turkey

A spellbinding tale of disparate yearnings (for love, art, power, and God) set in a remote Turkish town, where stirrings of political Islamism threaten to unravel the secular order.

Explores the reign of Suleyman the Magnificent, a 16th century ruler of the Ottoman Empire. Looks at his legacy both as a barbaric warlord and as a cultured visionary.

Concise account of the life and career of the founder of modern Turkey.

Raised by a carpet merchant father and resentful stepmother after a prophesied birth, Eleonora is recognized as a prodigy before stowing away to Stamboul, where she charms the eccentric Sultan Abdulhamid II and changes the course of history.

Presents the adventures of the Barbarossa brothers and other pirates of the Mediterranean. Includes tales of dangerous raids and scoundrels highlighted by illustrations and photos.

Covers the history between the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire and World War I, discussing battles and the men who waged them, including T.E. Lawrence "Lawrence of Arabia" and Winston Churchill.

Contains more than 250 bold black-and-white illustrations of Turkish designs, including plant motifs, animals, birds, rumi, and more.

Patroclus, an awkward young prince, follows Achilles into war, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they have learned, everything they hold dear. And that, before he is ready, he will be forced to surrender his friend to the hands of Fate. Set during the Trojan War.

In 1915, Vahan Kenderian's life of privilege is shattered when family and friends disappear or are shot before his eyes in the Armenian Genocide.