"Learn about Turkey's land and climate, plants and animals,natural resources, goods and services, indigenous peoples, cultural groups, arts and entertainment, sports, politics and government, and much more!"--Provided by publisher.
To build the country she wants, Lada, the brutal ruler of Wallachia, must destroy everything that came before, including her relationships with brother Radu and former love Mehmed, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
"People around the world go to markets every day. Some people sell goods, such as food, pottery, carpets, and even camels! Other people go to markets to buy goods. Learn about many different markets, from spice markets in India to car-boot sales in England.".
Describes Turkey's history, population, government and politics, resources and economy, education, health, culture, religions, environment, and global connections as well as other aspects, discussing contemporary issues the country faces.
"Kapka Kassabova returns to Bulgaria, from where she emigrated as a girl twenty-five years previously, to explore the border it shares with Turkey and Greece. When she was a child, the border zone was rumored to be an easier crossing point into the West than the Berlin Wall, and it swarmed with soldiers and spies. On holidays in the "Red Riviera" on the Black Sea, she remembers playing on the beach only miles from a bristling electrified fence whose barbs pointed inward toward the enemy: the citizens of the totalitarian regime"--Provided by publisher.
