Turkey Culture Smart!, Charlotte McPherson
Turkey Culture Smart!, Charlotte McPherson
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Turkey - Culture Smart!
The Essential Guide to Customs and Culture

Author: Charlotte McPherson

Narrator: Peter Noble

Unabridged: 3 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/30/2016

Categories: Nonfiction, Travel

Synopsis

This new, updated edition of Culture Smart! Turkey reveals a nation in transition. Over the last two decades living conditons have improved greatly and Turkey is now classified as a developed country with an emerging market economy. Viewed by many as a model for outward-looking Islam, it is a country with laws to protect against religious paternalism, where restaurants are open during the fast of Ramadan, and where headscarves or no scarves can be worn in universities, schools, and public offices. Turkey continues to seek EU membership, but the road to accession has been full of twists and turns and the outcome is uncertain.

About Charlotte McPherson

Charlotte McPherson is an American with dual citizenship who has lived in Turkey since 1979. For her graduate studies at Indiana University she specialized in Uralic Altaic languages and history. She has an MA in Anthropology, and during the 1980s she conducted extensive research in Turkey and Central Asia among Turkic-speaking peoples. She has lectured in Social Anthropology at Mimar Sinan University, Istanbul, and has written many scholarly papers and several books.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lisa on September 23, 2016

This pocket size guide to the essential customs and culture of Turkey is a must read whether you’re coming to Turkey for the first time or plan to live here for a while. Unlike the usual guide book or personal travel narrative, Turkey Culture Smart contains a carefully thought out wealth of informa......more

Goodreads review by Heidi on July 12, 2023

A helpful book if you decide to visit Turkiye, a country rich in history, culture, and hospitable people. I had been to Turkiye the prior year, and read this book before my second trip there. I found it accurate based on my first trip, and a great reminder of the cultural differences and how to be a......more

Goodreads review by Chris on January 30, 2019

A fine introduction to Turkish customs and culture, which I read in preparation for my first visit to Turkey. My visit to Turkey was restricted to Istanbul and Izmir. I think I could have navigated the cultural waters without having read this book, but it was still helpful as background...and had I......more

Goodreads review by Jeff on September 01, 2021

As usual with this series, there are lots of factual errors. It seems clear that Kuperard doesn't do much, if any, fact-checking on these books before publishing them, nor do they seem to do much vetting of the authors beforehand. Unfortunately this series is all that's available for cultural dossie......more

Goodreads review by Katra on May 11, 2017

What an incredible introduction to the Turkish lifestyle, history, politics, celebrations, home life, and most importantly avoiding serious faux pas! How does one manage a new culture without these little Culture Smart gems!......more

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