal
Turkish settlement and the Caucasus, 1918-20, Bulent
Gokay
Western defence development and Turkey's search for security in 1948, E. Athanassopoulou
the press and the consolidation of democracy in Turkey, Metin Heper and Tanel Demirel
democratic transition in Turkey, 1980-83 - the impact of European diplomacy, Isan D. Dagi
liberalism democracy and
the Turkish centre-right - the identity crisis of the true path party, Umit Cizre Sakallioglu
urbanization and voting for the Turkish parliament, Aryeh Shmuelevitz
the paradox of Turkish nationalism and the construction of official identity, Ayse Kadioglu
the rise of a spontaneous synthesis - the historical background of Turkish popular music, Orhan Tekelioglu
the Turkish state discourse and the exclusion of Turkish identiy, Mesut Yegen
small employers in Turkey - the OSTIM estate at Ankara, Theo Nichols and Nadir Sugur.