# The Shortest History of Turkey

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- Authors: [Benjamin C. Fortna](https://www.bookquiver.com/benjamin-c-fortna)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2026-02-24

## Description

This brilliant distillation traces Turkey’s long and complicated history from the rise and decline of the Ottoman Empire – perhaps the most important Islamic empire in history – to the emergence of the modern Turkish Republic and the populist, authoritarian leadership of Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

## Editions

### The Shortest History of Turkey

- Publisher: pan_macmillan_india
- ISBN: 978-93-6113-052-6
- Pages: 256
- Published: 2026-02-24
- Language: en_GB