Where is Turkey Headed?: Culture Battles in Turkey

With a panoramic view of the history of the Turkish Republic, including the late Ottoman era, the author presents a critical analysis of the cultural, economic and political transformation Turkey has long been going through. He discusses that the driving force for this change has its roots in the very society that has discovered its cultural, religious and ethnic diversity, and is pushing back against omnipotent government control. The author analyses different fronts of the culture battles in Turkey.