I borrowed the title from Turkish Forum President Kaya Buyukataman's recent message to the ATAA yahoo group on the Greek landing in Izmir for the review of a wonderful new book by Turgut Ozakman, "Cumhuriyet - Republic - the Turkish Miracle", actually written for the Turkish youth. We all know that...
Dorling Kindersley Ltd., Sr. Editor Debra Clapson, Publisher Andrew Heritage,  (www.dk.com) Timelines of World History is an excellent reference book, a product of fifteen years of self-study by John B. Teeple, whose great uncle, a civil engineer and a devotee of world history, gave him the idea and most of...
According to the latest census, there are over 32,000 villages in Turkey located in 3,200 Municipalities and 81 Provinces. It is well known that many people who move from villages to cities never cut their relations with their roots and either continue owning homes in the villages or visit...
During our high school years at Talas and Tarsus, books by Mark Twain were among the many that we read with great joy, including Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. To many, Mark Twain was the Lincoln of the American literature, whose real name was Sam Clemens (1835-1910). Among his...
By Ercument Kilic, in Turkish, 2 Volumes, October 2008, Babil Yayinlari, Istanbul Very few books have been written over the years by the Turkish-Americans or Turks in America as compared to other ethnic groups on the Turkish experience in America. The number of Turkish-Americans is estimated to be around 300,000...
A new book on World History has been published by Usborne Publishing in the US with a note that it is not for sale outside the USA. The 406-page encyclopedia has many useful charts including World Time Chart for the last 500 years which indicates 1922 as the founding...
Serkis Bu Topraklari Sevmisdi By Faruk Bildirici, the Memoirs of Serkis Imas, in Turkish Dogan Kitap, Istanbul, October 2008 Since 1965, when the 50th Anniversary of 1915 tragic events (unjustly referred to as the Armenian genocide) was first commemorated at the Riverside Church in New York City,  which I attended quite by...
A Book by Faruk Pekin and Hayri Fehmi Yılmaz, NTVYayinlari, March 2008, Istanbul, Turkey Turkey is home to unmatched geography and historical and cultural heritage. The greater landmass, Anatolia (Anadolu), referred to as ‘’where the sun rises’’, is also known as the ‘’Cradle of Civilisations’’... Many different people, tribes and...
A new book by Mehmet Coral, Doga Book, August 2008, Review by Yuksel Oktay 13 September 2008 marks the 86th anniversary of the great Izmir fire that destroyed three fourth of the city in 1922. The first book that I read about the Izmir fire was ‘’Symrna 1922: The Destruction...
This is a 702-page monumental book with everything that one may want to know about the alleged Armenian genocide and the Turkish-Armenian relations over the years, mostly based on non-Turkish sources. It is also a must reading for anyone who wants to write about this controversial issue and plans...