The Handbook pulls together contributions from many of the world's leading scholars on different aspects of Turkey. Its scope is widely comprehensive, covering all aspects of both formal and informal politics, highlighting how it is necessary to grasp the interlinkages between the different themes in order to fully understand Turkey tod

Introduction PART I: HISTORY AND THE MAKING OF CONTEMPORARY TURKEY 1. Turkish Politics: Structures and Dynamics Samim Akgönül & Baskin Oran 2. Turkey's Never Ending Search for Democracy ¿lter Turan 3. Turkish Secularism: Looking Forward and Beyond the West Murat Somer 4. Political Islam Kristin Fabbe & Efe Murat Bal¿kç¿o¿lu 5. The Politics of Turkish Nationalism: Continuity and Change Durukan Kuzu PART II: POLITICS AND INSTITUTIONS 6. Elections, Parties and the Party System Ersin Kalayc¿o¿lu 7. The Presidency: From Independence to the AKP Menderes Ç¿nar & Nalan Soyar¿k ¿entürk 8. Civil Military Relations Metin Heper 9. NGOs and Civil Society Markus Ketola 10. The Media and Media Policy Eylem Yanardäo¿lu PART III: THE ECONOMY, ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT 11. Political Economy Alu Burak Güven 12. Energy Security and Policy: Between Bandwagoning and Hedging H. Ak¿n Ünver 13. The Politics of Environment and Climate Change Ümit ¿ahin 14. The Eonomic Role of Cities Stephen Karam 15. Governing the Diaspora(s) and the Limits of Diaspora Diplomacy Bahar Bäer 16. Disaster Management Policy and Governance Helena Hermansson & Naim Kapucu PART IV: THE KURDISH INSURGENCY AND SECURITY 17. The Kurdish Question Zeynep N. Kaya & Matthew Whiting 18. The Kurdish Insurgency David Romano 19. The Perennial Kurdish Question and Failed Peace Processes Cengiz Çandar 20. Terrorism, Counter-Insurgency and Societal Relations Gareth Jenkins 21. The Village Guard System: Counter-Insurgency and Local Collaboration Evren Balta 22. The 15 July 2016 Failed Coup and the Security Sector Yaprak Gürsoy PART V: STATE, SOCIETY AND RIGHTS 23. Human Rights Zehra F. Kabasakal Arat 24. Politics and the Women's Movement Sevgi Adak 25. Religious Minorities Samim Akgönül 26. Religious Education Bekir S. Gür 27. The Transformation of Health and Healthcare Enis Bari¿ PART VI: EXTERNAL RELATIONS 28. Foreign Policy, 1923-2018 Mustafa Ayd¿n 29. Resetting Foreign Policy in a Time of Global Turmoil E. Fuat Keyman 30. Turkey and its Neighbours in the Middle East: Iran, Iraq and Syria Behlül Özkan 31. US-Turkish Relations in Turmoil Kemal Kiri¿ci 32. Turkey and Russia Pavel K. Baev 33. Forgotten Promises and the Possibilities for Reviving Relations between Turkey and the EU Füsun Özerdem 34. Turkey's Cyprus Policy in Transition Birol A. Ye¿ilada 35. Turkey-NATO Relations: Strategic Imperatives, Identity-Building and Predicaments Müge K¿nac¿o¿lu 36. Turkey and UN Peace Keeping Missions Haluk Karadä 37. Turkey as an Emerging Global Humanitarian and Peacebuilding Actor Alpaslan Özerdem Conclusion