Books in the Cambridge History of Turkey series

In this state-of-the-art work of reference on an understudied period in Turkish history, leading scholars in the field examine the rise of Turkish power in Anatolia from the arrival of the first Turks at the end of the eleventh century to the fall of Constantinople in 1453.

Volume 2 of The Cambridge History of Turkey examines the period from the conquest of Constantinople in 1453 to the accession of Ahmed I in 1603. The essays, written by leading scholars in the field, assess the expansion of Ottoman power and the flowering of intellectual and cultural life.

Volume 3 of The Cambridge History of Turkey traces the history of the later Ottoman Empire from the death of Mehmed III in 1603 to the proclamation of the tanzimat in 1839. Contributors emphasise the political, cultural and artistic accomplishments of the Ottomans in the post-classical period.

Turkey's modern history has been shaped by its society and its institutions. In this volume, contributors explore the interaction between these aspects of its modernization. Chapters trace Turkey's development from the end of the nineteenth century, through the War of Independence and the founding of the Republic, to the present.