Memorable Encounters with Atatuerk

by Gönül Bakay (Editor), Leyla Pekcan (Editor)

Overview

The book is a collection of memoirs related to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. The accounts of 27 people who met Atatürk in person during the founding period of the Turkish Republic provide a wealth of information enabling historians to reconstruct how the perception of Atatürk was transformed during a time of profound political change.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783631675526
Publisher:	Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Publication date:	10/23/2017
Pages:	242
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x (d)

About the Author

Gönül Bakay is an Associate Professor at Bahçeşehir University, Turkey. Her teaching expertise covers Women’s studies, Gothic Novel and English literature from the 18th century to the present. She is a member of the Women’s studies center of Istanbul University, of M.S.E.A, BSECS and a member of the board of directors of K.A.D. (cultural studies club).

Leyla Pekcan is a graduate of the American College for Girls (Istanbul). She is a member of the board of Trustees of Çev (Contemporary Educational Foundation) and served as a member of the board of directors.

Table of Contents

Memoirs – Mustafa Kemal Atatürk – Revolution – War – Reforms – Turkish Republic