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

Perin Gurel on “Türkiye, Iran, and the Politics of Comparison: America's Wife, America's Concubine” (Cambridge University Press). The book explores the cultural history of Turkey–Iran comparisons in the West, from Cold War-era modernisation theory to post-9/11 studies of “moderate Islam”. Please support Turkey Book Talk on Patreon or Substack . Supporters get a 35% discount on all Turkey/Ottoman History books published by IB Tauris/Bloomsbury, transcripts of every interview, and links to articles related to each episode.

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Perin Gurel on the history of comparing Turkey and Iran in the West is an episode from Turkey Book Talk by William Armstrong.

This episode is 36:43 long.

This episode was published on Sep 30, 2025.

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