Turkish Awakening: A Personal Discovery of Modern Turkey

'In Turkish Awakening Alev Scott sets out on a fascinating search both for her own Turkish roots, and to catch the mood of Turkey todayi She is always on the lookout for surprising scenes and offbeat charactes, as she journeys across a Muslim country poised between its stalled EU membership campaing and the storm brewing on its borders after the arab Spring. Full of unexpected insights, Turkish Awakening is an engaging and readable portrait of what is actually going on right now in this very diverse secular democracy of 75 milion people.'

-Michael Wood