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Abdülhamid II, sultan 335–6
Abdulmecid, caliph 24
Afghanistan 3, 52, 84, 113, 139, 144, 185, 186, 324
A Haber 205, 216, 278
Ahiska Turks 314–21
Akar, Hulusi 359–60, 361
Akarca, Mehmet 347, 352
Akcan, Nesilhan 364, 365
Akgündüz, Fadıl ‘Jet’ 75, 76, 78–9
AKP (Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi) (Justice and Development Party) xiii, xv, 11, 31, 52, 79, 83, 84, 218, 220, 242, 279, 297, 307, 341; Arter and 63, 64, 65–6, 68–9, 209, 348; ‘Berat’s Box’ and 279–80; birth/origins of 65–6, 67–8, 81, 88; Bosphorus Centre for Global Affairs and 268, 269, 272; Britain and 284, 285, 286, 289; CHP deputies and members join (2007) 87, 93, 232; comes to power in parliamentary elections (2002) xv, 52, 67–8, 71, 76, 78, 85, 87, 88, 102, 171, 200, 228, 274; constitutional referendum (2017) and 264, 266; construction projects and 290, 345;corruption/Iranian gold-dealing scandal (2013) and xvi, 92–3, 97, 281, 285; coup (2016) and 209, 218, 220, 221; Davutoğlu political assassination and 273–8, 279, 281, 282, 286, 295; diaspora, Turkish and 70–1, 72, 320; Erdoğan and see Erdoğan, Recep Tayyip; EU membership and 171, 358, 359; Gezi Park protests and 190, 269; Gül presidential nomination crisis (2007) and 86–7, 271; Gülenists and 79, 80, 81, 83, 84–5, 89–90, 92; HDP and 191; headscarf ban, lifting of 270–2; Iraq War and 88, 89; Kurds/PKK and 187, 191, 200, 201–2; launch and growth of 66–9; liberals and 85–90, 232; local elections (2014) and 209; logo 64, 65, 67; name 66, 67; parliamentary elections (June 2015) and 191, 273–4, 276, 279, 286, 312; parliamentary elections (November 2015) and 31, 53, 94, 191, 274, 277; parliamentary elections (June 2018) and 336, 342, 343–62, 363; party congress (2017) 11–12; purging of founding members 359–60; resignations, mass wave of (2005) 86; Sabah and 269–70, 280; success of 5–6, 66; Syrian war and 107, 187; volunteers 11, 250–2; women’s rights and 251
Aksaray (White Palace), Ankara 5, 57, 360
Akşener, Meral 345, 346, 351, 361
al-Assad, Asma 104
al-Assad, Basel 103
al-Assad, Bashar xiii, 6, 9, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 51, 53, 103–6, 107, 108, 109, 111, 113, 114, 115, 116, 125, 128, 130, 143, 145, 147, 149, 150, 176, 177, 186, 187
al-Assad, Hafez 41, 48, 51, 103, 166, 168
al-Assad, Maher 149
al-Gaddafi, Colonel Muammar 39, 42, 104, 105, 107, 113
Al-Qaeda xiii, 47, 49, 50, 108, 109, 125, 126, 127, 143, 169, 178, 196
al-Saleh, Abdulkader (nom de guerre, Hajji Marea) 45–6, 50, 51
Alawites 53, 106, 148, 241
Albayrak, Berat (Erdoğan’s son-in-law) xi, 12, 277, 278–81, 285, 359; ‘Berat’s Box’ (leaked emails) 279–80, 284
Albayrak, Serhat 278
Aldirma, Birsen 222–3, 224–5
Aldirma, Deniz 223, 227
Aldirma, Derya 223
Aldirma, Feyzullah 222–3, 224, 225, 226–7, 241, 242
Aldush, Nabil 138–40
Aleppo, Syria 39, 43–51, 107–8, 109–12, 125–9, 130–1, 140, 143, 146–7, 149–50, 162, 176, 183–4, 186, 296, 313
Alevis 106, 157
Aliriza, Nesibe 314–15, 319–20
Aliriza, Vahid 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321
Alparslan, Sultan 337
Altaç, Nazlı Tanburacı 213–15
Altan, Ahmet 204
Altan, Mehmet 204
Amed, Farkin 192–3
Amed, Mehmet 192–3
Anadolu news agency 55, 216, 352, 353
Anatolia, Turkey 24, 56, 63, 77, 84, 157, 159, 160–1, 163, 169, 220, 225, 226, 234, 256, 271, 287, 315, 337, 354–5
Anavatan Party (Motherland Party, or ANAP) 85
Angels Resort, Marmaris 75, 79, 93, 287
Anglo-Turkish Society 284
Anıtkabir mausoleum, Ankara 29–30, 226, 238, 246, 339–40
Ankara, Turkey 20, 22, 24, 27, 29–30, 55, 56, 160, 166, 203, 206, 207, 226, 228, 229, 234, 238, 241, 265, 266, 275, 284, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 292, 294, 295, 298, 299, 308–9, 310, 313, 318, 324–5, 326, 328–9, 334, 351, 352, 354, 357, 358, 363
Antakya, Turkey 9, 10, 11, 51, 52, 53, 123, 124, 143, 185, 186, 225, 241, 332, 362
Arab Spring (2010–12) 38, 47, 101, 105, 113
Arınç, Bülent 64, 359
Armenians 56, 157, 164, 200, 226, 233, 242, 243, 271, 275, 306, 354, 356
Arter (political marketing agency) 63, 64, 65–6, 68–9, 209, 348
Atatürk airport, Istanbul 185, 186, 203, 205, 207, 210, 289
Atatürk Cultural Centre, Istanbul 209–10, 342
Atatürk, Latife 192, 232, 234, 240
Atatürk, Makbule 240
Atatürk, Mustafa Kemal xii, 3, 36, 63, 202, 220, 284, 347; adopts children 240; Anıtkabir mausoleum and 29–30, 238, 246, 340; appearance 29–30 see also images of; army as guardians of secularity and 32, 33–4; army service 23–4, 29, 333, 339, 340, 341; Atatürkköy (Atatürk Village) and 364; Cadillac Atatürk and 226–7; ceremonial sword 226; character 22–5, 240; CHP and xiii, 22, 25, 28, 171, 228, 229, 233; cult of 3–4, 13–14, 22, 29–31, 33–4, 36, 52, 56, 168, 209–10, 222–43, 323–5, 339–42, 350, 364–5; death xv, 35, 323–5; descendants of 222–7, 236, 239–40, 242–3, 245–6; Erdoğan and see Erdoğan, Recep Tayyip; fez, law banning the 33; First World War and 23–4, 29, 333, 339, 340, 341; followers, character of 25–6; founds Turkish Republic xv, 24–5, 157–63, 252; Gallipoli battle (1915) and 23, 29, 333, 339, 340; Hat Revolution and 33, 241; Hatay province and 222–7, 236, 240–3, 245; heir, lack of 239–40; image of on mountainside 364–5; images of 3, 14, 29–31, 52, 56, 63, 168, 202, 209–10, 222, 227–33, 265, 303, 339–41, 347, 350, 364–5; impersonator 233–9; insulting or defiling image of 30, 52, 63, 227–33, 347; Jews and 305; jokes about 233; Kemalists and 33, 34, 61, 76, 85, 90, 95, 101, 190, 201, 255, 265, 268, 270, 271, 303, 305, 307, 337, 340–1, 351; Kurds and 34, 156, 157, 163–7, 169–70; language reforms 25, 30, 158–61, 164–5, 169, 228, 230, 241, 305; Law 5816 and 227–33; legacy 25–6, 28, 29–31, 33–4, 35, 239–43, 342; legend/life of 22–5; Long Speech (1927) 231–2; marriage 232; Mustafa (documentary) 232; narrative of Turkish history/Outline of Turkish History and 157–61; Öcalan and 168, 169–70; portrait of, first known 340–1; statues, Ticanis attacks upon 228–9; Turkish war of independence (1919–23) and 24, 226, 232, 234, 236, 237, 243, 307, 316, 325, 334; wife (Latife) 192, 232, 234, 240; woman’s rights and 25, 33
Atilla, Mehmet Hakan 98–9, 100
Bahçeli, Devlet 361
Babacan, Ali 88, 99, 285
Bağış, Egemen 285–6
Balkans 23, 84, 102, 123, 225–6, 243, 254, 295, 307, 329, 358, 365
Bank Asya 218
Barzani, Masoud 157, 188
Bayezid II, sultan 301
BDP (Barış ve Demokrasi Partisi) (Peace and Democracy Party) 179, 193
Bear, Lord Mayor Michael 290–2
Ben Ali, Zine El Abidine 39, 48, 107
Bera (hotel), The 73–4
‘Berat’s Box’ (Berat Albayrak’s leaked emails) 279–80
Besli, Hüseyin xi, 58–9, 60–1, 66
Bharara, Preet 97, 98
BirGün 172
Blue Mosque suicide bombings, Istanbul (2016) 203
Bosphorus Bridge, Istanbul 1, 2, 18–19, 28, 63, 73, 206, 207 see also 15th July Martyrs Bridge, Istanbul
Bosphorus Centre for Global Affairs, The, Istanbul 267, 268–9, 272, 276, 279–80, 286, 295–9
Boston Marathon bombing (2013) 113
Bozdağ, Bekir 98, 216, 277
Britain 23, 77, 140, 169, 313, 324, 326; Brexit and Turkish relationship 70, 72, 281–8, 295, 358; Boris Johnson and Turkish relationship 281–8; Gülenists in 83; Lord Mayor of London visits Istanbul (2011) 290–2; MPs and Lords visits to Turkey linked to Bosphorus Centre 297–9; Syrian Civil War and xiii, 111, 112, 115, 116, 332, 333; trade between Turkey and/importance of Turkish relationship 288–95; Turkish diaspora in 70–2
Bugün 93, 287
Bulgaria 135, 139, 225, 360
Business Network 284–5, 287
Çağlayan Justice Palace, Istanbul 213–14
Çağlayan, Mehmet Zafer 97, 98
Çalık Holding 278–9
Cameron, David 282, 286, 287, 289, 290
Çanakkale (Gallipoli) Day (2018) 333 see also Gallipoli, battle of
Caprice Hotel, The, Didim 75–7, 78, 79
Çelik, Mehmet 182, 184
Çelik, Sertip 182, 184
CHP (Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi) (Republican People’s Party) xiii, 22, 27, 68, 86, 87, 89, 93, 106, 171, 228, 229, 232, 233, 234, 236, 246, 265, 271, 274, 305, 346, 349, 351–3, 358
City Bridge Trust 294–5
City of London Corporation 289–90, 293, 294–5
Cizre, Turkey 152–5, 191, 193, 196, 199
CNN Türk 95, 206, 268–9
Cumhuriyet 86, 229–30, 232
Daily Sabah 269–70, 297–8
Daily Telegraph 293–4
Damascus, Syria 38–42, 44, 48, 51, 103, 104, 105, 113, 115, 123, 134, 139, 143, 145, 146, 148, 149, 166, 176
Davutoğlu, Ahmet xi, 31–2, 102–3, 105, 106, 107, 112, 117, 283, 285, 287, 295, 357, 359; political assassination of 273–8, 279, 281, 282, 286, 295; Strategic Depth 102
Demirtaş, Selahattin xii, xiii, 191, 196, 200, 274, 345–7, 351
Demokrat Partisi 227–31, 233, 364
Dialogue Society, The 83
Diyanet (religious agency) 79–80, 259
Diyarbakır, Turkey 32, 55–6, 156–7, 163, 167, 171, 172, 173, 182, 184, 189, 191, 192, 193–5, 199–202, 203, 212, 312, 351
Doğan, Aydın/Doğan News Agency 95
Dolmabahçe agreement (retracted agreement to permanently end war with PKK) 276
Dolmabahçe palace, Istanbul 236, 323–4
Dörtyol, Turkey 224, 225, 240, 242, 243
Dündar, Can 232–3
Eastern Express 354–6, 362
Edhem, Emma 293–4
Efendi, Abdurrahman 223, 225, 240
Egypt 21, 22, 39, 47–8, 68, 105, 107, 111, 115, 118, 121, 122, 251, 307; Muslim Brotherhood in 22, 115, 251–2
Elçi, Tahir 172, 189
Elçi, Türkan 189
Erbakan, Necmettin xi, xiv, xv, 60, 64, 76, 80–1, 171, 255–6, 257
Erdoğan, Ahmet (Erdoğan’s father) 247
Erdoğan, Ahmet (Erdoğan’s son) 339
Erdoğan, Bilal (Erdoğan’s son) 339
Erdoğan, Emine (Erdoğan’s wife) 5, 10, 12, 97, 105, 294, 296, 360
Erdoğan, Esra (Erdoğan’s daughter) 278
Erdoğan, Recep Tayyip xi, xii; AKP party origins and 65–6, 68; AKP party congress (2017) and 11–12; AKP, relationship with xiii, xvi, 5–6, 11–12, 31, 32, 52, 53, 65–6, 68, 72, 84–5, 86–8, 89, 93, 171, 191, 200, 221, 228, 273–6, 277, 279, 286, 297, 307, 358–60; Aksaray (White Palace) and 5, 57, 360; album (Bu şarkı burada bitmez) (This Song Does Not End Here), releases from jail (1999) 61–2; appearance 31, 54–5, 57, 58, 248; Arter and 63–9, 209, 348; Assad and 105–6, 107, 113, 114; Atatürk and 13–14, 22, 29–36, 209–10, 231, 342, 344; Barzani and 188; Boris Johnson and 284; brand 54–64; Britain and 284, 288–9, 293–4, 295; childhood 228, 247–8; commander-in-chief role 325–7; constitutional referendum, wins (2017) xvi, 6, 11, 14, 27, 224, 242–3, 245–7, 250, 260, 261, 263–6, 336, 345, 353; construction projects and 4, 19, 257, 259, 260, 279, 290, 291–3, 300, 342, 345; corruption/Iranian gold-dealing scandal (2013) and 90–100, 339; coup attempt (2016) and xvi, 1, 2, 3, 8, 13, 15, 17–21, 34, 72, 150, 204–5, 206, 207, 208, 209–11, 212, 217, 221, 238, 288, 325–6, 330–1, 333, 334, 337, 339, 344, 347, 357, 361–2; coup (2016) anniversary and 15, 17–21, 27, 28, 238; Daily Telegraph, defamation case against 293–4; Davos (2009) and 308–9; Davutoğlu and see Davutoğlu, Ahmet; Egyptian military coup (2013) and 115; elites and 257–63; EU and xvi, 35, 52, 65, 82, 87, 144, 146, 171, 195, 207, 221, 281, 282, 283, 286–7, 356, 357–8, 359, 360; EU refugee deal (2016) and xvi, 82, 141–6, 195, 281, 283, 286, 357, 360; family xi, 12, 192, 232, 234, 240, 247, 258, 262, 267, 277, 278–9, 280, 281, 338, 339, 359; Gezi Park protests and 31, 53, 114–15, 190–1, 268–9, 277; Göksel Kaya and 236; Gülen/Gülenists and 13, 27, 81–2, 84–5, 89–100, 101, 102, 207, 217, 220, 361–2; halal travellers/tourism and 77; headscarf ban and 270–1; inauguration (July 2018), guest list for 360; Israel/Palestine and 102, 307–11; Istanbul mayor xv, 60, 61, 62, 63, 73, 76, 255–6, 277, 285, 292, 342; Istanbul power base 247–8; jailed for reciting Islamist poem at a rally (1998) xv, 35, 61–3, 64, 68, 76; Jews and 306–7; journalists and see journalists; Kurds and 8, 12, 32, 34, 56, 95, 154, 167, 171–2, 181, 184–5, 187–8, 189–91, 200–2, 208, 209, 330, 332–6, 339, 344, 345, 351, 361; Law 5651 and 231; law barring from taking public office 68, 89; liberals and 85–90; lies/fabrications 35–6, 337–9; Lindsay Lohan and 295–6; lucky timing and success of 34; mayor of Beyoğlu 60; Menderes and 228, 231; MHP and 191; MSP and xiv, 60–1; Operation Euphrates Shield (2016) and 330–1, 332; Operation Olive Branch (Afrin, Syria) (2018) and 332–6, 339, 344, 345; original postmodern populist 8; peacemaker to warmonger, descent of image from 189–90; personality 35, 57–8, 60, 72; personality cult 3, 12, 14, 15, 31–3, 36, 52, 53; president, becomes Turkey’s first directly elected (2014) xvi, 11, 53, 54, 69, 90, 273, 307, 312, 347, 353; presidential elections (2018) xvi, 336, 342, 343–62; prime minister, becomes (2003) xv, 68, 88, 89, 257; Reis (film) and 228, 247–8; resigns as Prime Minister (2014) 11, 53; root of appeal 32–3; runs for parliament for the first time (1991) 60; second war of independence, claims Turkey is embroiled in its 334; sovereign wealth fund, appoints himself head of Turkey’s 294; Syrian War/refugees and 8, 34, 35, 53, 101, 102–18, 144, 145, 146, 149, 150, 154, 180, 183, 184–5, 187–8, 189, 295–8, 307, 312–13, 320, 330–5, 336, 339, 344, 345; Turkish Army and 1–3, 85, 86, 87, 90, 101, 204–11, 309, 325–39, 359–60, 361; United States and 88–9, 97–100, 101, 112–17, 187, 188, 207, 208, 211, 248, 297, 299, 300–1, 307, 332, 339; university degree 338–9; Uzun Adam (Tall Guy) nickname 248; Victory Day and 238; wealth 5; Welfare Party and (Refah Partisi, or RP) and 60, 255–6; West, possibility of turning back on 5; working-class roots 5, 247–8; world is bigger than five catchphrase 297
Erdoğan, Sümeyye (Erdoğan’s daughter) 258, 262
Erez, Fırat 268, 269, 272, 280–1, 286
Esoğlu, Kadir 212–14
Esoğlu, şükriye 212–14
Esoğlu, şükrü 212–14
Euphrates Shield, Operation (2016) 330–1, 332
European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) 211, 219–20
European Union xiv, xvi, 35, 356; Dublin Agreement (1990) 139; Erdoğan and see Erdoğan, Recep Tayyip; migrant crisis and 35, 82, 123, 139, 140, 141–6, 195, 281, 283, 286, 357, 360; refugee deal with Turkey (2016) xvi, 82, 141–6, 195, 281, 283, 286, 357, 360; Turkish coup attempt (2016) and 207, 211, 221; Turkish membership of 6, 52, 71, 72, 82, 86, 87, 89, 144, 170, 171,281–2, 285, 286–7, 357–9; visa-free travel, promise to Turks 144, 146, 281, 283, 286, 357
Evet Kafe (Yes Café), The, Çekmeköy 249–50
Evren, General Kenan 255, 328
Facebook 31, 39, 50, 124, 198, 215, 282–3, 296
Fatih Mosque, Istanbul 62–3
Fedder, Robin 155, 156
Feza 94
15th July Martyrs Bridge, Istanbul 18–19, 236 see also Bosphorus Bridge, Istanbul
First Bullet Museum, The, Dörtyol 242, 243
First World War (1914–18) 23–4, 29, 160, 183, 230, 333, 338, 339, 340, 341
FSA (Free Syrian Army) xiii, xiv, 42, 43–4, 110, 111, 125, 126, 186, 187
Gallipoli, Battle of (1915) 23, 29, 230, 333, 339, 340
Garnier, Sir Edward 82–3
Gaza 308, 309, 310
Genç Siviller (Young Civilians) 270–1
Georgia 68, 314, 315, 316, 363
Germany 70–2, 124, 138–9, 142, 194, 203, 324
Gezi Park protests, Istanbul (2013) xvi, 9, 31, 52–3, 91, 114–16, 190–1, 208, 209, 221, 246, 265, 268–9, 274, 277, 312
Giuliani, Rudy 96, 98
Global Donors Forum awards ceremony, Mansion House, London (2018) 294–5
Greece 5, 8–9, 23–4, 122, 131, 132, 133, 139, 141, 142, 143, 144, 157, 159, 168–9, 170, 225, 226, 233, 234, 236, 252, 254, 286, 297, 301, 305, 306, 324, 356
G20 3, 69
Gül, Abdullah xi, xv, 64–5, 66–7, 68, 86, 88, 106, 115, 190, 270, 293, 359
Gülen, Fethullah xii, xvi, 13, 27, 79–85, 90–100, 207, 208, 216, 217, 299
Gülenists 79–85, 89–100, 101, 102, 173, 207, 214, 215–21, 284, 287, 294, 299, 328, 361–2
Güler, Ahmet 32
Güler, General Ümit 205
Gulf War, First (1990–1) 49
Günay, Ertuğrul 87–8, 107, 190–1, 232
Güzel, Murat 193, 195
Güzel, Süleyman 193
halal travel/tourism 72–9, 93, 258, 287
Hamas 309
Hat Revolution 33, 241
Hatay province, Turkey 222–7, 236, 240–3, 245
hawala (informal method of transferring money across borders) 137–8
Hawthorn Advisors 82, 83
HDP (Halklarin Demokratik Partisi) (People’s Democratic Party) xiii, 191, 196, 200, 274, 312, 345–6, 351
Hittites 159–60
HUDA-PAR 201–2
Hür, Ayşe 337–8, 339, 341–2
Hussein, Saddam 48, 49
İnce, Muharrem xii, 346, 349–53
İnönü, İsmet 170, 233, 305, 324
Insan Hak ve Hürriyetleri ve Insanı Yardım Vakfı (the People’s Law and Freedom Assistance
Association (IHH) 309–10
internet censorship 30–1, 104, 231, 331
İpek, Akın 79–80, 93–4, 287–8
Iran 13, 41, 48, 49, 88, 91, 97, 105, 111, 112, 155, 168, 221, 270, 281, 285, 294, 309, 327, 339
Iraq xiii, 3, 12, 14, 47, 48–9, 52, 68, 88, 89, 90, 101, 107, 109, 112, 113, 116, 118, 133, 139, 155, 157, 159, 164, 168, 175, 176, 178–80, 181, 188, 197, 198, 210, 221, 240, 283, 331
Iraq War (2003–11) 49, 52, 88, 89, 101, 112, 113, 155
Isis (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) xiii, xiv, 45, 47, 49, 50, 51, 109–12, 116–17, 123, 124, 125–6, 127, 129, 130, 136–7, 175–88, 189, 196, 199, 213, 286, 298, 330–6
Islam/Islamists: Shia 41, 48, 53, 106, 143, 157; Sunni 41, 48, 88, 103, 104, 106, 148, 164–5, 307; Syria and see Syria; Turkey see Turkey
Israel 102, 203, 304, 308–10, 311, 338
Istanbul: Atatürk airport 185, 186, 203, 205, 207, 210, 289; Atatürk airport suicide bombings (2016) 203; Atatürk Cultural Centre 209–10, 342; Blue Mosque suicide bombing (2016) 203; Bosphorus Bridge 1, 2, 18–19, 28, 63, 73, 206, 207; Çamlıca Mosque 19; canal project linking Sea of Marmara to the Black Sea 260; capital city, loses status as 252–3; Çekmeköy 249–57, 258, 259, 261, 313; coup (2016) and 1–3, 17–21, 28, 63, 203–11; Dumankaya 248; Erdoğan as mayor of (1994) xv, 60, 61, 62, 63, 73, 76, 255–6, 257, 258, 277, 285, 292, 342; Erdoğan’s power base in 247–8; Fatih 266, 270; Fatih Mosque 62–3; 15th July Martyrs Bridge 18–19, 236; gecekondu neighbourhoods 76–7, 253–4, 313, 347; Gezi Park protests and see Gezi Park protests; history of 252–3; Istanbul Airport 4, 260, 279, 291, 292; İstiklal 91, 92, 203, 246, 312; İstiklal suicide bombing (2016) 203; İzmit earthquake (1999) and 256, 257; Jews in 301–7, 310–11; Kadıköy 265, 266, 353; Kasımpaşa 31–2, 247–8, 258, 264; Kısıklı 257–60, 266; LGBT community in 311–14; Lord Mayor of London visits (2011) 290–2; Maltepe parade ground 26–7, 28, 236; map 244; Pera 246–7, 252; Sephardic Centre 302; Silivri prison 211–12, 215, 346; suburbs 249–57; Taksim Square 2, 53, 114, 115, 190, 206, 207, 208–9, 212, 246, 250, 255, 268–9, 312, 328, 337, 342, 347; Üsküdar 82, 266; Vatan (central security building) 262; Yenikapı parade ground 27–8, 248, 273, 313, 339; Yıldız Palace 210, 220, 334, 335
Istanbul Film Festival (2018) 313
Istanbul Pride 312
İstiklal suicide bombing, Istanbul (2016) 203
Iyi (Good) Party 345, 361
İzmir, Turkey 14, 80, 234–5, 238, 240, 266, 299, 349, 350, 351
‘İzmir March’ 14, 238, 350
Jaish al-Muhajireen 186
JAN (Jabhat al-Nusra) (the Support Front) xiii–xiv, 50, 51, 143
Jandarma Özel Harekat (JÖH) 329, 332
Jews 301–11
Johnson, Boris 282–8
Jordan 38–9, 111, 118, 161
Journalists’ and Writers’ Foundation (JWF) 82
Justice March, The (2017) 21–8, 236, 237
Kalın, Ibrahim xi, 210, 211, 220, 334, 335, 336
Kalyon Group 279, 293
Kaplan, Hilâl xi, 269, 270–2, 276–8, 279, 280, 296–7, 299, 307
Karakaş, Necat 258–9, 260
Karamollaoğlu, Temel 345, 351
Kaya, Göksel 233–9
Kaymaz, Ahmet 171–2, 189, 201
Kaymaz, Uğur 171–2, 189, 201
Kayseri, Turkey 63, 65, 80, 355–6
Kemalists 33, 34, 61, 76, 85, 90, 95, 101, 190, 201, 255, 265, 268, 270, 271, 303, 305, 307, 337, 340–1, 351
Kernick, Jack 324, 325
Kılıç, Erdem 256
Kılıç, Recep 253–7
Kılıç, Sadrettin 257
Kılıçdaroğlu, Kemal xii, xiii, 22, 25–7, 28, 236, 346
Klasfeld, Adam 95–6, 97, 99–100
Kobanî, Syria 175–6, 178, 181–5, 187, 189, 192, 193, 199, 202
Krausz, Wilhelm V. 340
Kula 930 (musical) 302–3
Kurdistan xiv, 12, 155, 170, 174, 188
Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) 188
Kurds xii, xiii, xiv, 12, 15, 34, 55–6, 90–1, 95, 123, 152–202, 234, 240, 242, 246, 251, 254, 256, 271, 274, 298, 312, 335, 345, 346, 347, 351, 361; Atatürk and 34, 157, 163–7, 169–70; civilians suffers atrocities at hands of Turkish security forces 171–2, 189, 201; ceasefire with Turkish government collapses (2015) xvi, 153–4, 194, 203, 274, 347, 357; character of 156–7; crackdown on after ceasefire collapses/re-eruption of war with Turkish government 8, 12, 15, 152–5, 189–202, 328–9; Diyarbakır, bomb explodes at rally in (2015) 189; Erdoğan and see Erdoğan, Recep Tayyip; Gezi Park protests and 190, 208; Gülen/Gülenists and 90–1, 173; HDP and xiii, 191, 196, 200, 312, 345–6, 351; Kirkuk and 188; Kobanî Isis offensive and (2014) 175–88, 189, 192, 193, 199, 202; language 157, 163–7, 201, 202; LGBT community and 312; map of Kurdish region of Turkey, Iraq and Syria 151; media outlets closed 95, 231; migrants crisis/refugees and 123, 143, 179–81; Newroz (spring equinox) 167–8, 173–4, 176, 177; Operation Euphrates Shield (2016) and 330–1, 332; Operation Olive Branch (Afrin, Syria) (2018) 298, 332–6, 339, 344, 345; peace process/ceasefire with Turkish government xvi, 90–1, 167, 170–4, 176, 177, 184, 187, 189, 190, 194, 203, 268, 272, 274, 328, 347, 361; Peshmerga 188; PKK and see PKK; PÖH and 328–9; revolt against new Turkish republic (1925) 156, 169–70; size of population 156; Syrian Civil War and 175–88, 189, 192, 193, 199, 202, 330–1, 332–6, 339, 344, 345; yazidis and 175, 176, 178–80, 193; YPG and see YPG
Kurmanji (Kurdish dialect) 163
Kuwait 47, 49, 360
Kuzulu, Ağca 225, 226, 242, 243
Kuzulu, şarap 223, 226, 240
Kvergic, Dr Hermann 159, 161
Ladino 302–4, 305
Laith, Abu 120–1, 122–3, 124, 131, 134, 142, 147
Lausanne, Treaty of (1923) 24
Lawrence, T. E.: Seven Pillars of Wisdom xvii
Lebanon 38, 39, 41, 42, 118
LGBT community 311–14
Libya 39, 42, 68, 104, 105, 107, 111, 113, 208, 329
Limak Holdings 293
Liwa al-Tawhid (Islamist militia) 45–6, 47, 49–51
Loğoğlu, Faruk 88, 102–3, 106, 334–5, 336
Lohan, Lindsay 295–7
Mahçupyan, Etyen 275
Mahjin, Abu 110, 111
Maltepe parade ground, Istanbul 26–7, 28, 236
Manzikert, Battle of (modern Malazgirt) (1071) 337
maps ix, xix, 37, 119, 151, 244, 322
Mardin, Turkey 153, 155, 191
Marea, Hajji 45–6, 50, 51
Marmara University 338
Mavi Marmara 309–10
May, Theresa 287, 288–9
Medipol 272
Mehmet II, sultan (Fatih Sultan Mehmet or Mehmet the Conqueror) 301
Mehmet V, sultan 23
Mehmet VI, sultan 24, 224
Menderes, Adnan 228, 229, 230–1, 233, 364
Merkel, Angela 138–9, 296, 347, 357–8
Mersin, Turkey 120–3, 124, 131, 134, 135, 136, 147
MHP (Nationalist Movement Party) 191, 250, 274, 361
migration: Brexit campaign and possibility of visa-free travel for Turks within EU 283–4, 286–7; EU-Turkey refugee deal (2016) xvi, 82, 141–6, 195, 281, 283, 286, 357, 360; European migrant crisis (2015–16) xvi, 5, 8–9, 35, 82, 117–18, 120–3, 124, 130–46, 147, 176, 178, 185, 225, 281, 283, 286–7, 295–8, 312–13, 357, 360; Istanbul, migration from Anatolian villages to 247–8, 253, 255, 256; people-smuggling business and 4, 119, 120–3, 131–41, 142, 143, 144, 147, 176, 178, 185; Syrian refugees in Turkey see refugees; Turkish border policy and, changing 145–6, 185; Turkish diaspora 70–2, 83, 320
Millet Eğilmez, Türkiye Yenilmez (The Nation Does Not Bend, Turkey Is Invincible) (film) 209
Mott McDonald 292
Mr Gay Syria (film) 313
MSP (Milli Selâmet Partisi) (The National Salvation Party) xi, xiv, 59–61
Mubarak, Hosni 39, 47–8, 105, 107
Mukasey, Michael 96, 98
Muslim Brotherhood 22, 47–9, 59, 89, 103, 105, 106, 107, 115, 186, 251–2, 310; Egyptian 22, 115, 251–2; Rabia hand (four-fingered salute) 22, 59, 251–2; Syrian 186
Muslim, Salih 176, 187
Mustafa (documentary) 232
Mutlu, Rize Güneysulu Kemal (Erdoğan’s great-grandfather) 338
Nakşibendis 229
NATO 4, 39, 60, 82, 89, 101, 113, 114, 166, 326, 327, 332
Nizip refugee camp, Turkey 295–7
Obama, Barack/Obama administration 89, 98, 112–14, 115
Öcalan, Abdullah xii, xiv, 12–13, 56, 154, 156, 165–71, 172, 173, 177, 179, 182, 184, 190
Öden, Aysel 196, 197, 198
Öden, Necati 196–7, 198–9
Official Gazette 218, 219, 227, 327, 361
Öğüt, Soheyb 270, 276, 279, 280
Olçok, Abdullah 2, 63
Olçok, Cevat 63, 64, 65–6, 67, 68, 69
Olçok, Erol xi, 1, 2, 63–4, 68, 69, 209, 348
Olive Branch, Operation (Afrin, Syria) (2018) 298, 332–6, 339, 344, 345
Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) 67–8, 231, 360
Ottoman Empire 5, 10, 12, 18, 19, 23–4, 25, 29, 33, 45, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 62, 63, 73, 78, 102, 114, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 169, 209, 210, 224, 225, 228, 232, 236, 240, 242, 246, 252, 254, 264, 266, 267, 284, 285, 301, 303, 304, 305, 307, 326, 335, 337, 340, 350, 360, 363
Outline of Turkish History 157–8
Özal, Turgut 64, 85, 231
Özdalga, Haluk 87, 93, 107, 187, 190
Özyürek, Esra 340–1; Nostalgia for the Modern 341
Palestine 107, 112, 168, 208, 307–12
Paşa, General Enver 340
Payitaht (TV series) 335
Pelikan Dosyası (The Pelican Brief) 276, 280–1
people-smuggling 4, 119, 120–3, 131–41, 142, 143, 144, 147, 176, 178, 185; refugee smuggling route from Turkey to Europe 119
Peres, Shimon 308, 310
Perinçek, Doğu 346
Peshmerga 188
PKK (Partiye Karkerên Kurdistanê) (Kurdistan Workers’ Party) xii, xiv, xvi, 12–13, 27, 56, 95, 190, 192, 234, 218, 254, 266, 337; BDP and 179, 193; ceasefire with Turkish government collapses (2015) xvi, 153–4, 194, 203, 274, 347, 357; Cizre (2016) and 152–5, 191, 193, 196, 199; Dolmabahçe agreement to permanently end war with 276; founded 156, 165–6; Gülen/Gülenists and 90–1, 173; MHP and 191; HDP and 191; Kobanî (2014) and 185; Öcalan and see Öcalan, Abdullah; peace process/ceasefire xvi, 90–1, 167–74, 176, 177, 184, 187, 189, 190, 194, 203, 268, 272, 274, 328, 347, 361; publicity machine 178–9; PYD and 187, 298; re-eruption of war with Turkish government 152–5, 184–202, 254, 288, 328, 330–5, 357; şanlıurfa police murders (2015) and 189; Syrian Civil War and 156–7, 168, 176, 177–8, 179, 181, 184–5, 187, 189, 335; Turkish academics sign petition calling on the government to end the fighting with (2016) 272; war with Turkish state, origins of 165–7; women and 177–8; Yazidis and 180–1; YPG and see YPG
Polis Özel Harekat (PÖH, or special operations police) 328–9, 332
press/media: closure/takeovers of opposition 93–5; coup (2016) and 204, 205, 206, 213; Erdoğan’s attitude towards foreign journalists 62; Erdoğan followers attitude towards 21, 260, 264, 279, 295, 348; Gülenists and 82, 89–90; internet censorship 30–1, 104, 231, 331; Kurdish regions and 172, 194, 201; pro-Erdoğan xi, 2, 28, 53, 73, 150, 217, 250, 268–72, 276–8, 279–80, 296–7, 299, 307, 346, 347, 349–50, 352, 354; suppression/jailing of opposition journalists 6, 7, 8, 34–5, 72, 90, 94–5, 97, 204, 207, 230, 232, 260–3, 276, 361; Syrian Civil War and 39, 43, 47, 50, 110, 125, 126, 128, 129, 146, 147, 185, 186, 334, 362
public-private partnerships (PPP) sector, Turkish 290–2, 356
Putin, Vladimir 4, 5, 6, 318
PYD (political wing of YPG) 187, 298
Qatar xiii, 107, 111, 186, 284, 360
Rabia hand (Muslim Brotherhood’s four-fingered salute) 22, 59, 251–2
Raminov, Ilham 317–18
refugees xvi, 3, 8, 15, 35, 43, 117–18, 124, 130–46, 150, 175, 184, 203, 281, 286, 295–8, 312–13, 334; EU-Turkey refugee deal (2016) xvi, 82, 141–6, 195, 281, 283, 286, 357, 360; European refugee crisis (2015–16) xvi, 3, 5, 8–9, 35, 82, 117–18, 120–3, 124, 130–46, 147, 176, 178, 185, 225, 281, 283, 286–7, 295–8, 312–13, 357, 360; people-smuggling business in and 4, 119, 120–3, 131–41, 142, 143, 144, 147, 176, 178, 185; route from Turkey to Europe 119; in Turkey 3–4, 10–11, 15, 34, 35, 43, 52, 53, 114, 115–16, 117–18, 120–50, 154, 162, 175, 179, 180–1, 184, 185, 189, 195, 203, 212–13, 225, 241, 250, 251, 252, 272, 281, 283, 286, 295–8, 312–13, 315, 320, 334, 355, 357, 358, 360; Turkish border policy, change in 145–6, 185
Reis (film) 228, 247–8
Reyhanlı, Turkey 10, 11, 113
Rize, Turkey 171, 200, 247, 251, 313–14
Ross, Sir Denison 161
RP (Refah Partisi) (Welfare Party) xiv, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64–5, 66, 67, 76, 80–1, 171, 255–6, 275
Russia 111, 297, 315–16, 317, 318, 327, 333, 338, 358 see also Soviet Union
Saadet Partisi (Felicity Party) 65, 345
Sabah 28, 73, 94, 217, 269–73, 277, 278, 279–80, 299, 307
SADAT (defence and consultancy firm) 329–30
Said, Sheikh 156, 169, 202
şanlıurfa, Turkey 136, 137, 138–9, 189
Saracoğlu, şükrü 306
şarhon, Karen 302, 303–4, 310, 311
Sarıbaş, Süleyman 85–6
Saudi Arabia xiii, 53, 107, 208, 329
Scaparrotti, General Curtis Michael 327
Schmidt, Erich Frederich 160
SDP (Social Democrat Party), German 70, 71
Seçgin, Ufuk 70–5, 77
Second World War (1939–45) 305, 317
Sêvres, Treaty of (1920) 24, 240–1
Shia Islam 41, 48, 53, 106, 143, 157
Silivri prison, Istanbul 211–12, 215, 346
Silopi, Turkey 178–9, 181, 193, 196–9
social media 2, 31, 39, 50, 124, 150, 189, 196, 198, 204, 205, 206, 210, 215, 219, 268, 269, 272, 276, 282–3, 295, 296, 297, 331, 349, 352
Söğütlüğil, Selin 245–7
Soviet Union 3, 52, 84, 166, 314, 316–18
Stalin, Joseph 314, 316, 317, 318
Sun Language Theory 159–60, 161, 164–5
Sunni Islam 41, 48, 88, 103, 104, 106, 148, 164–5, 307
Surp Giragos 56
Sweden 124, 139, 142
Syria xiii, xiv, 5, 6, 8, 9–10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 24, 35, 38–52, 162–3, 307, 312, 347, 355, 36; activists 39, 40, 42, 44, 45, 46, 85, 125–9, 149–50; Aleppo see Aleppo; Assad family and see individual family member name; barrel bombs, use of 45, 130; border region with Turkey, map of 37; charity stunts of armed groups 46–7; chemical weapons used against civilians 113, 115; Damascus Spring 104; Erdoğan and see Erdoğan, Recep Tayyip; extremists turn on the activists 129; Free Syria (2013) 43–6; FSA and see FSA; Isis and see Isis; Islamist militias growth in 45–51, 108–12, 125–9 see also individual group name; Kurds and see Kurds; Menagh military air base 186–7; military service in 146–50; Muslim Brotherhood in 47–9; Operation Euphrates Shield (2016) 330–1, 332; Operation Olive Branch (Turkish Afrin operation) (2018) 298, 332–5, 336, 339, 344, 345; origins of uprising xv, 38–43, 106–9, 146–50; passport forgery in 138–40, 145; PKK see PKK; Putin/Russia and 5, 111, 318, 332; refugees from see refugees; support from Turkey for rebel groups in 185–7; Turkish army areas of conflict in northern Syria, map of 322; United States and see United States; West changes course over 116–18; YPG and see YPG
Syrian National Coalition (SNC) 186, 187
Taksim Square, Istanbul 2, 53, 114, 115, 190, 206, 207, 208–9, 212, 246, 250, 255, 268–9, 312, 328, 337, 342, 347
Tanrıkulu, şeymus 201–2
Tanrıverdi, General Adnan 329, 330
Tayalı, İlker 237, 238, 239
Tezcan, Bülent 352, 353
Ticanis 228, 229, 230
Times, The 10, 15, 27–8, 83, 155, 161, 252–3, 324, 325
TOKI (Turkish state housing company) 318–19
Topbaş, Kadir 190, 284
TRT World 212, 250, 297, 349
Trump, Donald 5, 96, 98, 332
Tunisia 39, 48, 68, 105, 107, 111
Turgutreis, Turkey 132–4, 141
Turkey: alphabet 25, 30, 158, 230, 241, 305; Arabic call to prayer, reintroduction of the 228; army see Turkish Army; birth of Turkish Republic (1923) xv, 157, 252, 254, 304, 340; Britain and see Britain; caliphs see individual caliph name; caliphate abolished 24; constitution xvi, 6, 11, 14, 25, 27, 79, 86, 164, 202, 219, 224, 229, 231, 242–3, 245–7, 250, 260, 261, 263–6, 271, 299, 305, 335, 336, 342, 345, 353; constitutional referendum (2017) xvi, 6, 11, 12, 14, 27, 54, 224, 234, 236, 242–3, 245–7, 250, 260, 261, 263–6, 336, 345, 352, 353; coup (1960) xv, 230–1; coup (1971) xv, 59; coup (1980) xiv, xv, 33, 34, 60, 64, 165, 255, 328; coup (1997) xiv, xv, 76, 80–1; coup (2016) xii, xvi, 1–3, 6, 8, 13, 15, 16, 17–21, 27, 28, 34–5, 55, 63, 72, 73, 74, 90, 95, 150, 200, 203–21, 224, 236, 238, 259, 262, 287, 288, 295, 298, 312, 313, 325–6, 327, 328, 330, 331, 333, 334, 337, 339, 344, 347–8, 351, 354, 357, 359–60, 361–2, 363; diaspora 12, 70–2, 75, 190, 320; economy xi, 4, 5, 7, 64, 67, 69, 72, 76–7, 97, 98, 99, 103, 134–5, 140, 170, 257, 259, 260, 264, 288–95, 299, 300–1, 306, 336, 344; Erdoğan and see Erdoğan, Recep Tayyip; elections, first democratic (1950) xv, 227–8; elections, parliamentary (2002) xv, 52, 67–8, 71, 76, 78, 85, 86, 87, 88, 102, 171, 200, 228, 274; elections, parliamentary (June 2015) 53, 191, 196, 273–4, 276, 279, 286, 312; elections, parliamentary (November 2015) 31, 53, 94, 191, 274, 277; elections, parliamentary (2018) 336, 342, 343–62; elections, presidential (2007) 86–7, 271; elections, presidential (2014) 11, 53, 54, 69, 307, 347, 353; elections, presidential (2018) 8, 15, 336, 342, 343–62; European Union and see European Union; fez, banning of 33; First World War (1914–18) and 23–4, 29, 160, 183, 230, 333, 338, 339, 340, 341; G20 member 3, 69; genetic heritage of Turks/Turkish bloodline 161–3; Gezi Park protests (2013) see Gezi Park protests (2013); Gülenists and see Gülen/Gülenists; halal travellers/tourism in 72–9, 93, 258, 287; Hat Revolution 33, 241; headscarf ban in universities and public sector 33, 270–1; history, Atatürk and narrative of 157–61; human rights in 6, 65, 82, 111, 146, 211, 219–20, 227, 287, 289, 295, 357; internet in see internet; Islam/Islamists and xii, xiii, xiv, xv, 8, 9, 13, 19, 52, 53, 59–61, 62, 63, 64–5, 72–85, 86, 88, 91, 101, 103, 105, 106, 107, 156, 157, 158, 164, 190, 201, 208, 220, 224, 228–9, 255, 258, 266, 268, 269, 270, 275, 298, 307, 310, 311, 312–13, 316, 317, 319, 324, 329, 330, 340, 345; İzmir earthquake (1999) 256, 257; Jews in 301–11; Justice March, The 21–8; Kemalists 33, 34, 61, 76, 85, 90, 95, 101, 190, 201, 255, 265, 268, 270, 271, 303, 305, 307, 337, 340–1, 351; language/languages in 25, 30, 158–67, 169, 171, 172, 200–2, 228, 230, 241, 301–5, 320, 337, 350; Law 5816 227–33; liberals and 14, 20, 34, 70, 85–90, 196, 232, 252, 265, 268, 270, 271, 274, 275, 295, 335, 355; lira 259, 292, 299; literacy rates 164; maps of xix, 37, 119, 151, 244, 322; Muslim middle class, the new 72–9; nationalists xiii, 59, 84, 158, 162, 165, 170–1, 173, 184, 185, 191, 200, 201, 208, 250, 274, 295, 309, 327–8, 332, 334, 336, 345, 346, 361, 363; personality cults, 3–4, 12–14, 15, 22, 29–34, 36, 52, 53, 56, 168, 209–10, 222–43, 323–5, 339–42, 350, 364–5; press freedom see press/media; public-private partnerships (PPP) sector 290–2, 356; refugee crisis and see refugees; religious minorities 157, 164, 242, 271, 301–11; seventy-fifth anniversary of Turkish Republic (1998) 340; sultanate dissolved 24; Syrian War and see Syria; terror attacks in 8, 15, 73, 189, 203–4, 259, 328; tourism 7, 52, 72–9, 107, 120, 132, 239, 203, 249, 252, 259; Treaty of Lausanne (1923) recognises as a sovereign state 24; Turkish citizens living abroad given right to cast their votes in Turkish embassies 320; United States and see United States; Victory Day 236–8; war of independence (1919–23) 24, 226, 232, 234, 236–8, 243, 307, 316, 325, 334 see also individual place and area name
Turkish Army 60, 66, 259, 364; AKP and 85, 86–7; Atatürk and 23, 32, 33–4, 234, 241, 324 coup (1960) xv, 230–1; coup (1971) xv, 59; coup (1980) xiv, xv, 33, 34, 60, 64, 165, 255, 328; coup (1997) xiv, xv, 76, 80–1; coup (2016) xvi, 1–3, 204–15, 325–31, 359–60, 361; Erdoğan and see Erdoğan, Recep Tayyip; Gülenists and 89, 90, 101; Israel and 309; Kurds and 152–5, 165, 167, 172, 183, 256, 331–9; map of areas of conflict in northern Syria 322; purge of, post-coup (2016) 211–15, 325–31, 359–60, 361; size of 4; Syrian Civil War and 331–9; threaten coup over nomination of Gül as president (2007) 86–7
Turkish Medical Association 334–5
Turkish war of independence (1919–23) 24, 226, 232, 234, 236, 237, 243, 307, 316, 325, 334
Turkmen, ethnic 162–3, 188
Turkuvaz Media Group 278–9, 293
Twitter 196, 269, 272, 276, 331, 352
UAE (United Arab Emirates) 74, 107, 134
Ukraine 68, 75, 314–15, 318, 319–20
Ulus Özel Musevi Okulları (Ulus Private Jewish School), Istanbul 302–3
United Nations (UN) 51, 111, 145, 297, 313
Uslu, Perişah 249–52, 261
United States 160, 169, 256, 295, 339; Erdoğan relationship with see Erdoğan, Recep Tayyip; Fethullah Gülen and 81, 82, 90, 207, 299; Iraq War and 49, 88–9, 101; PKK and xiv, 154; post-Second World War aid package to Turkey 237; presidential election (2016) 96, 283; Reza Zarrab trial in 91, 96–100, 281; State Department 88–9; Syrian Civil War and xiii, xiv, 50, 105, 106, 111, 112–14, 115, 116–18, 154, 178, 183, 187, 188, 199, 332, 334; Turkish coup (2016) and 207, 208, 211; YPG and xiv, 178, 183, 187, 188, 199, 330, 332, 333, 334
Üzümlü, Erzincan, Turkey 315–21
Vakıflı, Turkey 242, 243
Varank, Mustafa 359
Vatan party 346
Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin 299
White Turks (elites/secularists) 26
Woodcock, John 297–8, 299
Yalinalp, General Mehmet 327–8
Yazidis 175, 176, 178–9
Yeni şafak 2, 73
Yenikapı parade ground, Istanbul 27–8, 248, 273, 313, 339
Yıldırım, Binali 27, 55, 57, 277–8, 291–2, 310, 319
Yıldız Palace, Istanbul 210, 220, 334, 335
Young Turks 23, 340
YouTube 30, 42, 81, 231, 331
YPG (Yekíneyên Parastina Gel) (People’s Protection Units) xiv, 176–8, 182–4, 187, 188, 198, 199, 298, 330, 332, 333, 334, 335
Zaman newspaper 94–5, 255
Zarrab, Reza 91, 96–9, 281
Zirve Holding 279