Perin Gurel on the history of comparing Turkey and Iran in the West

30/09/2025
Perin Gurel on the history of comparing Turkey and Iran in the West

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Turkey Book Talk #254 – Perin Gurel of the University of Notre Dame on “Türkiye, Iran, and the Politics of Comparison: America’s Wife, America’s Concubine” (Cambridge University Press). The book looks at diplomatic history, popular culture and media portrayals to explore the cultural history of Turkey–Iran comparisons in the West, from Cold War-era modernisation theory […]