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Jenny White on the deep scars of political violence in Turkey's 1970s
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48 minutes
Released:
Mar 30, 2021
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Podcast episode
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Jenny White, professor at Stockholm University's Institute for Turkish Studies, on "Turkish Kaleidoscope: Fractured Lives in a Time of Violence" (Princeton University Press). The graphic novel, illustrated by Ergün Gündüz, tells the story of young protagonists caught up in the social turbulence leading to Turkey's 1980 coup.
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Released:
Mar 30, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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