THE TURKISH READER - POLITICAL AND CULTURAL ARTICLES

The Routledge Graded Modern Turkish Reader has been specially designed for intermediate and advanced learners of Turkish and comprises a broad selection of graded readings.

Written by prominent Turkish academics and journalists, the collection of modern texts presented here have been specifically selected to ensure students receive maximum exposure to current political and cultural issues related to Turkey; from gender, ethnicity, religion and social class through to arts and history.

Each reading is fully supported by:

• an introduction written by an expert in the related field
• a vocabulary list with English translation and vocabulary in context
• short grammar explanations of any difficult structures encountered in the text
• comprehension questions directly text related, language exercises and subject specific questions to generate class-discussion and essay writing in Turkish
• key to comprehension questions and language exercises
• a list of suggested further reading (online support).

Suitable for both class use and independent study, The Routledge Graded Modern Turkish Reader is an essential tool for increasing language proficiency and enriching the learners’ socio-cultural knowledge of Turkey.

Senel Simsek is an expert on sociolinguistics and has been teaching Turkish at the University of Oxford, UK, since 2004.

1. Introduction  2. Egitimde ayrima son  3. Muasir medeniyet ve erkek bedeni  4. Gözler 'Türkler'de   5. Erdogan, türban konusunda ne demek istedi?  6. Mutluluk formülleri  7. Madde madde YENI TCK (9)  8. 'Tahrik'ten indirim yok   9. Halkimiz egleniyor  10. Nationalism in Turkey  11. The Turkish Left and Kemalism  12. Sol ve Kemalizm  13. Aramiza hosgeldin Atatürk  14. Turkey and "the West"   15. Türkiye’de militarizm ve kaynaklari  16. The Kurdish Question  17. Türk-Amerikan ortak yapimi yeni bir Ortadogu  18. Yasami Sürdürebilmek  19. Turkey and the EU  20. Water politics in Turkey  21. Bir haller oldu arabeske  22. Online Vocabulary  23. Key to Exercises