Abstract
ABSTRACT The two books explore the ideological and political landscape of Turkey under the governing Justice and Development Party (AKP). Nostalgia for Empire: The Politics of Neo-Ottomanism argues that Turkish politics is underpinned by various forms of nostalgia for the Ottoman Empire. While it makes some contributions to the understanding of Turkey's Islamist thinkers during the Cold War, its theoretical framework and approach to recent history are problematic. Erdoğan's Empire: Turkey and the Politics of the Middle East is an accessible yet relatively nuanced account of the country's politics in recent years. Its policy prescriptions are at times too reductive, but the book is a solid entry point for the nonspecialist.
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