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Istanbul & Turkey - a foreign visitor's gentle obsession
Portrait of a Turkish FamilyPortrait of a Turkish Family by Irfan Orga
Buy new: £7.08 / Used from: £5.00
the best introduction to the shifting tectonic plates of Turkish 20th Century history - poignant, personal and deeply affecting
Istanbul: Memories of a CityIstanbul: Memories of a City by Orhan Pamuk
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Pamuk at his melancholy best - a more generalised reflection on growing up in the city
Istanbul (Poetry of Place)Istanbul (Poetry of Place) by Ates Orga
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the perfect travelling companion - pocket-sized, enlightening, inspiring
A Traveller's Companion to IstanbulA Traveller's Companion to Istanbul
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the perfect companion to the travelling companion - a historical anthology to dip into when back in your room
Birds without WingsBirds without Wings by Louis De Bernieres
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you won't put this one down
My Name is RedMy Name is Red by Orhan Pamuk
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This is a weird book, no doubt - but full of memorable scenes and episodes - gives a real sense of Ottoman Istanbul
Paradise Lost: Smyrna 1922 - The Destruction of Islam's City of ToleranceParadise Lost: Smyrna 1922 - The Destruction of Islam's City of Tolerance by Giles Milton
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a painful read - no one comes out smelling of roses - but it helps to explain much of the background to the agonies at the heart of de Bernieres' Birds without Wings