About the Author

Metin Heper, Ph.D. (1971), Syracuse University, is Professor of Political Science at Bilkent University, Ankara, and a founding member of the Turkish Academy of Sciences. Professor Heper, who earlier had been a Research Fellow at Harvard University, and Visiting Professor at Princeton University, is author of The State Tradition in Turkey and Historical Dictionary of Turkey.

Reviews

'...a valuable contribution to the literature on Turkish history and political development...'
Preston Hughes, Turkish Studies Association Bulletin.