kiraz - cherry

genellikle - usually, generally

Thanks Elisa, that sure was helpful and you also brought my interest to the books mentioned about Atatürk!

Ive always loved the ancient greek history but that is where my passion for history stopped. Now I am reading Birds without Wings, I realised that I read the parts about history with much pleasure and not that much difficulty (in highschool i always had to read everything twice that was about war) anymore so I really should find a good book! History will be important if İ get to study Türk dili ve Edebiyatı.

Sezen Aksu - Şinanay

The Crescent and the Star by Stephen Kinzer. Has anybody bought this book and what do you think of it? I remember it had very good reviews in Dutch papers last year (it was reprinted I believe), and I would like tohear your opinions.

As İm not having too much money to spend, I want to make 'sure' for as far as I can be, that Im buying a usefull book that will enlarge (or actually start to form) my knowledge about Turkish history but also about nowadays modern Turkey that is trying to become a more 'western' country without losing its eastern beauties.


Any answer is welcome, Please share your ideas with me otherwise İ will by some nice poetry from Nazım Hikmet

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Hahahaha.